The four people of Immortal Severance did not get along for a long time, but in the process of working together, the four of them gradually developed a tacit understanding and bond.
The taciturn but loyal wolf takes the first step to protect his master's future. Kuro, who has lost his use value, is likely to leave Ashina after the war and start a new life of his own.
As a "Mingguo native" traveler Lu Xiao will naturally continue his journey after the situation calms down.
Yongzhen, who was about to lose his last relative, felt a little empty in his heart, as if he was the only one left in the vast world.
Yongzhen is a war orphan like Wolf.
For Nagama, Ashina has a total of three people she can call her relatives.
One is Daoxuan, her mentor who taught her the art of medicine and many common senses, the other is Yishin who taught her swordsmanship and an open-minded outlook on life, and the third... was the savior who brought her back from the battlefield and gave her to Daoxuan for adoption.
——A gorilla.
Daoxuan and Yishin passed away one after another, and the orangutan was about to usher in its final moments. Yongzhen was relieved that the orangutan could finally escape from the long-term pain, but she also felt sad that her last relative was about to pass away.
Lu Xiao didn't notice Yongzhen's complex psychological activities, and most of his attention was focused on the ghost of resentment.
The huge Ghost of Resentment did not move slowly. He jumped back and forth in the formation of the Inner Army like a monkey, changing his position before the Red Army launched an encirclement and suppression campaign to prevent himself from being surrounded by the crowd.
The Ghost of Resentment's physical strength was severely consumed in the continuous battle, but after absorbing many wronged souls, the flames burning in his body became more and more intense.
Imperial General Ii Naomatsu saw the ghost of resentment wreaking havoc in his military formation without any countermeasures. He sent several generals one after another to try to kill the enemy, but these high-ranking samurai eventually died miserably.
's corpse.
Ii Naomatsu finally couldn't bear the continued losses, so he could only temporarily give up the idea of taking Ashina in one go.
"Retreat! Withdraw to the camp outside the border and regroup for the time being. We..."
"Sir, be careful!"
A loyal guard flew up and pushed Ii Naomatsu away who was issuing an order, but he himself was hit by a fire bomb thrown by the Ghost of Resentment and was burned to black charcoal on the spot.
"...Thank you for saving his life. Give him a generous burial."
After walking around in front of the gate of hell, Ii Naomatsu looked unwillingly at the ghost of resentment who was still playing monkey tricks in the military formation, and took the lead in withdrawing the troops under the protection of the guards.
"roar!"
After continuing the pursuit for a while, they killed all the Danhou troops that Ii Naomatsu had deliberately left behind. The ghost of resentment, which had lost its target, raised its head and roared, and gradually turned its attention to the city wall where Ashina's side was stationed.
"It's time."
Lu Xiao gently patted Yong Zhen on the back who was distracted: "You should withdraw from the battlefield first and meet up with Genichiro. You can leave your Majesty to me to transcend."
Seeing Lu Xiao rushing toward the Ghost of Resentment at full speed, Yongzhen hesitated to speak, and finally only uttered a commonly used Japanese battle blessing.
"May your military fortune be prosperous."
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The Ghost of Resentment should be the last powerful enemy Lu Xiao faces in the world of Sekiro. Although the system does not release a dedicated side mission related to it, if he is not eliminated, the completion rate of guarding Ashina's mission will definitely be very low.
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When he was still dozens of meters away from the Ghost of Resentment, Lu Xiao took the lead in unfolding the folding crossbow on his left arm and tentatively shot a poisonous crossbow arrow at the Ghost of Resentment.
The crossbow arrow was burned by the blazing flames on the enemy's left arm, and did not even attract the attention of the ghost of resentment wandering around aimlessly.
'Such a high temperature?'
This tentative attack made Lu Xiao determine the next battle strategy, and he must not be touched by the opponent's left arm.
The only parts of the Ghost of Resentment that were covered in flames were his head and his left arm in energy form. Although the red skin in other parts was quite tough, he still suffered a lot of injuries from the siege by the inner soldiers.
The Ghost of Resentment is not a monster of the immortal system. To use Lu Xiao's words to describe it, he focuses all his attributes on attack and agility, so his own defense is relatively weak, and ordinary weapons can also hurt him.
Lu Xiao, who used his breath to block the attack, had not attracted the enemy's attention for the time being. The Ghost of Resentment's perception ability seemed not to be very good, and this weakness was also recorded by Lu Xiao.
"Whoa!"
Facing such a huge creature, the wounds that the Hidden Sword can cause are too small. The energy of the Holy Sword of Eden has not been fully restored after the battle with the Sakura Dragon. Lu Xiao can only rely on the Immortal Slash in his hand to fight the enemy.
