Volume 2 The Executioner Chapter 94: Operations Meeting
Just now, Ogata was fighting against six people at one for the umpteenth time.
It was also the first time that Ogata lost this one-on-six game for who knows how many times.
The reason why Ogata lost every time was surprisingly the same - the venue was not spacious and he did not have time to dodge the swords coming from different directions.
Although he lost the game again with a one-on-six ratio, Ogata did not feel that frustrated.
Because - even though he lost just now, Ogata still gained some experience points because he successfully defeated Ni, San, and Goro.
This experience point finally allowed Ogata to obtain what he had been dreaming of for the past month - a level 5 Muga Two-Sword Style.
Taking advantage of this break, Ogata opened his personal system interface.
[Name: Ogata Noriyoshi]
[Level: Lv15: 120/1400]
Personal attributes:
Strength: 9
Agility: 8
Reflexes: 8
Stamina: 9
Vitality: 5
【Skill:
Sakakibara Ittoryu: 7th level: 10/2000
Wu Ge Dual Swords: 5th stage: 20/2800]
[Remaining skill points: 2 points, 3 points for the exclusive skill of Wuwo Dual Blade Flow]
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【Sakakibara Ittoryu (7th dan):
Climbing: Beginner
Water Fall: Intermediate
Bird Thorn: Advanced
Dragon Tail: Primary
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【Muga Two-Sword Style (5th stage):
Step: Intermediate
Blade Return: Intermediate
Circulation: Intermediate
Breath of the Source: Primary
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Ogata had been waiting for this moment.
Waiting for the moment when the dual sword style of Muwo is upgraded to the 5th level and I get these 3 exclusive skill points.
After taking a quick look at the various values on the interface, Ogata shouted in his mind:
- Add 1 point to Strength.
——Use 1 skill point and 1 exclusive skill point to upgrade "Blade Counter" to advanced level!
——Use 2 exclusive skill points to upgrade "Flow" to advanced level!
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, a series of system sounds immediately rang in his mind.
[Ding! Strength +1]
[Current Strength: 10 points]
[Ding! Consume 1 skill point and 1 exclusive skill point, and the Wuwo Two-Sword Sword Skill: Blade Counter will be upgraded to an "Advanced" skill.]
[Ding! Consume 2 exclusive skill points, and the Wuwo Two-Sword Flow Sword Skill · Flow is upgraded to an "Advanced" skill]
[Currently remaining skill points: 0 points]
It was not until the series of system sounds in his mind died down that Ogata let out a long sigh of relief, and muttered in a low voice that only he could hear:
"Finally... I have mastered both Flow and Blade Reversal to a high level..."
Just thinking back on the life he had lived over the past month, Ogata felt his scalp tingling...
In order to be able to upgrade, Ogata really risked his life.
During this month, Ogata heard countless times from Kuranaga, Ichiro and others words like "That's enough, you should take a rest" and "You should take a rest soon."
It was precisely because of Ogata's desperate efforts that his level continued to rise within this month.
The various attributes of the body and the levels of the major sword skills of the Wuwo Nisō-ryu also continued to rise rapidly.
Ogata used most of his skill points to correct his weaknesses - strength and stamina.
Ogata silently opened his personal system interface again, and then clicked on the small question marks behind the two items "Flow" and "Blade Counter" in the martial arts column.
The flow here shows:
[Spend 4 skill points to upgrade to "Master Level" sword skills. Because the host's strength is not 14 points, agility is not 12 points, and "Blade Counter" is not at the master level, it cannot be upgraded for the time being.]
The other side of the blade shows:
[Spend 4 skill points to upgrade to "Master Level" sword skills. Because the host's strength is less than 12 points, agility is less than 11 points, and reflexes are less than 10 points, it is temporarily unavailable for upgrade]
——After reaching a high level of sword skills, if you want to go further, the difficulty will increase sharply...
Before, when the circulation level was still intermediate, the conditions for upgrading to advanced level were only that the strength reached 9 points and the blade resistance level reached advanced level.
