Half of the waist was cut open, and the intestines, kidneys, stomach and other internal organs in the abdomen were damaged - even in the "Yaksha Realm", there is no reason to survive such a degree of injury.
"It's... hateful..."
Kotaro, whose breath was gradually weakening, was vomiting blood and internal organ fragments while glaring at Ogata with resentful eyes.
"Bastard... don't think... after you beat me... you will... sit back and relax...!"
His breath gradually weakened, and Kotaro, who was already outgoing a lot of air but not taking in much air, used all his strength to speak viciously at Ogata.
"You just... defeated... me alone..."
"In our Shiranui... there are three other 'Four Heavenly Kings'... and Lord Enma..."
"Not only did you protect... A-Machi... that rebellious ninja..."
"It also caused our Shiranui... mission to defend Nijo Castle... to be ruined..."
"We... Shiranui... will never let you go...!"
Ogata glanced at Kotaro with calm eyes.
"...Send the horses over here."
Ogata's answer was concise and clear.
His tone was as calm as water.
Kotaro's lips moved as his breath was as fragile as gossamer.
He seemed to want to say something more.
But the remaining strength he had left could no longer make him say another sentence.
After realizing that he was speechless, Kotaro widened his eyes and glared at Ogata fiercely, as if he wanted to engrave the face of the guy who brought him a miserable defeat into his mind.
Ogata slowly walked towards Kotaro.
When Ogata walked to Kotaro's side, Kotaro's breath had just stopped.
Ogata knelt on one knee next to Kotaro's body and started rummaging through Kotaro's body - trying to find the "Yaksha Maru" that would allow Kotaro to enter the "Yaksha Realm".
However - no matter how much he searched, he couldn't find any pills or anything edible on Kotaro's body, so Ogata had no choice but to give up.
Looking at Xintaro's body, Ogata couldn't help but pursed his lips and thought to himself:
——The realm of Yaksha...
——What a tyrannical state...
This name is very similar to "the realm of selflessness", which makes Ogata wonder: "The person who decided to name this state 'Yaksha Realm' was inspired by the name 'the realm of selflessness'"
the illusion.
Kotaro, who took the "Yaksha Pill" and entered the "Yaksha Realm", was able to suppress and beat Ogata under normal circumstances - the tyranny of the "Yaksha Realm" is evident.
Only after entering the "selfless realm" can Ogata compete with the enemies who have entered the "Yaksha realm".
According to what Kotaro just revealed - in the entire Shiranui, only their leader Enma and the Four Heavenly Kings, a total of 5 people, own this "Yakshamaru".
In other words, there are still 4 people in Shiranui who can enter the "Yaksha Realm"...
——Shiranui’s combat power is stronger than I imagined...
While Ogata said this to himself, he stood up from Kotaro's side and walked towards the wooden pillar with Dai Zizuo inserted into it.
This wooden pillar is the last remaining part of the area that has not been engulfed by flames.
After taking the freedom back, Ogata took a deep breath and inhaled a large amount of burnt, smelly, dry air into his stomach.
The air entered his lungs, and the scorching air made Ogata have the illusion that he had swallowed a ball of fire. It burned his trachea and made his lungs hurt.
But the mild pain also cheered up Ogata a little.
The effect of the "selfless state" is still there - but how long the effect will last is unknown.
Even a person like Ogata who knows nothing about carpentry can tell that the castle tower he is currently in is in a state where it would not be surprising if it collapses in the next second. The "squeaking" of wood is constantly heard from everywhere around him.
The sound makes me feel bad just listening to it.
Just when Ogata was thinking about how to escape, Ogata's expression changed slightly.
With the blessing of the "selfless realm", Ogata's perception ability has improved to more than one level.
Ogata keenly heard a strange noise coming from his side, and followed the sound - a figure flashed in from the window not far from Ogata.
After seeing the figure clearly, Ogata was slightly stunned and muttered:
"Master Fuma...why are you here...?"
The person who slipped into the castle tower through the window was none other than Fuma who was casting a complicated look at Ogata.
"Brother Ogata... you have made such a big noise... Throughout the entire history of Japan, there should be no other person who can compare with you."
"I'm not the first person in history to attack Nijo Castle."
Ogata shrugged and said in a half-joking tone.
"Didn't Akechi Mitsuhide do something like this more than two hundred years ago?"
"More than two hundred years ago, Akechi Mitsuhide commanded an entire army to attack Nijo Castle. Can he be the same as you?"
