As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked.
For a moment, a bunch of eyes full of surprise fell on Shibazaki Renjuro.
Someone swallowed hard and stammered:
"Master, master, you, you, you, are you not joking with us?"
Shibazaki Renjuro asked with a serious face:
"Do I look like I'm kidding you?"
"You should be more or less aware of it, right?"
"We can't escape anymore."
"Even if we break the whip and kill the horse, we still can't escape far."
"It won't be long before Tachibana Aoden catches up with us."
Suddenly, a heavy silence enveloped the surroundings.
Shibasaki Renjuro's words struck a chord in their hearts.
In order to escape Juqingden, they had tried their best and tried every method.
For example: go out of your way to get into areas that are difficult to walk.
Another example: deliberately dividing the troops to confuse Qingdeng.
However... no matter what methods they used, the faint sound of hoofbeats still stuck behind their buttocks and lingered.
At this time, Shibasaki Renjuro spoke again:
"Although I am just a country warrior with no prominent family background, no official position, and nothing to show for myself."
"But no matter what, I will always be a warrior!"
"Instead of waiting suffocatingly for the opponent to catch up, it is better to find a suitable battlefield in advance and wait for work!"
"In this way, maybe we can still find a glimmer of hope!"
"Although the mountain top is not high, it is very steep."
"As long as we set up defenses here, we can greatly improve our chances of winning!"
"I have made up my mind! I will never run away again!"
"This place is either my burial place or my rebirth!"
Speaking of this, Shibazaki Renjuro paused for a moment, and then changed to a softer expression.
The master who usually showed a fierce image suddenly showed a tender side... This extremely rare situation made the apprentices present couldn't help but be startled.
"Ju Qingden has only one goal, and that is my head."
"He can let anyone go, but he won't let me go."
"So, I will not force you to join me in desperate situations."
"If you want to leave, just leave. I won't stop you or blame you."
"How you choose depends entirely on your own will."
Before Shibazaki Renjuro finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly changed.
The apprentices looked at each other in confusion.
Surprise, joy, uneasiness...all kinds of emotions are floating in the air.
Shibazaki Renjuro added at the right time:
"Don't feel ashamed, let alone feel sorry for me."
"I am very pleased that you are willing to fight side by side with me until now."
"Next, I will give you 20 breaths."
"During this time, I will always turn my back to you."
"Whether you go or stay, I can't see you."
"In this way, you should also feel better."
After saying that, Shibazaki Renjuro got off his horse and walked towards a big tree nearby, facing the tree trunk and no longer looking at the apprentices behind him.
At first, it was quiet behind him, without any sound.
However, only three breaths later, the sound of whips driving horses could be heard one after another.
A series of "click, click, click" hoof sounds gradually faded away.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of whips and hoofbeats became more and more frequent and dense.
No matter what kind of movement came from behind, Shibasaki Renjuro always had an expressionless face, neither happy nor sad.
Soon, the 20 interest rates have passed.
Shibasaki Renjuro slowly turned around.
Looking around, about one-third of the people had left, leaving only about a hundred people still in the same place.
At first glance, as the number of people decreases, their combat effectiveness seems to be greatly reduced.
But in fact, as long as you see the mental outlook of these remaining apprentices with your own eyes, you can conclude that not only have their combat effectiveness not declined, but they are actually on the rise!
The reason for this is that the people who stayed here all have one thing in common - their eyes are extremely determined, and there is no trace of fear on their expressions.
In this regard, Shibazaki Renjuro didn't say much, he just shouted quickly:
"Ju Qingden is coming soon. The situation is urgent, so hurry up!"
As he spoke, he pulled out the saber from his waist, rushed forward with a single stride, and hacked his mount to death with one blow.
"Now, follow me and kill the horses! Kill all the horses! We don't need these horses anymore!"
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The horses (cows) recovered a lot after having a good meal and taking a short rest.
The horses (cows) running at a gallop set off strong winds, causing the trees on both sides of the dirt road to "squeak" and burst into waves.
Qingdeng swept his eyes and looked around.
At the same time, he pointed his ears and listened carefully.
The talents "Fire Eyes +5", "Perceiver of Wind +1", and "Left and Right Fight" are all activated at the same time.
