——Marvel, 2015——
Japan, Osaka.
"Is this the new power given by the 'beast'? It doesn't look very strong."
Van Helsing used the sharp claws in his hands to pierce the enemy in front of him and throw him to the paper wall, and commented coldly.
"Maybe you're just too strong." Murdock knocked down another enemy with one stick and said nonchalantly.
This is a giant building called the "Tenshu" that looks like a castle during the Warring States Period. It is also the stronghold of another "finger" of the Hand in the city. After stumbling upon the Hand through the "Beast", "Daji" personally drove 50 kilometers to bring Van Helsing and Murdoch here on the grounds of "safety" and "confidentiality". As for her driving skills... He said he must have been trying to trick him on purpose.
our.
And the situation was just as she expected, the Hand thugs here had "mutated". Different from those "immortal ninjas", what they encountered this time was a strange man wearing a red mask with a long nose and crow wings on his back. In Japanese legend, this kind of monster is called "Tengu", and their birth seems to be
The resentment and anger that comes from people are not much different from the "malice" mentioned by the "beast".
However, the "Tengu" they encountered at this time was only similar in appearance. Although it could barely fly, it did not have the various strange abilities in the legends of gods and monsters. After being killed, it would turn into a strange whirlwind and disappear. "[These little birds are all subordinates of 'Murakami', oh, he seems to have changed his name to 'Muramasa'," "Daji", who had always stood by and was not noticed by the tengu, commented: "[Only that old-fashioned guy Only then will there be
The opportunity for his men to 'transform' into legendary monsters - now their dream comes true, hmm... does it count as 'Ye Gong loves dragons'? ]"
Although Murdoch admitted that he didn't know much about Eastern proverbs, that's not how the word was used.
"Is there also a 'ceremony table and chairs' here?" Murdoch made up a random name and asked. "[Of course not. I had to move that thing with great difficulty. There won't be a second set on earth. But who knows if they might have secretly put forward additional conditions for private contact during a certain 'transaction'?" .】""
Daji" replied, shaking her head.
Moving here? Where did you move from? King Zhou's treasure house?
Click! Wow! Unlike Murdoch, who had been thinking about the current situation and specific countermeasures, after Van Helsing entered the castle, he moved forward based on intuition while waving his claws to destroy everything in front of him, whether it was wooden doors, paper doors or furniture and walls.
All were torn to pieces without distinction.
He has been a lone traveler for so long, and without some wisdom he would never fail without making mistakes, but his current behavior as a reckless man...could it be that because he was behind the scenes, he just left his head at home?
When Murdoch was about to call Van Helsing, he had already torn through a paper wall again and crashed into a large terrace that looked like a sword dojo. In the middle of the terrace, there sat a thin old man wearing a loose blue samurai uniform. He wore a very long samurai sword at his waist, a raincoat over his shoulders, and a tengu mask on his face, as if he knew those things from the beginning. Trash fish
The Tengu could not stop the intruder and had been waiting here for a long time.
At this time, as Van Helsing broke in, the skinny old man stood up slowly, slowly drew his sword, pointed at the "vampire hunter" from a distance, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "[Isshin-ryu swordsman, Muramasa Isshin, please give me advice.]"
"Ask for advice?" Van Helsing twisted his neck, threw out six new claws, and walked slowly towards the old man: "Unfortunately, I just want to kill you vampires, or be killed by you."
"[Wow~ This is a rare sight~]" "Daji" took out a video recorder from nowhere and started recording the "battlefield": "[I will definitely be able to sell it for a good price when I go back~]"
Where to go? Who to sell to?
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Crack!
boom!
Murdoch looked dull. This is not a big fuss for him. Whether he is the "Batman in the Dream" or the "Daredevil" who has been for a long time, he has seen various abilities. hit, super high
A quick thrust, or even drawing thunder from the sky to protect his body and then projecting it, would not surprise him.
The problem is that such an old "warrior" who looks traditional enough actually pulled out a shotgun and opened fire on Van Helsing after a sword-blade encounter.
