Elsewhere, with Ferdinand's assistance, the seven captains were also placed in grave danger.
After Ishii Teruko, captain of the Thirteenth Squad, was once again inflicted with a stack of the Lord of Insects' Destruction status.
A single Greedy Siphon from Ferdinand instantly drained all the energy from her body.
Then the Lord of Insects seized the chance to reap her life with his bone scythe.
Once people began to fall, the Divine Court Squads' battle became difficult once more.
After Wondrous Form slew three people, he charged toward the battlefield of the remaining two again.
Seeing this, Takao Yoshinobu's expression changed, and he shouted, "Retreat!"
Shimizu Yiren and Abe Yujuro faced each other with their longswords, water and fire energy accumulating where their blades met.
As the two pushed forward, a powerful wave of sword force transformed into a pillar of light and blasted toward Wondrous Form's group of three.
By the time the three each destroyed the sword wave before them, the six figures had already vanished.
Not only that, the Divine Court Squad members who had originally been intercepting the insect swarm and Beast Ghosts also began retreating one after another.
Their destination was Gojo District, where the onmyoji had established a second line of defense. There, they could hold their ground by taking advantage of the terrain and bring their own strength into play.
"Let's go," said the Lord of Insects, leading the insect swarm in pursuit.
Ferdinand glanced over and saw that Margarita and Greta had already driven back the samurai legion defending the city.
He then led the Greed Legion in pursuit as well.
Wondrous Form likewise waved a hand, and Xiao Mo and the others advanced inward with the Beast Ghost Legion.
He looked behind him. Abyss squads hidden in the shadows began to