Conan Rick's Investigator

when!

when!

The crisp sound of swords clashing continued to ring out on the rooftop, and one could even see sparks flying where the metal joined.

In just a few seconds, Ishikawa Goemon was forced to the edge of the rooftop!

Chapter 1114: The Mental Shock from the Yellow-robed Man

At the edge of the rooftop, Ishikawa Goemon leaned his right foot against the edge of the low wall, holding the Zantetsu sword tightly in one hand to resist Qin Zhibo's violent attacks.

For a moment, Ishikawa Goemon was actually at a disadvantage!

When the onlookers saw this scene, they all showed incredible expressions.

Especially Inspector Zenigata, Lupin the Third, and Daisuke Jigen, who were familiar with Ishikawa's kendo skills, were even more surprised.

"This person actually pushed the teacher to this extent..."

Daisuke Jigen held his hat with one hand, and his eyes, revealed through the gap in the brim, stared intently at the two duelists.

Given the current situation, he was ready to help Ishikawa Goemon when the masked man was about to kill him.

Lupin III next to him also had a rare serious expression and carefully analyzed the situation on the field.

"No, Goemon didn't use his full strength..."

As his companion, Lupin naturally knew that Ishikawa Goemon's strongest swordsmanship was to hold the sword with his backhand.

But now, he was just holding the sword in his right hand like an ordinary swordsman.

But even so, this masked man was truly extraordinary to be able to put him at a disadvantage in such a short period of time.

The spectators on the other side breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Qin Zhibo gain the upper hand right from the start of the duel.

Mao Lilan asked: "Are you going to win?"

Inspector Zenigata, who was carefully observing the situation on the field, frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "It's still early..."

As an opponent who has fought countless times, he also knows how strong Ishikawa Goemon is.

Sure enough, before everyone could calm down from their shock, Ishikawa Goemon suddenly seized the moment when Qin Zhibo released his strength and put away his sword, and used his iron-cutting sword to push the blade of the sword away.

Then, he jumped up from the spot with both feet and actually jumped over Qin Zhibo's head!

Qin Zhibo’s inner thoughts: You are a scoundrel!

It is impossible for a normal human to have such jumping ability, but it is not difficult for Ishikawa Goemon.

In an instant, the two men switched positions of attack and defense, with Qin Zhibo fighting with his back against the rooftop.

"what!"

Ishikawa Goemon roared, the veins on his temples and wrists exposed, and he swung his iron-cutting sword heavily towards Qin Zhibo's head.

Looking at the blade that was about to fall, Qin Zhibo's pupils suddenly shrank, and then he twisted his body and moved away.

The iron-cutting sword fell at this moment, and the blade actually pierced directly into the low concrete wall, with the blade going into the wall at a depth of 3cm!

Seeing this moment, Qin Zhibo was shocked.

It turned out that the sharpness of the Iron-Cutting Sword was far beyond his imagination. If it weren't for his [Oath-Keeping Sword] which was also a divine weapon, he might have been chopped to pieces in one encounter.

"what!"

Ishikawa Goemon roared again, and the Zantetsu sword that was inserted into the concrete was like being picked up from tofu, and continued to cut across Qin Zhibo's half waist.

Qin Zhibo quickly retreated, avoiding the sharp edge with his body, and at the same time raised the sword of oath-keeping high above his head. The moment it landed, he slashed at Ishikawa Goemon.

But at this time, Ishikawa Goemon saw through Qin Zhibo's thoughts and suddenly shouted.

"I won't give you a chance!"

Before Qin Zhibo could land and swing his sword, the faster Ishikawa Goemon suddenly retracted his sword. Instead of using the larger and slower horizontal sword defense, he stabbed the blade straight forward.

This move caught Qin Zhibo off guard, because in the teaching these days, Ishikawa Goemon had only used chopping and slashing, but never stabbing.

And generally speaking, the strengths of a knife are slashing and stabbing, which should be the strengths of a sword.

Faced with this faster-approaching stab, Qin Zhibo was forced to give up the idea of swinging his sword to attack. Instead, he turned his head to the side, and the Oath-Keeper Sword also switched to a defensive posture.

The sharp edge of the Iron-Slashing Sword brushed past Qin Zhibo's left cheek, and a long, sharp edge slid across the golden mask, directly creating a cut on the mask.

Click...

Qin Zhibo faintly heard the sound of the mask breaking.

"Wait a moment!"

Qin Zhibo took a few steps back and suddenly raised his hand to call for a timeout.

Ishikawa Goemon, who was about to rush forward, suddenly stopped and stood there in a daze.

Qin Zhibo raised his hand to support the lower half of his mask and explained, "My mask is broken. I'm going to take a break and change my mask first."

"Change the mask?"

Everyone was puzzled by this inexplicable request. Even if it was to hide their identity, they wouldn't go to such lengths, right?

However, no matter how suspicious everyone feels, as long as the person dueling with him has no objection, it is completely fine.

Ishikawa Goemon put away his sword and stood there, silent for a second, then nodded expressionlessly.

"can."

