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Chapter 1251 Damian VS Lei Xiaogu

"Your Excellency, Lord of Demons, Lei Xiaogu."

Damian respectfully stated his maternal grandfather's name, but even with the helmet's voice-changing ability, he couldn't help feeling unsure.

However, seeing that Lei Xiaogu was not acting strangely, Damian forced himself to put aside all his wild thoughts and began the final step of the plan.

You can call me Schreid.

“The Crusher (Shredder)?” Lei Xiaogu looked puzzled, but since many villains had strange names, he didn’t pay much attention to it.

"what is your purpose?"

“It’s simple, you should have already figured it out.” Damian spread his arms. “I also have my own ninjas, just like you. Only those in the same profession are true enemies.”

"You want to replace me?" Lei Xiaogu smiled, but it was unclear whether it was mockery or something else.

"It's been a long time since I've met a young person like you. Let me think, how many years ago was the last time someone had this idea?"

Lei Xiaogu tapped the hilt of his sword, his expression quite amused.

"It's been so long, I can't even remember it clearly, but I still remember their endings. Do you know why?"

“I would like to hear the details,” Damian said.

"That's because their fates are all the same." Lei Xiaogu revealed a cruel smile. "One by one, they all died by my sword."

“Your words cannot harm me.” Damian revealed the grappling hook on his right hand. “Besides, I’ve already cornered you.”

"Stop bluffing, young man."

Despite being surrounded by ninjas, Lei Xiaogu remained completely calm. He acted like a nobleman at a banquet, holding his sword with the elegance of someone holding a glass of wine.

“If your goal is simply to replace my guild of assassins, then you have a whole host of ways to eliminate me when I can’t see you, after all, you know me so well.”

"You know everything about the Assassin's Guild's outposts, the underground base's layout, my secret forces, and my escape routes. I won't ask where you got that information, because there's no need to think about these things now."

"What you want is to replace me, to replace Lei Xiaogu!" Lei Xiaogu suddenly raised his voice, as if he was exerting all his strength.

"If you want a real record to establish your position, then you must defeat me in a head-on battle."

"Swoosh!" Lei Xiaogu drew his ninja sword. "Then come on, Shredder, let me see what you're made of."

Damian looked at the flawless old man in front of him with a sense of helplessness, but also with a hint of admiration. He was clearly in the upper hand in the current situation, but his grandfather had managed to snatch the initiative from his hands and control the direction of the situation.

Regardless of whether 'Shredder' originally intended to take the initiative to fight him, after Lei Xiaogu's words, he had no choice but to accept it. These words were tantamount to putting the former on the hot seat.

If this 'Schlade' had any sense of justice, he wouldn't resort to underhanded methods to deal with him.

If 'Schlade' is a villain, this statement can also damage his image in the eyes of his subordinates, and no one likes to work under a treacherous villain.

Lei Xiaogu's plan was indeed impressive; to come up with such a simple yet effective method in such a short time truly lived up to his title as the Demon King. Unfortunately, his plan backfired, because Shredder's true identity was Damian, and his original intention was simply to have a fair duel with his grandfather.

"Then let me experience the martial arts of the Demon King."

Damian drew his katana as he spoke. He did not choose to use the other Soul Sword hanging at his waist, which might give him an advantage in terms of weaponry, but it was not what he wanted.

"Dual-wielding?" Lei Xiaogu also noticed the hilt of the Soul Sword at Damian's waist, and naturally assumed that the latter was someone skilled in wielding two swords.

Otherwise, no fool would be so stupid as to tie a knife to their waist when they're not using it, as it would not only be useless but also hinder their movements.

"But what does it mean that you only drew a knife when facing me? Are you looking down on me?"

“You’ll see when you try.” Damian didn’t give a direct answer, which indeed angered the arrogant Lei Xiaogu.

Who is he? The head of all demons, who has been looked down upon for centuries, and even within the Illuminati, no one dares to underestimate him. How dare this person?
You will pay the price for your arrogance!

No sooner had Lei Xiaogu finished speaking than he took action, using a technique similar to shrinking the distance to an inch to rush in front of Damian in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterwards, a cold light shone on Damian's head. If this strike landed, he would definitely be split in two.

However, Damian hadn't been training for nothing all this time; he reacted quickly and blocked Lei Xiaogu's slash with his sword.

"A good reaction," Lei Xiaogu praised. "But in close combat, you can't just focus on your weapon."

Before he finished speaking, Lei Xiaogu's foot was already kicking towards Damian's knee, aiming to destroy the latter's knee.

These moves were truly deadly and merciless. Damian had never experienced such relentless pressure, whether in training or in actual combat.

'It's completely different now.'

As Damian sighed, he changed his stance, turning his right leg, which should have been facing the front, to the side, so Lei Xiaogu's straight kick landed on the side of Damian's thigh.

It was thanks to his metal armor that Damian was able to back away; otherwise, he would have chosen to retreat first, since even if the kick hadn't hit his knee, it would have still caused injury if it had hit his thigh.

A similar strategy exists in combat sports, where opponents are destroyed by relentlessly attacking their lower body.

This tactic is simple, brutal, and effective, but it is also extremely cruel, basically aiming to end the opponent's career.

If this is the case in a fighting competition, how much more so in a close-quarters battle between Damian and Leixiaogu?
If Damian's guess is correct, Lei Xiaogu will definitely continue to use his parrying movements to restrain him, and then keep attacking his lower body. Wearing metal armor does not mean that he will not be injured.

In order to prevent his opponent from succeeding, Damian actually released his grip on the long sword. In doing so, he lost his weapon, but he also lost his control.

While it may seem like he's directly exposing himself to danger, Damian actually has more than just this katana as a weapon.

This isn't referring to the Soul Sword at the waist, but rather the grappling hook that's standard on the Shredder armor.

The gleaming claws, accompanied by a punch, stabbed straight at Lei Xiaogu, magnifying in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)