Chapter 817 The Shinsengumi shows off its power! The great Posoun faction! [Leopard update 6K]
Suddenly, a huge figure enveloped the headquarters from the side.
"You are the 'Heavenly Sword', right?! What an arrogant title! Let me, Matsuda Shigesuke, meet you!"
Matsuda Shigesuke raised his sword above his head and roared towards the Souji.
The general manager turned his head sideways and glanced at the other party, but did not take any action.
Because she has sensed someone's arrival——
clang!
The two blades struck each other in the air, causing bluish-white sparks to burst out.
A sturdy warrior, also wearing a light onion-colored feather fabric, rushed out from the diagonal stab and helped the Souji block the sword.
"Really, Shinpachi, why are you here? Brother Kondo and I have played several rounds."
Souji said, casting a mocking look at the other party.
Nagakura Shinpachi and Inoue Genzaburo, who are responsible for the second wave of offensive, have entered the battlefield!
Nagakura Shinpachi grinned.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting!"
"Shinto Musen-ryu, Captain of the Shinsengumi 2nd Division, Nagakura Shinpachi, enter!"
After that, he secretly used a fierce force to flick away Matsuda Shigesuke's knife.
The surging force transmitted along the blade made Matsuda Shigesuke cry out in pain.
Unable to hold back, the blade of the sword was raised high, and the middle part of the body was directly exposed in front of Nagakura Shinpachi.
Nagakura Shinpachi saw the right moment, took a step forward, and slashed down with all his strength - although the sword was powerful, it did not feel as solid as cutting flesh or breaking bones.
It turned out that Matsuda Jusuke had seen through Nagakura Shinpachi's intention, and at the critical moment, he showed agility that was extremely inconsistent with his body shape and quickly took half a step back to avoid the sword.
Nagakura Shinpachi's favorite sword - Banshu Sumiyamajishige - cut through the air in vain, and only the tip of the blade scratched the corner of Matsuda Shigesuke's clothes.
Upon seeing this, Nagakura Shinpachi raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth extended to the left and right respectively, and his emotions were high:
"Haha, you are quite capable!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw him cheering up, rushing forward, and fighting with Matsuda Shigesuke.
On the other side——
"Little master!"
Genzaburo Inoue shouted loudly.
Before the words were spoken, someone had arrived - he stood firmly behind Isamu Kondo.
Isamu Kondo turned his head slightly and glanced at Gensaburo Inoue with a smile on his face:
"Uncle Yuan, I'm leaving my back to you!"
"Little master, each other!"
The pale silver moonlight leaked in through the window.
The two of them were back to back, and the two famous swords - Nagasone Kotetsu and Oshu Shirakawa Su Kanejo - were stained with the moonlight.
The enemies surrounding them from all directions did not make them show any fear.
Genzaburo Inoue adopts the mid-position, his eyes sweep around, carefully observing the three opponents in front of him.
One of them glared at Gensaburo Inoue and shouted:
"Send your name! I won't kill unknown people!"
Genzaburo Inoue said calmly:
"Naturally Rishin-ryu, captain of the Shinsengumi Division 6, Gensaburo Inoue."
At the moment when he announced his arrival at the door, Oshu Shirakawa Kazumi dashed away the moonlight! Drawing a thrilling curve in mid-air!
The next moment, blood spattered - the guy who shouted "Send your name" immediately screamed, clutching his bloody chest, and crookedly bumped into his companions beside him.
Almost at the same time, Kondo Isamu on the opposite side spread his arms, his sword energy blazing——
"Drink ahhhhhhhhhh-!"
He first flicked away the blade that was slashing at him diagonally, then sunk his strength into his waist to accumulate strength - the two actions of "bounce the knife" and "accumulate strength" were completed almost at the same time.
In an instant, a strong wind blew up.
The first blow drives back the enemy directly in front.
The last knife slashed the arm of the enemy diagonally in front.
The last knife is like having eyes, cutting down the enemies hiding in the blind corners of the vision.
With three sword strikes, the "battle line" surrounding Isamu Kondo suddenly fell apart.
"Miyabe-sensei! Quick! Go this way!"
"No! We can't go that way! Taking the stairs is too time-consuming, let's just climb through the window!"
"Are you stupid? It's too dangerous to be so high!"
"At this point, no matter how dangerous it is, we still have to jump!"
As expected of the Zunhu faction! Even "how to escape" involves internal strife.
Kondo Isamu wiped the sweat and splashed blood from his face and turned to look at Miyabe Daizo.
