However, the joy of victory did not last long. Elsewhere, Muichiro Tokito was in terrible condition. Kokushibo's blade had pierced straight through his abdomen earlier. Although he had activated his Bright Red Nichirin Sword through sheer willpower, once the blade was pulled out, his wound had hemorrhaged. Now his face was as pale as paper, and his breathing was barely perceptible.
"Little brother! Hang on!" Yuichiro struggled to stand and go help, but his legs would not obey him at all.
At that critical moment, the flutter of wings suddenly came from the ceiling. A Kasugai Crow flew out of the shadows, carrying several sheets of paper covered in strange runes and a cloth bundle in its claws.
Those were supplies Yushiro had distributed using his Blood Demon Art!
The bundle landed precisely beside Sanemi. He tore it open with all his strength, and several test tubes filled with pale blue liquid rolled out. This was a new healing medicine Shinobu Kocho had formulated by combining the Arcana Power remaining in Takanashi Rokuno's blood with wisteria extract.
"Genya! Crawl over there! Give Tokito an injection!" Sanemi roared.
Enduring the intense pain inside him, Genya crawled along the floor like a worm, grabbed a test tube, and made his way to Muichiro's side. Without hesitation, he pulled out the stopper and poured the pale blue medicine over the wound in Muichiro's abdomen, which was deep enough to expose bone. He poured the remaining half directly into his mouth.
The instant the pale blue medicine touched the wound, it gave off a faint blue glow. The blood that had been gushing out stopped at once, and the new flesh along the wound's edges began to writhe and join together at a visible speed.
Although the wound had not healed completely, the fatal