Chapter 731 Enter the realm of no self! Suppress Toyotomi! 【5400】
It doesn't matter what tricks you use, as long as you can win, that's the only purpose of "Ogata-ryu".
What exactly Toyotomi ate, and whether he could further increase his strength by eating this "unknown object", Ogata, who lacked information, had no idea about it.
If he had entered the "state of selflessness" since the beginning of the war, Toyotomi might have been forced to eat that "unknown object" again.
Therefore, Ogata decided to use "Ogata flow"
First, play against Toyotomi in a normal way, so that Toyotomi mistakenly thinks that this is all his strength, and let Toyotomi "get used to" his strength.
Then, taking advantage of Toyotomi's unpreparedness, he suddenly entered the "selfless state" and prepared a surprise attack for Toyotomi!
One blow determines the outcome, directly taking off Toyotomi's head and ending the battle!
The above is Ogata's battle plan.
The "time for surprise attack" chosen by Ogata was the moment when he and Toyotomi passed each other, and Toyotomi's back was turned to him!
After passing by Toyotomi, Okonomi immediately switched his breathing rhythm to "Breath of the Source".
Entering the "selfless state", use the left foot as the axis, quickly turn backwards, and use centrifugal force to split the sky out of the sky in one go!
The sword filled with Ogata's determination is like a summer meteor falling towards the head of the devil!
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When he saw the Queen of Heaven striking at his head, Toyotomi didn't have many negative emotions in his mind at this time.
Because this change happened so quickly that Toyotomi's brain had no time to react.
He is...still immersed in the comfort of thinking that he has the upper hand.
However, although his brain did not react, his body did.
Tsk.
Toyotomi felt a sharp pain in his throat.
He glimpsed a large amount of blood spraying outwards along his slit throat, either pouring on Ogata's body, or spilling into the air, and then falling to the deck together with the raindrops.
When Da Shitian's blade was about to hit his head, his body started to move before his brain.
He stepped back and tilted his head as far back as possible. The slashing attack that could have cut off Toyotomi's entire head was only able to cut off half of his throat due to Toyotomi's timely retreat.
If it were an ordinary person, with half of his throat cut open, he would be close to death and victory or defeat.
However...it was Toyotomi who faced off against Ogata.
The severe pain coming from his throat was a disguised form of help for Toyotomi's brain to regain consciousness.
He covered the cut throat with one hand and held the knife in the other. He quickly retreated and opened the distance between him and Ogata.
Because his throat was cut open and he was temporarily unable to speak, Toyotomi, who was bleeding from his mouth, could only spit out meaningless words such as "gu" and "puff".
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Tsk...were you unable to chop off his head...!
Toyotomi's quick reaction caused the surprise attack to fail. It did not go as expected. Seeing Toyotomi's head fall to the ground, the expression on Ogata's face couldn't help but change slightly.
Can you even dodge this blow...
Ogata silently adjusted his estimate of Toyotomi's current physical fitness to be able to dodge his "surprise attack". Toyotomi's current reaction speed was indeed a bit beyond Ogata's expectations.
Although the surprise attack failed, Ogata did not let time waste away like this.
He quickly regained his composure, then stepped forward, raised his sword, and pursued Toyotomi.
It was Ogata's left hand that attacked Toyotomi's head this time.
Between two points, the straight line is the shortest.
Pursuing the fastest speed to pursue Toyotomi, whose head had been cut off in half, Ogata aimed the tip of the sword at Toyotomi's throat, which was being covered.
Sakakihara's one-sword style, bird stab!
The blade of the great freedom is drawn into a straight line of white light
clang!!
Toyotomi raised the Yoshimitsu bones to hold back the stabbing Dai Zizuo, resolving the crisis once again.
"Your...breath..."
A large amount of red flesh sprouted from Toyotomi's injured throat.
The huge wound was quickly "filled in" and repaired with red flesh shreds, and Toyotomi slowly recovered his ability to speak.
"I also saw such a strange breathing rhythm at my uncle's place just now."
Toyotomi looked solemnly at Ogata's chest, which was rising and falling with a strange rhythm.
"I see...are you relying on this strange breathing technique to increase your strength..."
Toyotomi's judgment is quite accurate and deserves praise.
But Ogata ignored Toyotomi's murmur.
He just silently increased the strength instilled in the great freedom of his left hand.
Toyotomi now feels... like he is holding a weight that is constantly gaining weight.
The great freedom of Ogata's left hand actually only serves to confuse him.
