Chapter 208: Strategic Shift
That being said, but against such a powerful legendary-level samurai, the Spirit of the Wind is not sure of winning.
As the life-saving hole card of the Panda Monk, the elemental clone actually exists to make up for the Panda Monk's shortcomings in some aspects.
In the face of a large number of enemies, the attack efficiency of the elemental spirits, all of whom have the ability to attack in the area, is naturally higher than that of the Panda Warrior Monk himself. And in the face of enemies that are much stronger than themselves, the Elemental Spirits of the Alien Body can also rely on tacit cooperation to defeat the enemy. Even if he really encounters an opponent who can't be matched, as long as one of the elemental spirits can escape, the Panda Warrior Monk will naturally be able to use it to be reborn, thus saving a small life.
Compared to the rough-skinned Earth Spirit, the Wind Spirit, who controls the power of wind and thunder, is good at speed, and is best at relying on speed and ranged attacks to trick the enemy's kite flow tactics. This also means that Wind Spirit, like ranged units such as the Thunder Elemental, is not good at melee combat!
So in the face of a powerful legendary samurai like Tadaaki Ono, the Spirit of the Wind immediately turned into a ball of lightning, quickly opened the distance, and then began to throw lightning balls.
A succession of lightning balls suddenly rushed towards Tadaaki Ono and Hanzo Hattori, who fell to the ground.
However, in the face of the wind spirit who pulled out a series of afterimages and did not intend to get close to the enemy at all, Ono Tadaaki slowly closed his eyes and slowly raised the sword in his hand.
A series of lightning balls burst through the air, but Ono Tadaaki, who had his eyes closed, seemed to be able to clearly see the trajectory of these lightning balls, as if he could easily wave his sword and split all the lightning balls in two. The lightning balls that were cut off continued to burst open, but they never managed to hurt Tadaaki Ono and Hanzo Hattori at his side.
"Oh oh! This. This is the legendary one-knife mystery. Dream sword, worthy of Ono-sama. It's been a long day to see. Hattori Hanzo, who was lying on the ground, couldn't help but have his eyes shining, and it was obvious that Ono Tadaaki's stunt had given him a lot of shock.
"There is this idle time there to admire. You might as well take advantage of this opportunity to recover as soon as possible. The praised Ono Tadaaki pulled the corners of his mouth, he had heard such praise a lot, and he had already been immune.
And his family knows his own affairs, although Ono Tadaaki has been passed on the essence of his master Ito Ichito's swordsmanship, but for the mastery of this dream sword, he has not reached the highest level, so it is still a little difficult to use it now, and now his forehead is actually slightly sweaty.
The Wind Spirit, who had been unable to attack for a long time, hesitated slightly, and finally chose to send a chain of lightning to Ono Tadaaki.
Stout lightning suddenly slammed into Ono Tadaaki. And Tadaaki Ono, who had been keeping his eyes closed, also opened his eyes suddenly.
"Got you!" Ono Tadaaki shouted violently, and the thin layer of fighting qi that was originally attached to the Japanese knife in his hand suddenly skyrocketed, and the originally narrow Japanese knife suddenly turned into a long knife formed by fighting energy.
Holding this long knife, Ono Tadaaki slashed at the position of the Wind Spirit several times in a row, and then with a slight accumulation, he suddenly slashed out a huge sword qi.
Ono slash flow. Secret Sword. Goldfinch King Sword!
As this sword qi detached from the blade, Ono Tadaaki's sword also returned to its original appearance, but a slight crack also faintly appeared on the blade. However, Ono Tadaaki didn't look at Aidao, but stared closely at the movement of the wind spirit.
The several sword qi that broke through the air first directly converged together. The formed knife net completely blocked all the retreats of the Wind Spirit, and the last huge sword qi that flew flat followed closely behind, and the Wind Spirit, which was guiding the chain of lightning, suddenly fell into a dangerous situation with no way to escape!
In contrast to lightning balls and lightning arrows, which can be ignored by throwing a hand, magic such as lightning chains, lightning strikes, and chain lightning require the caster's guidance. Spellcasters who focus on channeling magic are obviously unable to move quickly, which is why the Wind Spirit will always use the lightning ball instead of choosing other powerful spells.
Even the Wind Spirit had the ability to move and cast spells, but that slow movement speed was obviously not enough to avoid the knife net and the huge sword aura. And if the Wind Spirit chooses to interrupt this chain of lightning now. The magic backlash caused by interrupting the spell will also cause the Wind Spirit's form to pause temporarily, allowing it to be attacked by the sword qi without any defense.
However, in the face of such a crisis. The corners of the Wind Spirit's mouth turned slightly, and the chain of lightning guiding in his hand directly changed direction. directly met the knife net composed of several sword qi. The stout current, which seemed to be huge, only slightly opened a gap in the corner of the knife net, and dissipated directly.
It's a false trick!
Looking at the smug look on the bear face of the Spirit of the Wind, Ono Tadaaki's heart suddenly sank.
