I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Half of the waist was cut open, and the intestines, kidneys, stomach and other internal organs in the abdomen were all damaged - even in the "Yasha state", there is no reason to survive this level of injury.

"But... Damn..."

Kotaro, whose breath gradually weakened, stared at Ogata with resentful eyes while spitting out blood and pieces of internal organs.

"Bastard...don't think...after you beat me...you will...just sit back and relax...!"

The breath gradually weakened, and Kotaro, who was exhaling more and less inhaling, exerted all his strength, and said to Ogata viciously.

"You're just... you won... I'm alone..."

"In Shiranui... there are three other 'Four Heavenly Kings'...and Lord Balrog..."

"Not only did you shelter...A-Ding...that traitor..."

"It also caused the mission of defending Erjo Castle in Shiranui... to be destroyed..."

"We... Shiranui... will never let you go...!"

Ogata glanced at Kotaro with a calm gaze.

"……bring it on."

Ogata's answer was concise and clear.

His tone was as calm as water.

Kotaro's lips, whose breath was as fragile as a gossamer, moved.

He seemed to want to say something more.

But with his remaining strength, there was no way for him to say a word.

Realizing that he was speechless, Kotaro widened his eyes and glared fiercely at Ogata, as if he wanted to firmly engrave the face of the guy who brought him a miserable defeat into his mind.

Ogata walked slowly towards Kotaro.

When Ogata walked to Kotaro's side, Kotaro's breath just stopped.

Ogata knelt on one knee beside Kotaro's body, and searched for Kotaro's body - trying to find the "Yasha Maru" that would allow Kotaro to enter the "Yasha Realm".

And yet—no matter how much one rummages,

He couldn't find anything similar to a pill or something edible on Kotaro's body, so Ogata had no choice but to give up.

Looking at Kotaro's body, Ogata couldn't help but tighten his lips, thinking to himself:

——Yasha state...

——What a tyrannical state...

This name is very similar to "Non-Self Realm", which made Ogata wonder, "The person who decided to name this state 'Yasha Realm' was inspired by the name 'Non-Self Realm'" illusion.

Kotaro, who took the "Yasha Pill" and entered the "Yasha Realm", was able to suppress and beat Ogata under normal conditions-the tyranny of the "Yasha Realm" can be seen.

Only after entering the "state of no self", can Ogata compete with the enemy who has entered the "state of yaksha".

According to what Kotaro revealed just now - only their leader Balrog and Four Heavenly Kings in Shiranui, a total of 5 people have this "Yasha Pill".

In other words, there are still 4 people who can enter the "Yasha state" in Shiranui...

——The combat power possessed by Shiranui is stronger than I imagined...

Ogata said secretly, got up from Kotarou's side, and walked towards the wooden pillar where Daziza was inserted.

This wooden post is the last remaining part of the place that has not been engulfed by flames.

After taking Da Zizai back, Ogata took a deep breath, sucking a large amount of scorched and dry air into his stomach.

The air entered the lungs, and the scorching air caused Ogata to have the illusion that he had swallowed a ball of flames, which burned his trachea and lungs aching.

But this faint pain also cheered up Ogata a little.

The effect of "Selfless Realm" is still there - but how long the effect will last is unknown.

Even a person like Ogata who knows nothing about carpentry can see that the castle tower he is in is already in a state where it is not surprising that it will collapse in a second, and the wood "squeaks" are constantly ringing from all around. Sound, just listening to it feels bad.

Just as Ogata was thinking about how he was going to escape, Ogata's expression changed slightly.

With the blessing of "Selfless Realm", Ogata's perception ability has been raised to more than one level.

Ogata keenly heard a strange noise coming from his side, and followed the sound - a figure flashed in from the window not far from Ogata.

After seeing the appearance of this figure clearly, Ogata was slightly taken aback, and muttered:

"Master Feng Mo... why are you here...?"

The person who flashed into the castle tower through the window was the Fuma who was casting complicated gazes at Ogata.

"Brother Ogata...you made such a big noise...Throughout the entire history of Japan, there should be no other person who can compare with you."

"I'm not the first person in history to attack Nijo Castle."

Ogata shrugged and said in a half-joking tone.

"Didn't Akechi Mitsuhide do something like this more than two hundred years ago?"

"Akechi Mitsuhide commanded an entire army to attack Nijo Castle more than two hundred years ago. Can you do the same?"

