The blonde girl was watched by a Night Owl Guard and dared not move even a finger.
The man in the white skull mask was forced out of the shadows. Caught between two Night Owl Guards, he had lost one of his short blades and suffered a deep gash across his left shoulder.
The man in the white skull mask gritted his teeth, holding his remaining short blade across his body, but he could no longer raise his left hand.
Saint Green's situation grew increasingly dire.
Yan and Mei's combined pressure had driven him to the edge of the battlefield, and the dark golden glow on his sword had dimmed by more than half.
He countered with a slash, forcing Yan back two steps, but Mei's Genjutsu immediately struck from the flank, forcing him to pull his sword back to block.
He countered with another slash, cutting through Mei's Genjutsu, but Yan's Amaterasu was already sweeping in from the other side.
Every counterattack let him land one or two respectable strikes, but the pair's coordinated rhythm quickly forced him back onto the defensive.
"You damned lowborn scum!" Saint Green's voice was deeper than before, its final notes trembling slightly. "Let's see just how much stamina you have!"
He never finished speaking.
Because Taki had arrived.
Taki broke away during a lull in his assault on Shamrock, shooting like an arrow into the space between Saint Green and Yan and Mei.
Tagitsuhime's ocular power instantly locked onto the circulation of Saint Green's bodily fluids.
Saint Green's sword faltered for a moment. Yan's Amaterasu burst against his chest, Mei's Genjutsu sealed off his escape, and Taki's Lightning Release slash cut in from the side.
Saint Green brought his sword across to block, its dark golden glow suppressing Amaterasu, but Taki's Lightning Release