Chapter 308: vs Yhwach 2
(Ryoto's pov)
Good news, my shoulder doesn't hurt anymore.
Bad news, I'm facing Yama-jii's bankai.
I feel like the balance between good and bad news isn't really fair, but it is what it is. As usual, I'll just wing it.
I may also have forgotten to mention that my water arm started evaporating. Before it happened, I put one of my swords in my mouth to hold it by the handle, and shortly after, I was left one-armed once more.
Right now, Ywhach was standing in front of me with his sword scorched to its limit, looking like it would fall apart, but I knew that it held the power to blow me away. Gyaku Hansha's abilities are powerful but not invincible. It allows me to counter opponents much more powerful than myself, but there is still a limit. My Reiatsu is my limit, and above a certain level, I won't be able to deflect the attack, and going by my instincts alone, Zanka no Tachi; East, is on the border of being too strong for me but barely weak enough for my ability to work. However, I would like to avoid it as much as possible since it would drain me faster than I would be able to defeat him.
Let's test some things first.
I used my ability to stick to any surface on my feet, pulled out a big chunk of earth, and threw it while doing a front flip. The piece was big enough to hide my whole body. I hid behind the rock so when Yhwach cut through it with ease, I was there ready to strike, or so he thought. It seemed that he foresaw my plan and was prepared to attack me. I then flicked my wrist to use Switcheroo and switched places with Jugram Haschwalt. Still, unexpectedly, my spider sense went into overdrive, and not knowing why, I avoided the incoming danger as fast as my reflexes allowed me to. I narrowly escaped significant injuries, while the earth wasn't as lucky. When Yhwach's sword touched the ground, it obliterated a big area with just a delicate tap.
Seeing this, I sweated a bit, and it was not only because of the rising temperature. That was close.