After assessing the situation, Eiji was preparing to leave when new information came from the shadows.
There were intruders.
Eiji's Cursed Energy covered the shadows he was hiding in, so when the intruders approached within a certain range, Eiji immediately detected them.
Eiji turned, and a small, delicate dagger slashed towards his neck.
Eiji raised his hand and blocked the attack.
Blood flowed, and the skin at the wound instantly turned purple.
'Poison?'
Eiji kicked the slender figure.
The slender figure was also kicked out of the shadows.
It was then that Eiji could clearly see the figure's appearance.
It was a woman less than 1.5 meters tall, appearing somewhat frail.
The reason he called her a woman was that her expression and eyes clearly lacked the innocence and childishness of a girl.
Furthermore, given the food scarcity in the ancient Island Nation, this person who looked like a little girl was very likely a woman whose development was stunted due to not having enough to eat as a child.
"What was that?"
"Did someone just fly through the air?"
The sudden commotion attracted everyone's attention.
Eiji inwardly cursed his luck.
The shadow transformed into a beast's head covered in sharp teeth, biting off the purple part of Eiji's arm.
Reverse Cursed Technique activated, and the wound on Eiji's arm instantly healed.
Eiji decided to withdraw.
"The intruder is in the shadows."
The Jujutsu Sorcerer who had been sent flying earlier spoke.
"In the shadows?"
"Did that person from outside sneak in just now?"
Everyone immediately looked towards Eiji's location.
Upon seeing who the person sent flying was, they did not question her statement.
This Jujutsu Sorcerer, revived through Incarnation, could infiltrate shadows to assassinate. She had once served warlords in a time of chaos as a ninja.
By now, Eiji had already left that particular shadow and was preparing to leave the Barrier.
Sizzle.
The sound of burning flames suddenly appeared.
Snakes of fire slithered through the Barrier, instantly illuminating the previously dim environment.
The movement of the fire snakes stopped.
The shadows within the Barrier were also confined to a few small areas.
The connected shadows on the ground were cut off by the light.
Helpless, Eiji could only continue to infiltrate deeper into the shadows, thereby jumping to other shadows.
"There!"
Boom.
The place where Eiji was hiding was instantly covered by an attack.
Various Jujutsu attacks shattered the walls, forcing Eiji to emerge from the shadows.
"There's an opening."
A frail man holding a short knife lunged at Eiji's back.
Eiji turned and threw a punch.
Thwack.
The frail man suddenly stopped moving, but the short knife in his hand pierced Eiji's left shoulder.
Eiji looked at the man's missing right hand.
That right hand was now on his own shoulder, as if it had flown out and acted independently.
"Shadow Spear."
More than ten sharp spears emerged from the shadows and stabbed towards the frail man.
The frail man was forced to retreat.
The short knife stuck in his shoulder also disappeared.
'So that's it. His Cursed Technique can open a small spatial gate about 5 meters away, allowing for surprise attacks.'
Eiji figured out the skinny man's Cursed Technique.
By this time, several people had already surrounded Eiji.
Eiji began to inject Cursed Energy into the shadows.
"What a shame, I almost killed him."
The skinny man licked the blood off his short sword.
"Aren't you guys going to do anything? Killing him might earn you Lady Tamamo's favor."
The skinny man asked the onlookers.
"I don't care about any rewards. Let me handle this guy."
"Get lost, I'm the one who's going to do it. I've been so bored these past few days."
"Whoever's fastest gets him."
For a moment, they actually started arguing over Eiji.
Ever since their Incarnation and revival a few days ago, Tamamo-no-Mae had ordered them not to leave the Barrier until everyone had undergone Incarnation.
At first, some people refused.
But soon, those who refused were burned to ashes by Tamamo-no-Mae.
So they could only wait inside the Barrier for Tamamo-no-Mae to finish her preparations.
Now, an enemy had finally appeared to entertain them.
Naturally, these people wouldn't let the opportunity pass.
"Heh, hahaha."
Eiji laughed in anger.
"Huh? Kid, what are you laughing at?"
A burly man with a face full of scars glared at Eiji unhappily.
"I'm talking about you guys."
Eiji looked at the people in front of him with a ferocious expression.
"Who exactly gave you the courage?"
A crazed smile appeared on Eiji's lips.
"Don't get too arrogant, kid!"
As soon as the burly man finished speaking, he was pierced by the shadows beneath his feet.
"You don't even know Reverse Cursed Technique? Trash."
The shadows flicked, throwing the burly man into a corner.
"Let's all go at him together!"
Immediately, over a dozen people charged at Eiji.
"Maximum Technique: Ten Shadows Wheel."
Countless Rabbit Escapes emerged from the shadows beneath Eiji's feet.
The white wave of Rabbit Escapes blocked all the Jujutsu Sorcerers' attacks.
They even pushed them back a considerable distance.
"Waaah, damn rabbits!"
Rabbits get agitated, they bite.
The Jujutsu Sorcerers submerged by the Rabbit Escapes felt the full enthusiasm of the rabbits.
"Full Elephant, Nue, Chimera Beast: Little Elephant."
"Moo!"
The Little Elephant let out an elephant's cry.
Then, a massive amount of water filled the space within the Barrier.
Sizzle.
Purple lightning emanated from the Little Elephant.
The lightning quickly spread along the water, causing many Jujutsu Sorcerers to convulse uncontrollably.
Shadows enveloped Eiji, protecting him from the electric shock, and carried him rapidly through the watery terrain.
"Toad, Orochi."
Just like that, Eiji, accompanied by the Toad and Orochi, began a frenzied slaughter in the water.
During this time, quite a few Jujutsu Sorcerers inflicted considerable damage on Eiji using various bizarre methods.
"Where's that woman who can enter shadows?"
Eiji's eyes darted around, trying to find her.
He was wary of this person who could also move within shadows.
"Did she hide in someone's shadow?"
Eiji began to sense the surrounding shadows.
At that moment, a Jujutsu Sorcerer used all their strength to create a hole in the outer wall of the Barrier.
Boom.
At first, it was just a small stream of water.
As the hole grew larger, the water inside the Barrier surged out like a flood through the broken wall.
The Jujutsu Sorcerers inside the Barrier, including Eiji, were all swept outside by the current.
"Nue."
As soon as he landed, Eiji began to heal his injuries.
At the same time, his gaze swept across the entire battlefield.
In just a few minutes, more than half of the ancient Jujutsu Sorcerers resurrected through Incarnation had already died.
Many of them were watching the fight one moment, and the next they were caught in Eiji's wide-range AOE and died tragically before they could counterattack.
However, Eiji didn't become careless just because he succeeded once.
The remaining ones were not easy opponents.
He still didn't understand the attack methods of a few of them.
The Ten Shadows Wheel above Eiji's head began to spin.
The small elephant disappeared, and Eiji summoned Qiongqi, which had the most balanced stats and no weaknesses.
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