Chapter 24: One step ahead
On the east side of the battlefield, two swordsmen, a man and a woman, confronted each other.
The huge full moon hung over the ruined village of Luozhong, and the night wind blew more sharply.
Mai Honghime pointed the tip of her sword downwards and looked at her opponent slightly.
It was a tall man about 3 meters tall, about 30 years old, with short red hair fluttering like flames. He wears a smart, open-breasted shirt and loose trousers for easy movement. His lips were slightly broad, his chin was short, his eyes were narrow, and he had a distinct scar on his left forehead. The man held a straight-edged long sword in his hand, the hilt of the sword was a large cross shape rarely seen in the West Sea, and in the eyes of Wu Hongji, who was a swordsman, the entire long sword exuded an ominous meaning.
"I didn't expect to meet a swordsman in the West Sea, and she is still a rare female swordsman." The red-haired man said in a low voice, "I was rude just now. β
He danced a sword flower, raised the long sword to the parallel line of sight, and pointed the tip of the sword at the dancing red girl: "Introduce yourself." Feleming 'Tiger', a former bounty hunter, is now one of the four eccentrics under the command of Lord Moria. By the way, I don't like the name Four Weirdos, and I've been recruiting for new titles lately. If you think of a suitable one, please let me know. β
"No, you still want to continue to be your four weirdos............" Wu Hongji subconsciously spit out, and after waking up, her face was slightly red, she faked a cough and then said seriously: "The concubine's name is Wu Hongji, a swordsman from the country of peace, and she is currently Victor's partner." β
Feleming looked at the 'Red Siam' in Wu Hongji's hand, and his voice was still low: "The knife in your hand is good." But you have to be careful, this one in my hand is a 'demon knife'. And...... I'm 'all-beheading' doctrine! β
"Rampant Rebellion!"
As soon as the words fell, the gravel under Felemin's feet collapsed, and a reverse robe slashed from the bottom up towards Mai Hongji!
But Mai Honghime is faster! Her figure was like a free-flying swallow, and she swam sideways to avoid the powerful reverse robe slash, and then the 'red sian' in her hand turned into a cold ray, and stabbed at Kleming's chest at a tricky angle.
Thorn Bird!
"Hmph...... Waiting for you! Tailed Tiger! β
Feleming had just learned the swiftness of Wu Hongji, he had already expected this counterattack of the female swordsman, and without waiting for the bottom-up side slash move, he used the old man to clench the hilt with both hands to contain the sword momentum, and then slashed at the Wu Hongji buried in front of him with a backhand slash!
Mai Honghime's move is faster! The 'Red Siam' sword light in her hand first tilted to the left, and then she seemed to be stepping on a rotary dance step under her feet, and the sword light swirled along her body and drew an elegant circle of swirling light.
Sword Dance: Crane Song!
Boom! Boom! Qiang Qiang !!
Flemming's ferocious 'Tailed Tiger' not only didn't hit Mai Honghime, but was slashed back by her faster and faster whirling sword wind one after another, and he found that each whirling slash was stronger than the previous blow, and this woman was borrowing the power of her body to turn? Felemin guessed it, but there was no way to crack it for the time being, so he could only use the long knife in his hand to protect it in front of him.
There was another crisp and reverberating sound of steel colliding! There was an end to the elegant dance, and Dancing Queen's final slappling slash slashed Fleming backwards, revealing a flaw, followed by a swift slash that came naturally!
Sword and Lion Vulture!
At the moment when the winner was about to be decided, a strange and ominous fluctuation escaped from the long knife in Feeming's hand, and two hidden strange sword qi suddenly appeared on the left and right sides of Wu Hongji!
Wu Hongji was caught off guard and had to change her sword momentum, and reluctantly used the 'Red Siam' to open the sword qi on the right, but she tried her best to dodge but was scratched by the sword qi on the left side, and the blood instantly dyed the red kimono even more bewitching.
Wu Hongji distanced herself from Feleming with a few light backward jumps, frowned and looked at the knife in his hand, and tilted her head cutelyββββ This can also be regarded as a 'demon knife'?
