Chapter 272: Life hangs by a thread
There was a man standing on top of the stone platform!
Standing in the shadows behind us, if it weren't for the field chicken lighting the fire trough, we wouldn't know that the man was wearing a yellow flying fish suit, a black cloak, and a gold-inlaid spring knife at his waist.
His cloak was supposed to be red, glowing with blood, and even though it would have exposed him to the eyes of his enemies, no one wanted to take off his status symbol.
The man stood motionless and looked down at us, his pitch-black cloak stained with dried blood.
Unfortunately, we couldn't see his face, a golden mask covered it, and the fire couldn't penetrate the shadow.
In the portrait that Akai Yoshitaka showed us, we saw this man, and in Feng Gong's description, we also heard about this man, the mysterious man with the golden mask, the man who was terrifying.
Just like the fear and awe in Akai Yoshitaka's eyes now, his ancestors once looked up to this man with the same gaze.
I suddenly reacted to the fact that there were corpses of the Japanese invaders all around here, including Akai Nobunari, who was also killed here, but we didn't see the corpses of Lei Yingwei, and we had been wondering who had killed so many Japanese invaders.
In addition to him, there were no Japanese robbers on the stone platform, and when they were chased here, Lei Yingwei must have suffered all the casualties, leaving only this man wearing a golden silk mask, and he stood alone on the stone platform and did not retreat, killing all the remaining Japanese robbers with his own strength.
Until now, he is still standing on the stone platform, like a great Ming banner that will never be cut, as long as he is there, the enemies who look up to him, the only thing left is despair......
I was not afraid of this man, he had never been my enemy, I was just curious, I wanted to know what kind of face was hidden under that golden silk mask, even if only the white skeleton remained, I still wanted to see it.
We walked up to the stone platform, only to find that there was another set of flying fish costumes neatly placed next to this person, an embroidered spring knife was placed aside, and on the costume was a copper waist card, with six python patterns on it, which was the waist card of Lei Yingwei Qianhu.
This outfit should belong to a thousand households, but it's not clear why a set of clothes was left here.
Akai Yoshitaka and Toei people all stood in place because of fear, I stood in front of the man, hesitated for a moment, respectfully reached out and took off the gold silk mask, but there was nothing inside, we looked at each other blankly, this was just a set of clothes that were supported, and there was no one in it.
In the last battle, Lei Yingwei and Akai Nobuyari all disappeared, and when I came in, I thought that this man and Akai Nobuyari stayed in Jieshi Palace.
"How could there be no one?" Ling Zhihan was puzzled.
"It's not that no one has left Jieshi Palace, if Zhuo Mingfeng is one of the thousand households, he can leave here, why can't this man leave." Gong Jue said.
"Looks like there's no one to help you with." Akai Yoshitaka's expression became relaxed again.
As soon as his voice fell, the Dongying people who surrounded Tian Ji immediately attacked, the sword light in their hands flew and the cold air was compelling, and as soon as they made a move, Tian Ji was in danger, and Tai'a Sword advanced and retreated freely in his hand, dexterous and agile to dodge.
It is estimated that the Dongying people did not expect the field chicken to have such skills, and they did not dare to slack off if they missed a blow, and waved the knife again, and the cold light of the blade was like a poisonous snake attacking the field chicken.
Tian Ji's unfazed body flashed back, the blade was cut down in front of him, Tian Ji's face did not change color, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he accurately buckled Dong Yingren's wrist, and with a little force, the knife in the man's hand fell to the ground, and Tian Ji immediately leaned forward with his shoulders, and hit Dong Yingren's chest with full strength, and Dong Yingren stumbled to the ground.
It seems that these Dongying people are not Tian Ji's opponents at all, he didn't even have to exert his strength to easily subdue one of them, but the rest of the Dongying people shot at the same time, Tian Ji must take care of the left and right, Dongying knife method is known for its strength, but Tian Ji's arm strength is amazing.
