Yi Tong's expression has undergone a very wonderful change since the beginning.
When the battle on the deck of the smuggling ship just started, Yi Tong was still full of pride and confidence, watching the battle on the deck with the mentality of watching a good show.
However... as Ogata started to move, Yitong's expression quickly became ugly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Some of Yi Tong's subordinates who were standing on the side of the ship and watching the battle now had very excited expressions on their faces.
On the deck of the smuggling ship, except for the two killed by Naoshige, the other 16 were all killed by Ogata, and without exception, these 16 people were killed in one blow, and Ogata did not have any injuries on his body.
As early as when he saw his right-hand man, One-Eye, being easily killed by Ogata, Yitong deeply realized that he had met a tough opponent.
At this moment, Yi Tong had only one thought in his mind: retreat!
Yi Tong is just a pirate, and a vicious pirate who makes a living by doing the unscrupulous human trafficking. The sense of honor and disgrace, benevolence, righteousness, and morality in Yi Tong's mind have long become distorted.
Everything he does is to make money. Once he finds that it is difficult to make money from something, he will naturally find another way, or simply stop doing this thing that cannot make money.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, Yitong still had to face the fact - the strength that Ogata had shown so far made him feel a little scared...
All 18 people on the smuggling boat, led by One-Eye, were killed, leaving only 45 people under Yitong's command. Although Yitong and his men still had an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, facing Ogata, who could easily kill 16 of his men, even if they won, it would only be a miserable victory...
These subordinates are an important team that Yi Tong has spent a lot of effort to accumulate bit by bit.
If most of his men were killed or wounded, the damage would be fatal to Yitong. It would take at least one or two years to recover from such a serious injury.
If they took down this smuggling ship at the cost of most of their men being killed or injured... unless the smugglers on this smuggling ship were all peerless beauties like Oda Ichi, the "most beautiful woman in the Warring States Period", it would definitely not be able to make up for the losses of Yi Tong.
If the loss is greater than the gain, then don't do it - this is the philosophy that Yitong has always adhered to.
Although it was embarrassing to leave in such disgrace, how much was face worth to Yitong?
However... just as Yi Tong began to seriously consider how to retreat in a dignified manner, Gong Bu, who was standing behind him, suddenly said to him in a deep voice:
"... Lord Yitong, let's make a deal. You help us capture that guy alive. We will give you a reward of 1,000 taels of gold afterwards."
"Ah?" Yi Tong turned his head and cast a surprised look at Gong Bu who was standing behind him. "Capture... that guy alive?"
Ant Tong couldn't help but look at Ogata with a look of fear.
At this moment, Ogata was doing something that Yi Tong couldn't understand - he seemed to be collecting the wakizashi from his fallen subordinates.
Gong Bei nodded: "I will explain the specific reasons to you later."
"Please lend me a hand now and help me capture the warrior alive."
"Of course, I will also send my subordinates to assist you."
"I have 16 men in total, and none of them are ordinary . I will send my men to work with you to capture the samurai. When we reach Satsuma, I will pay you a thousand taels of gold with both hands."
"A thousand taels of gold..." Yi Tong swallowed subconsciously.
One thousand taels of gold—this is not a small amount.
Even after working hard for a whole year and trafficking countless numbers of people, he might not be able to save up a thousand taels of gold.
Yi Tong, who was eager to install European artillery on his ships, was short of money recently, and a thousand taels of gold was a fatal temptation to him.
However, as soon as "desire" emerges, "reason" rushes up and fights with "desire".
——No matter how much money you have, you still have to be alive to spend it...
Gongbe looked at Yitong with a sharp gaze that seemed to be able to see through Yitong's thoughts, and said lightly:
"2,000 taels of gold. If you help me capture that samurai alive, I will give you 2,000 taels of gold in the future."
"Master Yitong, you have worked with us before. You should be familiar with our credit and know that we can afford the money."
The expression on Yi Tong's face became more confused as Gong Bu finished speaking. Perhaps in order to concentrate on thinking, Yi Tong closed his eyes tightly.
At this time, Gongbe's voice came again faintly:
"…3,000 taels of gold."
"If you still don't want to, forget it. 3,000 taels of gold is the maximum amount I can apply for."
Miyabe spoke calmly about the huge amount of money that an ordinary person might not be able to save even if they worked hard for 10 lifetimes.
Yi Tong suddenly opened his eyes.
There was a hint of madness in his eyes.
"Okay!" Yi Tong gritted his teeth, "Let's fight!"
He turned his head and looked at his subordinates beside him: "Let everyone take up their weapons! Get ready for battle!"
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——What happened just now?
This question kept lingering in Azhu's mind.
