Little Shi shot out sharp ice blades, while Izawa cast green fireballs.
Kanzaki drew a circle with his hand as he faced the ice and fire attacks …
Reverse curse, "Cycle of Life"!
A silver circular spell formation suddenly flashed and glowed. The ice blades and fireballs that were hit by the light were immediately shot back at Little Shi and Izawa! Seiji and Izawa were forced to block or dodge their own spells.
Everyone else also cast spells or shot guns at Kanzaki. However, they were all countered, dodged, or blocked. Nothing happened.
"Burning Wind Slash"!
Yanagi New Moon Style, "Heart Piercer"!
Seiji and Shigure simultaneously rushed at each other. They cooperated with each other perfectly, using a burning sword slash and a Heart Piercer attack.
Kanzaki blocked the attacks with his left and right armlets.
The three of them continued fighting at high speed. They were so fast that everyone else couldn't even see them clearly! All they could see were flashing blades and armlets, as well as their figures moving back and forth as if they were dancing a fierce dance.
As a member of the Yanagi Family, Masao Yanagi was astonished as he could see the most.
He knew that Shigure Tendo was powerful, but that was all he knew. He had never truly admitted it.
As for Haruta Seiji, Masao Yanagi also believed that Haruta Seiji was only relying on his strange power to show off. Haruta Seiji would be nothing without that power.
However, the current scene before him forced him to face the undeniable truth …
Shigure Tendo was incredibly strong.
Haruta Seiji was also incredibly strong.
Much stronger than him — Masao Yanagi!
The truth was right before him. No matter how unwilling he was to accept it, he could only accept it.
There were no openings.
It seemed like Kanzaki and Seiji were evenly matched. However, Seiji was unable to see any openings at all! Instead, Seiji was being led away …
Shigure noticed this as well. He wanted to take a risk and use a high-powered martial arts technique to break the stalemate.
However, Kanzaki saw through his plan and was about to use a critical attack when Seiji did his best to stop him …
* Boom!! *
Although Kanzaki was unable to completely stop him, Shigure was still hit. His protective barrier collapsed, and he was sent flying backwards.
Seiji was also sent flying due to his unstable posture. Fortunately, he didn't receive a critical attack.
Killing curse, "Tornado Charge"!
Kanna took advantage of this opportunity to cast a major spell. The tri-dimensional spell formation spat out a tempest that gathered into a powerful vortex that rushed towards Kanzaki. The vortex rumbled as it swept up dirt and stones as if it was a roaring dragon.
Kanzaki raised his hand and drew two circles.
The tornado was illuminated by the two silver diagrams and fell into the formation.
Killing curse, "Five Thunder Blast"!
Nobuhiko cast a powerful spell as well. A gigantic hexagonal spell formation appeared in the sky and shot down a powerful bolt of lightning at Kanzaki!
Kanzaki raised his hand and drew two more circles in the air, absorbing the lightning into his spell formation as well.
Everyone else kept casting powerful spells, but all of them were absorbed by Kanzaki's silver spell formation!
Then, he waved his hands, fusing all the diagrams into one, and suddenly expanded it.
"High energy warning ahead. Everyone, prepare for impact …" Seiji thought to himself.
There was no need for him to shout, nor was there a need for him to warn them, because everyone had a premonition of the upcoming crisis.
Boom boom boom boom — —
The sound of an erupting volcano shook the heavens and earth!
The gigantic silver formation spat out a powerful torrent of chaotic energy that was a mixture of all the spells just now and blasted towards everyone!
"Get behind me!!!"
Seiji cast [Turtle Shell Barrier], activated [Heroic Protection], [Light's Protection], and used all of his system's items … He increased his defensive abilities to the max and stood at the very front!
The chaotic torrent seemed like it could destroy the heavens and the earth. It was impossible to dodge or escape.
However, the tall figure at the very front stood mightily and forcefully blocked the attack by himself! This created a small safe zone for Seiji.
"Brother …"
"Seiji …"
"Haruta-kun …"
All of Seiji's words were drowned out by the thunderous explosions.
…
After the explosion, all that could be seen was ruins.
"Well done, Haruta -san," Kanzaki spoke up as he watched Seiji heroically protect his teammate.
"Since you're so brave, I can allow you to leave.
As long as you surrender now, you and your partner can safely leave. "
"Thank you so much, Kanzaki-san," Seiji responded. "But I'm sorry, but I refuse."
"Why?"
"Because my goal is to win!"
Kanzaki's tone was so firm that it almost seemed solid.
Kanzaki fell silent for a moment.
"There's a limit to your patience … Are you certain that you want me to kill you?" Kanzaki's tone became icy cold.
Just as Seiji was about to respond, a powerful aura suddenly exploded from behind him!
Before he could turn around, he saw a figure charging towards Kanzaki! He left golden-red sparks in his wake.
It was Shigure Tendo.
Currently, golden-red flames surrounded Shigure's entire body. His sword was glowing brilliantly as if he had transformed into some sort of demon. He had an abnormally powerful aura.
Was this a mutated … berserk form!?
* Boom! * Shigure stabbed out with his sword, causing flames to bloom!
Kanzaki blocked this attack. However, his movements seemed slightly stiff.
Seiji's eyes lit up.
Although it was only a tiny bit, Kanzaki's current performance meant that he was no longer at ease!
Had he used up a lot of energy just now to counter all the spells? Or was Shigure truly a threat after using his trump card?
No matter what, the demon king had now revealed an opening.
* Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! * Every single one of Shigure's sword strikes was covered in flames. His attacks became extraordinarily extravagant.
Soon, fierce flames started burning with Shigure at the center, enveloping Kanzaki within!
Seiji was unable to provide support in such a situation. Nor would his spells work. He could only watch from the sidelines.
There were constant sounds of explosions within the flames. Seiji could faintly see two figures engaged in an intense battle.
* Boom!! *
A scorching wave of flames rushed towards them. Seiji and the others hurriedly dodged it.
Waves of flames followed. Obviously, this was the leftover power of Shigure's sword technique.
The flames continued to expand and become fiercer, causing everyone to exclaim in astonishment.
"Just what is he …" Yanagi muttered to himself.
The sound of the earth being split apart suddenly rang out, followed by a second, a third, a fourth … The sounds swiftly became more frequent. The sounds even overlapped each other, creating a deafening sound that caused the ground to tremble!
* Boom!!! *
Everyone felt as if the earth was collapsing. Fierce flames suddenly exploded, releasing waves of heat that transformed into burning flames. This scene was comparable to a guided missile explosion.
Was it … over?
After the flames dissipated, Seiji and the others saw that the ruins were covered in cracks of various sizes, as well as two figures.
One was standing, while the other was lying down.
The one lying down was Shigure Tendo.
Although Kanzaki was still standing, he appeared to be in quite a pitiful state. His combat uniform was severely damaged, and he was covered in wounds. His left hand was burnt, and half of the armor on his right arm was gone.
However, Kanzaki was still standing.
"Lord Shigure …" Keimi rushed towards Shigure.
Seiji wanted to rush towards Kanzaki, but Izawa stopped him.
"Your goal is to obtain victory. You should save that for the very end," Izawa said. He then looked at everyone else. "Haruta-kun kept his promise to protect us. Now, it's time for us to keep our promise and fight for him!"
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