The world once again became transparent before Ogata's eyes.
It's a pity that Ogata didn't have time to experience this transparent world at this time.
Because Yupachiro's two ribs have already been stabbed over.
However, his attack is destined to be in vain.
After all, any movement he made, whether it was his feet that moved the water or the wakizashi that he stabbed at Ogata, were all invisible in Ogata's eyes.
Ogata knew better than Uohachiro himself how much force Uohachiro would use and where on Ogata's body he would stab.
Following this prediction, which was like predicting the future, Ogata suddenly raised the sword in his hands.
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Yubalang saw it.
He saw a scene that made him subconsciously suspect that he was dreaming.
Although this scene only lasted a brief moment, it still made Yubalo's mouth open wide in shock and his eyes widened.
Just now, Uohachirou saw that he was about to send the sword forward, and Obi raised the two swords in his hand at an extremely fast speed.
Hearing only a muffled sound of "ding", Ogata used his wakizashi to block Uohachiro's stabbing knife with no more force than no less.
Yubalo feels that this has gone beyond the scope of "prejudgment"...
The speed, the precision of the defense, and the timeliness... are not so much "prejudgments" as they are "predictions of the future"!
After missing a hit, Uohachiro subconsciously wanted to repeat his old trick and use his superb swimming skills to escape from Ogata.
But who would have thought... As soon as he touched the water with his feet, a cold light came towards Yubalang.
It's Ogata's sword.
Ogata almost simultaneously raised the katana and wakizashi in his hands.
It was as if he knew in advance which direction Uohachiro would flee. When he used his wakizashi to defend himself, Ogata had already slashed out his sword before Uohachiro even started to retreat.
It hit Uohachirou's left rear with a heavy blow.
When Uohachiro pushed hard on the water and unconsciously retreated to his left side, his body happened to be at the place where Ogata's sword would strike him.
The sword struck by Ogata landed on his forehead with such impartiality...
Pfft...
A large amount of blood emerged from Uohachiro's forehead, blurring Ogata's vision.
Ogata's attack just now was due to the flow of "luck" power.
He directly chopped Yubalang's forehead into pieces in one breath, even the skull was split into pieces.
[Ding! Use the two swords of Wuwu flow and flow to kill the enemy]
[Acquire 240 personal experience points, 200 experience points for the swordsmanship "Muga-ryū Style", and 60 experience points for the unarmed fighting art "Iga Style Forbidden Technique"]
[Ding! When the experience points are full, the level of Iga-ryu forbidden technique will be increased by 1 level, and 2 skill points will be obtained]
[Currently remaining skill points: 9 points]
Yubalo had heard before that even if the head is chopped off, the consciousness in the brain will not disappear immediately.
He didn't expect this to be true. Although the cost of testing the authenticity of this matter was slightly higher.
Although his forehead was directly chopped into pieces, Yubalang still had some consciousness and strength left, but the remaining consciousness and strength were also passing away rapidly.
At the moment when his consciousness was about to dissipate, Uohachiro stared closely at Ogata, who had just beheaded him to death with an incredible technique.
Then he grinned and used the last bit of strength in his body to whisper:
"sharp……"
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"Hey! Have you seen the adults?"
"Didn't see it!"
"Should we go underwater to find the adults?"
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Uo Hachiro's subordinates are now standing on the bank of the canal, looking towards the surface of the canal with eyes containing various emotions.
If they could use one word to describe their current mood, it would be confusion.
They finally found Ogata just now, but their commander Uohachiro asked them not to shoot, then rushed over and knocked Ogata into the river.
Most of them don't know much about Yubalang's character, so they don't understand why Yubalang doesn't use his flintlock and insists on starting a close combat with Shura.
However, they were confused and doubtful. After all, Uohachiro was their commander and they could not ignore him. After Uohachiro knocked Ogata into the river, these subordinates of Uohachiro rushed to the scene with guns in hand.
By the river, look for Uohachiro and Ogata.
Each of them stretched their necks and their eyes were sore, but they still didn't see either of them rising from the water.
