"To be able to last this long under my hands, your strength is indeed not bad."
"However, you rely too much on that weapon, Takemura=san."
On the top floor of Arasaka Tower, the helipad on the high platform had been completely destroyed. Massive potholes and blade marks several meters deep scarred the ground.
Takemura gripped the cursed blade 'Beppin' tightly, panting heavily.
He had profoundly felt the gap in strength between ninjas. Surrounding him were the Cyber Biochemical Ninjas, all of whom had fallen in battle.
Laomoto Khan had not displayed any further abilities; relying solely on the super-strong stats of the Giant Clan and the Damage Absorption Stance was enough to deal with him.
In the end, the power of 'Beppin' was simply too great. An indestructible katana played too significant a role in battle.
Several times when Laomoto Khan prepared to end the fight, Takemura relied on 'Beppin' to tank the attacks, and even found opportunities to counterattack!
However, looking at it from another angle, this blade was also excellent loot. It could raise his strength to another level, making the invincible even more invincible!
Takemura did not reply. While recovering his state, he looked toward the Ninja Slayer in the distance. The opponent's aura was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming even more powerful.
Even though he was being 'tutored' by Naraku within the dreamscape, the Tea Ceremony Breathing was also restoring his condition.
He saw the Ninja Slayer's fingers twitch slightly; it seemed he was about to wake up.
Truly monster-like resistance and recovery ability... With such heavy injuries, he had recovered to this extent in just a few short minutes. If it were Takemura, he would probably have to stay in the intensive care unit for a few days, right?
The only one who can deal with a monster is indeed another monster. Sure enough, I still cannot understand the world of monsters.
Takemura had been exposed to the samurai spirit since childhood. As Saburo Arasaka's personal bodyguard, he naturally could not fight like a True Ninja.
His 'selfish motives' were too severe. His goal was to complete Saburo Arasaka's mission. A goal of this magnitude was insufficient to let him unleash the ninja strength of a madman.
But—
A rapid dash following a deep breath! As if it were a desperate final gamble, he poured all his energy into the attack!
Death · Slash! Death · Slash! And then, Death · Slash!
"Guwah—"
Laomoto Khan had not expected Takemura to make such an unwise choice.
A rapid three-hit killing technique, a move like spamming a cheap attack repeatedly—the threat it posed could not be underestimated!
His body gigantified once again. A fist as large as Takemura's entire body swung out, bringing the damage caused by Death · Slash under control.
The blade edge landed on the fist and arm, causing relatively deep wounds, but they were not fatal. Although Laomoto Khan didn't know why he was acting foolishly, he seized this opportunity.
"Yeeart—"
The other hand clenched into a fist and swung out. The gigantic body brought unparalleled stats. As if hit by a heavy truck, Takemura was sent flying.
The moment Laomoto Khan enlarged, Takemura realized the opponent would definitely counterattack, so 'Beppin' was already placed horizontally in front of him.
The sensation was completely wrong. Laomoto Khan could feel that he had struck an incredibly hard object; otherwise, he was confident he could have killed the opponent directly.
But now it was more or less the same. It made no difference.
"Have you given up? Or was that a desperate gamble? Pity, you are still one move short. If your speed were a bit faster, perhaps I really wouldn't have been able to react."
Takemura, struck by the immense force, had no leverage point in the air. Laomoto quickly rushed in front of him and spoke.
Of course, saying he couldn't react was just casual talk. He could even react to the Ninja Slayer who had stacked Sandevistan · Jutsu. He could be said to be a monster with maxed-out intuition and reaction speed.
In the end, it was just showing off to the loser, like saying 'That was dangerous, I almost lost.'
"Recite your death haiku, Takemura=san."
Laomoto Khan formed his hand into a blade, mimicking the posture of Death · Slash, and brought it down ruthlessly.
Takemura's arms were completely drained of strength. Even though he had used 'Beppin' to block Laomoto's attack, that immense force still affected him. He could not defend against this second heavy strike.
But it didn't matter!
What Laomoto saw on his face was not fear of death, nor the open-mindedness of seeing through everything, but a trace of a triumphant smile.
"Wasshoi!"
Three shurikens carrying black flames! They accurately hit the defenseless Laomoto Khan!
"Guwah—"
The successive hits prevented him from striking Takemura. The shurikens sank into his body; the Ninja Slayer had very precisely severely injured the muscles he used to exert force.
"Nani?!"
Hadn't he just finished off the Ninja Slayer? Why had this guy recovered so quickly? Moreover, his aura was completely different!
At the same time he threw the shurikens, the Ninja Slayer performed a backflip and stood on a lamppost on the rooftop that hadn't been destroyed. The dazzling light illuminated his blood-colored attire.
Although he looked to have no changes, everyone felt that he was different from before.
The erratic anti-gravity scarf trailed out several meters long. The Ninja Slayer stood with hands on hips, his eyes flashing with murderous red light, and performed the greeting between ninjas once again.
"Domo, Ninja Slayer desu."
Laomoto Khan turned his head to look at him. The muscles on his back twitched, quickly squeezing out the few shurikens, and the wounds healed rapidly.
"Impossible?! This old man clearly almost killed you just now! How can such severe injuries recover so quickly?"
"Of course, it is because there are still unkilled ninjas waiting for me! I swam back from the Sanzu River, Laomoto=san."
Having experienced Naraku's 'persuasion,' David had already felt its pain. That was not a simple dream; it was also a channel through which Naraku transmitted the feelings of his own death to David.
The current Ninja Slayer truly understood what kind of existence ninjas were. He wanted to 'revenge' from the bottom of his heart, to kill all ninjas!
"Do you want to kill me? With just that little strength of yours, you are still far from achieving that!"
"Since that is the case, I will kill you once more. When the time comes, I will send your friends along with you, letting them reunite with you on the other side. This is the price for wasting my time and opposing the Soukaiya!"
Exchanging ruthless words before battle is an unavoidable loop, but Laomoto Khan did not know that his sentence almost touched the opponent's reverse scale!
Within the dreamscape, the despair of seeing Lucy killed surged forth once again. Pitch-black flames burned on his body, and the Ninja Slayer shed tears of blood!
It was killing intent! Laomoto Khan actually subconsciously took half a step back. Only afterward did he realize this point—he actually... felt a moment of fear?!
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