"Hah..."
Soji let out a breath of stale air. Though the current situation was giving him a headache, he had no choice.
Forget that Madara Uchiha was not attacking him right now—even if Madara attacked him without regard for anything else, he would still have to bring down this third meteorite first!
One thing after another is slipping out of my control. If my main body doesn't return soon, am I going to get beaten to death later?
Even Soji felt a trace of unease.
After all, Mizuki Ember's strength was still too weak. He could not suppress everything.
If others knew that Soji still thought he was weak, they would probably all jump into the sea and kill themselves.
This counted as weak?
Then what were they?
Perhaps this was Soji's particular brand of humblebragging that others could not understand.
"Rumble..."
This third meteorite, trailing flames behind it, was now less than a hundred meters from the ground at most.
Under the night sky, the meteorite looked especially dazzling.
That was, provided one ignored the shockwave it would bring when it crashed down.
And naturally, Soji would not allow that to happen!
Calming his mind and steadying his breath, Soji began frantically mobilizing the Sage Chakra within his body.
Unlike before, when Soji had time to prepare the Gentle Fist's Ultimate Secret Technique, Air Quake, this third meteorite had come too suddenly. It had not given him any time to charge up!
Thus, he could only choose another method to deal with this third meteorite!
Finally, amid the third meteorite's rapid descent and Madara Uchiha's focused gaze, Soji made his move.
"Sage Art: Ice Release—Rotating Ice Lotus!"
With Soji's low shout, an ice lotus bloomed above his head.
At first, it was only a flower bud.
But soon, petal