death of hope

Chapter 823 "Wild Growth" (239) Moonlight Sword Technique

When the radius of the encirclement was reduced to five meters, the five shadows attacked at the same time, making a desperate pounce towards the center of the circle.

Their movements and expressions are exactly the same, and it is impossible to tell which is real and which is fake with the naked eye.

Chen Hong held the ice pick hidden under the optical hood windbreaker and aimed her murderous eyes at Tang Zhennan's crown.

Just as Chen Hong was about to give the old man a "brain-opening" blow, the white-browed old man suddenly turned around and looked at her, raised his sword and stabbed;
"Got you! Rat!"

The distance was too close and the inertia was too great. There was no time to retreat or dodge. Chen Hong could only take this swift thrust head-on.

She is not a pure warrior, and her training is completely different from that of her brother Chen Xing.
For an assassin, taking the target's head is more important than saving his own life. Compared to the back-and-forth attack and defense, Chen Hong is better at risking his life and exchanging his life for another's.
The master taught her that the best defense is offense.

If you encounter an expert who is stronger than you, don't pay attention to his attacks, as you will quickly fall into a passive position.
One has to use a more ruthless, faster, and life-threatening style of fighting that leaves no chance of survival to the opponent or to oneself, in order to fulfill the duties of an assassin.

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"Xiao Hong! Protect the middle lane!" Chen Xing on the sidelines was so anxious that he almost shouted at the top of his lungs.

In a flash, Chen Hong made a decision. She ignored the 'Tanyuan Sword' that was stabbing at her heart, and continued to focus on the opponent's crown.

Grasp the optical fiber with your hand and give it a strong swing. With the help of the 'whip effect', the ice pick attached to the optical fiber falls from the sky like a bolt from the blue.

Faced with the assassin's desperate attack, Tang Zhennan was afraid and retreated, pulling back his sword to protect his head and blocking the incoming ice draft.
He couldn't die yet, as he still had a lot of revenge to take. He had to challenge Chen's martial arts gym and kill every master in Chen's village.
He wants to restore the authority of the Donghu Tang Sect. He has not yet fulfilled his mission, and he must not die in this arena in his haste to kill the assassin. He must not lose the big picture and gain the small details.

Retreating from the battle of life and death, and being forced to retreat in a panic by an unknown young man, such humiliation made the arrogant Tang Zhennan extremely angry:
“Don’t be so complacent, kid!
I was just playing with you just now, but now I am going to get serious!"

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Tang Zhennan drew a half circle with the sole of his shoe along the ground, kicked the annoying caltrops at his feet far away, bent his knees slightly, gathered strength and pushed back, rushing forward like an arrow.

Chen Hong rolled sideways to escape and hid in the holographic image.

This time, Tang Zhennan did not bother to sense the murderous aura to distinguish whether it was real or fake. Instead, he targeted both the person and the projection and used a strange sword technique.

The Tanyuan Sword no longer stabbed straight ahead, but like a compass or a paintbrush, it drew circles or semicircles of varying sizes, or straight lines or geometric curves of varying lengths.

Chen Hong didn't dare to engage in direct combat, but just waited in the holographic image for an opportunity.
Tang Zhennan was tall and had long arms, and with the length of the blade of the Tanyuan Sword, the attack covered a large area, with strange circles or curves constantly changing.

Sometimes it cuts and chops, sometimes it thrusts, the sword blade dances so tightly that it protects the vital parts of the body. It can be said to be an integrated offense and defense without any flaws.

This technique is called "Thirty Moves of Moonlight Sword Technique" and was created by Tang Tianci, the founder of the Donghu Tang Sect a thousand years ago.
The inspiration comes from the records of theories about the moon phases and the lunar calendar in the ancient Chinese literary books "Nanjing" and "Xiashu".

Each move corresponds to a phase of the moon. The full moon on Mid-Autumn Festival is a circle, the new moon on the first day of the lunar month is a straight stab, and the waxing moon on the seventh and eighth day of the lunar month is a vertical slash.

The crescent moon on the fourth day of the first lunar month is the Half-Circle Slash. Depending on the battle situation, 30 moon phases are combined into a continuous skill, which is unpredictable, coherent and elegant.

