Battle at Tenshukaku
Honda Tadakatsu, the "Greatest Warrior of the Sengoku Period" under Tokugawa Ieyasu, now stood upon unfamiliar soil. Clad in his iconic deer-horned helmet and wielding the legendary spear Tonbokiri, his dark armor glinted with a cold, harsh sheen under the eerie sky. Several elite Tokugawa samurai followed closely behind, their faces etched with the composure of countless battles, yet unable to hide a flicker of bewilderment at having strayed into an unknown realm.
One moment, they had been charging across the battlefield of Sekigahara; the next, the world spun, and an irresistible force tore through them. When they steadied themselves, the familiar battlefield was gone. In its place stood a city of unimaginable grandeur — Inazuma City. The towering Tenshukaku loomed into the clouds, wreathed in ominous purple lightning, its silence heavy with suffocating pressure.
“This place… reeks of foul aura,” Tadakatsu rumbled, his voice like clashing metal as he scanned his surroundings. “Our lord’s safety is unknown. We must scout this land and find a way back. Forward!”
He stepped forward with unshakable resolve, and the samurai behind him followed without hesitation. The path to the keep was wide yet utterly deserted, save for ghostly blue flames burning on either side, casting light over ornate beams and painted pillars — only to make the scene all the more uncanny.
Traps Awaken
No sooner had they entered the outer corridor of Tenshukaku than disaster struck.
A tiny, almost imperceptible click of mechanisms — one only a veteran warrior could detect.
“Fall back!” Tadakatsu shouted.
In an instant, he swung Tonbokiri upward in a violent sweep.
Thousands of poisoned senbon needles erupted from hidden wall holes, raining down like a storm. The samurai reacted swiftly, parrying with blades or diving aside, but one man moved a fraction too slow. Several needles struck his shoulders and legs; without a sound, his face darkened, and he collapsed dead.
“Poisoned projectiles… cowards,” Tadakatsu snarled, fury rising within him. He pressed onward, spear held firm.
At the end of the corridor stood a massive vermilion gate. A samurai stepped forth to push it open, but as the door cracked, a thunderous roar came from above.
“Above!” another samurai yelled.
A gigantic spiked iron barrier crashed downward, ready to crush them all into pulp.
“RAAH!”
Tadakatsu roared, charging forward instead of retreating. Muscles bulging on his arms, he thrust Tonbokiri upward with all his might. The tip jammed perfectly into the descending gate, letting out a screech of grinding metal. The colossal weight, enough to crush an elephant, was halted single‑handedly by his strength.
“Quickly, pass!” he growled, veins bulging on his forehead.
The samurai filed swiftly beneath the spear shaft. The moment the last man cleared, Tadakatsu released his grip, rolled away, and the barrier slammed into the ground behind him, shaking the earth.
Shadow Ninjas
Past the courtyard, they reached a spacious plaza before the main hall. Silence shattered as dozens of figures in purple ninja gear emerged silently from shadows and columns, their kunai glinting.
“Form up!” the samurai captain ordered. The remaining five warriors backed into a tight circle, facing foes many times their number.
The ninjas attacked wordlessly, moving like phantoms. Kunai clashed against swords in a rapid staccato. Agile and unpredictable, they tossed smoke bombs to blind the samurai and used substitution jutsu to confuse them. Though brave, the Tokugawa warriors struggled against such unorthodox tactics. Two more fell in the chaos, stabbed in vital spots by ninja blades.
Tadakatsu’s eyes blazed. “Insolent curs! Dare you raise your hands against me?”
He charged like a tiger into a flock of sheep, Tonbokiri spinning into a black cyclone. Where the spear struck, ninja weapons snapped like dry branches. The tip carved eerie arcs, each thrust spraying blood. His inhuman strength sent several ninjas flying with a single sweep. Tricks and stealth meant little against his overwhelming power and speed.
Within moments, few ninjas remained standing. Sensing defeat, the survivors fled back into the shadows and vanished.
The Green Medic
Tadakatsu took a deep breath to calm his surging blood, then led his last three men into the main hall of Tenshukaku.
Inside, the air grew dim, lit only by faint lightning filtering through high windows. A faint herbal scent lingered. From the depths of the hall, a slender figure stepped forward. She wore a masked headdress, her eyes calm and sharp, dressed in green‑toned ninja attire, with a medicine pouch and an Electro Vision at her waist.