Just when some of them suggested that they should go into the river to look for Yubalang, the water surface, which had been calm from just now, finally changed.
First, there were circles of water ripples rising out of the water from bottom to top.
Immediately afterwards... the water surface slowly "turned black".
Some sharp-eyed people immediately saw that this was not a blackening of the water surface, but a reddening of the water surface. It was just that under the cover of night, it looked like the water was turning black.
Before they even had time to be shocked by the sudden burst of blood, they heard a "swish" sound.
A man emerged from the river water stained red with blood.
It was Ogata.
"Ha ha ha ha……!"
As soon as he swam out of the water, Ouri greedily inhaled the air that smelled slightly of blood.
For the first time, Ogata felt that being able to breathe was such a happy thing.
If it had been just a few seconds at night, he might have really died in the water.
And after Ogata swam out of the water, Uo Hachiro... ah, no, Uo Hachiro's body also surfaced from the bottom of the water.
Uohachirou, who had a large hole in his head, emerged from the water next to Ogata with his face up and his glasses widened.
Although Yubalo's death state looked a little scary, there was no fear or unwillingness in his eyes that people often see when they are about to die.
There are only two emotions in Yubalo's eyes that have lost their luster: regret and admiration.
Uohachiro's subordinates on the shore stared blankly at Ogata, who was breathing heavily on the water, and Uohachiro's body, which was no longer moving.
They are indeed well-trained warriors.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, without anyone's command, they raised the flintlock guns in their hands in very neat movements and pointed them at Ogata, who was still breathing heavily.
When Ogata saw this, his expression changed. He quickly took a deep breath, filled his lungs with the freshest air, and plunged his body into the river again.
At the same moment he re-entered the water, gunshots exploded, and hot bullets hit the small patch of water where Ogata had appeared just now, causing small splashes of water.
If you land here, you will only become a living target for them...
Deciding that he could not swim back to the shore in front of these musketeers, Ogata plunged into the depths of the canal.
He felt bullets passing over his head and around him.
If only the "transparent realm" were still there...
Just like the last time they broke through the siege of the Red Moon Fortress by the First Army of the Shogunate in Ezo, this "transparent realm" came suddenly and went away quickly.
After killing Yubalo, the wonderful feeling that "the world is transparent before one's eyes" completely disappeared.
If the "transparent realm" is still there... I should be able to predict in advance where these bullets will hit.
After feeling this emotion in his heart, Ogata increased his speed and swam away from the musketeers under the spur of each bullet.
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Ah Qing is in a very bad mood now.
As a member of the Iga kunoichi, she was previously ordered to take the pseudonym "Qingju" as a wandering girl, and lurk in the mushroom house in Shinmachi, trying to establish relationships with the big shots in Osaka and collect intelligence.
And she accomplished this lurking mission very well. With her excellent acting skills and appearance, she formed a very good relationship with Osaka's town officials as gunners and gun mounts.
Just a few days ago, she received a new mission to assassinate Osaka Town tonight.
She didn't know why she wanted to kill Osaka Town so suddenly. And she didn't care about the reason, as long as she completed the task obediently.
So a few days ago, she used the "Sky Red Letter" to ask Osaka Town to meet him tonight, and then she successfully stabbed his head with an iron awl just now.
After successfully completing the mission and returning to the main formation, A-Qing thought she could take a break, but unexpectedly, a new mission came and she was stuffed with a wanted notice and several fireworks tubes.
The arrest warrant that was forced into her arms was the arrest warrant for the executioner Ittousai.
Search every corner of the city, find the man on the wanted poster, or the man wearing a hat and a scarf, and then set off the fireworks entrusted to you in the sky. This is the new mission A-Qing has received.
It was only then that Aqing learned that the people above were planning to launch a huge battle called "Osaka Spring Formation and Operation to Defeat Ogata" tonight, as well as "Plan A" and "Plan B" against Ogata.
She didn't even get a break and had to go on a new mission. Naturally, A-Qing was not happy about it.
But she didn't have the right to refuse the task, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Qing randomly ran around Osaka City, looking for Ogata.
