At this moment, Minamoto no Yoshiie seized the opportunity, swooping down like a falcon to land heavily on its head, fiercely swinging the Chuye Shiwan in his hand!

Miss Saito, on the other side, swung the Ninety-nine Weapons' extended glaive scythe, summoning mighty wind and thunder to unleash a blade wrapped in golden lightning!

Both tried to seize this opportunity to tear through the thick body of the giant beast and strike at the core within. After all, for a Demon Ghost, extracting its Soul Core was the best combat strategy. But this one was simply too large and formidable, making it impossible to succeed until now.

How could it be...

Wait, just when...

Gu Mo paused briefly, free-falling through the air, glancing in the direction the sacred meteor had just flown from, as two thoughts reflexively arose in his mind.

With his keen eyesight, he could see far off on the mountain near Yashima, a witch clad in white and red hakama facing the long wind, her black satin hair flowing wildly. Calmly, she drew her bow and notched an arrow, forming a full moon, aiming remotely in this direction.

The light was gathering.

The arrow was draw, unshot, but under the night sky, countless beams of clear light were visible converging toward the arrow.

The endless radiance condensed, finally forming a dazzling and clear brilliance within the witch's bow and arrow. The gathered Spiritual Power grew increasingly massive, even at such a distant range, its charging Demon-Breaking Spiritual Qi weight could be clearly felt.

Gu Mo felt a slight tingle on his scalp and also saw the shocked Miss Hiri standing beside the witch.

And there was a heavy truck that seemed out of place in this era...

So that's how it is, another agreed-upon supply transport time. But possibly due to time distortion, Hiri opened the teleportation gate to this era, and in her confusion, led the witch to believe something was wrong, so she came along too?

Thoughts raced like lightning, Gu Mo almost instantly grasped the situation, feeling a bit guilty.

Speaking of which...

Kikyo, over there, drew her bow and aimed distantly towards his location, the target must be the Sea Master! It had to be the Sea Master!

The next moment, the Demon-Breaking Arrow had already flown, transforming into a flash.

...

...

Lead clouds hung low, the wild winds won't cease.

But it was much better than before, as the ravenous giant with the shiny black head on the sea had vanished... That carefully charged Demon-Breaking Arrow crossed the sea with pinpoint accuracy, plunging into the enormous wound Minamoto no Yoshiie and Miss Saito had opened at the Sea Master's head.

All evil demons, see me and die!

The Demon-Breaking Power, purposed to counteract all distortions and annihilate all demons, was naturally terrifying for causing real damage to demons, and this strike penetrated swiftly, easily shattering the Sea Master's Heart Core, the result goes without saying.

When this not particularly strong but immensely troublesome monster perished, this battle finally drew to a close.

Minamoto no Yoshiie hurriedly went to organize the ranks, said a quick thank you, and left, while the rest returned to the mountain near Yashima.

The air then sank into a peculiar atmosphere.

Hidechika climbed out of Gu Mo's embrace, adjusting her attire with a somewhat unnatural demeanor. Meanwhile, Miss Saito had an odd expression, glancing repeatedly at the opposite witch, then at her sister, and lastly at a man who was clearly the center of attention.

Where did this terrifying witch come from...

And what is her relation with this guy? Why does the air seem so tense right now?

As for Miss Hiri, her gaze was obviously wandering, aimlessly staring at an empty spot nearby. She felt rather embarrassed, perceiving the whirlpool as seemingly caused by her, and unsure what to do.

Until the silence broke—

"Sigh... Kikyo, you all arrived in time, really helped a lot..."

Gu Mo was all smiles, chuckling heartily, seemingly oblivious to the eerie silence of the air, and earnestly speaking unfounded words.

"And thanks to Hiri too. By the way, when did you all come? I didn't notice at all..."

"Well... we just arrived not too long ago, didn't expect such changes over here... I was startled, so then..." The white-haired Demon Hunter girl hesitated, glancing at the silently watching witch beside her, revealing a very evident look of bewilderment.

"It was when that Sea Master attacked you two, when you were holding her, avoiding it..."

An ethereal voice, subtle tone, the witch lowered her long lashes, calmly adding such a detail.

"..."

"..."

Another brief silence.

Gu Mo blinked, pretending to be somewhat troubled, raising his fist to tap his forehead:

"So it was then? That's a bit embarrassing, having been made so ragged by such a creature, making you laugh..."

"Speaking of which, I too wonder why you appear like this now..." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Kikyo raised her eyebrows but didn't dwell on his evasiveness and instead earnestly gazed at his face, asking.

"It's just a shadow, a clone of a clone, so I've become combat-inept." Gu Mo replied, "Strange things happened; we also arrived in this era not long ago..." Quickly, he threw out some key information, trying to shift the focus of the unspoken attention.

"This era?" The witch frowned.

"Yes, for certain reasons, you can understand it to be like the Bone-Devouring Well's situation... But the story is long, I will tell you well afterwards." The young man across nodded, replying.

"Is that so?"

Lightly nodding, the witch thoughtfully looked at the two nearly identical girls across, like mirror images of twins.

She had a profound impression of this one, meeting now was a bit complex in her heart.

Hadn't thought of meeting...

No preparation...

Also didn't expect the twins across...

—Speaking of which, isn't this person having a peculiar weird taste? Almost subconsciously, the witch again associated something, and couldn't help but tightly furrow her brows.

Due to this brief silence again, the pressure on Hiri was immense, with fine cold sweat emerging on her smooth forehead, fearing another bloody battlefield was imminent; seeing Miss Kikyo suddenly also silenced, deeply frowning, alarm bells rang loudly in her heart.

"Ah... ah, th-that... given the situation here, shouldn't we not deliver the goods?"

The Demon Hunter girl bravely spoke, enduring enormous pressure trying to dissolve this terrifying atmosphere, making rounds of jokes—

"Shouldn't we return now... After all, it seems we came at the wrong time..."

Gu Mo blinked, regardless of his inner thoughts, it was impossible to admit at this moment, he shook his head firmly, filled with a resolute tone: "How could it be, you came at just the right time!"