Chapter 14: The Nine Swords, Kuqing and the divine horse
Hong Kong.
A young man with blond hair and blue eyes was crossing a four-way intersection. He wore a plain white shirt underneath, and a black loose-fitting coat, unbuttoned, on top. He was wearing dark blue jeans and shiny shoes. At his waist was a warrior's sword.
The young man looked like he was not even twenty years old, and he looked at the building in front of him with a calm face.
Lucan Arc, France's top A level hero. nicknamed Lord of Nine Swords, He can use the powers of nine swords from history.
Next to him came another young man. Unlike the handsome Lukan, his belly protruded forward. His sweat-drenched t-shirt and light brown hair were his signature. He looked like a rich boy. Although he is young, he has a beard and whiskers, and he is constantly eating a large ice cream cone in his hand.
Frank Van Burrow, Germany's top A-level hero. Nicknamed Fatty King, He has Summoning skill along with unparalleled strength and power.
Frank looked at the huge building in front of him and made a 'wow' sound. It is a Hong Kong subsidiary of the Sakura Group and is also a biological laboratory. As it is an important place, many security robots are inside the building.
"Do we really have to get into this?" Frank asked in disbelief.
"Well...all the clues point to this place. The stolen bioactive drug formula from France is here."
A few months ago, a drug formula called Faraday was stolen from a French state-owned laboratory. The potion temporarily increased the power of a mutant, but the negative effects took a toll on the mind and body. In addition, it can be addictive like a drug, and finally, those who become addicted to the drug end up going insane and killing people.
"What are we going to do? Shouldn't we inform the Hong Kong Hero Association? Or the Beijing Association. Every branch of the Yamaguchi family has at least one A-rank. There are also security machines that will surround us if we enter."
"Those robots are D rank. Let alone A rank, the two of us together can even kill an S-. It's even possible to eradicate one of the Yamaguchi family's three A ranks."
Frank looked at Lukan with a really big face. Lukan doesn't look like he's kidding. Finally, Frank shook his head.
"I don't know why Yamaguchi family is connected to stolen drug formula."
"They're samurai, but they've been yakuza since the Meiji era. This job is normal for them."
"That means Japan's S rank Usaki is the queen of the yakuza."
"No, she's used. she's too young when she became a hero. she'll be like me. she doesn't know anything yet."
Lucan said in an angry tone as he gripped his sword tightly. Lucan's family, Arc, was direct line from the cousin of Joan of Arc, the savior of France, but operated Europe's largest arms smuggling operation. When Lucan went after arms smuggling, he had to send his family to the prison of Mutants. Later, Lucan became famous as Europe's Hammurabi, but the pain in his heart was too much.
The young man pulled out the sword from the sheath. Behind his back, the image of nine swords appeared, and the image of a double-edged samurai sword gradually grew larger and merged with the ordinary sword in his hand.
"Kogarasumaru... cut through the world with your sharpness."
Created in the 8th century AD by the legendary Japanese blacksmith Amakuni, the Kogarasumaru is the only double-edged samurai sword with the unique power to wound both its own and its enemies. It is also one of the nine historical swords that Lucan has received.
"Hey... haven't you report to Hong Kong Hero Association?"
"No need... Since these guys can open a branch here, they're of the same mind as this hero association."
The two young heroes entered the tower with equal steps. Before long, all the glass panes in the skyscraper exploded, and many sword beams covered the entire building. At that moment, the Hongkongers who were passing by were startled and everyone who was around fled to safety.
Finally, a large yakuza dressed in western clothing ran away while holding a broken katana sword. His clothes were tattered and he still looked like a madman. From the mouth...
"Samurai....The yellow-headed samurai has arrived..."
It seems that Yamaguchi family member is an A-rank mobster. After a while, two young men came out holding a small high-tech glass tube that was securely wrapped. Lucan said...
"The formula is back. we've also destroyed what they tested. Unless they have some kind of genius who remembers the entire production process, it's impossible to reproduce."
However, someone outside was already waiting for the two of them.
"People from faraway lands, if you come to China, please be aware that you are not allowed to carry weapons."
Lucan and Frank looked at the source of the sound. A girl in her early twenties, carrying Kuchin on her back, stood in front of them. Frank was the first to recognize the girl.
"It's bad luck.. The hero who came to us is really a very special person."
Xia Bei Wei, Head of the Hong Kong Hero Association. Rank: S-. One of the two Chinese S ranks. Power: Sound Wave Control. Nickname: Healing Goddess.
Lucan was standing in front of an S rank, but he didn't care a bit. He revealed the hero mark license.
