How could he not know that Ogata's words just now, "With this guy as your opponent... you can't increase your advantage by simply increasing the number of people", it was just a euphemism for "You guys are of no use if you stay here."
statement.
However, he was not displeased by Ogata's words just now.
Mamiya's character that he always puts the overall situation first and doesn't care about personal gains and losses is one of the most important reasons why everyone in Calabash House trusts him so much.
If he would feel unhappy about such a thing, then he is not Mamiya.
Not only did Mamiya not feel displeased, but he also thought about the instructions Ogata had just given very seriously.
"Ogata-kun." Mamiya asked softly, "Are you sure you can defeat Toyotomi Nobuhide?"
"...Mamiya."
Ogata smiled slightly.
The young man wearing a haori embroidered with platycodon pattern did not answer Mamiya's question.
Instead, he asked Mamiya:
"Will you trust my sword?"
"...I understand." Mamiya was silent for a moment, then smiled, "Makimura and I will lead the lord and Genichi to retreat safely."
"Ogata-kun, I wish you good luck in martial arts."
Mamiya stretched out his left hand that was not holding the sword and took Genichi from Ogata's arms.
"Makimura! Follow me!" Mamiya supported Genichi and walked quickly in the direction of Makimura.
Da da da da da…
At this time, dense footsteps sounded.
It was Kasuho who sent reinforcements to the open deck to intercept the troops from Mamiya and Makimura.
Mamiya and Makimura are each holding someone in their arms.
Makimura was okay, Lin's petite body was no different from a larger doll to Makimura, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall.
Mamiya was having a hard time. Genichi was almost the same height as him, so it was a bit difficult to support him.
Both of them had people they needed to protect in their arms, and it was extremely inconvenient for them to move around. So when they saw reinforcements coming from the enemy, they did not hesitate to fight and retreated while fighting.
A small number of reinforcements sent by Kazuho were unaware of the existence of the order "Do not interfere in Toyotomi's battle". After seeing Ogata and Toyotomi facing each other, they were planning to come together to help.
But before they came, Toyotomi shouted them back:
"All of you, stand down! If you come together, you will only get killed and get in the way! All of you, stand back!"
Toyotomi's scolding made the tribesmen who wanted to come over to help shrink their necks and quickly retreat, turning to pursue the retreating Mamiya Hekimura with the rest of their companions.
"...Take the initiative to get those who are no longer useful and will only cause trouble to leave here as soon as possible." Toyotomi sneered lowly at Ogata in front of him, "What a smart choice."
"The young man wearing glasses just now is also very aware of current affairs. He did not have a useless argument with you and immediately evacuated with his people."
Toyotomi did not pursue Mamiya, who had fled with Genichi and the important Lin, because Makimura was sure that as long as he pursued Mamiya and Makimura, Ogon would immediately stop him if he even took half a step.
forward.
"Yes." With his peripheral vision, he glanced at the direction Mamiya and the others were leaving, and after confirming that they were far away, Ogata said in a calm tone, "If I don't do this, how can I let go of my hands and feet to chop you?"
Before the words could be completely finished, Ogata took a deep breath, exerted all his strength on his feet and back, and threw himself towards Toyotomi. Using the forward momentum brought by throwing his body over, he used the two swords in his hands, both of them.
Cut to Toyotomi.
Without any warning or greeting, Ogata directly took the initiative to restart the duel with Toyotomi.
Toyotomi raised Yoshimitsu's bones to block Ogata's slashing attack.
"Unforeseen critical moments, accidents always happen...and now even Xiaolin has been taken away..."
Toyotomi whispered in a voice that only he could hear clearly.
"I'm really...bored..."
Dark clouds hiding thunder emerged little by little on Yu Fengchen's cheeks...
A hint of ferocity and madness appeared in his eyes...
With subtle movements, he glanced sideways at the mainmast not far away.
To be more precise, I glanced at the figure sitting on the main mast observation deck...
"After working for a long time, do you still want to risk your life..." He muttered at a volume that only he could hear clearly.
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Nikki Maru, No. A ammunition depot
The shiny bald head, old face, and slightly plain cassock that represent the status of a monk are exactly the Sengen Master who made great contributions to Toyotomi's "Revival of Toyotomi".
