Only now did Hantengu · Cowardice finally realize that his hiding place had been exposed.
His heart sank.
The wooden ball enveloping him immediately reacted, unfurling with a swish.
In an instant, it became a thick wooden wall, blocking him off from the two swordsmen completely.
Three ferocious wooden dragon heads were carved into its surface.
It was Zohakuten's Blood Demon Art, Avīci Karma Tree.
It could freely create and control wood comparable to steel.
As the main body, he could naturally shape this wood however he pleased as well.
"Still trying to run?"
Kazetoriin's icy voice rang out.
Before he had finished speaking, the silver Long Whip had already torn through the air, slicing as though through tofu.
The sturdy wooden wall, which even a Lower Rank Demon would have struggled to breach, was instantly shredded amid an ear-piercing crack.
Wood chips burst in every direction.
Through the gap amid the flying splinters,
a purple figure had already slipped through like a phantom.
It was Shinobu Kocho.
In the blink of an eye, she had circled behind Hantengu · Cowardice.
Yet the target before her made her pause slightly.
A palm-sized demon.
Even as he ran in little hops, he was still shorter than the weeds beside the road.
This was the main body?
So small. No wonder none of us noticed him before.
Shinobu Kocho did not hesitate.
She flicked her wrist, and her specially made Nichirin Blade, Raccoon, gave a faint mechanical click.
Poison Breathing...
The blade whistled through the air as she thrust it straight out!
Clang!
A crisp metallic collision rang out, particularly grating to the ears.
With the Nichirin Blade's tip pressed against the little demon's body, she skidded forward several yards.
A shallow furrow was plowed into the ground.
But the blade could