“Intruders, halt,” Kuki Shinobu said evenly, yet with unyielding resolve. “This is the domain of the Shogun. No sacrilege shall be tolerated.”
“We seek no sacrilege — only a path home,” Tadakatsu replied, spear planted. “Stand in my way, and you become my enemy.”
Shinobu said no more. Her hands formed a seal, and crackling Electro sparked at her fingertips.
“Electro Prison: Binding Formation!”
In an instant, chains of lightning erupted from the ground, living serpents coiling toward Tadakatsu and his men. One samurai failed to dodge; a chain wrapped around his ankle, and he screamed, convulsing as electricity seared his body.
Tadakatsu whirled Tonbokiri, its gusts shattering the incoming chains. Yet the chains seemed endless, re-forming in lightning even after being destroyed. Worse, a dizzying, strange aroma spread through the air — a toxic mist of paralytic herbs mixed with Electro energy, crafted by Shinobu.
The two remaining samurai breathed in the mist, their movements visibly slowing. They were quickly bound by chains and rendered helpless.
“Poison and sorcery… this is not the way of the warrior!” Tadakatsu roared, though he too felt a faint numbness creep into his limbs. He held his breath, channeling his immense fighting spirit to resist the venom.
Shinobu drifted like a ghost, summoning lightning chains to harass him and hurling poisoned shuriken whenever she saw an opening. Her style was not direct confrontation, but control and attrition — maddeningly effective.
Tadakatsu knew he could not stall. Ignoring several chains that grazed him, he took one thunderous step forward, cracking the stone floor. Tonbokiri lunged like a venomous dragon, piercing straight for Shinobu’s chest with unstoppable force.
The strike was too fast, too brutal. Shinobu barely dodged, yet the spear still tore through her shoulder cloth, drawing blood. She grunted and retreated, her chain attacks faltering.
Tadakatsu pressed his advantage, spinning his spear from a thrust into a heavy sweep. The gale of its force scattered some of the mist. Shinobu was forced back again and again. Her techniques were refined, but against the desperate, brutal charge of a battlefield titan like Tadakatsu, she was outmatched. At last, the shaft of Tonbokiri slammed into her back, sending her stumbling forward, collapsing to the ground, unable to rise for the moment.
The Swift Detective
Before Tadakatsu could catch his breath, a playful yet piercing voice called from high atop a pillar.
“My my, quite the impressive strength. Even Shinobu couldn’t hold you back?”
A young man in a detective’s hat leaped down nimbly — Shikanoin Heizou. He studied Tadakatsu with amused curiosity, as if examining a fascinating case.
“Your power is immense, your strikes bold and unrefined… pure battlefield martial arts. But when you move, you seem unusually wary of vibrations in the ground,” Heizou muttered, stroking his chin, his eyes glittering with deduction. “It seems those earlier traps left you on edge.”
Tadakatsu tensed. The boy’s insight was terrifyingly sharp.
“Then how about this?” Heizou smiled, his Anemo Vision flaring to life.
“Wind Guardian: Swirling Cyclone!”
He did not attack directly. Instead, he pushed his palms forward, summoning two powerful whirlwinds inside the hall. The winds did not harm, but stirred up dust, debris, and even traces of Shinobu’s lingering poison powder, forming two murky tornadoes that closed in on Tadakatsu from both sides. Worse, the swirling winds disrupted the air, crippling Tadakatsu’s hearing and awareness, making it nearly impossible to judge incoming attacks.
At the same time, Heizou merged with the wind, becoming a blur. Using agile martial arts and Anemo acceleration, he circled Tadakatsu like a storm, darting into gaps in the spear’s guard to deliver quick, sharp strikes. His blows were not heavy, but targeted joints and pressure points — meant to unbalance and distract, not overpower.
Tadakatsu possessed titanic strength, yet felt trapped in a sticky whirlpool. Every swing of his spear hit empty air, his judgment clouded, his power wasted. Heizou was like a crafty hunter, provoking his anger with words and movements, hunting for a single flaw.
“Angry? Anxious? Frustrated that your comrades have fallen, that you’re trapped here?” Heizou’s voice echoed from all directions. “Emotions like these only cloud your judgment, you know.”
