The entire Ashina Kingdom is backed by mountains. The main city of Ashina is surrounded by cliffs. The only passages are mountain trails carved out with difficulty. It is usually used to transport a few mountain goods. It is no longer possible to even think about riding up the mountain.
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I heard that Masataka Oniwa Katabe's horse cost a lot of money to have someone carry it up the mountain.
Relying on such a precarious terrain, Ashina, who had few soldiers and few generals, was able to defend until now with only a few hundred ashigaru.
Thanks to the blocked terrain, Ashina Kingdom has never encountered a large-scale siege by soldiers.
In an ancient world without extraordinary power, such a difficult-to-defend terrain would have been impossible to conquer.
But in the world of Sekiro... it's a little different.
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The bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain on the east side of Ashina,
Han Baiyi was walking slowly in the bamboo forest alone.
He has never been to this map before. In the Sekiro game, the area around this area is inaccessible. Many places cannot be explored, and the degree of freedom is relatively low.
But after actually walking into the bamboo forest, he found that this place was indeed not a place for people to walk.
Poisonous insects, mice, flying birds, and all kinds of small animals inhabit this dense bamboo forest. Most of the feet are covered with rotten bamboo leaves. For ordinary people, stepping on them is like falling into a mire, making it difficult to move even an inch.
However, this is not a perfect place for Han Baiyi, who is extremely talented and talented and can learn the Flying Ape technique in just a few seconds.
The unique body control method in the ninja move secret book allowed him to walk on the bamboo leaf ground as if he were walking on flat ground, and his body shape and robes were exquisite and accurate to avoid every bamboo branch that came across.
Even when traveling to the deepest part of the bamboo forest, only a few bamboo leaves fell off the body, and the bamboo and yellow linen clothes were still as brand new without any scratches.
It has to be said that the "Ninja Move Secrets" left to him by the Buddhist sculptor is basic, but very useful.
The footsteps fell silently.
"Bang"
The moment the sound of musket firing was heard in his ears, Han Baiyi turned his head to avoid it.
In a blink of an eye, the red color had disappeared into the bamboo forest, leaving only the rustling of bamboo branches.
Looking back, he was surrounded by four or five red soldiers wearing heavy red armor, holding double swords, wearing devil masks, and wearing iron hats on their heads.
Behind them, there were several lightly armored red soldiers armed with muskets.
The two groups of people had clear responsibilities and acted quickly. They were obviously battle-hardened.
"You have been surrounded by our people. It is too late to capture you now."
In the heavily armored Chibei, a general who was obviously taller than ordinary people spoke to persuade him to surrender, his voice hoarse.
Han Baiyi's face was expressionless, his eyes only closed and opened, and his pupils turned white.
The meridians around the eyes are bulging.
【Xuanzhang Yishi Lingmu】
His tone was calm, as if stating a solid fact:
"You have been surrounded by me alone. If you don't want to die, just tell me where the base camp is."
There is no expression on the heavily armored Chibei's masked face, and his eyes look like he is looking at a fool.
With a wave of one hand, there was a continuous sound like firecrackers behind him.
‘Bang bang bang bang’
Han Baiyi, on the other hand, was unhurried. Lingmu's unique high-speed vision was activated, and his whole body was surrounded by spiritual intelligence. Everywhere felt as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring.
The body seems to be charged with energy, a precision instrument activated one by one.
The world in my eyes suddenly stopped.
Irregular-shaped projectiles were ejected from the muzzle of the muzzle under the pressure of the explosion. A large cloud of smoke was raised from the muzzle, and fuzzy sparks could be faintly seen in the smoke.
The projectile flying in mid-air pierces the air. If you look closely, you can see the faint ripples of air in front of the bullet.
However, the initial rate of fire of this type of muzzle-loading gun is less than half that of modern firearms, and due to the problem of projectile polishing, it will drift off the track if not careful.
In Han Baiyi's eyes, it was even more ridiculously slow.
Inspiration filled his body, every cell seemed to be full of vitality, the blood in his body seemed to be boiling, and his heart was beating rapidly.
Instinctively activated [Protect Life Breathing Yang], his body became increasingly hot. Han Baiyi felt that his control over his body seemed to have improved to a higher level, and the five fingers pressing on the wedge ball gradually tightened.
A smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
In an instant, the figure clad in bamboo and linen clothes quickly slanted sideways like a phantom. Because the eyes could not capture the figure of the other party, they only left a series of connected afterimages on the retina.
The heavily armored red bei captain immediately became vigilant, crossed his swords and was about to speak.
Before he could make a sound, he saw a nearly brilliant sword light stand out from the afterimage. The projectile in front of him was chopped with a knife, split into two even halves and flew to both sides, with the blade pointed directly at the neck.
"Surround and kill!"
The moment he shouted these two words, a figure swept in front of him like the wind, with one hand reaching over his shoulder, and the sword struck from below like fangs.
The eyes under the black devil's mask were full of fear. In just a moment, the slightly chipped blades had passed through the two knives he was blocking in front of him. Even though he had tried his best to lower his head and tried to block the blades with the iron mask, he couldn't.
I still heard the harsh metal friction sound.
The arterial skin under the carotid armor can even feel the coldness that goes straight to the heart and lungs.
'when'
A pair of blades were held horizontally, and the Chibei team member, who was also wearing heavy armor like the captain, intercepted and provoked the fang-like sword at the critical moment.
But such a simple movement made his hands tremble, and the huge force backfire even gave him the illusion that his hand bones were cracked.
When the man retreated and turned around, he took back his two swords with his soft hands.
