Chapter 2783: The Shock and Terror of Oni Spider

"I'm here! Don't even think about hurting Young Lady Kikyo."

Hōrai-san Kaguya blinked her eyes, and time slowed down countlessfold.

She calmly stepped before the nine-tailed fox and Shuten-dōji, delivering one punch to each.

When she restored normal time.

The nine-tailed fox and Shuten-dōji's bodies shattered violently, flying backward at an unimaginable speed.

"...... What the hell is this!"

Oni Spider's forehead was drenched in cold sweat; he could hardly believe what lay before him was real.

After taking several deep breaths, he scanned the group of people who had suddenly appeared.

"That woman... and that outfit—Hōrai-san Kaguya! Wait, this is Karyū! That means... that man is Masaoka Yōma—but who are these two others!"

Oni Spider had never watched Rurouni Kenshin, so he did not recognize Himura Kenshin.

But... just by seeing Himura Kenshin casually slash through his Dragon-Snake with three swings, he could tell the man was a formidable opponent.

Su Han took Kikyo's hand; Kikyo's face showed surprise, but before she could voice her confusion, she felt a warm current flow from Su Han's fingers into her body.

Her previous injuries were completely healed.

"...... So that's it! The Ma Fu Curse power?"

Kikyo understood, and her gaze toward Su Han carried a thread of gratitude.

Su Han said nothing; he casually opened the guild livestream.

"...... This guy's strength! Much weaker than I imagined."

Hōrai-san Kaguya tilted her head, gazing at Oni Spider, and sighed lightly, "Then there's no choice—let's send him on his way."

In that instant of stopped time, Oni Spider felt extreme peril; his forehead veins bulged as he screamed hysterically, "System! Quickly... use all my evolution points! Apply temporary enhancement! Enhance me and my demon avatars!"

"Ding! Temporary enhancement successfully completed! You and your demon avatars have been temporarily enhanced! Duration... minutes!"

Just as Hōrai-san Kaguya drifted calmly toward Oni Spider, before even moving, a piercing screech suddenly rang out.

The Dragon-Snake, whose body had been severed earlier, regenerated—its form now even larger than before, its dragon horns glowing brilliantly.

The Dragon-Snake charged forward and slammed violently into Hōrai-san Kaguya, blasting her away.

"...... What just happened?"

Not only was Oni Spider dumbfounded, even Himura Kenshin now looked utterly bewildered.

But... Kikyo stared at the cloud of dust where Hōrai-san Kaguya had been struck, lost in thought.

"Stop time."

Su Han studied the Dragon-Snake for a moment, recognizing its condition: "That Dragon-Snake evolved! It seems to have gained temporal powers... so Hōrai-san was caught off guard and got knocked back."

"Ara ara, President, don't say it so bluntly! At least spare me a little dignity."

Hōrai-san Kaguya's gentle voice rang out as the dust scattered abruptly.

She was unharmed, even curiously observing the Dragon-Snake.

She had indeed been injured by the Dragon-Snake just now.

But the Hōrai Medicine granted her...

Instant restoration to her original state.

Hōrai-san Kaguya now felt no hatred toward the Dragon God—or rather, she had developed interest in the Dragon-Snake.

"...... The other demons have grown much stronger."

Masaoka Yōma slightly narrowed his eyes, gazing afar at the nine-tailed fox whose tails were fully extended, its demonic aura solidified into tangible form.

And Shuten-dōji, standing in midair, whose presence alone warped the void.

"Karyū, let's go all out."

Masaoka Yōma's lips curled into a slightly wild smile as he stepped forward, his voice low, "...... Celestial Manipulation!"

Above the heavens, stars dotted the sky, countless meteors falling one after another.

Carrying the power to annihilate all.

Oni Spider stared upward, dumbfounded.

He swallowed dryly, "I... what kind of monsters am I even fighting now?"

Shuten-dōji let out a deafening roar; black flames erupted across his body.

The flames split apart, finally spewing forth like black magma rising from the earth.