She tried hard to recall everything that had just happened in front of her...
She only remembered: after Isshiki and Naozune rushed forward to meet the enemy, Ogata also started to move.
She was following closely behind Ogata at the time, thinking of cooperating with the two Ogatas who were more familiar to her and covering each other.
"Mr. Goro! I'll cover your rear! You'll cover my back, too!"
Azuki shouted this to Ogata in an excited tone.
And then... nothing happened.
As soon as she finished shouting this, Xu Fang launched an attack like a gust of wind towards the one-eyed man who was protected by a large number of subordinates.
"Mr. Goro! What are you doing…"
Before Azuki could finish his words, Ogata had already rushed into the enemy group.
The next scene... made Azhu look stupid and dazed, and it has remained so until now.
Ogata cut a bloody path leading to the one-eyed monster with movements that looked easier than cutting melons and vegetables... no, with movements that looked even easier than cutting melons and vegetables.
The one-eyed man also discovered that Ogata was not an easy coward, so he hurriedly swung the wild sword in his hand and launched a fierce attack on Ogata.
Ogata seemed to be very good at dealing with such tall people. He continued to get close to the one-eyed man while nimbly dodging each of his attacks.
After dodging the One-Eye's three slashes in one breath, Ogata successfully reached the One-Eye and stabbed him in the heart.
Witnessing this scene, Azhu began to feel confused...
What just happened…?
Is this a skill that a human can achieve...?
The person I've been chatting with these days turns out to be a great swordsman? !
Did I just say to a great swordsman who could fight a dozen people by himself: "I'll cover your back"...
Azhu couldn't help but recall.
I was thinking about whether I had done anything to offend Ogata before...
"You stay here and protect the ship."
At this moment, Ogata's voice suddenly reached the ears of Azhu and others.
After hearing Ogata's words, Azhu finally came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream.
Azhu looked in the direction of the voice and saw that Ogata had put the Daishakuten back into its sheath, and in his hand was a wakizashi that he had just found among the corpses of pirates on the ground. The wakizashi was now unsheathed.
Pirates are not like samurai who carry a katana and wakizashi with them, so Ogata had to spend some effort to find this wakizashi which was of pretty good quality.
Ogata raised his head and looked towards the side of the pirate ship - he could no longer see the figures of Yitong and others.
Just now, Yi Tong and others hurriedly left the side of the ship.
Ogata guessed that Yitong and the others were either preparing to escape or gathering their forces for a decisive battle with him.
Because the pirate ship was much taller and larger than the smuggling ship, Ogata could not see the scene on the ship and could only hear the noisy sounds coming from the pirate ship.
"Some may have slipped onto the ship later."
Ogata then shouted to Azuki and the others.
"So this ship is left to your care."
"Leave it to us to guard it?" Azhu asked doubtfully, "Mr. Goro, what about you?"
Azhu herself didn't realize that she had unconsciously used the highest level of honorifics when talking to Ogata...
"Me?" Ogata smiled. "Of course I'm going to pursue the victory."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Azhu and the others to respond, Oobian rushed towards the pirate ship in front of him.
When he was about to rush out of the deck of the smuggling boat, Ogata jumped and flew towards the side of the pirate ship facing the smuggling boat.
When Ogata was about to hit the side of the pirate ship, he took out the wakizashi that he had just confiscated and, using the force of his leap, stabbed it into the side of the pirate ship.
If it were any other ordinary person, they probably wouldn't have the strength to insert a wakizashi into such a hard wooden board used for shipbuilding.
But Ogata's strength now surpassed that of ordinary people, so he relied on brute force and the potential energy brought by the leap to stab the wakizashi into the side of the ship.
Then, Ogata used the wakizashi that was stuck in the side wall as a "ladder" to gain leverage. He stepped on the wakizashi and jumped hard, successfully jumping onto the side of the pirate ship and jumping to the position where Yitong and others had just stood.
As Ogata jumped onto the boat, a loud shout suddenly rang out in front of him.
"Now!"
The person who shouted this loudly was none other than Yi Tong.
As soon as Yi Tong finished speaking, the 10 subordinates standing in front of him with bows and arrows immediately released the bowstrings.
Puff puff puff puff…
The sounds of the bowstrings vibrating exploded one by one.
The bows held by the 10 subordinates in front of Yi Tong were the only 10 bows on his ship.
Because they basically make money by trafficking in people, and they are also good at maneuvering with the upper hand and have no enemies, Yitong has never paid much attention to arming itself.
Only recently did they gradually come up with the idea of ​​building a powerful armed force and purchased this European three-masted sailing ship, planning to gradually add advanced weapons such as cannons and muskets.