He is multitasking, "seeing" and "hearing" at the same time.
He now resembles a "humanoid radar". As long as his field of vision is wide and there is no noise interference, he can easily target enemies several kilometers away.
Talking while riding a horse is a very dangerous thing, and you might bite your tongue off.
Therefore, for the sake of their own tongues and at the same time not to affect Qingto, Sanako and the others all remained silent and even slowed down their breathing intentionally.
At this moment, Qing Deng raised his eyebrows suddenly, and then gently pulled the reins to stop the carrot.
Sanako and others who followed him also stopped their horses.
"Jijun, how..."
Sanako's question came to an abrupt end before he could finish it.
The smell of blood filled their mouths and noses, and red light filled their vision... Hundreds of dead horses were seen, blocking their way forward!
Without exception, these rogue horses were all killed by others and their vital points were injured.
The dripping blood flowed out, directly turning this place into a disgusting swamp.
Hundreds of horses died together... This kind of scene is still very visually impactful.
Everyone except Qingdeng could not help but frown.
Qingden glanced at the group of horse corpses, then withdrew his gaze and looked around instead.
Then, he heard a shout.
"Tachibana Aoden! I'm here!"
Aomori followed the sound - on a hill a few hundred meters away, Shibasaki Renjuro was standing with his sword in hand.
"Ju Qingden, I kept you waiting for a long time."
Shibazaki Renjuro said calmly.
Seeing this, Qingdeng continued to observe the surroundings and asked in a semi-ridiculous tone:
"Oh? What's wrong? Aren't you running away?"
Shibazaki Renjuro was not afraid to start a tit-for-tat confrontation:
"Yes! I won't run away anymore!"
"If you keep running away like this, you will catch up sooner or later."
"In this case, instead of being chased and beaten by you like a lost dog, why not fight you happily like a real samurai!"
"As you can see, I've killed all the horses!"
"Even if I want to escape, I have nowhere to escape!"
"I am here now! I am determined to fight to the death with you!"
"If you have the guts, just attack us!"
"Life or death, it all depends on the sword in our hands!"
"I ask you! Do you dare to come and compete with me?!"
Speaking of this, Shibasaki Renjuro drew out the sword that was leaning on the ground, and pointed the tip of the sword at Aoden.
Afterwards, the apprentices who were entrenched on the top of the mountain started making noise together, which immediately frightened countless birds. The scene was quite scary.
Even so, Qingdeng was not shaken by it at all.
Compared to Shibasaki Renjuro's eloquence, Aoto's reply was very brief.
He stared straight at Shibasaki Renjuro and shouted:
"Naturally Rishin flow"
"The orange is green and the sun is shining."
"Accept your challenge!"
"I'm going to your side now, I'll be there soon!"
After saying that, Qingdeng flipped his right wrist, held the long spear in his palm upside down, poked it into the ground next to him, and then turned over and got off the cow.
Hearing a "crack" sound, he jumped off the back of the cow and at the same time pulled out Vairocana from his waist.
The alluring purple sword light illuminated Qingdeng's face.
Qingdeng did not issue specific orders.
However, as soon as he took action, Sanako and the others behind him consciously dismounted, discarded the long pole weapons in their hands, and replaced them with short soldiers suitable for close combat.
Sanako imitated Aoto's example, inserted the naginata in her palm upside down into the ground beside her, and pulled out the weapon she was best at using besides the naginata: the kodachi.
step.
Two steps.
Three steps.
Four steps.
Qingdeng walked slowly at first.
In seconds, he suddenly quickened his pace!
Go quickly.
trot.
Run quickly.
gallop!
Thin smoke and light dust rose up from the heels.
Led by Aoden, the group of people rushed towards the top of the mountain where Shibazaki Renjuro was.
Then, the fierce battle began!
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As soon as Qingdeng rushed up the mountain, four enemies hiding behind boulders and trees attacked Qingdeng from different directions!
Talent "Lonely +3", activate!
Qingden's wolf-like eyes swept in a circle from left to right, locking the positions of each enemy and thinking of a favorable attack sequence.
Then, he lowered his body and attacked the enemy on his left side.
Accumulate strength, step forward, bend and stretch your upper body enough to help yourself, use your body to help your arms, and your arms to help the knife, slash the knife diagonally from the lower left to the upper right, hitting the enemy's flank.
