Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Yuta Okkotsu had barely landed when several Cursed Energy Cannons came hurtling toward him under Ryu Ishigori's control.
He swiftly dodged sideways, but the instant the blasts passed him, the trails of cursed energy behind them tugged tight. They changed direction in midair, curving straight back toward him!
"They can turn, too?!"
Okkotsu had no time to think. He drove power into his legs and bounded rapidly across the ground.
His figure leaped between streets, streetlights, and houses as he dodged Ishigori's Cursed Energy Cannons one after another.
But Ishigori's Cursed Energy Cannons pursued him relentlessly, as though they had eyes.
Each blast dragged a long blue trail behind it, tracing one impossible arc after another through the air as they closed in from every direction.
Fortunately, the Cursed Energy Cannons weren't especially agile. With Okkotsu running along the ground, the blasts often struck the pavement before they could turn.
Otherwise, they probably would have caught him long ago!
Okkotsu planted a foot against a wall on the verge of collapse and used it to launch himself into a flip. Several Cursed Energy Cannons crossed beneath him, only to loop through the air and double back yet again.
"They just won't stop..."
Okkotsu's brows knitted tightly, his right hand already reaching for the ring on his left ring finger.
Should I use Rika?
He suppressed the thought the moment it surfaced.
No!
I'm too far from Ishigori right now. Even if I summon Rika, I won't be able to take him down quickly.
I need to find a way to close the distance!
With that thought, Okkotsu looked toward the source of the Cursed Energy Cannons and hurried toward Ishigori's position while dodging the attacks.
Elsewhere, Takako Uro had also caught on.
Although her Sky Manipulation technique could