Kong and Tsugikuni Yoriichi's battle ended far too quickly. With just one misjudgment, Kong was slain by Tsugikuni Yoriichi in the blink of an eye.
Only after Kong's head hit the ground and Tsugikuni Yoriichi transformed into a Golden Streamer shooting into the sky did the other Gorosei in the distance realize what had happened.
Saint Marcus Mars transformed into a giant bird and fled the battlefield with Saint Nasjuro's mangled body. Though the Gorosei were mentally linked, Saint Saturn and the others had been too occupied with their fierce battle against Issho to spare attention for Kong's battlefield.
In the Gorosei's eyes, since Kong had managed to hold Tsugikuni Yoriichi off for so long, his strength surely had to be enough to contend with Yoriichi. Even if he lost, it should not have happened so quickly or so suddenly.
Therefore, before they sensed Kong's aura weaken drastically, they had not turned their attention toward that battlefield.
The Gorosei had tremendous confidence in each other's abilities. Saint Saturn and the others believed that Saint Marcus Mars and Kong would be enough to handle the threat Tsugikuni Yoriichi posed.
But they had never expected the formidable Kong to be killed just like that.
Seeing the Golden Streamer formed by Tsugikuni Yoriichi shoot into the sky, Saint Saturn and the others could not help growing anxious. After passing the information to the departing Saint Marcus Mars, they exchanged glances and made their decision in an instant.
"Leave this place first!"
The Gorosei had lived in this world for far too long. Their prolonged lives of comfort had long caused their fighting abilities to deteriorate.
This deterioration did not refer to their combat experience or their ability to react in battle, but rather their mentality when facing powerful enemies.
Simply put, they valued