There were several more exchanges.
Little by little, the human women held him back.
The wounds on Inuyasha's body gradually multiplied, until a moment's carelessness finally let Gatenmaru catch him.
He was entangled in the corrosive threads his opponent spat out.
"Oh no."
Having dealt with the other bandits who rushed forward to interfere, Miroku was shocked by the sight.
He immediately swung his staff and rushed toward Inuyasha.
Pale blue spiritual power surged over his staff.
Speaking of which, thanks to the high-quality spirit fluid, the Old Immortal's Immortal Wine, and the bottles of miraculous medicines Li Xia had given him to strengthen his foundations and increase his spiritual power, his power had improved considerably compared with the same period in the original story.
As a result, both the speed at which he cast his barrier and its effectiveness had improved greatly.
"A barrier?"
Gatenmaru snorted.
He immediately spat out more poisonous threads.
He wrapped Inuyasha, Miroku, and the village's two human women into a thick, massive bundle of poisonous silk.
"Hmph, monk, let's see how long you can last. Once your barrier breaks, the poisonous powder will melt you down until nothing remains."
Now, he only needed to wait.
Meanwhile, outside.
Kagome, Sango, and the others arrived late.
They could hardly be blamed. Inuyasha had flown on his cloud far too quickly, with no intention of waiting for his companions behind him.
He had only brought Miroku along because he had learned his lesson after suffering badly last time.
"Inuyasha, Miroku, are you all right?"
The two women looked at the enormous poisonous cocoon at the village entrance, extremely anxious.
"What do we do? There are so many bandits."
Shippo was deeply uneasy.
Quick and agile, Sango deftly snatched two blades from the ordinary bandits surrounding her, then