Astartes of the Bear School Chapter 263

Chapter 263 262.Xianyun

The venue where an encirclement and suppression meeting was held just now is actually a relatively high platform.

From that platform, people can even look down at the roofs of the buildings next to their feet.

 This state is very common in Ashina, a place with obvious height differences.

 The main goal of the three of them now is to fight their way to the Sanjusangendo Temple - Rengeoin Temple, which is located in the deepest part of Senboji Temple.

The location of Kurokasa no Tanuki's signal whistle is also on the road.

When the three of them arrived at the location guided by the signal, they understood at the first glance why the Kurokasa no Raccoon had lost contact during the encirclement and suppression.

Outside a Buddhist hall with the door half open, a short winter melon-like ninja sat slumped at the door.

Although the blood flow stopped after taking Ashina's specialty pills, it was shocking just to see the blood stains that had solidified on the body surface.

His body was covered with ferocious cuts with sharp weapons, which were fine and ferocious.

Lan En rushed to his side with a slight haste, squatted down, and frowned at the ninja.

"how are you feeling?"

　　Although he has been determined to be a wicked person who abducts children, whenever a person puts his life on the line to atone for his sins, it will always make people a little moved.

The black iron hat hung weakly, and he waved his numb arms.

"There's nothing to worry about. I took the pills and the skin injury will heal quickly."

 His voice didn't sound like "there's nothing to worry about." He was weak and even had an uncontrollable drawl at the end of his speech.

“This kind of scar is an iron claw?”

 “Yes, it's the Iron Claw.”

The Kurokasa no Raccoon raised his head with difficulty and smiled at the witcher.

 “Although it took some effort, I finally found your 'friend'.”

 Is he going to find Kotaro?

Lan En opened his mouth slightly, unable to speak for a long time.

 “I didn't ask you”

 “Yes, you didn't ask for it.” The raccoon dog nodded. "But no one asked you to come to Xianfeng Temple, right?"

"It's really strange. I don't know why. Maybe it's out of atonement or compensation? In short, seeing you like this makes me want to help you, even if it's just a small favor."

“Honestly.” Kurokasa no Raccoon pointed at himself with a wry smile, “A ninja like me can only help you with this little favor.”

“Well, you go and see him for the last time. Just treat it as a farewell and remember what I told you, 'he is just a shell suffering from pain now'.”

“Be decisive, Lan En.”

As he said that, the black and thin raccoon dog's skinny palm gently patted Lan En's arm.

The witcher looked steadily at the deformed man under the black iron hat, nodded without saying a word, got up and walked towards the half-open wooden door.

Looking at Lan En's back slowly sinking into the darkness, Ashina Isshin was not nervous. On the contrary, he was a little curious about Kuroka.

“It's amazing how a former kidnapper can become what he is today. Experience is really a miraculous thing.”

 Under the tengu face, the old man's mouth is smiling.

　　　 Kurokasa no Raccoon nodded feebly.

"When people see a glorious character, they can't help but yearn for it. They want to get close and want to protect it. This time, I am impulsive, right? Haha, I am really not a qualified ninja."

Ashina Yishin did not laugh along with his self-mockery, he just looked at the darkness in the Buddhist hall and said faintly.

　　"It is true that you are not a good ninja if you are swayed by emotions. But now, you have become a 'human' again, Kurokasa."

 Not to mention the conversation outside the temple, when Lan En walked in, the first thing he saw was a few grotesque 'human' corpses.

They are said to be 'human beings', but the bones and muscles of these guys have been completely and roughly transformed into four-limb movements.

The whole body is covered with bandages, and there are two rows of iron hooks on the back like centipede tentacles that look like ribs exploding outward.

It felt like, 'The bandage is to hold this patchwork of flesh and blood so that they don't fall apart'.

On their hands and feet, there are several long iron claws tied, or embedded in the flesh.

It looks like an artificial centipede.

Lan can easily connect and compare the images of these things with Kuroli's information.

These centipedes are all dead.

Looks like they died from Kurokasa's aerial ninja kill. In other words, their back was turned into a weak point by their four-legged posture.

