ACSP: Chapter 180: Unscrupulous! Part 2
Because Shimura Kenta hadn't revived after a long time, the East Island Contractors on the field finally descended into full-blown panic.
They couldn't believe that their Captain-General had just died like that. But now, the cold facts were right before their eyes, and they had no choice but to believe it. Shimura Kenta hadn't revived after dying this time—wasn't this a true, final death?
"How could this happen? Could Captain-General Shimura's concept-level divine skill really have been broken by this kid?!"
Asakura's eyes widened as he gazed at Jiang Chen, who was calmly sheathing his blade. His eyes were now filled with an unprecedented terror.
You have to know, Shimura Kenta's [Izanagi] was known in their East Island as a concept-level divine skill capable of negating all negative states. Any factor unfavorable to the caster could be 'refused from happening'! Theoretically, this skill was an unsolvable ability. How could it possibly have been broken by a mere human?
"Ling Kai, please be prepared to give it your all."
"This Jiang Chen must die today..." Asakura whispered, his thoughts racing frantically.
If Shimura Kenta had really fallen in battle, then he, as the vice-captain of the vanguard, would have to carry the banner here. Otherwise, the East Island vanguard forces they brought this time would inevitably plunge into panic and total disarray.
As things stood, the only way to stabilize the morale of the troops was to execute Jiang Chen right here and now. The opponent had just fought a fierce, prolonged battle with Shimura Kenta; his Chakra and stamina must be heavily depleted by now. This was their absolute best opportunity to kill him.
However...
Just as Asakura turned his head, preparing to join forces with Ling Kai to launch a joint strike...
Ling Kai's figure had already long since vanished.
"Damn Great Xia dog, to actually desert in the heat of battle...!"
Asakura realized what had happened and was instantly flown into a murderous rage. His attention had been entirely locked onto Jiang Chen and Shimura Kenta just now; he hadn't noticed at all when that traitor Ling Kai had slipped away!
"Alright, next it's your turn."
While Asakura was lost in thought, Jiang Chen, who had already put away the hashirama arm and the Kotoamatsukami Sharingan, suddenly turned around and looked over.
In an instant.
Asakura felt a bone-chilling cold surge into his heart.
He gritted his teeth and immediately commanded his surrounding subordinates to charge at Jiang Chen.
"Everyone, attack together! Kill him and avenge Captain-General Shimura!"
"For the great cause of the Empire! For His Majesty the Emperor, kill...!"
Around the ruins, nearly two hundred Dongdao Contractors were gathered at this moment. These people launched their attacks simultaneously, charging toward Jiang Chen with a reckless disregard for their own lives.
The melee broke out instantly! For a moment, the ruins of the City Lord's Mansion resounded with the rising and falling cries of battle and the clashing of weapons. The momentum was completely overwhelming.
Jiang Chen, alone with his sword, constantly moved through the crowd, slaying the charging Dongdao Contractors one by one with lightning-fast swordsmanship. All his movements were as smooth as flowing water, executed in a single breath. At this moment, he seemed to have become the reincarnation of Uchiha Madara.
Every time he swung the Kusanagi Sword in his hand, another Dongdao Contractor would fall. And although those Dongdao Contractors held the absolute numerical advantage and appeared to have grand momentum, the damage they managed to deal to him was practically zero.
As the slaughter continued, the sword in Jiang Chen's hand began to dance faster and faster. Even though the Kusanagi Sword was a divine blade designed to never let blood stick to its edge, the sheer volume of spraying gore could not keep up with the speed at which he was harvesting lives.
The blade flickered in and out of the bloody light. In this moment, the long sword in Jiang Chen's hand seemed as if it had been entirely dyed in crimson, transforming into a true blood blade amidst the endless slaughter.
The long sword in Jiang Chen's hand seemed as if it had been soaked in blood, completely transforming into a blood blade amidst the slaughter.
"For the glory of the Empire!"
At that moment, a Dongdao Contractor covered in explosive tags suddenly rushed over, desperately wanting to take Jiang Chen down with him in a mutual destruction tactic.
Jiang Chen's pupils spun rapidly. The long sword in his hand flashed past like a bolt of thunder.
In the exact same motion as decapitating the man, he spun smoothly and delivered a powerful flying kick. He launched the headless body, still plastered with burning explosive tags, directly into the dense crowd of enemies dozens of meters away.
—BOOM!
The explosive tags detonated violently within the ranks, taking out several more Dongdao Contractors in a massive blast of smoke and fire.
"Such... such incredible Taijutsu..."
"Is this Jiang Chen's current strength?"
"Heavens, in all my life, it's only today that I've truly understood the meaning of the phrase 'cutting through ten thousand enemies as if entering an uninhabited land.'"
"Too strong, I feel like I can't even find an opening to help..."
Li Yanran and the others watched Jiang Chen slaughtering at will in the crowd, their jaws nearly hitting the floor in shock.
They really wanted to go up and help.
But in this current situation,
they felt that if they went over, they would instead become a burden to Jiang Chen.
Because with their current strength, even facing just one of those Dongdao Contractors would be very difficult.
Yet Jiang Chen was there, taking them down with one sword strike per person.
It was like slicing watermelons; his speed was flying.
In a brief moment,
dozens of Dongdao Contractors had already died under his sword.
It wasn't until this moment
that Li Yanran and the others realized just how massive the gap was between them and Jiang Chen.
No.
This was no longer a gap.
It was a chasm!
A chasm they could never hope to cross!
"This guy has been fighting using only Taijutsu; it seems he doesn't have much Chakra left..."
Asakura stood at the edge of the ruins, constantly observing Jiang Chen's situation.
He noticed that Jiang Chen was consistently using Taijutsu to face the enemies, and immediately guessed that the opponent's Chakra was depleted.
Strike while he's down!
Without another word, Asakura instantly activated Cursed Seal Level Two.
"—Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Seedling Fern!"
Puchi puchi puchi...
In a flash.
Sharp bone spikes erupted from beneath the ruins, shattering bricks and stones as they shot violently toward Jiang Chen and the others. The attack range of these bone spikes covered nearly the entire area of the ruins; everyone standing on the battlefield became a target at this exact moment.
Jiang Chen was still maintaining Sage Mode, and his sensory perception was incredible. The moment he noticed the ground vibrating, he spun around and flickered directly in front of Li Yanran and her group.
Then, gathering a massive amount of strength into his fist, he smashed it down toward the earth without hesitation.
"—Explosion Release: Landmine Fist!"
—BOOM!
Following a deafening explosion, the bone spikes that were about to emerge from underground were instantly blasted into flying bone fragments.
A moment later, when the thick dust finally settled, the vision ahead gradually became clear.
Li Yanran and the others were shocked to find that the ruins around them had actually turned into a startling, macabre forest of white bones. And those Dongdao Contractors who had been surrounding and attacking Jiang Chen on the ruins just moments ago were now brutally skewered by countless bone spikes, their breath completely gone.
Thick blood, mixed with crushed internal organs, pooled and flowed all over the shattered ground. The air everywhere was filled with a nauseating, heavy smell of iron and blood.
Except for the few of them, everyone else on the field was dead.
"These guys even kill their own people; they are worse than beasts..." Li Yanran murmured softly, looking around the gruesome scene with a grim expression.
She didn't sympathize with these damned Dongdao Contractors in the slightest. She just couldn't believe there were people in this world who could be so utterly cruel—that to kill their enemies, they wouldn't even hesitate to sacrifice the lives of their own compatriots and comrades.