The swordsman in front of him just held up his sword and got into position. He just made such a simple move.
But just with such a simple action, any emotion other than "seriousness" disappeared from Soemon's face.
He "saw" it.
"See" the moment when the swordsman's aura suddenly changed after he got into position.
It's like seeing a small stream suddenly swell and become the sea.
"...Don't forget your mission." Zuoemon said to the snipers behind him in a forced voice, "When I fight Shura later, I will try my best to trap him and prevent him from moving."
"Anyway, you all should cheer up and find the right opportunity to kill Shura."
The 10 archers standing behind Soemon all had pale faces without exception, and some of them even had their upper and lower jaws chattering.
Soemon felt that the state of his subordinates was understandable. If they could remain calm at this moment, Soemon would find it strange.
Although these people were well-trained fighters, they had basically no combat experience before tonight.
It was extremely rare for them, who had no combat experience at all, to be able to stand still and hold their guns steadily after witnessing the sea of ​​blood and corpses before their eyes.
After giving his final instructions to his subordinates behind him, Soemon slowly spread his legs, then silently put down the large naginata on his shoulder, pointing the tip of the blade diagonally at the ground.
The night wind, as if deliberately avoiding this place, slowly stopped at this moment.
The wind slowly died down.
Everything around became completely silent.
The swordsman and Soemon didn't say a word to each other.
Because they all knew - there was no need for words between them.
When they put the knife in front of them, they had already said everything they wanted to say to each other.
Clearly, the two had not said a word to each other , and clearly they had only just come into contact for the first time, but they were surprisingly in sync - they moved at the same time in perfect sync!
Crack, crack, crack!
Crack, crack, crack!
Two quick footsteps sounded at the same time.
Soemon dragged his large naginata backwards and rushed towards the swordsman.
The swordsman also rushed towards Soemon, dragging the katana in his hand backwards.
——Let’s chop it first and test it out!
Every time Soemon took a step forward, he gathered strength in his arms.
He is full of fighting spirit.
However, when he was calculating the distance between him and the swordsman and preparing to strike the swordsman's head fiercely... the swordsman in front of him suddenly leaped up and jumped onto the roof of the house next to him...
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Having been through hundreds of battles and having extremely rich combat experience, Ogata has also developed some vision.
He could tell at a glance that the 2-meter-tall man in front of him, Soemon, was no ordinary person.
How did you know?
It's hard to explain. Anyway, I can feel that he is a tough character.
Ogata had hardly had a good rest since the first attack tonight.
Ogata couldn't remember how many enemies he had killed in this neighborhood.
He only knew that after making such a big fuss here, he had less than 40% of his physical strength left, and the erosion of his body by the "Immortality Poison" not only did not improve, but it became even worse. His head became more painful and swollen than before, and his hands and feet became heavier.
Given my current condition, it will take a lot of effort to defeat this big guy - Ogata concluded.
After making this conclusion, Ogata immediately formulated a strategy to meet the enemy: first kill the archers behind Soemon!
When fighting in a group, it is common sense to kill the enemy's ranged troops first.
This big guy is not easy to deal with. When fighting with him, in my current state, I may not be able to divert my attention to guard against possible hidden gunshots from those shooters.
In that case, let’s kill those shooters first, and then concentrate on dealing with this big guy!
Ogata's action of rushing straight towards Soemon was just a feint, making Soemon mistakenly believe that Ogata was going to fight him head-on. After deceiving Soemon, he jumped onto the roof of the house next to him in one breath, directly cut into the back row, and attacked the shooters behind Soemon.
Ogata's feint was quite successful.
When Ogata suddenly jumped onto the roof next to him, Soemon's eyes immediately widened in surprise.
"After killing so many of our subordinates by himself, his steps can still be so swift..." Soemon quickly realized what Ogata was going to do and stopped in his tracks.
The morale of the 10 archers brought by Soemon was already low due to the sea of ​​corpses and blood before them.
When they saw Ogata suddenly running towards them, they were immediately frightened and their expressions changed drastically. They quickly scattered and avoided in all directions, while raising their flintlock rifles and pointing them in the direction of Ogata, ready to shoot at him at any time.
——The distance between me and the shooter... is about 18 steps...
After jumping onto the roof, Ogata quickly calculated in his mind the distance between him and the shooters, which was about 18 steps.
