This is a superb force-dissipating technique that can minimize the threat posed by the powerful force gained from the "power of immortality" that Toyotomi Nobuhide and Yoshihisa were proud of.
His extremely rich combat experience allowed him to predict any possible attacks from Toyotomi Nobuhide and Yoshihisa based on their positions and postures, as if he could foresee the future, and quickly formulate countermeasures, making it difficult for the two to exert their due power with the agility gained from their "immortal power".
Looking at the old man in front of him whose strength far exceeded his expectations, Toyotomi Nobuhide's expression and nerves were tense.
——The current battle situation is undoubtedly in our advantage.
——But the difficulty of dealing with Bogong... is far beyond imagination.
——In this case, even if we succeed in taking him down, I don’t know how much time it will take…
Although Genichi had just fought one against two, with Toyotomi Nobuhide and Yoshihisa, any discerning person could see that Genichi was at a disadvantage in the series of fierce battles just now.
Toyotomi Nobuhide and Yoshihisa are still uninjured, but Genichirō has two wounds on his eyebrow and leg respectively - this is the best proof.
As long as they continue to fight like this, they can kill Yuan Yi just by relying on their numerical advantage.
However, even though Genichirō was at a disadvantage in the current battle situation , Toyotomi Nobuhide did not show any joy or excitement.
What he was after was not to defeat Genichi.
Instead, he defeated Genichi quickly.
Although they have the advantage now, it is impossible for them to quickly get rid of Yuan Yi.
Time is not on their side.
If Genichirō could not be defeated quickly, then overall it would be Toyotomi Nobuhide and his men who would continue to fall into a disadvantage.
What Toyotomi Nobuhide is most worried about now is that he will not be able to defeat Genichi before Ogata Ittosai and others arrive.
At that time, Toyotomi Nobuhide did not think that he could rely on himself and Yoshihisa alone to fight against Ogata Ittosai, who was very likely to possess the "immortal power" like them, and Genichirō, who could rival gods with his mortal body.
——If this drags on, it won’t be surprising if Ogata Ittosai and his men show up at any time…
——Should we use that method now...?
"Lord Toyotomi!"
Suddenly, Toyotomi Nobuhide heard Yoshihisa's loud reminder to him.
His reminder was actually unnecessary.
Because Toyotomi Nobuhide had already seen it - the Yangshen sword that was coming towards his forehead.
"He is clearly at a disadvantage, but he doesn't defend himself at all." After raising Yoshimitsu Bone Food to block Genichi's slash, Toyotomi Nobuhide laughed softly, "He is clearly an old man, but his fighting style is extremely fierce."
"Boy, let me teach you - it's because you're at a disadvantage that you have to fight more fiercely."
After saying this, Genichi retracted the Yang Shen he had just chopped out, and then used the flame of his left hand to chopped Toyotomi Nobuhide at a more tricky angle.
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Chu Guang held the shuriken in his backhand and used it like a short sword.
Agility - this is probably the most outstanding advantage of Hatsumi as a female ninja.
After nimbly dodging the spear stabbed by the person in front of him, Chu Guang's legs, like two soft water snakes, wrapped around the man's right hand holding the spear, and then threw the man to the ground with special judo skills.
Then she held the shuriken upside down in her right hand, used it like a dagger, and pierced the man's throat.
The blood spurting out from the throat wound splashed all over Chu Guang's face.
Chu Guang did not wipe it off - there was no need to wipe it off, the heavy rain would automatically wash away the blood that had just splashed on her face.
With her face covered in a pink liquid made of a mixture of blood and rainwater, she glanced around her with a cold gaze.
——One, two, three...seven...are there seven left...
How many enemies attacked her at the beginning? Chu Guang did not count them.
She knew to kill one if she came, and kill two if they came in pairs.
In terms of strength, she is indeed far inferior to monsters like Ogata and Toyotomi Nobuhide. The gap in strength between her and these monsters is so great that she can't even provide effective support to Genichir.
But—she was just not as strong as these monsters.
She is more than capable of dealing with these ordinary people.
In just a few moments, corpses were lying all around Chu Guang.
The only ones who could still stand were the seven people who were currently surrounding Chu Guang in a semi-encirclement formation.