Unexpectedly, Ogata didn't find it, but found something else.
"Um?"
Ah Qing, who was standing on a big tree, spotted a... slightly familiar corpse on the street not far away from the corner of her left eye.
After taking a closer look, Ah Qing took a breath and realized that the corpse was actually their "Star of Iga": Naganosuke.
Ah Qing, who was secretly surprised, quickly jumped down from the tree and ran towards Naganosuke's body.
Next to Naganosuke's body, there were two musketeers standing in panic, looking at each other.
After glancing at the corpse of Naganosuke, whose eyes were pierced with a sharp weapon, the vital parts of the abdomen and throat were stabbed, and died in a terrible state, Aqing asked the two musketeers:
"what happened?"
Faced with A Qing's inquiry, the two musketeers did not respond.
The two people were silent, looking up and down at Qing, who was wearing Iga kunoichi uniform.
There was a hint of contempt in their eyes.
Such a look... as if he was looking at something very dirty and dirty.
A-Qing was actually used to their looks like this.
This is a compulsory course for ninjas...especially kunoichi. They must learn to get used to the strange looks cast by others.
At this moment, a voice that made Ah Qing subconsciously feel happy sounded from behind her:
"Huh? Ah Qing! You are actually here!"
"Jie Zheng..." A Qing looked behind her with tender eyes, towards the owner of the voice just now.
He was a handsome young man with thick eyebrows, big eyes and neatly combed hair.
This handsome young man ran quickly towards Ah Qing with a smile on his face.
Behind him were more than 40 musketeers.
"Jie Zheng." A Qing asked the young man named Jie Zheng, "Why are you here?"
Jie Zheng is one of the few good friends of A Qing.
Qing is just the most ordinary member of the Iga ninjas. She has always been able to do some dirty and tiring work.
Jiezheng, on the other hand, was young and promising, and had made great achievements under Toyotomi at a young age.
Logically speaking, people with such a huge difference in levels would probably only meet each other a few times, let alone be friends.
But the development of the world is so strange. Under various circumstances, Aqing and Jiezheng became very close friends.
"Why else? It's not because of the launch of 'Plan B'." Jiezheng said with a bitter smile, "I just completed the task of 'destroying the Dojima Rice Market', and then a new task came. It's really frustrating..."
"I am currently leading my subordinates while waiting for the 'red fireworks' marking Shura's location to appear, while trying to find Shura myself."
"As a result, I came to this place without knowing it, and then I met you by chance."
After finishing speaking, Jie Zheng looked seriously at the body of Naganosuke that he had just discovered not far away.
"Aqing, is this your Naganosuke from Iga? How did he die?"
"I don't know." Ah Qing shrugged, "I was just about to ask these two people, but they kept silent to me."
Aqing pursed her lips towards the two musketeers who were still standing beside Naganosuke.
Jiezheng immediately turned his sharp eyes towards those two people.
These two people faced A Qing and dared to do nothing to him, but when faced with Jie Zheng, who could lead a team of musketeers by himself and had the rank of commander, they did not dare to show any slights.
They hurriedly explained to Jiezheng, Aqing and the others the origins of the series of events in which "they encountered a woman suspected to be Shura's wife."
The two of them were the subordinates of Baixiang.
After they had followed Baixiang to clean up the corpses, when Baixiang led them to arrest Omachi, the two of them were very lucky to be placed on the east side of the guard house.
When A-Machi escaped from the west side of the house, the two men responsible for guarding the east side were very lucky to escape, unlike the two companions guarding the west side who were directly shot in the head by A-Machi.
After Atachi escaped from the house, Naganosuke led the two of them to chase him.
In terms of skill, how can the two of them compare to Chonosuke?
So Naganosuke said to them, "I'll take the first step, and you remember to catch up quickly." Then he rushed to the roof alone and chased Amachi, leaving the two of them running "whooshing" on the ground.
I ran and ran...and found Naganosuke's body.
When the two of them were at a loss, Ah Qing came.
After hearing what happened, Jiezheng's face darkened.
"Asura's...wife..."