The knife struck so hard that the man's upper and lower bodies were directly separated.
Enemies from the other three directions took advantage of Qingdeng's busy dealing with others and immediately attacked Qingdeng with their swords.
However, how could Qingdeng, who had reached the advanced level of swordsmanship, be defeated by such a superficial group attack?
Before the enemy's sword fell, he had already pulled Vairocana back to his hand.
In an instant, one flash, then another - Vairochana burst out two purple flashes in the air.
The first flash of light deflected the slashes of three enemies.
The second flash of light flew back in the opposite direction, cutting the three enemies to the ground in one go.
"Kill!"
“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”
There are new enemies coming up.
Qingdeng allowed the opponent to get closer. He narrowed his eyes.
Eyes and ears were alerting the surroundings, moving feet, twisting waist, and making moves, all at the same time--someone's head fell off at the same time.
After falling to the ground, it rolled down the hillside.
Immediately afterwards, several more people were chopped to the ground under his sharp sword.
Qingdeng attacked with unparalleled bravery, and a "no man's land" suddenly appeared around him.
Suddenly, his left foot stepped into an inconspicuous puddle of mud, the entire sole of his foot sank in, and his body immediately fell forward uncontrollably.
Fortunately, the talent "Cat Turn +3" was activated in time, and he quickly stabilized his body and did not kneel on the ground.
Suddenly, an enemy not far away suddenly jumped out of the shadows and slashed at him with a knife.
Qingdeng glanced at the opponent, then stabbed him with his backhand, and had a head-on confrontation with the opponent, that is, a sword fight.
How can these crudely made unmarked knives be able to compete with Vairocana?
It is obviously the same iron, but it has achieved the effect of hitting an egg against a stone.
As soon as the two knives collided, half of the blade was cut off.
Also blown away was the man's Heavenly Spirit Cap.
A new enemy appeared in front of Qingdeng.
This man was holding a very rare weapon in his hand - a large iron rod.
In Japan, stick arts is an uncommon martial art.
Judging from the sound of the wind, this iron rod is solid.
If you get hit, it's no joke.
Even if you don't die, half of your life will be taken away directly.
The stick is a simple and unpretentious weapon that cannot be underestimated.
The stick has neither guard nor blade, neither tip nor hilt.
However, relatively speaking, it can also be said that the entire stick is the blade, and it is also the tip or handle.
If you can master stick skills to perfection, you will definitely give countless masters a headache.
However, it was very conspicuous—the person in front of Qingdeng had not reached this level.
He used his sword to block the stick body, then stepped forward and slashed with his sword, killing the man directly.
In an instant, four knives and a short gun—a total of five weapons—attacked Qingdeng.
The talent "Snake Body +1" is activated!
Qingdeng's body twisted flexibly like a water snake, avoiding the attacks of the four knives at a tricky angle.
At the same time, his left hand suddenly reached out, grabbed the shaft of the short gun, and with a slight force, he snatched the gun away.
A pistol in his left hand, a knife in his right hand, and a revolver in his arms... He has both long and short range capabilities, and is truly a "universal form".
However, Qingdeng did not intend to use the stolen short spear all the time.
There's no other reason for this - he's not used to using polearms in foot combat.
At this moment, a thin enemy broke into Qingdeng's field of vision.
Soon after saying this, Qingdeng flipped his left wrist, held the short spear upside down, and assumed a posture of throwing a javelin, pointing the tip of the spear at the thin enemy.
In the next breath, he lowered his waist and kicked the ground hard with his hind feet. The muscles in his calves, waist, abdomen and arms bulged, and veins popped out.
Throwing objects - This is an action that uses all the muscles of the body.
So...
"Skillful Hands +5", "Leading the Horse +4", "Tiger Arms +4", "Elephant's Core +4", "Nine Bulls and Two Tigers +3" - this series of talents are activated at the same time!
In addition, since the beginning of the battle, Qingden's "Gu Gu + 3" has been activated.
These talents related to enhancing body strength are activated together... Even Qingdeng, who has experienced hundreds of battles, rarely encounters such an occasion.
The time to accumulate power is only 3 seconds.
In this short period of 3 seconds, the air around Qing Deng felt faintly distorted!
