The East Gate front line.
After the Sacred Sword's radiance faded, countless Cursed Spirits, under Tamamo-no-Mae's command, surged towards the East Gate at maximum speed.
Their primary target was Altoria.
The East Gate could be lost, but Altoria absolutely could not be allowed to unleash Excalibur a second time.
The Cursed Spirit army first collided with an allied force of nearly 30,000 Rabbit Escapes and Dragon Fang Soldiers.
A Cursed Spirit, entirely white with a cold expression, flew above the Rabbit Escapes.
A terrifying blizzard appeared, freezing the Rabbit Escapes in droves.
Quasi-Special Grade Cursed Spirit: Snow Woman.
However, the Snow Woman hadn't even wreaked havoc for a few seconds.
A jet-black twin-pointed spear pierced it, pinning it to the ground.
Uroya's long spear.
Black, sharp claws suddenly extended from the shadows behind the Snow Woman.
Pulling the Snow Woman into the shadows.
Divine Dog: Black.
A quasi-Special Grade Cursed Spirit that normally required a significant amount of time and effort to deal with, potentially even causing casualties, was eliminated from appearance to retreat in mere seconds on this battlefield.
More Cursed Spirits bypassed the obstruction of the Dragon Fang Soldiers and Rabbit Escapes, rushing towards Altoria and Eiji.
Altoria pulled the Sacred Sword from the ground.
Gales surged around the Sacred Sword, and Altoria unleashed the Wind King Barrier wrapped around the sword in one go.
"Wind King's Hammer."
The gales tore apart and blew away all the Cursed Spirits at the forefront.
The next second, Altoria charged into the Cursed Spirit formation.
Altoria was a victorious king who commanded the battlefield, not a fragile artillery piece that needed protection within the lines.
Mana Burst.
Not just Mana Burst to strengthen the body and defense.
On such a chaotic battlefield filled with Cursed Spirits, the light cannons unleashed through the Sacred Sword were incredibly effective.
Wave after wave of golden light cannons formed by Mana Burst cut through the Cursed Spirit army.
Countless Cursed Spirits were completely exorcised under the Sacred Sword's radiance.
"Truly a terrifying individual."
Uro Sakurako, hidden by a Cursed Technique in the sky, watched Altoria, who was rampaging through the Cursed Spirit army like a tank, with a serious expression.
Flying in the air, Uro Sakurako, with eyes like a hawk, looked at Altoria on the battlefield and for a moment didn't know how to proceed.
Altoria's eyes scanned everywhere, and her swift techniques annihilated countless Cursed Spirits that came within her reach.
She even miraculously dodged various surprise attacks.
Uro Sakurako quietly descended, then used her Cursed Technique to grab a few Grade 2 Cursed Spirits.
Space twisted in Uro Sakurako's hands as she crushed the Cursed Spirits together.
She aimed the crushed Cursed Spirits in her hand towards Altoria's direction.
With the bodies of several Cursed Spirits obscuring her, Uro Sakurako aimed at Altoria and unleashed her full-power attack.
"Uzumaro Bullet."
The Cursed Technique shattered space like thin ice, and the resulting force turned the Cursed Spirits into terrifying projectiles.
Altoria's ahoge twitched, and she forcefully swung the Sacred Sword with all her might.
All Cursed Spirits within several meters of Altoria were bisected.
Then, Altoria raised the Sacred Sword and fired a light cannon towards the direction where she sensed danger.
"What!"
Uro Sakurako narrowly dodged Altoria's light cannon.
The Cursed Spirits she had launched with Uzumaro Bullet scoured the area around Altoria like cannonballs.
Yet, not a single Cursed Spirit projectile landed in the spot where Altoria stood.
Because any Cursed Spirit that could have hit that spot had already been pierced by the light cannon.
"Tch."
Seeing her attack fail and nearly get Altoria injured.
Uro Sakurako's expression turned angry.
Just as Uro Sakurako was preparing to attack again, gales mixed with lightning completely enveloped her position.
"Not good!"
Uro Sakurako twisted the space in front of her with all her might, trying to block all the attacks.
However, some of the fierce winds still left small scratches on Uro Sakurako's body.
Based on the information from the manga, plus the practical investigation from the previous battle.
Eiji had already understood Uro Sakurako's strength and weaknesses.
The range of space Uro Sakurako could distort was limited.
Before Yuta Okkotsu's arrival, the Sendai Barrier had been a scene where four Special Grades were mutually restraining each other.
Dhuruv's Domain Expansion, developed based on his Summoned Spirits, had suppressed the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Kuromushi, who was skilled at using swarms of insects and had bizarre attack methods.
He had even driven Kuromushi to self-isolation, causing it to lay eggs and hibernate.
Kuromushi's flying cockroach swarm and unpredictable attack methods countered Uro Sakurako, whose Cursed Technique had a limited range and poor crowd-clearing ability.
Uro Sakurako's Cursed Technique countered Ishiryu, whose attacks were straightforward and, although capable of area attacks, had a limited range.
In the manga, Ishiryu remarked after Uro Sakurako distorted and returned his bombardment:
"That hurt, as expected from my own attack."
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And Ishiryu's long-range bombardment countered Dhuruv, who fought a positional battle using his Summoned Spirits' Domain Expansion.
Neither Uro Sakurako nor Dhuruv could do anything to the other.
This stalemate continued until Yuta Okkotsu arrived.
The Chimera Beast Qiongqi flew towards Uro Sakurako, and the two engaged in a fierce aerial chase.
On the ground, Ishiryu also found Altoria.
Ishiryu knew that any existence capable of launching such an attack must be stronger than himself.
Challenging Altoria was undoubtedly a long shot.
But Ishiryu still came.
He was a martial arts enthusiast, similar to Kashimo.
He had never found an opponent in his life who could make him fight with all his might and feel satisfied.
And now, on this battlefield, there were more than enough such opponents to count on one hand.
"This is quite surprising. I was wondering what kind of powerful being could unleash such a potent attack, only to find it's a young girl."
Ishiryu looked at Altoria, who was dancing in the battlefield, with a look of surprise.
"Do you want to be struck by the young girl you speak of, Ishiryu?"
Altoria's immense and majestic aura pressed down on Ishiryu.
"Hahaha, wonderful, truly, so sweet. Tell me your name."
Ishiryu laughed heartily.
He had initially worried that Altoria's strength would be greatly depleted after unleashing that terrifying blow, leaving her unable to satisfy him.
After all, no matter how high-end a cake shop is, an empty display case when it's about to close will disappoint customers who come to choose.
But now, feeling Altoria's terrifying aura and surging magic, Ishiryu no longer worried about her condition.
All he wanted now was to give his all and experience an unprecedented sense of "fullness."
Even if the price was his own life.
"You can call me Saber."
Altoria casually cut down a few Cursed Spirits that rushed towards her, but her attention remained fixed on Ishiryu.
Ishiryu was the only person on the field who could cause her trouble.
"Is that so? Let me eat my fill, Saber!"
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