The moment the two of them passed by each other, the horizontally sweeping Taikigami brushed against Takasugi Shinsaku's chest.
Unfortunately, although it successfully hit him, the tip of the knife was a little far away. Only a small part of the tip of the knife penetrated into Takasugi Shinsaku's body.
Blood spattered, and a nearly 3-inch-long gash lay across Takasugi Shinsaku's chest - such a wound may seem terrifying, but in fact it was not serious and would not cause death.
As for Takasugi Shinsaku, his sword deviated even further.
He is very ambitious.
Even though he had the upper hand in terms of physical fitness, Qingden only dared to cautiously set the target of the attack on the chest, which was larger in size and easier to cut in comparison.
What about Takasugi Shinsaku? The place he aimed at was Aomori's neck - he wanted to chop off Aomori's head in one go.
When the sword with light as thin as a needle was pulled out and was about to engulf the flesh of Qingden's neck, Qingden relied on the "Eagle Eye +1" to give him a "stop of time" at this critical moment.
With his excellent dynamic vision, his quick eyes and quick hands moved his upper body, causing this ambitious sword to scrape the air above his head in vain.
Ayoto knew very well that the blow he had just struck did not seriously injure Takasugi Shinsaku, and the opponent must still have enough energy left to continue fighting with him.
Therefore, the moment their bodies were staggered, Aomori quickly stopped his feet and turned his head to face Takasugi Shinsaku again.
When Qing Teng turned around, he happened to see Takasugi Shinsaku turning around at almost the same moment.
The two sharp sights, as sharp as a knife, once again collided fiercely in mid-air.
At this time, a bizarre scene quietly happened in front of Qingdeng's eyes.
In the "knife confrontation" just now, although the blow Aoto gave to Takasugi Shin was not fatal, it was a knife wound after all. It was a nearly 3-inch-long gap cut into the skin of the chest, and it still remains to this day.
The knife wound was bleeding outward.
You won’t die, but you will always feel pain, right?
The result - Takasugi Shinsaku looked calm and rosy, as if he didn't feel any pain at all, as if he was not the injured person.
It may be strange to say this, but Qingto can guarantee that he did vaguely find a hint of...pleasure and enjoyment between Takasugi Shinsaku's brows?
"Hehehehe..."
A low laughter like coming from the underworld floated out faintly from the lips and teeth of Takasugi Shinsaku.
"Amazing...! A man who can accomplish so many extraordinary feats by himself is indeed not just a show-off...!"
"It's been a long time since I met a peer who can severely suppress me in swordsmanship."
"Excluding Master and the rest of the old monsters who have been practicing the art of swordsmanship for decades... Among all the people I know, the only one who can beat you is that bastard Hikosai Kawagami!
Ah... Speaking of which - this guy's best martial art is the art of drawing swords."
"Haha...Nioh, if you have the chance to meet Kawagami Hikosai in the future, you can compete with him in the art of drawing swords!"
Ayoto didn't know Kawagami Hikosai, so he simply ignored Takasugi Shinsaku's sentiments.
Takasugi Shinsaku, who was marveling at Aoto's strength one second, stepped on the wooden corridor and entered with a sword like a rainbow in the next second! A body that was not much shorter than Aoto rushed towards Aoto's eyes like a mountain.
Qingdeng swung his sword twice.
The sword flashed once and then again.
The first sword was an attempt to push back Takasugi Shinsaku, but seeing little effect, he quickly added a second sword, striking Takasugi Shinsaku's sword in the air.
The two knives intersecting sharply made a soft "click" sound at the same time - where the two knives hit each other, a small amount of metal material like dust fell down like a landslide.
The blade was chipped.
When Qingdeng saw this, he felt very distressed - Come on! Then he will take the Ding Guishen to be repaired again!
Only then did Qingdeng suddenly realize that the long-faced young man who was fighting with him was most likely not an ordinary person.
Qingdeng's sword for slaying ghosts and gods is undoubtedly a treasure, and ordinary swords cannot compete with it.
And Takasugi Shinsaku's saber seems to be able to hold its own when it comes to slashing with the demons! No matter how sharp or tough it is, it is not inferior to the demons!
It's hard to imagine that someone who can use a knife of this quality... would be a white guy with no background and no identity.
Buzz!
A blade of light swept across Qingden's nose, forcing Qingden's thoughts to escape from places other than "battle".
Fighting against masters is more difficult and tiring than fighting against novices.
For masters of Ayoto and Takasugi Shinsaku's level, any moment of relaxation and carelessness may lead to fatal consequences that may not even be regrettable. Therefore, one must maintain tight nerves and a high degree of concentration throughout the entire process.