In an instant, the short gun flew out.
Its speed is so fast and its energy is so strong that it seems to set the atmosphere on fire!
The tip of the spear hit the skinny enemy in the chest, and then the remaining force remained unabated, dragging the skinny enemy's body and flying together!
Finally, the tip of the spear plunged heavily into a big tree more than ten meters away! It was very deep!
As for the thin enemy hanging on the gun barrel, he had already died during the "flight".
Throwing the gun this time was like turning on a switch.
Since then, Qingdeng's playing style has become more and more violent! He is increasingly pursuing the practicality of killing enemies!
He flew up and kicked the person next to him in the heart.
This man vomited blood and fell to the ground, with a large dent in his chest, which looked like the surface of the moon.
At this time, he suddenly saw a flash of white light, and a knife struck from his left side.
Qingden suddenly lowered his body so that his face and chest were almost touching the ground.
With astonishing agility, he grabbed the attacker's right ankle, lifted it up like a skirt, and "sent" the person to the sky.
When it fell to the ground, because it was on its back, the back of its head hit a big stone heavily, and its life was immediately cut off.
While this man was still flying in the sky, Qingdeng had already stood up to attack the next enemy.
As he stood up, he picked up a branch from the ground.
When he faced the next enemy, he directly poked the branch into the man's eye socket.
The enemy screamed in pain, suddenly let go of the weapon in his hand, and then while covering his injured eyes, he collapsed to the ground, rolling around, and blood flowed from between his fingers to the back of his hand.
Another new enemy figure came into Qingdeng's eyes.
The enemy that appeared this time actually came empty-handed.
Although this person had empty hands, he exuded a strange aura. As he swung his arms, he had a vague air of a master. He must be someone who was good at using fists and kicks.
Looking at this person, Qingdeng raised an eyebrow, then changed his stance, his right hand holding the sword naturally dropped, his left shoulder leaned forward diagonally, and he used his left hand, which was also not holding a weapon, to meet the enemy.
It's obvious - Qing Deng wants to compete with this person!
Qingdeng's boxing and kicking skills have never been weak.
He has been practicing unarmed combat for longer than he has been practicing swordsmanship.
However, there are very few opportunities to use this skill on weekdays.
Seeing that it was rare to see an enemy using fists and kicks, he couldn't help but feel his hands itching.
With a rustling sound, the enemy made a fist and rushed out with force, attacking Qingdeng's face.
Qingdeng turned slightly sideways, raised his left hand, grabbed the enemy's right wrist, and deflected his fist. Then he suddenly stretched out his left shoulder and hit the enemy's chest with his shoulder, causing the opponent to retreat one after another and almost fell to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, Qingdeng got rid of this "near miss".
He kicked out fiercely and hit his opponent's chest with another blow, and then punched his opponent's armpit with a left fist.
After a series of blows, the opponent immediately knelt down, vomiting blood and was unable to get up again.
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Naginata and Kodachi - the two martial arts that Sanako is best at.
This kind of complex terrain with many obstacles such as trees and rocks is exactly where Kodachi's skill can best demonstrate its power.
Sanako raised the kodachi in her right hand to hold the katana that was slashing at her from the right, and spread the five fingers of her left hand to grab the short spear that was stabbing her from the left.
She did not use brute force to grab the gun like Qingdeng did.
Instead, he moved forward. The enemy with the gun suddenly lost his footing, staggered back, and climbed down the mountain with both men and gun.
After successfully dealing with the enemy on the left, she turned to deal with the enemy on the right who was wrestling with her.
This man couldn't see Sanako's moves clearly at all. He only saw a jade foot covered with white socks——
Sanako showed amazing body flexibility.
She stood on her own in a golden rooster position, standing on her left foot to stabilize her body; she kicked her right foot upwards, with her toes pointing to the sky, and her legs almost formed a "one".
The kicking right foot hit the enemy's right elbow, and the katana held together with her Kodachi flew several meters away and landed with a clang.
While retracting her right foot, Sanako slashed diagonally - silence returned to her body.
After easily defeating the two enemies, Sanako raised his eyes impatiently and hurriedly looked for Qingto's figure.
"Tachibana-kun! Tachibana-kun! Wait a minute! You're rushing too fast!"
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