Above the rooftop, Ryu Ishigori's Cursed Energy Cannon rained down like a storm.
Takako Uro unleashed Ushura Bullet repeatedly with both hands, deflecting each incoming blast, but her breathing had grown noticeably ragged.
Although Dhruv Lakdawalla's Inviolable Domain had vanished, the pressure from Ryu Ishigori had not eased in the slightest.
"Where the hell did that Fujiwara brat go? Why isn't he back yet?!"
Gritting her teeth, Takako Uro warped space again, deflecting three homing blasts from the Cursed Energy Cannon.
Although her Sky Manipulation technique countered Ryu Ishigori's bombardment, using it continuously at such intensity drained her cursed energy rapidly.
Ryu Ishigori stood on the opposite rooftop, blue cursed energy surging wildly through his cannon-shaped pompadour.
The smile on his face had faded somewhat, replaced by a seriousness he had not shown in a long time.
"Takako Uro, how much longer can you hold out? You're almost out of cursed energy, aren't you?"
"Shut up! I can fight you all damn day!"
Takako Uro put on a brave front, but she knew she had already used well over half her cursed energy.
Just as she was considering a strategic retreat, Ryu Ishigori suddenly stopped firing.
The cursed energy in his cannon-shaped pompadour no longer condensed into shells. Instead, it coated the tips of his hair like a thin blue film.
Ryu Ishigori tilted his head slightly, looking toward the edge of the barrier.
"Hm?"
Takako Uro sensed it too.
An immense, unfamiliar surge of cursed energy was rapidly approaching.
That cursed energy was extremely strange, carrying an unnerving, penetrating quality, as though countless tiny currents were coursing through the air.
"Who... is that?"
Before Takako Uro could finish speaking, a blue bolt of electricity shot out from the distant ruins.
The beam moved so fast that dodging it was