While Toyotomi was struggling to hold his Daizuo, Ogata lifted Daishiten and lifted Toyotomi's legs from below.
In order to prevent his legs from being cut off, Toyotomi could only grit his teeth and use all his strength to slightly push away the blade of Da Zi Zai, and then quickly retreat to a position where Da Shiten could not cut.
He tried his best to dodge, but the tip of Da Shitian's knife still hit his thigh, leaving a medium-deep wound on his thigh.
Did you hide away again...forget it, forget it.
After thinking like this, Ogata quickly adjusted his sword-holding stance, then pounced on Toyotomi who was retreating, and "sticked" to Toyotomi tightly.
Ogata had also thought about it in advance: What should he do if the surprise attack launched by relying on the "selfless state" failed and failed to take off Toyotomi's head with one blow.
The countermeasure is also very simple. Just rely on the increase brought by the "selfless state" and kill Toyotomi directly!
Ding! Dang! Dang! Dang! Ding...
The sound was like hammering, dense enough to compare with the sound of raindrops falling on the deck.
2 swords, but Ogata danced to the effect of 8 swords.
The "8-handled sword" attacked Toyotomi from different angles and directions.
The situation of the war changed dramatically as Ogata entered the "state of selflessness".
Toyotomi, who was enduring Ogata's fierce attack, clearly felt that Ogata's physical fitness and swordsmanship skills had improved a lot after using this special breathing technique!
Ogata's physical fitness, which was originally inferior to him, has now been directly changed in level! The one who is inferior in physical fitness has become Toyotomi himself.
As for Ogata's swordsmanship skills, which were not as good as before, the gap has widened even further!
Although Ogata's current swordsmanship is still slightly inferior to Genichi's, it is not much inferior! Basically, the difference is 90 points and 100 points!
If Ogata and Toyotomi had an inseparable battle just now, with no one losing, then now, Ogata has completely gained the upper hand.
Toyotomi, who could no longer surpass Ogata at any point, was completely suppressed. Not to mention the ability to fight back, he could barely maintain his ability to parry.
It can be said that Ogata always kept in mind: "Toyotomi can greatly enhance his strength by eating some unknown object."
Therefore, in order to prevent Toyotomi from eating anything again, Ogata could be said to have lived up to his reputation and did not even give Toyotomi a chance to breathe.
The swords in his hands struck one after another, attacking Toyotomi like a wave, leaving Toyotomi unable to free his hands to do anything other than "defense".
Toyotomi, who was completely at a disadvantage, could not completely dodge Ogata's attack.
Therefore, in order to prevent Ogata's torrential attack, Toyotomi had to make necessary sacrifices.
Make the head the main target of protection, and the rest of the body... Unless it is an attack that will cause limbs to be broken off, if you can't successfully block or dodge it, just go through it directly.
Therefore, we saw that Toyotomi's body was constantly being cut with large and small wounds, and then quickly repaired, just like this over and over again...
The blood that flowed out and spattered from his wound mixed with the raindrops falling from the sky, dyeing the deck around him and Ogata into patches of strange light red...
The sword in Toyotomi's hand was swung at high speed in order to defend against Ogata's fierce attack.
And what is "moving" at high speed is his brain
Damn it...! Damn it...!
Toyotomi once again vented his inner emotions by roaring in his heart.
Once again, the plan went awry due to an unexpected appearance... There is no end!
The breathing technique that can greatly improve a person's strength... It's just that he can master it, uncle. Why does even Ogata Ittosai have this skill...!
Whatever...it's useless to think about this now.
It's better to regain your composure quickly, and then think about how to break the situation.
Toyotomi took advantage of the gap between Ogata's attacks and took a deep breath. With this deep breath, Toyotomi's irritability and disgust were somewhat calmed down.
The situation now is very clear.
Ogata Ittousai's physical strength and swordsmanship skills are all better than mine now.
If I keep fighting like this, I will definitely lose.
Do you want... to let the Master and others "help" me now...
Toyotomi's eyes narrowed slightly, and both eyes became half-closed.
No, asking the Master and others to "help" me is the same as the heads of eight hundred bhikshunis. It is a last resort that should be avoided as a last resort.
Think again...
What other means can I use now?
What else...the advantage I have against Ogata Ittousai...
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Nikki Maru, somewhere in the cabin, an inconspicuous corner
"Quick! Quick! Execute Lord Kasuba's order! Push all the unimportant heavy objects in those areas into the sea! Reduce the burden on the ship!"
"Is this useful?"