Yi Tong regrets it now - if he had known this day would come, he would have put the plan of "strengthening armaments" on the agenda earlier and quickly purchased advanced weapons such as ignition guns.
In this way, we will not fall into the dilemma of having only these 10 bows as the most powerful weapons on the entire ship.
Those subordinates of Yi Tong who can use bows and arrows are not sharpshooters and cannot accurately hit the vital points.
Because Miyabe demanded that Ogata must be captured alive, just before Ogata climbed up, Yitong hurriedly ordered that the arrowheads of all bows and arrows be cut off, leaving only the arrow shafts and arrow tails.
In this way, we can avoid accidentally shooting Ogata to death, while also ensuring that Ogata is inflicted with sufficient damage - even without a sharp arrow, it will still be painful to be hit.
Yi Tong had a great idea. He wanted to ambush Ogata, wait for him to climb up, shoot him, and then capture him easily.
But... this sentence is always true - plans can never keep up with changes.
Yitong still underestimated Ogata's strength.
Ogata was not a fool without combat experience. Before jumping on the ship, he had already prepared himself mentally for all kinds of fierce attacks after getting on board.
Ogata, whose nerves were tense all the time, jumped onto the side of the ship and saw the 10 arrows shot at him without even a frown.
Ogata's current 15-point reflex nerve released its power at this moment.
As soon as Yi Tong shouted "Now!", Ogata's body had already responded.
He suddenly pulled out Daishakuten and Daijizai, and after the 10 pirates released their bowstrings, Ogata quickly identified which arrows would hit him.
To others, the arrow was so fast that it was impossible to see clearly, but in Ogata's eyes... it was like a "children's toy bow and arrow" that he had played with in his previous life, with both the bow and arrow made of plastic.
Click, click, click…
The sounds of arrow shafts being split rang out one by one.
Ogata swung his two swords and chopped down the arrows that hit him one by one.
After easily deflecting this wave of arrows, Ogata couldn't help but sigh - he was indeed much stronger than before.
If he had just left the Hirose Domain, he would probably have to rely on the "state of no self" to capture the trajectories of these arrows.
And now - in his normal state, he could barely capture the trajectory of bullets fired from a musket, let alone a bow and arrow.
Ogata's action of chopping down the arrow made the originally confident Yi Tong's jaw almost drop to the ground.
And Gongbe, who was standing next to Yitong, also widened his eyes in surprise.
"Two-sword style..." Miyabe murmured, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
After slashing away the oncoming arrows, Ogata finally had enough time to take a closer look at the scene before him.
There were 10 archers standing in front of Yi Tong.
Behind him stood a huge group of people - probably all of Yi Tong's remaining subordinates were here.
They held various weapons in their hands.
Uchiha, Odachi, harpoon for fishing...
Since they are pirates, they naturally have no strong discipline. They stand in a group at random, with no formation at all.
What concerned Ogata more was that there was a strange person standing next to Yitong.
The strange person that Ogata was concerned about was Miyabe.
Gong Bu, who stood side by side with Yi Tong, could clearly feel the difference between the two.
Yi Tong exudes a bandit-like aura from head to toe.
Gongbe, on the other hand, had a refined temperament. He didn't look like a bandit at all, but more like a teacher in a study.
Behind Gongbu, there were more than ten people standing.
Like Miyabe, these dozen people had a very different temperament from those pirates - they had solemn expressions, all had a katana and a wakizashi inserted on their waists, and most of them had neat topknots.
The dozen or so men behind Miyabe, no matter how you looked at them, were orthodox samurai.
Just as Ogata had roughly taken a look at the scene in front of him, Yitong suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Throw the net! Cover him for me!"
"Yes!" The subordinates standing on the left and right sides of Yi Tong hurriedly ran forward holding a large ball of things.
What they held in their hands was a large ball of net.
This is the fishing net they usually use when hunting whales. It is not only big enough, but also tough enough. Once you are covered by it, you cannot get out without any effort.
This was the second move that Yi Tong came up with - to control this guy with a net, and capture him when his movements were trapped by the net.
The pirate in charge of throwing the net ran to a position slightly ahead of the pirate using the bow, and threw the net in his hand with all his strength.
Because the material is tough, it is not easy to cut - this is for ordinary people.
Looking at the fishing net coming towards his head, Ogata, expressionless, just silently raised Daishakuten and Daijizai...
Yi Tong saw a knife light that was more dazzling than the sunlight.
Ogata swung his two swords alternately, and when the sword light faded, the two large fishing nets turned into dozens of pieces, like falling snow, scattered on the ground...