This type of swordsmanship usually does not have any particularly fancy moves. It is not difficult to get started, but to master it, you need to practice hard for many years.
Tang Zhennan is a martial arts genius. He has lived in seclusion in the mountains for decades, ignorant of worldly affairs, and has reached the pinnacle of Tang Clan's martial arts.

It is obviously unrealistic for a junior like Chen Hong, who is of low status, to defeat the Grand Master in terms of experience and skills.

Chen Hong tried several times to sneak attack in the holographic projection but failed. He could only fight and run away and continue looking for an opportunity. The old man's sword dance was impenetrable. If he took a little risk, he would be killed by the sword.

While dealing with the phantom assassin who suddenly appeared and disappeared, Tang Zhennan used his feet to clear the caltrops on the ground.

He temporarily put aside his pride as a master, and approached the four small plastic boxes on the ground steadily, cautiously and patiently, chopping off or crushing these expensive holographic projectors.

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When all four projectors were destroyed, the assassin's true body could no longer hide, and Chen Hong's "Illusion Hell Shadow Killing Array" was broken.
When the carefully woven spider web was torn, the small poisonous spider that fell to the ground had to face the violent attack of the old giant centipede; Tang Zhennan continued to use the "Thirty Styles of Moonlight Sword Technique", and slashed with an "Upper Xuanyue" move, cutting a shallow gash on the opponent's chest. Chen Hong groaned and endured the pain.

Then, a "Lunar Eclipse" pierced directly in the face. Chen Hong quickly turned her head to dodge, and half of her ear was cut off by the sword.

On the sidelines, Chen Xing and the others were so anxious that they kept jumping up and down, while Kondo Toranosuke was slapping his knees and laughing:

"This old man is really powerful! Quickly get rid of that little girl from the Sanwang Society!"

Chen Hong had multiple injuries all over her body, and blood was dripping continuously. Although none of them were serious, they seriously affected her performance;
(no way no money……

It's time to use 'that'...) she thought.

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Chen Hong took out the capsule Mr. Robin gave her, put it in her mouth and crushed it. The chemical was quickly absorbed by the oral mucosa.

Pain is relieved, adrenaline secretion is accelerated, blood circulation is accelerated, and athletic ability is greatly improved.

This will undoubtedly speed up the bleeding from the wound and cause hormone imbalance, shortening lifespan, but the situation is urgent now and we cannot care less.

Chen Hong pulled out a small object that looked like a No. 5 battery from her tactical bag and threw it out.

For a hidden weapon, this thing was flying too slowly, and was easily avoided by Tang Zhennan.

Unexpectedly, the little thing exploded in the air, emitting harsh high-frequency sound waves and dazzling bright light.

Tang Zhennan covered his eyes and waved his sword to protect his vital parts, but he was still ambushed by the assassin who took stimulants and the ice pick thrown by the assassin scratched his calf.

"Good! Well done!" Chen Xing shouted excitedly.

"Damn it! This is ridiculous! Is this a martial arts competition or a props competition?!" Kondo Isao slammed the table and said angrily:

"That girl from the Sanwang Club committed a foul! She should be penalized!"

"Ah... this..." The old monk who was in charge of judging the competition had a sad face.

With his dim old eyes, he looked at Kondo Isao of the Kyokushin Group, and then at Yamagami Tetsuya of the Sannokai. Both sides were gangsters, and he was a monk who chanted sutras and beat wooden fish, so he couldn't afford to offend anyone.

The old monk's bald head was covered in sweat. His gaze finally fell on the most powerful person in the room, and he bowed his head and begged for her help.

The senator nodded and smiled at the old monk, then turned to Kondo Isao and said slowly:

"The rules of the trial by combat only prohibit the use of gunpowder kinetic energy weapons and heat ray weapons, and other tactical equipment is not prohibited.

Besides, assassins have their own fighting methods, you can't expect this skinny girl to fight a master-level martial artist head-on~"

"Your Excellency has a point..." Kondo Isao said reluctantly.

After the senator spoke, none of the VIP guests dared to say a word.
Kondo Isao bowed and scraped to the senator on the surface, but in reality he was furious and his resentment deepened;
(Damn old woman! She always favors those little brats from the Sanno-kai...

Don't think that no one will dare to touch you just because you sit in the Terran Council! Sooner or later, I will find a chance to trick you!)