Generally speaking, although the 'demon knife' is extremely sharp, it is often accompanied by the side effect of 'hindering the master'. She really hadn't seen this kind of 'demon knife' that would automatically emit sword qi to protect its master, maybe the other party was referring to the 'demon master's knife' as the 'demon knife' for short?
Feleming shook his hand that was a little numb, put the long knife on his shoulder and whispered: "I warned you just now, this one in my hand is a 'demon knife', a 'demon knife'. You've experienced its abilities firsthand, isn't it? However, your sword genre is peculiar and feels like a bird. He sincerely admired that if it weren't for the 'calamity' on the spot, he might have been cut down by this woman just now.
Wu Hongji cut off a section of the cuff and used it as a bandage to tie the wound on her left arm: "The swordsmanship of the concubine body is inherited from the Heavenly Bird Shouge of the White Dance of the Country of Wano, and the secret legend of the 'Flying Bird Sword', and the 'Hundred Flowers True Martial Arts', 'Whale Group Hands', and 'Cricket Spear' are called the four secrets of the country of Wano. β
ββ¦β¦ Flowers, birds, fish and insects? β
"It's the Four Secrets!! Four Secrets!! β
At this time, there was a loud bang! Maikohime felt as if the ground under her feet had been overturned, the gravel was tumbling, and there were irregular tremors everywhere!
Is it Victor? Before Mai Hongji could continue to guess, there was another loud bang! The ground beneath her feet cracked completely, and the huge rocks with a large amount of dirt were lifted, and in the deafening 'boom' sound, Wu Hongji suddenly noticed that Felemin on the opposite side was gone.
She subconsciously ran backwards! The light figure just left, and the original position suddenly exploded in the next second!
Fei Lai Ming was in the air, and he was not annoyed when he saw that the sword qi he slashed out from his sneak attack did not hurt Wu Hongji, and he swung out a vertical slash, and the fierce sword wind drew a straight line and slashed straight towards Wu Hongji, who had just stood firm!
"Tiger Evil Wind Bites!!"
Wu Hongji gritted her teeth and slashed her backhand to disperse the strong sword qi that attacked, and then dodged the strange fluctuating sword qi that appeared silently on her side with a side rollover.
"So what kind of 'demon knife' is this!" Mai Honghime muttered angrily. Losing the lead, she could only keep her feet, jumping and moving rapidly between the huge sloping rocks that were constantly lifting, and from time to time she would be slashed by the violent sword wind behind her.
"Got you!! Tiger Calamity: Ghost Cone! "Fleming, who jumped into the air again, seized the opportunity, half-curled up with his whole body and hands behind his back, holding the 'Demon Knife Disaster', the tip of the knife was aimed directly at the dancing red Ji directly below, and stabbed at the top of her head with the help of the falling momentum!!
And Wu Hongji should have been completely unable to react, but she staggered her body as if she was expecting the enemy's first opportunity, and avoided this fatal stab inadvertently!
Feleming didn't have time to be surprised, because Mai Hongji's counterattacks followed! The tip of her sword pointed downwards and sparkled across the rocky floor, then swung diagonally upwards! The brilliant starry fire, accompanied by the swift and gorgeous arc of knife light, slashed across Felemin's chest!
"Secret Sword: Night Bird Flying!"
Feleming only had time to pull out the 'Misfortune' that pierced deep into the ground, and was directly struck by this beautiful sword light. 'Misfortune' once again released several strange sword qi fluctuations to block Feleming's chest, but they were all shattered by this 'Night Bird Flying'! But after all, it provided Feleming with a precious moment, and he leaped backwards and pulled the 'Misfortune' to his chest, followed by a violent sword collision!
Felemin spurted blood, leaped backwards again with the force of the impact, and jumped onto a huge rock that was slowly tilting in a violent tremor. He clutched the almost bone-deep wound on his chest and stared at Wu Hongji: "...... How did you just dodge? That 'Tiger Calamity: Ghost Cone' should have been stabbed through your blind spot, and you would never have noticed! β
Wu Hongji didn't answer Feleming's words, she looked at the battlefield in the distance, narrowed her beautiful peach blossom eyes slightly, showed a smile, and whispered to herself:
"This time, it's the concubine who is one step ahead, Perona."