Feng Mo responded to Ogata angrily and said seriously:
"Brother Ogata, it seems that I have come to the right place. Looking at you now, covered in blood, it will be difficult for you to escape from Nijo Castle by yourself."
After saying that, Fuuma turned around so that his back was facing Ogata, and then slightly bent his knees.
"Come up, brother Ogata. I'll carry you out of here. Move quickly, there will be a step here at any time."
Seeing what Fuma said, Ogata didn't show any humility.
After all, the state of "selflessness" will fade away at any time.
Once the state of "selflessness" subsides, with Ogata's current state of exhaustion, it may be difficult to even stand firm, let alone escape from Nijo Castle.
Ogata quickly walked behind Fuma and lay on Fuma's back.
After Feng Mo said softly, "Hold on tight," he carried Ogata on his back and jumped out again through the window he just entered.
After jumping out of the castle tower that had long since turned into a "scorching hell", the slightly cool night air hit Ogata's skin that was burned by the flames, making Ogata feel a little stinging on his skin.
After carrying Ogata on his back and jumping from the fifth floor of the castle tower, Fuma's body landed steadily on the fourth floor below, and then jumped from the fourth floor to the third floor...
Looking at the wind demon who could move with such dexterity even though he was carrying a big living person on his back, Ogata couldn't help but ask:
"Master Fuma...are you really over 70 years old?"
"It's true that he is in his 70s."
"It doesn't look like much."
"This is what old people are like. Sometimes they are in very bad health, and sometimes they are in good condition."
"Lord Feng Mo, I haven't asked why you came to me."
"My initial plan was to come find you immediately after returning Komachi to my home."
"You are Komachi's friend no matter what. I can't ignore you no matter what."
"But before I could send Komachi back to my house, Komachi woke up."
"Komachi just woke up and begged me to come to you quickly."
"Komachi originally wanted to come with me, but after I warned her several times, 'You can't help if you go to a place like that,' she gave up the idea of coming to Nijo Castle with me."
"Fuuma-sama..." Ogata gave a helpless smile, "Your statement may hurt A-machi's self-esteem."
"Ah-Ting will not hurt his self-esteem because of what I said." Feng Mo chuckled a few times, "One of the great advantages of Ah-Ting is that he never forces himself or others to do something that he or others are not good at.
things."
"In short - now it seems that I was right to come to you. The bloody look you have now is really scary."
"Don't worry, Lord Feng Mo, most of the blood on my body is the blood of my enemies."
"There are no fatal injuries on my body, I'm just very tired now..."
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Not long after Fuuma escaped from Nijo Castle's castle tower with Ogata on his back, the creaking sound of the wood on the top floor of Nijo Castle's castle tower immediately became several times stronger.
Then - it collapsed.
The wood collapsed one after another, sparking sparks one after another.
Because the top floor collapsed, the flames fell on the fourth floor, causing the fire on the fourth floor to expand several times in an instant.
Due to the level of science and technology, the ability to extinguish fires in this era is not very high. When encountering a fire that is too large - such as the current level of fire at the Nijo Castle Castle Tower, there is basically nothing you can do.
The only way to deal with this kind of fire is to use sledgehammers, shovels and other tools to remove flammable objects around the fire scene, control the fire to the smallest possible area, and then wait for the flames to burn out everything around it
Things that can be burned will be extinguished naturally.
After the citizens around Nijo Castle discovered that the castle tower of Nijo Castle was on fire, officials from the town fire department were dispatched to Nijo Castle to put out the fire.
But after they heard the strong sounds of fighting coming from the castle tower, and saw some people who had lost their fighting spirit and morale escaping from the castle tower from time to time, these local police officials retreated one after another, and they still refused to give up.
Dare to go up there, but dare not get close to the castle tower.
After Fuuma carried Ogata out of the castle tower and found that there were no more sounds of fighting in the castle tower, the town fire officials stepped forward to remove the flammable materials around the castle tower.
Fortunately, there are not many flammable objects around the castle tower. Judging from the demolition speed of the town fire department, they can clean up the castle tower before the flames on the castle tower spread to other places.
After the Nijo Castle castle tower caught fire, it immediately attracted the attention of most of the residents of Kyoto.
Everyone looked at Nijo Castle, the "City of Fire Sky" that had turned into flames and shot straight into the sky, with eyes that were either panic, surprise, confusion, or... joy.
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Kyoto, in a certain burned area——
"Brother! Lift me higher!"
Ade shouted to Mazusuke who put his hands under her armpits and lifted her up.