Even though he had just fought a bloody battle with countless enemies and consumed a lot of physical strength, the physical strength that Ogata had left was enough for him to continue to cause trouble for a while.
In the blink of an eye, Ogata leaped forward 6 steps along the roof.
But at this moment... just as Ogata was faithfully carrying out his plan of "killing the shooter first, and then concentrating on killing the big guy", Ogata suddenly felt that the light to his right had dimmed.
He subconsciously turned his head to look to the right side of his body - to his right, in the air outside the eaves, there was an extra Soemon.
When Soemon realized what Ogata wanted, he immediately launched a counterattack.
He ran quickly down the street, caught up with Ogata at a speed slightly faster than Ogata, and then jumped high into the air.
Although he had a huge body of 2 meters tall, his posture was as fast as a flying swallow, and he jumped to the height level with the eaves effortlessly.
This time it was Ogata's eyes that widened in astonishment.
Soemon, whose figure seemed to be flying in the air, looked at Ogata, who had a look of astonishment, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
With a smile on his face, he suddenly swung the large naginata in his hand and smashed it hard at Ogata!
This series of changes happened in a flash.
Fortunately, Ogata's reaction speed can also be described as lightning fast.
Ogata suddenly stopped and then leaped back with force.
As soon as Ogata jumped away, Soemon's large naginata hit the place where he had just stood.
Click!
Boom!
The roof that was hit by Soemon's sword immediately collapsed at the injured part, and the entire roof cracked with the injured part as the center.
Wood chips flew and dust scattered.
After jumping back and landing safely, Ogata looked at the roof in front of him with a big hole cut out by a knife, and murmured in a deep voice:
"Both agility and strength..."
At the same time Ogata landed on the ground, Soemon also landed back on the street.
As soon as he landed back on the street, he jumped up again.
This time, he didn't use the jump slash.
Instead, he jumped directly onto the roof and arrived in front of Ogata.
call--!
Soemon, who was standing on the rooftop opposite Ogata, slashed at him again.
The huge naginata blade chopped towards Ogata's forehead, compressing the air and carrying with it a terrifying momentum.
After witnessing Soemon's agile figure returning to defense quickly, and his terrifying attack power that cut a big hole in the roof, the expression on Ogata's face became extremely serious and solemn.
He did not take Soemon's attack head-on.
Wuwo's ​​Two Swords Style: Step Forward!
Ogata did not retreat but advanced. When Soemon's large naginata was about to hit him, he swiftly stepped to the side and bent his waist, and the blade of the naginata just brushed past the clothes on Ogata's back.
Ogata bent down, dodging the attacks while silently accumulating strength in his back.
As soon as the blade of Soemon's naginata passed by, Ogata's upper body immediately bounced up like a spring!
As Ogata's upper body bounced upward, the katana in his right hand also bounced upward!
The katana in Ogata's right hand drew an arc, flew through the air, and slashed straight towards Soemon's chest.
But just when the tip of the knife was about to pierce Soemon's flesh, Soemon's naginata actually came back.
He pulled the naginata in front of him and used the iron handle to block the slash of the katana.
There are two very obvious differences between Soemon's naginata and ordinary naginata.
First, the blade of Soemon's naginata was wider, larger, and thicker.
Second, the handle of Soemon's naginata is made of solid steel.
Ka La!
The blade of the katana touched the iron handle of the naginata, creating sparks.
The two exchanged offense and defense in an instant, but neither hurt the other.
Then, the two people standing on the roof of the same house jumped behind together as if they had agreed beforehand.
Ogata jumped to the easternmost end of the roof, held the katana in his right hand, and with his free left hand he pulled the wakizashi out of the sheath, switching to two-sword style.
Soemon leaped to the westernmost end of the roof, raised the large naginata in his hand high, and switched to the most classic stance in naginata-jutsu.
——This big guy is indeed no ordinary person...
Ogata's vigilance towards Soemon has been raised to the highest level.
Through the simple confrontation just now, Ogata has already intuitively felt the strength of Soemon.
His skills in using the naginata are not particularly advanced, but his strength and speed are extremely abnormal.
He was nimble on his feet, quick to react, and every strike he made was like a cannonball, fast and powerful.
According to Ogata's estimation, in terms of strength and agility, he is inferior to Soemon under normal circumstances...