In the old monk's right hand, he was holding a small flint-haired blunderbuss.
The gun's mouth was pointed directly at Kikutaro, and a faint smoke floated out from the gun's mouth.
It was the flint-haired short blunderbuss in Master Xianyuan's hand that opened a hole in Kikutaro's stomach.
Why... Master Xianyuan is here...?!
This was the first thought that popped into Kikutaro's mind after meeting Master Sengen.
As a monk, why did Master Xianyuan appear in No. A ammunition depot?
While Kikutaro was still shocked as to why Sengen Shonin, who was almost inseparable from Toyotomi, was here, Sengen Shonin continued to say to him in an indifferent tone:
"Kikutaro, you can't do this."
"How can you come to the ammunition depot and steal muskets while everyone is working together to overcome the difficulties?"
"Is it because after entering the ammunition depot and seeing these rows of flintlock guns, you got too carried away and neglected to take precautions?"
"Or is it because seasickness has dulled your senses?"
"It wasn't until I pointed the blunderbuss at you that you realized you were not the only one here."
"It's really a big help. If you find me as soon as you enter the ammunition depot, I really don't know what to do with you."
"After all, my shooting skills are not that outstanding."
"...Xianyuan...Master..." Kikutaro, who had blood dripping from the corner of his mouth when he opened his mouth, said with difficulty, "Why...are you...here...?!"
While questioning the monk in front of him, he quietly checked his injuries.
The area where he was shot was the right side of his abdomen.
According to his preliminary judgment...the projectile that hit his abdomen directly smashed his soft intestines to pieces...the stomach was also slightly damaged.
The tear in the gastrointestinal tract made Kikutaro so painful that he even lost consciousness.
The soft belly, which has no bones for protection and also happens to have many organs, is undoubtedly one of the most vulnerable points in the human body.
If this part is severely damaged, the person will basically lose his ability to fight.
Kikutaro now felt that all the strength in his body was draining away from the wound in his abdomen. He was unconscious and even speaking became difficult.
"……I have been here all the time."
Master Xianyuan's tone remained indifferent.
"I am here to be ready to complete the important tasks assigned to me by Toyotomi-sama."
"Kikutaro, I just heard the fighting outside clearly. Did you kill all the guards outside the ammunition depot?"
"You showed up here at this time... Kikutaro, the explosion that occurred at the No. B ammunition depot just now must have something to do with you, right?"
Having said this, Master Xianyuan paused.
After a while, I heard him continue:
"...Normally, a traitor like you would not have died so easily. I would have to torture you to see if the explosion of the No. B ammunition depot was caused by you, and find out who you were.
Why do you want to do it? Do you have any other accomplices?"
"But the current situation is special... I don't have the time to leave you aside and deal with you as a traitor later."
"Really, you have to... spend one more bullet."
Having said that, Master Xianyuan put the short flint-haired gun that had just shot through Kikutaro's belly back into his cassock.
I saw his right hand fidgeting inside the cassock for a while.
When he finally stretched out his hand from the cassock...a brand new flintlock blunderbuss appeared in his right hand.
Master Xianyuan didn't say anything more to Kikutaro.
He just silently raised the brand-new, unfired blunderbuss in his hand and pointed it at Kikutaro's chest.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
Looking at the short blunderbuss in Master Xianyuan's hand that shimmered with bright silver and cold light, a look of fear was like an out-of-control beast. On the face of Kikutaro who could no longer move, his pupils gushed out.
"Please, spare me, spare me!"
Driven by the desire to survive, Kikutaro even spoke a lot more fluently.
"Master, you are a monk, aren't you? If you kill, you will not be able to go to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss..."
Bang!
Before Kikutaro could utter a few words of begging for mercy, the sound was like a cork popping out of a bottle, and the sound exploded again...
Facing Kikutaro's begging for mercy, Master Xianyuan pulled the trigger without any hesitation or hesitation.
The hot bullet flew out of the barrel and pierced Kikutaro's chest.
Although Kikutaro's begging for mercy did not make Master Xianyuan hesitate for a moment, it did move the old monk a little. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly because he was amused.
