As the High Priest and his Shrine Maidens began to make their move, Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan had already retreated backwards, standing with hands behind their back, watching the battle unfold in the arena with a smile.
These Shrine Maidens seemed to be of the magic type, summoning runes of different forms from their Gohei, shining with varying lights—frost, flame, and electricity shooting towards Sawakita Mitsuo and the other two.
Sawakita Mitsuo had just bowed to Lord Niiko, his waist still not straightened, when he suddenly disappeared from his spot and reappeared behind a white-robed Shrine Maiden.
Before the white-robed Shrine Maiden could react, Sawakita Mitsuo's hand had already heavily struck the back of his chest.
With a scream of agony, the white-robed Shrine Maiden was sent flying, spurting a large volume of fresh blood while still in mid-air.
