"Are you looking for me?"
A voice, gentle yet with a hint of seduction, came from behind Tamamo-no-Mae.
Such a voice held great appeal to the opposite sex.
Tamamo-no-Mae was no exception.
If it were in the past, Tamamo-no-Mae would have definitely brought Suguru Geto back to the palace to discuss life.
But at this moment, Tamamo-no-Mae felt only a bone-chilling cold.
Tamamo-no-Mae's combat instincts, honed through countless life-and-death moments, acted first.
The fox tail behind her immediately lashed out at Suguru Geto.
Without hesitation, Suguru Geto continued to swing Heavenly Restriction towards Tamamo-no-Mae.
Several squid Cursed Spirits were summoned from in front of Suguru Geto.
These small Cursed Spirits, with their slippery skin and decent durability, were often used by Suguru Geto as shields.
The fox tail scattered the Cursed Spirits.
Heavenly Restriction also landed on Tamamo-no-Mae.
Tamamo-no-Mae was sent flying by Suguru Geto's attack.
However, Suguru Geto didn't fare well either.
The fox tail left a whip-like wound on his shoulder.
Flames also attached to the wound, continuously burning Suguru Geto's body.
Sizzle.
A Cursed Spirit sprayed a stream of Cursed Energy-turned-water, extinguishing the flames on Suguru Geto.
Tamamo-no-Mae on the other side was in an even worse state.
Several of her bones were broken by that single blow.
Most importantly, she had fallen to the ground.
The Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Bone Woman's attack arrived first.
Its body covered in a white bone armor, it possessed extremely high defense and ignored the fire fox that was biting it, trying to burn it to ashes.
It summoned a white bone spear with its right hand and thrust it towards Tamamo-no-Mae's heart.
Tamamo-no-Mae was greatly alarmed.
Her body temporarily unable to move, she controlled her Cursed Energy-formed fox tail to strike the white bone spear.
The first attack was neutralized, but more attacks were already falling towards Tamamo-no-Mae.
"Aaaargh! Get lost, all of you!"
Terrifying flames exploded from Tamamo-no-Mae's center.
Bone Woman and the demon, Special Grade Cursed Spirits close to Tamamo-no-Mae, were instantly heavily wounded.
"Phew, oh no!"
A terrifying figure with a broken body appeared behind Tamamo-no-Mae.
Mahoraga.
Just now, Tamamo-no-Mae, in order to relieve the pressure, had heavily wounded the two Special Grade Cursed Spirits, Bone Woman and the demon.
This also caused the Domain Expansion's attack on Mahoraga and Orochi to weaken.
Mahoraga, which was almost burned to ashes by the flames, completed an adaptation.
Its nearly dried-out body began to recover.
Tamamo-no-Mae quickly dodged Mahoraga's Demon-Slaying Sword, and intense flames erupted from Mahoraga's body once more.
The Domain Expansion's sure-hit effect left Mahoraga no choice but to take Tamamo-no-Mae's attack head-on.
Rumble.
The sound of a giant object moving echoed.
This time, it was Orochi attacking Tamamo-no-Mae.
At the same time, Suguru Geto, who had been temporarily abandoned as Tamamo-no-Mae couldn't focus on him, re-employed his Simple Domain and summoned several Grade 1 Cursed Spirits to attack Tamamo-no-Mae.
"Damn it!"
If Mahoraga were also Suguru Geto's summoned creature, Tamamo-no-Mae would absolutely have killed Suguru Geto at all costs right now.
But Mahoraga belonged to Eiji, and Orochi belonged to Suguru Geto.
She couldn't kill all three targets simultaneously.
If she only aimed at one target, there was still more than one Special Grade combatant here, and she couldn't guarantee victory if she was ganged up on.
This caused Tamamo-no-Mae to hesitate.
Hesitation leads to defeat.
Tamamo-no-Mae recognized this.
She knew that if this continued, she would be the one to lose.
Tamamo-no-Mae went all out.
Reaching into her fox tails, Tamamo-no-Mae drew out the Special Grade Cursed Tool, Hoji.
The Four-Tails Spear.
After fully activating Hoji, Tamamo-no-Mae threw it towards Suguru Geto.
