The man's answer was very calm.

But Higashinohara's face showed a little coldness.

He appreciates people who are honest.

But sinful honesty is not to be appreciated.

So he started again, and the brick floor in the alley under his feet suddenly dented in a sudden stampede, turning into countless flying stone fragments.

Sixfold Shadow Moment X Time Hourglass. Triple slow down.

Scales of quicksand. Eighteen times the speed!

Suddenly, the speed of the four times increased all of a sudden, causing Higashinohara's figure to ripple violently in the air as he slashed.

There was even a cone-shaped sonic boom cloud behind him, blowing away all the debris in the alleys he passed like a wild hurricane.

In Higashinohara's style, his knife should be more moisturizing and silent, and he shouldn't have made such a big move.

But this time he met the opponent, but the ability attribute and the original species of Higashino felt like they were mutually reinforcing.

Higashinohara creates shadows, which make it easy to hide in them, and even draw energy from them.

In the case that his current attribute state is not enough to support him in urging [Candlelight Dragon], he can only change his tactics.

In the next moment, the incomparable terrifying tearing sound and the surging sword light were like a tide, and they disappeared past the neck of the black-clothed shadow in a blink of an eye.

But there is no head thrown high under the twilight,

Blood-stained sky.

When the supreme fast knife [Great Thousand Bird Ten Characters] in Higashinohara's hand was completely submerged into the opponent's neck, the black-clothed shadow wearing a helmet seemed to turn his head to look at him.

He couldn't keep up with Higashinohara's speed.

However, in the alley at dusk, with the power of [Shadow of Yesterday], he merged into the shadow left behind Higashinohara, which was so fast that it was almost impossible to catch.

Almost at the same time, the terrifying shadow power in the black-clothed "shadow" hand, which was born out of shadows and seemed to be able to absorb all light and heat, slashed at the back of Higashinohara's neck without the slightest smoke and fire.

Higashinohara disappeared even more neatly.

No, it doesn't seem to be a disappearance, because his figure seems to have become omnipresent at this moment, and the overwhelming cold sword light instantly engulfs everything in it.

This time, each of his knives was faster than any of them just now!

I saw that the ground where the two of them were located was like a meat grinder with a sword storm, and the floor that was stirred up by countless cracks was cut into countless scattered powders the moment it was ejected into the air.

It seems like a long time has passed,

It seems to be only in the blink of an eye.

Higashinohara slashed down with the last sword, and when his figure stopped, he flickered suddenly, leaving the place and appearing on the other side of the alley.

I saw that where Higashinohara had just stopped, a shadow blade slashed through the air without warning, and the moment his body disappeared, it also disappeared into invisibility in a flash.

"Yesterday's shadow... It's an incredible natural ability. Higashinohara stood in place with a knife in his hand, his chest heaving slightly.

A black-clothed figure wearing a motorcycle helmet slowly emerged from the shadows in the corner, several torn bloody cuts appeared on his body, and when he wanted to speak, he let out a cough with disordered breath.

Obviously, the black-clothed shadow [Shadow of Yesterday] has some restraint on Higashinohara's ability.

But under the eighteen-fold speed of the scales of the quicksand in Higashinohara, hundreds of terrifying slashes in an instant.

The black-clothed shadow wants to avoid all the slashes without paying some price, and it is still impossible for the black-clothed shadow to avoid all the slashes without paying some price.

He raised his hand and touched the deepest wound on his neck, wiped off the stained red blood on his body casually, looked up at Higashinohara who was standing opposite, and said:

"It seems that in the battle with the Fifth Ruling Sword Emperor Cro Sword, you were really seriously injured, otherwise you wouldn't have killed me and would have been so hard."

There was a brief silence in the alley.

At this time, Higashinohara, whose breath returned to stability, suddenly took a step forward, his body fell slightly, and the [Ten Characters of the Great Thousand Birds] in his hand slowly incorporated into his waist, and a long breath came out of his chest.

"Do you really think so?"

Higashinohara's voice came from the alley.

Almost at this moment,

Higashinohara's arm suddenly swirled with countless pale thunder lights like dragons and snakes, which immediately surrounded and swirled, condensing into one thunder ring after another behind him, and each layer of thunder rings was filled with a terrifying aura of destruction.