And now, if you want to upgrade to the master level, the upgrade conditions have suddenly become several times more stringent...
Ogata silently closed the system interface and picked up the wooden sword next to him.
He couldn't wait to try out the power of both Flow and Blade Reverse, which had both reached advanced levels.
However, at this moment - the paper sliding door of the dojo was opened with a "whoosh".
The ones who opened the door and entered the dojo were Kuranaga with a sullen face, and Tobina who followed closely behind Kuranaga.
Before Ogata and the others could greet Kuranaga, Kuranaga said in a deep voice:
"The lord...will set out tomorrow to hunt in the Wild Boar Forest!"
As soon as Kuranaga finished speaking, the pupils of Ogata and others in the dojo shrank.
“…Finally…Is it here…” The first person to speak was Ichiro.
Ogata did not express any emotion.
He just clenched the wooden sword in his hand.
There was an undisguised cold light in his eyes.
"All of you follow me." Cang Yong said in a deep voice, "It's time to hold a combat meeting."
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That evening——
In a hidden small room in Kuranaga's mansion, Kuranaga, Tobisaru, Ogata and others sat together.
A map was spread out on the tatami in the center of the crowd.
"This is the map of the Wild Boar Forest." Kuranaga stroked the map with his large, withered hand and continued, "There are a large number of wild boars active in this forest. This is one of the lord's favorite hunting spots."
"Flying Monkey has collected reliable intelligence - the lord will lead his servants to hunt in the Wild Boar Forest tomorrow morning."
"Tomorrow... Elder." Saburo suddenly said softly, "Can I ask a question?"
"go ahead."
"How many guards will Matsudaira Gennai bring with him tomorrow?"
" 125 people." Cang Yong gave an accurate number, "The lord originally had 113 guards. Although some were killed or injured in the accident a month ago, the lord selected a group of new people from his peers to serve as his guards in this month. The lord currently has a total of 125 guards - this number is absolutely correct, I can guarantee it."
The incident a month ago that Kuranaga was referring to was the bloodbath at Sakakibara Sword Hall.
"125 people..." Shiro exclaimed timidly.
In the month since Ogata joined the ranks of volunteers, Kuranaga has never stopped recruiting new volunteers.
But as Kuranaga had said to Ogata before - these days, it is extremely difficult to find samurai who are strong enough to fight and willing to sacrifice their lives to support justice.
Although Kuranaga never slacked off during this month, he still failed to recruit a new patriot.
In other words, tomorrow Ogata and his men can only fight against Matsudaira Gennai, who is protected by 125 guards, with only 7 people...
"You don't have to be too scared."
Kuranaga Michi.
"Among the more than one hundred guards of the lord, most of them have mediocre martial arts skills."
"At least 100 of these 125 people are not as good at swordsmanship as the seven of you."
"The only one who can be considered troublesome is Nanahara."
"And this isn't a 7- on-125 fight."
"The operation we are going to carry out tomorrow is not a battle."
"It's an assassination."
"We have only one goal from the beginning to the end, and that is the Lord."
"As long as we charge in the direction where the lord is and kill him, it doesn't matter whether the rest of the people are dead or alive."
"Moreover, in terms of equipment, the seven of you are far superior to the lord's guards."
After saying that, Cangyong looked at Feiyuan beside him.
"Flying Monkey, bring all those things up."
"yes!"
The flying ape quickly left from everyone's sight.
Then he quickly came back with a bunch of things.
Because there were so many things, Tobizaru made three trips back and forth before he successfully brought all the "things" that Kuranaga was referring to to Ogata and others.
The "things" that Kuranaga was referring to were seven sets of chain mail.
"When the lord goes out hunting, he usually sets out in the morning and returns to the city in the evening. The guards also have to follow him in the wild for a full day."
Cangyong said in a deep voice.
"If everyone were to wear chain mail, all the guards would be too tired to stand in less than half a day."
"So with the lord's permission, the guards do not wear chain mail when escorting the lord out hunting."
