Not far from the south gate, Tamamo-no-Mae had already quietly approached the south gate's position.
Because Suguru Geto's army of Cursed Spirits was blocking them, the fighting at the south gate wasn't too fierce.
Tamamo-no-Mae gave orders to its surroundings.
The Cursed Spirits that had been densely packed together nearby immediately scattered, revealing a humanoid Cursed Spirit crawling on the ground, concealing its presence.
Quasi-Special Grade Cursed Spirit - Great Monk.
After getting up, the Great Monk leaped high towards the south gate's position, its size growing once more under the effect of its Cursed Technique.
"What is that!"
"This is bad!"
Seeing a giant Cursed Spirit tens of meters tall suddenly descend from the sky towards their position, many people panicked.
"Don't panic, hold your ground. Someone will deal with that big guy."
Isayama Naraku immediately shouted commands.
Tsuchiya Garaku, who had just returned from the front lines and hadn't rested long, also leaped high to meet the Great Monk.
"Summoned Spirits Release - Byakurei."
White Heron Inugami directly confronted the Great Monk.
Its agile body wrapped around the Great Monk's swinging right arm and then bit it off.
The Great Monk, its right arm severed, cried out in pain, its body becoming unstable.
"Hah!"
Tsuchiya Garaku gathered all his strength and punched the Great Monk's abdomen.
Bang.
The full power strike of a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer opened a large hole in the Great Monk's abdomen.
White Heron Inugami also flew back, biting the Great Monk's neck and pulling it backward.
Just like that, before the Great Monk could even reach the position above the battlements, he was stopped by Tsuchiya Garaku.
White Heron Inugami directly bit off the Great Monk's neck and began to feast.
"Well done."
A charming voice came from behind Tsuchiya Garaku.
Tsuchiya Garaku felt a sudden chill in his heart.
Tsuchiya Garaku turned to attack.
But before his attack landed, Tamamo-no-Mae's attack arrived first.
Several balls of flame suddenly exploded near White Heron Inugami.
The unprepared White Heron Inugami was instantly heavily damaged and temporarily dispersed.
Tamamo-no-Mae drew a katana and slashed towards Tsuchiya Garaku's wrist.
Tsuchiya Garaku embedded the Cursed Stone into his backhand. Tamamo-no-Mae intended to directly sever Tsuchiya Garaku's palm to reclaim the Cursed Stone.
I can't dodge!
Sensing Tamamo-no-Mae's target, Tsuchiya Garaku tried to dodge but found it was too late.
Clang!
To Tamamo-no-Mae's surprise, a Demon-Slaying Sword radiating powerful positive energy suddenly appeared and blocked Tamamo-no-Mae's attack.
Mahoraga's figure emerged from the shadows.
"Mah... Mahoraga."
Enveloped and protected by Mahoraga's towering form.
Tsuchiya Garaku felt a sense of security he hadn't experienced in decades.
Just like his tall, imposing father standing before him all those years ago.
Everyone knew Tamamo-no-Mae's relationship with the Cursed Stone.
Therefore, it was also an open secret that Tamamo-no-Mae would attack Tsuchiya Garaku in this war.
The only problem was that once the war started, there would inevitably be times when Tsuchiya Garaku couldn't be looked after.
After much deliberation, Eiji had decided to have Mahoraga protect Tsuchiya Garaku.
This was also why Eiji had been fighting with other Summoned Spirits on the east gate battlefield and hadn't deployed Mahoraga.
Mahoraga tightened its right hand, directly sending Tamamo-no-Mae flying.
With its left hand, it gently scooped up Tsuchiya Garaku, then leaped back into the formation.
After returning Tsuchiya Garaku, Mahoraga immediately launched a fierce assault on Tamamo-no-Mae, who had just landed.
"Damn it!"
Tamamo-no-Mae's nine fox tails, formed from cursed energy, danced behind her, attempting to stop Mahoraga's charge.
However, it wasn't very effective.
