A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 106
Takigawa Ichimasu, who had always been on guard, screamed in surprise, raised a matchlock gun from behind with his backhand, and quickly retreated to Ashi's side.

At the same time, he did not forget to shout: "Damn it, what are you doing?! Masushige, Genie, Hashisuke, Zaemon!"

As he shouted angrily, a dozen Ashigaru who were a few meters away from Aichi groaned at the same time. They opened up the worn hats used for disguise with their backhand, revealing the ordinary Ashigaru and even the lower-level samurai who were hiding underneath. He couldn't afford to wear a fine body pill, so he directly guarded Ah Shi with his sword across his body.

Several samurai even drew their swords and rushed towards Axiu. Obviously, they must be one of Oda Nobunaga's hidden backhands.

But although these well-equipped warriors were obviously not ordinary people, their speed was still much slower in comparison. There was a certain distance between them, and they had no time to block Axiu's attack.

On the other side, although Asai Nagamasa was also surprised by Axiu's unexpected actions, due to the feelings and trust accumulated during this period, he did not stop him in the end. Instead, he blocked the attacks of several samurai with his sword, because He believed that the other party would definitely give him a reasonable explanation.

Although she possesses the blood of a half-demon, Axiu is definitely not a murderous person. On the contrary, she is the most hostile to monsters who kill humans. She must have her reasons for doing so.

Sure enough, seeing that Axiu's sickle had struck her head, the ashigaru she had chosen as her target and his companions nearby began to move in unison. This movement was beyond everyone's expectations.

Because except for the two ashigaru who raised their long swords and worked together to intercept Axiu's scythe without any effort, the other ashigaru turned around and drew their swords back without hesitation. Their movements were unexpectedly swift and unbelievable. is human.

One of the samurai who had just appeared under Takigawa Kazumasuki's call immediately shouted angrily: "Be bold, don't retreat!"

Although the other party was an ashigaru belonging to his side, he would never allow the other party to approach Princess Ashi under such circumstances.

But those ashigaru didn't know whether it was because they were too frightened, or they didn't hear it at all. Their running speed didn't slow down at all, but instead became three points faster.

Another warrior next to him stepped forward and waved his sword in the air a few times, intending to intimidate, but at the same time he also made up his mind that if the other party continued to escape, he would have to let his sword see blood.

Even in normal times, it is not a big deal for a samurai or even a ronin to casually kill two ashigaru, but in this kind of battle, he does not have to be merciful to deserters.

But Takigawa Kazumasu suddenly felt that something was wrong. The skills of these ashigaru were too good, especially the two ashigaru who were resisting the attack of the Hime warrior. I am afraid that even Masashige and the Yuan family may not be able to do it. To be able to reach their level, more importantly, he felt the murderous aura from those ashigaru!
"Careful, they're not"

Before they finished speaking, several ashigaru suddenly accelerated again and launched a charge directly. Several sharp sword lights flashed almost at the same time. The samurai who were originally very majestic in the road stopped all movements in an instant, and blood spurted from their bodies. fell down.

"Damn it, are you a ninja from the Imagawa family?"

This thought flashed through Takigawa Kazuyoshi's mind, but then he shouted loudly, trying to organize the remaining samurai and ashigaru to stop each other.

Because if the other party is really a ninja from the Imagawa family, then they must have only one target, and that is Princess Aichi behind them!

The Ji warrior next to Asai Nagamasa didn't mean to harm her, she must have seen something suspicious!
But he underestimated the strength of these assassins. With the flash of the sword, five or six of the ashigaru who blocked the road fell instantly. Even the samurai whom Takigawa Kazuki used as a hidden force fell to the ground one after another. Not knowing whether to live or die on the ground, each warrior could only stop the other for two or three breaths.

The last few remaining samurai were struggling there with a group of ashigaru, but they were quickly covered in blood. It is conceivable that they would never be able to hold on for much longer under the fierce attack of the opponent. .