As a pirate, Yitong naturally knew how difficult it was to cut the fishing nets. So after seeing Ogata easily cut the two fishing nets he had placed high hopes on into pieces, he could no longer suppress his surprise and screamed:
"Who are you? Why is there a master like you on this small smuggling boat?!"
Yi Tong shouted out the doubts in his heart.
He really couldn't understand...why there was such a powerful master on that inconspicuous little smuggling boat...
And why am I so unlucky... I just happened to meet this master in this vast ocean.
If he could travel back in time, he really wanted to go back in time and strangle himself to death for being greedy and having the idea of ​​​​taking advantage of this smuggling boat...
"I'm just a ronin." Ogata answered Yi Tong's question indifferently.
The look of madness on Yi Tong's face was becoming increasingly intense at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He knew that he had no way out of his mission now.
So he turned around and shouted to his subordinates behind him:
"Everyone, come together! Capture him! Anyone who successfully captures him alive will be rewarded handsomely! A bounty of 100 taels!"
This is Yi Tong’s third move, and also the last move he can use - let his subordinates rush forward and capture Ogata.
Except for Yi Tong himself, no one else knew about the "3,000 taels of gold transaction" he made with Gong Bu.
If Yitong's subordinates knew that Yitong and Miyabe had such a deal, they would definitely scold Yitong for being stingy. He could get 3,000 taels of gold, but only gave 100 taels of gold to the person who captured Ogata.
There is a great advantage in controlling pirates, who are willing to do all kinds of unscrupulous things for money, which is that you can more easily use money to control them.
Ogata's easy gesture of slashing arrows and breaking fishing nets had already frightened many pirates on the deck and made them shrink back.
But after hearing Yi Tong's shout, their eyes changed instantly.
Why did they follow Yi Tong to become pirates, put their heads on their belts, and engage in the unscrupulous human trafficking?
It’s all about money!
100 taels of gold - this was a huge fortune in Japan, where the "Tianming famine" had just passed and everything was in ruins!
A fortune that allows you to enjoy a life of luxury for a few years!
100 taels of gold - faced with this number, courage gradually suppressed the cowardice in the pirates' hearts.
Everyone, attack together! Wait until the samurai is exhausted or accidentally reveals a flaw! I will take advantage of the chaos to capture him - these pirates, whose eyes are filled with strong greed, are thinking this in their hearts.
Looking at the pirates in front of him whose faces were filled with extremely obvious greed, Ogata sighed silently.
"I see scenes like this...all the time..." Ogata sighed in a low voice so that only he could hear it.
Ogata had seen such a scene long before when the Hirose clan tried to kill Matsudaira Gennai and fought against Matsudaira Gennai - everyone rushed forward in a swarm, tempted by money.
And Ogata also often saw their endings that were too similar.
After sighing softly like this, Ogata held Daijizai and Daishiten in his left and right hands respectively, and walked slowly towards the pirates in front of him...
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Still not fully recovered from the shock just now, he stared blankly at the tall pirate ship in front of him.
Because of his perspective, he couldn't see the scene on the ship. He could only hear bursts of noisy sounds made up of shouts and screams coming from above.
——Has that Majima Goro... already fought with the remaining pirates on the ship...?
At this moment, for some reason, Isshiki suddenly recalled what he had said to him before the battle began - "I feel that I am an average swordsman, and I still have a long way to go."
When Isshiki thought of what Ogata had said to him, a feeling of resentment mixed with a bit of grievance arose in his heart involuntarily.
——You call this mediocre swordsmanship? !
Isshiki shouted silently in his heart.
——If you call your swordsmanship mediocre, then who else can be considered a master of swordsmanship? And what about me, who you are protecting?
The scene of Ogata easily killing the pirates, which he had just witnessed, flashed before Isshiki's eyes again.
New emotions emerged in Isshiki's heart.
This time, the emotions that emerged in Isshiki's heart were relief and... shame.
Isshiki recalled the time when he had a conflict with Ogata and said to his grandfather, "If it weren't for Grandpa stopping me, I would definitely have a fight with him and let him see how powerful the swordsmanship that he despised was."
Isshiki feels very lucky now...
Fortunately, my grandfather pulled him away in time.
Otherwise...if he really foolishly invited Ogata to a sparring match...Isshiki couldn't imagine what would happen next...
Judging from Ogata's performance just now, Isshiki dared to conclude that this man was the most powerful swordsman he had ever seen.
Although it might seem disrespectful to his grandfather to say this, Isshiki still said loudly and firmly: Ogata was much more powerful than the most powerful man he had ever met - his grandfather.
He felt extremely ashamed when he thought about how he had boasted that he would let such a great swordsman see how powerful his swordsmanship was.
