Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1500 1472. The Great Monk’s Choice
The ghost hunter kicked Lan En's shoulder with his pole stand.

Half of Lan En's body also tilted backwards, as if he really couldn't bear it anymore.

After his violent mood was satisfied, the ghost hunter let out a monkey-like howl.

And Master Rihu, who was standing guard carefully on the high steps at the back, also revealed a satisfied and vicious smile.

But the evil ghost's satisfaction and the evil man's pleasure only lasted for a moment.

immediately
"Oh!"

A muffled sound much heavier than the ghost hunter's pole kick erupted!
They thought that Lan En was hit by the water bullet on his shoulder first, and then he couldn't withstand the kick, so he tilted backwards.

But in fact, that movement is just the twisting of the waist and hips, which naturally reflects the twisting of the body in the shoulders!

And the heavy armor and powerful legs were returned to the opponent in a split second after the ghost hunter kicked over!

【Xianfengjiao】!
The heavy legs and feet were wrapped in heavy air, and when they kicked the ghost hunter's ribs from the side, it was almost like a bag of dynamite exploded at the point of impact!

The sound that originally sounded like the excited scream of a monkey immediately turned into a roar of pain!
With the sound of "crunching", the tattered armor, monster bones and iron pieces on the ghost hunter's body shattered one after another!

In the head-on collision with Smaug's leg armor, these materials were directly shattered!

The ghost hunter was knocked directly onto the mountain wall on the side of the stone steps by the force transmitted from his side ribs!
The huge bluestone that had been weathered by wind and rain for millions of years was suddenly shattered with a loud bang.

Lan En and Ghost Hunter were similar in stature, and both were not small. Just standing still was enough to put pressure on ordinary people.

The sight of the ghost hunter being kicked straight away by him, who was almost the same size as him, was even more shocking because of this!

At least Rihu Shangren's eyes widened.

This overly tall warrior in front of me, seems...too strong, right?!
Saito Yoshitatsu uses this person as a vanguard? !
When did such a person appear in Mino Country? !

A series of questions and puzzles came to his mind, but in the end, there was only one picture in the eyes of the Rihu Master -

The powerful warrior who just twisted his waist and hips, was not able to draw his sword and chop people because of his posture, so he kicked the ghost hunter away.

It seemed that kicking an enemy of the same size as himself five meters away and smashing the mountain wall was just a trivial matter without much effort.

And then, the warrior raised his left hand and aimed at the target on the steps!
[Alder Seal].

Keep your mind calm and steady, perform the hand seals step by step, and mobilize the magic power in an orderly manner.

The supernatural impact force was constrained into a tiny cross-section by the transcendental control force, and hit the ammunition that had been loaded into the left arm armor!
The projectile propelled to supersonic speed flew straight towards Master Higo's face!
Lan En came to solve the problem. The Yin-Yang magic in Ghost Hunter's hands should be standard for the Chu Yeshi people and is not rare.

So if he could go straight to the goal and kill the core of this ever-dark area, Lan En would of course do it directly.

But in fact, he knew it in his heart.

Although firearms are not yet popular in Japan, no one knows what firearms in this world look like.

But there is an 80% chance that Master Rihu will not die from just one bullet.

As expected, the supersonic projectile left Rihu Shangren completely unable to react.

But he also didn't expect to react on his own.

"Whoo~"

A puff of black smoke came out from the gap in his vestments.

The paper man that had been hidden in the folds of his clothes suddenly emerged.

Around the paper man, foul black smoke swirled, making a whimpering sound like the wind blowing through the holes in a dead person's skull.

The black smoke dissipated, leaving behind a circle with a radius of one meter on the ground, emitting an aura of disgust that made strangers despise it.

A sturdy arm with twisted muscles and bulging veins that seemed to have hot magma flowing through it was positioned in front of Master Rihu's face.

The supersonic projectile hit it, only causing a splash of blood, and then it was pushed away by the solid muscles.

Lan En's expression did not show disappointment, because this was something that was expected.

When fighting a strong enemy, it is very cost-effective to use a single action to force the opponent to reveal a trump card.

The monsters that appeared behind Higurashi-sama are more than a head taller than the ghost hunter, that is, Lan En.

Basically he has to be more than three meters tall.

His body was muscular and dark, he had a bald head, and his eyes were bulging and round, as if he had no eyelids, and they were always wide open.

The lower half of his body was covered in a tattered monk's hakama, and on his shoulder like a cross-body bag hung a huge rosary made of human skulls.

Only the ends of the hands, feet and limbs showed a burning red color, as if lava flowing under the skin was revealed.

But the most eye-catching thing is its tongue.

The tongue was thick and long, extending from its mouth to nearly the center of its chest, and it also emitted the same hot red light as the ends of its limbs.

Lan En didn't recognize this thing, but he knew just by looking at it that it must be a monk in the temple who turned into a monster.

Most likely he is a monk who has broken his vows.

After easily deflecting the bullet fired by Lan En with his arm, the giant monk's fiery red tongue, which hung down to his chest, swayed like a long snake, slightly anxiously and impatiently.

The monster's violent instinct is urging it to fight and abuse.

However, when controlled by Yin-Yang magic, the monster's ferocity must give way to the orders of its master.

Master Rihu's expression was so gloomy that it looked like water was about to drip from it.

He always had a high opinion of himself, and only when he was young was he somewhat impressed by Saito Dosan.

After Saito Dosan rebelled against his superiors and stole the country, he became even more resentful and stubborn.

His personality became increasingly withdrawn and resentful.

But today, he is in a critical moment, and in the situation he imagined, he is forced into such a desperate situation that he has unleashed all the accumulation of more than ten years.

