Caw! Caw! Caw!
Hundreds and thousands of pitch-black crows surged out, letting out dry, hoarse cries at the same frequency and swallowing all the discussion in the arena.
Then, countless crows landed one after another on the railings around the arena. Like silent guards welcoming guests along both sides of the road, they fell still before raising their short beaks and heads.
Uesugi Tetsu, with Two-Shaku-Sama sitting on his lap, silently lifted his eyes. Reflected in them was a pair of indifferent purple eyes in the darkness.
He slowly stood up, allowing Two-Shaku-Sama to lightly step down beside him. Then he raised his shield and "hand" gun toward the darkness.
Only a few minutes had passed, yet under the combined effects of Two-Shaku-Sama's enhanced healing and Spirit Awakening Mist, most of his depleted Internal Energy and injuries had already recovered and healed.
The same was true for Two-Shaku-Sama.
Her originally translucent body, which had become that way from materializing numerous "imaginary items," had solidified once more.
Most of the credit went to Two-Shaku-Sama's "Bilateral Healing" and his current Spiritual Power attribute of forty-eight points.
As for Spirit Awakening Mist, its effect had become relatively weak once his physique exceeded fifty points.
Before long, it would probably truly fall out of use and become nothing more than a resurrection-time reduction device.
Uesugi Tetsu did not mention the plain spear beside him, stained with blood and partially broken. Instead, he rested his hand on Kaga Kiyomitsu's hilt and walked step by step toward the center of the arena under the crows' watchful eyes.
Against such a massive flock of crows, the plain spear, which could only injure one or several individuals at a time, was clearly inferior to Sorrow of Parting's area-of-effect ability.
As the arena gradually fell silent, the sound of