“That guy… is such a pain in the ass…” Oda Ai muttered angrily after the nth "successful attack."

Bugs Bunny's astonishing dodging ability and his "can't kill him no matter how much you slash" characteristic gave Oda Ai the feeling of "trying to cut water with a sword."

However, she didn't dare to stop attacking, because her combat intuition told her—"Never stop the suppression, if this rabbit gets a chance to counterattack, the situation will be very bad."

"Ai…" Amidst the fierce battle, Akachi Nobunaga suddenly asked, "Can you hold out alone for a minute… no… forty seconds?"

Oda Ai fully understood the other party's intention in asking this question, because she had also seen the situation on the other side out of the corner of her eye.

"Ah…" she replied confidently, "Don't mention forty seconds, I can do forty minutes…"

Although she was exaggerating, her answer was indeed very imposing, and for her teammates… it was undoubtedly a kind of mental encouragement.

"Good!" Akachi Nobunaga heard this, flicked his sword back, turned around, and rushed towards the pillar of light dozens of meters away, "I'll be right back!"

…

At the same time, on Wang Tanzhi's side…

"Pay attention, kid." The first thing Brother Tu did after being encircled in the pillar of light was to remind Xiao Tan, "Leaving the range of this pillar will cause you serious damage."

After hearing this, Xiao Tan, who was already close to the edge of the Rakshasa Jitian Pillar Domain, quickly stopped: "But standing in this pillar, it seems like you can't do anything… isn't that just waiting to die?"

"Don't worry, the people outside can't hurt us for now," Brother Tu replied.

There was no doubt that Brother Tu could see through the specific effects of the Rakshasa Jitian Pillar. In the next dozen seconds, he used the most concise words to tell Xiao Tan the special effects of this move.

"I see…" Xiao Tan listened and immediately turned his gaze to Uesugi Jin outside the light pillar, "Then… if there are no surprises, that person is already timing it and brewing some kind of ultimate move…"

His guess was correct…

Among the five members of the Sengoku team, Uesugi Jin's weapon was the longest; it was called Kutaragi Sadatsuna, a katana with a net length of over 1.6 meters.

The length of this weapon had obviously reached the point where it could change the nature of the weapon itself. To give a vivid example… using a normal-length kitchen knife to cut vegetables is very different from using a kitchen knife with a blade twice as long… the techniques used, the strength required, the poses adopted, etc., are all vastly different.

Sadatsuna was such a unique weapon.

It could not be used like a normal katana, nor could it be used like a long weapon.

Although Uesugi Jin now possessed the physical qualities of a Level 50 character and had done a lot of practice, she still could not use this "Legendary" weapon very skillfully. Overall… she could probably only unleash sixty percent of Sadatsuna's power in a normal weapon fight.

However, Uesugi Jin still insisted on equipping this sword as her main weapon and had used it all the way through the competition. One of the reasons was because… Sadatsuna had its own skill that could cooperate with Takeda Chi's Rakshasa Jitian Pillar.

[Name: Kutaragi Sadatsuna]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Legendary]

[Attack Power: Extremely High]

[Attribute: Fire]

[Effect: Danku Kyoretsuzan (After charging for twenty-four seconds, consumes all of one's stamina and spiritual energy to launch a slash. The power of the attack is proportional to the stamina and spiritual energy consumed. Note: Once charging begins, the corresponding consumption will still be deducted even if it is interrupted.)]

[Equipment Requirements: Martial Arts Specialization A, Height greater than the length of the sword, Level 40 or above]

[Remarks: A unique weapon passed down through generations of the martial arts family, the Ichinose. Those who have mastered it to the highest level can sweep through armies and be invincible.]

It's not hard to see that the activation conditions for Danku Kyoretsuzan were… very, very harsh. To put it another way, even if the skill was successfully launched, if it missed… the user would be in a dangerous state of having no stamina or spiritual energy.

To put it more simply… this move was difficult to "pull off," could be interrupted or killed at any time during the process of "pulling it off," and would lead to certain death if it was "pulled off" but missed.

In summary, this could be said to be a very impractical skill.

However, as a skill that comes with a Legendary weapon, this move must have its merits.

That was… power.

Most of the skills in Thriller Paradise were instantaneous, and those attack skills that required chanting… such as Dragon Break… usually had terrifying destructive power.

So looking at Danku Kyoretsuzan… the amount of consumption and the length of the preparation time had almost reached the point where people lost faith in it… under such a cost, the final power presented was undoubtedly god-slaying level.

Even the Time Lord, standing here with its barrier intact, would likely be cut through with one slash and put into a near-death state.

However, the Time Lord would obviously not allow the opponent to successfully channel for twenty-four seconds in front of it. It would definitely interrupt the opponent; even if Takeda Chi and Uesugi Jin used the Rakshasa Jitian Pillar plus Danku Kyoretsuzan combo attack against the Time Lord, the latter could pause time in the instant between the Rakshasa Jitian Pillar disappearing and the Danku Kyoretsuzan arriving… and perform an evasive maneuver during the twelve seconds of stopped time.

Of course, there was also a more extreme situation… that is, "the players launched this combo against the Time Lord during the cooldown gap of Time Stop," in which case… the Time Lord actually had a way; it could completely choose to sacrifice 95% of its health and directly walk out of the range of the Rakshasa Jitian Pillar; anyway, it had self-healing ability, as long as it retreated away from the players, its health would recover a lot before the opponent could circle around to pursue. Furthermore, it also had a divine power barrier and a silence domain… to end it, the other three besides Uesugi Jin and Takeda Chi had to bypass the Rakshasa Jitian Pillar in time after discovering the Time Lord's intention, and sacrifice at least an A-level attack ability that was not a normal skill to end this Boss.

