A foreigner's journey

The wind became stronger and stronger, and the vortex formed by the black clouds overhead continued to swirl.

Tsuruga Camouflage looked at the man not far away, and his breathing gradually calmed down.

She squatted down, lifted up the stone slab, dug up the soil, and a knife gradually revealed its true form.

The blade is two feet four inches long. The back of the sword has three pillars. It is made of pickaxe. The blade pattern is small and chaotic. The scabbard is bright red.

A sword whose appearance is identical to the Thousand Swords carried by the black miko maidens at their waists, but its strong presence is unmatched by other Thousand Swords——

This is the original prototype of [Thousand Swords·铩], the most special one.

As Tsuruga Camouflage drew his long sword, more and more black mikos appeared around quietly. They all carried identical Thousand Swords on their waists and quietly approached the battlefield where Heather and Tsuruga were in camouflage.

Clang! The black miko at the front pulled out the perfectly crafted Thousand Swords from her waist, inserted the blade downward into the stone slab at her feet, then threw the scabbard aside and turned away without looking back.

Then came the second black miko, who also pulled out the Thousand Swordsman from her waist and inserted it upside down not far from the first Thousand Swordsman.

Then the third, fourth...

More and more black witches placed thousands of swords in various postures on this vast battlefield. Inserted upside down on the slate floor, tied to tree trunks, inserted diagonally outside the wooden walls of houses, hung upside down under eaves, hung on torii gates, placed on roofs... The battlefield is occupied by a thousand swords.

Heather just touched the handle of the knife at her waist with her fingers, showing no intention of stopping the black witches.

In the end, the nine hundred and ninety-nine Thousand Swords were arranged on the battlefield. It seemed chaotic, but Heather could see that this was in line with Tsuruga Camouflage's usual habit of wielding swords and moving them, so that she could access them anytime and anywhere. Thousand Swords slashed.

Heather laughed: "So, it is not limited to taking the opponent's sword for one's own use, but taking all the swords on the battlefield into one's own hands. This is called Thousand Sword Style."

"[Terrain Effect·Thousand Knife Tour]."

Tsuruga in camouflage holds the original Thousand Swords, pointing at Heather from a distance, his black hair fluttering in the strong wind:

"If it is predicted that we need to face a large number of invading enemies, I will ask the witches to prepare the layout two to three days in advance."

"Aren't you going to hide? This tactic requires you to continuously carry out sneak attacks from your hiding place, right?"

"Your Majesty did not interrupt the Thousand Swords Patrol's arrangements. At least I can choose to fight you as an upright swordsman at the beginning of the war. Of course, I can't guarantee it after that."

Tsuruga Camouflage also smiled:

"This Izumo Mountain has become the territory of the Thousand Sword Patrol. Sekiro, the rules allow surrender. I hope to avoid useless killings."

"I'll give this to you."

Heather moved her shoulders with one hand, twisted her neck and made a dull sound: "Can we start?"

Huh... Tsuruga Camouflage closed his eyes, clenched the long knife in his hand, and slowly exhaled:

"Izumo Oyama Santo Shrine..."

She opened her eyes suddenly——

"The twelfth generation leader of Sento-ryu, Tsuruga Camouflage!"

"No sect, no sect, no restraint..."

Heather held the handle of the knife on her left waist with her left hand and said with a slight smile:

"Outlander, Heather."

The moment the words fell, the two figures disappeared from the place at the same time.

Heather, who was rushing forward, tilted her head slightly to avoid the long knife thrown by Tsuruga Camouflage in the direction of her head. The thousand knives rotated at high speed and flew past Heather's ear, making a harsh whistling sound.

"One sword, one word to kill!"

Suddenly, a bright sword flashed next to Heather. Tsuruga Camouflage came to Heather's right side at an extremely fast speed. He actually aimed at his right side, which was full of holes because of his missing right arm. He casually grabbed a Thousand Swords and aimed at Heather. Cut it off.

Clang! Heather didn't see any movement, but the left hand holding the handle of the knife at her waist was suddenly blurred for a moment, and the light of the knife that struck him and the sword body were neatly chopped into pieces!

It's not bounced off, it's broken into pieces.

Thousand swords·铩, the quantity is reduced by one.

It's Iai Slash! ? He couldn't even see the movement of the sword, he slashed at a speed that exceeded the limit of human vision, and used that shabby sword to destroy one of Shikizaki Noriki's twelve most complete variant swords! ?

There was no time to continue to be stunned, Tsuruga Camouflage took advantage of the momentum and slid to the side, grabbed two thousand swords and slashed towards Heather's back.

"Two Swords·Jinmonji Slash!"

This time, she only felt the huge force coming from her hands. The two thousand swords were smashed into pieces by the invisible Iai Slash, and even the Tsuruga camouflage was sent flying backwards by the strong impact.

Not only did she not find a way to stop the castration, but her toes hit the ground and she accelerated and flew backwards again. At the same time, her hands continued to turn into shadows, and one thousand knives were pulled out one after another along the way, turning into huge high-speed spinning gyrations. The shuriken continued to attack Heather.

"Flying knives, random words and flying flowers!"

Heather tilted her head and walked towards the direction where Tsuruga's camouflage flew, at an unhurried pace. This time he pulled out the tattered long knife from his waist. Although the scabbard and handle were in tatters, the flawless blade reflected the cold light and was very finely maintained.

This time, Heather's swing of the sword was so slow that even the black witches could match it, but every movement he made could hit, split, knock away, and slash away the thousands of swords flying towards him.

The blade shattered, debris flew into the sky, and the crisp sound of metal collision continued to echo in the Santu Shrine.

The Tsuruga camouflage flew backwards into the forest next to Santu Shrine Square with the force of the impact, and immediately hid his figure.

what happened? Doesn't he want to fight for a sword? Why do you act so indifferent to the damage caused by a thousand swords?

Her eyes were full of astonishment, that was definitely not a sword skill that a [human] could wield. From extremely fast to extremely slow in an instant, each slash is as destructive as an artillery bombardment, but the power can be accurately controlled within a very small range, and will not even affect the stone floor under your feet. .

The only thing that was damaged was the [Thousand Swords] that attacked him.

Even the Black Key of the Sword Master Qiang, who was known as the "Full Sword" twenty years ago, could not achieve such a freely retractable slash.

How did a down-and-out ronin with no family, no sect, and no inheritance develop such amazing sword skills?

However, this kind of power still cannot be called [capable of destroying the shogunate].

Almost in the blink of an eye, Heather knocked away all the thousand knives that attacked him, and easily walked into the forest holding the long knife upside down.

Click! As a winding thunder branch spread across the sky like a silver snake, a heavy rain struck.

A strong wind blew in the dark forest, and leaves were scattered all over the sky. The whistling sound of tree branches intertwined with the wind was mixed with the sound of heavy rain and the sound of Tsuruga camouflage, making it difficult to determine its true location:

"Sekiro, I admit that your sword skills are the most powerful I have ever seen in my life. However, this is far from the absolute power that can overthrow the shogunate..."

Tsuruga Camouflage could not continue speaking.

Because, her eyes were completely attracted by the strange sight that appeared in the sky.