This kind of full operation of the brain and the exhaustion of the brain are the most devastating.
When he had just fought with more than 20 remnants of the rebel group and made them use up their ink, Qingdeng's breathing was only slightly faster.
As a result, now that he had only fought with Takasugi Shinsaku for a short time, Aomori's demand for oxygen increased linearly.
His breathing was so loud that it almost covered up the beating of his heart in his chest.
After all, Ayoto also has the talent to enhance cardiopulmonary function and muscle durability: "Iron Lung", "Strong Muscles +1", so he is getting tired and his breathing is short and short, but after another hundred and eighty rounds of fighting with Takasugi Shin,
Not a problem.
On the other hand...the other party's cardiopulmonary function is obviously not as good as Qingdeng's.
He needs to open his mouth, mouth and nose and use the ground to greedily suck in the surrounding air in order to barely maintain his body's demand for oxygen.
At first glance - Takasugi Shinsaku, who lost his physical strength much faster than Aoto and even received a stab in the chest, must be getting more and more strenuous as he fights, and falling more and more at a disadvantage, right?
However, the actual reality is not like this.
"Haaah!"
Takasugi Shinsaku, who had a strange sound that sounded like laughter and roaring from his throat, became more and more courageous the more he fought!
"Nioh! Watch your move!"
Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand and heard a clang. A small blood stain appeared on Qingdeng's left earlobe.
Qingdeng suddenly felt a stinging pain like a pinprick in his left ear. At the same time, warm blood slid through the wound and dropped to his left shoulder.
——It’s really not an illusion...!
Qingdeng's eyes narrowed.
He was a little skeptical just now, but after observing carefully for so long, Aomori is now very sure - his feeling was not wrong! Compared to the moment when the fight started, Takasugi Shinsaku's strength has indeed increased!
The sword hit by Takasugi Shinsaku just now was very beautiful.
The timing and angle were chosen very well, and he chose exactly the right moment to launch a counterattack when Qingdeng had just completed one round of attacks and his old power had been unleashed but his new power had not yet been unleashed.
Aomori was already dodging as fast as he could, but in the end he was still a little slow and was grazed by Takasugi Shinsaku's knife on his ear. Fortunately, he only suffered a slight cut of skin, which was an insignificant skin injury. Apart from some bleeding,
No big deal.
Sooner or later, Takasugi Shinsaku, as if trying to expand the victory, suddenly jumped into the air, and with the help of gravity and his own weight, he chopped down the sword held high above.
Qingden twisted slightly, took half a step back, and then used two upward movements in succession - first cutting from the lower right to the upper left, then drawing an arc with the knife, turning half a circle, and dragging the knife to the left side of his body.
, strike again in the opposite direction, from the lower left to the upper right.
The first blow deflected Takasugi Shinsaku's heavy attack, which was coming under the pressure of gravity.
The second blow was a direct strike to the face of Takasugi Shinsaku who was about to land on his feet.
Takasugi Shinsaku's reaction was so quick that he seemed to have predicted Aoto's movements in advance.
I saw his head tilted, and Dingguishen brushed against his temples with the sound of wind.
Next, Takasugi Shinsaku carried the sword almost horizontally on his right shoulder and struck it horizontally.
Seeing this, Aomori decided to fight head-on with Takasugi Shinsaku without hesitation in order to maximize his physical advantage.
He copied Takasugi Shinsaku's movements exactly - he carried the Dingikijin horizontally on his left shoulder, and then swung his sword to create a whirlwind!
Just as expected - Takasugi Shinsaku, whose arm and waist strength were inferior to Aoto, was suppressed the moment the two swords struck each other.
Qingdeng leaned forward with his body weight, and his body formed an obtuse angle with the wooden corridor under his feet.
Takasugi Shinsaku, who was not as strong as Aoto and could not fight Aoto, was unable to fight Aoto, so his body leaned back greatly, forming an acute angle with the wooden corridor.
However, Takasugi Shinsaku quickly launched a new offensive.
I saw him spread his legs, and his right foot was like a flexible snake, moving towards Qingdeng's lower body, trying to destroy Qingdeng's body center of gravity.
Playing such a dirty trick with Qingdeng, who had systematically learned how to fight with people in narrow areas, and was very good at taking advantage of every opportunity to kick off certain organs used for childbirth... was obviously a bit of a trick.
Aoto lowered his body's center of gravity, spread his legs as well, and used every move to break every kick from Takasugi Shinsaku, and counterattacked in a timely manner.