In an instant, a five-fold thunder ring condensed behind Higashinohara.

Stacked on top of each other!

The thunder of destruction, which was full of terrifying explosive power, continued to circulate in the thunder ring, and with each cycle, the thunder ring seemed to skyrocket a few points at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Cang Lei. Thunder Ring!

This is Higashinohara from the Dawn Revolutionary Army Central Army Commander Kim . Another way to use the thunder developed by Chamberlen's transformation is equivalent to turning the ability into a "lightning reactor", and then bursting out with unimaginable terrifying energy.

At this moment, the terrifying thunder light illuminated the dark alley at dusk, and the black-clothed shadow was in front of this terrifying scene like the birth of the thunder god, and the goggles of the black motorcycle helmet reflected the dazzling light that kept shaking.

As a royal killer in the hands of the big people hiding in the shadows, his collection and understanding of Higashinohara's information is almost no less than that of Higashinohara himself.

The scene in front of him and the commander of the Dawn Revolutionary Central Army on the shore of the artificial lake in front of the official residence of the ruling division a few days ago. The scene that happened to Chamberlain...

How similar.

Let's relate to the other party's previous abilities...

"I see..."

The shadow suddenly sighed and said.

It was at this time that a misty phantom suddenly appeared around him, and he activated his own rules for the first time after getting a glimpse of the power of the rules.

Ten Shadow Method. Break the army!

It is different from the previous simple urging [Shadow of Yesterday] to sneak into the shadows of opponents or surrounding things.

The rules of the black-clothed shadow [Ten Shadows Law. Breaking the Army] is to use one's own shadow as a medium, fantasizing and summoning a powerful "shadow demon" to fight for itself.

The black-clothed shadow, who had just had a glimpse of the power of the rules, had not yet fully mastered this terrifying rule, so that he could not control these "shadow demons" as much as he could handle, so it was not until this moment that he urged the power of the rules.

It's a sign of respect for the opponent.

Higashinohara watched as the man crawled out of the shadows behind him, one terrifying shadow demon after another, each with a hideous, twisted, and indistinct face.

However, Higashinohara still roughly recognized the form of these shadows, almost all of them were ghosts such as the Great Tengu, Bull Oni, and Nine-Tailed Fox in the mythology of Wano Country, each of which contained a terrifying aura that made people awe-inspired, and they attacked Higashinohara with an unstoppable momentum.

He stared intently at everything in front of him and let out a soft breath!

The five layers of thunder rings "reactors" behind him became more dazzling and brighter at a certain moment!

In an instant, the terrifying thunder power stirred so much that the ten characters of the Great Thousand Birds on his waist couldn't help trembling slightly, like a winged Dapeng who wanted to ride the wind and go straight to the nine skies!

When the black-clothed shadow rules [Ten Shadows. The ten shadow demons that manifested in his fantasy were all separated from his own shadow...

Immediately, an astonishing black mist swirled up and down his body, and the speed was so fast that it seemed to stretch his body in the air and let out an eerie roar towards Higashinohara, and he rushed straight at it in an instant.

It was at this moment!

The five layers of thunder rings behind Higashinohara completely collapsed and disintegrated, and the dazzling electric light like a mushroom cloud erupted almost stabbing the alley under the setting sun as if it were day.

Draw the knife!

Mark time!

The moment the two actions were completed, all the lights in the alley instantly collapsed.

All gone!

It seems that everything is back to the way it was before.

No!

Can't say that.

Because almost at the same time, a scorching sword light that was countless times brighter than before split the twilight in the alley from the middle in two, and it was terrifying and pushed sideways towards the ten roaring shadow demons!

Scales of quicksand. Eighteen times the speed!

Cangyan X Canglei (Thunder Ring)

Fire Thunder God Slash!

The Fire Thunder God Slash is still the same Fire Thunder God Slash.

It's just that it has been re-empowered by the terrifying thunder power of the thunder ring reactor, a new way of urging the thunder, and it has a terrifying explosive power that is better than before, which can be said to be truly "concentrated"!

......

The next moment,

The two sides collided in the alley!

Snort!

As if it had met the grease of fire, there was a terrifying burning and tearing sound.

