At the thought, he suddenly felt the ground sink beneath his foot. A crack sounded beside his ear. He whipped his head around and saw the stone wall split open, revealing row upon row of razor-sharp arrowheads, each honed with painstaking precision.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Tetsu no Sosuke sprang back, but Shinobu Kocho was even faster.
She darted aside in an instant, dodging the arrows hurtling toward her. Before she could land, she saw that every spot the arrows struck was set at a subtle angle. On impact, the arrows ricocheted in every direction—and several flew straight at her and Tetsu no Sosuke!
Chapter 432: Stone
This was definitely deliberate!
Tetsu no Sosuke's eyes lit up. The trap had not made him angry, frustrated, or afraid. Instead, he was fascinated by the way its creator had used the terrain to attack.
By then, he had already drawn the Sunflare Hammer from his back. He swung it, and with two sharp clangs, knocked the incoming arrows away.
"Subtle changes in angle redirected the hidden arrows. Whoever set this trap accounted for the terrain and predicted where someone would dodge."
Tetsu no Sosuke could not help imagining the possibilities. "If we built a place like this and lured Kibutsuji Muzan inside, we'd have an enormous advantage in battle!"
The problem was how to get Kibutsuji Muzan to walk willingly into such a trap.
Tetsu no Sosuke was pondering that when Shinobu Kocho spoke. "What's that sound?"
"Sound?"
He looked around, and Shinobu Kocho pointed at the ground. "There. I think there's something there."
A Scroll had suddenly appeared on the floor, which had been empty a moment ago.
Tetsu no Sosuke raised an eyebrow. It seemed to be right where he had stepped. There had clearly been nothing there