The two men's upper bodies maintained their sword-fighting movements, while their lower bodies engaged in a dizzying and fierce fight.
Both sides played very solidly in the next set, and after a fierce battle, it was hard to separate.
Takasugi Shinsaku couldn't trip up Aoto, and Aoto couldn't do anything to Takasugi Shinsaku, and no one benefited.
However, although the fight in the lower body was evenly matched, it was the duel in the upper body that determined the winner.
clang!
Aoto took a deep breath, and the muscles of his legs, waist, and arms worked together to force away Takasugi Shinsaku's sword, which, despite his best efforts, was still inferior to Aoto's strength.
Takasugi Shinsaku, knowing that the door was wide open and the situation was extremely dangerous, quickly retreated, trying to distance himself from Aoto and regroup.
However, Qingdeng had already seen through his wishful thinking.
Qingdeng chased after him like a shadow.
Compared with the beginning of the fight, Takasugi Shinsaku's skills have indeed improved significantly...but in terms of hard power, Aomori still has a slight advantage!
Qingdeng, whose center of gravity was extremely low, concentrated his strength on his toes, then kicked off the ground and leaned forward as if sliding across the ground. At the same time, his right arm turned into an indistinguishable shadow, and violently Put the ghosts and gods back into the scabbard.
The next moment, this body with its left hand holding the scabbard, its right hand holding the handle of the knife, its back bent and its waist tensed as if accumulating strength, appeared at Takasugi Shinsaku's waist.
The next moment...the white light exploded!
Streamer!
His right foot touched the ground, and his left foot was bent in a squatting position, almost leaning on the ground with his left knee... With this posture, Aoto drew his sword in one go! The sword slashed straight from Takasugi Shinsaku's lower abdomen to his face! It came out from the sheath. The ray of light, carrying the undue momentum of thousands of people, went straight to Takasugi Shinsaku!
The sword-drawing flow, which combines power and speed, can be said to be the most powerful move Qingdeng has mastered so far.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call it one of Qingdeng’s biggest trump cards.
In an instant, Takasugi Shinsaku's pupils shrank to the size of a pinhole.
In the flash of lightning where life and death could be decided in an instant, Takasugi Shinsaku's subconscious muscle memory saved his life - he reflexively raised his arms and held the knife in front of him.
After a loud noise, Takasugi Shinsaku held the knife that was hit hard and flew backwards like a knocked-out baseball. He flew four steps away before falling back to the ground in a parabola.
"Huh...! Huh...! Huh...!"
Qingdeng slowly straightened his legs and waist while breathing evenly.
At this time, he suddenly heard a strange "click, click, click..." sound coming from his right side.
He followed the sound and looked - it turned out that his right arm was trembling slightly, driving the blade made of Dingguishen metal, and the blade made a "clicking" sound.
This is the effect caused by the reaction force generated when the streamer is blocked.
Even Qingdeng, who has "Strong Muscle +1" that enhances muscle durability, could not withstand this force that almost broke his bones.
If the arm is like this, let alone the knife - there is a particularly conspicuous large gap on the blade of Dingguishen.
This is the position where Shinsaku Takasugi's sword collided just now.
At this moment, Qingdeng felt sincerely: The power of the streamer is great...but it is also very expensive.
"It really hurts..." Qingto raised his left hand and hugged his painful and numb right arm, then raised his head and looked at Takasugi Shinsaku in front of him.
Takasugi Shinsaku lay on his back in a "big" shape, his arms shaking slightly like Aoto's right arm.
"laugh……"
Qingden raised his eyes and looked towards him, and saw Takasugi Shinsaku grinning and chuckled a few times.
"I lost."
He slowly straightened his upper body, stood up with the knife, and spoke these simple words frankly and straightforwardly.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that - unless Takasugi Shinsaku has some back-up plan, if the fight continues like this, Aoto, who has firmly taken the initiative on the battlefield, will undoubtedly win.
Facing Takasugi Shinsaku who admitted his defeat without any regrets on his face, Aoto said unexpectedly:
"Since you already know that you have lost, then throw away the knife and capture him without mercy, so as not to suffer any more pain."
As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking——
[Ding! Talent scanned]
A system tone suddenly sounded in my mind.
Takasugi Shinsaku is very young. Judging from his appearance, he should be no more than 20 years old, and he is the same generation as Aoto.
To be able to achieve such achievements in swordsmanship at such a young age - it would be strange for a person like this not to have any special talent.
While Ayoto waited for Takasugi Shinsaku's response, he listened carefully to the next system sound.
Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng looked surprised for the first time in a long time because the content displayed by the system sound was too exciting.
