Piercing thorn

Even though the others seemed worried about how they would deal with this Kijin, Leaf wasn't actually worried.

Neither were the other members of the World Tree Team.

They all seemed like they were used to situations like this, so they didn't make a move.

That was except for one member of the World Tree Team that stepped forward.

This one member was the youngest member of the World Tree Team and even seemed like their weakest member with the lack of presence that they had. But they didn't hesitate as they came over to Leaf's side.

After coming over, he summoned his familiar.

It was a squirrel that appeared on his shoulder.

This was a tiny little thing that didn't seem to have any powers at all, but the way that people looked at this squirrel quickly changed.

That was because they were shocked by what it did next.

The squirrel suddenly opened its mouth while facing Leaf's familiar.