Ogata regained the long-lost feeling of fighting against Shuntaro who had taken "Yashamaru".
——Is this guy a monster born with supernatural powers? Or did he take drugs like "Yaksha Pill"?
The urgency of the battle left Ogata no time to think any further.
After quickly realizing that even if he defeated Soemon, it would be a pyrrhic victory, he stopped hesitating.
[Ding! The host has entered the "selfless state"! ]
After changing his breathing rhythm to the rhythm of "Source Breathing" as quickly as possible, Ogata clenched the two swords in his hands and rushed towards Soemon.
After Ogata entered the state of , Soemon instinctively felt the change in Ogata's aura, frowned slightly, clenched his naginata, and walked towards Ogata.
The two were separated for less than 3 seconds before they crashed into each other again.
Ogata rushed towards Soemon like a fierce bull, and the two swords in his hands were like the bull's two horns.
Soemon's arms were longer than Ogata's, and his weapon was also longer than Ogata's sword, so Soemon was the first to attack.
This time, Soemon used the "upward slash". Soemon's naginata chopped towards Ogata's leg from bottom to top, but was again avoided by Ogata's step.
Ogata rushed to Soemon's front before launching his attack.
The two swords slashed towards Soemon from two different directions at tricky angles.
Zuoemon once again displayed an agility that was extremely inconsistent with his huge body.
He twisted his body in a strange direction, and Ogata's double sword blades brushed against Soemon's body.
The wakizashi hit the air, and only the tip of the katana cut through Soemon's collar.
Ogata and Soemon passed each other.
Taking advantage of the momentum of the intersection, Ogata ran forward a few steps, then stopped there and turned to look at Soemon, and Soemon also stopped at the same time and turned to look at Ogata.
Snap!
Ogata took a step back and leaped towards Soemon without a running start, using gravity to chop down the katana he had raised above his head.
A white blade suddenly flashed in the darkness.
Sakakihara's sword flow, water falling, luck!
The powerful attack of Shui Luo, which had the strongest force, plus the power of using strength, was so powerful that Zuoemon's expression changed before the sword was even chopped down.
However, Zuoemon did not dodge.
He held the naginata horizontally in front of him and then raised it above his head.
clang--!!
The impact and roar shook the atmosphere.
Sparks flew everywhere, and metal rubbed against metal, making a sharp sound that almost tore the eardrums apart.
Soemon used the iron handle of his naginata and his own powerful strength to take Ogata's fierce attack.
“Drink!”
A fierce shout pierced Ogata's eardrums. Soemon, who was shouting , pushed the naginata in his hand forward with force. Ogata took advantage of the situation and leaped back to the ground, again widening the distance between him and Soemon.
The sound of straw sandals rubbing against the wooden roof never stopped.
After pushing Ogata away, this time it was Soemon who took the initiative to attack Ogata.
He leaned over and slashed at me as if he was gliding close to the ground.
Seeing this, Ogata showed no fear at all and ran forward at the same time as Soemon.
The two figures crossed each other again at a speed that was too fast to be seen. At the moment when the two figures crossed each other, their weapons clashed several times, making clear sounds of hitting each other and fierce shouts were heard.
Ogata and Soemon returned to their original positions - Ogata standing on the east eaves and Soemon standing on the west eaves.
In fact, there is no point in remembering their positions.
After all, they soon started fighting again.
Soemon suddenly changed the way he held the naginata, and he held the lowest end of the naginata tightly - this was something Ogata was very familiar with and it was a trick he used very often.
This grip can increase the weapon's attack range.
Soemon changed his grip and swung his naginata like a windmill.
He is the axis of the windmill, and this naginata is the blades of the windmill.
Flash once, flash again!
The naginata drew a beautiful arc and slashed at Ogata twice from a distance, but Ogata dodged them both by stepping aside.
The two of them were attacking and defending each other on this small roof.
The roof seemed unable to withstand the fierce fight between the two men, and it began to make creaking sounds as if it would break at any time.
Not far away, the 10 shooters who were ordered by Soemon to "choose the right moment to shoot Ogata" were staring in amazement at the rooftop which was now extremely "lively".
They couldn't see Ogata and Soemon at all.
They only saw two afterimages colliding, separating, colliding again, and separating again...
"Hey... do you remember what mission Soemon-sama gave us?"
"How can we snipe them when they are fighting like this?"