Eichi was about to leave after investigating the situation, but new information came from within the shadows.
There were intruders.
Eichi's Cursed Energy covered the shadows he was lurking in, so he immediately detected the intruders when they approached within a certain range.
Eichi turned, and a small dagger slashed towards his neck.
Eichi raised his hand to block the attack.
Blood flowed, and the skin at the wound instantly turned purple.
'Poison?'
Eichi kicked the slender figure.
The slender figure was also kicked out of the shadows.
Only then did Eichi get a clear look at the figure's appearance.
It was a woman, less than 1.5 meters tall, looking somewhat frail.
The reason for calling her a woman was that her expression and eyes clearly lacked the innocence and childishness of a girl.
Combined with the scarcity of food in ancient island nations, it was very likely that this person, who looked like a little girl, was a woman whose development was stunted due to not getting enough to eat when she was young.
"What happened?"
"Someone seemed to fly out just now."
The sudden movement attracted everyone's attention.
Eichi secretly thought, 'This is bad.'
The shadow transformed into a beast's head full of sharp teeth, biting off the purple part of Eichi's arm.
Reverse Cursed Technique activated, and the wound on Eichi's arm instantly healed.
Eichi decided to retreat.
"The intruder is in the shadows."
The Jujutsu Sorcerer who had been sent flying spoke.
"In the shadows?"
"Did that person from outside sneak in just now?"
Everyone immediately looked towards Eichi's location.
After seeing who had been sent flying, they did not question her statement.
This Jujutsu Sorcerer, resurrected through Incarnation, could infiltrate the shadows for assassination and had once served warlords in chaotic times as a ninja.
At this moment, Eichi had already left that particular shadow and was preparing to leave the barrier.
Sizzle, sizzle.
The sound of flames burning suddenly appeared.
Streaks of fire snakes moved within the barrier, and the originally dim environment was instantly illuminated.
The fire snakes stopped moving.
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.
Eichi, helpless, could only delve deeper into the shadows, thereby leaping into other shadows.
"Over there!"
Boom.
The place where Eichi was hiding was instantly covered by attacks.
Various Cursed Technique attacks shattered the wall, forcing Eichi to emerge from the shadows.
"A vulnerability."
A slender man holding a short blade stabbed towards Eichi's back.
Eichi turned and threw a punch.
Pfft.
The slender man suddenly stopped moving, but the short blade in his hand had pierced Eichi's left shoulder.
Eichi looked at the vanished right hand on the man's arm.
That right hand now appeared at his shoulder, as if it had flown out and was acting independently.
"Shadow Spear."
Tens of sharp long spears emerged from the shadows, stabbing towards the slender man.
The slender man had no choice but to retreat.
The short blade embedded in his shoulder also disappeared.
'So that's it, his Technique can open a small spatial gate at a distance of about 5 meters, thereby achieving a surprise attack effect.'
Eichi guessed the effect of the slender man's Technique.
By this time, several people had already surrounded Eichi.
Eichi began to inject Cursed Energy into the shadows.
"What a pity, I almost killed him."
The slender man licked the blood on the short blade.
"Aren't you guys going to make a move? Killing him might earn you a reward from Lady Tamamo-no-Mae."
The slender man asked the onlookers around him.
"I don't care about any rewards, let me handle this guy."
"Get out of the way, if anyone's going to do it, it's me. I've been so bored these past few days."
"Whoever's fastest gets him."
For a moment, several people started arguing over Eichi.
Ever since their Incarnation and resurrection a few days ago, Tamamo-no-Mae had ordered them not to leave the barrier, to wait until everyone had completed their Incarnation before departing.
Initially, some people disagreed.
But very quickly, those who disagreed were burned to ashes by Tamamo-no-Mae.
So they could only wait inside the barrier for Tamamo-no-Mae to complete her preparations.
Now, an enemy had finally appeared to relieve their boredom.
These people naturally wouldn't let him go.
"Heh heh, hahahaha."
Eichi laughed in extreme anger.
"Huh? Kid, what are you laughing at?"
A burly man with a scarred face looked at Eichi unhappily.
"I'm asking you guys..."
Eichi looked at the people in front of him with a fierce gaze.
"Who exactly gave you the courage?"
A hint of a crazed smile appeared at the corner of Eichi's mouth.
"Don't be so arrogant, kid!"
No sooner had the burly man finished speaking than he was impaled by the shadow beneath his feet.
"You can't even use Reverse Cursed Technique, trash."
The shadow flung the burly man into a corner.
"Everyone, attack!"
Immediately, over a dozen people rushed towards Eichi.
"Limitless Cursed Technique: Ten Shadows Treasure Wheel."
Countless Rabbit Escape emerged from the shadows beneath Eichi's feet.
A white wave of Rabbit Escape blocked all the Jujutsu Sorcerers' attacks.
And pushed them back a considerable distance.
"Wah ah ah, damn rabbits!"
Rabbits bite when they're cornered.
The Jujutsu Sorcerers engulfed by Rabbit Escape felt the full enthusiasm of Rabbit Escape.
"Max Elephant, Nue, Chimera: Dumbo."
"Moo!"
Dumbo let out an elephantine roar.
Subsequently, a massive amount of water filled the space within the barrier.
Sizzle.
Purple lightning emanated from Dumbo's body.
The lightning quickly spread rapidly along the water, causing many Jujutsu Sorcerers to twitch all over.
Shadows enveloped Eichi, preventing him from being electrocuted, and carried him rapidly through the water.
"Toad, Great Serpent."
And so, Eichi, accompanied by the Toad and the Great Serpent, unleashed a frenzied slaughter in the water.
During this time, many Jujutsu Sorcerers inflicted considerable damage on Eichi using various bizarre methods.
'Where is that woman who can infiltrate the shadows?'
Eichi's eyes constantly scanned, trying to find her.
Eichi was very wary of this person who could also move within the shadows.
'Has she hidden in some shadow?'
Eichi began to sense the surrounding shadows.
Just then, a Jujutsu Sorcerer, using all his strength, opened a hole in the outer wall of the barrier.
Rumble.
Initially, it was just a small stream of water.
As the hole grew larger, the water within the barrier surged out of the broken wall like a flood.
The Jujutsu Sorcerers within the barrier, including Eichi, were carried outside by the current.
"Enka."
As soon as he landed, Eichi began to heal his injuries.
At the same time, his gaze swept across the entire battlefield.
In just a few minutes, a small portion of the ancient Jujutsu Sorcerers who had been resurrected through Incarnation had already died.
Many of them had been watching the show just moments before, only to be engulfed by Eichi's wide-range AOE and die tragically before they could even counterattack.
However, Eichi did not become careless because of his initial success.
Because the remaining ones were not easy to deal with.
He still hadn't fully understood the attack methods of several of them.
The Ten Shadows Treasure Wheel above Eichi's head began to rotate.
Dumbo disappeared, and Qiongqi, the most well-rounded and balanced Shikigami, was summoned by Eichi.
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