Chapter 663: Instant kill! Instant kill of the thief chief! [5000]
At the beginning, Sanako and others were able to keep up with Qingto.
But in the blink of an eye, the distance between them and Qingdeng became wider and wider! Qingdeng was almost invisible!
The reason why this is so is mainly due to two reasons.
Firstly, the terrain here is very rugged and extremely difficult to walk on.
This hilltop has maintained its most original features and is a pure "undeveloped area".
Looking around, there are trees, stones, and sand everywhere.
If you are not careful, you will trip over the protruding tree roots, or step into the disgusting mud or swamp, which will slow down the attack speed.
Secondly... Qingdeng's attack speed is really too fast!
The momentum is like breaking the bamboo, destroying the dry and decaying - these idioms are really suitable to be applied to Qingdeng who is engraved.
There is no way anyone can block his blade.
A storm-like onslaught.
The purple light that covers up the sun.
One figure after another fell down.
The dripping blood flew out in all directions, dyeing every tree and piece of land bright red.
Qingdeng moved nimbly among the shades of trees and clumps of leaves, changing his position flexibly and attacking the enemy from all favorable directions.
The branches above his head, the stones at his feet, his clenched fists, his bent knees...everything is a weapon for him to kill the enemy and break the formation!
Rather than saying that Sanako and the others left the team, it would be better to say that Aomori left the team.
No matter what, it is always extremely dangerous to break away from the team and break into the enemy's formation alone.
Since just now, Sanako has been using the loudest volume she can reach to repeatedly remind Aoto not to rush too fast, slow down slightly, and wait for the follow-up troops...that is, she and the Aizu cavalry.
their follow-up.
However... facing Sanako's reminder, Qingto didn't react at all, as if he didn't hear Sanako's voice.
In fact, it is.
Sanako and others don't know it - Qingto is now in an extremely excited state!
The long-lost bloody battle, the violently beating heart, the high-speed flowing blood, the gradually reviving muscle memory of wielding the blade... Qingdeng felt extremely happy!
Unknowingly, the talent "Born for Fighting +9" has been activated!
With the blessing of this talent, Qingdeng didn't feel tired at all. On the contrary, he became more and more excited and excited the more he played! His condition was getting better and better!
At this moment, in his eyes, there is no difference between human beings, vegetation, sand and gravel.
All he knows is that these things in front of him can all be cut!
As long as it can be cut, that’s fine!
As long as he can cut, he can keep fighting!
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"..."
Renjuro Shibasaki stood with his sword in hand, quietly staring at Aoto who was getting closer and closer to him, his face expressionless, neither sad nor happy.
"...Tachibana Aoden will be here soon."
He suddenly turned sideways, looked at the four apprentices standing beside him, and said:
"If you still want to survive, you have to hurry up."
"When Ju Qingden comes, you won't be able to escape even if you want to."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone say in a sonorous and powerful tone:
"Master! We all decided to go to the Mountain of Swords and the Sea of Fire with you because we hated the shogunate and no longer wanted to be under the dark rule of the Tokugawa family!"
After this person's starting point, echoes sounded one after another:
"That's right!"
"When we decided to close down the curtain, we had already put our lives at risk!"
"Now that things have happened, there is no reason to retreat in the face of battle!"
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Buzz!
In an instant, with the sound of a sharp breaking wind, a purple sword light penetrated the sky and the earth, illuminating the top of the mountain.
The apprentices' echoes stopped abruptly.
Shibazaki Renjuro's expression darkened, and he slowly turned his head to look——
Aoto, whose whole body looked like he had been showered with blood, walked slowly towards Shibasaki Renjuro and stopped about 10 meters away.
The thunderous offensive, which neither gave the enemy a chance to breathe nor gave his own people a chance to breathe, was very powerful, but while quickly breaking through the enemy's defense line, it also left Sanako and others behind him far away.
Looking behind Qingden, Sanako and the others were no longer visible.
In other words, the only person who has been killed here is Qingdeng.
