Thick blood dripped from the severed vines. An arm as sturdy as steel had been torn open down the middle, leaving a massive gash, with plenty of charred flesh still clinging to the stark white bone.
Asano Kiyoshi and Ishida Soken panted heavily. Before them stood the only three remaining Adjuchas.
Those three Adjuchas were covered in wounds as well, their flesh torn and scorched everywhere. In some places, even their bone marrow had been cooked through!
Vine Adjuchas had been the first Adjuchas Asano Kiyoshi and Ishida Soken dealt with. After Tongue Adjuchas began its indiscriminate attacks, Vine Adjuchas had lost its footing.
Having noticed this, Ishida Soken and Asano Kiyoshi had seized the chance to beat a dog while it was down. At the cost of Asano Kiyoshi taking a blow from Giant Fist Adjuchas head-on, the two of them instantly killed Vine Adjuchas!
Next was Giant Claw Adjuchas, which had been the first Adjuchas to emerge.
After its first exchange with Miyako Shiba and Asano Kiyoshi, it had already suffered some injuries, and its condition had worsened considerably. Then, being repeatedly targeted by both enemies and allies caused its spiritual pressure to become extremely unstable. Asano Kiyoshi noticed this, and under Ishida Soken's cover, used the shadows created by Reishi arrows to pierce Giant Claw Adjuchas's mask from behind in a single strike.
Looking at the two remaining Adjuchas, Asano Kiyoshi let out a deep breath. Then he raised his Zanpakuto toward the sky. As a streak of Blue-Ink Color spiritual pressure rose, a light rain slowly began to fall around them.
Ishida Soken looked up at the sky, watching the falling rain, then glanced at the flaming cloak around Asano Kiyoshi. His brow furrowed slightly as he asked, "Will this affect your abilities?"
Hearing Ishida Soken's