That night, countless adorable rabbits, invisible to ordinary people, hid in the shadows across Sendai.
Especially the shadows near Sendai's major fried chicken shops were places where the rabbits gathered in large numbers.
This was because, in police reports, half of the people who had seen Uro Takako were employees of fried chicken shops.
Eichi himself also found a place with a wide view and hid.
Eichi was very concerned about Uro Takako's appearance.
One must know that when Uro Takako originally appeared, it was during the Culling Game.
How absurd was the Culling Game?
Ten Barriers.
One thousand Players.
Ten million Cursed Spirits.
That's right, ten million.
On average, each Barrier contained one hundred Players and one million Cursed Spirits.
This was a truly terrifying number.
One must know that the number of Cursed Spirits born in a year in the island nation might not even reach this quantity.
Even so, Cursed Spirit disasters in the island nation still caused the deaths of over ten thousand ordinary people each year.
If the worst-case scenario truly happened, and the Players and Cursed Spirits from the Sendai Barrier were released early by Tamamo-no-Mae, it would absolutely be a huge disaster.
Therefore, Eichi took this matter very seriously.
Thousands of rabbits scurried through every corner of the city, and any anomaly would send a signal to Eichi.
Eichi would also immediately check the nearby situation through the shadows.
However, because the instructions Eichi gave were to find a woman wearing nothing, most of the information transmitted by Rabbit Escape was... young couples exploring the Profound Truth of life in alleys.
"As expected of the island nation, the alleys are really white, ahem, really numerous."
Soon, another rabbit sent a message.
"It can't be… never mind, let's just see."
Eichi immersed his consciousness into the shadow.
Then, Uro Takako, dragging a young couple, appeared in Eichi's sight.
Is this the one this time?
Finally, I've waited for you; it wasn't easy.
The next second, Eichi retracted his gaze.
"Hmm?"
Uro Takako looked strangely at the corner covered by shadows behind her.
Her intuition told her someone had been watching her just now.
"A delusion?"
Uro Takako whispered.
Then she flew into the sky, carrying two people.
Eichi, almost discovered, immediately adjusted his perspective to a more distant shadow.
"Is she leaving? The direction is north."
Uro Takako hovered in the air for a while.
After confirming there were no other suitable targets, Uro Takako flew north.
Eichi quietly followed Uro Takako.
During this time, he maintained a distance of over one kilometer from Uro Takako.
He had already canceled the summoning of Rabbit Escape.
After all, such a large group of rabbits with Cursed Energy aura running on the ground would easily attract Uro Takako's attention.
Uro Takako finally disappeared in an area by the sea.
"Disappeared?"
Eichi carefully observed the area where Uro Takako disappeared.
One by one, Rabbit Escape reappeared, beginning to search the vicinity meticulously.
Soon, an old man, also carrying people, appeared in Eichi's line of sight.
Eichi and Rabbit Escape hid together in the shadows.
Then he watched the old man suddenly disappear.
'What's at this location?'
About ten minutes after the old man disappeared, Eichi cautiously controlled the shadow to reach the place where the old man vanished.
'A Barrier?'
The moment the shadow covered that area, Eichi got the answer.
The shadow continued forward, entering the Barrier.
After confirming the entrance was safe, Eichi also submerged himself in the shadow and entered the Barrier.
A huge exhibition hall appeared in Eichi's sight.
'So many Cursed Objects, how many years would it take me to accumulate this many?'
Eichi's shadow moved forward, merging into the shadow of the display cabinet.
In this way, Eichi hid in the shadow of the display cabinet, quietly observing the situation within the Barrier.
"The quality this time has declined somewhat, Dhruv."
A charming voice came.
"It's already good enough, Tamamo-no-Mae."
This voice sounded a bit older.
"The vessels with good Aptitude around here have almost all been caught; if you want more, you'll have to look elsewhere."
'Tamamo-no-Mae? Dhruv?'
Eichi's mind was highly focused, not missing a single detail of their conversation.
"That would take too much time; this concubine will just make do."
With that, Tamamo-no-Mae selected a few Cursed Objects.
She stuffed them into the mouths of several unconscious vessels lying on the ground.
Amidst a series of painful howls, the figures and appearances of several Young Men underwent tremendous changes.
"A woman and an old man, isn't it that guy whose head makes one want to tear it open?"
A burly bald man showed displeasure.
"I was originally thinking of pulling out all the threads on his head when I saw him again, but what a pity."
After speaking, the bald man surveyed the few people around him.
The bald man's gaze instantly lit up when he saw Tamamo-no-Mae.
"Woman, what is your name?"
Tamamo-no-Mae's expression was icy; the words she had originally intended to say were retracted.
"Dhruv, these people are yours."
With that, Tamamo-no-Mae turned and continued to control the Cursed Spirits.
"Hey, woman, come back here… Ah!"
The bald man's hand, reaching for Tamamo-no-Mae, was bitten off by a suddenly appearing Shikigami.
"You bastard!"
Just as the bald man was about to retaliate, he was pierced through a vital point by another suddenly appearing Shikigami.
"Ugh!"
The bald man spat out a mouthful of blood and quickly lost his breath.
"The troublesome guy has been dealt with, just in time to ask you a question."
"Do you few want to join us?"
No sooner had Dhruv finished speaking than ferocious Shikigami appeared before them.
"Hmm?" X2
Dhruv noticed that the position of one Shikigami was incorrect.
Eichi, meanwhile, cursed inwardly.
He finally remembered who this old man was.
Dhruv.
One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Sendai, who was pierced by Yuta Okkotsu.
A strong individual who made the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Kuroi Bokusatsu afraid to show his face.
Dhruv had two independent Shikigami, and he used the trajectory of his Shikigami as his Domain.
In other words, Eichi was currently within Dhruv's Domain.
Therefore, he was captured by the trajectory of Dhruv's Shikigami.
When Dhruv ordered his Shikigami to threaten everyone in the field, Eichi, hiding in the shadows, was also threatened by the Shikigami.
"Who's there!"
Dhruv roared, and the Shikigami's movement trajectory changed.
"Fallen Blossom Emotion."
The Shikigami's sure-hit attack plunged into the shadow, hitting Eichi.
However, before the Shikigami could cause any harm to Eichi, it was neutralized by Fallen Blossom Emotion's automatic counterattack.
Eichi's figure leaped from the shadow.
The next moment, the shadow transformed into surging waves, intending to engulf this huge exhibition hall.
The shadow attacked Dhruv.
Any Cursed Objects touched by the shadow along the way were also completely absorbed into the shadow.
"Shadows, huh? A mere parlor trick."
Dhruv's Shikigami quickly neutralized the waves formed by the shadow.
'Should I open my Domain? My Domain should be able to completely cover his Domain.'
Eichi quickly rejected this idea.
There was more than one enemy here; at least Uro Takako and Tamamo-no-Mae were currently known.
If he were to be ambushed due to Cursed Technique Burnout after using his Domain… "Mahoraga, destroy this place!"
From within the constantly surging shadows, a terrifying figure emerged.
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