Bang — — — — —
"The rotation is still not enough…" Tomioka Giyu only felt his wrist go numb and ache, his nichirin blade almost slipping from his grasp.
Fortunately, he reacted in time, and after an unsuccessful attack, he quickly retreated, adjusting the angle of his nichirin blade.
"Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance!"
At this moment, Tomioka Giyu's every attack focused on his speed and evasion, with power being entirely secondary.
And he controlled it very well, trying his best to make Doma believe that his stamina was about to run out, and he was just struggling in his death throes.
Perhaps this would pique Doma's desire to play, preventing him from immediately going for the kill.
"Blood Demon Art: Withered Peach Snow!"
After easily blocking Tomioka Giyu's attack, Doma clapped his hands happily.
"How impressive! After using so many powerful Moves, you can still continue!"
"In these hundred years, you are truly the strongest Water Hashira I have encountered."
"I can't wait to absorb you into my body~"
As soon as he finished speaking, Doma's figure vanished.
The next instant, Tomioka Giyu felt a chill run down his spine.
"Stop struggling. Your stamina must be almost depleted, right?"
Tomioka Giyu completely ignored his words. At this moment, he was fully focused, immediately doing a low crouch to barely dodge the sweeping fan.
"Oh? You can still make such movements?"
"Blood Demon Art: Freezing Clouds!"
Helpless, Tomioka Giyu, who had intended to catch him off guard, could only retreat quickly.
Doma actively widening the distance was actually a good thing for him at the moment.
With the gentleness of Water Breathing, combined with the Ninth Form and Eleventh Form, he could defend against or dodge most of Doma's long-range attacks.
More importantly, it allowed him to stall for time effectively.
But when he stabilized himself and looked up, two Mini Domas rushed out from the ice mist, each releasing Wisteria Lotus and Lotus Leaf Ice.
One controlled, one attacked, their coordination was excellent.
Without time to think, Tomioka Giyu stepped forward, and layers of waves surged around him.
"Water Breathing, Eleventh Form: Dead Calm!"
The moment he blocked the two-hit combo, Tomioka Giyu felt a chill in his heart, because the ice mist had dispersed, but Doma was nowhere to be seen!
"Hmm, what a pity I've found the weakness of your Move"
In this critical moment, Tomioka Giyu had no choice but to lunge forward, but intense pain still spread from his back to his entire body.
"Oh dear~ You can still dodge that?"
At the same time, Kochou Kanae was extremely anxious, but she was firmly held back by two Mini Domas.
"Mr. Tomioka!!"
Although waves of severe pain came from his back, Tomioka Giyu did not panic. He immediately controlled the bleeding by breathing correctly.
"This is troublesome…"
Tomioka Giyu constantly pondered countermeasures. The injury was actually secondary.
What made him most uncomfortable was that his stamina was already close to its limit.
The sun still showed no sign of rising, and Shinazugawa Sanemi, that guy, he didn't know if he had died on the way, as he still hadn't arrived.
Suddenly, Tomioka Giyu had the most Hellish thought: Kanzaburo's senile dementia had flared up again, and he had simply gotten lost.
Soon, he had no time to think about those things, because Doma's Blood Demon Art was activated again!
"Blood Demon Art: Wisteria Lotus~"
"Alright, come here quickly and let me absorb you!"
Tomioka Giyu certainly wouldn't sit idly by. Disregarding the injury on his back, he fought while retreating.
Using the gentleness of Water Breathing, he tried his best to deflect the ice lotus roots that sought to bind him.
But to this, Doma only smiled and reminded him: "Don't just focus on what's in front of you, be careful of what's above you~"
Tomioka Giyu's pupils suddenly constricted. Without looking up, he already felt the chill.
"It's the Winter Frost Pillars Move! It's over, there's no time to use Eleventh Form…"
Suddenly, a cool breeze blew — — — —
Tomioka Giyu's heart immediately settled. He secretly thought, "Tsk, he has to choose such a critical moment to arrive? I really wonder if he's deliberately getting back at me."
"Wind Breathing, Fourth Form!"
Shinazugawa Sanemi gripped his nichirin blade with both hands, the blade wrapped in emerald green gales, descending from above in front of Tomioka Giyu.
And above their heads, those thick ice pillars were instantly pulverized by the tornado.
"Rising Dust Storm!"
After dealing with the ice pillars, Shinazugawa Sanemi tilted his head and glanced at Tomioka Giyu, saying blandly, "How pathetic, Tomioka."
Hearing this, Tomioka Giyu couldn't help but roll his eyes, then made a gesture for him to proceed.
"Alright, then I'll trouble you to try that upper rank two. I need to rest for a while now."
"Hmph!" Shinazugawa Sanemi said nothing, directly charging at Doma with his nichirin blade.
At this moment, Kochou Kanae hastily reminded him: "Mr. Shinazugawa, absolutely do not inhale the ice crystals in the air. You must be careful!"
It's worth mentioning that the moment Shinazugawa Sanemi arrived, he instantly killed the two Mini Domas that were persistently bothering Kochou Kanae using First Form and Sixth Form.
"Mr. Tomioka, your back…"
Seeing Tomioka Giyu's back soaked in a large patch of blood, Kochou Kanae's eyes filled with worry. She knelt down and carefully examined him.
Tomioka Giyu, however, seemed not to care much. Facing upper rank two, sustaining only these injuries was already quite good.
"Don't worry, it's fine, just a mere fatal wound~"
Kochou Kanae was stunned for a moment, then chided, "Oh, Mr. Tomioka! At a time like this, you still have the mood to joke!"
Just then, a clear female voice reached their ears.
"Sister!!"
Hearing the voice, Kochou Kanae quickly stood up and looked towards where the sound came from.
Tomioka Giyu didn't look back, because by the voice, he knew who it was: the future Insect Hashira, Kochou Shinobu!
Kochou Kanae frowned, looking at the figure running towards her. Just as she was about to scold her, she was tightly embraced by the figure.
"Next time there's such a dangerous mission, you absolutely must not act alone, Sister!"
Looking at Kochou Shinobu with teary eyes, Kochou Kanae sighed helplessly, "It's alright, Shinobu, I'm fine."
"As for you, hurry and leave here, it's very dangerous!"
But clearly, Kochou Shinobu was not going to leave.
"No, if Sister doesn't leave, I won't leave either!"
"…"
While the two sisters were talking, a figure slammed heavily onto the ground, immediately raising dust.
And Tomioka Giyu was sitting there resting. He didn't say a word, just watched Shinazugawa Sanemi lying in the pit.
Yes, the one who had just crashed into the ground was indeed Shinazugawa Sanemi.
Noticing Tomioka Giyu's gaze, Shinazugawa Sanemi's veins bulged on his face. He immediately got up and charged at Doma again.
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