"Is it the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss..."
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, with a strange smile on his face. Master Xianyuan slowly put down the short blunderbuss that was still smoking in his hand.
He said in a calm, unhurried tone:
"Since I decided to live and die with Toyotomi-sama and vowed to build a world where Buddhism spreads widely between heaven and earth, I have been prepared to suffer endless torture in the eighteen levels of hell after death."
After the gunfire fell and severe pain came from his chest, Kikutaro felt like he was out of breath.
No matter how hard I inhale, I feel like I can't get air to my lungs.
He knew that his lungs must have been smashed.
After the gastrointestinal tract, the lungs were also smashed with a short blunderbuss... This is an injury that cannot be cured in this era...
A sense of unreality lingered in Kikutaro's mind.
He was still imagining a bright future in which he could successfully escape and then sell these flintlock guns on the black market in exchange for huge wealth that would not be used up in decades.
As a result, in just a split second, he was shot twice and fell to the ground dying.
This huge gap and such rapid changes made Kikutaro feel a sense of unreality, as if he was floating in the clouds and dreaming.
The speed of strength loss has increased several times since the hole was opened in the chest.
Just now I could barely move my hands and feet, but now...the only part that I can barely move is my tongue.
If... I hadn't come here... to steal the iron cannon... but just jumped into the sea and escaped... would... I wouldn't have incurred... the consequences like this...?
I just... want to make some money... and stay away from this kind of near-death business...
Kikutaro asked himself this in his mind.
Fear, resentment, unwillingness, regret...all kinds of negative emotions were swirling in Kikutaro's mind.
These negative emotions eventually mixed into sadness and anger.
Driven by this grief and anger, he raised his eyes and glared at the old monk in front of him who had shattered his dream.
Guzhao
"To establish a world where... Buddhism spreads widely between heaven and earth...?" He tried his best to move his tongue and repeated the words just said by Master Xianyuan in a mocking tone.
Full of grief and anger with nowhere to vent, he concentrated all the remaining strength in his body on his lips and tongue.
"it's so funny……"
Kikutaro tried his best to pull up the corners of his mouth, and pulled out a smile that was as mocking as possible.
"You...in Toyotomi Nobuhide's eyes...maybe you are just a consumable!"
"Bullshit... spread Buddhism...! After Toyotomi's world was rebuilt... I'll help you support Buddhism? You don't really believe what Toyotomi Nobuhide said, do you?!"
"You tried your best to help Toyotomi Nobhide... When Toyotomi's world is really rebuilt... Toyotomi Nobhide might kick you aside immediately...!"
"No one with the slightest ambition... would tolerate Buddhists like you growing up!"
"Returning Japan to...the peaceful world hundreds of years ago...do you think it's possible?!"
[Note: The Heian Era: Japan's Heian Period (794-1192). In 794 AD, Japan moved its capital to Heian Kyo (today's Kyoto), so this period began with the move of the capital to Heian Kyo. The Genji samurai group successfully ousted the emperor and established
The first shogunate: The 400 years ending with the Kamakura shogunate were designated as the "Heian Era". The Buddhist power in this era was quite powerful, and the court had to look at their faces to act.]
Kikutaro cursed and ridiculed Master Xianyuan with the momentum of not caring about anything.
Pour out all the grief and indignation on Master Xianyuan. This is the only channel for Kikutaro to vent his emotions at present, and it is also the only means for Kikutaro to fight back against Master Xianyuan.
He ridiculed, cursed, was afraid, regretted, and puzzled...
Blood trickled down from the corner of his mouth.
Tears fell from the corners of his eyes drop by drop.
After struggling to shout the last taunt to Master Xianyuan, he no longer had the strength to shout.
His head drooped, and his consciousness gradually separated from his body.
Master Xianyuan had been listening to Kikutaro's vent just now with an expressionless face.
After Kikutaro completely lost the strength to shout, Master Xianyuan took the short blunderbuss that had been empty of bullets in his hand and put it back into his cassock.
At the last moment of his life, the last scene that appeared in front of Kikutaro's eyes... was Master Sengen retracting his short gun, clasping his hands together, half-closing his eyes, and smiling on his cheeks.