"It has been raised to the highest level!"
Although Dosuke below said so, he still tried his best to stand on his toes a little higher, trying to hold his sister higher.
These brothers and sisters were the ones who helped Ogata and Omachi leave the burned area.
After several efforts by Dosuke, Dosuke finally succeeded in carrying his sister to the roof of an abandoned house that was still intact.
After Ade climbed up to the roof, he immediately reached out to Dosuke below and helped Dosuke climb up.
The brother and sister climbed up to the roof with great difficulty, not just to enjoy the night breeze or to lie on the roof and watch the stars.
But in order to better see the Nijo Castle in the distance that turned into the "City of Fire".
This area is the residential area where Mazu, Ade and the others live. It is also the residential area where there is a lot of filth.
Just now, in this filthy residential area, someone shouted, "Look! Nijo Castle is on fire!"
This shout immediately attracted the attention of everyone around him.
Almost everyone stood up and looked towards Nijo Castle in the distance.
In order to better see the current appearance of Nijo Castle, some people even climbed onto the roofs of the surrounding private houses that had long been reduced to ruins, just like Mazusuke, Ade and the others.
"Nijo Castle... is burning..." Mamosuke couldn't help but muttered as he looked at the blazing Nijo Castle in the distance.
Nijo Castle - the symbol of power of the shogunate.
In their dirty eyes, no matter what happens, even the Tianming Fire two years ago cannot hurt it in the slightest. Nijo Castle will always be so majestic and unshakable, and now the flames are soaring into the sky.
Dosuke didn't know why... At this moment, he felt that there was an indescribable and strange emotion lingering in his chest.
"Ha, haha...hahahaha."
At this moment, Dosuke suddenly heard a low laughter from beside him.
Douzhu followed the sound and went out.
It's Master Yashi who is laughing.
Yashi - the old man who just scolded the two brothers, Mamosuke and Ade, for being ignorant in front of Ogata and Atachi, and actually contradicted the common people in front of them.
At this moment, Mi Zhi let out a low laugh.
After a while, the low laughter turned into laughter.
Mizhi laughed.
Laugh until tears appear in your eyes.
It's not just Mi Chi who's smiling.
Many people around are laughing.
"turn out to be……"
After laughing until he could no longer stop laughing, Mi Zhi whispered:
"The general's residence is no different from an ordinary house. It will still catch fire!"
As soon as Mi Zhi finished speaking, echoes echoed around him one after another:
"The general's cabin is on fire!"
"Nijo Castle can also catch fire!"
"The symbol of the shogunate is nothing special!"
"Hahahahaha!"
…
Dosuke didn't know if it was his own imagination.
He always felt that--Yashi-sama, who usually abides by the so-called "Evil Code of Survival" and never dares to have any disobedience to samurai or civilians, at this time, his eyes flashed differently than before. Mazu had never done so before.
The light I have seen.
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Kyoto, somewhere, in a remote alley.
"Master Hexian, what should we do now?"
A dozen young people surrounded Hexian, and the young man closest to Hexian asked like this.
Hexian did not immediately respond to the young man's question.
Instead, he first took a look at Nijo Castle in the distance.
Looking at Nijo Castle, which was still emitting flames and black smoke, Hexian twitched his lips:
"That executioner Ittosai... is really a madman..."
After the men commanding Ryunosuke rushed into Nijo Castle, Kakusen secretly escaped to the side.
After all, He Xian was not a martial arts sect. For his own safety, He Xian chose to hide far away and watch this battle that was destined to go down in history from a distance.
Just now, Hexian had received precise information from his subordinates: Ryunosuke's subordinates who entered Nijo Castle, as well as the Shiranui ninjas guarding Nijo Castle, died and escaped.
As for Ogata Ittosai, he is missing.
After taking a final look at Nijo Castle in the distance, Hexian withdrew his gaze.
"What should we do now?" He Xian asked the young man who had just asked him this question, "What else can we do? Of course, leave Kyoto."
"We came to Kyoto with them just to help Ryunosuke disgust the shogunate and provide them with weapons and raw materials for making explosive bombs."
"I even lent him an elite marksman under my command to monitor the owner of the Metaphysics Hall. It's a pity that the marksman died. It's not easy to train such an elite."
"Now Ryunosuke and his 'gravediggers' are finished, their plan to destroy Kyoto has failed, and we have no reason to stay in Kyoto anymore."
"Capturing Ogata Ittosai alive was just a last-minute idea of mine, so forget it if I didn't catch him."