Chapter 462 Rakshasas counterattack! A powerful enemy with no tricks left!42
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As expected of Zazai, who was extremely wealthy, Nishino could already smell the smell of money before he even entered his house.
Between the wall and the mansion is a large and gorgeous courtyard.
The spacious and majestic stone bridge, the crystal clear gurgling stream, the quiet and elegant paths, the perfectly trimmed shrubs, and the deer's roar that keeps making "dong dong dong" sounds.
[Note: Luwei: A classic decoration in the Japanese garden. Put the bamboo tube on a shelf, and then place it under a water source. When the water fills the bamboo tube, the balance is broken, and the bamboo tube will reverse and let the inflow flow out.
When all the water is poured out, the bamboo tube will inevitably hit a pre-placed stone during the reversal process, so it will make a crisp sound. Its original intention is to scare animals.]
Although Nishino had no intention of admiring it, the beautiful scenery around him still made him look sideways.
He didn't know anything about courtyard culture, but even though he was ignorant, he still saw that this courtyard was very elegant...and very expensive.
——How much money does it cost to build such a large and exquisite courtyard...
The moment this idea came to mind, he and my grandson had already crossed the verandah adjacent to the courtyard and came to a paper sliding door.
bass.
Nishino pulled out his sword Zhenzhu, inserted the blade into the lowest end of the door crack, and pulled it from bottom to top. Hearing a "click" sound, the blade smoothly opened the door latch.
Entering the door is a twenty-story hall. After passing through the hall and walking to the corridor outside the hall, and walking along the corridor to the end, you will see an extremely grand and spacious patio and tall hall. The winding corridor behind the hall.
There are many doors.
If just now, Nishino only smelled the smell of money, then the moment he entered the mansion, the smell of copper poured directly into his mouth and nose!
Vermilion carved window lattice.
A closet with rare and famous paintings.
Gorgeous lacquered screen.
Bright yellow glazed ceiling.
Fragrant rosewood uprights.
Although Nishino was committed to pursuing the stipulated machikai, his official position...or rather his social class was not high enough to be able to deal with privileged businessmen.
In other words, at this moment, Nishino first intuitively felt how extravagant the daily lives of privileged businessmen were.
——How shameless! You have already accumulated such an exaggerated wealth, but you are still not satisfied! You just don’t want to repay the shogunate, but you collude with the law-enforcement party that brings disaster to the country and the people!
When he thought of this, Nishino felt furious, and there seemed to be an unknown fire burning in his chest.
Suddenly, a series of rapid footsteps reached his ears from the front.
"Ah! There are enemies here too!"
A samurai with a sword on his waist stopped in front of Nishino and my grandson.
Even though they were fighting one against two, the warrior did not show the slightest panic. He drew his sword in his hand with a neat movement.
Nishino calmly attacked head on.
The encounter on a narrow road began immediately.
"Drink ah ah ah ah!"
The samurai shouted and thrust his sword straight into Nishino's chest.
Nishino stared closely at the opponent's knife tip. His lower body sank and his body tilted. The tip of the knife, which was supposed to stab his chest, instead grazed the side of his left neck.
Click, click, click!
The blade of the blade grazed the chainmail, making a sharp sound.
Just when the opponent's old strength was exhausted and new strength was yet to emerge, Nishino tilted his head suddenly and used the armor on his neck and shoulders to tightly clamp the opponent's blade that could not be withdrawn in time.
The next moment he took control of the opponent's weapon, Nishino thrust the knife in his hand into the opponent's arms.
Poof!
One knife, two holes. The tip of Zhenzhu's knife pierced the opponent's chest.
The opponent only struggled twice and then stopped moving.
Nishino stabilized the other person's body, and looked at the other person's face. There was no sign of life, and his body collapsed like a puddle of mud, leaving only Tomoe hanging on Nishino's shoulder.
"What sound?!"
"Hey! There are enemies here!"
"Someone is coming! Someone is coming!"
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In the blink of an eye, several new enemies appeared. They were like cockroaches in the kitchen, swarming out of every inconspicuous dark corner.
Nishino calmed his mind and looked intently at the enemy who was closest to him and had already slashed at him with his sword.
He looked at the direction of the blade and raised his left arm - clang - a clang suddenly sounded and sparks flew.
Nishino's left arm... to be precise, his armored left arm was intact, but the opponent's blade had a big gaping hole.
