"Trying to run? Stop right there!"
As Kamikawa's retreating figure was about to vanish from sight, Dark Kikyo gripped So'unga and moved to chase after him. But the next second, several powerful shikigami monsters blocked her path.
With those crazed shikigami blocking the way, Dark Kikyo had no choice but to fight them. She wanted to fire off a Hell Dragon Break, but the space here was too cramped for her to unleash it properly.
An endless stream of frenzied shikigami rushed at the three of them, as though they wanted to tear them into pieces. Though the shikigami monsters here were all quite powerful, before Dark Kikyo's So'unga, they fell with a single slash.
Just as Kamikawa's back was about to disappear completely, Kikyo made her move as well. The fully charged Sacred Arrow flew from her hand, instantly passing through the shikigami monsters ahead... and reaching Kamikawa's back. Yet... Kamikawa remained calm and did not dodge, as though he did not consider it worth his attention.
At the same time, a shikigami dressed in full armor like a military general emerged from underground and stood before him. The Sacred Arrow struck the general shikigami's armor. Rather than passing through its body as before, it became lodged in the armor.
The sacred spiritual power had no effect at all on this shikigami that resembled a general...
"You can slowly play with them here!"
With his back to the three of them, Kamikawa curled his lips into a smile, showing no intention of turning around. After speaking, he directly left the room covered by the barrier.
Once outside, he paid little attention to the guards' corpses ahead and simply stepped over them as he walked out. This was the residence of a prince with real power. Those three had broken