Ten seconds earlier.
Uesugi Tetsu could clearly feel three faint connections inexplicably appear in his heart after he shook the bell.
It was as if he had temporarily gained three Shikigami.
He glanced to the side—three Straw Koma-inu the size of corgis were pacing back and forth in place, waiting for his command.
Straw had been woven through burlap, bringing the Koma-inu's expressions vividly to life.
Uesugi Tetsu held his breath in the thick fog and tentatively sent the three Koma-inu the exact same command:
Attack the Blue Oni in the fog!
He had assumed such a vague command would be impossible for the Koma-inu to understand. Like him, they would be unable to see through the fog and sense the enemy's location.
But to Uesugi Tetsu's surprise, the Koma-inu instantly changed direction and charged into the fog.
This item was unexpectedly useful!
Uesugi Tetsu immediately followed behind one of the Koma-inu and saw Niijima Yuta turn and fire at it.
Muzzle flashes flickered from the shotgun. The pellets tore through the fog and easily ripped the frail Koma-inu into a skyful of fragments.
Now!
Uesugi Tetsu immediately made the Koma-inu in front of him stop, while he suppressed every trace of movement from his Ki-ai Technique and thrust forward with astonishing speed.
The blade easily pierced the Blue Oni's abdomen, and before his opponent could react, Uesugi Tetsu immediately retreated.
Brahma vanished into the fog once more. Using the techniques of the Ki-ai Technique, he made his flat voice echo throughout the train station:
"Niijima Yuta, it's time for you to die."
Under cover of the voice, the second Koma-inu moved swiftly. It stretched out its short straw limbs and pounced at Niijima Yuta from behind.
Boom!
The shotgun roared again, shredding the Koma-inu in midair without the slightest