These seven people seemed to be dancing. After taking a step forward, they hurriedly retracted their steps. They all looked like they wanted to go forward but didn't dare to, and wanted to retreat but didn't dare to.
After witnessing Chu Guang's powerful strength with their own eyes, the remaining seven people were filled with an indelible sense of fear.
But a thing called "responsibility" and this "fear" are pulling at each other, causing them to be in their current dilemma of "not daring to advance, and not feeling like retreating".
Chu Guang, who saw the ugly behaviors of these people in front of him, thought to himself:
——These people are no longer a threat...
After confirming that the only remaining people sent by Toyotomi Nobuhide to deal with her had now become a mob not worth mentioning, Chu Guang turned her gaze and checked the battlefield on Genichi's side not far away.
Hatsukuni had been paying attention to the battle situation on Genichi's side, so she had noticed long ago that Genichi was already at a disadvantage facing the joint attack of Toyotomi Nobuhide and Yoshihisa.
There were several times when Chu Guang couldn't help but worry for Yuan Yi.
——Should we... go and support Mr. Genichi...?
Now he has the ability to free up his hands to support Genichi, and the idea of ​​"going to support Genichi" naturally pops up in Chuguang's mind.
However, as soon as this idea popped into her mind, she rejected it herself.
She squeezed her hands that were holding the shuriken.
——No... With my strength, I can't deal with either Toyotomi Nobuhide or Yoshihisa, and I can't support Mr. Genichi at all... If I force myself to go over, it will only cause trouble for Mr. Genichi...
Last night, in Osaka, the scene where Yoshihisa easily defeated him was still fresh in Hatsumi's memory.
——Focus on doing something... that I can do...
Chu Guang pursed his lips, pondered for a moment, and slowly shifted his gaze from the battlefield on Genichi's side to... Lin and the brocade box, who were now leaning on the main mast not far away and being protected by several of Toyotomi Nobuhide's subordinates.
Chu Guang had no idea what that brocade box was.
But she could recognize that the petite girl was most likely Miss Lin, whom Mr. Genichi and his team were looking for. Her appearance completely matched the description that Mr. Genichi and his team had given them before.
——Mr. Genichi and his men pursued Toyotomi Nobuhide so persistently just to save Ms. Lin...
——In short... Let's help Mr. Genichi and the others save Miss Lin first! As long as Miss Lin's safety can be ensured, Mr. Genichi and the others may be able to fight more freely!
After making up his mind and confirming what he could do to help, Chu Guang lowered his body center of gravity and rushed straight towards Lin, who was now unconscious and being guarded by several of Toyotomi Nobuhide's subordinates!
Chu Guang's speed was too fast, and no one expected Chu Guang to run to save Lin, so until Chu Guang broke out of their encirclement, the seven "survivors of the battle with Chu Guang" who had been confronting Chu Guang just now finally realized what had happened.
“Stop, stop!”
"Chase! Chase quickly! Stop her!"
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The movement on Hatsumitsu's side attracted the attention of Toyotomi Nobuhide.
He took advantage of the gap when Yoshihisa was fighting with Genichi to glance at the battlefield on the side of Hatsumitsu, which he had been too busy to pay attention to.
After discovering that Hatsumi was now running towards Lin, Toyotomi Nobuhide's pupils shrank slightly.
"Jiujiu!"
He shouted orders to Yoshikyu without hesitation.
"Go kill that female ninja!"
Hearing Toyotomi Nobuhide's order, Yoshihisa couldn't help but look at Toyotomi Nobuhide in surprise.
Before he could raise any questions or comments, Toyotomi Nobuhide shouted:
"Go! I will take care of the Sword Saint by myself!"
This time, there was a hint of impatience in Toyotomi Nobuhide's voice.
Hearing Toyotomi Nobuhide's unquestionable order, Yoshihisa did not dare to delay any longer. He quickly put away the pistol in his hand and prepared to withdraw from the battle with Genichi.
Genichi could naturally hear every word clearly of the loud conspiracies between Toyotomi Nobuhide and Yoshihisa.
Genichi had a general understanding of Yoshihisa's strength and knew that Hatsumitsu would never be able to deal with Yoshihisa, so he swung his sword at Yoshihisa, trying to stop Yoshihisa from leaving.
But just as he was about to chop down with his sword, a purple-handled katana blocked his path.
clang!