The slash he made with all his strength actually hit an extremely hard piece of iron... I felt that not everyone could bear the reaction force.
At least, the enemy who was facing off against Nishino didn't have such ability.
"Woooo...!"
With a look of pain on his face, he held the knife that was knocked back by the shock, and staggered back half a step - it was this half step that caused a flaw in his posture.
In the next moment, Nishino slid forward. At the moment when he and the opponent were in contact with each other, his left hand softly wrapped around the opponent's body, causing him to lose his freedom. Before the opponent could struggle, Nishino had already stabbed the Zhenzhu in his right hand neatly.
On his neck, the tip of the knife reached the neck bone and then pulled out.
Soon enough, a new enemy came to attack.
Boom boom boom boom!
Nishino heard the wooden corridor beside him being stepped on, and under the influence of conditioned reflex, he stabbed horizontally in the direction of the sound.
However, this time the enemy was very agile.
He jumped back nimbly and dodged Nishino's blade. His body was as light as a swallow, which was amazing.
The next moment, he jumped up without a run-up, as if gliding in the air, and with the help of gravity, he struck Nishino in the head with a knife. The attack was fierce and the sword was like a rainbow, making everyone who saw it frightened.
However, its power is not to the level of cutting iron.
Seeing through this, Nishino didn't dodge or dodge, but instead raised his chest and let the opponent's knife slash him.
Click, click, click!
The enemy's blade slashed from Nishino's left shoulder to the right side of his abdomen...a perfect cassock cut.
However, the result of the battle was quite touching - only Nishino's clothes were chopped off, and the chainmail under his clothes... although it cannot be said to be intact as before, was only scratched with a shallow white mark.
The reason why Nishino opened his chest and allowed the opponent to chop him was for this moment - the moment when the opponent had just finished using his moves and had not had time to regroup.
The white blade flashed - Nishino swung the blade fiercely and slashed down towards the opponent's Tianling Gai.
Although the enemy relied on his swift footwork to barely avoid a fatal blow to the head, he was still slashed on the chest.
Perhaps seeing Nishino wearing chain mail, he felt that he was no match for him. The enemy looked left and right, trying to escape.
But at this moment, my grandson rushed up.
Although my grandson's skills are mediocre, his fighting sense is very keen.
When to retreat, when to attack, when to support his companions... he always makes the right choice.
This should be an ability he developed when he served as the captain of the Fire Thieves Reform Squad and dealt with difficult and vicious criminals for many years.
When the enemy turned around and wanted to flee, my grandson appeared in time, blocked his path, and held him tightly.
Nishino took the opportunity to catch up.
The opponent pretended to be desperate, suddenly turned around and stabbed Nishino with his backhand, sneaking up on Nishino who was approaching him from behind.
This move of his can't be described as cruel.
But it's a pity that Nishino has long seen through his little thoughts.
Nishino gently twisted his body to the right and easily dodged the opponent's sneak attack.
Immediately afterwards, he lowered his lower body, gathered strength in his waist, and swung the sword into his body.
Zhenzhu's blade cut deeply into the opponent's side. The opponent was like an out-of-control puppet, swaying crookedly for a few times, and then fell to the ground.
Compared to "fighting without armor", Nishino is better at "fighting with armor".
Whenever there is a dangerous mission that may result in casualties, the execution center will provide armor for the "three times" and the comrades - this should be one of the few humane measures taken by the execution base.
Nishino is not the kind of person who thinks he is invincible, so he doesn't wear armor.
He would be fully armed every time and would wear all the chainmail, breastplate, forehead protector and other protective equipment provided by the sect.
Over time, he accumulated a lot of experience in "fighting with armor".
The combat logic of "fighting without armor" and "fighting with armor" are completely different.
The highest purpose of fighting is to kill the enemy as much as possible while protecting yourself.
A very demanding style like Shigen-ryu, which says "just attack and leave the rest to fate", is one of the rare exceptions.
Therefore, when warriors engage in life-and-death battles, they often focus more on defense than offense.
However, after putting on the armor, I no longer have such worries.
Unless you are unlucky and encounter a master whose skills are far superior to yours, or a freak who can chop an iron weapon like a steak, most attacks from ordinary people will not be able to hurt you.
As long as they wear armor of high quality, even ordinary people who don't understand martial arts at all can become a tough man who can stand up to ten - armor has the power to "turn decay into magic".