A silent knife cut first on the left calf of the Ghost of Resentment. This knife did not use any moves, it was just a tentative attack with the knife swung out at will using its own strength.
A conspicuous wound tore open the enemy's skin, but no blood flowed out from inside.
The ghost of resentment, who was in pain, reacted very quickly. While using his legs to jump away from the place, his left arm made of flames slammed towards Lu Xiao's position in mid-air. The raging flames came from far away.
Conduct high temperature over.
Using Shuchichi footwork to avoid the opponent's counterattack, Lu Xiao ignored the mud that was thrown away by his arm. Lu Xiao once again activated the aura blocker and disappeared from the sight of the resentful ghost.
"roar!"
Unable to hit the target, the angry giant waved its flaming left arm and started spinning in circles.
A large number of flame bombs were thrown around randomly by him while spinning, and the wall of flames surrounding the circle completely blocked the path for Lu Xiao to continue approaching.
For Lu Xiao, whose main attribute is agility, it is not difficult to dodge the flame bomb attack of the Ghost of Resentment. What is difficult is how to break through his rotating defense network.
After receiving the sheath, Lu Xiao kept moving and finished accumulating power while moving at high speed.
"Secret · Dragon Flash!"
Dragon Flash represents Yi Xin's answer to the ultimate move of strength. The surging crimson sword energy briefly cuts a gap in the flame rotating defense network of the Ghost of Resentment, leaving a long gap on the lower abdomen of the Ghost of Resentment.
Wound.
Realizing that this method of turning in circles could not protect him from harm, the resentful ghost, whose mind was full of attacks, simply gave up his defense.
The huge body moved flexibly, trying to kill the enemy before it suffered too much damage.
"boom!"
The flaming arm, which was even more powerful than the cannon fire from the inner palace, chased Lu Xiao and swung at him one after another.
Lu Xiao used his speed to break through the first blow, and got into the one-meter blind spot in front of him that the Ghost of Resentment could not reach.
"Secret · Flying through the swirling clouds!"
The continuous sword energy was triggered by the super-speed sword attack, but the Ghost of Resentment took it all away. His left leg was scratched with wounds by the explosive intertwined sword energy.
The injured left leg suddenly staggered, and the Ghost of Resentment almost lost his balance and fell to his knees.
Seeing that he could not retract his arm for the time being, the Ghost of Resentment suddenly had an idea and slammed his head downwards, which was also burning with flames.
"I don't need your New Year greetings, you can keep it for yourself!"
Turning backwards to avoid the direct blow to the head of the Ghost of Resentment, Lu Xiao gathered strength in mid-air to draw out the power of the Immortal Slash. Two bright red knife marks streaked through the air, and the chest of the Ghost of Resentment was cut out.
A deep x-shaped wound.
"Ouch!"
These two knives were no longer scraping like before, they actually hurt the body of the ghost of resentment, causing him to roar in pain.
Compared with giant monsters of similar size, the Ghost of Resentment's movement speed is already very flexible.
However, due to his huge body, once the enemy gets close to his body, it is difficult for him to completely swing his attack away.
Not to mention that Lu Xiao is an agile enemy who is good at using speed to dodge. The Ghost of Resentment failed to hit the target several times in counterattacks, but instead further consumed his little remaining physical strength.
"It's time to end."
The Ghost of Resentment's will to fight is still strong, and the flames on his body have not been extinguished, but his heavily injured body is beginning to fail.
Once again dodging the Ghost of Resentment's left arm, Lu Xiao jumped onto his right shoulder, started cutting from the neck, and ran on the Ghost of Resentment's back, creating a huge wound.
When Lu Xiao jumped away from the wailing ghost of resentment, he raised the Immortal Sword high in the air, and golden thunder and lightning fell from the sky.
"Secret ·Thunderstorm!"
The casually named move is based on the Flying Boat Sword Technique, which blasts the ghost of resentment with flashes of golden thunder.
The rapidly dancing tachi stirred up the airflow in the air and formed a miniature thundercloud. Lu Xiao, who drew the thunder at a close distance, used all his strength before landing, and used Ashina's one-word slashing technique to suddenly throw out the thunder and lightning.
The thick thunder falling from the sky completely enveloped the body of the Ghost of Resentment, and the smell of roasted flesh gradually spread outwards.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch..."
Shouts that were getting weaker and weaker came from the thunder. At the same time as Lu Xiao landed, the ghost of resentment finally lost its fighting power, and its huge body fell forward with a crash.
A familiar voice came from the body of the resentful ghost, and the orangutan said happily: "Boy, thank you for letting me be freed. Finally, I don't have to trouble Yongzhen to do anything. Her character is too gentle. I'm afraid she will fight.