After Master Xianyuan put his hands together, the atmosphere around him... seemed to have a more tranquil and sacred atmosphere.
At this time, Master Sengen did not look like a "capable subordinate who served Toyotomi loyally and diligently".
More like a "devout saint".
"...Yes." The saint said softly, "Of course I know: even if I finally succeed in helping Toyotomi-sama ascend to the throne of the world, I will most likely be abandoned by Toyotomi-sama because the bird is gone.
aside."
"But I'm ready to wake up."
A peaceful and firm smile bloomed on the saint's face.
"Even if Toyotomi-sama will most likely abandon me in the future."
"But as long as Toyotomi-sama is alive, I am willing to believe in this young man who gave me hope to realize my ideals."
"As long as the lofty ideal of 'the widespread spread of Buddhism' exists, there is still a slight possibility of its realization."
"I am willing to die... to pieces for this ideal."
I don’t know why, Master Xianyuan emphasized the phrase “shattered into pieces”.
Listening to Master Xianyuan's confession in a calm tone, Kikutaro's eyes slowly revealed a hint of astonishment.
"...Heh..." Kikutaro, who used his remaining strength and drooped his head, murmured, "You and... Toyotomi Nobuhide... are both madmen..."
The sound falls
Snap...
Kikutaro's head tilted to the side, and his head hit the wall of the ship behind him.
Completely silent.
There is one less person who has witnessed the final end of Shiranui...
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Nikki Maru, on the open deck
The sounds of the Toyotomi clan's tribe chasing Mamiya and Makimura continued to fade away, but Ogata was still very relieved about Mamiya and Makimura.
He believed that the two of them would be able to safely bring Yuan Yi and Lin back to the shore.
On the open deck, there were no more companions, and there was no one whom Toyotomi could hold hostage.
With no more hostages for Toyotomi to hold, Ogata was finally able to completely let go of his hands and launch the most powerful offensive against the monster in front of him.
After the attempt to kidnap Genichi failed, Ogata and Toyotomi returned to fierce attack and defense.
Everything is the same as the previous battle.
The two sides had the same physical abilities and skills, and Ogata had the upper hand. He had an absolute advantage.
The situation on the battlefield was the same: Ogata attacked and Toyotomi defended. Ogata maintained a fierce offensive, and Toyotomi could only focus on defending key areas such as his head.
And the expressions of the two of them... were the same as before. Ogata didn't dare to be careless, his face was tense. But Toyotomi, who was clearly on the verge of defeat, had a calm look on his cheeks.
After Chi Ogata deceived Toyotomi with a move of Daizhi, he slashed Daishuken to Toyotomi's forehead. Toyotomi tilted his head back in time, and only the tip of Daishuken's knife cut the flesh of his forehead.
"Hey..." Toyotomi grinned slightly, stretched out his scarlet tongue, and licked the blood dripping from the damaged forehead to the corner of his mouth, "You really didn't even give me a chance to breathe..."
"Ogata Ittosai, let me guess the reason why you launched such an urgent offensive against me is because you are afraid that I will take advantage of the opportunity to eat something that can enhance my strength like I did when I fought with Kinoshita Genichi before. Right?
Bar?"
"Kinoshita Genichi should have told you just now: I ate something to survive his fatal blow."
Although Toyotomi was severely suppressed and beaten by Ogata, he still had room to speak.
Facing Toyotomi who suddenly spoke to him, Ogata ignored him and continued to launch waves of attacks against him.
Ogata ignored him, and Toyotomi didn't seem to think about asking Ogata to talk to him. He continued to defend Ogata's fierce attack and said unhurriedly:
"If you are worried that I will eat something to increase my strength, then there is no need to worry."
"This is a miscalculation on my part. I didn't bring enough meat slices with me. All the meat slices were eaten during the battle with Kinoshita Genichi just now."
Sliced meat?
The word "meat slices" uttered by Toyotomi made Ogata's eyes twitch slightly.
"You and Kinoshita Genichi are going to be in a lot more trouble than I expected."
"It's been a long time...I haven't been forced into such a desperate situation."