The sword handles of Yang Shen and Ji Guang Gu Shi were placed together.
"If possible, I really don't want to fight you one-on-one." Toyotomi Nobuhide sneered and spoke to Genichi in a strange tone, not sure whether it was a joke or the truth.
"If you don't want to fight me one-on-one, call your subordinate back quickly." Yuan Yi snorted coldly and shook off Ji Guang Gu Shi who was connected to his Yang Shen.
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The Toyotomi clan members who protected Lin numbered only five people in total.
When the five men saw the first light running towards them, they all acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy and raised their weapons.
Chu Guang naturally didn't take these five people seriously at all. She was confident that she could knock them all down in just a few seconds.
However - at this moment, she suddenly saw a black shadow flash like a gust of wind from the front of her left side to right in front of her.
Looking at the person who suddenly appeared and blocked her way, the expression on Chu Guang's face... was stunned at first, with astonishment on her brows.
Then, naked disgust and hatred slowly emerged on her stunned expression.
"Ah! Your Excellency!"
"grown ups!"
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The seven Toyotomi clan members who were chasing after Hatsukuni were delighted and excited when they saw Yoshihisa, who had followed Toyotomi Nobuhide's orders and successfully intercepted Hatsukuni in front of him.
But they didn't feel happy for long, because they suddenly heard Ji Jiu give them an order in a cold tone:
"All of you, get out of here and do whatever you want."
Yoshihisa's order stunned the seven people.
"Hey?" Someone bravely said, "Sir, let us help..."
"You can't help at all!" Before the man could finish his words, Ji Jiu shouted at them in an impatient tone, "You will only cause me trouble! Get out of here!"
The seven people were startled by Yoshihisa's rude tone.
The seven people were so frightened that they immediately followed Yoshihisa's orders and fled in a direction away from Yoshihisa and Hatsumitsu.
After sending away these irrelevant people, Yoshihisa lowered his gaze and looked at the girl who was standing in front of him, only a few feet away from him.
"...Hatsumitsu. You are really something." Yoshihisa said to the girl who was glaring at him with gritted teeth in a tone without any sadness or joy, "You actually went to cooperate with Ogata Ittosai, Kinoshita Genichi and others..."
"Ha!" Chu Guang sneered, "Cooperating with Mr. Ogata and Mr. Genichi is something I am proud of."
"Originally, I just thought that Mr. Ogata and his men might really have the ability to defeat Toyotomi, so I followed them with a gambling mentality."
"Now it seems that my bet was right!"
Chu Guang cast a naked mocking look at Jijiu.
"Ha, now that I think about it carefully, I have seen many interesting scenes since last night."
"Last night at Ryusui Temple, I saw you being beaten by Mr. Genichi and his men without any chance to fight back, running away like a stray dog!"
"Today I saw you and Toyotomi Nobuhide looking so miserable!"
"It's worth my trip to see you in such a miserable state!"
Facing the ridicule of Hatsumi, Jiku remained unmoved.
"Running away like a lost dog?... Chu Guang, this is a rare opportunity. Let me teach you one more thing."
He said lightly.
"Running away like a stray dog ​​- for us ninjas, this is not an insult, but a compliment."
"To complete our mission at any cost, by any means necessary - this is the mission of our ninjas."
"Therefore, as long as the mission is not completed, we cannot die casually."
"Even if I have to drink muddy water, even if I have to beg for mercy from the enemy like a dog, even if... I have to watch the girl I love as my own daughter die, I must live until the mission is completed."
Having said this, the old man's tone...slowly softened.
"...Chu Guang, I'll give you a chance."
"Drop your weapons and surrender now."
"After all, I am the current leader of Iga-no-Sato."
"As long as you surrender obediently, I will help you plead with Lord Toyotomi afterwards."
"With my help, your life will be safe."
"The current leader of Iga-no-Sato?" As soon as Yoshihisa finished speaking, Hatsumitsu laughed exaggeratedly, "Aren't the current Iga ninjas... just dogs under Toyotomi Nobuhide?"
"How much say does the leader of the dogs have in Toyotomi Nobuhide's eyes?"
Chu Guang's words... were like the spark that ignited the fuse of a powder keg.
Yoshihisa's expressionless face now showed visible displeasure.