The rest of the people, including Sanako, are still struggling to climb the mountain.
"Now...you are the only ones left."
Qingden vigorously vibrated the knife to shake off the blood and fat attached to the blade.
In the next moment, "power" as sharp as a sharp knife and as surging as the ocean erupted from his body!
It was obviously an invisible "momentum", but it actually achieved tangible power - the flowers, plants and leaves around Qingden actually swayed faintly!
"If you have any tricks, just use them!"
The moment Aoto released his "momentum", Shibasaki Renjuro and others' expressions immediately changed, their cheeks turned white, and their expressions were full of horror.
A certain guy who lacked courage even couldn't help but take a few steps back, his legs and feet becoming weak.
However, Shibasaki Renjuro did not admit defeat.
He raised his eyebrows suddenly with a ferocious expression.
"Come on! The lackeys of the shogunate! The eagle dogs of Tokugawa! Even if you die, we will show you our backbone!"
After saying that, he pulled out the knife that was leaning on the ground.
"Ono Ittori Style"
"Shibasaki Renjuro Shouyi!"
At the same time, Qingdeng raised the blade of the sword, prepared the sword, and started to move eight pairs of swords.
"Naturally Rishin flow"
"The orange is green and the sun is shining."
After reporting out of the house, Aoto stepped hard on his hind legs, and his tall body was as straight as a flying swallow, attacking Shibasaki Renjuro and others!
One step, two steps - Qingden only took two steps, and in one breath he evened out the 10-meter gap between the two sides.
Taking advantage of the momentum of his forward thrust, he used an unpretentious cassock slash, a sharp slash.
This blow directly hit someone's forehead, and the person died without even having time to scream.
One kill!
Before Qingdeng could put away his sword, he saw someone lowering his waist, soles of his feet sticking to the ground, and flashed in front of Qingdeng with smooth gliding movements.
The timing of the attack is commendable, and the sword swinging action is commendable.
What a pity... As soon as he got close, Qingden had already pulled Vairocana back to his hand.
Just listen to the swords striking each other, making a clanging sound and sparks flying.
Vairocana was raised diagonally in mid-air, holding the opponent's sword steadily.
In the next breath, Qingdeng flexibly twisted his right wrist, lifted the tip of the sword upward, and blocked the opponent's blade.
The opponent felt an irresistible force suddenly attack his palms, almost taking the knife away from his hands.
He exerted all his strength and clenched the handle of the knife tightly, and finally managed not to let go of the saber.
However, although he kept the knife, the blade rose up uncontrollably, like a bird trying to spread its wings and fly high.
In this way, the opponent's center line was exposed in front of Qingdeng - he slashed down without hesitation.
The two enemies, one behind the other, formed two buns sandwiching cheese. While roaring angrily, they raised their swords to attack Qingdeng one after another.
Qingden glanced at the enemies in front of him without looking at the enemies behind him.
His ears... or rather his talent "Wind Perception +1", have already locked the distance and direction of the enemy behind him.
In an instant, Qingdeng suddenly lowered his body, almost kneeling on the ground, holding a knife behind his back, with the tip of the knife sticking out from his armpit.
While he quickly retreated, he thrust the knife back.
The dull feel of the blade penetrating into the flesh, accompanied by the "clang" sound of the blade falling to the ground, the enemy behind Qingdeng was stabbed in the heart and fell softly on Qingdeng's back.
Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng reached out his left hand, grabbed the collar of the corpse on his back, arched his back, and using his spine as the fulcrum, he exerted force on his left hand and waist at the same time, and threw it forward heavily like throwing garbage.
Get rid of this dead body.
The dead body somersaulted on Qingdeng's back, and then hit the enemy in front of him impartially.
The sudden "hidden weapon sneak attack" blocked the man's progress uncontrollably. At the same time, he subconsciously reached out and hugged the body.
Qingdeng took advantage of this opportunity, rushed forward, thrust out his knife, and strung together the man and the corpse he was holding.
