[Pain perception decreased by 70%]
【Fatigue perception decreased by 70%】
[Strength increased by 10 points! ]
[Agility increased by 10 points! ]
【Increases physical strength by 10 points! 】
[Reflexes increased by 10 points! ]
[All martial arts levels are upgraded! ]
[The martial arts skill Sakakibara Ittoryu: Waterfall has been promoted to the master level! ]
[The martial arts skill Sakakibara Ittoryu·Tori-stab has been promoted to the Grandmaster level! ]
[Martial arts Sakakibara Ittoryu: Ascend the stairs, upgraded to a high level! 】
[Martial arts Sakakibara Ittoryu·Ryubi, upgraded to high level! ]
[Martial arts Wuwo Two-Sword Style: Stepping forward, promoted to Master Level! ]
[Martial arts Muga Two-Sword Style: Blade Reversal, promoted to Grandmaster level! ]
[Martial arts Wuwo Two-Sword Style · Flow, upgraded to master level! 】
[Martial arts Muga Two-Sword Style: Raikiri, upgraded to intermediate level! ]
[Martial arts Wuwo Two-Sword Style: Breathing of the Source, upgraded to Master Level! ]
[Martial arts Shiranui-ryu Ninjutsu and Shiranui-ryu Jujutsu, upgraded to high level! ]
[The martial arts Shiranui-ryu Ninjutsu and Shiranui-ryu Stealth Technique have been upgraded to the intermediate level! ]
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"It's been a long time... Wuwo...!"
Feeling the changes in his body at this moment, Ogata muttered softly in a voice that only he could hear.
Kotaro flew backwards and hit a pillar three steps behind him.
After struggling to get up, Kotaro stared at Ogata in front of him with a look of horror that had not yet faded.
"The state of no self...?!"
"Be prepared, Kotaro."
Ogata slowly raised the Daishakuten in his hand, pointing the tip of the knife directly at Kotaro.
"I am now...full of power!"
In the chaos just now, someone accidentally touched the candle used for lighting, causing the flame to jump out of the candle and spread to the entire castle tower.
At this moment, the raging flames have engulfed the entire top floor of the castle tower.
The flames had already climbed up the pillars and onto the ceiling.
With the sound of wood cracking, the burning wooden frame collapsed and fell, landing heavily behind Ogata, sparking a spark.
Sparks pierced the skin, thick smoke stung the eyes and nose, and the throat was burned.
At this time, Kotaro slowly recovered from his shock.
While getting up from the ground, he spoke to Ogata in a cold voice.
"Although I don't know what happened to you, it seems that you are not bluffing..."
"This castle tower won't hold out for much longer. According to my estimation, it will collapse in about a quarter of an hour."
"Ah." Ogata said softly, "You are right. It will be decided in this quarter whether to die in the sea of ​​fire or to be reborn from the ashes!"
"I want to see whether your 'selfless state' wins..." Kotaro clenched the sickle with a gloomy face, "or my 'Yaksha state' is stronger!"
Ogata took the lead and stepped forward with his hind legs, attacking Kotaro in front of him like an arrow!
The final battle between "The Executioner Ittosai" Ogata Issei and "The Shiranui Four Heavenly Kings" Kotaro takes place in the Nijo Castle tower which has become a sea of ​​fire!
Ogata's double swords and Kotaro's knuckles collided dozens of times in mid-air at a blinding speed.
Ogata, who has entered the "state of no self", has the powerful fighting power to confront Kotaro who has entered the "state of Yasha".
Ogata felt that the blood in his veins was on fire. From the top of his head to his knees, his whole body was hot, as if it would float up like steam at any time.
I don't know if it was affected by the surrounding fire or because of the fierce battle with Kotaro.
Ogata used all his strength in every move and every style.
The same thing happened to Kotaro. After realizing that Ogata should not be underestimated at this time, he put away all his contempt, tensed every nerve in his body, and fought Ogata with all his might.
As if it was agreed in advance, Ogata and Kotaro alternately suffered injuries of varying severity.
The wounds all over his body protested to Ogata again and again.
The hot air exhaled from Ogata's nose burned his cracked lips, and the roots of his teeth were inexplicably bearing the willful squeezing force of his masseter muscles.
Jumping flames.
The heat came from all directions.
The teeth-grinding creaking of wood.
This is the battlefield where the two are now.
The flames devoured the wood, sending large amounts of sparks and burnt-smelling wind blowing towards Ogata and Kotaro's faces.
