19 Chapter 19: Soma's Fight
The figure of the Integrity Knight burst out from the Water Mist.
At this moment, Uehara Soma had already run far away while holding Alice.
The face of the Integrity Knight sank.
"Tricky tactics, but weak strength."
"You really think you can get away?"
"Anyone who dares to obstruct the actions of the Church must be punished!"
An unusual force surged from the Integrity Knight, and in the next moment, the Integrity Knight's speed sharply increased.
Uehara Soma glanced back, his eyes flashing.
"Water Clone Jutsu!"
A figure identical to Uehara Soma appeared.
The Water Clone continued forward with Alice.
Meanwhile, Uehara Soma stopped and blocked the path in front of the Integrity Knight.
"Water Release, Water Mist Jutsu!"
Uehara Soma once again used the Water Mist Jutsu, obstructing the Integrity Knight's vision.
With the distraction, the Water Clone could take Alice to a position far enough away that the Integrity Knight couldn't catch up.
Next, Uehara Soma only needed to buy time.
"Using the same trick again? It's useless!"
The Integrity Knight snorted coldly.
Raising the sword in hand, power gathered in the arm, then fiercely swung forward.
A tremendous force erupted in an instant.
A shockwave suddenly appeared.
The mist was forcibly split in half.
Uehara Soma swiftly changed direction, running opposite to the Water Clone.
Furthermore, there was another Water Clone of Uehara Soma ahead.
The Integrity Knight had no doubts.
Upon confirming two figures ahead, he didn't suspect Alice wasn't among them.
"You can't escape!"
The Integrity Knight's strength was clearly greater than Uehara Soma's.
Even though Uehara Soma had undergone Biwa Juzo's special training.
He had learned three new Water Release Ninjutsu.
"Water Release, Water Prison Jutsu!"
A massive water sphere appeared, trapping the Integrity Knight inside.
But the time it held him wasn't long.
The Integrity Knight was getting closer and closer to Uehara Soma.
"Bang!"
With an intense metal collision sound, Biwa Juzo withdrew the Executioner's Blade.
The head of an Integrity Knight rolled to the ground, eyes wide with an expression of disbelief.
Biwa Juzo glanced at the Executioner's Blade in his hand.
It had many gaps after the intense battle.
The whole sword seemed precarious, as if it could break at any moment.
"The Executioner's Blade is indeed lacking."
Previously, as one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the Hidden Mist Seven Ninja Swords held a sacred place in Biwa Juzo's heart.
However, after suffering a crushing defeat against Might Duy.
And upon hearing Uehara Soma's information about the Forging Master Spiritual Land.
Biwa Juzo realized something.
That Great Blacksmith of the past could have forged many more and better Ninjato, but due to "selfishness," they limited the number of Hidden Mist Seven Ninja Swords to seven.
Biwa Juzo's attitude towards the Hidden Mist Seven Ninja Swords changed.
The sense of sanctity the Hidden Mist Seven Ninja Swords held in Biwa Juzo's heart disappeared.
Biwa Juzo thrust the Executioner's Blade into the body of the Integrity Knight.
A suction force descended, and the blood on the body was absorbed by the Executioner's Blade.
The blade of the Executioner's Blade slowly underwent regeneration.
"Merely able to absorb blood for regeneration."
"This ability, in fact, has little significance."
"Kiriichimonji, forged by Soma, possesses the ability of Unhealable, which is much more useful than the effect of the Executioner's Blade."
"If I had Kiriichimonji instead of the Executioner's Blade, these two would have been defeated long ago."
Biwa Juzo looked in the direction Uehara Soma had left.
"I wonder how things are going on Soma's end."
As soon as the Executioner's Blade finished its regeneration, Biwa Juzo immediately chased after Uehara Soma in the direction he had left.
At this moment, the Integrity Knight had caught up with Uehara Soma.
"You brat, where have you hidden that girl? Speak up, and I may spare your life!"
The Integrity Knight's voice was stern.
Having confirmed two figures ahead, the Integrity Knight pursued without hesitation. But upon catching up, he realized that the other figure wasn't Alice but rather Uehara Soma's Clone.
This infuriated the Integrity Knight to the extreme.
The Integrity Knight felt manipulated by Uehara Soma.
But more importantly, the mission was incomplete, the target lost. Upon returning to the church, he would face punishment.
This was something the Integrity Knight absolutely could not accept.
In response to the Integrity Knight was one of Uehara Soma's Ninjutsu.
"Water Release, Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"
A large volume of water converged from all directions, under Uehara Soma's Chakra, taking the shape of a water dragon, fiercely rushing towards the Integrity Knight.
The Integrity Knight snorted coldly.
"Ignorant!"
With a sword swing, he met the water dragon head-on.
"Boom!"
A huge collision resounded.
The water dragon was cleaved in half, but the Integrity Knight also took a few steps back.
Uehara Soma's eyes lit up.
"The Water Release Ninjutsu I just used seems to have become more powerful than before. Does this mean I've improved?"
"Is this the talent of an Excellent-level Water Release?"
"Progress in the midst of battle."
"Compared to my previous training, the progress seems to be faster."
This sudden realization led Uehara Soma, who had originally planned to use Water Clone Jutsu again to distract the Integrity Knight and buy time, to suddenly entertain another idea.
Uehara Soma gazed intensely at the Integrity Knight opposite him.
"Let's go again!"
Uehara Soma formed seals once more.
"Water Release, Water Fang Bullet Jutsu!"
Unlike the Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu, the Water Fang Bullet Jutsu creates long spears formed from multiple converging streams of water, which are thrown at the opponent. While the individual power of the Water Fang Bullet is not as great as the Water Dragon Bullet, its advantage lies in its quantity.
Spear after spear of Water Release was thrown towards the Integrity Knight.
The Integrity Knight's strength indeed surpassed Uehara Soma by a fair margin.
However, faced with such an attack from Uehara Soma, it couldn't be completely ignored.
Instead, the Integrity Knight needed to block and evade.
For a moment, the situation became deadlocked.
Uehara Soma's strength was insufficient, but his foundation was solid, and he could unleash power beyond his normal capabilities without considering exhaustion.
The Integrity Knight also noticed this.
Therefore, he didn't rush.
Instead, he planned to wait until Uehara Soma was almost exhausted before striking with a fatal blow.
The Integrity Knight didn't believe that Uehara Soma could escape from his grasp.
But what the Integrity Knight didn't know was that Uehara Soma had his own confidence for making such a choice.
"Calculating the time, it should be about right."
A voice echoed in Uehara Soma's mind.
[Congratulations, host, on completing the mission.]
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