Most of the guards hired by Phoenix House Yataro were middle- and lower-level samurai who could not find official positions and could not find any decent jobs, so they could only earn a living by working as bodyguards. They even had no family status.
There is no ronin.
Unless they were members of the government or were children of wealthy families, ordinary middle- and lower-level warriors would have no chance to come into contact with armor, let alone learn "armored fighting".
In addition to wearing reliable armor, Nishino has experienced hundreds of battles. After being refined in all battles, his swordsmanship has long eliminated all the shortcomings of the "Dojo Sword".
Therefore, the guards of the Phoenix House suffered heavy losses when facing Nishino, who was proficient in "armored fighting" and also experienced in actual combat.
Nishino and my grandson fought hard all the way, fighting and advancing.
My grandson shouted loudly:
"Nishino-kun, stop fighting!"
Nishino responded loudly:
"You don't need to tell me, I know it!"
If it is delayed for too long, Phoenix House Yataro will most likely take advantage of the chaos and escape - this is a simple truth that a six-year-old child can understand, and Nishino naturally understands it very well.
Unknowingly, the two of them had reached the stairway connecting the first and second floors.
After killing the enemy rushing down from the second floor with one knife, Nishino kicked his body down the stairs.
The enemies who came from all over the first floor and were about to climb up the stairs were knocked down by the tumbling corpse one after another, and fell to pieces like bowling pins.
Nishino and my grandson took the opportunity to reach the summit.
With my grandson leading the way, the two of them reached the top floor of the mansion smoothly.
Along the way, the screams of the servants, the chaotic sounds of footsteps, and the clanging of swords all made a loud noise.
"This is it...this is Phoenix House Yataro's room..."
My grandson gasped and glanced at the sliding door in front of him.
The bedroom in Phoenix House is a very typical Japanese-style room. It has no walls, only doors. It is a room surrounded by sliding doors.
Nishino and my grandson looked at each other in tacit understanding, and then spread out to the left and right.
My grandson's back is against the left side of the sliding door.
Nishino's back is on the right side of the sliding door.
Are you ready - my grandson asked Nishino with his eyes.
You can do it at any time—Nishino returned his firm gaze.
My grandson nodded slightly, then stretched out his hand and touched the door handle...
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At the same time——
Edo, Dounan Town, Qingshui Residence, Qingshui Tower——
At the top of Qingshui Tower, there is a spacious room with a size of forty stacks.
Strangely enough, although this room is large, it contains nothing.
There is no furniture or any decorations.
Specifically speaking...whether this room can be considered a room or not is open to question.
The reason why I say this is because this room only has one wall! The other three walls were completely hollowed out, leaving only a few lonely pillars!
In essence, this place is a room designed for Rakshasa to rest and entertain.
Rakshasa, who likes elegance, often stays alone in this room and enjoys cherry blossoms, stars, full moon, flying snow and other beautiful things.
It is convenient for Rakshasa to enjoy the scenery - this is the reason for hollowing out three walls.
At this moment, Rakshasa was standing alone on the edge of the east platform as usual, standing with his hands behind his hands, looking at the moon in the sky expressionlessly.
Tonight is a full moon night.
At this moment, just as the moon was rising, the moonlight was as hazy as a faint mist, and the brighter moonlight reflected in Rakshasa's eyes.
At this time, he seemed to have remembered something interesting, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"I don't know if the first group of people to arrive at Phoenix House Yataro's place was Tachibana Aoden, or my grandson and Nishino..."
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At this moment when my grandson’s finger was already on the doorknob——
Zhizhizhi...
Inside the door, there was the sound of something being tightened.
The sound was so subtle that my grandson almost missed it.
Nishino, who was born in the "Sanchai" of the Buddhist temple, does not often hear this kind of sound, so he lacks sensitivity to this kind of sound.
But my grandson, who was born as a fire thief, has often dealt with this kind of voice...
In an instant, my grandson's pupils shrank to the size of pinholes.
Because there were sliding doors on all sides of the room, there were no walls at all, and the fragile sliding doors were like nothing in front of the rain of arrows, so Nishino and my grandson had no way to hide.
In the blink of an eye, the bodies of Nishino and my grandson were covered in arrows...
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You can think of Rakshasa's room as the castle tower of Ashina Castle in "Sekiro" - it's more like a stargazing platform than a room.
I had a serious lack of sleep today and my eyes are so sore. As I write this sentence, the leopard's eyes can hardly open... (Real·Crying leopard head.jpg)
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