ACSP: Chapter 177: The Final Trump Card!
"—Summoning Technique!"
Having 'resurrected' once more, Shimura Kenta finally finished forming the necessary hand seals.
With a burst of smoke, he summoned a massive mammoth-like creature. The Dream Tapir—this was a summoning beast that came with its own Wind Release and possessed a devouring skill capable of swallowing anything in its path.
Upon seeing this summoning beast, Jiang Chen immediately guessed what Shimura Kenta planned to do next.
And sure enough, right after summoning the Dream Tapir, the man immediately had it open its bloody maw to create a powerful vortex.
"—Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Terrifying Wind Release currents swirled violently across the area, instantly locking onto Jiang Chen. Under the extreme pull of the wind, even with the Susanoo protecting him, Jiang Chen felt a massive suction force dragging him forward.
"As expected of the Susanoo. It seems that relying on the Dream Tapir's devouring wind alone won't be enough to deal with you."
"In that case, let this old man put in a bit more effort."
Seeing that the Dream Tapir couldn't swallow Jiang Chen immediately, Shimura Kenta decided to eliminate his opponent as quickly as possible. His hands blurred as he formed several more seals.
"—Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
In an instant, several massive Kamaitachi air blades shot out violently, slamming heavily into Jiang Chen's Susanoo.
The razor-sharp wind blades resonated perfectly with the devouring currents created by the Dream Tapir. Attacked from both the front and the back by the two devastating Wind Release techniques, the overwhelming pressure caused the Susanoo around Jiang Chen's body to tremble slightly.
Shimura Kenta's coordinated Ninjutsu had actually managed to shake his third-form Susanoo.
"As expected of the Chief of the Imperial Guards of the East Island Royal Family. To use all your means and actually be able to shake my Susanoo... you deserve some praise..."
Jiang Chen's lips curled into a smirk, his tone laced with heavy sarcasm as he mocked Shimura Kenta.
His words nearly caused Shimura Kenta to burst a blood vessel in rage.
One had to realize that Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves was already one of the strongest Wind Release skills in his entire arsenal. Now, even when combined with the Dream Tapir's devouring skill, it had only managed to slightly shake the opponent's Susanoo.
Was this an achievement worthy of praise? This was clearly a blatant insult!
"As a reward, I can let you... die a satisfying death once more."
Jiang Chen's hands moved with lightning speed, completing all the hand seals in a single fraction of a second.
"—Fire Release: Dragon Flame Loud Singing!"
"—Roar!"
Four fierce fire dragons lunged at Shimura Kenta's Dream Tapir from four different directions. The creature was still actively channeling its devouring skill, and the four fire dragons were instantly caught in its powerful suction currents.
Drawn by the vacuum, they all changed direction, rushing straight down into its bloody maw.
Wind fanned the flames. The Dragon Flame Loud Singing was already a powerful A-rank Fire Release to begin with. Under these perfect conditions, the technique's destructive power was boosted significantly.
"—Boom boom boom boom!"
The moment the four fire dragons rushed into the Dream Tapir's mouth, its maw instantly exploded.
This poor summoning beast, before it could achieve anything, collapsed to the ground with a miserable cry.
At the same time,
Jiang Chen thrust his hand forward, decisively throwing the Kusanagi Sword. Taking advantage of the moment Shimura Kenta was still in a daze, he pierced the man's head directly.
Shimura Kenta died again.
But in the very next second,
his figure reappeared to the side once more.
"Three times already?"
Shimura Kenta looked at the Sharingan on his right arm with a grim expression.
Three of the Sharingan had already closed.
This was the price for his three 'resurrections' just now!
Shimura Kenta felt a pang of distress.
Sharingan were not something one could find just anywhere.
There weren't many Contractors in their East Island who possessed Sharingan to begin with.
If he consumed too many here this time,
he might not have another chance to replenish them in the future.
"It seems I must get serious from now on."
Shimura Kenta took a deep breath, trying his best to calm himself down.
Meanwhile,
Jiang Chen flicked his right hand, pulling the steel wire to retract the Kusanagi Sword he had thrown earlier.
"—Clack!"
The moment he gripped the hilt,
Jiang Chen deactivated Susanoo without hesitation and lunged forward, arriving directly in front of Shimura Kenta.
"Nani?"
Shimura Kenta hadn't expected Jiang Chen's Body Flicker Technique to be so fast.
He was just about to make a move,
but he saw the Kusanagi Sword in Jiang Chen's hand flash past his eyes in a burst of dazzling lightning.
"—Iaijutsu!"
Sword light and lightning intertwined.
Before Shimura Kenta could react, his vision began to spin.
He had died again!
And this time, his death was significantly faster than before.
"Four times."
After 'resurrecting' once more, Shimura Kenta's expression became increasingly solemn.
The strength Jiang Chen was displaying now had far exceeded his imagination.
He finally realized that he was absolutely no match for Jiang Chen.
However... he wasn't completely without a trump card.
The cooldown for his right eye's Dojutsu was almost over. As long as he could buy just a little more time. Once the cooldown expired... that would be the moment he turned defeat into victory.
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"Why can't this Shimura Kenta be killed? What on earth is going on?!"
"Damn it, Jiang Chen has clearly killed him four times in a row..."
"This guy's ability is too heaven-defying. No wonder the other East Island Contractors started watching from the sidelines as soon as he made his move."
"When did those people produce such a character? I don't have any memory of him at all."
Seeing Shimura Kenta 'resurrect' again, Li Yanran and the others grew even paler. Although Jiang Chen had held the upper hand throughout this entire duel... if Shimura Kenta kept reviving like this, it wouldn't matter even if Jiang Chen had three heads and six arms. He would be worn down and killed sooner or later.
Asakura noticed the worried looks on Li Yanran and the others' faces, and he could barely suppress the smirk on his lips.
"Captain-General Shimura's skill is hailed in our East Island as a Concept-level skill that surpasses Super S-rank. Even if your friend is a Super-Kage Level Contractor, he still won't be able to do anything to him in the end."
Hearing Asakura's voice, Li Yanran and the others became even more anxious.
Just then, Wang Shanshan suddenly pulled out several explosive tags from her robes and secretly pressed them into Li Yanran's hand.
"Yanran, if Jiang Chen can't defeat Shimura Kenta later, let's use these explosive tags to end our own lives so we don't become a burden to him. If we're dead, he should be able to escape on his own."
Li Yanran reached out and took the explosive tags, a complicated look appearing in her eyes. She still had her father's murder to avenge. She was incredibly unwilling to die like this.
But given the current situation... a quick death seemed to be her best option. Because this way, she would no longer be a weight holding Jiang Chen back, and she could avoid being humiliated by the East Island crowd.
To die with her dignity intact... might truly be the best end for her now.
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