Chapter 203
Clang.
The already iron-like muscles became even darker, and the surface developed crisscrossing patterns of varying shades.
"Why don't you try again this time?"
"Bang!"
Baishin's fighting spirit did not diminish in the slightest.
Its massive body charged forward again like a billiard ball!
"Boom!!"
The next moment.
"Whoosh—"
Both of them were sent flying backwards at the same time!
There was no more glass to break, but the deafening crash was enough to wake any sleepyhead from their slumber.
"Tsk."
Irregular red lines gushed blood from the tiger's mouth, and the groaning bones made the whole body tremble uncontrollably.
"What kind of strength is that...?"
Haruto was prepared for the intensity of the impact from the Baishin, but he still suffered considerable injuries.
He roughly understood why Captain-level could still be killed by Baishin in a six-on-one situation: even Haruto, who had the advantage of being able to Blut Vene, was knocked into a state of immobility for a short time; if it were Captain-level who was only skilled in Hakuda, they would definitely be either dead or seriously injured after being hit by that collision.
Baishin's already formidable physical defenses made killing him extremely difficult... This is why Baishin was sealed in the World of the Living.
Fortunately.
At this Baishin was also unable to pursue Haruto.
"Snap."
Baishin touched her chest.
Spiderweb-like cracks are covered with "skin" that has peeled off from the body's surface.
"Is the back of your knife a hammer?"
The Baishin flung its fragments, which landed on randomly selected sections of the road with a sound comparable to a grenade explosion.
"... You're quite observant."
Although the exchange was brief, Baishin noticed that Haruto's angle of holding the sword had changed.
"Pooh!"
Liquid metal sprayed from the corner of Baishin's mouth.
The external injuries were not serious; he would fully recover in just a few breaths. The real damage was to his internal organs.
To defend against Haruto's slashes, Baishin her body surface, which in turn weakened her internal defenses.
"Fast and heavy..."
"You've been waiting here all along?"
"Same to you."
Haruto's hand also began to heal, and the traces of blood quickly returned to normal.
He did manage to lure his opponent into changing their defensive focus, but to his surprise, the "Surging" attack that had instantly killed Seirin Tsunayashiro only caused the opponent to vomit a little blood—although Baishin's injuries might be more serious than they appeared, they were definitely not serious enough to affect his movements.
"Very good."
Haruto has no desire for any turn-based battles.
However, it's unrealistic to expect to fire consecutive attacks of that intensity.
"Then—"
Baishin raised two fingers.
"ROUND TWO!"
"Bang!"
Baishin slammed her only fist into her chest.
"Combination Hadō."
Lava-like bright yellow and deep red flowed beneath the silver skin.
The wing that sprouted from the left shoulder continued to extend, quickly transforming into a giant weapon resembling a horse-slaying sword; immediately afterward, the back of the wing quietly opened like the opening of a clam, and flames and hurricanes began to swirl and converge in the "nozzle".
"?"
Baishin battle gave Haruto the illusion that he couldn't use Kidō.
However, in reality...
"Silver-Winged Comet Heaven!"
"Bang!!"
That was a time when even a fraction of a second felt like a luxury.
The shockwave spread out, covering a short distance of less than 100 meters, which was far from the limit of the Baishin's linear acceleration.
"Taki!"
"Puff!!"
Along the right shoulder.
The streaks of bright red obscured half of my vision.
Even his bones were severed—if Haruto hadn't stepped back in time, the regenerative power from Gillian would have been wasted.
The Baishin wouldn't give him a chance to pick up his arm.
"Tsk!"
The intense pain caused Haruto's clenched teeth to bleed.
The loss of an arm was nothing compared to the fact that the Baishin had severed the pain receptors on half of the body's internal organs—half of the lung and half of the liver had been cut open, almost causing the mentally strong Haruto to faint.
However.
The attack with the Baishin was only the beginning.
"Call out!"
At point-blade range, blades countless times sharper than the Shikai shot out once more.
"Dankū!"
Haruto could only slap his left palm, using the Kidō Wall to forcefully sever the passage between the two.
But...
"Clang—Bang!"
The Dankū, suddenly broke apart.
An arm as strong as an iron rod stabbed straight towards Haruto's chest!
"Sizzle!!"
Amidst the exploding, scattered flames.
"Bang!!"
In such a rapid collision, High-Speed Regeneration simply doesn't have time to function.
Haruto could only temporarily control his right arm with the Ransōtengai, using the back of his blade to "surge" and deflect the Baishin attack to the side and upward.
Even so.
The powerful impact still sent him flying hundreds of meters away, even penetrating a tall building.
"Cough!!"
It wasn't just the strength that was formidable, but also the unbelievable attack method of the Baishin:
The Hadō I used to accelerate myself was an improved and accelerated version of the flame stream combining "Haien" and "Tenran".
And the arm that shattered in Dankū...
They even extended their arms to ten times their original length!
Although I had guessed that the body could stretch like metal, I never expected the direct impact to be so exaggerated!
"Combination Bakudō."
Even the Dankū couldn't defend against it... While Haruto was still pondering how to deal with the Baishin attack, a new chant reached his ears.
"Sealing Tin Chain Rings!"
The ring on Baishin's right shoulder disappeared instantly.
—It's not that the speed is so fast that it's imperceptible to the naked eye, but rather that it moves directly through spatial teleportation.
"Bakudō #79 -Nine: Kuyō Shibari!"
Kidō possessing spatial attributes cannot be stopped by simply Dankū.
The number of the Rikujōkōrō is a bit low. Even the Kuyō Shibari needs a number and chanting to barely qualify as Haruto...
"?"
Not a single inch could be stopped!
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Kuyō Shibari is a type of Bakudō that involves area-of-effect sealing.
Centered on Haruto's Hakusui, a pitch-black spatial sphere continuously rotates around him—while not without blind spots, the Kuyō Shibari is a decent choice for defending against opponents skilled in close combat.
However.
As Haruto's five fingers made a grasping motion, the Kuyō Shibari appeared the instant it did.
"Sizzle!"
Like an old-fashioned television losing its signal, the spatial sphere filled with Reiatsu was easily erased.
"Is this some kind of Bakudō?"
The rings released by the Baishin are at least at the level of a level 90 Hadō. I really don't know what level of opponent they are trying to control with this "combination Bakudō".
"Bakudō #91"
The hand that had just used the Kuyō Shibari Binding Technique expanded from a claw to a palm, and forcefully slashed at the tear in the right half of his body from top to bottom—
"Shisō Kekkai!"
"Puff!"
Blood gushed out from Haruto in four cardinal directions: this advanced technique of high-level Bakudō, without using the first three shots, uses the final "seal" to defend oneself.
It's not very aesthetically pleasing when released, and its style is somewhat similar to the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing next door, so Haruto has never used it.
However, faced with an attack equivalent to at least ninety or more Hadō, Haruto couldn't think of a better method in a short time.
"Call out."
Fortunately.
The Shisō Kekkai did indeed work; the crimson blood barrier successfully blocked the nine-layered rings that emerged from the void.
But...
"Smack!"
The Shisō Kekkai also limited Haruto's evasion range.
The combination of Baishin Bakudō failed to penetrate the defense, but that doesn't mean he has no way to break through this tortoise shell.