At this moment, Tamamo-no-Mae was making her final preparations within the barrier.
If she was given just one more day, Tamamo-no-Mae would be able to complete her control over the Cursed Spirits.
Once control was complete, lower-grade Cursed Spirits would follow the actions of the higher-grade Cursed Spirits under their pressure.
Cursed Spirits of Grade 1 and above would obey the commands of those strong individuals with war experience who had been resurrected through Incarnation.
The remaining individuals would be organized into several elite squads, serving as the vanguard for breaking formations.
Thus, a simple command system was established.
While it couldn't achieve sophisticated troop deployment or tactical arrangements,
Tamamo-no-Mae intended to overwhelm everything with sheer, immense power, relying on the qualitative change brought about by quantitative accumulation.
In the era Tamamo-no-Mae lived in, no one could stop this power.
"Soon, it will be soon. My revenge will annihilate the Fujiwara clan and sweep across this country…"
While Tamamo-no-Mae was busy controlling the Cursed Spirits, the others were not idle.
Under the command of Uro Takako and Dhruv, several outposts were set up within the barrier.
"Ah~ ha."
A lazy, bun-haired young man yawned.
"Don't slack off, Ito."
Suzuki, who was standing guard with him, patted Ito's head.
"It's fine, my Shikigami are watching outside. They'll warn us if anyone comes."
After speaking, Ito sat down cross-legged, resting his face on his right hand, and began to space out.
Suzuki shook his head at this and continued to be vigilant.
Not far from the two of them, several Shikigami of various forms, skilled in stealth, had already arrived near them.
"Two people found. Should we eliminate them?"
"Don't alert the enemy. First, complete the intelligence confirmation."
"Alright."
Near Naobito Zen'in, an intelligence scouting team from Jujutsu Headquarters was steadily advancing.
As intelligence was continuously fed back, the area of the sand table grew larger and larger.
The Floor Plan on the sand table also became increasingly detailed.
"The room mentioned in the intelligence has been found. Preparing to infiltrate."
Suddenly, a large face appeared in front of the man, startling him into a cold sweat.
More precisely, it appeared in front of the Shikigami controlled by the man.
Because the man had just been sharing the Shikigami'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 Shikigami was bitten in half before it could escape.
"Ha~ ha~"
The man was covered in cold sweat.
This feeling of watching oneself being eaten was not pleasant.
Even worse was the loss of a Shikigami.
"Are you alright?"
A nearby teammate immediately stepped forward with concern.
"No… I'm fine. I found a target. The rest is up to you."
"No problem, leave it to me."
At this moment, inside the barrier.
A hunched old man was chewing on a chameleon-like Shikigami.
"Pah, it tastes terrible."
The old man wore a red coat, his eyes were pitch black with crimson pupils, making him look like a fierce little devil.
"What's wrong, old man?"
"We have guests."
After speaking, the old man threw the mangled chameleon onto his companion.
"Ugh, how disgusting! Don't throw it at me!"
The old man's companion disgustedly pushed the chameleon Shikigami away.
"I'll go report the situation first. You keep watching."
With that, his companion turned and walked inside.
"Don't worry, this old man won't let a single fly get in."
The old man showed a cruel expression, and his crimson eyes began to glow.
The old man's eyes not only allowed him to see as clearly at night as in the day but also to see the color of Cursed Energy.
This was also why he was able to spot that chameleon Shikigami just now.
Although the chameleon Shikigami's Cursed Energy, used for camouflage, was hidden, it still couldn't escape the old man's eyes.
"Oh my, it's quite lively. So many have come."
In the old man's line of sight, dozens of faint colors appeared before him.
Those were Shikigami and Jujutsu Sorcerers hiding themselves with various methods.
The old man took out a Jitte from behind him.
A Jitte was a weapon used by people of ancient island nations to counter swords.
Besides the central spike, a Jitte would have two or three prongs extending upwards from the original crossguard position, used for trapping blades.
Smoker from One Piece uses an oversized Jitte.
As the old man attacked, one by one, the hidden Shikigami were forced to reveal themselves.
There were spiders, beetles like stones, snakes… A tanuki-shaped Shikigami suddenly darted out, transforming into a large mouth and biting at the old man.
"Heh heh, the tanuki's transformation jutsu, is it? Such illusions can't scare this old man."
With that, the old man thrust his Jitte.
The large mouth formed by the tanuki also turned into smoke and disappeared.
"Just this level…"
The old man, who was feeling triumphant, suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.
"Not good… This… is poison…"
The old man slowly collapsed to the ground.
The surviving Shikigami immediately dispersed in an orderly fashion, quickly scouting the situation within the barrier.
Outside the barrier, several Shikigami previously encased in sand were also killed simultaneously.
Since they were already exposed, there was no need to waste Cursed Energy restricting these Shikigami.
Next, they would verify the intelligence as quickly as possible and then immediately retreat.
"I found 13 gates here, possibly the barriers that seal Cursed Spirits as mentioned in the intelligence."
"I also found 15 gates here."
"I have 17 here."
...Pieces of intelligence were relayed back, and the sand table on the ground became increasingly complete.
The person responsible for recording nearby picked up a camera and began continuously photographing the sand table.
The operation inside the barrier had been discovered, and intelligence gathering could be interrupted at any moment.
So he took photos ahead of time to prevent any unexpected events from causing the latest partial intelligence to be unrecorded.
A slug-like Shikigami clung to a door.
The slug released mucus, corroding a small hole in the door.
The slug Shikigami moved aside from the small hole.
A Shikigami capable of sharing vision crawled into the small hole.
Countless crimson, resentful eyes immediately fixated on this tiny Shikigami.
"Gulp."
The young girl sharing vision with the Shikigami was terrified by this scene, her scalp tingling.
"Int… intelligence is true. There are a large number of Cursed Spirits inside the door."
Naobito Zen'in listened with a serious expression to the intelligence constantly gathered by those around him.
He knew that the situation Jujutsu Headquarters least wanted to see had occurred.
"Wah!"
"Ugh."
"What is this thing!"
Suddenly, panic broke out among the crowd behind Naobito Zen'in.
The Shikigami of several Jujutsu Sorcerers were all eliminated in a very short time.
One resilient Shikigami transmitted the image of an old man before its death.
"It's Dhruv, the Special Grade strongman Dhruv from the intelligence."
It turned out that Dhruv had summoned his Shikigami and then activated his Domain.
Through the sure-hit effect within his Domain, the Shikigami covered by the Domain inside the barrier were instantly annihilated.
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