Tadakatsu roared repeatedly, his spearwork growing wilder — and thus, more vulnerable.
“Found it!”
Heizou’s eyes flashed. He seized the moment when Tadakatsu’s thrust ended and his strength lulled, darting in like the wind and slamming an Anemo-charged palm into Tadakatsu’s abdomen.
Yet he underestimated the warrior’s battle instinct. At the instant the strike landed, Tadakatsu twisted violently, taking the blow on his shoulder pauldron — and his left hand shot out like an iron clamp, seizing Heizou’s wrist.
“What?!” Heizou gasped, struggling to break free, but the grip was unbreakable.
“Boy, your wits are impressive,” Tadakatsu breathed, yet his tone remained steady. “But on the battlefield… sometimes, brute force trumps all trickery.”
With that, he spun Tonbokiri and slammed the shaft hard into Heizou’s side. The tremendous force sent the young detective flying, crashing into a distant pillar, sliding to the ground, and falling unconscious.
The whirlwinds in the hall slowly died down.
Tadakatsu leaned on his spear, breathing heavily. The successive battles, especially the mental and physical clash with Heizou, had drained him greatly. Shinobu’s poison mist still left him slightly dizzy. He glanced at the fallen Kuki Shinobu and Shikanoin Heizou, then at his own captured or slain men.
He took a deep breath and straightened his towering frame. His gaze fell upon the stairway deep within the hall, leading upward. Lightning gathered there, and a pressure that chilled the soul emanated faintly.
He knew the true challenge had only just begun.
Gripping Tonbokiri tightly, he stepped forward alone, resolute, toward the top of Tenshukaku — toward the throne of lightning.
德川家康麾下的“战国第一猛将”本多忠胜,此刻正站在一片陌生的土地上。他身披标志性的鹿角兜鍪,手持名枪“蜻蜓切”,黝黑的甲胄在诡异的天光下泛着冷硬的光泽。数名精锐的德川武士紧随其后,人人脸上都带着历经百战的沉着,却也掩不住一丝闯入未知领域的茫然。
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前一刻,他们还在关原的战场上冲杀;下一刻,天地旋转,一股无法抗拒的力量将他们拉扯而过。待站稳脚跟,眼前已非熟悉的战场,而是一座宏伟得超乎想象的城池——稻妻城。高耸入云的天守阁,萦绕着不祥的紫色雷光,寂静中透出令人心悸的威压。
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“此地…妖气甚重。”本多忠胜沉声道,声音如同金石交鸣,他环顾四周,“主公安危未卜,我等需探明此地,寻回归路。前进!”
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他迈步向前,步伐坚定,身后的武士毫不犹豫地跟上。通往天守阁的道路宽阔却空无一人,只有两侧燃烧的幽蓝鬼火,映照着雕梁画栋,反而更显诡异。
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初入,陷阱骤现
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刚踏入天守阁外围的回廊,异变陡生。
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“咔哒——”一声极轻微的机括响动,若非身经百战,几乎无法察觉。
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“退!”本多忠胜低喝,同时蜻蜓切向前猛地一扫!
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“咻咻咻——!”无数淬毒的千本从墙壁暗孔中激射而出,密集如雨。武士们反应迅捷,或挥刀格挡,或翻身躲避,但仍有一人动作稍慢,被数根千本射中肩腿,哼都未哼一声便脸色发黑,倒地气绝。
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“毒矢…阴险之徒。”本多忠胜眼神一凛,怒火在胸中升腾。他不再停留,挺枪继续前行。
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回廊尽头,是一扇巨大的朱漆门。一名武士上前推动,门扉刚开一道缝隙,头顶上方传来轰隆巨响。
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“上方!”另一名武士惊呼。
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只见一块布满尖刺的巨大铁闸轰然落下!眼看就要将众人压成肉泥。
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“喝啊!”本多忠胜暴喝一声,不退反进,双臂肌肉虬结,竟将沉重的蜻蜓切向上猛地一顶!枪尖精准地卡住了铁闸下落的轨道,发出刺耳的金属摩擦声。那足以压垮巨象的铁闸,竟被他以一人之力生生阻住!