Compared to Jiezheng's serious face, Ah Qing's expression was normal.
Rather, she was a little happy when she saw Naganosuke was killed.
She has always hated Naganosuke, who has a very arrogant personality.
It's just that he has better talent, and he is called "Iga Star" by people. He wants to point his nostrils at the sky from morning to night.
It would be better for such a disgusting guy to die.
After taking a few gloating glances at Naganosuke's body, Aqing began to look around Naganosuke.
Next to Naganosuke, there was a small series of bloody footprints.
This string of footprints extends toward the east street entrance. There are only about twenty footprints. Starting from about the 16th footprint, it becomes blurred because the blood stuck to the soles of the feet is almost wiped off by the ground.
Judging from the size and shape of the footprints, the owner of the footprints is a woman, probably the footprints of the woman who killed Naganosuke and was suspected of being Shura's wife.
He had been looking thoughtful since just now, and now he suddenly spoke out
"Aqing, can you go with me to chase the woman who killed Naganosuke?"
"Me?" Ah Qing, who was suddenly named, pointed at herself, "You want to find that woman, is that okay? Shouldn't our task now be to hunt down Shura?"
"Yes, it was just to hunt down Shura that I felt the need to find the woman who was suspected to be Shura's wife. If that woman is really Shura's wife, then we cannot let her go no matter what. Lord Yoshihisa must also
He will agree to let us search for that woman." Jie Zheng smiled gently at Ah Qing, "And if we want to find someone, we still have to rely on you as a ninja. I'm not good at finding people."
"...If you want my help, I don't care." Ah Qing muttered.
"Okay." Jiezheng nodded, then turned his attention to the two subordinates who were visiting their hometown:
"You two go back to this formation first and inform Lord Yoshijiu of what happened to you. By the way, I would like to tell Lord Yoshijiu: Based on the situation you are in, I judge that it is extremely necessary to find the suspected Shura wife.
In order not to miss the opportunity to fight, I led the kunoichi, Qing, to go ahead and search for traces of that woman."
After giving the order to the two people, Jiezheng turned his eyes to A-Qing.
Jiezheng, who quickly assigned the tasks, waved his hand and led the more than 40 musketeers under his command and Ah Qing, following the direction where Ah Machi's footprints disappeared.
Although Ah Qing feels that they currently have too few clues, and trying to find Ah Machi is like looking for a needle in a haystack, she is still meticulous and conscientiously acts as Jiezheng's "eyes", frequently climbing to high places to look for him.
The figure of Omachi.
Vision is probably Ah Qing's only strength besides acting and eyebrows.
She can easily see targets that others cannot see with telescopes.
The two musketeers who survived the operation to capture Amachi just now told Qing and the others about Amachi's appearance.
Wearing a red and white kimono, probably without any shoes or socks, and most likely with a lot of blood splattered on her body, the features of the big bear woman are quite obvious and are not difficult to find.
But even so, Aqing has yet to find a target with matching characteristics.
They looked eastward aimlessly.
A Qing climbed to high places again and again.
A-Qing climbed onto the roof of a private house for an unknown number of times, put her hands on her eyes and looked around when she suddenly heard a "rustling" sound coming from beside her.
When I looked closely, I saw that it was Jie Zheng who had climbed up to the roof.
"How? Have you found Shura's wife?"
"No." Ah Qing said without thinking, "I found a few women wearing red and white kimonos, but their bears were not big and there was no blood on them."
"That's it..." the introduction showed regret.
"Speaking of which, when did you become so focused on your work?" Ah Qing asked Chaosuke, "You actually took the initiative to lead people to chase Shura's wife."
"As far as I know, you should be the type who 'don't do the task if you can't do it'."
After hearing A-Qing's words, Jiezheng was stunned for a moment.
Then...he looked like he was embarrassed.
"Well... there is indeed some special reason why I took the initiative to take on the task..."
"Oh? What is it... hmm?"
Ah Qing hadn't finished her words yet. She had been putting her hands on her eyes, looking around, searching for Ah Machi's figure, when she suddenly stopped talking.