The two men, who had put their whole hearts and souls into the fight to the death, ignored the flames around them.
Daishiten thrust forward, successfully breaking through Kotaro's defense and stabbing Kotaro in the right chest.
Then he swept to the right, cutting all the clothes and flesh on Kotaro's right chest into pieces.
A moment later, Kotaro launched an equally sharp counterattack against Ogata.
The blade of the sickle hooked Ogata's left thigh from top to bottom, tearing out a piece of flesh in one breath.
The two of them didn't even blink in spite of the severe pain that ordinary people could hardly bear.
The only sounds around were the crackling of sparks, the groaning of wood, the sliding of two people's feet, the clashing of blades, and the sound of flesh being cut, but no one paid any attention.
Without any warning, Kotaro jumped back several steps and swung the hammer at the bottom of the sickle in his hand towards Ogata.
Bang!
The hammer hit the place where Ogata had been standing.
There was no place on the ground where one could normally stand, so the hammer only hit one corpse, splashing a string of blood mist.
Before Ogata could even catch his breath after escaping using a stepping stone, he felt the light in front of him dim. While attacking Ogata with a hammer, Kotaro quickly stepped forward, closing the distance between himself and Ogata.
Ding! Ding!
Kotaro swung his sword twice.
After using his blade to parry Kotaro's two attacks, Ogata took several steps back, creating some distance between himself and Kotaro.
However, just as he had distanced himself from Kotaro, Kotaro attacked again.
Kotaro swung the hammer at Ogata again.
Ogata subconsciously raised the Great Freedom Sword in his hand and blocked the hammer swung by Kotaro.
clang!
However, Kotaro's attack was somewhat different from the previous one.
Looking at Ogata who was holding up his great sword, a smug look appeared on Kotaro's face.
The trajectory of Kotaro's hammer was very different from before.
When Ogata realized this, it was too late and there was no time to take back the Great Freedom.
The iron hammer flew in a special trajectory and circled around Ogata's Daziyi, and then immediately wrapped around Ogata's Daziyi like a poisonous snake.
After successfully entangled Ogata's Daijizai with chains, Kotaro grasped the chain with his left hand and pulled Ogata towards him with the sword.
Ogata would not just let Kotaro control his sword and his person.
After a cold snort, Ogata loosened his left hand and decisively gave up the Great Freedom in his hand.
After snatching the Great Freedom from Ogata's hands, Kotaro shook it hard and threw the Great Freedom away.
The Great Freedom Sword drew a straight line and pierced straight into a wooden pillar some distance away from Ogata.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Kotaro laughed wildly.
"You didn't expect I had this trick!"
"Now I've taken your wakizashi away! You can no longer use the two-sword style! I wonder how you can fight me!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Kotaro laughed wildly and twirled the sickle in his hand madly.
The strong wind created by Kotaro's turning of the chain became louder and stronger.
Even though he was several steps away from Kotaro, Ogata could still feel the wind from the spinning chains blowing on his face.
Ogata ignored Kotaro's taunting.
He just silently let his left arm hang naturally and made a small movement quietly.
Ogata gently turned his left arm so that his left hand was facing away from Nanahara.
Due to the perspective problem, Kotaro could not see the scene behind Ogata's left hand.
Ogata put the five fingers of his left hand together and bent them slightly toward his palm.
Turn your left palm into a "container" that can hold things.
A "container" that could hold the blood flowing from the wounds on his left arm.
After doing this little action, Ogata raised his head and glanced at the ceiling above his head.
The ceiling was already full of flames, and the wood was creaking in a disturbing way.
This castle tower...can't hold out for much longer.
After silently confirming the current status of the castle tower and estimating how long it could last, Ogata turned his attention back to Kotaro in front of him.
At this moment, Ogata's left hand was already filled with blood.
There were many wounds on Ogata's left arm, and there was no shortage of blood flowing down his arm.
The blood kept flowing from Ogata's left arm, and after just a few breaths, it filled the makeshift "container" of Ogata's left palm.
The reason why Kotaro was turning the Kusagima just now was actually to accumulate power and strength for the Kusagima.
"Go to hell! Ittosai!"
Kotaro gathered up power and strength for the chain in his left hand, and swung the chain towards Ogata again.
At just one glance, Ogata recognized it - it was the same move that had just taken away his great freedom.
Having suffered a loss from that move just now, Ogata has already memorized it.
