Miroku and Inuyasha were on high alert.
Large amounts of dust drifted down, covering a vast area around them.
"Moth scales? Disgusting stuff."
With his keen sense of smell, Inuyasha hurriedly covered his nose and mouth with his Fire-Rat Robe.
Clearly, he found this pungent substance quite repulsive.
Beside him, Aba the tanuki inhaled just a little and immediately felt dizzy. "Huh? What's happening to me?"
Noticing something wrong, Miroku warned him:
"Aba, hold your breath, quick, or you'll pass out."
Startled by his words, Aba hurriedly held his breath and covered his face with both hands. "Um... exactly how long do I have to hold it?"
"Isn't it obvious? Until I finish them off."
Inuyasha flexed the five fingers of his right hand and unleashed Soul-Splitting Iron Claws.
Golden claw streaks flashed, tearing countless little moths apart.
After falling to the ground, the little creatures turned into purple specks of light and vanished, as though they had never appeared.
Yet no matter how Inuyasha swung his claws, the dense swarm of moths filling the sky never seemed to shrink.
"There's no end to them!"
Realizing the limitations of Soul-Splitting Iron Claws, he prepared to draw Tessaiga and sweep them away with Wind Scar.
At that moment, however, Miroku stepped forward.
"Let me."
The mastermind had yet to appear, so it was not yet appropriate to reveal Tessaiga, their strongest weapon. It would be best for him to probe with the Immortal Treasure Gourd.
As for his more recognizable Wind Tunnel? He would avoid using it if possible.
Miroku deftly pulled the wooden stopper from the Treasure Gourd at his waist. The next instant, powerful suction poured from its mouth, forcibly drawing in masses of fluttering moths.
In just a few breaths, the swarm blanketing the sky had thinned by