Zuoemon slashed Kasan with one force and blasted towards Ogata, but because Ogata dodged in time, his naginata only hit the empty roof.
With a "boom" sound, the area where the chop was struck immediately collapsed into a large hole, as if it had been hit by a shelling shot.
After using his exquisite body skills to dodge Ichiemon's attack, Ogata wanted to rush over and fight back immediately, but suddenly he heard a "squeak" coming from under his feet that made his teeth ache.
"Yeah" crackling sound.
Before he could even lower his eyes to look at his feet, Xu heard a "click" sound, his body's center of gravity instantly lost balance, and his entire body fell downwards.
It turned out that the entire roof where he and Zuemon were standing collapsed.
The attack that Zuemon just made made a big hole in the roof, causing the structure of this wooden roof, which was not very strong in the first place, to be completely unbalanced.
The roof was cracked and broken in all directions with the big hole as the center.
Not only Ogata fell, but the left and right gates also fell down due to their inability to dodge, and fell into the house at their feet.
Although Ogata and Zuemon were not expecting the roof to break apart, an accident of this magnitude was far from causing them to panic.
As soon as the two people's bodies fell, they immediately adjusted their body postures in order to land smoothly.
Left and right gates fell down first.
So naturally he was the first to fall back to the ground.
Zuemon landed first, which gave him the upper hand.
As soon as his feet fell back to the ground, he impatiently waved the naginata in his hand and slashed at Ogata.
When he slashed out his naginata, Ogata had just fallen back to the ground.
The expression on Ogata's face turned grim in an instant.
He immediately judged the speed of falling back to the ground. Being half a step behind Zuoemon, he had no time to use step steps to avoid Zuoemon's attack.
Since it's too late to dodge, let's go head-on!
Ogata took a deep breath, held the two swords tightly in his hands, formed a cross with his left wakizashi and right hand sword, and blocked them in front of him.
clang!!
A clanging sound that makes one feel like his eardrums are about to be torn open.
Left and right, the large naginata and Ogata's swords collided heavily.
Strong wind pressure escaped from the point where the two weapons connected and spread around, blowing away most of the dust caused by the broken roof.
Ogata now only feels severe pain in his arms.
The Blade Counterattack of the Muga Two Sword Style is Ogata's only sword skill that has reached the highest level, "Grandmaster Level", besides Breath of the Source.
With the blessing of the "selfless state", Ogata's blade has been improved to a state that can be called a "magic skill".
Just now, when Ouemon was receiving the attack from Ichimon, he used his blade to counteract most of the power contained in the large naginata.
But even so, after the blade in his hand connected with Left and Right Gate's large naginata, the force transmitted from the sword back to his arms was still so strong that Ogata's face changed slightly.
Seeing Ogata in front of him who was able to take his blow forcefully, Saemon raised his eyebrows, with a bit of surprise on his face.
Keng!
Ogata exerted his strength with both arms, pushed forward, and opened the naginata of the left and right guards.
The room was too narrow, and it would be too disadvantageous for Ogata to fight the left and right gates in the room, so after taking away the left and right gates' naginata, Ogata immediately jumped out of the house.
As he jumped towards the street outside the house, Ogata lowered his eyes and glanced at the katana in his right hand.
Just now, he mainly used the katana in his right hand to counter the Ichiemon's slashes head-on.
The part where the katana and the naginata hit each other now has a huge gap.
It would be great if Mahashida and Mahavatar were both here...
This was the first time Ogata wanted so strongly tonight to have both of his sabers in his hands.
When he was fighting with Zuemon just now, the reason why Ogata had been trying his best to avoid a head-on confrontation with him and try not to take his sword was mainly because Ogata didn't have a good sword at hand.
At this moment, the wakizashi he had taken from Uo Hachirou's corpse and the katana he exchanged from Ishikawa were both considered high-quality knives, but their quality was still far inferior to that of Dai Shiten and Dai Zizai.
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Ogata estimated that if he used the two swords he had on hand to confront Zuemon head-on, both swords would be broken within a few touches.
After Ogata jumped onto the street outside the house, Zuemon immediately chased after him and jumped out of the house like a tiger out of its cage.
