666 This isn’t something that the current you can handle (1/2)

An existence similar to a powerful berserker was approaching them. Should they fight him or avoid him?

Seiji felt that it would be greatly unwise to face a powerful enemy who was currently in a strange and unknown condition and also in peak combat form head on. He instantly decided to avoid the fight if at all possible.

”We need to hurry and leave here. Let's avoid this Shigure Tendo!”

Seiji, Shika, Kanna, and Izawa immediately started moving.

However, they all sensed that Shigure Tendo increased his speed and continued chasing after them!

Seiji had a feeling that things would turn really bad if Shigure caught up to them. He told his companions to increase their speed to the maximum.

However, they were interrupted by some ghost-possessed individuals!

Two people that were enveloped in black mist suddenly ambushed them from the overall black mist surrounding the entire island. Seiji's party was forced into a fight.

These two possessed individuals were also much stronger than the larger party of ghost-possessed individuals from earlier! It was difficult to dispatch these two enemies in a short amount of time.

Shigure Tendo continued approaching at an ever-increasing speed.

Seiji's ominous premonition became worse as he sensed Shigure's rapid approach.

Should they try to use a round of ultimate abilities and defeat the two enemies before them as quickly as possible and continue running, or…

After swiftly thinking through the possibilities, Seiji made a decision.

”Shika, I'm going to go deal with Shigure Tendo!”

”Brother?” Shika looked at him.

”I'll judge based on the situation regarding what I should do. After you guys defeat these two, don't go looking for me. Continue southwards…”

Seiji made verbal arrangements as he continued fighting the two ghost-possessed enemies. He then glanced over at Izawa.

”Izawa-kun, I'm leaving the rest up to you.”

”Haruta-kun?”

”Kanna, help me take care of Shika-chan.”

”What's the matter, Seiji!?”

”I'm going to go deal with that Shigure Tendo fellow!”

Right after saying that, Seiji took advantage of an opening to fire off a powerful [Mana Bullet] to knock away an enemy before he turned around and started to leave.

”Brother…”

”Don't worry about me, Shika-chan. I won't force myself to do anything that I'm not capable of.”

Seiji speedily left his companions and headed back in the direction that he just came from. He saw on the minimap that Shigure changed directions and headed directly for him rather than the ongoing fight!

”As I expected, his target is me…”

After Shigure defeated all his enemies and teammates, was it now time for him to defeat the younger brother of the mortal enemy who killed his older brother…?

Seiji prepared himself as he returned to the earlier street where he and his companions had just battled the previous group of ghost-possessed enemies.

When he sensed that Shigure was quite close, he also sensed that the black mist across from him seemed to be freezing up, as if some tremendously powerful and frightening existence was about to appear.

”This aura… is quite a bad one,” Seiji's bonded female spirit suddenly spoke up in his mind.

”Yomi…”

”It resembles the aura of an awakened great demon. It's something of equal level, or even higher level that that… You shouldn't fight with it!” Yomi gave Seiji a serious warning.

”I don't want to fight it, either. But, I have to stall for time until his minimap senses run out…” The minimap senses in this tournament were timed and would automatically turn on and off periodically.

Before Seiji even finished speaking, a black figure appeared in his field of vision.

This person was pitch-black all over with chaotic silver and red runes all over his body. There were spiral-shaped runes on his eyes and forehead which were whirling with a dark red glow. He emanated a powerful, almost physical demonic aura… He was incredibly dangerous!!

Just by looking at him, Seiji was instinctively able to sense that Shigure Tendo was highly dangerous.

It was as if Seiji had just witnessed a tremendous titan which was sixty meters tall!

Perhaps it wasn't the most appropriate situation to use an analogy from a manga in his previous world, but that was indeed Seiji's first impression at the time. There was no need for thinking or logic and reason here. It was easy enough to tell with only instincts…

”Hurry and escape!!” Yomi gave Seiji the most severe warning she had ever given. ”This isn't something that the current you can handle!!!”

The next instant, the demonic figure, or Shigure Tendo, instantly charged towards Seiji!

His movements left a trail of black mist behind in the air. The longsword in his right hand was glowing crimson.

[Demon Suppression Bell]!

Seiji cast one of his ultimate techniques that he had prepared before Shigure arrived.