Yurina Kurotetsu's Scheme

The yellow-robed Oracle Envoy seemed to sense something as well, and his expression gradually darkened.

Clang—!!

A clear blade cry rang out through the rain. A youth in a blue-gray floral kimono appeared out of thin air, his deep-blue longsword sliding from its sheath. In the blink of an eye, it traced an arc through the air like a crescent moon slashing toward the yellow-robed Oracle Envoy.

The yellow-robed Oracle Envoy reacted with astonishing speed. He whirled around, and the faint yellow glow radiating from his body instantly became blinding, transforming into two scorching golden halos like miniature suns around his wrists as they crashed into the longsword cutting through the rain.

He dared catch half of Xiaojin's Bewildering Pupil with his bare hands, but he did not dare grab Rain Collapse. The destructive power of the former was simply not on the same level as the latter.

The halos collided with the blade, and the raging wind they unleashed scattered the rain suspended around them. The yellow-robed Oracle Envoy stomped heavily on the ground with his right foot, smashing out an enormous crater and using the force to send Amamiya Haruki flying backward.

Amamiya Haruki's figure drifted lightly down onto a puddle, sending ripples outward. His gaze toward the yellow-robed Oracle Envoy grew solemn.

"Oracle Envoy No. 2... Heart Calamity," he murmured.

As a Fierce Ghost-level wanted criminal, Amamiya Haruki knew the Oracle Envoys extremely well. Among all seven Oracle Envoys, No. 2's Heart Calamity was the most troublesome. Though he had never fought him head-on, he had heard quite a bit about this Oracle Envoy from his master.

Back then, his master had fought this Oracle Envoy several times. Even under the best circumstances, they had only managed a draw... and the weapon in his master's hand at