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“快过!”他额角青筋暴露,低吼道。
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武士们迅速从枪杆下的空隙鱼贯穿过。最后一人刚过,本多忠胜猛地撤力,一个翻滚脱出,铁闸在他身后轰然落地,震得地面颤抖。
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伏兵暗影,忍法森罗
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穿过前庭,来到一处更为开阔的殿前广场。这里不再寂静,数十名身着紫色忍装的身影无声无息地从阴影中、廊柱后浮现,手中苦无闪烁着寒光。
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“结阵!”一名德川武士队长下令。残存的五名武士立刻背靠背结成圆阵,面对数倍于己的敌人。
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忍者们不发一言,如同鬼魅般扑上。苦无与武士刀碰撞,发出密集的叮当声。这些忍者身手矫健,动作诡异,时而掷出烟雾弹扰乱视线,时而使用替身术迷惑对手。德川武士虽勇武,但面对这种诡谲的战法,一时也陷入了苦战,又有两人在混乱中被忍刀刺中要害,倒地不起。
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本多忠胜见状,眼中精光爆射。“鼠辈,安敢逞凶!”
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他如猛虎入羊群,蜻蜓化作一道黑色的旋风。长枪所向,忍者的兵刃如同枯枝般被轻易折断,枪尖划过诡异的弧线,每一次突刺都必带起一蓬血花。他的力量远超常人,往往一记横扫,便能将数名忍者同时击飞。忍者的诡计在他绝对的力量和速度面前,效果大减。
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片刻之间,广场上还能站立的忍者已寥寥无几。残余者见势不妙,迅速遁入阴影,消失不见。
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绿影诡医,锁链缚魂
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本多忠胜深吸一口气,压下翻腾的气血,带领仅存的三名部下,踏入了天守阁的主殿。
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主殿内更加昏暗,只有高处的窗棂透入些许雷光。空气中弥漫着淡淡的药草香气。殿宇深处,一个窈窕的身影缓缓走出。她戴着覆面头饰,露出一双冷静的眼眸,身着以绿色为主的忍者服饰,腰间挂着药囊和一枚雷元素的神之眼。
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“闯入者,止步。”久岐忍的声音平静无波,却带着不容置疑的坚决,“此乃将军御座之下,不容亵渎。”
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“吾等无意亵渎,只为寻路而归。”本多忠胜持枪而立,“若阻我,便是敌人。”
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久岐忍不再多言,双手结印,雷光在其指尖跳跃。“雷狱·锁缚之阵!”
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霎时间,数道由雷电构成的锁链从地面凭空出现,如同有生命的毒蛇,缠向本多忠胜及其部下。一名武士躲闪不及,被雷链缠住脚踝,顿时惨叫一声,浑身抽搐着倒下。
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本多忠胜舞动蜻蜓切,枪风呼啸,将袭来的雷链纷纷搅碎。但那雷链似乎无穷无尽,破碎后又在雷光中重组,而且空气中开始弥漫开一股令人头晕目眩的异样香气——那是久岐忍调配的麻痹草药与雷元素混合产生的毒雾。
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剩下的两名武士吸入毒雾,动作肉眼可见地变得迟缓,很快也被雷链束缚,失去战斗力。
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“用毒与术…非武士之道!”本多忠胜怒道,但他也感到四肢开始传来轻微的麻痹感。他屏住呼吸,体内磅礴的血气疯狂运转,强行抵抗着毒素的侵蚀。
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久岐忍身影飘忽,如同鬼魅般游走,不断召唤雷链骚扰,并伺机投掷淬毒的手里剑。她的战斗方式并非正面强攻,而是以控制和削弱为主,极其难缠。
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本多忠胜心知不能久耗,他看准一个机会,无视数道擦身而过的雷链,猛地向前踏出一步,地面砖石碎裂!蜻蜓切如毒龙出洞,带着一往无前的气势,直刺久岐忍的胸膛。
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这一枪太快,太猛!久岐忍急忙闪避,枪尖仍划破了她的肩衣,带起一缕血丝。她闷哼一声,后退数步,雷链的攻势为之一缓。
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本多忠胜得势不饶人,长枪回转,改刺为扫,巨大的力量带起狂风,将周围的毒雾都吹散了些许。久岐忍被迫连连后退,她的术法虽精妙,但在本多忠胜这等沙场猛将的决死突击面前,终究落了下风。最终,本多忠胜枪杆横扫,拍在她的后背,久岐忍踉跄前扑,倒地一时难以起身。
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智勇之探,疾风推理
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还未等本多忠胜喘口气,一个轻佻却带着锐利的声音从殿柱上方传来。
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“哎呀呀,真是了不得的武力呢。连阿忍都拦不住你吗?”