Lifting the knife and looking at it, there was a neat gap on the blade.
"Thank you."
"Um."
Captain Chibei swallowed hard and could vaguely feel the small wound on his neck.
Until now, his pupils have remained narrowed in a highly nervous state. The lining of his armor was soaked with cold sweat, and his whole body felt wet.
The intense fear turned into roaring motivation. Captain Chibei was unwilling to move forward, pointing at the leisurely man in front of him and loudly said:
"Shoot! Volley!"
"Don't approach rashly! This guy is a monster!"
Several lightly armored Chibei split into two groups and fired continuously, but Han Baiyi leaned over to dodge with a leisurely look on his face. He just turned a few steps and disappeared behind the bamboo forest.
Quietly.
【Breathe】
Unlike the era of hot weapon wars where one person could defeat a hundred people, in the cold weapon wars, even a peerless general would die if three or four people hugged his limbs.
Facing a team with clear responsibilities, skilled cooperation, and battle-tested teams, even if Han Baiyi's physique was already inhuman, he did not dare to move forward rashly.
But, why do we need to use hard steel from the front?
He is a ninja now!
How can a ninja be as rude as a berserker?!
Captain Chibei fixed his eyes on the corner where Han Baiyi disappeared just now, carefully distinguishing the dense rustling in the bamboo forest, and his heart was beating thumpingly.
He instinctively felt that the man did not look like a guy who would give up after being attacked.
However, as time goes by, it becomes increasingly difficult to restrain the spirit and relax.
The bamboo forest becomes more and more quiet.
rustle
Driven by fear, the red team members waited for a while, their eyes not missing any detail.
After waiting for a long time, several people felt that the swordsman should have left and their bodies were slightly relaxed...
Suddenly, someone smelled a familiar smell.
Captain Chibei turned around sharply.
Just behind them, the bodies of seven lightly armored men lay on the ground, their blood slowly flowing along the dead branches and leaves of the bamboo forest.
The heavily armored red beauties who survived all had pale faces.
What they smelled was the unique rusty smell of blood.
But where is the enemy?
Captain Chibei gritted his teeth and clenched his swords tremblingly.
The wind howled, making the bamboo leaves rustle.
A light figure fell straight from the sky behind Captain Chibei. He held the wedge ball upside down in his hand, and the blade pointed directly at the neck with huge inertia.
‘Pfft’
His body was heavy, but his center of gravity was forcibly supported by the blade that penetrated his spine from his neck. His legs began to weaken with the loss of blood, and he could no longer support the armor that weighed dozens of kilograms.
thump.
The captain bent his knees and fell to the ground.
Han Baiyi, who was half-kneeling on Captain Chibei's shoulders, jumped off the body.
The moment he pulled out the knife, the arteries in his neck contracted instantly, and blood splashed out like a fountain. The few Chi Bei who had just turned around after hearing the sound were covered in blood.
The face was filled with fear and anger, as ferocious as a demon.
"Kekeke..."
Captain Chibei's body was shaking uncontrollably, blood was flowing from his split neck, and blood bubbles were bubbling from his mouth.
Han Baiyi's face remained expressionless. The [Life-Protective Breathing Yang] that was constantly running in his body increased suddenly at the moment he killed someone, and the rapidly depleted physical strength was recovering at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people.
"Drink!!!"
One Chibei couldn't bear it any longer, shouted and rushed towards him with his sword raised high. The others didn't stop either, suppressing the fear in their hearts and charging at the same time.
Even with such a huge disparity in strength, a few people still maintained the basic charging formation, advancing and retreating in a well-founded manner.
Han Baiyi grinned, his life-saving breathing became faster and faster, and his whole body seemed to be filled with endless strength.
Peng.
Lifting his feet, he stirred up a swarm of flying bamboo leaves that blinded his eyes. Han Baiyi disappeared from the eyes of several people in the blink of an eye, taking advantage of the terrain of the bamboo forest.
Chi Bei, who was the first to charge, was confused. Before he could turn around to check, he felt a sharp blade penetrate from the right rear side.
The blade of the blade whirled, and the head and the helmet spun in a circle.
The few Chibei behind roared and charged forward, their swords suddenly falling towards Han Baiyi.
Han Baiyi was not in a hurry. He picked up the corpse with one hand and blocked the two swords. He kicked his feet. The red bei team member wearing heavy armor immediately lost his center of gravity. Han Baiyi twisted his hand with one hand and actually regarded the corpse as a weapon.
Like a shield, it hit Chi Bei's face hard.
【see through】
Everyone's attack intentions were clearly displayed in front of their eyes, and their rapid movements seemed to have slowed down several times.
The five fingers were intertwined, and the wedge ball was spinning in the hand like a pen. The blade was held upside down. The moment the figure and Chi Bei intertwined, the blade stabbed the gap in the second person's neck and opened a bleeding opening.
When Chi Bei fended off the corpse and was about to rush towards him with a knife, his body had already lost power as the huge crack in his neck tore open.
Han Baiyi didn't pause at all. He retracted the blade, stepped forward quickly, and slammed his shoulder into the arm of the person behind him. He pushed the knife with one hand, and the huge force directly pushed his knife-wielding hand away, and wedged it.
The pill pressed on the opponent's neck and stabbed it open, causing the carotid artery to tear instantly.
He lowered his head to avoid the blood and the sword coming from behind, propped up the body as a cover, squatted down and rotated the blade, slashing his legs along the hem of the skirt, and before the other party could cry out in pain, he raised the sword at an angle.
A knife kills the head.
At this point, the Red Bei Squadron was completely wiped out.