Rokuya sighed. Although these youngsters had grown into swordsmen who could hold their own, in Rokuya's eyes, with his System Panel, they still had a long way to go. If they actually encountered an Upper Rank, their lives would still be in danger with their current strength.
All he could do was use his experience as much as possible (though most of it came from the system's cheats-never mind that) to guide them, giving them one more chance of surviving in this cruel world.
Just as Rokuya was lecturing them, an odd sound of snapping branches suddenly came from the woods ahead.
Then a massive Abnormal Demon with three arms roared and lunged out of the shadows. Its eyes, filled with ravenous hunger, locked onto Rokuya at the front. Drool dripped from its chin onto the ground with a corrosive hiss.
"Humans! Such delicious humans! If I eat him, I'll definitely get stronger!"
Yet faced with this rather ferocious-looking Abnormal Demon, Rokuya did not even put his hand on the Shura Blade's hilt. He merely gave it a cold glance, then yawned.
"These days, every nobody thinks they can crawl out of the woodwork." Rokuya shook his head, speechless.
Before the Abnormal Demon could understand what he meant, two sharp flashes of sword light, like rippling water, crossed behind Rokuya.
"Water Breathing, Second Form: Water Wheel!"
"Water Breathing, First Form: Water Surface Slash!"
Sabito and Giyu vanished from where they stood in an instant.
The next second, there was a soft slicing sound.
Before the Abnormal Demon, still lost in its fond dream, could even scream, Sabito's circular water blade tore its enormous body straight through the middle. At the same time, Giyu's Water Surface Slash, as calm as a perfectly still surface, sliced its head clean off.
Clean, swift,