Tokyo underground city

Chapter 304 The flow of divine thoughts without thoughts

"Are you feeling well?"

Lin Huai'en looked at the kendo girl with a ponytail in front of him and felt that she looked a bit like Kamiya Tsubaki.

It's just that Amagi Hitomi's long hair is very beautiful and pure black, and she is also a head taller than the Shiba Inu girl from the Tianshui family.

In other words, her height is about the same as that of ordinary men. For Kamiya Tsubaki, the katana is a bit too long, but for her, it is basically just right.

And Amagi Hitomi was playing with the sparring wooden sword in her hand, and she knew this very well——

"Don't worry. Although I am a woman and not an explorer, my swordsmanship is about the same as that of a top red card explorer."

However, Lin Huai’en did not mean this:

"I mean your heart."

"...Have Brother Souji even told you this?"

The girl's expression darkened slightly, but she quickly cheered up: "Don't worry! If within ten minutes, my body can still bear it!"

"...You're obviously just 'can bear it', but you still have to compete with me in sword fighting?"

Although the referee had announced the start, neither Lin Huaien nor Hitoko Amagi were in a hurry to launch an attack.

Unlike the "kendo" competition, both Lin Huai'en and Hitoko Amagi need time to figure out each other's personality and tactical habits.

Even the habits of "moving" and "constructing" are included.

I saw two people surrounding the center of the dojo, slowly moving their bodies.

Lin Huai'en placed the bamboo sword by his side, posing as a "no form", while Tongzi posed in the most orthodox "right eye" mid-section.

"Is it the formless structure? In other words, it is the 'no structure', also known as the 'most natural structure'."

Tiancheng Tongzi looked at Lin Huaien, who naturally placed the bamboo sword at his side, and nodded.

She did not feel that Lin Huai'en was looking down on her, but she knew that Lin Huai'en accurately grasped that she was still outside his attack range——

In other words, Amagi Tongzi is inferior to Lin Huai'en in terms of both "height" and "step length". However, the distance at which Lin Huai'en can attack her is a safe distance beyond her "two-step" attack range.

Therefore, only Hitoko Amagi assumed a "middle" defensive stance.

However, the girl still pressed forward cautiously:

"It's because your body will get worse and worse, so you have to 'carpe diem' while your body can still hold on."

“After all, ‘living’ is not our purpose, ‘living’ is our purpose.”

The girl suddenly raised her left foot, pushed her right foot forward hard, and then yelled——

"Hey!"

The shaken wooden sword slashed straight towards Lin Huai'en's shoulder, but was bounced away by the bamboo sword he raised instantly.

"Snapped!"

The wooden knife struck the bamboo sword, making a crisp knocking sound. Tongzi, who failed to hit the target, immediately retreated, obviously just testing Lin Huai'en's reaction speed and arm strength.

"Whether it's arm strength or reaction speed, aren't they on the same level..."

Tongzi looked at Lin Huaien and nodded. This result was not unexpected for her.

"After all, I am a male explorer, and you are just an ordinary woman with a congenital heart defect..."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Lin Huai'en acknowledged her will and obsession, but could not arouse the interest in a serious battle——

He was afraid that if he took it seriously, a normal sword fight would end.

But Amagi Hitomi is also very clear about his worries——

"If that's the case, then I'll get serious."

The girl looked at Lin Huaien and smiled, then suddenly took a deep breath seriously——

"Drink!"

Following a surge of air, the wooden knife in the girl's hand exploded in vain!

Lin Huai'en took a step back in surprise, but when he saw Tiancheng Tongzi's aura surged all over his body, he took a step back——

"Sorry, I used too much force. Can you let me use a different weapon?"

Lin Huai'en looked at the silver-white light shining on the girl's body, and was extremely surprised——

"[Write]?! Are you a psyker?!"

"Yes." Hitomi nodded: "If it weren't for mastering [Write] and [Hachiman Power], I wouldn't have asked you to learn swordsmanship."

"...Can someone who is not a dungeon explorer also become a psyker..."

Lin Huai'en took a step back in silence. For the first time, he felt that Tiancheng Tongzi was threatening him.

But Amagi Hitoko just quietly waved the wooden sword in his hand: "It is indeed rare for someone like me to awaken as a [Psychic] first..."

"But it also proves what my father said——"

"'Refined swordsmanship can indeed forge the human will and enable us to master the power of the spirit!'"

Looking at Tiancheng Tongzi, who was covered in silver light and should be much stronger than himself, Lin Huai'en sighed in frustration.

He did not expect that as a dungeon explorer, his psychic talent was not even as good as the sickly girl in front of him.

And Amagi Hitomi seemed to notice his frustration, and rearranged his posture somewhat amusingly:

"Don't worry. This is the result of more than ten years of kendo training. Coupled with the high magic concentration environment of the Ginza Dungeon, I can do this."