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blocks away
"The sound of fighting hasn't stopped yet..." the commander of Group 6 said solemnly, "The winner hasn't been decided yet..."
"The opponent is that Shura after all." The commander of Division 2 said calmly, "Even Lord Uemon, there is no way he can be easily defeated."
"Do you want to send someone in to check the situation or help Lord Zuemon?" the 8th clan commander asked.
"No." The commander of Division 2 said without hesitation, "In such a terrain, sending people in hastily may not only not be able to help Lord Uemon, but may also be a disservice."
"Continue to wait patiently."
Commander of Division 6: "...I actually never understand...why do we have to spend so much effort to deal with that Ogata Issei?"
"Isn't our goal to overthrow the Edo shogunate and reestablish the Toyotomi regime?"
"In this case, there should be no reason for us to be enemies with Ogata Issei, right?"
"...Kill Ogata Issei at all costs. This is an order personally given by Toyotomi-sama." The commander of the 2nd Division said, "Since this is an order personally given by Toyotomi-sama, then we will do it.
You don’t need to worry about so many reasons.”
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The battlefield between Ogata and Zuemon switches from the rooftop to the street.
Although the location of the battlefield has changed, the intensity of the battle has not.
The two sides launched a storm of attack and defense. The battle was so fierce that even a moment of relaxation would result in a fatal wound on one's body that could declare victory or defeat.
Compared with the rooftops, the wider streets naturally make it easier for Ogata to use stepping steps to dodge the attacks of the left and right gates.
The battlefield switched to the street. The terrain of the street was more favorable to Ogata, but not to Zuemon.
Because there were too many houses around, it was not conducive to his height and long arms, so Uemon wielded a large naginata nearly 2 meters long as a weapon.
But this small obstacle will not have much impact on Uemon, who has astonishing divine power.
"Drink!"
Left and Right Gate turned his body, using the centrifugal force of his body to swing the naginata in his hand like a windmill.
Ogata jumped back in time, only for the tip of the naginata to pass by his chest and cut some of the fabric at the hem of his clothes.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...
Although the naginata struck Ogata in a perfect arc, it did not hit Ogata, but it hit the houses on both sides of the street.
The houses struck by the blade of the naginata were like delicate flowers struck by lightning from the sky.
The houses here are all made of wood, and most of them are old and dilapidated. How can they stop the naginata that is made of steel and is struck by the extremely powerful Izaemon?
At this moment, Saemon's appearance of violently demolishing houses reminded Ogata of the kind of excavator with a big hammer in his previous life that was specially used to demolish houses.
Ogata originally wanted to launch a counterattack immediately, but unexpectedly, Zuemon launched a new round of attacks.
This time, he used thrusting.
The left and right guards turned the naginata in their hands, pointed the tip of the sword at Ogata, and launched a pear-like rainstorm of thrusts at Ogata, pulling out a series of afterimages.
Ogata originally wanted to try to put his foot on the tip of Zuoemon's naginata when it was stabbing him out, but he gave up the idea as soon as it came up.
His strength is now only on par with Zuemon's. If he raised his foot to step on the tip of his naginata, he probably wouldn't be able to stop it.
Therefore, Ogata could only continue to hide backwards.
Ogata hid behind, and the left and right guards followed closely.
In just five short breaths, Zuemon stabbed nearly 20 times.
Ogata, who kept hiding behind, suddenly felt something hit his back.
Turning around, I saw that it was a public toilet.
In the Edo period, except for those wealthy families, whether they were samurai or common people, several or more than a dozen families shared a public toilet.
Public toilets in this era were basically dry toilets, and they were designed to be very small. They could only accommodate one person at a time. Each public toilet was shaped like a public telephone booth in the previous life, and the internal space could only accommodate 2 or 3 people at most.
People are standing inside.
Seeing that Ogata's back was blocked by a public toilet, a hint of joy surged into Yoshiemon's cheeks.
He quickly kicked up his legs, used all his strength, and stabbed Ogata in the chest with his naginata.
Although the rear was blocked by obstacles, Ogata did not panic.
