"Heh." Seeing that the banshee could only claw at the outer layer surrounding his body, Gazi's face twisted into a savage grin. He swung the Dragon-Slaying Sword in his hand and brought it down on the banshee again.
Amid a series of whistling sounds, the Dragon-Slaying Sword was about to slam straight into the banshee. But at the last possible moment, she turned into a puff of air and vanished. When she appeared again, she had fled in another direction.
Meanwhile, Tachi Bro sensed the Greater Shadow attacking from behind. He turned around and hit the creature with another Raging Current Strike.
After reaching level 12, as long as Tachi Bro could score a critical hit, he could trigger his ability even if he couldn't deal critical hit damage. That was the case with Ethereal Creatures like Greater Shadows, which were immune to critical hit damage.
But as long as he could "confirm a critical hit," he could seize the chance to "steal" the enemy's energy and recover one of his own martial techniques.
That was why he'd managed to trigger a critical hit with that Raging Current Strike, restoring the technique.
So...
Even after the sun set for the third time, he could still rise to glory once more.
For an instant, Tachi Bro felt a resonance between himself and the Nodachi in his hands. A strange feeling surfaced in his heart, as if the Nodachi had... gained a soul.
Following his instincts, he unleashed Raging Current Burial. A strange feeling stirred within him, but it wasn't unfamiliar. Instead, it felt incredibly familiar, as though it had been with him all along.
He'd almost forgotten that this Nodachi, although only a +1 weapon, was one he'd snatched from the Mibu Clan—the "gods" in Demon Eye Kenshin.
It was nothing