After feeling relieved and ashamed, Isshiki gradually felt confused.
——Such a powerful swordsman should be treated as a guest of honor wherever he goes...
——There must be a lot of sword halls vying to invite him to be their guest.
——Some powerful feudal states would certainly be happy to invite such a powerful samurai to serve as an official in their feudal states.
——With such skills, he must have no worries about food and drink... Why did he appear on this small smuggling boat...
——And… why would such a powerful swordsman say something like “swordsmanship should be eliminated”…
——A great swordsman with such accomplishments... shouldn't he be extremely passionate about swordsmanship...
Isshiki bit his lower lip hard, feeling puzzled by these questions.
"Um...are you okay?"
Suddenly, Isshiki heard a slightly unfamiliar female voice coming from the side.
Isshiki quickly turned his head towards the sound, and then saw Azhu's face with the childishness that was unique to her age.
"Are you hurt?" Azuki, who was now standing next to Isshiki, asked.
Isshiki was stunned for a moment when he heard Azhu's question, then he quickly looked down - he was still sitting on the ground in a duck-like position due to shock.
Feeling that his action of slumping on the ground was somewhat embarrassing, he quickly stood up with a slightly red face.
"I'm fine. I just accidentally fell down just now." Isshiki lied casually.
"You are so flexible." Azhu praised sincerely, "I remember someone once told me that because the bones of men and women are different, it is difficult for men to do the movement you just did."
The "action" that Azhu was talking about was the duck sit that Isshiki had just done.
"Ah, um... yes." Isshiki said vaguely, "Ever since I was a child, I have been more flexible than my peers."
After casually brushing off Azuki's compliment, Isshiki raised his head again and looked at the pirate ship not far away where noisy sounds were coming from.
"...I'm going to go to the ship to support Goro Majima." Isshiki said in a deep voice.
"Huh?" Azhu was surprised, "But... Mr. Goro just said that we should guard this ship..."
Because "Goro" and "Goro" have the same pronunciation in Japanese, even though the two of them addressed Ogata in completely different ways, they were still able to communicate without any obstacles.
"If that ugly man didn't exaggerate the number of crew members on their ship, then there are at least 40 people on this pirate ship."
All in a serious tone.
"He can beat a dozen people by himself, can he beat forty people by himself?"
"He is not 'The Executioner Itosai' who can fight a hundred people at once."
"Even if Majima Goro can win, it won't be an easy win."
"I'm going to go up and support him."
After declaring this in an unquestionable and irrefutable tone, Isshiki began to look around, searching for a way to board the pirate ship.
Isshiki was not as agile as Ogata, who could climb up the side of a ship by relying on a wakizashi stuck in the ship's wall.
"Ryoma!" At this time, Naoshige's voice sounded, "You can't go up there! It must be very dangerous up there now! If anyone has to go up, I'll be the one to go up!"
What Isshiki just said was naturally heard clearly by Zhi Zhou who was standing not far away.
After learning that Isshiki actually planned to board the pirate ship to support Ogata, Naoki loudly refuted him without hesitation.
But he turned a deaf ear to his grandfather's rebuttal.
Just when Isshiki was earnestly looking for a way to board the pirate ship——something strange happened.
“Aaaaaaaaa——!”
Suddenly, screams were heard one after another on the pirate ship.
Isshiki, Azuki and the others quickly looked up at the pirate ship.
I saw a large number of pirates with terrified faces jumping off the deck in panic.
Some jumped into the sea, dived into the sea, or dived into the water, or swam hurriedly away from the pirate ship.
Some even jumped directly onto the deck of the smuggling boat.
For example, now - two pirates, one tall and one short, jumped onto the deck of the smuggling ship and appeared in front of Isshiki and others.
The shorter one is closer to Naoshuu, while the taller one is closer to Isshiki and Azuki.
After Isshiki and the others stared in amazement at the pirate who suddenly jumped onto their deck, Naoshige was the first to come back to his senses.
"Kill them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Naoshige raised the katana in his hand and rushed towards the short pirate closest to him.
After resting for a while, Zhi Zhou's physical strength has recovered a little.
Half a beat later than Naoki, Isshiki and Azuki also moved, rushing towards the taller pirate in front of them.
clang!
Isshiki swung his sword at the "tall pirate"'s head.
This "tall pirate" was not powerless. After Isshiki swung his sword at him, he quickly raised the sword in his hand high to block Isshiki's downward attack.
However - just as he blocked Isshiki's downward strike, a small fist hit his chest from his side...
"puff--!"
As soon as the small fist hit the "tall pirate's" chest, a large amount of blood spurted out of his mouth as if he had bitten open a paper bag full of blood plasma.
