But within moments, he was already enveloped in fog, with no idea where that hulking brute had gone.
"Now... this really does seem like trouble." Akaza frowned. He was unfamiliar with the surroundings to begin with, and now the fog had blocked his vision. What was he supposed to do next?
Upper Moon One was certainly powerful, but caught unprepared against an enemy who had planned ahead, how good were his chances of winning?
The blade flashed down, and the demon was crushed to pieces before it even had a chance to scream.
Kanroji Mitsuri licked her lips excitedly. "That's the third!"
She glanced at Tetsu no Sosuke and Shinobu Kocho beside her. "Why aren't you two trying to snatch any from me?"
"There are plenty to go around. Why fight over them?"
Shinobu Kocho thought Kanroji Mitsuri was truly childish. A certain someone kept saying that she had yet to grow up, but perhaps this woman, who had already become a Pillar, simply had an undeveloped brain?
Shinobu Kocho glanced at Tetsu no Sosuke without saying anything. Just then, he looked up at her. Their eyes met, and Tetsu no Sosuke smiled. "We'll clean up a few stragglers, then regroup with the others."
"Should we send the message now?"
Shinobu Kocho asked.
Tetsu no Sosuke thought for a moment, then nodded.
Shinobu Kocho immediately summoned a Kasugai Crow, while Tetsu no Sosuke looked in the direction Akaza had gone. We've driven him out of the encirclement, so we shouldn't keep blundering around. But to avoid any unexpected attacks during the fight, we really do need to clear the surrounding battlefield.
Just as that thought settled in his mind, he heard a voice.
"So this is where you are."
Chapter 247: Surrounded
An icy voice reached them, and