Chapter 371: Abyss
"Raikou!"
Ikki didn't hesitate and used his fastest technique directly!
The ground cracked by his step, but Ikki disappeared from the eyes of everyone. His speed was so fast that it was impossible to be caught by eyes, and instantly he appeared in front of Tsukasa!
His slash was like an invisible slash!
However...
Tsukasa could easily deflect and redirect the force of Ikki's blade to the side.
Still, the first exchange made Ikki feel dumbfounded since he felt his blade didn't clash against Tsukasa's blade. Instead, he clashed against the water!
There might have been resistance when they clashed for the first time, but instantly, Ikki felt his blade hit nothing and became heavy.
However, even if Tsukasa could redirect his blade, Ikki quickly fixed the balance of his body. Every part of his body, whether it was his skin, bones, muscles, blood, or nerves, worked together and continued his attack!
While Ikki might have a limited amount of magic, his power couldn't be underestimated. He was trained with rigorous and disciplined training until it turned into the perfect body to be made to wield a sword.
Each of the slashes of his blade was fast and heavy, enough for one to kill anyone.
Yet somehow, Ikki felt he couldn't reach Tsukasa.
The length of their blades was one thing.
Ikki was using a katana which was around 120 cm.
On the other hand, Tsukasa's nodachi even reached two meters.
If Ikki fought from a distance, he would have a big disadvantage, and it was also the reason why he used "Raikou," his fastest technique, so he could approach Tsukasa and have a close-combat confrontation. After all, at the close distance, the katana had the upper hand since it was easy to move it around, considering it was shorter.
On the other hand, Tsukasa's long nodachi should have a big disadvantage when it was used in a close-combat. After all, even if the nodachi was long, it was focused on speed instead of strength. Moreover, the blade was also quite fragile since it was so long that it wasn't suitable for a strength contest.
Yet all of those disadvantages Ikki had thought didn't appear. Instead, even if it was a close distance, there was no problem for Tsukasa.
Even if it was close or long, there was no problem for Tsukasa.
Even if the blade of the nodachi might be more fragile than the katana, it wasn't a problem for Tsukasa.
Instead, Ikki felt as if he was trapped in the quicksand, causing him to drain his stamina faster.
Yet Ikki knew he couldn't stop since if he stopped, he would give Tsukasa a chance for a counterattack. After all, he knew if he gave Tsukasa a chance to counter, he would be at a disadvantage.
However, when Ikki was about to slash his blade, he saw something that made him dumbfounded.
Tsukasa used the end of the handle of his nodachi to block Ikki's blade. "It's your specialty, right?" He copied Ikki's specialty, which used the end of the handle to block the blade. This move might seem easier, but it was a high-tier difficulty. After all, the location of the handle was near the hand, and if one wasn't careful, their hands would be chopped down.
One had to have courage, training, accuracy, and a strong dynamic vision to capture the movement of the opponent's blade before one was able to block the opponent's blade with the end of the handle.
Yet Tsukasa could use this technique easily, effortlessly, like he had done millions of times.
Ikki wanted to smile bitterly, but he knew he didn't even have time to show a reaction. What he had to do was to push Tsukasa without stopping!
Their blades stuck against each other.
There shouldn't be any space or ways for one to swing their blades.
Yet Ikki was able to do it.
His face was fierce like a Rakshasa.
"Rekkou!"
His lower body moved, it was like a whip, and by using the torque of that movement, Ikki was able to swing a point-blank slash!
Tsukasa was quite surprised by Ikki's attack, and he must admit Ikki was strong.
However...
"Nice technique."
After Tsukasa redirected the force of Ikki's blade to the ground, he also did the same technique as Ikki.
However, if one thought the damage caused by this technique would be similar to Ikki, one would be wrong. After all, the ability of Ikki and Tsukasa was different.
Tsukasa used the torque of his lower body and did a point-black slash!
Ikki wanted to meet Tsukasa's blade.
However, his instinct told him to move!
His body, brain, soul, and every part of his body screamed crazily like he was possessed by a demon.
'I'm going to die!'
When the blade was about to meet against his blade, his brain moved so fast, forcing his body to move to the side and dodge so he wouldn't meet Tsukasa's blade.
Frankly, Ikki was glad to make such a decision.
It was quiet, and there was no sound, but suddenly everything was split in half.
The space where he stood before was cut cleanly like butter cut with a hot knife. There was no resistance, and the damage caused by Tsukasa's blade was the only thing that remained.
Ikki felt the cold sweat on his back when he saw the damage caused by Tsukasa's blade, and he must admit Tsukasa's ability was just too unreasonable for a swordsman.
'The ability to manipulate the concept of weapons, huh?'
Still, Ikki must admit, he was quite jealous of this ability.
"Hot! Hot! Hot! The fight between them is so hot!" Tsukuyomi shouted excitedly.
"Their confrontation is intense." Yurii nodded.
The audience was full of excitement, watching the match between Tsukasa and Ikki.
However, Nene said, "That "Weakest One" is losing."
"Huh?" Kurono was dumbfounded by Nene's words. "Why do you say that? The match has just started, right?"
"Did you forget about his ability?" Nene looked at Kurono lazily and said, "His ability is to manipulate the concept of weapons. His nodachi might seem heavy, long, and hard to move. However, if he used his ability, his nodachi would be as light as a feather and as sharp as a heat beam. Imagine, what will happen if their blades touch each other?"
"..." Kurono couldn't say anything since the answer was the default. After all, if a swordsman couldn't meet the blade of his sword to his opponent, what should he do? There were only two answers, one was to run away, and the other was to be defeated.
Akaza laughed happily, hearing Nene's words.
Nangou only smiled and didn't say anything. However, he must admit that if the match was over just like this, he would be disappointed.
On the other hand, Ikki's mind kept running at high speed. His body was full of sweat because of how hard his brain worked, thinking of how to counter Tsukasa's ability. Still, he must admit, it was hard since Tsukasa's ability was hard to counter and was also the nemesis of every swordsman.
'No, he isn't all omnipotent! He still has a weakness!'
Ikki knew the weakness of Tsukasa, and the fire in his eyes became brighter.
Tsukasa only observed Ikki in silence and smiled since the fight between them had just begun!
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