Blade of the Poison Moth
Luo Zhen's surprise was naturally something the person involved could never have known.
What was more, even the bystanders had no idea what had happened.
Under such circumstances, Todo Touka narrowed her eyes as she closed in on Ikki as if she had teleported.
Then, she brought down a lightning-wreathed slash against Ikki, who was a little too slow to react.
"Splurt!"
Amid the sound of flesh being torn apart, Todo Touka's slash cleaved Ikki's body in two.
However, when Todo Touka saw this scene, her expression changed slightly instead. Without the slightest hesitation, she abruptly withdrew and leaped rapidly backward.
Almost at the same time...
"Fourth Secret Sword—'Mirage Wolf'!"
Beside the Ikki who had been cut in two, another Ikki appeared like a mirage.
The Ikki Todo Touka had just slain was merely an illusion Ikki had created with 'Mirage Wolf.'
Ikki's true body had already darted in front of Todo Touka and was closing in on the retreating Todo Touka.
"Clang—!"
The next moment, Ikki brought down the sword in his hand at Todo Touka, who was still some distance away. The blade tore through the air, raising a sharp whistling sound. Like a long whip, or a bolt of silk, it swept toward Todo Touka.
Seeing this, Todo Touka was just about to raise her sword to defend herself when streaks of lightning flashed through her eyes. Her expression froze, and the motion of her hand stopped abruptly. Ignoring her hurried movement, she forced herself to flash to the side and evade the incoming slash.
"Boom—!"
At once, Ikki's bolt-of-silk-like slash struck the spot where Todo Touka had been a second earlier, blasting it apart.
Broken stones flew through the air, and cracks appeared across the shattered ground, spreading in every direction.