"Chu Guang, watch your words."
"I don't need to be careful with my words to the dog leader." Chu Guang took a deep breath, reached his left hand behind his waist, and took out a shuriken.
She held a shuriken in each hand and made a strange stance towards Yoshiku.
"Fuck you, surrender."
Chu Guang uttered vulgar words that were totally inconsistent with her pretty face and elegant temperament.
"Come on!"
"...I understand." Jijiu changed the pistol from one hand to two hands and lowered his body center of gravity. "Since you are ready, I will not say anything more."
"From now on... I will completely regard you as a mortal enemy who is hindering my great cause."
"Don't blame me for not giving you a chance later."
whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, the thick gun tip drew an arc and approached Chu Guang's forehead.
Jijiu's attack seemed to be just a tentative attack, neither fast nor slow.
Faced with an attack of this magnitude, there is no way to avoid it.
Chu Guang snorted coldly and took two steps back.
The empty gun tip passed by Chu Guang's forehead.
After easily dodging Yoshiku's attack, Hatsukiri took a deep breath and stepped hard with her hind legs, closing the distance between her and Yoshiku in one breath and getting close to Yoshiku.
She raised the shuriken in her right hand and stabbed hard at Yoshikyu's chest.
The shuriken was packed with a powerful force that was totally inconsistent with Chu Guang's delicate female body.
Yoshihisa watched Hatsumitsu’s attack with great interest—then he calmly put the pistol back in front of him.
clang--!
The tip of the shuriken pierced the metal of the gun.
Unable to withstand the huge force, the tip of the shuriken broke directly.
The huge reaction force transmitted back from the shuriken made Chu Guang feel that his entire right palm was almost numb.
"No matter how many times I watch it, I am always amazed... You can actually master our Iga-ryu's forbidden technique, the power movement, to such a high level at this age."
"With time...you might be able to achieve more than me."
At this moment, Yoshihisa's eyes were filled with... a barely perceptible loneliness.
"...What a shame. I won't see the day when you surpass me."
clang!
Yoshihisa shook the gun in his hand with force, and shook off the shuriken that was tied to his gun barrel. Then he turned the gun and smashed the pistol towards Chuguang from top to bottom.
The speed and force of this attack...were far greater than the previous one! It made Chu Guang feel like a huge wall was crashing down on her...
She gritted her teeth and jumped to her right side.
Bang!
The tip of the pistol hit the deck where Chu Guang had just stood, directly creating a small hole.
“Hmm…” Chu Guang’s facial features were slightly distorted due to pain.
She subconsciously raised her right hand, which was still tightly holding the shuriken, and covered her left shoulder...which had some flesh cut off by Yoshikyu's previous attack.
Her speed... was still a little slower than Jijiu's previous attack.
Although he managed to avoid the gun tip from smashing her head, unfortunately, due to his slow speed, the gun tip scraped her left shoulder...
"Don't cover your wound." Jijiu said to Chuguang in a cold tone, "Once you raise your hand to cover the wound, how can you hold the weapon?"
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Hikari Maru, inside the cabin——
"How is the current maintenance status ?" Surrounded by his subordinates, He Xufeng asked the subordinates beside him.
"Affected by the thunderstorm, the repair speed is far slower than expected..." After shaking his head slightly, the subordinate reported to He Xufeng in an orderly manner.
After listening to the report, He Xufeng pondered, thinking about whether there were any other ways to remedy the damaged stern rudder.
But at this moment, an officer approached He Xufeng anxiously and asked:
"Lord Kasugabee... on the open deck... Lord Toyotomi seems to be fighting the enemy quite fiercely."
"Do we really not need to send people for support?"
"No need!" As soon as the officer finished speaking, Kasugabee rebuked him without hesitation, "Didn't you hear what Lord Toyotomi said on the open deck just now?"
"We can't participate in a battle of that level."
"Let Lord Toyotomi handle the open deck himself."
"All we have to do now is follow Lord Toyotomi's orders and continue to operate the ship as planned."
"Lord Kazuho——!"
Suddenly - a voice full of anxiety and fear pierced He Xufeng's eardrum like a sharp arrow.
Before He Xufeng could ask "what happened", he heard the crew member who came to report the news shouting impatiently in a tone that could not hide his fear:
"The gourd is coming!"