A sword swept across the thousands of troops, the close Dongying people were forced to retreat half a step, Tian Ji took advantage of the situation and another move Mount Tai pressed the top, Tai'a sword thundered like a thunderbolt and swung down, Dongying people did not dare to underestimate the enemy, and the first three people were all horizontal swords to resist.
But Tian Ji was strong and heavy, a sword was swung down, the three Dongying people couldn't parry, and they knelt on the ground hard, Tian Ji provoked with a backhand sword, and the Dongying people's chest was wide open.
Tian Ji has no intention of showing mercy to his subordinates, and his wrist is wiped off the neck of the Dongying people, and the four Dongying people behind him immediately swung their knives up, which turned the danger into a disaster, and I gradually found that Tian Ji against these Dongying people, although the field has the upper hand, but the Dongying people are all well-trained in attack and defense.
It's not their own work at all, but there is an extremely skillful cooperation and tacit understanding between each other, even if they are not the opponents of the field chickens alone, but they attack at the same time, and they are orderly and tight, like a net composed of knives, and they continue to slash and kill the field chickens wave after wave.
Two Dongying people swung their knives at Tian Ji at the same time, Tian Ji turned on one side and two Dong Ying knives from the front and back of his body, Tian Ji's elbows fell suddenly, with his strength, if this hit the Dong Ying people, these two people are estimated to be killed on the spot.
But at the moment of hitting, the Dongying people in front of Tian Ji suddenly disappeared, Tian Ji just closed his fist, and suddenly two cold knife lights came out from behind him, stabbing straight to Tian Ji's back, along with the two disappeared Dong Ying people, like ghosts and uncertain, Tian Ji fortunately was engrossed to avoid the sudden attack, but when he turned around and wanted to fight back, Dong Ying disappeared again.
The other Dongying people are the same, they should know that the head-to-head confrontation is not the opponent of Tian Ji, they use Dong Ying ninjutsu, which is good at retreat, can hide themselves through the escape technique, and then quietly appear in an unexpected place for Tian Ji to launch a fatal blow.
The attack and killing of Tian Ji and Dong Ying people always started with the unprepared attack of Dong Ying people, and then disappeared in an instant, and Tian Ji could not confront them head-on, and was always in a state of focused defense.
"Dongying ninjutsu is nothing more than that, just know how to escape."
Tian Ji smiled coldly, even if he was outnumbered, he was at ease, but we were thrilled to see it in the back, but Tian Ji seemed to be calm, after fighting for a while, Tian Ji should be familiar with the tricks of Dongying people, and he was no longer as passive as before.
Even if the Dongying people can disappear and appear instantly, they can no longer put Tian Ji in danger, but the passive defense that has been like this everywhere is not a way after all, the Dong Ying people are too sensitive, and their escape skills are superb, and Tian Ji has never been able to catch the opportunity to break the enemy with one blow.
Suddenly, Tian Ji was not moving, and he was able to dodge the attack of the Dongying people unexpectedly, all because of the changing body of the Tian Ji, he stopped like a live target, and the Dongying people could attack from anywhere.
Sure enough, as soon as the field chicken stopped, a touch of cold light stabbed straight from the front of the field chicken, the speed was beyond imagination, and there was also a knife holding Dongying people, it can be seen that this is his most sure killing move.
This thunderous thunderbolt was as fast as lightning, and the sudden appearance of the knife made us all stunned, and my heart lifted, because it was too close to the field chicken, and this blow was calculated exactly in terms of angle, strength and timing, and it did not leave a chance for the field chicken to dodge at all.
The blade was close to Tian Ji's body, and suddenly Tian Ji did not retreat but advanced, and swung his sword faster, as if he had long known where this knife would appear from, such a close distance, Dongying people only considered attack, completely ignoring defense.
I suddenly understood that the field chicken does not move, it is to brake quietly, rather than tired of blindly guarding, it is better not to respond to all changes, the field chicken stands still, but occupies the initiative.