Relying on his superior elemental control ability and familiarity with qi magic, the Wind Spirit simply disguised this ordinary low-level magic lightning chain into a high-level magic chain of lightning! As soon as the lightning chain's cast ended, the Wind Spirit turned into ball lightning again, rushing directly out of the small gap that the lightning chain had broken through.
Although the dense sword qi still scratched the body of the wind spirit to a greater or lesser extent, the wind spirit who successfully avoided the most powerful sword qi flew straight to Ono Tadaaki who had just performed the mystery of swordsmanship.
No matter how high the fighting energy of the samurai in the legendary realm is, it is impossible to perform the ultimate move continuously, and it will definitely take time to regain qi. And Ono Tadaaki must be in this predicament now, the Golden-winged Bird King Sword he just cast is not a false trick like the Wind Spirit!
"Come and don't be rude! Let's take it! The laughing Wind Spirit suddenly separated into four afterimages that seemed to be substance, and the five Wind Spirits surrounded Ono Tadaaki and Hattori Hanzo, and a thick electric current connected them together, completely blocking the retreat of the two.
The five wind spirits immediately raised their right hands in unison, and the electric light up and down their bodies suddenly began to surge, and several dark clouds suddenly gathered in the originally clear sky. A thick bolt of lightning immediately fell straight down under the summoning of the five wind spirits!
"Elemental mysteries. Heavenly punishment! β
At the same moment, Tadaaki Ono also took a deep breath. The forcibly overdrawn body burst out with fighting spirit again, and then turned violently and swung the knife. A ring of sword qi spread violently!
Ono slash flow. Secret Sword. Whisk the knife!
"Woo-ah-ah......"
"Boom!"
"Humph!"
The Spirit of the Wind and Tadaaki Ono hit each other one after the other. And under the powerful power of heavenly punishment, Ono Tadaaki was directly hit hard, and even the love knife in his hand was broken under the impact of thunder and lightning. And the Spirit of the Wind was also hit by Tadaaki Ono's desperate counterattack, and the four afterimages were directly scattered, and the Spirit of the Wind also spurted blood and flew upside down.
"It's now!"
Hanzo Hattori, who had been lying on the ground and pretending to be dead, jumped up suddenly, threw the short gun in his hand at the Spirit of the Wind, and then picked up Ono Tadaaki and disappeared into a puff of smoke.
A bolt of lightning was released and the short spear was scattered, and the Wind Spirit, who was not lightly injured, slowly fell to the ground, but still held a lightning ball in his hand. You can fight back against the ninjas hiding in the forest at any time.
Perhaps it was the previous battle between the Wind Spirit and Ono Tadaaki that frightened these ninjas, and none of the ninjas rashly attacked. But the Wind Spirit's keen perception told him that at least a dozen ninjas of varying strength were secretly staring at him.
"Are you alright?" Aisha suddenly appeared behind the Wind Spirit, and the Wind Spirit stood guard back to back.
"I can't die." The Wind Spirit shook his head slowly, and the lightning ball began to condense on his empty left hand, "What about the ninja you fought with?" β
"Dead, but I couldn't save his body." Aisha said it lightly, but the Wind Spirit understood the danger.
It is said that once a ninja is dying, in order not to leave evidence. will detonate venom such as corpse water on the body. The splattered venom will not only destroy the corpse of the ninja, but it will also be able to inflict a lot of damage on the person who killed the ninja.
In the Wind Spirit's perception, although Aisha did not have any injuries on her body, she was missing a dagger in her hand. This must be a little unaccustomed to Elsa, who is good at using double daggers.
However, as the Wind Spirit was thinking so, she was a little stunned to perceive Elsa's empty left hand stretched out into her arms, and then another dull dagger appeared in her hand.
It seems to be aware of the surprise of the Wind Spirit. Aisha stuck out her tongue and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've always remembered what you said. In fact, he had a spare weapon on his body. But this is the first time I've lost my weapon, so I'm just remembering it. β
The Wind Spirit suddenly rolled his eyes speechlessly.
But Aisha has two daggers in her hands. The momentum of the whole person suddenly froze, and then it became silent. If the Spirit of the Wind wasn't leaning on Elsa, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to perceive Elsa's presence.
Is it possible to restrain the breath to such a point?
The Spirit of the Wind was really a little surprised, after all, even as a legendary powerhouse, he could only vaguely feel Elsa's existence, let alone others who had not yet entered the legendary realm.
Even the Wind Spirit was surprised, and Elsa's hand was even more shocking to the ninjas in the forest. Only these ninjas, who are "professionals", understand what such an almost silent breath means to assassination.
The ninjas of the two schools hidden in the forest communicated with each other with their own means, and they all had the will to retreat, after all, Hattori Hanzo, who was the leader, had already left, and they didn't have any point in desperately trying their best.
And the Earth Spirit and Sayuri Hattori who arrived became the last straw that crushed their psychological defenses.
Relying on the mutual induction of the elemental spirits, the earth spirit took Hattori Sayuri and found Aisha and the wind spirit very "smoothly", and slaughtered several ninjas along the way.