Three kills! Four kills!
In just a few seconds, the four apprentices around Shibasaki Renjuro were all dead.
At this moment, a dazzling silver light burst into Qingdeng's field of vision.
Shibazaki Renjuro's elbow suddenly popped open, like a bow string that was suddenly broken.
He waved the knife in his hand - "chi", there was a sound of cutting through the air, and something appeared in the air.
Qingdeng's current posture was not conducive to defending with his sword.
Therefore, he took half a step back, no more than a step, no less to avoid the blade, and retreated out of Shibazaki Renjuro's slashing range.
Unable to succeed... In this regard, Shibazaki Renjuro was not discouraged.
He pursued relentlessly, delivering the second knife, the third knife, the fourth knife...
One blow after another, one blow after another.
There are no defensive actions.
In other words, he didn't care about his own safety at all, he just attacked and kept attacking!
It was as if he was willing to give up only if Qingdeng was hacked to death.
This kind of fighting style...is completely the style of a desperate Saburo!
Regardless of one's own life, one seeks to live in the midst of death.
As we all know, on the battlefield, this kind of reckless and desperate person is the most difficult to deal with.
When a person regards death as his own and is determined to die, even a rookie who does not understand martial arts at all can still have the opportunity to injure or even kill a master!
In a battle with an enemy that "burns itself", Qingdeng, who has experienced many battles, would not dare to be careless.
Qingdeng narrowed his eyes and exhaled a breath.
He did not rush to counterattack, but instead defended and dodged slowly, silently observing the opponent's knife path, moves, and fighting style.
Although this man is just the owner of a rural sword hall, his strength cannot be underestimated.
Regardless of physical fitness, timing of attacks, and proficiency, he can all be rated as "the best among the average."
If it were three years ago, this person would have been a powerful enemy that would give Qingden a headache.
As for now... a swordsman of this level is no longer Qingdeng's enemy!
After observing the opponent's moves and routines, Aoto's upper body tilted instantly - he lowered his upper body slightly, lowered his center of gravity, and then pounced on Shibazaki Renjuro like a hurricane.
Purple sword light flew out from his armpit and went straight to the opponent's waist.
Seeing this, Renjuro Shibazaki's pupils suddenly shrank, he subconsciously changed his posture, cut into eight pairs in the middle, aimed at the rapidly approaching figure in front of him, and slashed hard.
Two knives and two rays of sword light drew completely different and beautiful arcs in mid-air.
The next breath, the two of them passed each other.
After running five or six meters away, Qingdeng released his sword-wielding posture and turned around slowly.
Under the cool shade of the trees, Shibazaki Renjuro staggered.
His back was turned to Qingdeng, his head and hands hanging down feebly.
He staggered a few steps forward - and with a clang, the knife in his palm fell to the ground.
Then, he fell to the ground, motionless, as if his backbone had been ripped out.
Qingdeng felt that there was no need to go over to check. He still had the feeling of the blade firmly cutting into the human body in his hand.
His knife directly cut off the opponent's sternum, spine, and half of the body... With such injuries, there was no need to check whether the opponent was still alive.
- Qingdeng vibrated the knife vigorously, shaking off the blood on the knife. The dripping blood turned into spots on the ground.
Immediately afterwards, he took out a pocket paper from his pocket, carefully wiped the blade of the knife, and then put the knife back into its sheath.
As the battle came to an end, his scorching body temperature, rushing blood, and soaring adrenaline all subsided one by one.
The talent "Born for Fighting +9" has also gradually been lifted.
He slowly turned around, turned his head, and looked at the body of Renjuro Shibasaki not far away.
In his deep eyes, a flash of... regret and disappointment flashed.
It's like a child who buys a toy that he doesn't like.
Mouthing in his mouth:
"It's so boring..."
At this time, Sanako's voice sounded from behind him:
"Tachibana-kun, did you win?"
Panting heavily, Sanako walked to Qingden's side in three steps and two steps at a time.
