It happened so fast that the two little girls had no time to react.
Fortunately, Sirin had been keeping an eye on her two disciples. Seeing that they were in danger, she immediately stretched out her hand and opened a spatial gate in front of them.
The blazing slash instantly vanished into the spatial gate and was swallowed by space. Only then did Yae Rin react, pushing Kaede away... relocating herself and warily looking ahead.
At that moment, the ghosts and monsters ahead parted to form a passage. A Skeleton Warrior dressed like a Japanese samurai walked forward, gripping a black katana.
"That is... a Great Demon..."
Watching the Skeleton Warrior emerge and sensing the deathly aura emanating from it, Kikyo found that aura strange, but one thing was certain... this was a Great Demon-level undead.
Thus, without even thinking, Kikyo drew an arrow made from the Sacred Tree from the quiver on her back.
Kikyo's power was extremely effective against these ghosts and spirits. Combined with the power of her Stigmata and the Sacred Tree, she could even suppress a Great Demon.
But Sirin stopped Kikyo.
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Kikyo said nothing, merely looking at Sirin in confusion. She did not understand why Sirin was stopping her.
"This Skeleton Warrior came for Rin. Rin has never encountered a truly powerful opponent before; everything has gone too smoothly for her. That is not good for her growth. She needs pressure...
And now is a very good opportunity!"
Seeing Kikyo's question, Sirin quickly explained.
"Rin? Are you serious? This is a Great Demon-level undead. Even I can only suppress it, yet you want Rin to face it alone?"
Kikyo lowered her bow, but she could not help reminding Sirin of the gap between Rin and the Skeleton Warrior.
"That is exactly why