Tamamo-no-Mae reached into the fourth fox tail from the left and drew out a long spear.
The Special Grade Cursed Tool, Hoji.
One of the cursed tools Tamamo-no-Mae had found within the barrier.
Clang, clang, clang.
"An inch longer, an inch stronger."
Hoji clashed with the Demon-Slaying Sword, while the fox tails met Mahoraga's fists and kicks.
Tamamo-no-Mae knew that engaging in close-quarters combat with Mahoraga was foolish, so she intended to create distance and then obliterate Mahoraga with a single cursed technique.
Mahoraga hadn't yet adapted to Tamamo-no-Mae's Fox Fire.
But Mahoraga gave Tamamo-no-Mae no chance to escape.
Ahead, Suguru Geto also sensed the powerful surge of cursed energy erupting behind him.
"That's Mahoraga and Tamamo-no-Mae."
Suguru Geto looked towards the south gate's position with a grave expression.
"I see. So you've been scurrying around like the cockroach you are to buy Tamamo-no-Mae time, haven't you?"
Suguru Geto's gaze turned serious as he looked at Kuromushi, who was desperately fleeing under the assault of several Special Grade Cursed Spirits.
Kuromushi desperately wanted to cry out in protest.
Big brother, I'm desperately fleeing to avoid YOU!
If it were just a matter of a power difference, Kuromushi wouldn't mind. It had the courage to die in battle.
In fact, it had already been exorcised by Mahoraga a few days prior.
But being captured by Suguru Geto would be worse than death.
Kuromushi had personally witnessed countless of its brethren being devoured alive by Suguru Geto, only to be turned into his puppets for him to toy with.
If Kuromushi died, its remaining eggs could hatch into new Kuromushi.
But if it fell into Suguru Geto's hands, it wouldn't even be able to die.
Its mind flashed back to the scene of Suguru Geto grabbing the ferocious Great Tengu, crushing it into a ball, and devouring it alive moments ago.
As a fellow Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Kuromushi had gotten along well with the Great Tengu.
And the Great Tengu, capable of Domain Expansion, was far stronger than Kuromushi, a second-generation Kuromushi that had only been born a few days ago.
But if Suguru Geto could eat a Great Tengu, who was stronger than it, how could he not eat Kuromushi?
Thinking this, Kuromushi ran even faster.
A demon. This is a demon even more terrifying than myself.
"Orochi!"
As the words fell, a colossal figure appeared behind Suguru Geto.
Now that Tamamo-no-Mae had appeared, Suguru Geto no longer needed to hold Orochi back as a trump card.
Its eight snake heads transformed into muzzles, unleashing a barrage of cursed energy attacks that covered a vast area in front of them.
Kuromushi, surrounded by several Special Grade Cursed Spirits, had little room to dodge and couldn't escape the range of the bombardment.
Boom, boom, boom.
A series of explosions landed on the area where Kuromushi was.
After the first wave of bombardment fully detonated, Suguru Geto's other cursed spirits also retreated from the area of the shelling.
They had been affected by the first wave of bombardment to some extent to prevent Kuromushi from escaping.
Sensing Kuromushi's cursed energy almost completely dissipate, Suguru Geto finally ordered Orochi to stop the bombardment.
Gulp.
Two snake heads began to inhale air, their bodies swelling like balloons.
Hoo.
The snake mouths exhaled a gale.
The smoke and dust on the battlefield were blown away by the strong wind, revealing a Kuromushi, shattered and broken but still clinging to life.
"It's still alive. As expected of a cockroach. This is good too."
Orochi turned and moved towards Tamamo-no-Mae's direction.
Suguru Geto, meanwhile, extended his hand and transformed Kuromushi into a Cursed Spirit Jade.
Kuromushi looked at Suguru Geto's mouth with utter terror.
Help me, this person eats even cockroaches!
Suguru Geto swallowed the Cursed Spirit Jade that was Kuromushi, then picked up Heavenly Restriction and joined the assault on Tamamo-no-Mae.
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