Then he narrowed his eyes and looked to the northeast of himself...
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Ating held his chest, which felt like it was about to explode due to the violent breathing, and gasped for air.
Looking at the familiar hotel in front of her, a look of relief appeared on her face: "Finally... back..."
From killing Naganosuke to returning to the hotel, A-Machi can be said to have profoundly implemented the idiom "non-stop".
Amachi, who didn't dare to pause at all, kept rushing towards the hotel at a sprinting speed.
My feet without shoes and socks were cut by gravel and I was still running.
My lungs felt like they were about to explode even as I ran.
Although after dealing with Naganosuke, no one came out to stop A-Machi. However, the chaotic flow of people on the street brought a lot of obstacles to A-Machi.
Fires broke out all over Osaka.
From the direction of Osaka Castle, there was still the sound of cannon fire from time to time.
The monstrous fire has caused the entire Osaka to be in chaos.
People in the Edo period have always had an instinctive fear of fire.
Their houses are basically made of wood, and any fire can burn a city to the ground.
Everyone dragged their families and families and rushed to the outskirts of the city desperately.
Although he tried his best to avoid entering crowded streets, Amachi was still accidentally stuck in a crowded flow of people. He could not move forward or retreat, which wasted a lot of time.
After finally returning to the hotel, Amachi did not rush in. Instead, she scanned her surroundings with vigilant eyes. After confirming that no one was following her, she strode into the hotel.
The hotel is very quiet now. The hotel staff and other guests have probably fled now.
He quickly ran to the door of the room where they lived, opened the door, and Azuki's dissatisfied and panic-stricken little face appeared in front of Azuki.
During the time when Azuki was away, Azuki could be described as "seconds are like years."
Not long after A-Machi left the hotel, she heard the sound of cannons.
Immediately afterwards, fires broke out all over Osaka.
Including hotel staff and other tourists, they began to flee.
Azhu, who was still young and had little experience, was panicked when faced with one unexpected situation after another.
However, although the "god" panicked, Azhu's hands and feet did not panic.
No matter what happened, it was definitely right to stay in the hotel and wait for Ogata and Atachi to come back, so Atzuki calmed down and continued to stay in the hotel room.
She didn't wait in the room. She packed her and Ogata's luggage neatly, so that when Ogata and the others came back, they could immediately take their luggage and run away, leaving Osaka, which was now full of dangers.
"A-Machi-chan..." Seeing that A-Machi was back, A-Zhu looked happy at first, but when she saw the dried blood stains splattered on A-Machi's clothes, she froze, and the rest of her words were stuck.
In her throat.
Before he could ask A-Machi "What's wrong?", A-Machi took the lead and asked A-Zhu:
"Ayi, hasn't he come back yet?"
"Huh? No." Azhu's head shook like a rattle.
A-Machi's face turned pale.
At this time, she noticed the neatly wrapped luggage of her, Ogata, and Azuki placed on the ground next to them.
"Have you helped us pack our luggage? That's just right! Come with me, pick up your luggage and leave here! Someone is eyeing Ayi! It may not be safe here anymore!"
Azuki now has countless questions for Azuki.
But she is also a smart child.
Seeing the hurried look on A-Ting's face, she knew that now was not a good time to ask questions, so she kept her mouth shut and followed A-Ting to pick up their luggage.
After putting her and Ogata's luggage on his back very bravely, Atachi did not go up the stairs step by step and left through the door on the first floor.
Instead, prepare to leave the room and jump out of the window in the most time-saving, labor-saving, and most ninja-like way.
However, before she opened the window of the room, she suddenly heard... a large number of footsteps approaching from far away from outside the hotel.
There were so many things he experienced tonight, and without even realizing it, Amachi felt accustomed to all kinds of accidents and emergencies.
Atachi, who only had a good-looking brow furrowed, signaled Atzuki to lean down and jumped under the window. He then opened the window a crack and looked out of the hotel through the gap.
A large number of musketeers with flintlock muskets in their hands were surrounding the hotel from all directions. This was what Amachi saw.