The reason why Kotaro used this move again was probably to take away Ogata's Daishakuten, or to force Ogata to retreat.
But Ogata did not dodge or hide.
Instead, he held up Daishakuten in his right hand straight, allowing Kotaro's chain to hit his sword and tightly wrap around the blade of his utachi.
“Ittosai! Haven’t you learned your lesson yet?!” Kotaro shouted with a fierce smile, tightening his grip on the chain and pulling Ogata towards him, “Do you think an ordinary block can stop my chain?!”
Ogata ignored Kotaro's arrogant shouting.
Instead, he gripped the hilt of the knife tightly to prevent Daishikuten from slipping out of his hand, and allowed Kotaro to pull him over with the knife.
Kotaro raised the sickle in his right hand, ready to launch a fierce slash at Ogata who was being pulled towards him.
Ogata simply narrowed his eyes slightly and counted the distance between him and Kotaro.
When he was only about 3 steps away from Kotaro, Ogata's eyes, which had been slightly narrowed, suddenly opened wide, and a sharp cold light flashed in his eyes.
Taking advantage of the forward momentum of being pulled by Kotaro, Ogata splashed the blood in his left palm towards Kotaro's cheek... or to be more precise, towards Kotaro's eyes.
The scarlet blood blinded my eyes.
Kotaro only felt his eyes burning, and his eyes were blinded by blood, so he couldn't see anything.
The sudden disappearance of vision made Kotaro panic instantly.
The sickle in his right hand that was originally about to chop forward and the chain of Daishakuten in his left hand that was originally holding Ogata tightly, all stopped.
Before Kotaro could even scream, Ogata came chasing him.
Sliding his feet, Ogata rushed forward and swung his sword towards Kotaro's abdomen!
Although he had temporarily lost his sight, he had to admit that the "Yaksha Realm" was still quite powerful.
Even though he couldn't see, Kotaro still relied on his hearing to judge the distance between himself and Ogata, as well as the position of Ogata's sword, based on the sound of breaking wind and Ogata's footsteps, and then jumped to the side with all his might.
Because Kotaro dodged in time, Ogata's slash only left a cut on Kotaro's abdomen that was neither too shallow nor too deep.
"You bastard!"
By this time, Kotaro had wiped the blood off his face and had barely regained his vision.
“I’m going to kill you!!”
Kotaro rushed towards Ogata in front of him and raised the sickle in his hand high.
Looking at Kotaro rushing towards him, Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly.
When Ogata entered his attack range, Kotaro swung the sickle in his hand down fiercely!
Looking at the oncoming sickle, Ogata's eyes suddenly widened.
Then——
Ogata took out Kasumi from his arms with his left hand.
Raise the gun, aim, and shoot, all in one go.
There are a total of 4 bullets loaded in Kasumigaseki.
The 2 shots were used against Shirotaro just now.
One shot was used to deal with Rentaro.
There is 1 round left in the chamber.
And Ogata used this skill now!
What Ogata was aiming at... was Kotaro's sickle that was coming towards him!
The bullet hit the blade of the sickle accurately.
Because of the gunshot, the sickle that was chopping down paused slightly!
And this slight pause is a huge flaw!
Ogata stuffed Kasumi back into his arms.
While retracting Kasumagami, he aimed at Kotaro's left armpit and swung the Daishakuten to slash at Kotaro's abdomen, who was exposed!
The cold light reflected from the blade flickered and expanded in the blink of an eye, and then - the cold light gathered in Kotaro's abdomen in one breath.
As he passed by Kotaro, Ogata used the Daishakuten in his right hand to cut into Kotaro's left abdomen.
The entire blade from the guard to the tip slashed across Kotaro's abdomen, then the whole person passed through Kotaro's Ogata and ran to a distance of 2 steps behind Kotaro in one breath.
Ogata's knife directly cut open half of Kotaro's abdomen.
Kotaro struggled, as if trying to keep his balance.
But no matter how hard Kotaro tried, he couldn't stop his body from falling heavily to the ground.
"That move just now was 'gun counter'."
Ogata slowly put down the Daishakuten in his right hand and spoke to Kotaro who had fallen to the ground behind him without even turning his head.
"It's a trick I came up with on the spur of the moment."
"It is a subtle move that can only be used after entering the 'selfless state'."
"You are honored that you are the first person to see this move."
"Go to hell with a feeling of honor."
Ogata said this to Kotaro, imitating the tone Kotaro had used to mock him.