Little Emperor controlled the Supreme Teigu. Given Sarutobi Hiruzen's cunning, there was no way he would rely on Genjutsu alone.
He had planted a sealing talisman in Little Emperor's heart long ago. At a critical moment, he could not only shut Little Emperor down, but even make him crash completely if things got out of hand.
With Little Emperor offline, Shikoutazer naturally fell silent as well, its red energy fading away.
"Hm?!"
"What's wrong?!"
"Hurry up and activate it!"
Seeing this, Syura shouted anxiously, but there was nothing he could do.
Once Shikoutazer was activated, a layer of energy shield protected the area around Little Emperor's throne. Syura couldn't do a thing.
Syura's expression darkened. He knew the man outside—the one who had killed his father and usurped the throne—must have tampered with something.
But now his greatest advantage had failed. The million-strong army outside alone couldn't stop that monster, Esdeath.
"Better to run for it!"
Without hesitation, Syura activated the Dimensional Formation. A flash of purple light, and he vanished from the spot.
After blinking away several times, Syura was well clear of the Imperial Palace and began to flee.
It wasn't that he didn't want to escape using the Dimensional Formation. It consumed too much energy, and using it repeatedly would overload the Teigu and destroy it.
Syura slipped through the panicked crowds, pulled up his hood, and slowly made his way out of the Imperial Capital. Once he was outside, those two monsters wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
"Hey!"
"Syura!"
Someone was calling his name. Syura looked up and saw Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Since he'd been found out, Syura dropped the act. With the Dimensional Formation, there was no one in this world who could catch him.
"But next time, you might not be so