You say this is a love game?

As she spoke, Ota Akemi stood up, holding her knees, and staggered forward slightly, but suddenly remembered something. She shuddered and turned around, shouting anxiously to Mizutani Makoto: "Run! I led that thing into the lake, and it's coming out!"

There was something in this artificial lake, Mizutani Makoto knew it from the beginning.

As the girl swam hard to escape, he saw the violent waves of water. Something was surging at the bottom of the lake. It was left behind by Ota Akemi, but it was stubbornly chasing her.

It was dark, and Ota Akemi was in such a mess that Mizutani Makoto didn't recognize the little girl who had been elbowed by him.

He simply asked in a deep voice: "What is chasing you now?"

At this moment, Ota Akemi had only one thought in her mind - to leave here and return to a safe and warm place.

A safe, warm place?

The girl couldn't help but shiver. How could this place be safe?

She looked at Mizutani Makoto on the shore. At this distance, she still couldn't see who he was, but his voice sounded familiar... In this environment, this faint sense of familiarity was enough.

She was afraid of escaping alone, so she pleaded, "It was a bronze statue. It was chasing me all the way. I wanted to shake it off, so I jumped into the lake... I wanted to sink it to the bottom of the lake, but it didn't. It must still be crawling towards us at the bottom of the lake!"

As she spoke, the girl couldn't stop trembling again: "Also, there seemed to be something at the bottom of the lake just now. It was pulling at my feet, and I almost couldn't swim..."

She lowered her head pitifully and shivered in the cold wind.

"Get away from here first."

Mizutani Makoto took a deep breath and ordered, "This place is no longer safe. Find a safe place for a while."

Ota Akemi's eyes widened as she anxiously shouted, "What are you waiting for? Run away! If it crawls out, you won't be able to escape!"

Mizutani Makoto clenched his hands and pulled out two swords from the scabbards.

One left and one right, one yin and one yang.

"I came here just to kill it."

It was not until this moment that Ota Akemi realized that the boy in front of her was dressed like a modern man, but he had two swords on his waist, just like an ancient samurai.

As the water splashed violently, Mizutani Makoto felt the soil near the water loosen. A bronze statue's palm clasped the mud bank, and the entire bronze statue slowly rose from the bottom of the lake.

Under the moonlight, the lake is deep blue and sparkling.

The outline of the entire bronze statue became clear the moment it broke free from the water.

It climbed upwards, and the textbook that should have been held in the hand was now tucked into the waist. The firewood on its back was constantly dripping with lake water, and the verdigris-mottled surface gleamed with a cold and hard light in the moonlight.

Bronze statue of Ninomiya Sontoku.

At the foot of the bronze statue of Ninomiya Sontoku, Mizutani Makoto saw twisted and swollen arms, which were tightly grabbing the legs of the bronze statue of Ninomiya Sontoku, but were broken by the statue's feet and turned into blood and scattered everywhere.

Soul +19

Several prompts flashed up.

It seemed that some kind of strange soldier in the crack that he had never seen before was projected into reality in this distortion.

However, the girl who had just escaped used a trick to divert the trouble and lured the bronze statue of Ninomiya Sontoku into the lake, causing the ghost story to start slaughtering these troublesome monsters.

Seeing the bronze statue climbing up the shore, Ota Akemi no longer hesitated. The girl retreated with fear on her face. She wanted to escape, but she saw a bright moonlight.

Even with blurred vision, you can still capture that sharp light.

Ota Akemi narrowed her eyes subconsciously, and her vision finally became clear.

No, that wasn't moonlight at all.

But the light of a knife.

Chapter 78 Bad news, the mission is not over yet.

Bronze statue of Ninomiya Sontoku.

In stories and legends, this bronze statue mostly appears as a positive ghost story, but there are also stories like "Count the firewood behind it, and misfortune will happen!" and "It will chase students who damage school facilities or skip classes!"

Such horror stories.

There are also ways to deal with this uncommon situation in ghost stories.

It sounds rather rough.

But if you encounter a runaway statue of Ninomiya Sontoku, the way to drive it away is to throw a "snake" or a "tomato" at the statue.

Rumor has it that Ninomiya Sontoku hated these two things... There are different versions of the rumors about snakes, but it is generally accepted that Ninomiya Sontoku hated tomatoes.

Mizutani Makoto was prepared.