This strategy had too many limitations and variables, and a slight mistake would ruin all previous efforts, and a single misstep would lead to complete defeat… the Sengoku team naturally couldn't use it without prior detailed discussion or practice.

However, the current situation… was different.

Wang Tanzhi and Brother Tu… didn't possess the Time Lord's versatile god-level passive ability. If they took a Danku Kyoretsuzan… it would definitely be instant kill, without any suspense.

And if they left the range of the Rakshasa Jitian Pillar Domain, they would be intercepted head-on by Akachi Nobunaga, who was rushing over from another direction… with only 5% of their survival value, the opponent would inevitably use some extremely difficult-to-dodge attack methods at any cost.

Anyway, Akachi Nobunaga's goal was to "take away 5% of the target's health," she didn't need to do anything extra. To put it another way, it was like playing Japanese mahjong and having entered the South 4th Round, and Akachi Nobunaga could win this hanchan with just one more win (hu); at this time… she simply didn't need to go for a big hand or make a detour, she just needed to pursue speed, win quickly, and she could definitely achieve victory.

And for Xiao Tan and Brother Tu… the situation after they forcibly left the Jitian Pillar Domain was like two people holding only the last chip in their hands playing roulette; although this situation was more optimistic than buying a lottery ticket, there was still a very high chance of ruin overall.

"Twenty-two… twenty-one… twenty…" Takeda Chi, who was overdrawing her spiritual energy, was now lying on the ground unable to move, but she was still looking at the light pillar on the side, silently counting down the time limit of the skill in her heart.

"Nineteen… eighteen… seventeen…" Uesugi Jin was also silently counting down the time, just like her.

Danku Kyoretsuzan… if it was released too early, it would be offset by the light pillar; if it was released too late, it would be avoided by the opponent… Uesugi Jin was definitely releasing it at the exact second.

The best opportunity was only a moment, and that was the instant before the Rakshasa Jitian Pillar expired…

"What to do?" In this almost desperate situation, Xiao Tan asked Brother Tu, "Are we going to take it head-on, or…" He gestured with his eyes towards the outside of the light pillar, "…rush out and try our luck?"

"Don't worry, I have a way." Brother Tu's first half of the response gave Xiao Tan a sense of reassurance, but his second half of the sentence was, "However, you may have to suffer a little."

"Uh… what are you going to do?" Xiao Tan suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"I suggest you put your hands up in front of your abdomen, palms facing out, stacked together, and prepare to receive the impact," Brother Tu didn't answer Xiao Tan's question, but instead gave a direct instruction.

"So…" Xiao Tan did as he was told, while asking the question again, "…what exactly are you going to do?"

"Hey! Barney!" Brother Tu still didn't answer, and in the next second, he turned his head and howled at Bugs Bunny, who was dozens of meters away.

"What's up? Cousin." Barney's long ears weren't just for decoration, he clearly heard the other party's call and responded loudly, "I'm a little busy here." As he spoke, he dodged several consecutive slashes again.

Just as they were talking, the countdown in Takeda Chi and Uesugi Jin's hearts was approaching the end: "Eight… seven… six…"

"Come and take a super-sized slash for me, and also push Xiao Tan outside the attack range," Brother Tu continued to shout.

"Five… four… three…"

"Hey hey… what's with the 'push'?" Xiao Tan looked at Brother Tu with narrowed eyes and muttered, "Besides, you guys are rabbits, not cows… what kind of 'push' are you going to use?"

Before he could finish complaining, Barney had already responded: "Okay~ No problem, when do we 'switch'?"

"Two… one…"

"Hmm…" Brother Tu replied, "Now!"

As the words fell, the sword light appeared.

The slash arrived, and the Celestial Pillar scattered.

In that split second, something unexpected happened to everyone…

Brother Tu in front of Xiao Tan, and Bugs Bunny dozens of meters away… actually switched places.

Behold, Brother Tu suddenly appeared in Barney's previous position, raised his hand, and with a barehanded blade catch, received the blade wielded by Oda Ai.

And Barney replaced Brother Tu, appearing in front of Xiao Tan…

No sooner said than done! As soon as Barney completed the switch, the cutting edge of Danku Kyoretsuzan brushed against his rabbit tail, but he didn't care about his own damage at all… in the second his body was cut open, he sprung up and delivered a "flying knee" to Xiao Tan, who was close at hand (this move is the most rogue and effective attack method in Double Dragon II, anyone who uses it knows).

At this moment, Xiao Tan finally understood why Brother Tu wanted him to "prepare to receive the impact."

In an instant, accompanied by a "bang," Xiao Tan was pushed out by Bugs Bunny's flying knee, and the speed of the horizontal flight was beyond the reach of Akachi Nobunaga, who couldn't catch up even if she wanted to…

"Ugh…" At this moment, Xiao Tan himself only felt his eyes go dark, and with a muffled groan, he lost control of his body. Before the brief loss of consciousness… the last scene in his eyes was—Barney being hit by a blade of energy, as wide as a shark fin, burning like flames.

…

About ten seconds later, in a ringing sound and dizziness, Xiao Tan came back to his senses.

He endured the excruciating pain of his broken arms (all the way from his hands to his shoulders), spread his body to resist the wind pressure, and used his feet as brakes… stepping on the Millennium Plate to decelerate.

In this way, after retreating another hundred meters or so, he finally regained his footing.

The action of treating his wounds was instinctive, even if his hands hurt so much that it drove him crazy, he could still take out medicine from his knapsack to treat himself.

In this process, even though he knew that he had flown far away from the original place, he still didn't relax his vigilance.

Almost at the same time as he stood still, he had activated Eagle Eye Vision, looking at the battlefield from afar.

Two seconds later, the scene that entered Xiao Tan's vision shocked him…