[Successfully copied talent: "Berserker"]
[Talent introduction: The tolerance to pain and blood loss is greatly improved. The more pain you feel, the more you can unleash the power hidden in your body. However, when the damage suffered exceeds the physiological limit of the body, this effect is invalid. 】
When Qingdeng heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
——Good guy!
Aomori cast a meaningful look at Takasugi Shinsaku.
——No wonder this man not only acted like a normal person after being stabbed by me, but also showed greater strength than before...!
Judging from the content introduction of this new talent, there is no doubt that it is a god-level talent that can make Qingden's eyes shine for the first time in a long time!
The talent effect of "Berserker" can be summed up in a nutshell - while turning Qingden into a more durable "blood cow", he will become less afraid of tough battles.
The more painful the injury, the more courageous you can fight!
This is the third "buff-type talent" that can temporarily enhance Qingdeng's personal strength in a short period of time, after "Gu Gu" and "Gathering God".
Qingdeng couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Tonight's "hostage rescue operation" was really a bloody gain.
At this moment, the movement in front of him brought Qingdeng's consciousness back to reality.
"..."
Takasugi Shinsaku remained silent, neither nodding his head in agreement nor shaking his head in rejection to the request Aomori just asked to surrender.
He only showed an enigmatic smile.
Looking at Takasugi Shinsaku's smile, a bad premonition emerged in Qingto's heart.
He had shown that he could defeat him steadily, but this man still looked calm and calm... Qingdeng thought to himself: Could it be that this guy still has some trump cards and hasn't used his last move?
For a moment, Qingto couldn't be wary, and stared at Takasugi Shinsaku without blinking. He was prepared to rush over and kill Takasugi Shinsaku if he made any strange move.
But at this moment, Qingdeng suddenly heard a series of strange noises coming from behind him.
Qingden pointed his ears - this looks like... No! It's not like it! It's just a series of footsteps!
Qingdeng turned his head slightly and looked back with the corner of his eye: he saw a large group of black-clad thieves with black hats who had turned into officers and soldiers, with shield soldiers at the head and musketeers at the back, swarming along the corridor toward Qing Deng.
Climb up, Takasugi Shinsaku rushes from this side.
When Qingdeng saw this, he couldn't help but be shocked - how could the officers and soldiers of the Hufu Thief Reform suddenly break in? Didn't I already give instructions to the entire team of the Third Division: Don't come in casually?
He took a closer look and found that the people who broke in did not seem to be his subordinates... they were all unfamiliar faces that he had never seen before.
"Ah! I found Mr. Tachibana!"
I don't know who yelled so loudly.
Immediately afterwards, the officers and soldiers who suddenly broke in all fixed their gazes on Takasugi Shinsaku, who was obviously not one of their own and seemed to be weak. Their expressions were filled with murderous intent.
"ha……"
Takasugi Shinsaku shrugged his shoulders and chuckled.
"Someone has come out to disrupt the situation... It's a pity, Nioh, I wanted to compete with you for a few more rounds, but it seems like things have gone against my wishes."
"I still have a lot of unfinished business, so - goodbye, Niou. I hope that when we meet again next time... you will no longer refuse without hesitation when you hear my invitation to come to Changzhou."
Having said that, Takasugi Shinsaku sheathed his sword...then put his palms into his arms, and took out a revolver in each hand, which reflected a bright metallic luster under the moonlight! The black muzzle pointed directly at the same horizontal line.
Qingdeng and the officers and soldiers who suddenly came out to pay for the thieves!
At this moment, Qingto suddenly understood why Takasugi Shinso had been able to remain calm and composed throughout the whole process when he was defeated by him in the battle just now.
It's a pity that Toudo Takataka and others are dead, otherwise they would know why Takasugi Shin was so confident in escaping from this place and breaking out of the siege of the fire bandit Kai.
——Here again!
His pupils tightened, he rolled on the spot, and dodged to the next room - Qingden completed the above two actions at almost the same time.
Then, a shout like this rang out from behind Qingdeng:
"Be careful! He has a Western musket!"
"Back off! Back off!"
The murderous faces of the officers and soldiers disappeared in an instant.
They were like breaking waves, and the originally tight formation collapsed. They were like lost lambs, running away in all directions. They either hurriedly fled into the next room, or fled in a hurry.
Bang! Bang!
Takasugi Shinsaku fired one shot in each hand.
One bullet hit the ceiling and another bullet hit the wooden corridor.
Regardless of power or rate of fire, revolvers are far superior to old antiques like matchlocks!
Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the sudden firing and shooting, Takasugi Shinsaku turned to the right without hesitation, blew up a gust of wind, and jumped out of the window.
Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng heard shouts of exclamation one after another outside, and the sound of gunshots exploding from time to time.
This is already the second time... The last time, when they encountered a group of mysterious people who claimed that they were "not anti-Japanese patriots", they also escaped by suddenly taking out their pistols!
When did revolvers become so popular in this country?
While Qingdeng was complaining in his mind, he quickly rushed to the window closest to him with his knife and looked outside.
Bang! Bang!
As soon as Shinsaku Takasugi jumped out of the window, he immediately fired two more shots at the officers and soldiers outside.
The panic spread from inside the house to outside in an instant.
Qingden saw Kimura and Tsuchida.
Suddenly a samurai armed with two guns came out - judging from the current situation, this incident far exceeded their expectations - both of them showed dumbfounded expressions at this time.
It is obviously an armed force that uses guns as its main weapon, but it turns out that everyone from the squad leader to the ordinary soldiers is surprisingly not good at dealing with enemies who use guns.
Takasugi Shinsaku only fired a few shots, and none of the shots he fired hit anyone. As a result, both the officers and soldiers who rushed into the house and the officers and soldiers outside saw the pistol in Takasugi Shinsaku's hand and
After hearing the loud gunfire, which was very different from that of a matchlock gun, order immediately collapsed.
The front army ignored the rear army, and the rear army ignored the front army. Everyone just wanted to escape.
Just run away, but as a result, many people don't even know how to run away.
Only a very few people can hide behind the nearest bunker in a timely and precise manner like Qingdeng, who has already been shot by a revolver.
Most people are just wandering around like headless flies.
With the help of two pistols and several shots, Takasugi Shinsaku managed to mess up the encirclement surrounded by the fire bandits and took advantage of the opportunity to escape.
Takasugi Shinsaku walked all the way without encountering any obstacles. In the blink of an eye, his figure was hidden by the darkness at the corner of the street.
Kimura and Tsuchida finally came to their senses at this time. They hurriedly instructed their subordinates to pursue them.
But based on the combat qualities that the fire-fighting thieves Kai have shown so far, "they can only fight with favorable winds, and they will be blinded when encountering headwinds"... Aonto does not have any hope for the troops sent by Kimura and Tsuchida to pursue Takasugi Shinsaku.
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A little preview: Tomorrow, Qingteng will use the power at hand to hold a talent gathering competition...ah, no, the competition within the third team~ You can look forward to what strange talents Qingteng will get.
The last chapter talked about some historical knowledge about the Warring States Period... This reminds the author of something that I have always wanted to mention to you - old readers know that the author plans to write a "Sword and Halberd Novel III" that spans different eras.
"Part 2", what you are currently watching is the second part of the trilogy, the first part is the swordsman from the previous one.
It's like this: After writing this trilogy, the author plans to write another sword and halberd novel with a Japanese Warring States background in the nature of a spin-off.
Please see "Author's Note" below for details -
This book is not very long and is filled with all kinds of obscene fantasies from historical nerds.
The specific plot content is roughly that the protagonist's soul is transformed into a soldier under Oda Nobunaga. While farming and fighting, he grows into a legion commander responsible for putting out fires everywhere. He chats and laughs with Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin and other princes;
The story of physical communication between Hideyoshi's first wife Ning Ning, Yamauchi Kazutyo's first wife Chiyo, Oda Nobunaga's wife Nohime, Oda Nobunaga's sister Aichi, Izumo Akun, and the Big Bear kunoichi.
Are you guys interested in watching it? I would like to hear your opinions. (Baoguai.jpg)
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Author Jun Kepu——
In the previous chapter, the author did make some mistakes when introducing the grievances between the Choshu clan and the Edo shogunate.
During the Sekigahara War, although the Mori family belonged to the Toyotomi camp, they were just speculators, and they couldn't even stand in line. There were about 100 Akechis between Terumoto Mori and Kazuto Yamauchi.
Mitsuhide.
Kazuhyo Yamauchi is the "true master of standing in line".
When Oda Nobunaga rose, he and Oda Nobunaga; when Toyotomi Hideyoshi rose, he and Toyotomi Hideyoshi; when Tokugawa Ieyasu rose, he and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
He was originally a mediocre man with no outstanding talents, but just by virtue of his ability to stand in line, he became the lord of the Tosa Domain with a territory of 240,000 koku.
ps: Please remember the power of "Tosa Domain". Anyone who is familiar with the history of the Bakumatsu should know that this domain was also a troublemaker in the Bakumatsu.
