Chapter 46 The Secret of Tai Sword
It was then that Gordon noticed that the huge and weird headdress on the head of the King of Strange Faces was actually the stove of a portable barbecue grill.
What’s even more amazing is that the flame on the stove, which is regarded as a crown by the King of Strange Faces, actually changes according to his mood.
At first, when this guy was chopping melons and vegetables and crushing himself, there was only a small cluster of weak flames on the stove above his head. But when it fell into madness and rage, the stove above his head turned into a blazing flame.
When the flames turned into erupting flames, the violent aura displayed by the King of Strange Faces frightened Gordon, who had faced the fire dragon directly, but he still had the urge to try.
—I want to try fighting it again. Even if I was cornered just after the encounter, I still want to try fighting it again.
Hands tightened and relaxed, and he finally let go of his right hand that was grabbing the handle of the explosive knife.
At present, I obviously do not have the strength and qualifications to fight against monsters of that level. I rashly intervened in the battle between the King of the Strange Face Tribe and Senior Yamos, simply to cause trouble for the latter.
He patted his cheek hard to calm down his heated brain. He put the explosive knife behind his back and lowered his arms to watch this battle that was very important to him more carefully.
Before this, he had thought that the difference between high-level hunters and ordinary hunters was simply more hunting experience, better equipment and weapons, and better martial arts.
In fact, that's true, but the so-called "higher martial arts skills" are far beyond the understanding of a two-star hunter like him.
Just the pace was completely incomprehensible to him.
How could it be possible to slide so smoothly, frequently, and over such long distances on a forested land covered with uneven vegetation?
Is there a wheel under his feet?
There is also the ultra-long blade with a blade length of nearly two meters, which should be difficult to ensure stability. How can it easily switch between offense and defense during repeated turns and dodges, and accurately hit the opponent's key parts in an instant?
Don’t you need to lock your position with your eyes first?
No one can answer the surprise in Gordon's heart at this time. The battle between the King of Strange Faces and Yamos has entered a fierce stage.
“It’s almost done.” Yamos whispered silently.
The aggressive rhythm of the attack came to an abrupt end, and the Taito user retreated again without warning, putting some distance between himself and the King of the Strange Face Clan.
When holding the sword, the hands holding the handle are folded together, the blade of the sword is facing up, and the tip of the sword is pointed forward. This is a special way of holding the sword called "Daikago".
A vague light red light and shadow appeared on his body, and in the next moment, he was like an arrow leaving the string, using the tip of the knife as the tip of the arrow, and suddenly "shot" forward.
Gordon's pupils shrank.
He could clearly feel that Yamos was moving faster.
The hallucinatory light red light and shadow can obviously not be summed up by the word "sword technique". It should be a special use of one's own power, or energy.
The big sword also has a similar application, that is, the "charged cut" which is the core move of the big sword.
Before the charged slash explodes, the great swordsmen will also flash a similar light, which is a sign that the accumulation and integration of power have reached the limit.
“Is this air blade slashing?”
Gordon suddenly recalled that the instructor Ernest once taught him about the use of the tachi.
Different from the simple and crude accumulation of power of a great sword, Taito users are accustomed to accumulating "sword power" (air blade groove) through continuous attacks, and then burst out in one breath at the right time.
This is air blade slashing.
It is said that when the air blade is released, it will not only increase the attack speed and attack strength of the tachi users, but also "sharpen" the tachi. But what exactly this "sharpening" means, Gordon is not very clear about.
While Gordon was marveling again and again, Hayata, who was also paying attention to the fighting here, also opened her eyes wide. This was the first time she saw her teacher Yamos doing everything he could.
Hakuzo Nagi, who was dragging the light red sword energy, struck a sword faster than the sword. Under successive attacks, the king of the strange-faced tribe was quickly forced out of his weakness.
Immediately afterwards, Yamos flew away with a spinning slash with an astonishing attack range.
With this sword strike full of faith, Yamos's whole aura suddenly increased.
Gordon, who didn't even dare to blink his eyes, immediately realized that this increase in momentum should be the "edging" that the instructor once mentioned!
If the air blade slash is the release of the accumulated "sword power", then the so-called "blade opening" refers to the qualitative change and improvement of the "sword power" after the air blade slash successfully hits the target in battle.
“So this is the secret of Tai Sword?” Gordon said to himself.
Compared to Gordon, who has some knowledge, Hayata, who is still a layman, has many "superficial" ideas.
She simply thinks it’s so handsome! Teacher Yamos's prancing steps are so cool, his sword-dancing posture is so cool, and even his stance of holding the sword after finishing a series of combos is so cool!
How can there be such a handsome weapon as a tachi in this world!
Unable to hear Gordon's soliloquy and disciple Hayata's screams and cheers from the bottom of his heart, Yamos quietly stared at the opponent in front of him.
Exhausted the sword's power (air blade groove), and after finishing the sharpening, he silently put Shiroganeru into the scabbard, but he seemed to have no intention of pursuing the victory.
The King of the Strange Face Tribe was breathing heavily. The bone scepter in his hand had been cut into half, and a huge wound across his chest and abdomen was added to his chest.
Had it not been for the last moment, when it managed to lift the scepter to block it, it would not have been seriously injured when it was hit by the spinning air blade, but would have been cut in half.
At the moment, it was wounded in many places and could not help but have the idea of retreating.
These humans, to be precise, the strength of the human hunter in front of them far exceeded their expectations. If they continued to fight, they would probably be killed here.
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The flames above his head slowly extinguished, and a series of turbid grunts full of warning came from under the strange-looking mask of the King of the Strange Face Tribe.
Its eyes were always fixed on the hunter in front of it, but its steps were slowly retreating.
Seeing that the King of the Strange Face Tribe was about to retreat, Gordon quickly took a few steps forward, trying to block his retreat. Unexpectedly, Yamos suddenly stretched out a palm to signal him to stop.
“Senior Yamos?”
Yamos shook his head slightly and said nothing.
Gordon looked at the King of the Strange Face Tribe who was looking at him warily, hesitated for a second, and finally stopped and stepped away.
The King of the Strange Face Tribe took a deep look at Yamos, turned around and got into a bush, and disappeared from the sight of several people in the blink of an eye.
Yamos still did not let down his guard until he confirmed that the King of the Strange Face Tribe was really gone, then he breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to Hayata and the others.
"Senior Yamos, are you okay? Are you injured?" Gordon walked over and asked worriedly.
He guessed that the reason why Yamos let the seriously injured King of the Strange Face Tribe leave was because his own condition was not good either.
“I’m fine.”
Yamos waved his hand to reassure Gordon and Hayata, who also looked worried.
“Hurry up and collect materials and confirm whether the goal of defeating 20 strange-faced clans required by the mission has been achieved. If it is completed, we will return to the camp.”
Ps. The description of the air blade slot is too game-like. Let’s adapt it to reality.
(End of this chapter)