He took several steps back and then fell heavily to the ground, his body twitching slightly. There was a small dent where he was hit by the fist.
Looking at his condition, if we don’t send someone to treat him quickly, he will probably not be able to be saved.
—This child—? !
Isshiki looked at Azuki, the owner of that small fist just now, with surprise, who was still in the punching posture.
——Your boxing skills are pretty good...
Isshiki silently praised Azuku's skills just now.
If he had been the one to deliver that punch just now, he would definitely not be able to achieve the same effect as Azhu did.
Azuki, who didn't notice the admiring look Isshiki was giving her at this moment, slowly put away her punching stance, then raised her head with a dazed look, looking at the pirate ship where some pirates were still jumping off the deck in panic.
"I say... who did you say you were going to support?"
Hearing Azuki's half-joking words, Isshiki pursed his lips and turned his head with a complicated look to look at the pirate ship where the noise was getting smaller and smaller.
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"Hurry, run away!"
"Get out of my way! Don't block me!"
“Ahhhhhhhh! D-don’t leave me!”
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One advantage of ruling these bandits who do everything for money and are greedy for money is that you can easily control and motivate them with money.
But there is a downside, which is that they have absolutely no discipline.
Although they also knew how to use the advantage of numbers to encircle Ogata through flanking and outflanking, there is a saying that goes - in the face of an absolute power difference, any technique is nonsense.
In terms of "geographical advantage", this place is actually not favorable to Ogata.
The deck was not spacious, which was not conducive to Ogata's single-handed battle against many enemies. Moreover, Ogata was not used to fighting on a deck that was constantly shaking.
Therefore, if their number could be increased by 1 or 2 times, it would cause some trouble for Ogata.
But now there are only more than 40 pirates under Yi Tong’s command - what can they do with such a small number of people?
There were still more than 40 pirates left under Yitong's command. Ogata only killed 5 or 6 of them. Their morale and fighting spirit were dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye.
When the number of people killed by Ogata just exceeded double digits, the morale of the pirates completely collapsed.
They panicked and began to flee in all directions.
Some of them went deeper into the cabin.
Some fled over the deck, jumped into the sea, or jumped onto the stowaway boat.
Only a very few people still had the courage to draw their swords against Ogata.
Ogata has no other emotions towards human traffickers except hatred and disgust.
Because of his hatred for human traffickers and in order to minimize the number of people jumping onto the smuggling boats, Ogata pursued them relentlessly.
The "Pirate Army" that was so aggressive just now completely collapsed in less than half an incense stick of time.
Yi Tong's face was now completely pale, and he sat on the ground as if he had lost his soul, mumbling:
"It's over... It's over... My team is over... The team is over..."
Compared to Yi Tong's loss of composure, Gong Bu, who was standing next to Yi Tong, was much calmer.
He had now completely recovered from the shock of witnessing Ogata chopping arrows and tearing nets.
Gongbe stood with his hands behind his back, quietly looking at the one-sided battlefield in front of him.
"...Miyabe-sama." At this time, Morimaru, who was standing behind Miyabe, suddenly asked, "Do you need... me to join the battle?"
After saying that, Morimaru placed his hand on the handle of the katana in his hand.
"…Morimaru. If you fight that guy, you have a chance of winning."
"No chance of winning." Morimaru answered without hesitation, "This man can split arrows, cut tough fishing nets into pieces, and fight against dozens of pirates as if he were in an empty space... This man is undoubtedly a great swordsman with extremely superb skills."
"Instead of having a fair one-on-one duel, I have no chance of winning."
"but--"
Morimaru suddenly changed the subject.
"If we fight in an area where I am good at, I am sure I can beat him."
After saying that, Morimaru sneered coldly, which made people shudder.
"...If that's the case, then let's wait a little longer." Miyabe said calmly, "Let's consume some of that guy's energy."
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Although the pirates were basically defeated, there were still a few who, whether out of a sense of luck or thinking they still had a chance to defeat Ogata, or simply because they were stupid, did not retreat and continued to attack Ogata relentlessly.
The two swords flow without self, flowing.
Ogata used Daijizai to block the pirate's attack while swinging Daishiten to cut off half of his waist and abdomen.
[Ding! Use the Wuwo Two Swords Style · Flow, and kill the enemy.]
[Gain 35 points of personal experience and 30 points of swordsmanship "Two Swords of Mugu" experience]
[Current personal level: Lv40 (710/6400)]
[My Two-Sword Style Level: 12th Stage (13580/14000)]
They are just a bunch of pirates who make money by trafficking in human beings, so naturally there won’t be any masters among them.
