Like gold, true talent always shines, and one should never underestimate the power of a Servant. In Mo Shuying's perception, she was even brighter than a lighthouse.
Kato Danzo didn't yet realize she had been exposed. She was incredibly confident in her Illusion Technique, one of her two most assured abilities.
What she enjoyed most was when enemies fell into her illusions, lost their bearings, and were then cut down by her.
Though she wasn't originally a bloodthirsty person, the current Kato Danzo was no longer her former self.
"Yugao is useless against him, so I'll use Bull Swallower!"
Kato Danzo placed her right hand on the hilt of the katana at her waist, preparing to use another of her Noble Phantasms, but just as her hand touched the hilt!
"Whoosh!"
"What?!"
Kato Danzo's arm was suddenly seized. Mo Shuying, who had been in her line of sight, was gone. Without even turning around, Kato Danzo knew the strong man standing behind her was Mo Shuying!
"It's you!!"
Mo Shuying leaned close to Kato Danzo's ear and said with a smile, a faint, delicate fragrance wafting from his breath.
Yes, a delicate fragrance, but don't misunderstand—it wasn't body odor! It was the scent of bamboo and wood!
Kato Danzo's eyes widened in surprise. This unexpected turn of events was something she hadn't anticipated, but she didn't surrender. Her left hand immediately drew another short sword! She thrust it towards Mo Shuying's eyes!
"Clang!"
Mo Shuying caught the blade with his hand, the killing intent in his eyes already very clear!
"Crack!"
He squeezed the arm he was holding with sudden force. With a crisp sound, Kato Danzo's right arm was crushed, but the shattered arm dropped numerous pieces of wood. Kato Danzo's arm was fake!
"Bang!"
With her arm crushed, Kato Danzo immediately abandoned her right arm and the short sword. A smoke bomb detonated at her feet! Kato Danzo performed Cicada Shedding Shell, and the severed arm escaped into the distance.
But Kato Danzo didn't know that Mo Shuying's ability to detect her wasn't based on sight. A mere smoke screen couldn't affect Mo Shuying's perception at all.
"A dying struggle."
Mo Shuying casually tossed away the severed arm in his hand. With a single step, he vanished again. Speed! Immersed in a certain state, Mo Shuying found that all his stats could instantly surge to their limit!
His speed too. He could feel countless motors roaring inside his body! Every cell, every bone was screaming! An instantaneous burst of power! He was so fast that not even a shadow could be seen. The fleeing Kato Danzo only felt a sinking sensation in her back! The next second, her entire body shattered and disintegrated from her chest!
"Thwack!"
Mo Shuying reached out and grabbed the only intact part—her head. Their eyes met. Mo Shuying didn't bother asking any questions; he simply crushed the beautiful head.
"A puppet body. Her true self isn't here."
Mo Shuying had already figured out that this ninja, Kato Danzo, was merely a puppet. Her true self was probably lurking somewhere, but certainly not around here.
"Huh?"
Within his perception, Mo Shuying suddenly detected another Servant entering his range. This time, it was a man, and seemingly a ninja too!
"Did I stumble into a ninja village today? So many ninjas?"
Mo Shuying didn't hesitate. While he was still in peak condition, he leaped, and in one step, he vanished from sight.
Fuma Kotaro, who was hurrying over, had a grim expression. He and Kato Danzo had split up, but he had just felt his comrade's presence vanish, likely killed by the target.
However, Fuma Kotaro also knew that Kato Danzo was a Demonic Arts Ninja. It was said her body was made of demonic puppet arts, so she wouldn't die easily, but she likely wouldn't be able to act again for a while.
As for him, even though he knew the target was strong, he still had to take a look, at least to get a sense of their appearance. Ninjas were experts at gathering intelligence, and since he was already here, he couldn't leave without obtaining any information.
However, sometimes, life and death hang in a single thought. Some people aren't meant to be observed casually.
"Are you looking for me too?"
Fuma Kotaro, leaping through the trees, suddenly heard a voice. In that instant, Fuma Kotaro's heart tightened! He hadn't felt the other party approach at all, no sensation whatsoever, as if he had appeared out of thin air!
"Whoosh!"
Without any unnecessary words, Fuma Kotaro spun around mid-leap and threw a large number of shurikens towards the direction of Mo Shuying's voice.
At the same time, Fuma Kotaro didn't hesitate. He tapped his foot on a leaf and changed direction, running away. He had no intention of fighting Mo Shuying. The moment he heard Mo Shuying's voice, Fuma Kotaro knew he was no match!
"Don't leave yet."
But as Fuma Kotaro ran, Mo Shuying's voice continued, very close, having closed the distance instantly!
"Boom!"
Knowing that continuing to run was futile, Fuma Kotaro formed hand seals! Then, a large amount of mist erupted around him!
But this mist was different in nature from Kato Danzo's smoke bombs. This was Fuma Kotaro's Noble Phantasm! Immortal Chaos Brigade!
"Kill!"
As an effect of the Noble Phantasm, two hundred masked ninjas burst out of the mist! They charged at Mo Shuying with their weapons, knowing their value! Their purpose was to delay Mo Shuying, even if it cost them their lives!
"Intentional Blast Punch!"
"Boom!"
Fuma Kotaro only felt a violent whirlwind erupt behind him! The trees around him swayed violently. When he looked back, what he saw was his Immortal Chaos Brigade! Turning to ash in the force of the punch!
"Too weak!!!"
Mo Shuying stepped out of the ashes! With two leaps, he was already level with Fuma Kotaro!
*BAM!*
He spun and delivered a kick! It landed on the short sword Fuma Kotaro had drawn, directly snapping the blade and sending him flying, crashing into the trunk of a large tree.
*PFFT!*
His back slammed against the tree, and Fuma Kotaro spewed a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with shock.
Too strong, he thought. This isn't a power I can contend with at all! Only then did Fuma Kotaro understand why Kato Danzo had been defeated so quickly—the opponent was simply too powerful!
There was no other way; he had to use that move!
"Aaaahhh!!"
Fuma Kotaro let out a low growl; finally, he made a sound! At the same time, his previously scrawny body immediately began to swell and change color, transforming in an instant into a five-meter-tall Rakshasa Oni!
Blue skin, demonic horns, and exposed fangs! Fuma Kotaro let out an angry roar at Mo Shuying! But—
"ROAR!!"
*CRACK!*
But the Rakshasa Oni had barely opened its mouth before Mo Shuying punched it to the ground.
Humanoid monsters, Mo Shuying loves them the most!
"I didn't expect you, Fuma Kojiro, to have this kind of ability. You've surprised me a little. I hope you can play with me for a couple more seconds."
Mo Shuying clasped his fists together, then leaped from the tree branch, smashing down towards Fuma Kojiro.
"ROAR!"
Fuma Kojiro raised both fists and slammed them out simultaneously, his two fists against Mo Shuying's one. Then the ground shattered, and Fuma Kotaro directly crashed to his knees, hitting the ground. Mo Shuying bounced back, and Fuma Kotaro's arms fell limply to his sides.
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