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Chapter 116 - 099 Xia Pingzhou VS Oda Takashige (First Update, Request for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 116: Chapter 099 Xia Pingzhou VS Oda Takashige (First Update, Request for Monthly Tickets)

The windows of the abandoned building were sealed with countless pages, blocking every gap, allowing only slivers of light to penetrate, casting mottled shadows on the floor.

Ayase Origami stood quietly by the window, gazing at the silhouette of Xia Pingzhou.

At the instant Oda Takashige’s figure slipped into the shadows, the challenge officially began.

Ji Minghuan couldn’t discern where Oda Takashige went but issued a directive to one of the cannon carriages to load ammunition and prepare to fire—although his dynamic vision and reactions couldn’t match the ninja’s speed, he understood the mindset of an excellent ninja:

Quick and clean, take the enemy’s head.

Therefore, at this moment, Ji Minghuan’s command to the cannon carriage was:

"Cannon carriage, fire at me."

With a loud "bang," from the muzzle of the Black Iron Cannon Carriage, a dark cannonball shot out, directly towards Ji Minghuan’s body!

In mid-air, the cannonball burst open, transforming into a pillar of fire, and surged forward.

At that precise moment, Oda Takashige’s figure emerged from the shadows behind Ji Minghuan.

The firelight reflecting from the side briefly illuminated his cheeks, and Oda Takashige was slightly startled, catching a glimpse of the approaching pillar of fire.

The high temperature subtly distorted the air, like a mirage.

A thought flashed through Oda Takashige’s mind: Is this kid not afraid to die, actually firing at himself?

But he didn’t immediately think of avoiding the cannon fire; as a ninja, he must ensure a hundred percent kill rate!

Thus, he decisively wielded his long knife, slashing towards Ji Minghuan’s neck, but soon found: his katana was blocked by a black-and-white barrier. The blade trembled and buzzed in mid-air, unable to advance even an inch.

"Can’t cut through?" Oda Takashige slightly raised his thick eyebrows, increasing the pressure on the blade.

Ji Minghuan was clearly right in front of him, but he was powerless.

By now, the cannon fire was sweeping across like an overwhelming tide, and Oda Takashige quickly shifted, reversing his grip on the knife.

The blade was covered in a layer of black shadow, carving a circle of black patterns in the air. The shadow patterns collided with the cannon fire, propelling Oda Takashige’s body several meters back. His feet carved a dark trench into the floor of the abandoned building.

Oda Takashige swiftly stood up from the ground, swung his knife through the void, extinguishing a spark on the blade, and lifted his eyes, finding Xia Pingzhou still standing motionlessly in place—the black-and-white barrier once again protected him, shielding him from the cannon fire!

"No wonder he dared to let the cannon carriage fire at himself..."

Oda Takashige murmured softly, catching a glimpse that the black-and-white barrier emanated from the King’s Statute’s scepter—a slender, elongated river of light extended continuously towards Xia Pingzhou’s body.

"The King, the King is protecting him."

Oda Takashige’s eyes narrowed, instantly concluding.

He swiftly altered his attack, disappearing into the shadows beneath his feet, and a second later emerged from the shadows behind the King.

At that instant, another "bang" thundered in his ears, followed by a familiar wave of high heat. Ji Minghuan perfectly predicted Oda Takashige’s approach and fired one of the other cannon carriages at the King’s Statue in advance!

In the deafening sound, the firelight once again illuminated Oda Takashige’s ninja gear.

Upon rising from the shadow beneath his feet, Oda Takashige noticed something wrong:

"Why would he fire at the King, isn’t the King protecting him? Or is he intending to abandon the King and try to take me down with this strike? Or perhaps... is the King, like Xia Pingzhou, also under the protection of the barrier?"

Thoughts raced for a moment, but having suffered once, Oda Takashige didn’t intend to withstand it this time.

Thus, he did not swing his knife at the King’s neck but instead stamped the ground hard, his figure flying backward, instantly avoiding the cannon fire shooting from the side.

But soon, he realized all his speculations were overturned.

He raised his eyes towards the King’s Statue, and at the moment the cannon fire was about to hit the King, something appeared at the King’s feet: a demon made entirely of shadow.

The Shadow Demon quickly rose upward, then lifted its claws to grab the King’s Statue by its left and right shoulders, forcibly pulling the King’s figure into the "Shadow Lake" beneath its feet.

The blazing firelight passed over the top of the Shadow Lake, leaving not a single hair of the King untouched.

"Shadow Demon?" Oda Takashige frowned, recognizing the demon’s appearance.

At this moment, the Shadow Demon was laughing sinisterly in the shadow, revealing a blood-red smiling face:

"Hehe—"

As if mocking Oda Takashige.

Even though the King was pulled into the shadow beneath his feet, the scepter in the King’s hand still emitted a black-and-white halo, enveloping Xia Pingzhou. Thus, within these brief seconds, Oda Takashige was unable to attack either the King or Ji Minghuan.

All he could do was wait—wait for the moment when the Shadow Demon disappeared, the King would naturally rise from the shadows.

This way, he could justifiably decapitate the King.

"Number 12’s Celestial Driver contracted the ’Shadow Demon,’ using the Shadow Demon to protect the King?" Oda Takashige mused, "What a clever idea, for a mere first-rank Exorcist to achieve this much."

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