Though these shikigami looked strange, they were completely no match for the Spear of the Void. They were struck down and shattered at once.
After these shikigami died, they turned directly into fragments of talisman paper that drifted down like snowflakes filling the sky.
"Gasp! Ouch..."
Just as Kikyo, Sirin, and the others had their attention drawn to the suddenly appearing shikigami, Xia Ji, who stood in the middle, suddenly cried out in pain.
"What's wrong, Xia Ji?"
Sirin, Kikyo, and Liliya instantly turned to Xia Ji and asked worriedly.
"It feels like something bit my foot."
Taniwara Natsu spoke with a frown... and at the same time, she felt a bone-chilling sensation spread from her foot through her entire body. The coldness even made Xia Ji shiver uncontrollably.
"Damn it! We didn't notice anything at all. Did it burrow up from underground?"
Seeing Taniwara Natsu's discomfort, Sirin's expression changed slightly. Her body vanished, and she teleported to Taniwara Natsu's side, hurriedly supporting the unsteady Xia Ji.
Though she had joked around with Xia Ji and the others that morning, Sirin truly considered Taniwara Natsu a good friend—a real bestie. These pests actually dared to hurt her friend!
"Are you all right?"
Kikyo also moved closer to Taniwara Natsu and asked worriedly.
PS: I finally made it home. Updates will resume tomorrow! Although...
Chapter 68: Curse Snake
"Mm, I'm fine! Something seemed to bite me just now, and I felt an extremely cold sensation, but I'm all right now!"
Taniwara Natsu left Sirin's embrace and gently moved her body. The discomfort from before seemed like an illusion; she felt no unease at all. If she had not clearly felt the pain earlier, Xia Ji might even have thought she was hallucinating.
Seeing that Xia Ji truly seemed fine,