Each of these enemies disguised as ashigaru is an unimaginably powerful ninja. Could it be that the Imagawa family hired them in Iga or Koga?
Finally, Takigawa Kazumas couldn't stand. This was completely different from what they had expected. Moreover, why hadn't the lord returned yet? What had delayed his trip?
At this time, the rebels organized by the businessmen also shouted and took advantage of the situation to launch a fierce attack. The defending party could not help but feel a great pressure.

Seeing that the situation collapsed, Asai Nagamasa and Axiu were also submerged in the crowd, Takigawa Kazumasa couldn't help but persuade Aichi behind him: "Princess, otherwise you should hide in first."

But Ah Shi, who was usually docile and seemed to have no independent opinions, had her own ideas at this time. She shook her head gently: "No, as a daughter of the Wu family, when my brother is away, I at least let our soldiers They see my presence."

Then Aichi winked at Takigawa Ichimasu with a slightly playful look: "Besides, is there any safer place right now than staying with you, Uncle Takigawa?"

Takigawa Ichimasu was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, princess, Takigawa, even if I risk my life, I will definitely protect you!"

He has made up his mind to stick to it until the last moment. Although he may not see the day when his lord's ambition is realized, he will use his own life to protect the safety of Princess Ashi.

"Haha, that's not necessarily necessary."

With a chuckle, Asai Nagamasa, who seemed to be blocked by many ashigaru before, suddenly showed great power, swung the long sword in his hand like the wind, and chopped down seven or eight ashigaru in the blink of an eye.

Then he stretched out his hand and saw a flash of earthy yellow light, and an earth wall more than one meter thick appeared out of thin air, stopping right in front of an injured warrior.

Then it grew taller and taller rapidly, and soon turned into a thick earth wall that was five or six meters long, one person high and one person below. It blocked several ninjas from outside, and there were more than a dozen spear-like stone spears coming from above. It grew out and stabbed a ninja who couldn't dodge to death on the spot, causing a large amount of blood to flow down.

Everyone was stunned by this accident. They had no idea what was going on. In the end, Takigawa Kazuki was the first to react and directed the remaining ashigaru to rush forward together.Although the earthen wall is not too high and ordinary people can cross it with some effort, they can use it to gain a great advantage at this critical moment. If they do not incur more than three times the enemy's casualty rate, they will not be able to overcome it. Kawaichi Masu's reputation is about to be ruined!
Although several ninjas reacted quickly, one of them even swung his sword directly towards the earth wall, as if he wanted to verify the authenticity.

It's a pity that it was not an illusion, but a real earth wall summoned by Asai Nagamasa's magic. His long sword only made a soft sound and got stuck in the wall. If he hadn't retreated immediately when he saw the opportunity, , I am afraid that he will be stabbed into a sieve by the ashigaru opposite him in an instant.

But the remaining ninjas refused to give up. Seeing that the mission goal was right in front of them, they were about to succeed. If they chose to give up at this critical moment, even if they succeeded in escaping here, they would definitely end up in a very disastrous situation when they returned. wonderful!
But Takigawa Kazumasuke was not a vegetarian. He was just a little confused because of the sudden incident, but now he had already recovered. He immediately commanded the remaining samurai and ashigaru to be ready.

Although the ninjas tried to raid several times, in the face of dozens of spears, they could only retreat with blood all over their bodies. No matter how unwilling they were, they had to admit that this mission had been completed. Failed.

They began to look for a way out, but when they turned around, they were very surprised to find that their leader was already bleeding on the spot!

"what?"

At the same time, Asai Nagamasa also looked at the corpse of the ninja leader on the ground in amazement. Not only was he strong enough to survive for a minute in front of Axiu, but also because he was treated as such by Axiu. After the execution, his true face was exposed to everyone.

No, it should be said, because under the tattered clothes, there is a big human-shaped rat. It turns out to be a powerful ninja rat demon!
Asai Nagamasa swung his sword to kill the surrounding ashigaru, and then ran to the corpse hanging on the stone wall in a few steps. With a move of the long sword, the other party's true face was directly revealed. It was also a rat demon. !
Suddenly there was a gasp of air around them. Although many of them had heard the legends about monsters to some extent, this was the first time they had actually seen a monster with their own eyes!
Even the enemy Ashigaru who originally tried to take advantage of the chaos to besiege Axiu retreated several meters in panic, leaving only a few guys who were suspected of being rat demons.