There are a lot of black burn marks on the ground. Heili doesn't have such props. It seems that the centipedes can breathe fire. The Buddhist hall has two rooms, the inner and the outer. Looking through the gap in the wooden door, you can see a huge fire burning inside the fence.

That is called 'Homa' in Japanese Buddhist terminology.

 The ashes produced are called "Ashes of Goma" and are said to be able to ward off evil spirits.

Beside Humo, a centipede that was obviously larger than the dead centipedes on the ground was wandering around unconsciously.

Even though his face was wrapped in bandages, his eyes were nervously protruding from his sockets, and his overall body shape had changed dramatically, Lan En could still recognize that it was Kotaro's face.

 Now it's time to call him 'Xianyun', a name temporarily changed in order to accurately seek the protection of his natal star.

 Thanks to Kurokasa no Tanuki's repeated reminders, Lan En did not delay for too long because of Kotaro's appearance.

He quietly drew his sword. The ninjas' [Silent Breath Holding Technique] made it impossible for him to make a sound even though he was wearing heavy armor and was operating in stealth mode.

 There was no sound of wind, no breathing, and no hesitation.

If Kotaro stood up at this time, he would probably be 2.3 meters tall.

 He has always wanted to have a big body.

 Lan En suddenly grabbed his hind legs from behind. The huge force and suddenness prevented Kotaro from even making any effective struggle.

 He immediately lost his balance and was dragged directly in front of Lan En.

The knife that was thrust vertically penetrated into the heart, and blood spurted out from the long and narrow knife edge.

 “Puff!”

 It can be seen that Kotaro, who has become a centipede, is affected by the power of immortality. After being stabbed through the heart, he recovered almost in the blink of an eye.

The limbs embedded with iron claws clawed at the floor, and the wooden floor was scratched with hideous and messy scratches.

However, Lan En, who had already taken advantage of his position, and also had advantages in strength and weight, did not give up his advantageous position.

His feet exerted force suddenly. Kotaro's body, which had been slightly propped up with his limbs, was pushed down again with a "bang" sound.

The pitted knife did not stop. After it was pulled out of the heart, it left a white mark of the air blade in mid-air.

 “Click!”

 Kotaro was beheaded.

 Beheaded neatly by his former group leader and former friend.

  It's like the jiezong that the samurai most pursue.

The bandaged head rolled away, and the corpse at his feet quickly became limp and weak after nervous convulsions.

Lan En pursed his lips and wiped the blood from the knife. When he shook his head and was about to leave, he suddenly turned back and pulled something out of the bandage on Kotaro's chest.

 At the Star Puja Ceremony, it seems that there is a rule to write down the prayer content and put it on your body.

 Under the illumination of the fire of Homo, Lan En looked at the thing in his hand.

 A piece of cloth with crooked handwriting. It can be seen that the person who wrote does not know how to write at all, and just copied what others have written. Only handwriting shows sincerity.

“Bless my mother to be happy in her afterlife, and bless me to protect Lord Lan En from illness and disaster.”

 This is Kotaro's prayer before the ceremony.

 He not only prepared to recite a few words for Lan En, he also wrote the prayer into the clothes he would wear during the ceremony.

There is also a note.

It seems that I wrote several sentences of the same thing in succession because I was afraid of making people forgetful and not take it seriously.

 “You must remember to chant sutras and pray for blessings after you return home. You must remember to recite sutras and pray for blessings after you return home.”

 This is the memorandum written by Tarang Bing, who still doesn't know his name, to himself.

 The two people who received help from Lan En never took their commitment to Lan En at heart.

Even if Lan En refuses and doesn't care, they still have to fulfill their promises.

The witcher nodded calmly and threw the paper and cloth into the fire of Goma in front of him.

The materialist clasped his hands in front of the fire and closed his eyes.

“Buddha bless you, may you be reborn in bliss, and then”

Then Lan En drew his knife. The knuckles holding the knife were so hard that they turned white.

They will fight all the way to the Sanjusangendo Hall, and then chop up the Immortal Peak Master and his insects in front of the thousand Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara statues!

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