The dragon's head snapped towards where the boy was moments ago... but he was not there anymore.
Ghost Blade had rendered him nearly impossible to track. The dragon's tail closed on empty air as Ishiki twisted beneath it and then used them as a support to jump up in the air.
Ice needles materialized from thin air around him... each one no larger than a finger. They were only a dozen of them and they were not too strong either. It was all Yuki would muster at this point having healed two people.
All of them moved towards the dragon... but sublimated before reaching its body, transitioning from solid to vapor in an instant.
But it did what they were supposed to do... the distraction was enough.
Ishiki appeared above the dragon—having used Ghost Blade to reposition while attention was divided and then drove his foot into the dragon's perfect face with every ounce of strength in his body.
The kick connected.
