Chapter 861 Swordsman Showdown, Yashiro VS Sasaki Kojiro!
"For some special reasons, I know your real name and also know your unique skills.
This seems quite unfair to you in terms of this sword duel, so I'll tell you my name too.
My name is Yagami Yashiro. Although I don't specialize in swordsmanship, I can still be considered a swordsman.
Because I know something about your abilities and swordsmanship, in order not to take advantage of you, I will not use abilities other than swordsmanship in this duel. ”
As an Assassin, Sasaki Kojiro did not choose to attack him as soon as he saw him. Instead, he adhered to his identity as a swordsman and took the initiative to say hello to Yashiro.
So in order to respond to the other party's respect, Ye Cheng would naturally not shamelessly take advantage of the other party's poor information.
Hearing Ye Cheng's words, Sasaki Kojiro was stunned for a moment, and then put on an offensive stance with respect.
“Ding——————!”
After a brief exchange, the two said no more words. Instead, the moment a leaf fell to the ground, their figures seemed to disappear in an instant, and they left the place at the same time.
When their figures reappeared, the long knives in their hands had collided with each other in mid-air, and a large number of sparks were splashed out.
"Three Styles of Yagami Style·Crazy Butterfly!"
After the two separated with one blow, Ye Cheng took the lead in launching a fierce attack. The long knife in his hand seemed to turn into an afterimage, leaving streaks of light in the dark mid-air.
Facing Ye Cheng's super-high-speed continuous slashes, Sasaki Kojiro's defense method was to constantly dodge and attack.
That's right, because of the long sword "Monogangan" in his hand and the particularity of Kojiro's own swordsmanship, his fighting style has no defense, and some only have one-sided offense.
The so-called offense is the best defense. The 1.5-meter-long "Wigangan" blade, based on the principle that one inch is long, one inch is strong, can neutralize all the attacks in Yecheng and even have the power to be tricky. Launch an attack on Night City from a different angle.
According to historical facts, the name of the long sword used by Sasaki Kojiro "Monoganekan" is not an official inscription. Instead, it has a strong derogatory meaning of "it is too long to use as a sword".
However, only those who are also good at swordsmanship know that the longer the sword, the better. If the blade is too long, the blade will break easily, and if you want to wield such a long sword skillfully, your own swordsmanship is very high.
"Yakami-ryu style·Broken waterfall!"
Compared with the previous multiple consecutive high-speed slashes of "Crazy Butterfly", the "Broken Waterfall" used by Ye Cheng now is a powerful downward slash attack.
The Monogandan itself is the most suitable long sword for Sasaki Kojiro, and only he can exert the maximum power of this sword. However, no matter how Sasaki Kojiro uses its strengths and avoids weaknesses, the blade is too long and the load-bearing capacity is fragile. Even Kojiro cannot Avoided.
So if you want to break the situation, just attack with a powerful slash!
Facing the oncoming slash, Sasaki Kojiro had only two ways to respond, either to use the "monogari pole" to catch it hard, or to avoid it.
If you choose to dodge, then in this kind of duel between sword masters, too much dodge will inevitably reveal flaws.
And even if there is only a slight flaw, it is enough to determine the winner in a duel of this level. If Sasaki Kojiro had used the "Monugan pole" to force it, then how many times could the Monogan pole's slender and fragile blade, even if it was a Noble Phantasm, be able to withstand Yojo's powerful slashing moves?
Seeing the Getsuga Slash flying towards him vertically, Sasaki Kojiro, who is also a master of swordsmanship, saw through Yojo's intention at a glance and chose to retreat for the first time.
After several consecutive jumps to distance himself from Ye Cheng, Sasaki Kojiro's eyes suddenly became sharp when he saw the sword energy slashing towards him.
With the A-level "Mind's Eye" skill, Sasaki Kojiro has a sixth sense far beyond that of ordinary people.
Unlike the crisis avoidance based on "predictions supported by experience" possessed by the Heroic Spirit Emiya, Sasaki Kojiro's "mind's eye" is the ability to predict danger based on his natural talent.
As early as the moment when Ye Cheng slashed with sword energy, Sasaki Kojiro had predicted the danger, and the way he chose to deal with it was also unexpected by Ye City.
With the blessing of another inherent skill "Transparency", Sasaki Kojiro, whose mental state has reached the state of "Shisui Shisui", has no psychological fluctuations even if the sword energy comes to him. Instead, he uses his superb swordsmanship and skill to wave his hands. The object is a dry pole, which changes the attack trajectory of Yecheng's sword energy slashing attack!
The Crescent Slash was knocked into the air by the clever change of trajectory, and with an invincible attitude, it cut the stone steps up the mountain of Liudong Temple in half, and kept covering its face until even the mountain gate of Liudong Temple was here. It was cut in half with one blow and collapsed.
That Sasaki Kojiro was able to use this method to resolve his own attack was unexpected by Ye Cheng, but what he didn't expect even more was that Sasaki Kojiro would actually let the sword energy slash that changed the trajectory hit the mountain gate!
If Ye Cheng remembered correctly, Sasaki Kojiro was summoned illegally by Medea, and the medium for summoning him was the gate of Ryudou Temple.
This also resulted in Sasaki Kojiro being bound by the mountain gate and unable to leave here. He could only act as a gatekeeper, so he was nicknamed the gatekeeper of Ryudou Temple.
As a summoning medium, if the main gate of Ryudouji Temple is destroyed, then Sasaki Kojiro will undoubtedly follow suit.
But he just chose to move the attack to the mountain gate. Was he planning to commit suicide?
Ye Cheng originally thought so, but soon he was shocked again, because the mountain gate of Ryudou Temple had turned into a pile of rubble and rubble, but now Sasaki Kojiro in front of him, let alone retired, he didn't even have a trace. No impact at all!
What the hell is this! Why has this Five Holy Grail War changed so much from the five wars I know?
Heroic Spirit Emiya: (＿;) I really want to know why. As a future heroic spirit, knowing the plot is the biggest golden finger, but now the plot is such a mess!
"My previous feeling was indeed correct. You are indeed a peerless swordsman with great strength.
I am afraid that few people in the world can match such an astonishing sword energy slash.
What's more, you are still a human being. I can't even imagine how powerful you will be once you become a heroic spirit.
No matter in terms of physical ability or overall strength, I think I am no match for you, but I still have a sword skill in this life, and I hope you can appreciate it. ”
In fact, during the battle, Sasaki Kojiro discovered that compared to himself, Ye Cheng's strength was far from being fully realized.
Not only did the opponent not use any means other than swordsmanship as he said, but he had even been deliberately suppressing his own physical abilities.
In addition to agility, Sasaki Kojiro knew that he was not as good as his opponent in terms of strength, endurance, etc., but the opponent suppressed his own advantages and distinguished himself with swordsmanship.
(End of chapter)