"Is this also considered an advantage of [indulgence]?"

Now that an equal strength relationship has been formed, Lin Huai'en no longer perfunctory, took a deep breath, and entered into his [writing].

A faint silver light covered Lin Huaien's body, which was obviously much weaker than Tiancheng Tongzi's [write].

But Amagi Hitomi is not an explorer, and Lin Huaien does not know [Hachiman Power], so the two are almost equal in strength now.

Seeing that Lin Huai'en finally became serious, Tongzi nodded, hid the wooden sword behind his back, and assumed an offensive posture——

"That's hard to say!"

The silver light that split open the space in an instant caught Lin Huaien off guard. He just held the wooden knife in front of him to block it, and the girl had already changed direction, entered the blind spot behind him, and stabbed him in the waist!

"Shadow Sneak!"

The equipment skill that was activated instantly put Lin Huaien into a state of being suspended in the air. He barely moved his body out and avoided the psychic wooden knife that stabbed his spine. He rolled and attacked the girl!

"[Quick Movement]! [Hachiman Power]!"

Her pupils turned into silver light and avoided Lin Huaien's attack. After withdrawing ten meters, she immediately showed her body and rushed towards Lin Huaien!

The hard wooden board of the dojo exploded instantly under the girl's feet, and the wooden knife that reached Lin Huai'en's throat slashed through the ten-meter-long sky and stabbed towards him!

"Damn it, is [Rhythm] followed by [Midline Suppression]?!"

Lin Huai'en is very clear about the differences between the two "psionic thrusts".

The characteristic of [Swift Movement] is speed. It only takes 0.5 seconds from transforming into [Psychic Flow] to re-solidifying into an entity to attack. If the reaction speed cannot keep up, you will basically be cut down by the sword in one round.

But relatively speaking, [Swift Movement] does not enhance the power of the psyker itself, so as long as it can be blocked with weapons, it is not a concern.

[Hachimanli] is not like that.

As the name suggests, [Hachiman Power] can allow psychics to exert up to three times the muscle strength equivalent to their mental will. The direct result is unparalleled midline suppression!

Lin Huai'en did not dare to respond to the stabbing thrust towards Lin Huai'en's throat. He subconsciously blocked the bamboo sword in the attack path of the wooden knife, and at the same time moved his body to the right——

The next second, he had been knocked out by Amagi Hitomi! The injured bamboo sword was also broken into two pieces!

"Damn it... No matter how many times it is strengthened with [Glass Blade], the wooden sword can't withstand this level of impact..."

Tongzi did not take advantage of the situation to launch an attack because the wooden sword in her hand was also broken!

"Do you want to fight again?"

Lin Huai'en stood up holding his shoulders. His left shoulder may have been broken by the girl. This was the first time he was injured in the [writing] state.

The feeling it gave him was very strange. He really felt the pain of the fracture. At the same time, he also knew very well that this was just a mental appearance. As long as he had a thought, he could release the [writing] state and return to normal.

"Of course, we continue with real swords."

Tongzi walked to the weapon rack next to the dojo, eager to try it. Lin Huaien took the weapon she threw and pulled it out for a look.

But there is no unopened samurai sword.

Seeing the two people gradually getting really angry, Amagi Souji, who was watching from the side, finally couldn't help it anymore:

"That's enough! How much more do you want to fight!"

However, Hitomi choked him bluntly: "Souji-san, shut up!"

Then she looked at Lin Huaien: "Let's continue!"

"good."

Lin Huaien nodded.

Although his left shoulder is broken, it does not affect his ability to use weapons with one hand.

And if [writing] is not lifted, it does not mean that he has lost.

Amagi Hitoko knew the rules of competition between psychics very well and squatted down slightly.

"[Quick Move]!"

The girl who turned into a stream of light in an instant no longer hesitated. She continuously stepped on dozens of pits made of broken wood in the dojo, and rushed towards Lin Huaien like a battleship!

However, after the [Sword Theory] skill was fully released, Lin Huai'en had a terrifying ability to grasp this kind of "huge" psychic attack.

The real katana also allows the two to use the real "cutting" technique.

Each time the blades struck, a series of electric sparks were created in the air, but the attacking blade tip passed by the two of them dangerously.

There were more than a dozen wounds on the outside of Lin Huaien's body, and Amagi Tongzi's condition was not much better——

"enough!"

As Lin Huai'en kicked Tiancheng Tongzi's body a dozen meters away, Tiancheng General Secretary finally couldn't sit still.

He jumped directly to the center of the dojo, pointed the sword at the two of them and shouted:

"That's enough! If you keep competing, I will kill Lin Huai'en!"

Just kill me?

Hearing what Chief Amagi said, Lin Huai'en raised his eyebrows in annoyance.

However, he knew very well that if Amagi Souji took action in this situation, he really had no good solution.

