North Gate of the Sendai Barrier.
This was Tamamo-no-Mae's primary target for attack.
It was also the direction where the Jujutsu Sorcerer side currently faced the most pressure.
At this moment, Dhruv sat atop his Shikigami, which was larger than a building, commanding an army of Cursed Spirits to advance towards the North Gate.
The first to enter the battle were the flying Cursed Spirits in the air.
However, what greeted them was not Jujutsu, nor blades, but a storm of metal they had never seen before.
Da da da.
Dozens of Cursed Spirit-exorcising rifles swept across the sky.
They didn't even need to aim.
Because there were too many enemies; simply looking up revealed a dense mass of them, obscuring the sky.
The forces defending the North Gate were composed of Tokyo Jujutsu High and civilian Jujutsu Sorcerers.
Eichi's modernized Cursed Spirit-exorcising squad was also counted among the civilian organizations.
At this moment, they wore goggles designed to observe Cursed Spirits and wielded Cursed Spirit-specific firearms produced by the laboratory.
They continuously eliminated the incoming Cursed Spirits with a firepower that left ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerers dumbfounded.
"Rocket launchers up!"
As the voice fell, a dozen people immediately put down their guns and retrieved rocket launchers from equipment boxes.
"Don't bother aiming, there are targets everywhere in the sky, just fire!"
As rocket after rocket exploded in the air.
The aerial Cursed Spirits' offensive was finally halted.
"Are those modern bows and crossbows? Their power is truly terrifying..."
Dhruv looked at the constantly exploding battlefield ahead with a sigh of emotion.
"But we can do that too."
Among the Cursed Spirits behind Dhruv, several hundred oddly shaped Cursed Spirits lined up under Dhruv's command.
Some had mouths like cannon muzzles, some had strange bone spikes, and some carried throwable weapons.
"Fire!"
At Dhruv's command.
A large number of Cursed Energy bombardments and projectile weapons shot towards the North Gate position.
"Defend!"
Seeing the Cursed Spirits' actions, the Jujutsu Sorcerers at the North Gate could no longer sit still.
Thunder, fireballs, ice arrows... the Jujutsu Sorcerers continuously intercepted the attacks flying from a distance.
"Raise the barrier, everyone into cover!"
The North Gate commander continuously gave instructions.
"No need for such trouble."
Toji, who had been observing the battle, walked to the front of the line.
Ogama crawled onto Toji and opened its mouth.
The Soul Release Blade and Ten Thousand Mile Lock were spat out by Ogama.
One end of the Ten Thousand Mile Lock was connected to the Soul Release Blade, while the other end remained inside Ogama's belly.
Toji began to swing the Ten Thousand Mile Lock continuously.
Under Toji's full-force swings, the chain-blade formed by the Ten Thousand Mile Lock and the Soul Release Blade cut down countless attacks like an iron curtain.
"Is that for real? He clearly doesn't have any Cursed Energy on him!"
A Jujutsu Sorcerer stared dumbfounded at Toji, who alone blocked most of the attacks.
"Wait, is that guy a Technique Killer?"
"What Technique Killer? He's a Heavenly Restriction!"
A teacher employed at the High School corrected him.
Toji had been working at the High School for over a year, and many High School personnel knew about this Heavenly Restriction whose physical abilities were abnormally strong, capable of even contending with Special Grade opponents.
Therefore, they treated Toji with great respect.
Except for a very few extremist organizations (like the Zenin Clan).
The Jujutsu World generally adhered to the principle of respect for the strong, and Toji had earned the respect of all High School teachers and students with his powerful strength.
This time, Toji was also one of the North Gate's safeguards.
"Has it already started? It seems I'm late."
Accompanied by the roar of a motorcycle, Yuki Tsukumo, who had rushed back overnight from Foreign countries, arrived just in time.
"Long time no see, Toji-kun."
Yuki Tsukumo gave Toji a big smile.
"Too slow."
Toji merely glanced at Yuki Tsukumo and then ignored her.
"Still so cold, how mean."
Yuki Tsukumo spread her hands, utterly speechless.
"You're not my type, and you don't have money, so why should I be enthusiastic towards you?"
Toji delivered a critical blow to Yuki Tsukumo's spirit.
"Damn it! What an insensitive guy."
Yuki Tsukumo turned around, gritting her teeth and clenching her fists, clearly angered by Toji.
During their conversation, the Cursed Spirit army finally reached less than a kilometer from the North Gate position.
"Everyone, full firepower! Don't save bullets, kill all these ugly monsters!"
Rocket launchers, machine guns, all available firepower poured out towards the Cursed Spirits.
A storm of steel completely enveloped the densely packed advancing Cursed Spirits.
Bang, bang, bang.
Heavy footsteps sounded, and over a dozen massive, heavily armored Cursed Spirits, with strength reaching Grade 1, appeared at the forefront of the Cursed Spirit army.
After these behemoths appeared, they began to endure the metal storm, covering the advance of the Cursed Spirit army.
This was Dhruv's command.
In Dhruv's observation, these modern bows and crossbows were highly lethal to Cursed Spirits below Grade 2.
However, the damage caused to Grade 1 Cursed Spirits was limited.
So he immediately mobilized a group of Grade 1 and above Cursed Spirits, as well as many Cursed Spirits skilled in defense, to the very front.
The North Gate's firepower advantage was greatly reduced.
"Tsk, how troublesome."
Toji, holding the Soul Release Blade, prepared to launch an active attack to deal with these behemoths.
"Leave it to me."
The moment before Toji moved, Yuki Tsukumo spoke.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Toji, whose expression had been radiating a fierce aura just a second ago, immediately became lazy.
If someone else was going to act, why should he?
He wouldn't get paid more anyway.
Toji simply laid back.
"Ouryu."
A Shikigami made of bone-like material, shaped like a snake but with wings, floated in front of Yuki Tsukumo.
This was Yuki Tsukumo's cursed tool-transformed Shikigami, Ouryu, also known as Garuda.
Ouryu began to spin as it reached Yuki Tsukumo's feet.
Eventually, it coiled itself into a ball.
Yuki Tsukumo took a deep breath, then powerfully kicked Ouryu out.
Ouryu, flying like a soccer ball, pierced through the Cursed Spirits at the very front with terrifying force.
Then Ouryu began to turn, striking through the Cursed Spirits at the front one by one.
'This power...'
Toji watched Ouryu pierce through dozens of Cursed Spirits in one go, somewhat surprised.
'Is it the effect of her own Technique or a cursed tool similar to the Soul Release Blade?'
Toji speculated in his mind.
It was worth noting that among the Cursed Spirits pierced by Yuki Tsukumo's kick, there were over a dozen Grade 1 Cursed Spirits.
Therefore, Toji guessed that Yuki Tsukumo and Ouryu might also have some ability to amplify power or ignore defense.
Yuki Tsukumo's Technique was Star Rage.
It could grant herself and Ouryu imaginary mass, and the increase in mass would also enhance Yuki Tsukumo's physical strength.
The imaginary mass added by Yuki Tsukumo's Technique, Star Rage, was likely infinite.
In the original work, when she was tricked by Tengen into becoming 49.5 Yuki, she even created a black hole through her Technique.
According to Kenjaku, if 49.5 Yuki hadn't been afraid of affecting Hoshiumi Palace and destroying everything, Kenjaku would have died under the black hole.
"Are you very curious? If you let me study you for a bit, Toji-kun, I'll tell you my secret, oh~"
After saying this, Yuki Tsukumo showed an expectant expression.
"No interest."
Toji's voice remained flat.
Upon hearing this, Yuki Tsukumo angrily kicked Ouryu out again.
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