He also exerted all his strength like Uemon, and then did a backflip upwards, onto the roof of the public toilet behind him, and then jumped backwards with all his strength, jumping away from the roof of the public toilet.
When Ogata jumped away from the roof of the public toilet, the naginata of the left and right gates finally arrived, piercing the place where Ogata was standing just now, and stabbed through the public toilet.
He missed Ogata again, and all his attacks so far had failed, which caused a slight haze to appear on Uemon's eyebrows.
In order to vent the frustration in his heart, Zuemon shouted loudly and pushed up the naginata in his hand, knocking the entire public toilet away.
Ogata jumped hard to the back of the public toilet. After drawing a beautiful arc in mid-air, he landed firmly on a wooden bridge.
Six meters behind the public toilet is a rushing river that cuts through this poor neighborhood.
This river is about 4 meters wide. The water is turbid and it is difficult to see what the bottom of the river looks like. The current is quite fast. If a person who cannot swim falls into this river, it will be very dangerous.
There is a wooden bridge across this river.
Although this bridge looks a bit crude at first glance, it is surprisingly strong and has handrails and other items carefully built.
The only drawback of this bridge is that it is narrow and can only accommodate two people walking side by side.
Ogata jumped back from the roof of the public toilet and landed in the middle of the wooden bridge.
Immediately after the left and right gates blew up the public toilet, they chased Ogata with knives in hand.
The distance between the left and right gates is only a few meters.
With the strength of this "giant"'s legs and such a small distance, I'm afraid it only takes the blink of an eye to close it.
Ogata raised his right hand and wiped the beads of sweat that were dripping down his chin with the back of his right hand, while looking calmly at Zuemon, who was about to attack him again.
It seems...that's the only way to use it.
Just now, when he and Zuemon were exchanging attack and defense fiercely, Ogata had been thinking about ways to effectively injure Zuemon.
He and Zuemon are both warriors with both strength and speed. Every attack and every defense they make is extremely swift.
Because of this, although they fought from the rooftop to the street, and then from the street to the bridge, and fought for more than 30 rounds, in fact, less than 2 minutes had passed.
In less than 2 minutes, Ogata deeply understood the power and terror of Iemon.
This is the second time Ogata has faced off against a master who uses the large naginata.
The last time I faced off against a master who wielded the naginata was when I fought against the monster monk on Butterfly Island last spring.
In terms of strength, the strong man in front of me could outrun the monster monk by countless blocks.
In terms of skill in using the naginata, Uemon is probably a little inferior to the Yao Monk. But in terms of strength and speed, Uwaemon is far superior to the Yao Monk.
Even when he was in good condition, in a pure competition of strength and speed, Ogata was not as good as Uemon.
But if he has the blessing of the "selfless realm", then Ogata is confident that he can overwhelm Iemon.
However, the problem is that Ogata's current condition is not perfect.
It will relapse sooner or later, but the "immortal poison" that relapsed tonight made Ogata dragging a weak sick body into a fight with Zuemon.
Now Ogata, even if he has entered the "realm of no self", can only barely fight to a draw with Zuemon, and has been unable to gain the upper hand.
Until now, Ogata has not hit Zuoemon with his sword.
And Zuemon did not leave even a single scratch on Ogata's body.
From a micro perspective, the two are now at a draw.
But from a macro perspective, Ogata is constantly at a disadvantage.
Because time is not on Ogata's side. The longer this battle drags on, the worse it will be for Ogata.
He had just fought against countless enemies, killed more than a hundred enemies, and had already consumed a lot of energy.
If he and Zuemon were caught in a quagmire of attrition, the one who would suffer the most would undoubtedly be Ogata, who had already lost a lot of energy.
How to defeat Zuemon as quickly as possible?
The first plan that came to Ogata's mind was to use Kasumi Nagi and Umene to sneak attack on Zuemon.
This is the safest and most efficient method.
But the problem is...because he just fell into the canal, his two pistols were soaked in water.
Guns in this era were not yet advanced enough to be waterproof. Once the gun got into water, professional techniques had to be used to remove the water stains inside the gun before it could be used again.
