"Understood!" Mitsuri Kanroji replied. "I'll cover everyone!"
Genya snorted coldly and said nothing, merely tightening his grip on his gun.
Across from them, Urogi suddenly let out a piercing laugh.
"Hee hee hee hee! Two more women!" Urogi flapped the wings on his back. "Did that man run away and leave you here to die?"
Urogi drew a deep breath. His chest swelled high. The veins in his neck bulged one by one.
Kanae's gaze instantly sharpened. She knew this could be the windup to an extremely powerful technique.
I can't let him open his mouth!
Kanae did not hesitate. She stamped her foot, instantly crushing the loose stones beneath it.
Her body became a blur as she charged straight at Urogi.
"Flower Breathing, Second Form: Shadow Plum!"
The Nichirin Blade in Kanae's hand traced several dazzling pink trails through the air. They intertwined into an impenetrable net of blades.
Urogi had only just opened his mouth. He had yet to make a sound.
All he saw was a flash of pink light before his eyes. Then he felt an extremely faint chill at his neck.
Kanae moved too fast. After spending so much time sparring with Rokuya, her footwork had long since far surpassed what it once was.
The blade sliced into Urogi's neck with extraordinary precision. It met little resistance. The Nichirin Blade cut straight through the demon's hard cervical vertebrae.
Urogi's head flew high into the air. Energy he had not had time to release still lingered in his wide-open mouth.
"That's the first." Kanae landed steadily. She lightly flicked the blood off her blade.
As Sekido watched Urogi die in an instant, the fury on his face immediately intensified.
"Useless trash!" Sekido roared.
He abruptly raised the Scepter in his hand. The rings at its top