"I am Lucan de Arc, a special member of the Paris Hero Association, and this is Frank van Burrow, a special member of the Berlin Hero Association. We are a joint operation between the two departments."
"I know the honor of the Great Sword Lord and the Great Fatty King. But you are in Hong Kong. Have you reported to the Hong Kong Association for your mission?"
Lucan came forward and said.
"I won't send it, because you and Yamaguchi might be on the same side. And normally, there's no reason for a guild leader to come here. you'd only send an A-ranked person. It's too suspicious."
"If you haven't sent them yet, it's a violation of the international agreement. We must arrest you and send you back to your country of origin."
The goddess with Kuchin gracefully sat down on the throne and placed Kuchin on her lap. Her hands are ready to play.
"Even though we're A rank, I don't think much of a new S rank. To defeat us, Nang Gonghua himself will need to come here." Frank stepped forward and clasped his hands together. The fat on his body immediately turned into muscle.
"Incomparable strength...." Frank immediately turned into a handsome young man with a compact body.
Lucan had his double-edged samurai sword ready. He warned Frank.
"she's just an S- rank, but don't underestimate him. She used to drive the S rank villain Zhang Fei crazy with her sound waves."
The battle began immediately. Below the power of sound waves, no energy can compete. Frank was surrounded by sonic blades, let alone using his strength. However, Lucan is still cautious and avoids it.
But it wasn't until a few minutes later that Lucan cut his enemy with his sword. The Kuchin goddess is still playing a gentle melody. She asked the two young boys while playing.
"Have you given up?"
"You still haven't defeated us..." Lucan gripped his double-edged samurai sword tightly and avoided the sonic blades. Blood flowed from Lucan's chest and shoulder.
At the same time, blood flowed from Xha Bei wei's chest and shoulder. Due to the severe injury, Xia Bei wei stopped playing and immediately looked up at Lucan.
'This boy is clever. He wounded himself to fight the enemy?'
Lucan stood there with a clear face and switched to another sword. The nine historical swords appeared behind him and transformed into a double-edged golden-handled warrior sword.
"Ascalon...a holy sword that makes dragons and monsters cry."
The Ascalon is one of the Four Noble Swords of the West, used by Saint George to defeat a dragon. In addition to being the weapon most feared by dragons and monsters, it also possesses the power to heal the master as a noble sword.
The wounds on Lucan's body gradually healed, and the sword turned back into a double-edged samurai sword.
"It's not good, this guy can heal himself but I might bleed to death."
The Kuchin goddess is no longer sitting and fighting. She changed from an arrogant style, like a cat playing with a mouse, to a style that was about to be used with all her might, like a lion catching a rabbit.
She didn't sing while sitting. Kuchin automatically rose into the air, only needing two fingers to express the sounds. The sound waves grew stronger, but she didn't attack Lucan and only targeted the helpless Frank.
"Lucan... I'm going to die." Frank's whole body was wet with blood, and if his body wasn't supported, he would have fallen to the floor. The sound waves were so strong that even parked cars in the surrounding area spontaneously rose into the air and exploded. The Sakura Tower, which had already been destroyed by Lukan's swords, slowly began to collapse.
Since Xia, Lucan and Frank are heroes, they don't want ordinary people to be harmed by the building. Lucan's single blade shattered the huge tower into small pieces to make it less dangerous, and Xia Bei Wei's powerful Kuqing sound wave sent all of those pieces into the deserted South China Sea at once.
"Nine Sword Master's sword skills are truly terrifying. People say that you are the best swordsman after Usaki."
"Goddess of Kuqing, if you continue to ignore me, you will die." Looking at the wounds on Frank's body, Lucan turned himself into a sword beam.
Amidst the sea of sound waves, the sword light seemed like a small boat. Due to the counter-injury of the double edge sword, Xia Bai Wei could only jump from one place to another with martial arts. Both of them were martial arts experts to the point of mutants, and their fights were breathtaking. Frank is like an outcast nos.
Xia Bei Wei is an S- rank, and her power can destroy the entire city of Hong Kong, but Lucan's mutant power is so special that if she kills Lucan, she will also be killed. Also, they are heroes, not villains. They are fighting to control their power as much as possible so as not to harm the public.
There are still trump cards left in Xia B ei Wei, and there are still seven swords that have not been used by the side of Lucan. Among those swords, there would definitely be a sword that could dominate an S rank.
When Frank saw the heroes and the Hong Kong police running from a distance, he yelled at Lucan.
"Lucan... reinforcements are coming."