"Hehe, Mr. Taro, I heard that there is no one on the deck of the Calabash Pill that is about to collide. Now a ghost is driving the Calabash Pill. Is this true?!"
"Of course it's a lie! If there really are gods and ghosts in the world, why don't they punish those bastard landlords who killed my parents and took over my family's land? Stop talking nonsense! Go and execute Kasu.
Lord Bee’s order!”
Nearly 10 sailors rushed to the lower cabin along a corridor that few people usually pass.
After the shouts and footsteps of these sailors faded away,
"It's very noisy now..."
A somewhat pleasant and proud murmur emerged from an inconspicuous dark corner of the corridor.
Immediately afterwards, a black shadow was seen "squirming" out of the dim corner here.
If there are any Toyotomi clan officials here now, they will definitely recognize this black figure immediately. It is none other than the remnant of Shiranui who was "accommodated" by Toyotomi: Kikutaro.
Kikutaro looked in the distance in the direction where the crew had just left, and the corners of his mouth curled up with emotions such as complacency, ridicule, and joy.
"Huluwan is about to hit you..."
"Then I'll wait a little longer..."
"Wait until this ship becomes more chaotic..."
After muttering, the surviving ninja retreated into a dark corner again...
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"Well..." Yuan Yi endured the pain and used the torn pieces of clothing to make a simple bandage for the wound on his chest.
He originally wanted to light a fire and then use the flame to roast the wound. Although this method was very painful, it was very convenient to stop the bleeding.
It's a pity that this heavy rain, which seemed to splash all the sea water in the sea, made it impossible for Yuan Yi to light a fire.
Okay...it's almost enough to wrap it up like this...
We have to take advantage of the fact that Ogata-kun has suppressed Toyotomi...hurry up and rescue Xiaolin...
Genichi knew that he might not be able to support Ogata now and help Ogata defeat the evil Toyotomi.
So he decided to do his best to do what he could still do now.
Yuan Yi grabbed the Yang Shen stuck on the deck next to him, leaned on the knife, and tried to stand up.
Relying on the remaining strength in his arms, Yuan Yi barely stood up, but his now weak and weak legs could no longer allow him to stand firm.
As soon as he stood up, Yuan Yi's body trembled violently like a needle standing on the ground.
Wow!
A large wave hit, and the hull of the Nikki Maru rocked greatly.
In this violent shaking, Yuan Yi, unable to stand still, fell to the ground again.
"Damn it..." Yuan Yi put his hands on the ground, slowly raised his upper body, and murmured in a calm and somewhat regretful tone, "You don't even have the strength to stand still..."
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Ding! Dang! Ding! Dang! Dang! Dang...
The duel between Ogata and Toyotomi has gradually become more intense.
I saw Ogata holding the Daishiten high and stabbing Toyotomi on the cheek first.
When he stabbed Toyotomi in front of him, he crossed the five fingers of his left hand, switched his left hand to a reverse grip, and stomped towards Toyotomi's lower body.
No matter which direction the attack is, it is quite fatal.
Although trauma other than the brain would not easily kill him, Toyotomi still wanted to avoid injuries as much as possible.
Although he now has a recovery ability far beyond that of ordinary people, his pain sensation has not disappeared. He will still feel pain when he is injured.
In this kind of battle where the whole body is tense, any carelessness or relaxation will lead to irreparable consequences. Any injury may lead to an accident.
Because of the pain caused by the injury, it is easy to cause the reaction to become sluggish or the movements to become insensitive.
Whether it was an attack on the face or an attack on the lower body, Toyotomi was not something he could take casually.
He jumped to the side, avoiding the slash that attacked his face, and at the same time, he switched Yoshimitsu Kosho to the lower stance to protect his lower body.
The slash aimed at his lower body was successfully blocked by him.
But the slash that hit his face... wasn't completely avoided.
The sharp blade grazed his right ear and cut off a small section of his ear...
Although the section of the ear that was cut off quickly grew back, and the pain from the ear was not that intense, Toyotomi's expression at this time was still solemn enough to match the previous confrontation. "
Comparing the source and temporary state of "transparent realm".
Even people who don't understand "combat" at all can see that the battle situation is obvious.
Toyotomi has been completely suppressed by Ogata, so suppressed that it is impossible to even stand up.
Toyotomi was insisting that as long as he showed the slightest flaw in the defense on his head and relaxed, Ovo could instantly take his head.
It was clear that he had the upper hand, but in Ogata's heart, there was always an...unexplainable ominous premonition...