As for the professional and delicate work of dewatering a gun... Ogata is not good at it...
A-Machi is very good at this matter, so before he reunites with A-Machi and asks him to help him dewater the guns, Ogata's two pistols should not be used again.
Although without the help of the pistol, Ogata still came up with other ways to effectively injure Iemon.
This method finally took shape in Ogata's mind just after he jumped off the roof of the public toilet.
Boom! Boom!
Right now, Zuemon's feet had stepped onto the wooden bridge, making a "dong", "dong" sound.
At the same moment when Zuemon stepped onto the wooden bridge, Ogata quickly said silently in his heart:
Take the first step to upgrade to at least "Grand Master Level"!
As soon as Ogata said these silent words, the system sound immediately came to Ogata's mind as expected.
[Ding! Spend 8 skill points, and Wuwo Erdao sword skill will be promoted to the "Grandmaster level" skill]
[Currently remaining skill points: 2 points]
[Current personal level: LV40 (3570/6400)]
[Sakakihara Itto-ryu Level: 14th Dan (6355/14000)]
Ogata originally had 9 skill points. After causing a scene in this neighborhood and sending countless enemies to their deaths, he gained a large amount of experience points.
The personal level is directly upgraded by 1 level, 1 skill point is obtained, and the total number of skill points is increased to 10 points.
Although martial arts schools such as the Sakakihara One-sword Style and the Muga Two-sword Style have not been upgraded, their experience bars have increased sufficiently. The Shiranui-style ninjutsu and the Iga-style forbidden jutsu are only one step away from being upgraded.
Ogata suddenly felt a stream of warmth emerging from the soles of his feet, and then wrapped around his legs.
Ogata officially obtained Breath of Origin, the third grandmaster-level skill after Blade Back!
Since you can't catch this guy's sword head-on, let's rely on your body skills to get close to him. This is the method Ogata just came up with that can effectively injure Iwaemon.
A large part of the reason why he has not been able to leave even a single scratch on Iemon's body so far is because his pace is not fast enough.
Every time he gets close, the left and right guards are already ready to dodge or defend.
In this case, just make yourself faster!
How to make your pace faster and more sophisticated in an instant? This problem is too easy for Ogata, who has saved 10 skill points.
When Ogata felt his legs being enveloped by a warm current, Zuemon had just reached the position where his naginata could cut Ogata.
The naginata struck out.
call!
The sharp blade roared.
Like a light butterfly, Ogata lightly jumped to the side and jumped onto the handrail of the bridge next to him.
Left and right gates retracted the naginata, then moved it forward, stabbing Ogata, who was standing on the handrail of the bridge in a posture similar to a squat.
If Ogata jumps away again, Zuoemon will not be surprised. After all, Zuoemon has seen similar scenes countless times.
Faced with the naginata thrust by Zuemon, Ogata dodged as he expected.
But he didn't move aside.
Instead, he dodged in a direction that left Zuemon's mouth wide open in shock.
Ou, who was standing on the handrail of the bridge, jumped forward.
He jumped on top of the tip of the naginata thrust by Left and Right Gate with great precision.
Ogata stretched out his right foot, stepped on the back of the naginata with the toe of his right foot in mid-air, then used the back of the knife as a foothold and point of force, kicked back violently, and pushed his body straight to the left and right guard gates.
Knocked into his arms!
Zuemon's pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously wanted to put away his sword and defend himself, but it was too late.
laugh!
Between Ogata and Zuoemon, there was finally a muffled sound of the blade entering the body.
The wakizashi of Ogata's left hand penetrated Uemon's throat, and the katana of his right hand penetrated Uemon's heart.
Both swords pierced the vital points of Left and Right Gate!
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In the "Writer's Words" in the previous chapter, I told you that if you have anything to ask about this book, you can ask as much as you like. However, the questions I have received so far are basically very unfair... Anyway, even if they are not serious, you can ask them as much as you want.
The author will try his best to answer them! Let’s answer two of the questions first: “Why is the author’s bear not as big as Atachi’s” and “Why is Atachi’s bear designed to be so big?” For details, please see the author’s words below