After Feng Mo responded to Ogata in such an annoyed manner, he said seriously:

"Brother Ogata, it seems that I have come to the right place. Seeing that you are covered in blood, it is very difficult for you to escape from Erjo City by yourself."

After finishing speaking, Fumo turned his back, turned his back to Ogata, and then slightly bent his knees.

"Come on, Brother Ogata. I'll carry you out of here. Move fast, you'll be stepped on here at any time."

Seeing what Fumo said, Ogata didn't make any concessions.

After all, the state of "no-self state" will fade away at any time.

Once the state of "Non-Self Realm" subsides, in Ogata's current state of exhaustion, it may be difficult for him to even stand still, let alone escape from Nijo Castle.

Ogata walked quickly behind Fumo, and lay on Fumo's back.

After Feng Mo said lightly, "Hold on firmly", he jumped out from the window he had just entered with his back on his back.

Jumping out from the castle tower that had been turned into a "hot hell" early on, the slightly cool air at night hit Ogata's skin that was scalded by the flames, making Ogata feel his skin tingling.

After jumping off the top floor of the castle tower, which is the 5th floor, with Ogata on his back, Fuma's body landed steadily on the 4th floor below, and then jumped from the 4th floor to the 3rd floor...

Looking at Fuma who was able to move with such agility while carrying him on his back, Ogata couldn't help asking:

"Master Fengmo...are you really over 70 years old?"

"A true 70-year-old."

"It doesn't look like it."

"The old man is like this. Sometimes he is in poor health, and sometimes he is in good condition."

"Master Feng Mo, I haven't asked why you came to me."

"My initial plan was to come to you as soon as I put Komachi back in my home."

"You are also Komachi's friend, no matter what, I can't ignore you."

"But before I could send Komachi back to my house, Komachi woke up."

"As soon as Komachi woke up, she begged me to come to you quickly."

"Komachi originally wanted to come with me, but after I warned her several times, 'You can't help me in that kind of place', she gave up the idea of ​​coming to Nijo Castle with me."

"Master Fuma..." Ogata gave a wry smile helplessly, "Maybe your words will hurt Ah-cho's self-esteem."

"A-Machi won't hurt his self-esteem because of my words." Fuma chuckled a few times, "A major advantage of A-Machi is that he never forces himself or others to do what he is or others are not good at doing. things."

"In short--now it seems that I was right to come to you. Your current bloody appearance is really scary."

"Don't worry, Master Feng Mo, most of the blood on my body is the blood of the enemy."

"I don't have a fatal wound on my body, I'm just tired now..."

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Not long after Feng Mo escaped from the castle tower of Nijo Castle with Ogata on his back, the creaking of wood on the top floor of the tower of Nijo Castle immediately became several times stronger.

Then—it collapsed.

The wood fell one by one, sparking sparks one after another.

Because the top floor collapsed, the flames fell to the fourth floor one after another, causing the fire on the fourth floor to expand several times in an instant.

Due to the level of technology, the fire extinguishing ability of this era is not high, and it is basically helpless to encounter a fire that is too large—such as the current level of fire at the castle tower of Nijo Castle.

For this kind of fire, the only method that can be used is to use tools such as sledgehammers and shovels to remove the flammable materials around the fire site, control the fire to as small a range as possible, and then wait for the flames to burn everything around Things that can be burned naturally go out.

After the citizens around Nijo Castle discovered that the castle tower of Nijo Castle was on fire, the officials who had already extinguished the fire in the town dispatched to Nijo Castle to fight the fire.

However, after they heard the sound of strong fighting coming from the castle tower, and saw some people who had lost their fighting spirit and morale escape from the tower from time to time, the officials who had disappeared from the town retreated one after another. Dare to go up, dare not approach the castle tower.

After Fumo carried Ogata out of the castle tower and found that there was no sound of fighting on the tower, the officials of the town fire department just stepped forward to remove the inflammable objects around the tower.

Fortunately, there are not many flammable materials around the castle tower. Judging from the demolition speed of the officials of the town fire department, it is possible to clean up the surroundings of the castle tower before the flames on the tower spread to other places.

After the fire broke out in the castle tower of Nijo Castle, it immediately attracted the attention of most residents of Kyoto.

Everyone looked at Nijo Castle, the "City of Fire and Sky" that had turned into a flame into the sky, with eyes of panic, surprise, complexity, or... joy.

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Kyoto, in a burnt area——

"Brother! Lift me up a little higher!"

Ahide called out to Masuke who put his hands under her armpits and lifted her up.

"It's already lifted to the highest point!"

