V possesses three sets of memories, which equates to three times the combat experience. She knows exactly what her advantages are.
Her Karate is obviously insufficient to confront a ninja head-on, but her unique special abilities compensate for this perfectly. Thus, she defines her role as 'Support'.
Against Giant Shuriken, she exploited his arrogance and hubris, devising a comprehensive set of traps that ultimately succeeded in killing him. This could be considered karmic retribution; Giant Shuriken's attitude toward ordinary people became the cause of his defeat.
However, this only proves her Wind Forest Fire Mountain is strong. Faced with Earthquake, who has now raised his guard, she naturally has no straightforward solution.
The opponent, forced into a defensive stance by Ninja Slayer's attacks, is currently holding his ground. This is Soukaiya territory, after all; they are very likely stalling for time, waiting for reinforcements.
Having deduced this, V guessed that he would choose the most conservative approach, especially given Giant Shuriken's fate.
Clearly, she gambled correctly. Faced with V's attack, Earthquake chose to tank it hard, assuming she couldn't kill him anyway.
So, V utilized her ability to distort the connection between parallel worlds and this one, manifesting a heavy road roller from another V's world right into reality.
"AIEEEEE!"
Earthquake let out a pathetic wail. The heavy road roller weighed over a dozen tons and smashed down from a height of several meters!
Such force inflicted instant, devastating trauma upon his body, but he held it! However, his entire body was immobilized.
Holding up a dozen-ton weight was already his limit. The current Earthquake was nothing more than a sitting duck, completely devoid of any ability to resist.
"Wait... Wait..."
Pushing desperately against the road roller with both hands, Earthquake realized his end was nigh and tried to beg for mercy.
What greeted him were hundreds of shuriken thrown by Ninja Slayer, along with gunfire from V's tech weapon. The bullets and shuriken all found their mark, though due to his Karate energy, they caused only superficial wounds.
But small amounts accumulate! If ten or a hundred shuriken cannot solve the opponent, then throw a thousand, ten thousand shuriken to finish him!
Accompanied by their relentless attacks, Earthquake=san's Karate energy began to run dry, his entire body trembling slightly beneath the road roller.
"Ninja Slayer, why do you make an enemy of the Soukaiya? What is it that you desire?" He attempted to stall for time to recover his condition.
Hearing these words, Ninja Slayer thought for an instant. His personal hatred for ninjas was not as deep as one might imagine—at least, not before he became the Ninja Slayer.
After being possessed by Naraku's Ninja Soul, that endless hatred influenced him somewhat, but the most important factor was not the hatred itself, but the memories!
There had been several generations of Ninja Slayers possessed by Naraku, each bearing a blood feud with ninjas. Simultaneously, prolonged contact with ninjas allowed him to see the true nature of many of them: demons who did not regard mortals as living beings, slaughtering them at whim!
Ninja Slayer's unique perception told him that the guy in front of him, Earthquake=san, was also one of these demons!
David recalled his first battle as Ninja Slayer in the dark underground brokerage—the tragedy caused single-handedly by JK. He could have simply demonstrated his strength, yet he chose to kill.
The entire brokerage had been dyed red with the blood and flesh of mortals, smeared across the walls and floors. Thus, the hatred became uncontrollable!
"Ninjas shall perish!"
He gave an answer Earthquake could not comprehend at all.
"What do you mean? Are you going to exterminate all ninjas?!"
"There is no reason not to kill them."
Ninja Slayer replied thus. He had steeled his heart. Having witnessed so many tragedies and possessing the power to stop them, he had no reason to run away!
After all, he is a Legend of Night City! David!
As if his thoughts had achieved clarity, Ninja Slayer's momentum and his Karate energy surged rapidly!
This is the end! Ninja Slayer and V realized this simultaneously and struck at the same moment.
'Move! Body! Move faster!'
He had reached his limit. Earthquake's body was nearly drained of even its Karate energy. Earthquake could only watch in despair as they rushed up.
Then, his head was severed by a katana and Ninja Slayer's flying kick together! It flew into the sky!
"Sayōnara—"
Above the Japanese courtyard, Earthquake=san exploded and scattered, like fireworks marking the conclusion.
Bang!
A puddle of blood burst out from beneath the massive road roller. Without the maintenance of Karate power, his body was crushed to powder by the roller, like a bag of ketchup stomped to bursting.
Ninja Slayer could feel that these two ninjas were extremely powerful. In the past, this would certainly have been a bitter struggle, but this time, unexpectedly, it was easier than any previous encounter.
On one hand, there was the Tea Ceremony Breathing Technique. The speed at which his stamina and injuries recovered had received a massive boost; he was practically regenerating health with every breath—just a few gasps restored him significantly.
On the other hand, there was V's existence. Her special abilities were incredibly practical. And he didn't know when she had installed so much cyberware—Sandevistan, Double Jump, and more.
"How was that? My strength isn't bad, right? I said there wouldn't be any problems."
Seeing David's gaze, V waved the Achilles in her hand as if showing off, then instantly 'stowed' it away.
She was now someone with a four-dimensional pocket—and one as vast as an entire world, at that. As long as the other two Vs had something, she could pull it out directly.
The two confirmed there were no overlooked Soukaiya members and prepared to leave. After all, the opponent's reinforcements were likely on the way.
David crossed the courtyard first and arrived at the main gate. Just as he was about to open it, he heard knocking from the outside.
Knock, knock...
It was merely a knock out of politeness. Immediately after, the main gate was pushed open. David leaped back vigilantly to create distance, assuming a combat stance.
Soon, the figure behind the door became clear: a man dressed like a hired thug. David sensed powerful Karate from him.
However, a katana was inserted into his abdomen. Blood flowed as if he were being drained dry, absorbed into the blade along with his soul—it was the cursed blade 'Beppin'.
"Domo. This should count as our first meeting, Ninja Slayer=san. Takemura Goro desu."
"Domo, Takemura Goro=san. Why are you here?"
David hadn't expected to encounter Takemura here. Wasn't this guy inseparable from Saburo Arasaka?
"The Soukaiya's operations are nothing short of a slaughter of ordinary people. Mr. Saburo Arasaka found such behavior completely intolerable, so he sent me out to deal with them."
As a qualified capitalist, manpower is also an important resource. How could he allow this group of ninjas to slaughter them at will?
The lives of ordinary people only have value when held in his hands!
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