But the tomatoes can only drive away the statue without causing any harm to it.

If he threw tomatoes directly, it would only drive the statue away, and he would then have to chase it.

So, Makoto Mizutani gave the tomatoes to Yoshiko Satori, who was watching the game nervously, to assist him from the sidelines if necessary, but the task of destroying the statue was left to him.

"bring it on!"

He also knew the statue's weakness.

Secret medicine for the body! Secret medicine for the spirit!

Before the fight started, Mizutani Makoto had stuffed two small pills into his mouth. The sweet candy flavor melted in his mouth, and he felt a sudden warmth rushing through his limbs. Then, strength surged up, and his senses became sharper.

Taking drugs is fun!

How can exercising be as exciting as taking drugs?

Mizutani Makoto's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and at this moment they were firmly fixed on Ninomiya Kaguya.

Kurosawa Ryohito had already told him the strategy to clear this bronze statue.

In terms of attack power and defense power, this statue of Ninomiya Sontoku is even more powerful than the ghost bear. After all, it is true that the ghost bear's fur is invulnerable to swords and guns, but the Ninomiya statue is a real iron man, made of copper from head to toe. It is more than two meters tall and weighs tons.

Is this thing paper grade?

The Ninomiya statue's attack and defense stats weren't even paper-level! They were even more exaggerated than the Ghost Bear's. This was purely a matter of "talent." No matter how arrogant the Ghost Bear was, it was still flesh and blood, and couldn't compare to a bronze statue.

It seemed like a punch from Ninomiya could really knock Mizutani Makoto down.

However, despite having such a powerful talent value, the spiritual power it drives is still at the paper level... I believe that smart kids should have already known that the debuff this guy carries is of course higher than that of the Ghost Bear.

"Such a slow move!"

This bronze statue runs like a truck, but the illusion is only given by its weight. Its movement speed and attack speed... are really not satisfactory.

The reason why Akemi Ota couldn't get rid of the bronze statue was simply because the statue had no physical limits and was chasing her like a perpetual motion machine.

However, Ninomiya's weakness in agility is exactly the advantage that Mizutani Makoto, who has achieved some success in kendo, has the best advantage of!

"Boom!"

Ninomiya took a step, and the soil beneath his feet shook slightly.

It glanced at Mizutani Makoto holding a knife. This bad student not only "skipped class", but also dared to disobey its teachings!

The brain made of copper materials is working with great difficulty.

If students are unwilling to listen to instruction...

As your teacher, I also know a little bit about fighting!

The Ninomiya statue tucked the book it was about to take out back into its waist, and its arms, made of piled copper, stretched out behind it. The firewood on its back was clearly welded to the bronze statue, but with a sharp, piercing crack, it pulled it out and swung it like a club.

Bang!

The bronze stick fell to the ground with a heavy, dull thud.

Ninomiya hummed, "Study is the foundation of life!"

"Laziness! Laziness! Unforgivable!"

It immediately took a step forward, swung the short stick in its hand, and rushed towards Mizutani Makoto with big strides.

Mizutani Makoto, wielding two katanas, showed no fear in the face of the charging statue. On the contrary, under the horrified gaze of Ota Akemi, the blurry figure actually charged towards the statue.

The next moment, Ninomiya swung a stick and chopped her down violently, and she was so scared that she closed her eyes.

But when he opened his eyes again, he heard the sound of something heavy falling.

Boom!

Mizutani Makoto's figure flashed past the armpit of the Ninomiya statue, and then the entire bronze arm fell behind him, and the Ninomiya statue immediately became a one-armed bronze statue.

Satori Yoshiko's clenched fists finally relaxed.

This is the "weakness".

The first thing to understand is that the bronze statue of Ninomiya Sontoku is a bronze statue in the cracks.

Although a student from Yemi High School accidentally took a photo of the bronze statue running on the playground, the image of that statue was not the same as the statue at the gate of Yemi High School. At the time of the incident, the statue of Yemi High School was still staying near the school gate... and the difference in the image of the two statues was the reason why the school did not make any move.

Rather than the inexplicable bronze statue of Ninomiya Sontoku appearing to cause trouble at Yami High School, the school would rather believe that it was a prank by some student, nothing more than photoshopping or video editing, a job that is not difficult with today's technology as long as the technical skills are sufficient.