This vampire hunter naturally knew how to use a gun, and would usually be wary of corresponding attacks. But at this time, he was focusing on melee combat. He was caught off guard and was shot through the back of the heart by the "Sword Master" and fell to the ground dead. .
Muramasa Isshin slowly put away his gun, then turned to Murdoch and "Mrs. Gao" who were watching the battle.
"[Oh, don't you like guns? You don't allow your subordinates to use them, saying it goes against the 'spirit of Bushido.'" "Daji" was the first to condemn.
"[If you see a warrior drawing a gun, you will hesitate,]" Muramasa said: "[If you hesitate, you will lose.]"
It's really amazing, he can actually describe the sneak attack as just and serious.
So next...
Murdock twirled his cane and took a step forward.
"[I generally don't fight those who are 'deficient in the sky',]" Muramasa stared at him, and slowly touched the handle of the knife: "[But the exception is those who are 'deficient but not lacking in the sky'."
"It seems that you have noticed that I can 'discern location' by hearing sounds," Murdoch said: "According to your theory, you should try to use some means that make a lot of noise during the battle, right? 'Sword Holy'?"
Muramasa remained silent, or acquiesced in this matter.
"But you might as well think about whether my enemies have ever tried to use similar methods." Murdoch did not go straight to Muramasa, but moved slowly and tried to go around to his side.
"[Is my method beyond the reach of those short-lived juniors?]" Muramasa naturally refused to reveal any flaws, so he moved relative to him and circled around Murdoch.
"[Oh, don't worry about me, no matter who of you wins, I will get benefits~]" "Daji" stayed away from the battlefield very consciously, and she didn't forget to make fun of her.
"[Like every time you bring 'heroes' to me and then receive their inheritance?" Muramasa continued.
"Heart attack won't do me any good, old fellow," Murdoch sneered.
Perhaps because he was exposed, Muramasa was silent for half a circle, and when he was about to turn back to his original position, he spoke again: "[Your Excellency is only proficient in some fighting skills without depth, and is no match for me.]"
"Then you can attack first," Murdoch remained unmoved: "Or are you not sure of victory?"
“[It’s ridiculous, I—]”
Whoops!
In the middle of his words, Muramasa suddenly moved sideways, but it was too late. Three sharp claws penetrated from his waist and abdomen and lifted up, almost cutting him open completely.
"Oh, I heard that all 'vampire hunters' are immortal. It seems to be true." Murdoch "looked" at Van Helsing, or "Wolverine", who appeared silently behind Muramasa.
The hole punched through his chest and abdomen has been completely restored, and only the synchronous holes in his clothes can prove what he has experienced before.
"Hahahahaha" Van Helsing growled in a low voice, unable to speak clearly: "I will never die easily before killing all the vampires."
Gurgling... swooshing... Murdoch wanted to say something else, but he noticed that Muramasa, who was almost split in half and fell to the ground, began to twitch, and at the same time, asphalt sprouted out of the huge wound. A viscous dark liquid with such a large flow rate,
It was swallowed up almost instantly.
When the "black asphalt" came into contact with the wooden floor of the castle tower, a raging fire immediately broke out.
It seems that the power given by the devil is quite flammable.
"[Oh no, I have to leave first. Remember not to tell others that you have seen me——]" "Daji" suddenly became panicked, spoke a series of words quickly, and then directly from Murdoch's "field of view" "disappeared.
"Hey... uh," Van Helsing, who was recovering from his injuries but not mentally stable, was stunned when he saw this: "Did you see? 'Mrs. Gao' just rushed into the black mud and was swallowed up."
He really dared to ask the blind man "did you see it?"
Murdoch was "looking" at the "black mud" that was spewing out and igniting everything while considering the retreat route, but suddenly he found a "person" coming out of it.
It was just beginning to take on a human shape, without any features on its surface, just like a toy figure that a child had just made out of plasticine, but Murdoch's intuition was warning frantically.
"[Hi~]"
The humanoid "head" cracked into an arc that looked like a smile: "[Why are you so serious?]"