Although Dosuke said so, he still tried his best to lift his toes up a little more, trying to hug his sister even higher.

The siblings are the same Uta who helped Ogata and Tomachi out of the burnt area.

With Dosuke's efforts, Dousuke finally managed to lift his younger sister onto the roof of an abandoned house that was still in good condition.

After Achu climbed up to the roof, he immediately reached out his hand to Dosuke below, and helped Dosuke climb up.

The brother and sister struggled to climb up to the roof, not for the night breeze or to lie on the roof and watch the stars.

It is to better see the Erjo Castle that has turned into the "City of Fire and Sky" in the distance.

This area is the residential area of ​​Dosuke and Ahide. That is to say, the residential area of ​​Duoduo.

Just now, in this filthy residential area, someone yelled, "Look! Ertiao City is on fire!"

This shout immediately attracted the attention of all the surrounding Zunduo.

Almost everyone stood up and looked towards Erjo Castle in the distance.

In order to better see the current appearance of Nijo Castle, some people even climbed to the roofs of the surrounding houses that had long been ruined like Dosuke and Ahide.

"Nijo Castle...is burning..." Looking at the burning Nijo Castle in the distance, Dosuke couldn't help muttering.

Nijo Castle - the symbol of power of the shogunate.

In the eyes of these filthy people, no matter what happens, even the big fire two years ago can't hurt it in the slightest. It will always be such a towering and unshakable Ertiao City, and the flames are soaring into the sky at this time.

Dosuke didn't know why... At this moment, he actually felt an inexplicable and strange emotion lingering in his chest.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

At this moment, Dosuke suddenly heard a low laugh from beside him.

Douzhu followed the prestige.

It was Yazhi-sama who was laughing.

Yashi—the old man who scolded Dosuke and Oide for their ignorance in front of Ogata and Acho just now, and actually confronted civilians face to face.

At this moment, Yazhi let out a low laugh.

After a while, the low laughter turned into a big laugh.

Mishi laughed.

Laugh until tears come to my eyes.

It wasn't just Yashi who was smiling.

Many people around are laughing.

"turn out to be……"

After laughing until he couldn't move, Yazhi whispered:

"My lord general's house is no different from an ordinary house, it still catches fire!"

As soon as Yazhi's words fell, there were echoes echoing from all around:

"My lord general's shaft is on fire!"

"Erjo Castle will catch fire!"

"The symbol of the shogunate is nothing special!"

"Hahahahaha!"

...

Dosuke didn't know if it was his own illusion.

He always felt that - Yazhi-sama, who usually always abides by the so-called "Kudo Survival Principles" and never dared to disobey samurai and civilians, now his eyes flashed differently, something Dosuke had never seen before. The light seen.

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Kyoto, somewhere, in a remote street.

"Master Hexian, what shall we do now?"

A dozen young people surrounded Hexian, and the young man closest to Hexian asked this question.

He Xian did not immediately respond to the young man's question.

Instead, he first took a look at Erjo Castle in the distance.

Looking at the Ertiao Castle that was still emitting fire and black smoke, Hexian twitched the corners of his mouth:

"That executioner, Yidao Zhai...is really a lunatic..."

After commanding Ryunosuke's subordinates to rush into Nijo Castle, He Xian fled to the side secretly.

After all, He Xian is not a fighting school. For his own safety, He Xian chooses to hide away and pay attention to this battle that is destined to be recorded in history from a distance.

Just now, Hexian had received definite information from his subordinates: Ryunosuke's subordinates who entered Nijo Castle, and the ninjas in Shiranui who guarded Nijo Castle died or fled.

As for Ogata Yidao Zhai, he is nowhere to be found.

After taking a last look at Erjo Castle in the distance, He Xian withdrew his gaze.

"What should we do now?" He Xian asked the young man who had just asked him this question, "What else can I do, of course I'm leaving the capital."

"We originally came to Kyoto with them to help Ryunosuke to disgust the shogunate, and provided them with weapons and raw materials for making explosive bombs."

"I even lent him an elite shooter under my command to monitor the owner of the Metaphysics Hall. It's a pity that the shooter died. It's not easy to train such an elite."

"Now Ryunosuke and his 'gravediggers' are finished, and their plan to destroy Kyoto has also failed, and we have no reason to stay in Kyoto anymore."

"Catching Ogata Yidaosai alive was originally a temporary idea on my part, it's fine if I didn't catch him."

After finishing speaking, He Xian shook the cloak on his body.

"Let's go, let's go back to Ryukyu!"