"Fall!"
On the heavy blade, there seemed to be some kind of paper talisman wrapped around it. Enhanced by the talisman, the blade actually flickered with flashes of lightning.
After a brief assessment, Teppei knew that he could not take this attack.
He rolled awkwardly on the sand, narrowly avoiding the opponent's attack.
"Just this one slash!"
The samurai, dressed in tight-fitting clothes and wearing a demon mask, seeing that his first attack had missed, actually chased after Teppei again, and the sword in his hand swung down mercilessly.
Kairagi, that was his nickname.
The so-called Kairagi were actually warriors who had become bandits.
Some of them might be deserters, some might be just desperate warriors, and even some "former vision holders" who had lost their Visions due to the Vision Hunt Decree would vent their dissatisfaction in this way.
Compared to the Nobushi, the Kairagi's sword skills were more exquisite, and they were also good at using paper talismans made with the long-lost Onmyōdō techniques from hundreds of years ago to imbue their swords with the power of the elements.
Both their strength and their ruthlessness made Teppei's scalp tingle when he faced them.
He had seen Mr. Himura's swordsmanship. It was a swordsmanship that was so fast that one would "die once" without even feeling the pain.
Mr. Himura called it the Godspeed Sword-Drawing Technique.
As long as he could master the Godspeed Sword-Drawing Technique, even if he didn't have a Gnosis, he could still roam the entire continent of Teyvat.
Unlike Mr. Himura's swordsmanship, this Kairagi's swordsmanship was like a great mountain. Although the swing of the sword was not that fast, the momentum, like a landslide, could suffocate a person.
But Bai Luo's training was still somewhat effective. If it had been before... facing this Kairagi, he wouldn't have been able to even move.
And now, at least he could deal some damage to the opponent while dodging.
In his opinion, this was already a great improvement.
"Still not ruthless enough, Teppei."
The Kairagi had originally wanted to finish off this guy who looked like a resistance soldier as soon as possible, but he didn't expect another voice to sound from the side.
He immediately raised the tachi in his hand and looked at the other party.
"One more opponent doesn't matter!"
That person was leaning against a rock, holding a skewer of roasted Unagi, and his red robe was exceptionally eye-catching in the reflection of the sea.
Logically speaking, he should have noticed such a bright robe from the beginning.
But strangely, he only realized the other party's existence after the other party spoke.
"Another one imitating the Battousai? How boring!"
Wandering around Watatsumi Island, the Kairagi had encountered countless ronin.
Apart from those who had fallen as low as him, many of them had this special attire of a red robe.
But so far, none of the [Battousai] he had encountered had been able to successfully take one of his slashes.
"Then would you like to take a slash from me?"
After eating the roasted Unagi on the skewer in his hand in one bite, Bai Luo's free right hand also pressed on his reverse-blade sword.
"A little trick!"
The Kairagi assumed a blocking stance and looked at Bai Luo with a somewhat grave expression.
Having been entrenched in Inazuma for so long, he also knew what kind of person he could provoke and what kind of person he couldn't.
The red-robed ronin before him was clearly just an ordinary person, but the sense of crisis that came from his instincts made him subconsciously ignore Teppei behind him and focus all his attention on the other party.
His body leaned forward slightly, and Bai Luo assumed a sword-drawing stance that the Kairagi had never seen before.
"Clang—"
A flash of sword light passed. By the time the Kairagi reacted, Bai Luo had already leaped high into the air. He used the swing of his waist and footsteps to deliver a fierce blow to the Kairagi's forehead.
"Crack—"
The tachi in the Kairagi's hand, which was stuck with some kind of talisman, was actually directly cut in two by Bai Luo, and the reverse-blade sword landed squarely on his face.
This move of Bai Luo's, Ryūtsuisen, although not considered true damage, was not something a Kairagi could easily take.
Even the demon mask on his face was shattered to pieces by the reverse-blade sword.
"You... you are the Battousai!"
The broken sword in his hand had already fallen straight down, plunging into the sand.
The blood flowing from his forehead had almost blurred his vision.
This time, the Kairagi finally understood. The red-robed ronin before him was not a poor imitator, but the real Battousai.
Bai Luo did not give him much of a chance to catch his breath. After using Ryūtsuisen, his Ryūshōsen followed closely behind.
Holding the hilt of the sword with both hands, Bai Luo struck upwards from below, hitting the Kairagi's chin.
The originally light-looking upward slash unexpectedly sent the tall and sturdy Kairagi flying, and he fell into the beach, completely breathless.
Two moves. Just two moves. The previously aggressive Kairagi was completely defeated.
His thick armor was indeed difficult to be sent flying or knocked back, but unfortunately, he had encountered a weirdo like Bai Luo. Under the effect of the system, even a god would be restrained for a second, let alone a mere samurai who had fallen into banditry.
After shaking off the blood on the tip of the blade, Bai Luo sheathed his reverse-blade sword.
A reverse-blade sword cannot kill people, and the same goes for humanoid monsters.
But that was only limited to normal attacks.
But if he used a skill, the person he hit would still die.
"Mr. Himura."
After confirming that the Kairagi was completely breathless, Teppei, holding the ordinary tachi he had received from the logistics department, stood by Bai Luo's side, waiting for his scolding.
This had been his normal state for this period of time.
"Well done. Keep up the good work next time."
He didn't expect Bai Luo not only not to scold him but to actually praise him.
But before he could be happy, Bai Luo's new scolding had already arrived.
"But just as I said just now, you still lacked some ruthlessness when you struck. If I hadn't been here today, then the person lying there would have been you."
"I understand."
Teppei scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, but the joy on his face was still hard to hide.
"Go and rest. The boat should be here soon."
"Yes."
After sending Teppei away, Bai Luo stood on the beach, looking at Yashiori Island in the distance.
There was a large expanse of sea between Watatsumi Island and Yashiori Island.
Water vapor rose from the surface of the sea, and one could only faintly see the distant island.
The island looked full of life, and one could even occasionally see traces of buildings, but the dark clouds that shrouded Yashiori Island gave people an ominous premonition.
According to Sangonomiya Kokomi, after the Tatarigami ward was destroyed, continuous thunderstorms had enveloped the entire Yashiori Island and had not stopped for a long time.
This should also be one of the consequences of the destruction of the ward.
Not just the pressure from public opinion, but just these continuous dark clouds and rainstorms probably had a certain impact on the resistance.
No wonder the poor little fish was in such a hurry to ask him for help. If this continued, the resistance would collapse sooner or later.
But Bai Luo had no right to denounce the person who destroyed the ward.
If he remembered correctly, when this ward was destroyed, his good buddy Scaramouche had just passed through here to get to Watatsumi Island.
Even if this was not done by him personally, it was probably related to his arrangements.
Heh, I didn't expect that I would have to cause trouble for this good buddy again just after we parted.
Should I go and ask for his opinion?
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