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一个戴着侦探帽,身形灵动的少年轻巧地跳了下来,正是鹿野院平藏。他饶有兴致地打量着本多忠胜,仿佛在审视一件有趣的案件。
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“你的力量很强,招式也大开大合,是纯粹的沙场武艺…但步伐移动间,似乎对地面的震动格外敏感?”鹿野院平藏摩挲着下巴,眼中闪烁着推理的光芒,“看来,之前的陷阱让你心有余悸啊。”
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本多忠胜心中一凛,这少年眼光竟如此毒辣。
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“那么,试试这个如何?”鹿野院平藏微微一笑,神之眼亮起风元素的光芒,“风佑·聚散流旋!”
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他并未直接攻击,而是双手一推,两股强劲的旋风在主殿中生成。旋风并不伤人,却卷起了地上的尘埃、碎屑,甚至包括之前久岐忍散落的些许毒粉,形成两股浑浊的龙卷,一左一右向本多忠胜包夹而来。更麻烦的是,旋风扰乱了气流,严重干扰了本多忠胜的听觉和感知,让他难以判断下一步的攻击来自何处。
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同时,鹿野院平藏身影融入风中,变得飘忽不定,他以精湛的体术和风元素加速,如同疾风般绕着本多忠胜游走,不时突入枪势的间隙,发出迅捷如风的拳脚攻击。他的攻击力道不重,却精准地瞄准关节、穴道等薄弱之处,旨在卸力、干扰,而非硬拼。
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本多忠胜空有拔山之力,却仿佛陷入了粘稠的漩涡,长枪每一次挥出都像是打在棉花上,又被旋风干扰判断,有力无处使。鹿野院平藏就像最狡猾的猎手,不断用言语和行动挑动他的情绪,寻找他招式中的破绽。
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“愤怒了吗?焦急了吗?想着你的同伴一个个倒下,想着被困于此地的焦躁…”鹿野院平藏的声音从四面八方传来,“这些情绪,可是会让人判断力下降的哦。”
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本多忠胜怒吼连连,枪势越发狂暴,却也因此露出了些许破绽。
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“找到了!”鹿野院平藏眼中精光一闪,抓住本多忠胜一枪刺出,旧力已尽新力未生的瞬间,身形如风般切入,汇聚风元素的一掌直拍其胸腹要害!
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然而,他低估了本多忠胜的战斗本能。就在掌风及体的刹那,本多忠胜竟强行扭转身形,以肩甲硬受了这一掌,同时左手如铁钳般猛地探出,一把抓住了鹿野院平藏的手腕!
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“什么?!”鹿野院平藏一惊,试图挣脱,却发现对方的手如同钢浇铁铸。
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“小子,你的智计不错。”本多忠胜的声音带着一丝喘息,却依旧沉稳,“但战场之上,有时需要的,正是以力破巧!”
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话音未落,他右手的蜻蜓切已然回旋,用枪杆狠狠扫在鹿野院平藏的腰侧!巨大的力量将少年侦探直接扫飞出去,撞在远处的殿柱上,滑落下来,暂时失去了意识。
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殿中的旋风渐渐平息。
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本多忠胜拄着枪,微微喘息。连番恶战,尤其是最后与鹿野院平藏的智斗与力搏,消耗了他大量体力,久岐忍的毒雾也让他感到些许眩晕。他看了一眼倒在地上的久岐忍和鹿野院平藏,又看了看自己那些被束缚或倒下的部下。
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他深吸一口气,挺直了伟岸的身躯,目光投向大殿深处那通往更高处的阶梯。雷光在那里汇聚,一股令人灵魂战栗的威压隐隐传来。
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他知道,真正的挑战,恐怕才刚刚开始。他握紧蜻蜓切,迈着坚定的步伐,独自一人,向着天守阁的顶层,向着那雷电的权座,继续前进。
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