The blood splashed on her body was still steaming outward.
Qingdeng curled up his lips:
"Do you even need to ask?"
As he spoke, he pursed his lips towards Shibasaki Renjuro's corpse.
Sanako smiled:
"Sorry. It seems that I did ask a stupid question."
Qingdeng asked back:
"Forget about me for now, how are you doing over there?"
Sanako replied:
"The thieves and bandits were killed and fled. They were completely unable to fight back. They have been basically eliminated."
Qingdeng nodded slightly and said "hmm" softly.
But at this moment, a member of the Aizu cavalry rushed up in a hurry, shouting at the top of his voice:
"Lord Nioh! Oh no! A large group of troops is approaching from the east!"
This simple sentence instantly made Qingdeng and Sanazi frown, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Sanako said to himself:
"Reinforcements from the bandits..."
Qingdeng said immediately:
"Where is it? Take me there quickly."
Under the leadership of the Aizu cavalry, Aoto and Sanako ran down the mountain at lightning speed.
The surviving Aizu cavalry have gathered at the foot of the mountain - they tensed up their nerves, gripped their weapons tightly, and were ready to engage in a new battle at any time.
As soon as he returned to the foot of the mountain, Qingdeng heard the rapid sound of horse hooves.
Following the sound, a dozen or so cavalrymen were approaching them like they were chasing the wind and lightning.
After seeing the true appearance of this group of cavalry, Qingdeng's expression gradually relaxed.
I saw that all the members of this cavalry team were wearing helmets and armor, and everyone was wearing fine and complete armor.
The horses under their crotch are also excellent and strong war horses.
At first glance, they look like regular troops.
It is impossible for a mere bandit to have such sophisticated equipment.
Qingden said to Sanako and others beside him:
"Don't be nervous, they don't seem to be thieves."
Although he said this, he still raised his right arm slightly, ready to draw the sword at any time.
Soon, this group of cavalry stopped steadily 10 meters away in front of Qingdeng, and then cast a series of wary and doubtful glances.
After seeing the large amounts of blood on Qingdeng and others' bodies, horror filled their cheeks.
Before the other party could say anything, Qingdeng took the lead:
"Who are you?!"
The leader of the cavalry—a dark-skinned strong man—responded without hesitation:
"We are the samurai under the command of Lieutenant General Sakonoe Gon! We are here with Shitani Saemon!"
Qingden raised his eyebrows.
"Lieutenant General Sakonoe Quan...that is to say, you are the feudal lords of the Owari Domain?"
The strong man at the head...that is, Hosotani Zaemon, held his head high with a proud look on his face.
"Exactly! Who are you? Why did you break into our territory?"
Owari Clan - one of the "Three Imperial Clan".
Its territory basically covers the entire Nobi Plain (one of Japan's three major plains), so it is extremely wealthy and has a height of 610,000 koku.
In terms of comprehensive strength, he is the strongest among the "three imperial families".
The current person in power of the Owari Domain is the 16th generation lord, Tokugawa Yoshiki, who has just turned 6 years old this year. The official title awarded to him by the Kyoto court was from the three Lieutenant General Sakonoe Gon.
According to the political convention that "the official position in the imperial court is more important than the official position in the shogunate", the most formal honorific title for Tokugawa Yoshiki is Lieutenant General Sakonoe Quan.
This is the same as the fact that most people respectfully call Matsudaira Yoshiho "Higo-sama". (Matsudaira Yoshiho's imperial official position is ranked from Higo-sama to the top five)
As soon as Hosotanizaemon finished speaking, the expressions of Ayoto and others experienced subtle and interesting changes.
Sanako blinked and murmured:
"The territory of the feudal clan...are we in the territory of the Owari clan now..."
From Iga to Owari... the straight-line distance alone is a full 80 kilometers!
Counting the extra steps taken due to the rugged terrain and impassable roads, the pursuit distance of Qingdeng and others was at least hundreds of kilometers!
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