Takigawa Kazumasu also had a face full of disbelief: "Why is there a monster attack? Is it related to what His Highness Nobunaga did before?"

As a close confidant of Oda Nobunaga and currently one of Owari's generals, he certainly knows more or less some of his lord's secrets, and also knows that many seemingly absurd legends are actually not rumors, but actually happened. things.

For example, His Highness Nobunaga did personally defeat monsters, more than once.

Ah Shi behind him also let out a soft cry and covered his mouth and nose. In addition to fear, there was more disgust in his eyes: "Ah, Uncle Longchuan, no wonder I smelled the stink just now. It turns out they are mice turned into the monster!"

"Smells?"

Takigawa Ichimasu was a little confused for a while, but he didn't smell any odor. If there really was one, this rat demon wouldn't have been discovered by outsiders until now. Princess Ashi said What do you mean by stink?
Wait, if the rat demon just disguised itself as one of our own ashigaru, then what are the identities of the remaining ashigaru in front of us?
At the critical moment, as if he had realized that he had also been exposed, a ninja suddenly lifted his disguise, revealing an extremely vicious rat head underneath, waving a long knife and launched an attack on Nagamasa Asai who was blocking them. Desperate charge: "Zhizhizhi, human things, die!"

Hearing only a soft sound, Asai Nagamasa easily blocked the opponent's attack with the back of the sword, and then he turned his wrist, directly cutting off the opponent's sharp claw holding the long sword.

Although the opponent's strength is indeed outstanding, it is still a little inferior compared to him, but he does not want to kill the opponent directly because there are too many doubts in his heart.

The rat demons disguised themselves as human ashigaru, and then tried to assassinate or capture Aichi as ninjas. So whose true identity do they belong to?

Is it true that they belong to Imagawa Yoshimoto's side, as Takigawa Kazumasu just speculated?
But that raises a new question, why can Imagawa Yoshimoto order these rat demons?
It just so happens that this rat demon can speak human language and has a lot of wisdom, so let's leave it alive for the time being and slowly find out the secret hidden behind it.

So he turned his left hand and quietly cast a spell. Several rat demon ninjas suddenly screamed in surprise, because the ground under their feet became extremely soft, like a quagmire, trying to trap them.

But at this moment, they once again showed extraordinary agility. They jumped back a few steps and successfully got rid of the spell.

Asai Nagamasa frowned, and cast another spell with his left hand. The soil on the ground suddenly became like a python, wrapping around the most seriously injured rat demon. As long as he could catch one, he could find out something.

Unfortunately, in the next breath, Asai Nagamasa's little plan came to nothing, because when he saw that he was about to be captured, the seriously injured rat demon actually crashed directly into the gun array built by Takigawa Kazumasu next to him.

Seeing the rat demon rushing towards them, the first reaction of the timid Ashigaru was to stab out their spears in unison, and in an instant, more than a dozen bloody holes of different sizes were pierced on the rat demon's body. He immediately killed him on the spot without even making a sound.

While feeling a little dissatisfied, Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but feel doubtful, because even the lowest level of ghouls, after being transformed into monsters, their skin will become as thick as cowhide, which will greatly Reduce the damage they suffer when they conflict with humans.

However, compared to most monsters, the defense of the rat monster in front of me is obviously not up to par. The fur on its body does not seem to bring much extra protection to it, and it is almost the same as an ordinary person.

At this time, the remaining surviving rat demon ninjas also made the unique "squeaking" sound of rats, waved their hands and sprinkled some white powder on the two companions who had completely lost their breath. Then they turned around and started running away in all directions.

Judging from their appearance, they seemed to no longer care about the failure of this mission, but only wanted to pass on the news here.

Of course, Asai Nagamasa would not let them get what they wanted. He immediately chased after Axiu. He really wanted to figure out the problem with these rat demon ninjas!

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