The spikes had barely shot out of the Black Box when Bai Zhu rushed up to the Golden Candle Envoy.
He ignored the Holy Seat Proxy as it kept reassembling behind him.
Knov could keep the Holy Seat Proxy pinned down, and Piyu and Milluki were still tying it up. It regenerated quickly, but they were hitting it just as fast. For now, it couldn't cause any more trouble.
The real problem was the Golden Candle Envoy.
And the Black Box in her hand.
Bai Zhu raised his left hand and spread his fingers. Reiatsu compressed in his palm.
"If guided by the fingers, no effort is needed. Bakudō #30: Shitotsu Sansen!"
Three golden bolts of light shot out at once.
The first pinned the bottom of the Black Box. The second passed through a crack in its shell. The third came down from above and forced the black spike back inside.
The Black Box gave a muffled thud.
The human faces bulging from its walls collapsed, and the pulsing within its cracks stopped.
The Golden Candle Envoy's attempt to drag the Black Box came to an abrupt halt.
She turned her head.
Gela Jiang was already skimming over the ground on his surfboard. Water gathered into a trident in his hand, its three blades aligned as the tips grazed the tracks and kicked up a spray of droplets.
"Got you."
He drove it into the Golden Candle Envoy's abdomen from the side.
The Water Blade pierced her waist, and its pressure tore a patch of gouges into the tracks behind her.
The Golden Candle Envoy staggered backward.
The trident had struck off-center.
The Water Blade should have pierced her organs, but it came out through her side, missing her vital points. For an instant, the cracks in the stone