Tamamo-no-Mae was in the midst of her final preparations within the barrier.
Give her one more day, and Tamamo-no-Mae would complete her control over the Cursed Spirits.
Once controlled, the lower-ranked Cursed Spirits would follow the actions of the higher-ranked ones under their oppressive presence.
The higher-ranked Cursed Spirits would then take orders from those among the resurrected powerhouses who had combat experience.
The remaining individuals would be organized into several elite squads, serving as the sharp edge to break through enemy lines.
This simple command structure was now established.
While it didn't allow for intricate troop movements or tactical arrangements, Tamamo-no-Mae planned to rely on overwhelming force, believing that a quantitative change would lead to a qualitative one.
In Tamamo-no-Mae's era, this kind of power was unstoppable.
"Soon, very soon. My revenge will crush the Fujiwara clan and sweep across this nation..."
While Tamamo-no-Mae was busy controlling the Cursed Spirits, the others were not idle.
Under the command of Uro Sakurako and Dhuruv, several sentry posts had been set up within the barrier.
"Ah~ha."
A young boy with a lazy, tied-up bun yawned lazily.
"Don't slack off, Ito."
Suzuki, standing guard beside him, patted Ito's head.
"It's fine, my Summoned Spirits are watching outside. They'll alert me if anyone approaches."
With that, Ito sat down cross-legged, propping his chin on his right hand and staring blankly.
Suzuki shook his head at this and continued to keep watch.
Not far from the two of them, several Summoned Spirits of various forms, adept at stealth, had already approached.
"Two people detected. Should we eliminate them?"
"Don't alert them. First, confirm the intelligence gathering."
"Understood."
Beside Naobito Zenin, the intelligence reconnaissance team from Jujutsu Headquarters was steadily advancing.
As intelligence was continuously fed back, the sand table on the ground grew larger.
The floor plan on the sand table became increasingly detailed.
"Target room identified. Prepare to infiltrate."
Suddenly, a large face appeared in front of the man, startling him and breaking out in a cold sweat.
To be precise, it appeared before the Summoned Spirit the man was controlling.
This was because the man had been sharing the Summoned Spirit's vision with himself.
"Not good!"
The large face in front of him revealed a cruel smile, then opened its gaping maw and bit down.
The man's Summoned Spirit couldn't escape in time and was bitten in half.
"Ha~ha~"
The man was covered in cold sweat.
It wasn't pleasant to watch oneself being eaten.
What was even less pleasant was losing a Summoned Spirit.
"Are you alright?"
A teammate nearby immediately stepped forward to check on him.
"I... I'm fine. I found a target. I'll leave the rest to you guys."
"No problem, leave it to me."
Meanwhile, inside the barrier.
A hunched old man was chewing on a Summoned Spirit that resembled a chameleon.
"Ptooey, this is disgusting."
The old man wore a red outer garment, his eyes were pitch black, and his pupils were scarlet, making him look like a ferocious little demon.
"What's wrong, old man?"
"We have visitors."
With that, the old man tossed the mangled chameleon Summoned Spirit onto his companion.
"Ugh, how disgusting. Don't throw that at me."
The old man's companion disgustedly flicked the chameleon Summoned Spirit away.
"I'll go report the situation first. You keep watch."
With that, his companion turned and walked inside.
"Don't worry, old man. I won't let a single fly get in."
The old man's expression turned cruel, his blood-red eyes beginning to glow.
His eyes not only allowed him to see as clearly at night as in the day, but also to perceive the color of cursed energy.
This was also why he had been able to spot that chameleon-like Summoned Spirit just now.
Even though the chameleon-like Summoned Spirit used its color-changing ability to conceal its cursed energy, it couldn't escape the old man's sight.
"Oh my, it's quite lively. So many have arrived."
In the old man's vision, dozens of faint colors appeared before him.
These were Summoned Spirits and Jujutsu Sorcerers who were hiding themselves through various means.
The old man took out a Jitte from behind him.
The Jitte was a weapon used by the ancient people of the Island Nation to counter swords.
Besides the central spike, the Jitte had two or three prongs extending upwards from where the crossguard would be, used for catching blades.
Smoker from One Piece uses a large Jitte.
As the old man attacked, the hidden Summoned Spirits were forced to reveal their true bodies one by one.
There were spiders, beetles that resembled stones, snakes...
A Raccoon Dog-like Summoned Spirit suddenly leaped out, transforming into a large mouth and lunging at the old man.
"Heh heh, the Raccoon Dog's transformation technique? Such a fake thing won't scare me."
With that, the old man thrust his Jitte forward.
The large mouth formed by the Raccoon Dog dissolved into smoke and disappeared.
"This level of..."
As the old man gloated, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.
"No good... this... it's poison..."
The old man slowly collapsed to the ground.
The remaining active Summoned Spirits immediately dispersed in an orderly fashion, quickly assessing the situation within the Barrier.
Outside the Barrier, the few Summoned Spirits that had been covered in sand were also killed simultaneously.
Since they had already been exposed, there was no need to waste cursed energy containing those few Summoned Spirits.
The next step was to verify the intelligence as quickly as possible and then retreat immediately.
"I've found 13 doors here, suspected to be the Barrier sealing the Cursed Spirits mentioned in the intelligence."
"I've found 15 doors here as well."
"I have 17 here."
...
Reports came back one after another, and the sand table on the ground became increasingly complete.
The person responsible for recording beside them picked up a camera and began to continuously photograph the sand table.
The actions within the Barrier had been discovered, and the intelligence gathering work could be interrupted at any moment.
Therefore, he took photos in advance to prevent the latest intelligence from not being recorded in case of any future accidents.
A Slug-like Summoned Spirit stuck itself to a door.
The Slug released a sticky fluid, corroding a small hole in the door.
The Slug Summoned Spirit moved aside, revealing the small hole.
A Summoned Spirit capable of sharing vision drilled through the hole.
Countless scarlet, venomous eyes immediately fixed on this small Summoned Spirit.
"Gulp."
The girl sharing vision with the Summoned Spirit was so terrified her scalp tingled.
"The... the intelligence is accurate. There are a large number of Cursed Spirits inside the door."
Naobito Zenin listened with a grim expression as people continuously gathered intelligence around him.
He knew that the worst-case scenario the Jujutsu Headquarters had feared had occurred.
"Waaah!"
"Ugh."
"What is this thing!"
Suddenly, panic erupted among the crowd behind Naobito Zenin.
All of the Jujutsu Sorcerers' Summoned Spirits were annihilated in an extremely short period.
One resilient Summoned Spirit managed to transmit an image of an old man before its demise.
"It's Dhuruv, the Special Grade powerhouse Dhuruv from the intel."
It turned out Dhuruv had summoned his own Summoned Spirits and then activated his Domain Expansion.
Through the guaranteed hit within the domain, he instantly wiped out the Summoned Spirits within the Barrier that were covered by the domain.
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