"Unless you use [Chidori]..."

In Lin Huai'en's heart, he secretly prepared to give the young man a surprise.

But obviously, with Amagi Hitoko eating Amagi Souji to death, this kind of thing is impossible to happen.

"Brother! I told you not to be rude to my guests!"

The embarrassed girl climbed up from the ruins of the wooden board.

The silver light on her body has dimmed a lot, but it is obvious that if this stalemate continues, Lin Huai'en's spiritual energy must be used up first——

But in this way, the two were competing not in swordsmanship, but in psychic abilities, so Tiancheng Tongzi glanced at Lin Huai'en, sighed, and released the [Writing] state:

"Sure enough, at our level, if we want to decide the outcome in swordsmanship, we can only fight to the death..."

Lin Huai'en knew exactly what Tongzi meant.

He nodded, followed closely, and released [Write]:

"If both sides don't have the intention to kill, it will just be a competition of physical strength and concentration."

Their psychic powers and status as explorers gave them extremely powerful swordsmanship skills, but in turn, they also infinitely strengthened their swordsmanship. Under normal circumstances, it would be very easy to kill both of them in a swordsmanship competition. In this situation between him and Hitomi Amagi, At a higher level, it has become more of a "speed chess game".

More often than not, it depends on who makes the first mistake.

At this point, Lin Huai'en, who has such a rogue skill as [Sword Theory], will naturally not make any mistakes first.

Rather, as the battle between him and Tongzi got longer and longer, Tongzi seemed to be trapped in layers of quagmire, and the damage to Lin Huaien became less and less.

It can even break the shoulder at first, leaving wounds on the outside of the body.

Finally, he was able to show his flaws and was kicked away by Lin Huai'en.

However, after nearly ten minutes of fierce battle with Lin Huai'en, who mastered [Sword Theory], the first flaw was revealed, which also revealed the girl's terror in disguise——

You know, apart from [writing] and psychic talents, Tongzi is just an ordinary person without any dungeon skills!

That's it, she even tied with Lin Huai'en who had activated [Sword Theory], [Enhanced Perception] and [Detection of Vision].

Lin Huai'en felt even more terrified.

However, after hearing Lin Huai'en's conclusion, General Director Tiancheng clicked his tongue with some dissatisfaction——

"If Tongzi uses [Shen Nian Wu Xiang], you will definitely be the one who dies!"

However, the girl made a "dong" sound and hit his head with the scabbard:

"You've said it's not a life and death battle, right?! If I use [Shen Nian Wu Xiang], I can't control myself! The only result will be killing or being killed!"

[Shen Nian Wu Xiang]?

Lin Huai'en silently remembered this term in his heart. Considering that the name of the school of Amagi Dojo is "Shen Nian Wuxianryu", this should be the [esoteric meaning] of the Amagi family.

In other words, Amagi Souji, who is the adopted son of the Amagi family, will probably use it too.

Thinking of this, Lin Huai'en took a deep look at the young girl, feeling a little apprehensive.

However, Amagi Souji did not notice the situation on his side, and was knocked "dong dong dong" by Hitomi.

This made Lin Huaien feel a little relieved——

At least until the end of this discussion, Amagi Souji will not attack him.

.

"Does Tongzi know about the evil things you did outside?"

After the competition, Tongzi left with the help of the servants. After the vigorous exercise, she felt a little uncomfortable.

I didn't feel it when I was in high spirits, but once I calmed down, my face turned obviously pale.

Amagi Souji quickly asked others to send her back to her room to rest.

But in this case, Lin Huai'en and Amagi Souji were the only two people left in the dinner party for three people that had been arranged.

It made him feel a little embarrassed.

However, he was still more interested in the Amagi brothers and sisters than leaving directly.

In addition, Amagi’s dinner was also very high-end——

It is the famous [tea kaiseki cuisine].

It makes "poor kids" like Lin Huai'en who have never seen the big world eager to try.

"Anyway, just treat it like a knife to kill the enemy. No matter whether it tastes good or not, poisonous or not, I will definitely eat this meal!"

He thought to himself in a somewhat timid manner.

Fortunately, Amagi Souji didn't know if he had a mysophobia regarding matters related to his sister, so he didn't use such despicable methods.

Even when he could have refused and resigned, he actually accompanied Lin Huai'en, drinking and talking in the courtyard of Tiancheng's house.

He raised the bottle of "Nizaemon" sake, poured a cup of it, and drank it all in one gulp.

Tiancheng General Secretary said to Lin Huai'en with a touch of sadness:

"Hitomi is very aware of my origins and the things I have done. Ichiro Kawagami is a retainer of the Amagi family. If Hitomi wants to know anything, Kagami will not hide it from her."

"There's no need to hide it from her."

After saying that, Amagi Souji raised the sake in his hand and drank it down again.