At this moment, the faces of those shadow demons with black mist rolling on their bodies suddenly became more hideous and distorted.

It's just that compared to the terrifying momentum, this time it seems to come from your own fear!

Do fantasy embodied shadow fiends be afraid?

No one knows that.

At this moment, the terrifying thunder that swept away illuminated the walls on both sides of the alley, and the shadows on the walls were all split in two from the middle!

Double Kill! Triple kill! Five kills!

...

Fire Thunder God slashes ten times in a row!

Almost at the moment when these things happened, the concentrated and lightning-like terrifying horizontal push and slash of the Great Chidori Ten Characters in Higashinohara's hand had already swept through the entire alley.

The terrifying thunder illuminates everything, leaving the shadows unrecognizable!

Poof!

At the end of the alley, the upper part of the neck of the black-clothed shadow was instantly cut in two!

A splash of blood instantly spilled onto the wall, leaving mottled bloodstains, and the head wearing a black helmet was swept away by the shock wave of the powerful slash, and fell to the ground and rolled more than ten meters away before hitting the corner of the wall and stopping.

Higashinohara took a deep breath.

Swing the knife and shake the blood, put away the knife and get up.

All of a sudden, the whole alley was filled with thunder and shadows...

All of a sudden, they all disappeared.

The sunset hung obliquely on the high alley walls, and the crimson afterglow of the sunset in the sky shone through the gaps in the tall buildings in the distance, spilling over the quiet corners of the Shitamachi alley.

Higashinohara's brow furrowed slightly.

At the moment when the opponent's head was cut off with the last slash, the dazzling thunder light illuminated everything.

Through the windshield in front of the black helmet, he clearly saw the somewhat funny man in the helmet who was still wearing a pair of sunglasses, and the corners of his mouth seemed to show a smile of relief and relief.

Relief and relief?

Thinking of what the other party had done, and the dead silence of the shelter yard not far behind...

Higashinohara's heart couldn't help but be a little cold.

No matter what kind of great righteousness and ideals he wanted, he never disliked those martyrs who would do whatever it took to do so.

Rather than the relief at the time of death, what Higashinohara prefers to see is that these people go to hell with fear when they die.

......

Boom!

Snort!

Just then, there was the sound of tires rubbing against the shattered floor behind him.

Xia Li, who had gone and returned, rode a small motorcycle carrying Nishimaru Miri, and stopped with a sudden brake.

After taking off the helmet, Xia Li squinted at her red eyes and raised her hand to wipe her tears.

She was not moved to tears of joy.

It's just found out that Higashinohara started to fight back, and the advantage is in me. Halfway along the way to carry Nishimaru Miri on a small motorcycle, he was suddenly hit by the extremely dazzling light that erupted from Higashinohara.

For a while,

She opened her eyes.

can see that the familiar face of Higashinohara did not have the harmless gentleness of humans and animals in the past, but was filled with a terrifying killing intent!

Xia Li couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

But in just an instant, Higashinohara's face also returned to its original state, and he turned his head to look at Xia Li who was full of confusion behind him and Nishimaru Miri who was worried, and sighed a little helplessly, "Why did you come back?" ”

"We're here to help you." Xia Li said subconsciously.

After saying that, she realized that she had said nonsense, and it was clear that there was no need for any help here.

Looking at the rolling head not far away, Xia Li couldn't help but swallow her saliva and stared at Higashinohara in surprise:

"Yes, Higashino! At first, the boss said that you are more powerful now, and I didn't believe it, but now I really believe it! ”

Speaking of this, she plucked up her courage and boldly guessed a number, "You now... At the very least, you have to have the strength of the fifth order! ”

Higashinohara couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes when he heard this.

Although this Heavenly Tiger girl from the countryside of Okinawa accidentally ate the fruit of her ability after coming to New Tokyo, she is now at the peak of the third order, and is about to enter the ranks of the fourth order "superpowers".

But her vision and speculation...

Fifth order?

I'm afraid there won't even be any scum left here.

But that's fine.

Higashinohara shook his head in his heart, did not continue on this topic, and turned his head to look at the shelter that had been dead and quiet behind the big movement.