"Well...I know..." Lukan changed the sword again. This time it's a pair of swords. When Xia Bei Wei saw that sword weapon, she was very surprised. The two swords, one big and one small, have the shape of a long Chinese sword.
"Gan Jiang and Mo Ye... Why do you have these two twin swords?"
The Gan Jiang and Mo Ye are the fourth set of twin swords among China's top ten swords, cast in the Spring and Autumn Periods, and named after the two blacksmiths who cast them.
King Wu ordered the blacksmith Gan Jiang to cast the sword, and when the sword could not be finished in time, his wife Mo Ye jumped into the forge herself to help finish the sword. Gab Jiang was also cast as a sword couple and named the sword after his wife and him. When the sword reached King Wu's hand, it turned into twins dragons and disappeared. A couple of swords who stay together forever like this.
In Lucan's hands were those two long swords, and behind him appeared the spirits of a couple dressed in light blue ancient Chinese costumes. They spoke to Lucan as if speaking to a biological son. It doesn't seem like they even think about being their master.
Mo Ye said in a motherly tone, "Son... It's been a long time since you called us since the first time."
Gan Jiang said, "Shao Kan.. Is the witch in front of you abusing you?"
In fact, each of Lucan's swords had their own consciousness, and each sword that he could fully use could reveal a spiritual image. However, he could only fully use this pair of swords fully. The problem is that the sword spirits are treating him like a relative. Those two swords still behaved like an old couple who had no children.
"Isn't that Kuchin holding this child Liyoyang Kuchin from the Zhou Dynasty? It's a pity that his spirit hasn't awakened yet. He won't be able to steal our show. But you won't be able to use us for long either."
"Uncle... Hold him for a moment. We're leaving."
"Okay."
The two sword spirits turned into two blue dragons and plunged into the sea of sound waves. The spirit of swords immediately passed away the Xia Bei Wei. Lucan also doesn't look good. He felt as if all his strength had left his body, and he was about to fall. Frank had to hold him together.
"Frank...get your horse and let's get out of here..."
"I'll leave... My horse can't fly with both of us on it. It has to run across the sea. But there's no way to see the shore."
"Go straight to the southwest... there's Hainan Island."
Frank also shook his head as he looked at the approaching reinforcements and summoned a divine horse with full black armor and wings. His second power is summoning afterall.
Frank put Lucan on the horse and he got on the horse himself. His form has changed a bit, and it's like seeing a fat war hero.
"Big brother... try to get away."
The horse neighed once and went down into the South China Sea and started running on the water. When they got far away, the two sword spirits also returned and entered Lucan's body. Xia Bei Wei was looking at them disapprovingly from the shore of Hong Kong.
"Since you have reached the sea, I don't have to be gentle anymore." She took a deep breath. Her breath immediately rose and even her hair began to rise in the air.
"The Deathly Song, Shan Ying Ba San..."
As soon as Kuchin started to play, a strong sound wave was created, and violent winds attacked the entire sea. The red wind caused by the huge sound wave gradually caught up with Lucan and Frank, who were running away with the spirit horse. Frank said as he turned around in fear.
"Lucan... If we don't do something, We gonna die." Those sound waves are enough to sink even the world's largest cruise ship.
With his last remaining strength, Lucan combined the ancient Greek-style sword spirit with his simple sword.
"A sword forged in the flames of Mount Enna. A sword wielded by the strongest warrior, Riptide answer my call."
A huge tsunami immediately rose from the sea and blocked the sound waves. As the sound waves broke up the wave, it started to rain heavily in Hong Kong and Macau.
However, the sound wave was able to overcome the large water wave. Fortunately, waves got lost with Lucan. Frank and Lucan didn't feel anything other than being hit by blood pouring from their ears.
....
"Feww...I'm almost deaf. I don't know if I'm deaf yet." Frank was still dizzy from the sound waves.
Now the two of them are in a dense jungle area of Hainan Island. Lucan has no longer strength and can't even walk.
"Don't talk nonsense, first we'll find a village and ask for directions to the city. Medicine is advanced these days. If it's not a ruptured eardrum, we can heal it. We we can also hire medical mutants."
As Lucan spoke, he took out his simple sword from the sheath. The knife was broken like a piece of bread.
"Chee... I need to make a new sword again."
"Hey Bro, did the sword made of full Zect steel break without even withstand your power for an hour? Your strength is quite expendable."
"My Sword Spirits are legendary weapons. Even a Zest Steel Sword withstand them for a moment."
Fatty and the handsome young man continue their journey as they talk. Gradually, a small village came into view in front of them.