Ogata's blade once again cut a large gash on Toyotomi's face, from the left corner of his mouth to the right corner of his eye.
Ogata's blade never stopped or delayed its attack on Toyotomi.
The blade kept swinging out, leaving injuries one after another on Toyotomi's body.
But... no matter how terrible the wounds were on his body, Toyotomi still looked as normal. No matter how many more wounds Ogata's knife made on his body, he continued to grin calmly and calmly.
Mouth.
Seeing Toyotomi's expression, Ogata narrowed his eyes involuntarily.
There was still a bit of calmness like Toyotomi's expression on his face, which made Ogata couldn't help but think like this:
Does he have any other plans?
Although he had doubts in his heart whether Toyotomi had some back-up plan that made him look like this, there was nothing else Ogata could do besides continuing to launch a fierce offensive against Toyotomi.
.
"Ogata Ittosai."
After Toyotomi sidestepped a slash from Ogata, he suddenly asked Ogata a question that seemed completely unrelated to the current battle:
"Do you know what I rely on to have such a huge power at such a young age, and to have so many heroes willing to die for me?"
At this time, Ogata happened to be launching a new round of attacks on Toyotomi.
Da Zi Zai slashed at Toyotomi from the bottom road, and Da Shiten stabbed at Toyotomi from the middle gate, making the atmosphere roar.
Toyotomi raised his auspicious light and bones, and opened the way to gain great freedom from the road.
Immediately afterwards... he made a move that made Ogata's pupils shrink slightly.
Facing Da Shitian who was stabbing him from the middle gate, he did not raise his sword to defend, nor did he dodge sideways.
Instead, he raised his left hand, spread his five fingers, and grabbed the tip of the piercing Da Shitian knife!
Poof!
Daishiten, which was as sharp as iron as it was cut from clay, penetrated Toyotomi's left palm as easily as it penetrated tissue paper.
The left palm was stabbed directly into Toyotomi's face, but no pain was seen.
On the contrary, I still saw a smile on his face.
The two corners of Toyotomi's mouth were raised in an exaggerated manner, revealing his white teeth. The two eyes were also squeezed into "crescent moons" with strange arcs due to the sharply raised corners of his mouth.
After showing this smile full of madness, Toyotomi waved his right hand and slashed towards Ogata's legs from the bottom with his sword.
Daisakuten was still inserted into Toyotomi's left palm, and the length of the left hand was too short, making it difficult to defend against attacks coming from the bottom, so Ogata could only take half a step back to dodge.
After Omo dodged behind him, Toyotomi took advantage of the situation and pulled his left hand back, pulling his left palm away from Daishuken's sword.
Immediately afterwards... Toyotomi swung his bloody left hand upwards and raised his left palm above his head.
Blood drops splashed everywhere with the raindrops, covering Toyotomi's body.
And the next moment Toyotomi raised his pierced left palm high
call out!
A firework flew out from the observation deck of Nikki Maru's main mast and flew straight into the sky, making a piercing sound.
Seeing the fireworks soaring up from the autonomous mast, Ogata couldn't help but be startled.
fireworks……?!
As soon as he glanced at the sudden appearance of fireworks, he heard the demon in front of him...with a maniacal smile on his face, grinning widely and saying softly to him:
"Ogata Ittosai."
"Let's see if you can survive...or if I can survive..."
"If none of us survive... then let's fight again in the underworld...!"
The words just fell
Dazzling red light gathered on Rihui Pill in one breath.
This ever-changing red light continued to expand, stretching to more than half of the Nikki Maru's hull.
Then...
Rumble, rumble!
The deafening explosion instantly overwhelmed the sound of wind and rain!
The explosion first started in Nikki Maru's cabin, and then a powerful shock wave swept through most of the ship!
The flames spread rapidly in all directions along with the shock wave.
Debris flew and flames spread.
The warship that was sailing on the sea with an arrogant attitude just now turned into a terrifying fire ship!
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I originally wanted to write a 10,000-word chapter, but today the whole city of Guangzhou is doing nucleic acid tests, and the author has been waiting in line for a long time... QAQ, which delayed a lot of time.
Everyone should pay attention to protection recently.