In Ogata's impression, except for the one-eyed man he killed before, and a few people who gave him more than 50 experience points, the experience points given by the rest of the people basically fluctuated between 20 and 40.
Just as Ogata was pulling Daishakuten back from the pirate whose belly he had cut off half, he suddenly felt a sharp sound of breaking wind coming from his side.
Ogata immediately used a step with a speed like a conditioned reflex to move to a position where he would not be touched by the sound of the breaking wind, and then swung his sword in the direction of the sound.
Zikakaka...!
The familiar feeling of a blade cutting into a human body did not reach Ogata's palm.
When it is transmitted to the palm, it feels very strange.
What reached Ogata's ears was the sound of a knife cutting on a piece of iron.
Ogata looked at the things his Daishikuten had cut with a bit of surprise.
What Great Sakyamuni killed was a human.
The sound of breaking wind that just came from Ogata's side was caused by the person standing next to Ogata.
He swung his sword at Ogata, but Ogata dodged it with a step. While dodging, Ogata swung his sword back and slashed at his chest.
However - the knife did not cut into his flesh, but only hit something like a piece of iron, creating a series of sparks.
——This is... chain mail...
Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly.
Under this man's clothes, he was wearing a chain mail, and it was this chain mail that saved his life.
At this time, another person attacked Ogata. He raised his sword and stabbed Ogata in the waist and abdomen.
Wuwo's ​​two-sword style, blade reversed.
clang!
Ogata parried the man's attack with his blade and launched a counterattack.
However, after the counterattack, it was discovered that this guy was also wearing chain mail.
After realizing that the enemies in front of him were somewhat different from those who had just fled, Xu retreated several steps to increase the distance between him and the enemies.
Ogata moved his gaze, scanning the faces of the enemies in front of him one by one.
There are still 15 people who have the courage to fight against Ogata.
Ogata was surprised to find that these 15 people were exactly the dozen people standing behind the guy (Miyabe) who had the air of a teacher and had just left a deep impression on him.
Because these people looked more like samurai than pirates, they left a deep impression on Ogata.
At this moment, only these 15 people had not escaped. Yi Tong's subordinates had scattered. They adopted various postures, surrounded Ogata in a semicircular formation, and then slowly gathered towards Ogata.
—Are they all wearing chain mail?
Ogata thought to himself.
He had just hit two men, both of whom were wearing thick chain mail.
Even Ogata couldn't cut through the chain mail as easily as cutting tofu.
However - even so, looking at the 15 enemies in front of him who were all suspected to be wearing chain mail, Ogata did not show any fear.
Although it is a bit more troublesome to kill a person wearing chain mail, it is not completely helpless. After all, you only need to cut the head and other parts that are not protected by the armor.
Ogata, who had just fought a decisive battle with the shogunate army not long ago, now has a lot of experience in dealing with enemies in armor.
However, Ogata does not intend to use this experience to deal with the 15 enemies in front of him.
Not only did Ogata not show any fear, but he even smiled a little - because he just happened to have a new trick that he really wanted to try out, and these very tough enemies were perfect for testing this new trick.
Ogata used blood vibration to shake off the blood that was attached to the swords of Daishikiden and Daishizai, and then sheathed the swords.
"Fortunately, the child is not here now..." Ogata said softly, "If the child was here and he saw me using her moves so easily, it would be difficult to explain..."
After mumbling something, Ogata leaned over and picked up a katana.
The pirates who fled just now left behind a large number of weapons, so katana and other swords can be seen everywhere now.
With the katana in hand, Ogata kicked his hind legs and rushed towards one of the 15 enemies in front of him!
Ogata's explosive power was so amazing that before this man could even react, Ogata had already rushed in front of him.
Sakakihara's sword flow, water falling, transporting energy.
After raising the knife high, Ogata used his strength, then transferred the force generated by the strength to the knife, and then chopped the knife down in one breath!
clang--!
The blade struck the man's chest, which was covered in chain mail, with a loud bang loud enough to make one's eardrums numb.
It’s a pity… Although the noise was loud, the attack just now still failed to cut through the man’s chain mail.
——It's only at the beginner level, so it's really impossible to transfer power to the weapon well...
Because of the explosive power generated by the use of strength, Ogata's water fall just now was extremely powerful.
However, the key to swinging a sword is to apply all the force in a straight line. The direction of the blade and the direction of the force must be kept completely consistent, so that a powerful force can be unleashed while minimizing the damage to the sword.
Ogata just now failed to transfer the force to the sword well, causing the force to be dispersed.
Not only was he unable to concentrate his strength, but the blade was also damaged, with a large gap appearing directly on the blade.