Hearing this, Qin Zhibo immediately turned around and left, slipping nimbly into the dim stairwell.

Ishikawa Goemon silently put his sword back into the scabbard, closed his eyes, and sat cross-legged on the low wall.

Lupin III stretched his head to look at the man's departing back and wondered, "Could this guy have run away because he saw he couldn't win?"

Jigen Daisuke turned his head and glanced at Conan who was still standing on the other side, "But he doesn't even want his son anymore?"

Lupin III raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that the original plan was to leave my son here as a hostage and then escape?"

"You shouldn't be so heartless, right?"

At this point, Jigen Daisuke's tone became a little uncertain.

Conan, who was standing on the other side, was also puzzled by Qin Zhibo's sudden call for a timeout and then going downstairs to change his mask.

Although the mask was scratched, it was only a cut less than 10 cm long. There should be no need to change the mask, right?

And they only bought two masks in total, one for each of them. Where should he go to exchange them?

……

At this moment, Qin Zhibo stood in the room downstairs and took out a brand new mask from his black backpack.

This is a pale mask that Qin Zhibo had specially made for a mask craftsman in the Visbania market when he was buying medicine last night.

The mask craftsman worked all night and only brought it back this morning.

The mask is made of white walnut and has no patterns on it. It is just simply carved with some undulations based on Qin Zhibo's facial features.

But such a simple, pale mask without any pattern can give people an extremely weird feeling.

Qin Zhibo replaced the damaged golden mask with a pale mask.

Then, he materialized the [Unspeakable High Priest Robe] from the prop bar.

This item was obtained from the previous "Fishing" mission. As long as you put it on, you can harvest the faith of the Yellow King's followers.

But this prop also has a hidden effect, which is that even ordinary people will be greatly shocked when they see it.

He didn't want to do it if he could win easily.

But Ishikawa Goemon’s understanding of “20 years of skill” is really different from that of normal people.

How could there be an ordinary person who, after practicing sword for 20 years, could leap from a standing position and fly over the heads of adults?

You are practicing swordplay, not slam dunking!

If it weren't for Ishikawa Goemon's high agility, the first wave of sneak attacks + the strong attack using information asymmetry, the tactical application was very reasonable and was enough to establish the victory.

But now, the opportunity is fleeting, and such a good opportunity as just now will never appear again.

He had to use Plan B - the method of mind shock.

……

On the rooftop, the patience of the onlookers was still wearing thin.

Qin Zhibo said he was going downstairs to change his mask, but in fact he disappeared for 5 minutes, which was far beyond the normal time to change a mask.

Everyone was whispering, and most of them came to the conclusion that this guy had escaped.

Because from the situation of the previous fight, although Qin Zhibo had the upper hand at the beginning, he even forced Ishikawa Goemon to the edge of the rooftop at one point.

However, Ishikawa Goemon's particularly beautiful move of turning defense into offense, coupled with the rational use of sword and knife skills, has made his opponent overwhelmed.

The pierced mask is proof of that.

If this duel was not a life-and-death battle, but just an ordinary sword duel, the winner should have been decided between the two.

Even changing the mask now can't change the situation.

Escape is the wisest choice.

Of all the people on the rooftop, the calmest person was the duelist Ishikawa Goemon.

He sat cross-legged on the edge of a low wall, with his iron-cutting sword placed flat on his knees. Although the sky was more than ten meters behind him, he remained calm and meditated with his eyes closed.

As for the most nervous person, it was naturally Conan who was still watching the battle.

At this moment, Conan was like a child who was left in a breakfast shop to eat breakfast. His parents just said, "Pay when I come back," and then left.

Qin Zhibo, like the parent who said, "I'll be back soon," ended up being gone for quite some time...

Conan stood there, his hands hanging down at his sides, his eyes under the mask staring straight at the dim staircase.

"..."

"..."

This...can't it really run away?

In fact, even running away is a rational choice.

It now seems that it is almost impossible to defeat Ishikawa Goemon, and coming back would be tantamount to suicide.

But the key is that you tell me in advance!

Say - this is your escape route!

He disappeared without a word, and I wasn't mentally prepared!

Conan is now feeling a little panicked, very panicked, extremely panicked.

Although Ishikawa Goemon would not vent his anger on "Big Head Son" just because he couldn't find "Small Head Dad".

But this feeling is very uncomfortable.

Everyone was looking at this "abandoned" child with pitiful eyes.

Just when Conan was feeling extremely uneasy, footsteps were heard in the empty corridor.

Everyone looked over, and before they could wonder why someone came back to die, a huge figure emerged from the short and narrow corridor.

This was a strange man who was over two meters tall, covered in a vibrant yellow silk robe, and beneath the hood was a strange, expressionless, pale mask.

"Forehead……"

Seeing this image, everyone's mouths couldn't help but open slightly, and the expressions of surprise on their faces were not concealed at all.

"What...is this?"

A few seconds later, someone in the crowd asked this question.

But no one answered this obvious question because no one knew what this new guy was doing.

The huge yellow figure passed between the stunned Lupin the Third and Jigen Daisuke and walked to the battle position.

"continue."