nycdaug Chapter 390 The Challenge from Inutake
Chapter 390 The Challenge from Inutake
As Shibamoto Jiro placed the four stone slabs into the grooves in the ground, the final barrier in front of the door disappeared silently.
Shibamoto Jiro excitedly squatted down, pulled out a key from somewhere, and eagerly opened the last circular archway.
"Treasure, I'm here... here..."
Shibamoto Jiro's excited shouts quickly fell silent before they could even rise.
"What...is...all of this here?!"
The space behind the circular archway was not large, and Xu Ning and Qi Liangliang, who entered later, were able to see everything inside at a glance.
There was no treasure inside, not even a single sparkly object.
There were quite a few empty pottery jars, as well as many tattered bags and moldy wooden boxes.
Shibamoto Jiro reached out and shook open a bag, from which some moldy grain husks cascaded down.
"There should have been a treasure left behind by Hyakume-ki, so what... what is this..."
When Xu Ning saw this building, which was identical to the one below the desolate sea, she thought of what the Fox Palace had said to her when she first met it.
"Head north from here, cross the desolate sea, and you'll reach the coast... Continue north to resupply on Blade Link Island..."
No wonder the barrier and buildings here look so much like the desolate sea. It turns out this was where supplies were stored back then. I bet the Thousand Gates Void Boat obtained supplies from this deserted island and then distributed them to people in several refugee points.
Seeing Jiro's distraught state, Kiryo thought that perhaps the treasure of Hyakume really existed, but it had already been found by Torataro and entered Xu Ning's cave.
She wanted to comfort him, but then Qi Liangliang thought that perhaps this was a profound lesson for him, and perhaps she could use this as an opportunity to persuade him to go home...
Just as Qi Liangliang was thinking this, she heard Xu Ning laugh and say, "Didn't expect it to be like this? I'm not surprised at all. Whether it's people in a year of famine or ships that have encountered shipwrecks, aren't these earthenware jars filled with clean water and food that can fill their stomachs the most precious treasures?"
Shibamoto Jiro shook his head in disappointment. "You're right, but this isn't what I want. Forget it, I'm tired. I want to go home."
This result is naturally welcomed by everyone.
Everyone went out of the cave together, and then they saw Torataro standing at the cave entrance, wagging his tail happily.
Jiro walked forward sadly, wanting to hug Torataro.
“We’re really in the same boat! We’ve both been locked in cages, and I’m the most useless treasure hunter in the world, while you’re the most useless treasure-hunting dog…”
Torataro disgustedly avoided the good-for-nothing and rushed to Xu Ning's side, rubbing against his legs incessantly.
Xu Ning chuckled and said, "What? The ham is delicious, want some more? Or do you want to come with me?"
Xu Ning suddenly thought that it might be nice to keep a few pets in her space. It was a pity that she didn't know if the dog that could play with knives would be willing to come with her. If it was willing, it would definitely be very cool to take it out.
Just as Xu Ning was thinking this, he looked up and saw a dog standing on the beach outside.
"Woof!" the hat-wearing dog barked seriously.
Xu Ning immediately raised his hand and said, "Wait, wait, let me call the translator out first."
They called out Master Ji, who had been sent back to the cave, again and had him bark once more.
"He wants to challenge you and see if you're qualified to raise a dog."
Xu Ning looked at Master Ji suspiciously. "It only barked once, and you translated such a long sentence. Are you trying to fool me?"
Master Ji said earnestly, "That's roughly what it means, there's no mistake."
Before the two could finish speaking, the dog in the hat flipped over, the knife curled on its tail swung out gracefully, caught in its mouth, and then slowly lowered its body.
The three people standing in front of them almost simultaneously felt a powerful pressure coming towards them.
The feeling is like a swordsman placing his hand on the hilt of his sword, slowly assuming the posture for drawing his sword, his spirit and energy instantly flowing into the blade in his hand, ensuring that his strike will be as powerful as thunder.
"It seems you didn't mistranslate; it really does want to fight me."
Xu Ning told Master Ji to call Yin Taro and the other two to stay away from each other, and then walked over to the dog in the hat.
"bring it on!"
Hat Dog's momentum had reached its peak. With a howl, it leaped up and shook its head, the blades flashing in an instant to form a cross, precise and sharp.
With just this one standard cross slash, Xu Ning dared to say that most of the samurai on Narukami Island probably couldn't use it as smoothly as this dog.
He dared not be careless and sidestepped to avoid the blade.
Unexpectedly, the dog's slash was just a starting move. With its four legs touching the ground, it instantly changed direction and delivered a double cross slash to Xu Ning.
The dog immediately unleashed a triple slash, causing Shibamoto Jiro's face to turn pale. He thought to himself that if he were standing there, even ten of them would have been killed long ago.
Xu Ning was also somewhat disheveled at this moment.
If an ordinary person wields a knife and misses with the first strike, and then wants to attack an enemy in another direction, in addition to changing the move, their footwork and body movements must also be adjusted accordingly.
The more changes there are, the more flaws there will be.
However, this dog used its mouth to wield the knife, its head and neck to unleash attacks, and its four legs to change direction with light and smooth movements. In an instant, it actually used the cross slash, which was both offensive and defensive, three times in a row against itself.
Left with no other choice, Xu Ning could only raise his left hand, and the wine gourd accurately knocked the blade away.
The long sword spun in mid-air, miraculously turning behind the hat-wearing dog. The dog's tail curled up, and as the dog's body spun to the left, the tail swung the long sword towards Xu Ning's legs.
Xu Ning stumbled and dodged, laughing, "I didn't expect you to be so powerful. I really want to meet the genius who trained you now. And it seems I need to get serious. Wow, is that the Hundred-Crack Slash...?"
Before Xu Ning could finish speaking, the dog in the hat spun around twice.
If you remove the blade, this action looks exactly like a puppy chasing its own tail.
But now, with that deadly blade, the incredibly fast slash almost instantly filled the entire area of the beach.
Xu Ning was forced to use his true skills at this moment, standing still without dodging or avoiding, and catching each blow with his bare hands.
Seeing that its attack had failed, the hat-wearing dog landed with a backflip, and after landing, it slashed the blade with one paw, and purple light quickly spread across the blade.
Xu Ning took a sip of his drink and stared blankly at the purple light. "I really want Zheping to come and see this dog!"