This is why Ogata chose to use someone else's sword to test this new move - to avoid damaging his own sword with the new move that he was not yet accustomed to.
After testing the strength of the elementary energy, Ogata retreated several steps again to create some distance.
——Since the elementary level of energy training can’t effectively transfer power to the sword…
Ogata silently opened his system...
[Ding! Consume 1 skill point, Iga-ryu secret skill: Energy Conversion upgraded to "Intermediate" skill]
[Currently remaining skill points: 3 points]
[Ding! Consume 2 skill points, Iga-ryu secret technique: Energy Conversion upgrades to an "Advanced" skill]
[Currently remaining skill points: 1 point]
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"It's getting so quiet up there now..." Azhu stood on tiptoe and jumped hard, trying to see the scene on the deck.
But with her height, no matter how high she jumped, she couldn't see the scene on the pirate ship.
Since then, no pirates have escaped from the deck.
There were a few panicked pirates who jumped onto the deck of the smuggling ship, but because there were too few of them, they were all dealt with by Isshiki, Azuki and others.
"...Sure enough, we have to go up and take a look at the situation first." After saying that, Isshiki looked around again, looking for a way to board the pirate ship.
"...Little girl." At this moment, Naoshige's voice suddenly sounded from beside Isshiki and Azuki.
Zhi Zhou, who was gasping for breath, walked slowly towards Azhu.
"I just noticed your boxing skills." Naoyoshi couldn't help but be curious. "What kind of boxing skills do you use to have such power?"
"Hehe!" A bit of joy appeared on Azhu's face when he heard Naoshige's praise, "This is our family's unique skill."
"If you want to learn it, you can buy it from me. I have a manual that teaches this skill for sale. You can buy one for only 30 coins."
"But I have to warn you first - my unique skill is easy to learn but difficult to master."
"I have been practicing this unique skill of our family since I can remember, and I have finally achieved some success until now."
After saying this, Azhu turned his attention back to the pirate ship next to him.
"I'll show you my secret book later. If you like it, you can buy a copy."
"For now, let's just focus on dealing with these pirates."
Azhu looked the pirate ship up and down several times, and after pondering for a moment, he said:
"Why don't I go up and take a look?"
"You?" Isshiki looked at Azhu in surprise, "How are you going to get up there?"
"I feel like I'm pretty agile~~" After saying this in a half-joking tone, he spread out his short legs and ran towards the wakizashi that Ogata had just stuck into the side of the ship.
After jumping onto the wakizashi, Azuku used the wakizashi as a leverage point to jump onto the side of the ship, just like Ogata had just done...
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[Ding! Use Sakakibara Ittoryu: Waterfall to kill the enemy.]
[Gained 55 personal experience points, 40 experience points for the sword technique "Sakakibara Ittoryu", and 30 experience points for the "Iga-ryu Secret Technique"]
[Current personal level: Lv40 (940/6400)]
[Sakakibara Ittoryu Level: 13th Stage (11585/12000)]
[Iga-ryu secret technique level: 2nd stage (5/400)]
[Ding! Experience value is full, "Iga-ryu Secret Technique" level is increased by 1, and 2 skill points are obtained]
[Currently remaining skill points: 3 points]
The way Ogata feels now... to put it in a more vulgar way, is: great.
Very cool. Very cool.
At this moment, he cut open the chain mail. Although it could not be considered as chopping melons and vegetables, it could be considered as chopping bamboo mats and wood chips.
When the power is upgraded to a high level, not only can the explosive force be smoothly transferred to the blade, but the explosive force is also increased by several levels, and it has enough power to cut through armor with the blade.
Relying on his strength, Ogata swung his sword and chopped off the chain mail on the enemies in front of him one by one.
The only drawback is that it wastes the sword. After all, you use a sword to cut iron, and the sword that Ogata is using now is not a great sword. Ogata has killed 8 people so far, and he has changed 5 swords during this period.
The effect of the exercise exceeded Ogata's expectations, and a smile of joy unconsciously appeared on Ogata's face.
The reason why he unlocked the power of movement was because he saw the effect of it making his strikes sharper.
——Now... I'm afraid there aren't many people who can take my sword head-on...
Ogata thought to himself as he got ready again.
But at this moment... Ogata suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye... there was a small thing on his left side...
Ogata turned his head and looked to the left.
I saw Azhu grabbing the deck of the ship with both hands, and her whole body hanging outside the ship, with only her hands and her little head exposed.
Ogata just stared at Azuki who was hanging outside the side of the ship.
Azhu: w(°Д°)w
Ogata: Σ(°△°|||)
The expressions of both of them now are very interesting.