He always felt that Toyotomi seemed a little too calm...
He has been completely suppressed and has no strength left to fight back, but Toyotomi is still calmly launching defense and dodge...
In this regard, Ogata can only think of two possibilities.
Either Toyotomi is the kind of person who can remain extremely calm no matter what happens.
Or... it's because Toyotomi still has some tricks that can turn defeat into victory...
If it's the former, that's fine.
If it's the latter...
Regardless of whether Toyotomi has any other means...
Ogata said to himself in his heart.
It is right to suppress him all the time so that he has no time to use any means...
With such a conclusion in his heart, he did not dare to relax or be careless and continue to attack Toyotomi.
Ogata pointed the sword tips of Daishiten and Daijizai at Toyotomi, stepped hard on the deck with his back foot, and hit Toyotomi like a wild bull, and the two swords in his hands were the horns of the bull.
Sakakihara Ittōryu·Bird Thorn!
Using bird thorns on the swords of both hands at the same time, with the blessing of the "Wuwo Swordsmanship", he can accomplish this skill easily.
For this move, Ogata tentatively named it "Bird Thorn·Double Sound".
The two knives stabbed Toyotomi's head and waist respectively.
Looking at the two knives stabbing him, Toyotomi opened his nostrils slightly, took a deep breath through his nose, and rushed towards Ogata who "bumped" into him.
When the two were about to meet each other, Toyotomi relied on his agility and reflexes to barely avoid Ogata's "bird sting and double noise".
The two of them staggered past each other, hitting Toyotomi like a cannonball with such huge dynamic potential. Ogata only took half a step forward before he stopped with the help of his brute force and the flexibility of his body.
He stopped his body from continuing to move forward, quickly turned his body around with his left foot as the axis, and using the centrifugal force brought by the rotation of his body, he swung the Daishiten and slashed horizontally at Toyotomi.
Daishuken slashed at Toyotomi's neck with a speed that seemed to shake off the cold light reflected from the blade.
Seeing Daishiten getting closer and closer to his neck, Toyotomi raised his Yoshimitsu bone stick, as if he was planning to counter Ogata's move head-on.
However, at this time
Um?
Ogata's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch a little.
The moment Toyotomi raised his Yoshimitsu bone...Ogata could vaguely see a smile appearing on the corner of Toyotomi's mouth...
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at this moment
Nikki Maru, on the open deck, on the observation deck of the mainmast
Hit it... hit it... hit it... hit it...
From the observation deck of the mainmast, strange intermittent "pat-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta" sounds kept coming out.
Focusing on the observation deck, I could only see a young man sitting on the railing of the observation deck with a golden sword.
He did not wear a wakizashi on his waist, only a sword with a yellow handle and a red sheath.
Apart from this fighting knife, he was not seen carrying any other weapons on his body.
In his hand, he held a small bamboo tube.
The young man holding the bamboo tube kept playing with the bamboo tube. The strange intermittent "pat-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta" sound was the sound made by this person while playing with the bamboo tube.
Generally speaking, people sitting on the observation deck observe the course and the surrounding sea conditions.
But this man did not do this. His eyes were fixed on the battlefield between Ogata and Toyotomi from beginning to end...
"...Toyotomi-sama..."
As he murmured this, he stopped playing with the wooden tube and grasped the small wooden tube tightly.
"It seems...it doesn't seem like I and Master Xianyuan's 'help' are needed yet..."
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Can any reader guess who the young man at the end of this chapter is? What is he preparing for?
I originally wanted to write a big chapter of more than 6,000 words today, but I still underestimated the busyness of today’s tomb sweeping... Writing 5,400 is already the limit... Tomorrow, the author will try to write more (Leopard Head Cries.jpg)
The author said before: This book will be completed around mid-March.
However, misestimating the amount of plot seems to be the author's traditional skill...
Now it seems that... it is not impossible to finish it in late April... After all, the author also plans to write some chapters similar to the day after the war.
Because it is almost finished, the author also plans to unblock some settings about this book that have never been mentioned before.
The author has designed several "IF lines" for this book.
The author definitely doesn't have time to write these "IF lines" slowly, but I can tell you about them in general.
One of the "IF lines" that the author personally thinks is the most interesting is the "Shura line" in which "Ogata single-handedly captured Edo Castle and finally fought a decisive battle with Genichi in Edo Castle". Are you interested in hearing about it?
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If you are interested, I will tell you the general plot bit by bit in the "Writer's Note" in the subsequent chapters.