At this time, there was a "ding" sound in my mind, and a prompt of [Congratulations on completing the clearing task] came, but Higashinohara, who sank slightly in my heart, did not check it for the first time.

Xia Li also realized something, glanced at the direction of the shelter, and couldn't help but grit her teeth and said:

"Fuck off, you can't even let those kids go, do you?"

Suddenly hearing this, after Nishimaru Miri's got out of the car, he grabbed the little hand that grabbed the corner of Higashinohara's clothes and suddenly tightened!

Higashinohara gently patted the back of her hand, cast a reassuring look, and said to Xia Li and Nishimaru Miri, "You guys stay here first, and I'll go in and have a look." ”

He has always been cautious in his work, and although he has killed the black-clothed shadow just now and completed the task of the Crime Manual, there is no guarantee that the other party will not leave anything behind in the shelter.

Thinking of this, Higashinohara gently pushed open the hidden door without waiting for Nishimaru Miri and Xia Li to speak, took a deep breath and stepped in.

.....

In the quiet courtyard of the shelter, the slides that are usually noisy and full of children's laughter are empty, and there is an oppressive dead silence in the twilight of the setting sun.

At the same time, Higashinohara's nose smelled a faint smell of blood.

He took a deep breath.

Turning his head, he walked in the direction where the bloody breath came from, and stopped in front of a door.

This time, without much hesitation, he raised his hand and pushed the door open.

What caught my eye was a pool of blood, and in the pool of blood lay a corpse, which was the female person in charge of the shelter who had cooperated with human traffickers and had just received them at noon.

At this time, her face lying in a pool of blood was full of horror and unwillingness, as well as the anger of a woman!

Higashinohara's eyes swept across the room, and not far from the woman he found the body of a female worker—the woman who had opened the door to them when he knocked on the door at noon.

Other than that, there was no one else in the room.

But at this moment, Higashinohara heard a faint sound in the corridor behind him, and he turned around and rushed out quickly without the slightest hesitation.

At the end of the staircase, a short figure flickered.

Higashinohara didn't stop, and chased after him extremely quickly, and halfway through the way, the [Great Thousand Bird Ten Characters] that had just been soaked in blood appeared out of thin air.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned the corner, he saw a little girl who was so frightened that she slipped and fell down the stairs, looking like she was only eight or nine years old.

The girl's golden hair like Nishimaru Miri combed the princess, her olive-green pupils were full of horror, and her eyes were staring at the bloodstained Chidori Juji in Higashinohara's hand, and her calves trembled.

Higashinohara was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and immediately reacted, a smile slowly appeared on his face, and he said to the little girl, "I'm sorry, I scared you, do you want to watch a magic trick?" ”

As the words fell, he placed the Great Thousand Bird Ten Characters in his hand between the palms in front of his chest, and then pushed his palms together towards the middle, and the big fast knife slowly disappeared without a trace.

I have to say that the smile of a handsome person is still very infectious, coupled with this magical magic, the little girl who was scared suddenly stayed and seemed to relax a lot.

Higashinohara smiled, and said in a softer voice, "Can you tell the big brother, what's your name?" How did it end up here? ”

"I... My name is Elsa. ”

The little girl lowered her head slightly and said with some sneer, "Today is my birthday. I... We were playing peek-a-boo with our uncle..."

Playing peek-a-boo with your uncle?

Higashinohara was stunned.

At this moment, there was a faint sound of footsteps above the corridor.

Higashinohara looked up, only to find that one after another of the small heads above the corridor were probing their heads out one after another, staring at him curiously in their big childish eyes.

"Huh? Is it the big brother who came at noon? ”

"Is he here for Elsa's birthday, too?"

"There was a lot of movement outside just now, what happened?"

"I don't know! Uncle said let's hide, if we get caught, we will lose. ”

“......”

There was a burst of chatter and gossip.

Suddenly, a chubby little boy with a cake in his hand stared greedily at the tempting white cream in his hand, and trotted all the way down the stairs.

As soon as he came, he impatiently shouted at the little blonde girl who fell down the corridor:

"Elsa! Did you go downstairs and find your uncle? Hum! He won't come to us again... We're going to eat all the cakes he bought! ”

......

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