"Clang!"
Sparks flew. Morimasa Kenji's twin blades were just an inch away from piercing the throat of the person in front of him.
Unfortunately, his attack ended there. His twin blades were parried by the samurai sword of the person before him, unable to advance an inch.
Seeing this, Morimasa Kenji suddenly exerted force with both arms, pressing the samurai sword down a short distance. Then he swiftly withdrew one blade, aiming directly for the Sergeant's abdomen.
But before his single blade could penetrate the Sergeant's body, a sensation that made his hair stand on end instantly swept over him.
This made Morimasa Kenji instinctively leap backward, narrowly dodging the chillingly sharp spear tip.
"Hoo..."
The sword-wielding Sergeant retreated a few steps. Besides the lingering fear, a hint of doubt arose in his mind.
This person has such powerful strength, yet his technique is completely unrefined? He actually brings his twin blades together to strike, and even dares to pull out a blade to stab at the abdomen. Is he not afraid of me chopping off his hand?
"A Vision?" Morimasa Kenji saw the bright gleam on the waists of the two Sergeants, and his heart immediately sank by half.
Vision wielders were an almost unconquerable existence for ordinary people.
"Splat!"
"Morimasa! What are you spacing out for?!"
A sickening smell of blood permeated the air, making the acrid smoke from the flames around them recede somewhat.
A puddle of mangled flesh appeared before Morimasa Kenji, with already shattered armor fragments still clinging to it.
He looked down and saw the shining light within the mangled flesh gradually dim, finally disappearing completely into the ruined mass.
Looking up again, he saw that one end of Okubo's iron rod had already turned crimson. And on his body, there were several savage cuts.
Fortunately, the cuts revealed a snow-white keratin layer, not fresh red flesh.
Seemingly noticing Morimasa Kenji's gaze, Okubo immediately brandished his iron rod and came to Morimasa Kenji's side with a fierce aura.
"What should we do? Each of them is a tough opponent," Okubo asked Morimasa Kenji, panting heavily.
Don't let his impressive feat of killing a Sergeant with one swing fool you; that was based on an exchange of blows.
If it weren't for his tough skin, he would have been disemboweled by now.
These people are completely different from the bandits before. They use formations, martial arts, and tactics. Okubo always found himself with an extra wound without realizing it when fighting them.
If he didn't desperately tear open a path, it would only be a matter of time before he was slowly worn down to death.
Hearing Okubo's anxious cry, Morimasa Kenji snapped back to reality. Vision wielders are not unconquerable!
But he glanced at the several Sergeants who had regrouped. Their "Visions" at their waists shone even brighter.
"If there's a chance, run. Don't get entangled," Morimasa Kenji whispered. One-on-one might be worth a try, but two against many? Forget it.
"Are you deaf? I told you to sacrifice yourselves! You're still dawdling, be careful your fate isn't the same as his!" The person who was clearly the captain roared, pointing at the dead Sergeant on the ground.
Then, he turned to Okubo and Morimasa Kenji, taking a deep breath.
"You two, prepare to die!"
The roar quickly dissipated, replaced by the surging sound of flames.
The resistance squad leader swung his blade, and the Delusion at her waist bloomed with a brilliant red light.
A crescent-shaped tongue of fire cut through, melting everything higher than the flames.
"Quick, dodge!"
Morimasa Kenji saw the flames, and the intense heat rushing towards him made him realize that this was definitely not an attack he could withstand head-on.
So he decisively took a step and dove into the ditch in the field.
But Okubo wasn't as quick as Morimasa Kenji. By the time he reacted, the flames were almost upon him.
"Can't dodge, won't dodge!"
Seeing that it was too late to dodge, Okubo decisively raised his rod with both hands and swung it down heavily.
"Screech—"
The sound of melting steel and roasting flesh mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish.
The crescent of fire, like a tangible entity, pushed Okubo back step by step.
Okubo's entire body was engaged, his knotted veins throbbing, showcasing the powerful strength pumped by his heart.
"Hoo-ah—"
"Bang!"
As Okubo staggered, the flames gradually dissipated into the world.
"Ugh..."
Okubo pulled his hand, which was almost stuck to the iron rod, away. A streak of red and white immediately appeared on the blackened iron rod.
Looking at the iron rod, which was already unrecognizably scorched, Okubo threw it to the ground without any hesitation.
He looked down, then picked up the long spear on the ground that still gleamed with a cold light, and casually tossed the charred, unrecognizable corpse behind him.
"Thud!"
The already disfigured corpse fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The Golden Tree saw the corpse in front of it, like a piece of charcoal, and its branches swayed.
Amidst the chaos and clamor, a few thin branches silently emerged from beneath the ground, then wrapped around the charred corpse, dragging it into the earth.
"Whoosh!"
Not long after the corpse was dragged into the earth, the Golden Tree swayed excitedly a few times. The few leaves on its crown also made rustling sounds as it swayed.
The rustling of the leaves quickly stopped, and the Golden Tree's remaining few branches began to imperceptibly contract, looking as if the great tree was pondering something.
This anomaly did not attract anyone's attention; a great fire is always accompanied by a strong wind, and what is there to notice about a strong wind blowing leaves?
"How do you feel?" Morimasa Kenji climbed out of the field ditch. He quickly ran to Okubo's side, asking with concern.
"One more hit and I'd probably be done for here," Okubo replied with lingering fear, gripping the long spear in his hand.
For a moment back there, he almost thought he was on fire. Elemental power truly was an insurmountable chasm.
"Heh, you can still take a hit, I can't even take one," Morimasa Kenji lightly patted his chest, expelling all the scorching smoke within it.
After feeling the burning sensation in his lungs dissipate somewhat, he composed himself and turned his head, saying, "If we can't run, try to entangle them until the other villagers arrive!"
"Then let's see if you two can hold out." No sooner had Morimasa Kenji finished speaking than the distant resistance made a new move.
They saw the Delusions on their bodies erupt with fierce, multicolored lights. Soon, flames, torrents of water, booming thunder... all kinds of powerful elemental bursts surged forth.
For a moment, it almost felt like facing a natural disaster.
"We're going to die!"
Morimasa Kenji saw this scene and knew that if even a little bit of these elemental bursts touched them, their end would be certain death, whether it was himself or Okubo.
So he savagely pushed Okubo backward, helping his somewhat "slow" partner react in advance.
As for the rest, they could only leave it to fate.
Just as Morimasa Kenji was about to flee, he suddenly felt something grab his feet.
Then his Vision swayed, and by the time he reacted, only Morimasa Kenji's head was still exposed from the ground.
Before he could figure out what had happened, a tingling sensation shot from the crown of his head down to his entire body.
"Whoosh—"
Something swift and massive whistled over Morimasa Kenji's head, followed by a loud roar.
"Okubo..."
Morimasa Kenji looked up and saw a massive, dark tail growing from Okubo's backside.
The enormous dragon tail was tens of meters long, and its diameter alone was thicker than Okubo's entire body.
Even more surprising was that this massive dragon tail was being driven by a human body that seemed utterly mismatched with it.
The dragon tail swept across, colliding violently with the surging elemental power.
The elemental bursts, which had seemed unstoppable, were instantly torn apart by the thick dragon tail. They served no purpose and merely reverted to the purest elements in the world.
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