Yikes!
Tian Ji pierced the body of the Dongying people with a sword, and suddenly blood splashed, Akai Yoshitaka was taken aback, it should not have been expected, Tian Ji has such a ability, but there are seven Dong Ying people who besiege Tian Ji, although a fatal blow assassinated a person, and a knife flash appeared in front of him, Tian Ji was not flustered, as if he was expected, he actually held the stabbing knife steadily, and the tip of the knife just stopped on Tian Ji's chest.
The Dongying people should not have thought that the field chicken would be in such a short time, but he could take the blade empty-handed, the short hesitation has made him unable to use the art, the knife was firmly clamped by the field chicken, the Dongying people wanted to draw the knife and escape, but how could not pull out the knife from the hands of the field chicken.
Tian Ji took a step forward, suddenly reached out and clasped tightly on the wrist of Dongying people, his figure wanted to hide, but was tightly grasped by Tian Ji and couldn't move, Tian Ji closed his palm as a fist knuckle bulging stone, and a shocking punch hit Dong Yingren's chest steadily.
His whole person and the knife in his hand were suddenly knocked out, Tian Ji's punch was too strong and powerful, we all heard the sound of clear bones breaking, with the strength of Tian Ji, no one could withstand such a strong blow, and Dongying people were killed on the spot.
In just an instant, Tian Ji killed two Dongying people as soon as he made a move, but five sword lights appeared behind him at the same time, and Tian Ji became unfazed, and wanted to pull out the Tai'a sword that stabbed into Dongying's body to block.
But Tian Ji's face suddenly changed greatly, the dying Dongying people actually grabbed the hilt of the sword with both hands, where these Dongying people would appear, what kind of way to attack, Tian Ji should have carefully calculated every step, but if any link went wrong, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Guarding against the knife behind him, it all relied on the Tai'a sword waved with his backhand, but Dongying people were really extraordinary, and they didn't let go when they were dying, Tian Ji hesitated slightly, and five extremely sharp knives had already slashed at his back, and in an instant, five deep wounds with visible bones flowed like blood.
Fortunately, Tian Ji reacted quickly enough, and suddenly pulled out the Tai'a sword to resist the blade, otherwise he would have been dismantled by now, Tian Ji staggered back a few steps, and there was a shocking blood path under him, and we ran down the steps to support him.
I heard the sound of the chicken's teeth, although the five knives were not fatal, but they also made the chicken's injuries not light, and it was difficult to even stand, but the Dongying people on the other side didn't plan to let the chickens have a chance to breathe.
Their knives were raised, Tian Ji forcibly endured the knife wound in his back, and barely stood firm on the Tai'a sword, his face was pale and he looked directly at Dongying people without the slightest fear.
My heart began to sink, even if Tian Ji tried his best to kill the Dongying people, but there was also a young Akai Yoshitaka who didn't make a move, and the Tian Ji who was not injured may not be his opponent, not to mention that he was still scarred and bleeding non-stop.
Akai Yoshitaka also seemed to see our desperate situation, the corners of his mouth slowly turned up, revealing a smug sneer, and the Dongying people were just about to attack.
Gong Jue suddenly looked outside, the expression on his face was full of surprise and consternation, I just wanted to ask what was wrong.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside the stone room.
All the people stopped moving, even the knife in the hands of the Dongying people was slowly put down, Akai Yoshitaka looked puzzled, we held the field chicken, and we all went to the outside of the stone together, there is no one else here except us, how can there be footsteps?
In the water curtain of the stone cave, a figure appeared looming from far and near.
The people who followed us to this place all died on the road, there could be no survivors, and the passage to enter the Jieshi Palace was destroyed, it stands to reason that no one should be able to come in, if there are still people in the Jieshi Palace, there is only one possibility.
In this palace under the sea, before we entered, there were other people in the Jieshi Palace......