Sekiro clapped his hands, using a Secret Art to dispel the illusion on Kurō, whose eyes slowly cleared.
Just then, a cold, aged voice rang out:
"It's been a long time... Owl's Son."
Sekiro looked up. An old woman in a cloak walked toward him, her hair snow-white and her eyes filled with a cold, numb aura of death.
"Lady Butterfly..."
Sekiro's expression immediately turned deadly serious.
Just watching this cutscene, Zhong Yi could tell that the old woman had to be an immensely powerful opponent.
Even Sekiro in his prime would have no guarantee of defeating her.
"Lord Kurō, please leave."
Sekiro quietly stepped in front of Kurō, a sight that struck Zhong Yi as strangely familiar.
As Kurō gritted his teeth and left, Zhong Yi was reminded more and more of the battle with Genichiro in the Reed Field beneath the moonlight.
"Shit... I'm not going to lose my right hand this time, am I...?"
Zhong Yi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
By now, Sekiro had drawn Kusabimaru, and four razor-sharp kunai had appeared between Lady Butterfly's fingers.
The cutscene ended, and Zhong Yi gained control of the body.
"Ah, holding Kusabimaru really brings my confidence back..."
Zhong Yi glanced at Kusabimaru in his hand, suddenly feeling much more grounded. He took a deep breath and looked at Lady Butterfly:
"Come on! Don't go saying I'm picking on an old lady!!"
Meanwhile.
In Zhou Yue's Illusion Realm world.
"One thousand six hundred and eighty-eight..."
"One thousand six hundred and eighty-nine..."
"One thousand six hundred and ninety..."
"One thousand six hundred and ninety-one! Got him!!"
Seeing a red deathblow marker finally appear on Headless's chest, Zhou Yue shouted and drove Kusabimaru into his chest with fierce killing intent.
As blood gushed out, a highlighted server-wide