Breath of the Insect—Dance of the Bee Stinger: True Drag!
This move pushed Shinobu Kocho to her absolute limit. Tetsu no Sosuke even believed she had honed it to the very peak of her speed.
All that speed converged on a single point. Though called a dance, it was more like a fleeting streak of light, impossible to catch.
Akaza's neck was pierced, yet his face still wore that supremely satisfied smile.
Even when Tetsu no Sosuke's Hammer came crashing into him a moment later, his smile did not falter.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
They had hit him, but seeing him smile was hardly the point.
At that moment, Tetsu no Sosuke had no intention of letting up.
Far from it. His Form One assault only grew faster.
His Hammer pounded Akaza like a raging storm, leaving him unable to remain upright and twisting his body into a grotesque shape.
His feet stayed firmly planted, never lifting an inch. As Tetsu no Sosuke hammered his upper body, it gradually twisted and slumped to the ground!
No human could have contorted himself like that.
Shinobu Kocho pulled out her Nichirin Blade and thrust again!
But as her blade flashed forward, it met a hand. The blade pierced the palm, and the hand suddenly twisted. The scrape of steel against bone made their skin crawl.
The next instant, that hand clamped around the blade and refused to budge!
"This time..."
As Akaza spoke, he reached out with his other hand and stopped Tetsu no Sosuke's Hammer.
One hand held Shinobu Kocho's Nichirin Blade; the other stopped Tetsu no Sosuke's Hammer.
His strength was probably every bit Kokushibo's equal!
His body slowly rose, trembling. With his feet still seemingly nailed to the ground, he gradually stood upright.
He grinned slightly. "Let's see you make