Fueled by Cursed Energy, Hoji bit down on Heavenly Restriction, which Suguru Geto was using to block, just like a real ferocious tiger.
It pushed Suguru Geto flying into the distance.
Next, Tamamo-no-Mae drew out the Three-Tails Greatsword.
It was also a full-power attack infused with Cursed Energy.
Several of Orochi's heads were severed by Tamamo-no-Mae.
Flames began to burn within Orochi along the wounds.
It wasn't over yet.
Tamamo-no-Mae took out another Special Grade Cursed Tool.
The Nine-Tails Orb.
At this moment, Tamamo-no-Mae was incredibly grateful to the person who collected the Cursed Stone.
Not only did they provide her with an army of Cursed Spirits, but they also gave her so many weapons and equipment.
The orb was thrown by Tamamo-no-Mae and flew into the distance.
Tamamo-no-Mae used her fox tails to prop herself up, trying to escape the encirclement of numerous enemies.
Mahoraga followed closely behind.
At this moment, the Nine-Tails Orb, which had flown far away, also flew back towards Tamamo-no-Mae.
Puchi.
The Nine-Tails Orb left a large hole in Mahoraga.
This was the effect of this Special Grade Cursed Tool.
After flying a certain distance to charge up, it would unleash an attack that ignores defense.
Mahoraga, which had been leaping into the air, was knocked to the ground by the orb's power.
Seeing this, Tamamo-no-Mae smiled in satisfaction, then... turned and fled.
Several of Orochi's heads were already charging up for a bombardment aimed at her.
The Taotie in the sky, with a mouth large enough to swallow ten of her, was drooling almost onto her face.
The Rainbow Dragon, already seven-tenths cooked, was about to ram her tail with its iron head.
If she didn't run now, when would she?
Where there's life, there's hope.
She would gather her elite forces later and come back to reclaim her territory.
The Two-Tails Iron Fan.
Tamamo-no-Mae once again drew a Cursed Tool from her tail and then inserted it into the ground.
Rumble.
After being inserted into the ground, the iron fan suddenly grew larger.
Iron walls erupted from the earth, blocking Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirits.
Tamamo-no-Mae arrived at the edge of the Domain Expansion. A new batch of fire foxes emerged from the Torii Gate, actively helping Tamamo-no-Mae cover her retreat.
Tamamo-no-Mae successfully disengaged from the battlefield.
After Tamamo-no-Mae left, the Domain Expansion began to dissipate.
After knocking Hoji away, Suguru Geto picked up Heavenly Restriction and intended to pursue, but found that Tamamo-no-Mae's figure had already disappeared among the large number of Cursed Spirits.
With no other choice, Suguru Geto could only continue to capture the Cursed Spirits that caught his eye.
Before, he ate whatever Cursed Spirits were available.
Now, there were all sorts of Cursed Spirits on the battlefield.
Suguru Geto was uncharacteristically able to actively choose the Cursed Spirits he liked.
Combined with the temporary taste-altering potion Medea had concocted for him, an unprecedented sense of happiness welled up from the depths of Suguru Geto's heart.
Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirits had already suffered heavy losses; out of more than ten thousand, fewer than five thousand remained after the fierce battle.
However, the remaining ones were all elites. As for the cannon fodder, there were plenty of those, and they could be replenished at any time.
Moreover, even if replenishment didn't happen here, there were still plenty of low-level Cursed Spirits outside.
Therefore, Suguru Geto wasn't saddened by the loss of his Cursed Spirits.
On the contrary, because he had gained two Special Grade Cursed Spirits, one of which could even perform a Domain Expansion, Suguru Geto was now full of vigor.
Suguru Geto mounted the Rainbow Dragon and flew into the sky, looking down at the entire battlefield.
The Cursed Spirits, which had been fighting chaotically, began to gather.
They started moving forward in small teams.
Although there wasn't any sophisticated coordination among the Cursed Spirits, it did reduce the chances of them being attacked from multiple directions.
After arranging his Cursed Spirits, Suguru Geto began searching for new prey.
Opportunities to choose rare Cursed Spirits like this were few and far between; this might even be a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
Suguru Geto's eyes widened more than ever before, as if he wished he could scrutinize every single Cursed Spirit.
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