Rebirth of Japan's Sekiro Legacy

Chapter 88 Sword Technique Training

After Qiuye left, Nozomi Arakawa took out the guardian bell.

The gate of hell is open, time is running out, he has to improve his strength quickly.

He locked the door, took out the wedge pill, and then shook the guardian bell lightly, this time the guardian bell rang crisply.

The scene in front of him changed, and he came to the dilapidated temple again. Nozomi Arakawa let out a sigh of relief, with white mist and snowflakes still falling all over the sky.

He walked into the dilapidated temple with the wedge ball, and the wolf was still sitting alone on the wooden floor, carving an angry Buddha statue.

"You are here." The wolf didn't look back.

Even though Nozomi Arakawa has noise reduction, with years of experience, wolves can easily perceive the surrounding environment.

"Well, it's work."

The carving knife in his hand stopped moving, and the wolf turned his back to look at Arakawa, with a slight candlelight in his eyes.

"Go there and wait for me," said the wolf.

"Yes."

Arakawa exited the dilapidated temple. He glanced at the gate of the temple. There should have been a broken bridge there, but it was still shrouded in fog.

Arriving at the open space on the right, Arakawa stood with his sword drawn, quietly waiting for the arrival of the wolf.

Now that an agreement has been reached between the two, there is no need to say anything more.

After a while the wolf came, and this time he also brought a knife, an ordinary knife.

"Let's get started." Momo Arakawa said in a low voice.

The wolf picked up the knife with his right hand, pointed the blade straight at Arakawa, and the cuff of his left hand fluttered in the wind.

For knife practice, he doesn't even need a prosthetic hand.

Picking up the blade sharply, the wolf signaled Nozomi Arakawa to attack.

"It's coming."

Arakawa Wang jumped forward with a sword in one hand, and the Eagle Slash was the best way to strike first.

Apart from the snowflakes all over the sky, the wolf's plain eyes only had the silver light from the slash.

……

About two hours later, Arakawa Wang lay on the ground covered in cuts and bruises, his chest heaved violently, his throat was sore and dry, his right arm was extremely numb, and the shock generated by the collision of the blade even hit his arm bone. No cracking.

He took out the wound medicine gourd from his lower back and drank it in one gulp, feeling much better immediately.

The wolf stood holding a knife, his hair was a little messy, but he didn't suffer any injuries, only the clothes on his body were pulled out by the wedge pill.

"You haven't grasped the timing of the block yet. The essentials of blocking are not just to block the opponent's attack, but also to prepare for the next counterattack." The wolf wiped the blade of the knife with his thin fingers , "You have not grasped the angle and strength of the opponent's attack accurately. If the opponent uses a diagonal chop, what you have to do is not only to deflect his attack, but imagine how to deflect his attack. It's time for him to expose his flaws."

Nozomi Arakawa thought about it calmly.

"If it's a diagonal slash, opening it directly can only serve as a block. If the opponent's strength is strong enough, it can even rely on strength to overcome the inertia of the blade at the moment of the bounce... But if you can stick to the opponent's Slide the blade up and rebound from bottom to top, then the entire body of the opponent will be exposed!"

The wolf nodded approvingly: "That's right, this is a method, it's suitable for a surprise attack, but there are many other methods, and the method of breaking the move is not the only one. If you are strong enough, you can also directly bounce it. If the force is strong enough, stronger than the opponent's swinging the knife, then he will definitely be knocked away, and at least half of the opponent's body will be exposed by then."

As the wolf spoke, he demonstrated the movement of swinging the knife. The blade drew silver light in the air, and the straight line could cut through the flowing water.

His arm holding the knife is extremely stable, it is hard to imagine that he can still have such strength at this age.

No, maybe his strength has improved to a higher level.

"But remember, the opponent can also see the tricks. The method you just said, slide up against the opponent's blade, you are indeed safe for a single attack, but you can slide up the sword, which means you You are also close to the enemy, what will happen then depends on your own reaction and ability."

Wolf cherishes words like gold, but when it comes to talking about fighting, he can't stop talking.

"Let me ask you, what is the so-called fight?" Wolf asked.

"Strength, speed, and reaction?"

"It's not complete. Fighting is everything a fighter has, including courage and determination. You have enough time to think about the question I just raised, but the enemy won't give you any time to think about it during the battle. It all depends on your own instinct." And reactions, and thoughts that flash through your head, but maybe you can finally reach the realm of 'fantasy'."

"fantasy?"

"That is to say, don't think about anything, only see the opponent, and nothing else." The wolf said, "I have only reached the fantasy once in my life."

"Which time?"

"When confronting a senior." Lang sheathed his knife, "That was the most oppressive time in my life, and in the end I defeated him with Wei Mingliu, which he is best at."

Nozomi Arakawa understood who the wolf was talking about.

Juggernaut Wei Ming Yixin.

While forming the most quintessential sword skills of Wei Mingliu, he perfectly cuts the redundant parts of the moves. His sword skills are extremely vigorous and sophisticated, and he has exhausted the spirit and skills of the sword. name.

"Now you need to practice [Kicking Carp], [Down Carp] and [Flowing Water] more." The wolf said, "Battle will consume your body. When the body of the enemy is not enough to withstand your attack, then it is you victory."

"I understand my shortcomings." Nozomi Arakawa was very grateful in his heart. These three common sense skills are the basic skills of "forging iron".

Kicking carp can increase the damage of the torso, which is a means to consume the opponent's torso faster.

The carp can increase the reduction of the enemy's torso when the bounce attack.

As for running water, it can reduce the consumption of one's own body, like flowing water, it can overcome rigidity with softness.

These three things perfectly explain the wolf's understanding.

Wolf looked at Arakawa Wang next to the merit box, and suddenly felt a little nostalgic.

Many years ago, when he was an immature ninja, there was a person standing in this open space to practice martial arts with him.

That man's name is Hanbei, and he is a possessed insect who wants to die in order to follow his lord.

But now he has become the "half military guard" back then.

Maybe his current value is only like this, the wolf thought indifferently.

Nozomi Arakawa adjusted his body, and now his body is still very uncomfortable.

"You have a strong fighting spirit today, what happened?" Wolf asked.

"It's nothing, I just figured out some things." Arakawa Wang smiled.

"Really?" The wolf got up and returned to the temple.

The surrounding scenery began to tremble like water waves, and Nozomi Arakawa immediately stood up and came to the merit box.

The wolf said that sometimes good things flow here.

Nozomi Arakawa was ready to take a look.

He opened the merit box, and there were two items in it.

A blue-green candy and several white paper figurines.

(End of this chapter)