He held an extremely broad, massive blade. A deep, dark blue spread from the hilt across the entire blade. Streaks of silver-blue light surfaced on it, constantly flowing and flickering.
This was the completed Shura Blade. Its blade was twice as large as before, and its weight had doubled as well.
Rokuya turned his head, his gaze settling on Kanae.
When he saw the bloody cut on Kanae's arm, her somewhat tattered clothes, and her exhausted expression, the dark blue light in his eyes instantly flared.
An utterly savage killing intent poured out of Rokuya without restraint. It turned the surrounding air bone-chillingly cold.
Utter fury.
He had already been frustrated at not being able to fight without restraint against Kokushibo. Now, seeing the person he cared about most injured, his anger fully ignited.
"You've gone too far!"
Rokuya spat the words coldly, his voice carrying irrepressible fury.
He took several glass test tubes from inside his clothes and tossed them straight to Kanae.
The tubes contained a pale blue liquid. It was a simplified healing medicine Shinobu had concocted using wisteria extract combined with arcana power.
"Share these with the others, drink them, then stand back. Leave the rest to me."
Kanae caught the medicine. Looking at Rokuya's furious back, she felt a powerful sense of security well up inside her. She knew that as long as he was here, everything would be all right. She obediently shared the medicine with Mitsuri and Genya, then led them back to a safe distance.
Rokuya turned to face Zohakuten in the air and the enormous Wooden Dragon.
Sensing an aura from Rokuya that was utterly inhuman, Zohakuten felt a flicker of panic. But he quickly composed himself and brought his drumsticks down hard.
"Whoever you are, you'll die here!"
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