And on the way, looking at Hattori Sayuri, who was still pale, he pulled out several ninjas with great ease, as if all the enemy's hidden methods were not a secret, and the doubts in the heart of the earth spirit couldn't help but pop up again.
And looking at the earth spirit with a strange look on his face, Hattori Sayuri explained somewhat casually: "Actually, I, like that Hattori Hanzo, were born in the Iga Hattori family. However, unlike Hattori Hanzo who became an important figure in the Tokugawa family as a samurai and thus gained the status of the Hattori family, our family has always been a tributary of the Hattori family. β
"Of course. Because the elders of Her Royal Highness the Princess had great favors to the ancestors of my family, my family officially became the retainers of the elders of Her Royal Highness the Princess very early. So you don't have to worry about my loyalty to Her Royal Highness the Princess. Sayuri Hattori said very seriously.
Earth Spirit shrugged, "I'm not really worried about your loyalty, after all, that's what Sakurahime has to think about. I'm just a little surprised that you're so familiar with the methods of the ninjas of the Koga and Iga factions. β
"Although my family has become a retainer of Her Royal Highness the Princess. But after all, he is still a member of the Hattori family, so he naturally has the qualifications to practice in Iga no Sato. And Koga no Sato is not far from Iga no Sato in the first place, and the two factions actually often communicate in ninjutsu, so I am very familiar with the ninjutsu of Iga-ryu and Koga-ryu. Hattori Sayuri sighed slightly, "In addition, Her Royal Highness the Princess has already told me about her, and when you avenge Her Royal Highness the Princess, I and Xiao Ming will also be the maids to marry." β
"What?" Earth Spirit was dumbfounded, "I promised to help Sakurahime avenge me." But I didn't say I wanted to marry her! I've got a fiancΓ©e! β
Sayuri's eyes suddenly sharpened, and then she stopped, and suddenly turned around and grabbed the collar of the earth spirit: "Ninjas don't believe in kindness for no reason!" Her Royal Highness has pinned all her hopes on you, but if you are unwilling to accept Her Royal Highness, then it is hard for me to believe that you are truly willing to avenge Her Royal Highness! β
"And! Her Royal Highness the Princess has no intention of competing for the position of the main room. However, if you don't even give the identity of a concubine, do you want Her Royal Highness the princess to be a personal maid? Sayuri's eyes were full of anger.
The Earth Spirit froze suddenly, and the bear's face was covered with sweat.
And at this time, the ninjas hidden in the shadows saw an opportunity. Shuriken, poison needles, darts, and bitterness are overwhelming.
casually summoned several boulders to block these hidden weapons, and the earth spirit praised these ninjas for their "righteous action" in his heart, and then said to Sayuri with a serious face: "...... We're still fighting, so let's talk about that later, okay? β
Sayuri Hattori stared at the bear face of the Earth Spirit and looked at it carefully. Only then did he slowly nod his head. But before the earth spirit could breathe a sigh of relief, Sayuri Hattori slammed it over again, and said with a silky eye: "I and Xiao Mingke have both been trained in the atrial technique again. Definitely able to make you satisfied! Especially me, the female ninjas are all trained in the art of charming! β
As he spoke. Sayuri also straightened her chest, and the fullness of her chest couldn't help but shake.
Is this a slap in the face for a pear?
The Earth Spirit suddenly felt something strange in his nose. Hurriedly raised his head.
Seemingly very satisfied with the reaction of the Earth Spirit, Sayuri Hattori let go of her hand and took the lead in moving forward.
Unfortunately, the Earth Spirit didn't notice that Sayuri's ears were already red.
And something flew through the mind of the earth spirit, which was full of distractions, and when I looked closely, it turned out to be a washboard.
Wait, washboard?
As if poured on his head by a basin of cold water, the Earth Spirit suddenly came to his senses, and immediately moved towards the position of the Wind Spirit with a serious face.
However, his back was already wet with cold sweat.
Converging with the Wind Spirit, the two elemental spirits suddenly merged together and turned back into a Panda Warrior Monk. The Panda Warrior then transforms back into Roger, and then under the protection of the Fire Phoenix and Elsha, he casts healing magic on the injured Sayuri Hattori.
As nature spirits, the earth spirits and wind spirits have no means of healing, so they have dragged on until now.
While Sayuri is being treated by Roger, she and Elsa begin to gather the surviving subordinates.
Although the Fire Phoenixes couldn't find the location of the ninja in the woods, it was no problem to pick up the retreating scouts.
The ninjas of Koga-ryu and Iga-ryu, who had already decided to retreat, did not continue the pursuit, and just watched the fire phoenixes retreat with the scout troops, and then disappeared into the forest.
After finding a safe place to put the scouts down, Roger rushed to the battlefield with the Fire Phoenixes, arriving just in time for the Maori generals to retreat.
After stopping the rabbit who was going to pursue, Roger took the Elemental Legion to clean up the demon troops behind the palace, and then began the strategic transfer with the Elemental Legion. (To be continued.) )