Resentment, filth, Yin-Yang magic, and controlled monsters.
But now, they were forced into such a situation by just a wave of vanguards! Without even seeing Saito Yoshitatsu's main force? !

How abominable!!!

The strange warrior under the stone steps was forcing himself.

Master Rihu clearly felt this.

Although the two of them were still more than 20 meters apart, and although there was a giant monk guarding him, a good tactician, even if he did not have a way to directly put pressure on others, could still create a situation that was enough to put pressure on them from the side.

Most of the powerful monks these days come from families with extensive knowledge and have read military books.

Even though Master Higo was filled with resentment, he couldn't help but admire the skill of the warrior in front of him.

After his strange long-range attack just now, he didn't seem to consider relying on this method to attack himself directly.

Instead, he began to inflict damage to the ghost hunters he had sent out in a steady, non-aggressive manner.

The ghost hunter is no match for him, he does this just to oppress himself!

He only had these two monsters by his side to protect him.

And if he didn't pull the giant monk away from him, the ghost hunter would be hacked to death in front of him.

Only one giant monk was left.

Can the giant monk defeat the warrior in front of him alone?

Does Master Rihu dare to gamble?
But if I transfer the giant monk over now and let it join the siege, what if he activates that long-range attack method again, will I be able to react?

Lan En was forcing him to choose.

Although the ghost hunter has the skills of Chuye Yashu, he is still a monster after all.

His mind was filled with brutality and cruelty, and he couldn't let go of anything else.

If it didn't have a brain, in terms of physical fitness alone, it would not be much different from the ape-ghost it had encountered before.

It only took Lan En half a minute to use his [Clairvoyance] to adapt to the unfamiliar Yin-Yang fluctuations.

From the beginning, he needed to react quickly so that after the [Water Bullet Technique] was launched, he could use his outstanding swordsmanship to cut off two of them and take one.

Now, he could even "see" the ghost hunter preparing to cast a spell before it made the gesture.

Lan En has never met a master of Yin-Yang magic, so he doesn't want to jump to conclusions.

But with [Spiritual Vision], just seeing and clearly distinguishing that this was a sign before the Yin-Yang technique was activated, half a minute was more than enough.

"Oh ho ho!"

A monkey-like sound came from the ghost hunter's mouth.

The weapon transformed into a naginata, and suddenly the blade slashed diagonally into the stone steps.

The steps made of bluestone were cut straight through and into the soil!

Then the ghost hunter used the leverage effect to rotate the blade that had been cut into the ground to loosen more soil and rocks, and then pried it upwards!
A huge handful of earth and rock fragments flew towards Lan En!

[Naginata Scythe·Dazzling Edge]!
Under the power of the ghost hunter, the gravel was like shotgun fragments, and there were also whole pieces of bluestone from the stone steps that could kill people.

But Lan En's face remained calm.

He just stretched out his arms to block and then rushed forward suddenly!

The crackling sound of glass shattering exploded on the [Quen Seal].

The impact force was much stronger than the [Water Bullet] and it immediately shattered the [Quen Seal] which had already been under a lot of pressure in several rounds of confrontation.

This is the second layer of [Quen's Seal] spontaneously formed by [Smaug].

But Lan En had no intention of manually adding another layer.

The solid heavy armor ignored these boring injuries. Lan En didn't even put down his hands that were blocking his face. He raised his leg and stomped forward!

"Oh!"

"Ow!"

The ghost hunter had just made a gesture to cast the Yin-Yang spell, and before the Yin-Yang magic on his hand could show any light, his whole hand was pressed down by the boot and crushed to his chest!

By the way, its entire body also turned into a rolling gourd.

Kicked away.

But Lan En was like a reckless man, ready to chase after him aggressively.

But after taking a step, his body and steps suddenly became agile.

After a simple but neat side slide, a clear silver light streaked diagonally from bottom to top behind him.

With a swish, a thick, long, flaming red tongue that was whipping towards him was cut short in an instant! It suddenly retracted like a wounded snake.

The tongue twisted and fell to the ground, before part of the monster's body turned into black smoke.

Lan En immediately formed the [Quen Seal] in his left hand!
A layer of golden light covered his body, and then he put his left hand behind his back without looking back!

Then "Crack! Ding!"

The seal exploded with crushed chaos magic, and the bone-white jagged edges on Smaug's arm armor were cleaved by a blade.

Lan En turned around and saw that under the gorgeous robes, Master Higo was holding a dark sword in his hand, and was holding it behind him in the posture of an Iai sword.

And on the mountain path, at the high place where he was originally standing, the heavy footsteps of the giant monk were rushing towards him!
"You were able to draw your sword in an instant, cross such a long distance, and even had the courage to come to my side. I was impressed by you."

Lan En stated his assessment calmly.

But it seemed that it was this calmness that hurt somewhere deep in the other person's heart.

The anger and resentment in Master Rihu's eyes were almost more terrifying than those of the two monsters under his command!
"Who do you think you are?! Who do you think I am?! I am the Nagai family of the Mino Toki clan! The head of the Jozai-ji Temple! I am the Master Higo! How dare you, a common person, be so presumptuous!"

"I've heard of you for a long time." Lan En said perfunctorily, "But let me confirm first, are all these filth and resentment caused by you?"

Master Higo pressed the blade forward with all his strength, a ferocious smile on his face, and chanted the Nichiren Buddhist mantra: "Namo Myoho Renge Kyo."

The answer is self-evident.

The giant monk's footsteps are already within reach.

But Lan En looked at the other person's smile and nodded instead.

(End of this chapter)