At the same time, Morieu made his move, sending a concentrated wave of his power in all directions and preventing the chains that had absorbed the barrier from reaching the possessed carcass. From such pressure, they first began to fade, and then exploded with a ringing sound.
"YOUR PATHETIC TRICKS WON'T HELP!"
Ignoring the demon's cries, I waited patiently for the scroll to lose its power, and the moment the ringing sounded and the demonic power surged in all directions, I threw the dart formed from my sword at the possessed shinobi.
Morieu noticed the attack, but he didn't have time to dodge — I wasn't aiming at him, but at the ground beneath his feet. The tip pierced the stone-paved square and exploded in a dazzling flash, engulfing the enemy.
— UOOOO!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!
As I had expected, this was enough to seriously injure the possessed leader of the hidden village — his body was thrown by the explosion and landed almost on the other side of the square, emitting purple smoke and twitching.
The Cover tried to mend his disintegrating flesh, causing his skin to bulge and the shinobi to writhe in agony, but at some point, the breaking point was reached, and he suffered the same fate as the other demon worshippers who had overused the free power — his flesh simply melted away from his bones.
At that moment, a bass rumble sounded, and the skeleton, engulfed in purple flames with burning eye sockets, simply exploded with chakra, much denser than before. From this chakra, a short torso quickly began to form, with huge paws, four dragon heads on long necks, and a multitude of equally long tails that looked more like tentacles. The demon's red eyes found me and narrowed dangerously.
"YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS, INSECT!
"No, you will pay, Morieu, for the deaths of the citizens of Oni no Kuni!" cried the high priestess, whose time had come.
Now the real battle would begin!
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