Volume 2 The Executioner Chapter 110: The Shogunate will hunt you down to the ends of the earth
Since Ogata already knew about the existence of the hidden weapons, there was no point in using them anymore.
Therefore - Nanahara completely gave up on hidden weapons and planned to defeat Ogata head-on with his own swordsmanship.
clang!
clang!
clang!
The sound of metal hitting each other continued.
After using "Blade Counter" to block Nanahara's attack again, Ogata keenly sensed that Nanahara's fighting style had changed.
Before, Nanahara had always been using Ito Ittoryu in a conventional way.
And now, Qiyuan's tactics have become much more radical.
He opened and closed his hands vigorously, as if he had poured all his strength into every strike.
It was precisely because Nanahara's attacks were so fierce that Ogata had to devote his heart and soul to every defense and dared not be negligent in any way.
--I see……
Ogata thought to himself.
——How smart... You know that my physical strength and power have been depleted, so you changed your tactics and used this aggressive move to suppress me...
Although Ogata has currently entered the "selfless state", after killing hundreds of people in a row, even with the blessing of the "selfless state", Ogata's physical strength is still greatly depleted.
Nanahara's sudden change in tactics clearly showed that he wanted to use his strengths to attack Ogata's current weaknesses.
clang!
The two swords collided heavily again.
However, this time, the two men's knives did not separate immediately.
The two knives were placed together, and the owners of the two knives were wrestling with each other.
In this struggle, Nanahara gradually gained the upper hand.
Ogata, who was originally standing on his feet, was suppressed little by little by Nanahara. His hind legs gradually bent and he was finally forced to squat on the ground.
"What's wrong?" Qiyuan smiled grimly across the two men's swords, "Are you out of strength?"
Ogata ignored Nanahara's sarcasm.
Just through the two swords, he cast a mocking look at Nanahara.
"I'm just preparing to kill you in one go."
After saying that, Ogata, who was originally half-squatting on the ground, holding Nanahara's sword tightly and bearing the huge force from Nanahara, suddenly dodged to the left, and with the sword, he flashed to Nanahara's left side, and withdrew from the wrestling.
Nanahara did not expect Ogata to suddenly dodge and failed to retract his strength in time.
The body fell forward due to inertia.
Before Nanahara could readjust his body position, Ogata came after him!
The distance between the two was very close, so Ogata could hit Nanahara with just a simple swing of the sword without even moving his feet.
Sakakibara Ittoryu: Climb the stairs!
Ogata's sword was like a waterfall flowing upstream, sweeping towards Nanahara from bottom to top.
clang!
Nanahara, who hadn't even adjusted his body posture, reacted instinctively and subconsciously used the knife in his hand to block the sword light coming from bottom to top.
There was a deafening sound of metal colliding.
Although Nanahara managed to block Ogata's "climbing the tower", his sword was broken.
Because Ogata's attack came too fast, Nanahara could only use his sword to block it, and had no time to adjust to the best defensive posture and direction.
So - a scene occurred where the only thing he had time to block was the blade of the knife.
The blade is the most vulnerable part of the knife. Once the blade is attacked, the knife will break very easily.
Nanahara only had time to use the blade of his sword to block, and although he successfully blocked Ogata's attack, the sword in his hand broke, leaving only about half of the blade.
Although his way to the top of the building was blocked, Ogata did not become discouraged or depressed, nor did he stop or take a breath.
Instead, he immediately launched a second attack.
Ogata changed the direction of the sword that was swinging upward from bottom to top.
The blade changed from rushing upward to rushing downward.
Then--
Sakakibara Ittoryu: Water Falls!
The waterfall that was originally flowing upstream has turned into a waterfall flowing upstream!
——No! It's too late!
Looking at the blade coming towards his head, Nanahara's only conclusion was that he had no time to raise the blade to block it.
Driven by a strong desire to survive, Qiyuan gritted his teeth.
Raise your left hand and grab Ogata's knife with your left palm!
laugh--!
The sound of the blade entering flesh was heard.
Ogata's blade cut into Nanahara's left palm, and then slashed to Nanahara's left armpit in one breath. The force carried by Ogata's blade was finally completely offset.
Nanahara blocked Ogata's downward attack at the cost of having his entire left arm cut in half.
The blade cut from the left palm all the way to the armpit, and the entire arm was cut into two halves - you can imagine how painful it was.
Nanahara almost fainted from the pain.
Nanahara finally managed to stay awake by biting the tip of his tongue so hard with his teeth that it was almost broken.
He didn't even have time to scream.
Because Ogata's third attack is coming!
After seeing that his "Water Fall" was blocked by Nanahara at the cost of his left arm, Ogata's face showed a trace of impatience and annoyance.
But these negative emotions did not have much impact on him.
It takes some time and effort to pull the knife out of Nanahara's that has been cut in half.
So - Ogata simply threw away the sword.
He quickly loosened his grip on the knife, then pulled out the wakizashi from Nanahara's waist.
The wakizashi was unsheathed, and the blade shone with a blinding cold light under the sunlight.
Holding the wakizashi high, Ogata once again used their Sakakibara Ittoryu's Mizuroku!
clang!
After his left arm was cut in half by Ogata, Nanahara felt dizzy due to the severe pain.
He could only raise the half-broken katana in his right hand by feeling.
Maybe it was really good luck, Nanahara raised the knife based on his feeling and successfully blocked Ogata's mizuroku.
However, his defense only delayed his death a little...
Because his left arm was cut in half, Nanahara only had his right arm left to fend off Ogata's attacks.
Just now, Nanahara, who had both arms intact, was only able to compete with Ogata, who also had two arms and had entered the "state of no self".
Now that he only has one arm left, there is no reason why he could withstand Ogata's downward attack or Ogata's strength.
Moreover, the constant severe pain coming from the broken left arm made Nanahara unable to concentrate, and he was unable to exert all the strength that he should have exerted.
Nanahara's sword, which had blocked Ogata's attack, sank little by little...
Ogata gritted his teeth and transferred all his strength to his right arm, pressing down Nanahara's knife, pushing it towards Nanahara's neck little by little.
"Ogata Yisei!"
Looking at Ogata's blade that was getting closer and closer to his neck, Nanahara said anxiously.
"You have to think it over carefully! Do you know what the consequences will be if you kill me? If you kill the lord?!"
"The shogunate will never allow a lord-killer like you to live!"
"What's more, the person you killed was a relative of the daimyo!"
"The Edo Shogunate will use all of Japan's strength to hunt you down to the ends of the earth!"
