The archer monster did not waste the chance of finishing off the target with an open back. In an unordinary speed, it moved its hand back as if taking something from the empty quiver before stretching the bow. An arrow of darkness with living flame like shadows materialised on the bowstring, pulsing with malevolent energy.
He shot five such arrows within a single second, all targeted at Subaru's retreating back, their trajectories curving through the air like seeking serpents.
Before the arrows could reach their target, a wall of plum blossoms appeared between them, materializing from thin air. The arrows struck the wall at multiple points, spreading darkness outward across the petals, turning them black and withering them away. The blossoms crumbled into ash as the dark energy consumed them, but not a single arrow could pierce forward. It was a perfect defensive wall that crumbled after taking the five shots.