Once you understand this, you can understand the backwardness of its craftsmanship and the wear and tear of time.

These large bronze statues of human bodies are basically made by piecing together polished bronze sculptures to form a relatively complete whole, and then they are carefully carved.

The Ninomiya statue in front of us was cast using the traditional "wax model casting method" and has defects at the seams.

According to Kurosawa Yoshihito's information, after the Ninomiya statue was revitalized, its joints retreated to a certain "past" state at the joints in order to be able to move more flexibly. In the gaps of its arm joints, solder can even be vaguely seen on the surface, and even the color is different from the material of the bronze statue itself.

This layer of solder is affected by the rotation requirements of the bronze statue's joints and is much more fragile than it looks.

It is precisely because of this weakness that Mizutani Makoto is confident that he can fight to the death with this bronze statue of Ninomiya!

And just looking at the feeling when he cut through the seam...it certainly didn't feel like steel, but more like some kind of tough leather.

He couldn't cut iron.

But cutting through the leather is a breeze!

During the struggle, the man and the bronze statue had already fought to the vicinity of the school road. The bronze statue changed to holding a stick in its left hand and smashed it into the road surface. The asphalt road immediately cracked into a spider web. Mizutani Makoto rolled over while wiping off the flying gravel to avoid the pursuit of Ninomiya statue. His two swords left blue marks on the wrists of the bronze statue, but he did not show any reluctance and chopped directly at its joints!

boom! !

This time it was the left wrist that fell off.

Not only that, Mizutani Makoto quickly glanced at the back next to the pile of firewood, and saw a long and thin crack there. It turned out that the craftsmen also cut corners.

Mizutani Makoto turned around and slashed back, and the long sword was stuck in the crack. At this moment, Ninomiya's angry scolding could be heard. The moment Mizutani Makoto drew out the long sword, it brought out a hint of blue-green fluorescence, and splattered out like blood. Although the whole body maintained the weight of the bronze statue, its chest area was actually hollow.

Ninomiya roared: "Don't slack off!"

Having lost its right hand and its left wrist, it could only stomp its legs on the ground, trying to disrupt Mizutani Makoto's stride. But how could Mizutani Makoto be afraid of such childish tricks? A flicker of excitement flashed across the boy's eyes, and he whispered to himself, "I'm going to attack!" as he once again rushed forward, his two swords in hand.

This is a one-man show.

The performer is Makoto Mizutani, and the performance process is to dismember the Ninomiya statue.

First the left arm, then the right leg, and the entire bronze statue lost its balance. It fell to the ground on one leg and went crazy on the spot.

Mizutani Makoto did not flinch and chopped off the bundle of firewood along the weld on its back. The rolling firewood immediately collapsed and smashed the left foot of the Ninomiya statue, pressing it in place for a short time, giving Mizutani Makoto a brief opportunity to cut off its left leg!

So, under Ota Akemi's almost dull gaze, the young man used his double swords to "cross-chop" and cut the seam of the bronze statue's left leg. The entire bronze statue completely lost its limbs and ability to move, and fell face down on the ground in the image of a "human pig", struggling unwillingly, trying to wriggle like a pupa.

But it is metal, and its weight is there, so how can it move just because it wants to?

So precise, so graceful, so leisurely... but at the critical moment, it revealed pure brute force and violence. The blurry figure of the young man chopping down the bronze statue with a knife was firmly imprinted in Akemi Ota's eyes.

"ended."

Mizutani Makoto held two swords, the excitement on his face gradually faded, he took a deep breath, and stepped on the back of the bronze statue.

He raised his hands and slashed down with both swords.

The gap that they were targeting this time was the seam at the neck of the Ninomiya statue. The head of the Ninomiya statue could rotate flexibly, which was inseparable from the force exerted by this joint.

Click!

The twin swords are like silver scissors, and it is rare to feel a difficult sensation when slashing.

But who is Mizutani Makoto?

Now he is born with supernatural powers, the overlord is reborn!

Its strength value reached 7 points. Taking into account the blessing of spiritual power, its domineering power had already reached an inhuman level. With one hand, it performed a miracle and directly cut off the head of the bronze statue.

It has been said before that Yu’s bravery is unparalleled throughout the ages, so now he should have a successor.

My dear Musashi, I will use my natural supernatural power to carry forward the Niten Ichiryu you left behind!