After Toji disappeared from the battlefield, the smile on Yuki's face also vanished.
Yuki watched gravely as the Cursed Spirits surged toward her like a tide, with Dhruv positioned behind them.
"First, I have to hold the line alone for 10 minutes, and then engage that unfathomable old man in direct combat for 3 minutes…"
Yuki silently calculated her Cursed Energy reserves at that moment.
She pondered how to endure these 13 minutes with minimal expenditure.
"At this point, I can only go for it."
Technique: Star Rage activated.
Yuki grabbed the tail of a snake-like Cursed Spirit and swung it violently.
"A big cleanup is definitely faster this way!"
The snake-like Cursed Spirit became Yuki's weapon, used to strike in all directions.
After clearing hundreds of Cursed Spirits, it was eventually cut down by another Cursed Spirit.
The Star Rage Technique could only be applied to Yuki herself and Garuda; it could not be used on Cursed Spirits.
Seeing this, Yuki threw the snake-like Cursed Spirit aside.
Then she grabbed Garuda and hurled it like a shot put.
Garuda struck and crushed a Cursed Spirit holding a sharp blade, killing it instantly.
"This is good, let me use it."
Yuki picked up the sharp limb of the Cursed Spirit and swung it with full force.
Several approaching Cursed Spirits were sliced in half.
However, the limb in Yuki's hand began to dissipate as the Cursed Spirits were exorcised.
After the limb vanished, Yuki, with Garuda's help, continued to exorcise the surrounding Cursed Spirits.
Meanwhile, Toji had returned to the rear of the position.
"Next."
Shoko wiped the sweat from her forehead and treated a person severely wounded by a sneak attack from a Cursed Spirit hiding underground.
"Let me go first."
Toji's voice reached Shoko's ears directly.
Shoko's heart sank.
'Even Toji is injured?'
What she saw before her was Toji, whose clothes were slightly damaged, but otherwise, he appeared unharmed.
"Move aside, your minor injuries will heal soon, don't delay me from treating the wounded."
Shoko rolled her eyes at Toji.
"I'm not asking you to heal my injuries."
With that, Toji balled Ogama into a sphere and swallowed it.
Then, he grabbed his black bodysuit with both hands and tore it.
Rip.
Toji shredded his tattered upper garment.
His muscular physique, which attracted countless gazes, was now exposed.
At this moment, Toji's chest and abdomen were marked with several wounds, black and purple from the curse's effects.
Some areas were even bleeding.
Heavenly Restriction gave Toji's body extraordinarily high resistance to curses.
However, it was only resistance, not immunity.
As a result, Toji had sustained some injuries in the chaotic battle.
Still, the curses and wounds didn't make him seem disheveled.
Instead, they gave him a unique kind of battle-hardened appeal.
"Gulp."
A female medical staff member swallowed her saliva.
"That chest, that core strength, hiss."
Slap.
A much older nurse beside her slapped her hard.
"Don't look, hurry up and treat the wounded."
"Ah, yes."
Even many male casualties stared at Toji's chest muscles, tempted to reach out and touch them.
The only woman unaffected was Shoko.
At this moment, she was considering how to cut through those incredibly hard muscles if surgery were required.
"Deal with the cursed aura on me, I'm in a hurry."
'Aura?'
Shoko repeated the word "aura" in her mind.
Soon, she understood Toji's intent.
"Sit down."
Others might not know much about Toji, so they were unclear about his specific condition.
But Shoko was one of the few who understood Toji's situation.
She knew what Toji had done during last year's star plasma vessel incident.
It had been an assassination that even Six Eyes couldn't detect.
So when Toji mentioned "aura," Shoko immediately understood why he had come to her.
Shoko placed her hand on Toji's broad chest and began using Reverse Cursed Technique to output positive energy to neutralize the curse on him.
'I'm touching him, I'm touching him, damn it, I'm so envious…'
A nurse secretly peeking at Toji bit her small handkerchief and wept internally, her grip on it tightening.
"Ouch."
"Ah, sorry, sorry."
It was clear the little nurse had tied the bandage too tightly.
However, what she didn't know was that Shoko had no intention of taking advantage of the situation or secretly rejoicing, as the nurse imagined.
Instead, Shoko was genuinely troubled.
'He's really solid. If he's this solid, it'll be hard for a scalpel to cut through. What should I do…?'
This was the dilemma of Tokyo Jujutsu High's only truly delicate woman.
Under the neutralizing effect of the positive energy, the cursed aura on Toji quickly dissipated.
Toji became transparent once again, invisible from a Jujutsu perspective.
"Don't you want to heal the wounds as well?"
As Toji stood up, Shoko suggested.
After learning that Toji wasn't here to slack off but to assassinate Dhruv, Shoko began to take Toji's well-being into genuine consideration.
"No need. Without the curse's erosion, these minor injuries will heal on their own soon."
With that, Toji walked toward the temporary command post at the front of the position.
Shoko, seeing this, said no more and resumed treating the next injured person.
"Hey, I'm going to go kill that old man later. You guys figure out how to hold on for a few minutes. No problem, right?"
Unlike Yuki, Toji wasn't as concerned about the casualties of Jujutsu Sorcerers.
Returning here was just part of his job.
Skipping work was never an option. It was usually fine, but if he dared to be negligent during work, those three Special Grade perverts would truly act against him.
The key was that he couldn't defeat them.
After over a year, everyone knew each other's strengths, and all three had developed their own strategies against Toji.
"Just a few minutes is fine. Our ammunition reserves are still abundant, and we also have Principal Yaga's support…"
The North Gate commander immediately replied.
However, Toji had no interest in listening to his tactical plans.
After hearing the three words "no problem," he simply continued.
"You have 7 minutes, get ready."
Then Toji disappeared from the position.
"Eh? Mr. Fushiguro is truly a decisive person."
After sighing, the commander immediately began issuing operational orders.
Soon, several trucks arrived at the North Gate from outside the barrier.
Outside the barrier, the "Window" personnel, who had been urgently called for logistics work, parked their vehicles and quickly got out to open the rear doors of the trucks.
His movements were swift.
This was partly because speed was crucial on the battlefield, and partly because he feared encountering danger if he stayed there too long.
He opened the doors of the cargo compartment, revealing rows of Cursed Corpses resembling stuffed dolls inside.
(To be continued.)