Miyabe Daizo is not good at martial arts, his skills are stronger than ordinary people but limited.
Therefore, in order to ensure his personal safety, he is always surrounded by a large number of skilled bodyguards.
At this moment, he was compressed into a corner of the room. There were bodyguards with extraordinary aura standing in front of him, as well as the wine bag and rice bag that were unwilling to come forward to fight the Shinsengumi, so they pretended to be protecting Daizo Miyabe from behind.
Roughly speaking, there are about ten people.
They formed a human wall with three floors inside and three floors outside, blocking Miyabe Kanazou behind.
If Isamu Kondo wanted to get the rank of Xiangshou of Miyabe Kyouzo, he would have to tear apart these human walls one by one.
Looking around, the scene was too chaotic.
To say it's "a mess" is an understatement.
Those brave warriors rushed forward and rushed to the place close to the Shinsengumi.
Those rats who were greedy for life and fearful of death kept squeezing back and away from the Shinsengumi.
It was a mess and it was difficult to move.
However, it is precisely because of this chaos that it is difficult for Miyabe Daizo and others to move, and they have not escaped from this place until now, and are still lingering in the corner.
Kondo Isamu, who regards Miyabe Daizo as his biggest target, has been paying close attention to him.
Even when he was fighting fiercely with his sword, he always used the corner of his eye to capture and lock onto the figure of Miyabe Daizo, not letting him leave his sight.
The heads of Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro, and Yoshida Minoru - the heads of these three people are the most important and valuable.
As long as the heads of these three people are taken off, it will almost be the victory of the Shinsengumi!
Kondo Isamu breathed a sigh of relief, and then while vibrating the sword, shaking off the remaining blood on the sword, he stepped forward to attack Miyabe Daizo!
Seeing this, Miyabe Daizo shouted:
"Be careful! The director of the Shinsengumi is here!"
In an instant, the bodyguards in front of him immediately held their breath and concentrated, ready for battle, their swords lined up in rows, motionless as a mountain, it was daunting!
As for those guys who were retreating here under the guise of "protecting Miyabe-sensei" and unwilling to come forward to fight, they quickly dispersed to the left and right and fled.
"Drink ahhhhhhhhhh-!"
With a powerful cry, Isamu Kondo raised his sword above his head, adopted the eight-pair configuration, and rushed straight towards the bodyguards of Miyabe Daizo and towards the enemy closest to him.
When the hand started, there was a whoosh, and the vertical slash of Kotetsu caused a whirlwind.
Its momentum was so violent that it seemed like it was going to cut the man in two.
Unexpectedly, the opponent did not dodge, but held the sword diagonally in front of his chest and took the blow forcefully!
With a clang sound, the two blades struck each other in the air.
Kotetsu was intact, but the opponent's blade had a conspicuous gap.
After getting close to Teng Yong's slash, the opponent grunted in pain, took half a step back and steadied his body.
In the next breath, he used a superb force-relieving technique to turn Kotetsu to the side - Kotetsu clung to the blade and slid towards the tip of the blade with a "click", creating a series of sparks.
Kondo Yunao felt that the pressure in his hand that was originally pressing forward was suddenly released laterally, causing his posture to become unstable.
Enemies on the left and right saw Isamu Kondo's vulnerability and immediately stepped forward to attack, attacking Kondo Isamu's vital points from tricky angles.
At this moment, Isamu Kondo showed his super strength as "the fourth generation head of the natural Rishin-ryu clan".
In the flash of lightning, Kondo Isamu stabilized his body, adjusted his posture, and then jumped away as nimbly as a cat, unscathed.
After widening the distance, Isamu Kondo exhaled the turbid air that had been locked in his lungs with a "ha" sound, and then greedily sucked in the fresh air and breathed evenly.
This is his personal habit. When the battle situation is tense, he will subconsciously hold his breath to concentrate and improve his concentration.
——The bodyguards of Miyabe Daizo are indeed not simple people...!
Isamu Kondo does not yet know the strength of the other bodyguards.
He had a clear look at the strength of the three people he had just faced off against.
According to Kondo Isamu's own estimation, these three people are all as powerful as Gensaburo Inoue and Heisuke Toudo!
Fighting against multiple masters of this level at the same time... Even if you are as strong as Isamu Kondo, it will never be easy.
At this time, Miyabe Daizo, who had been staring closely at Isamu Kondo, suddenly said:
"Are you Isamu Kondo of the Shinsengumi? Just like the rumors, you are really a ferocious-looking guy! 'Honor the king and fight the barbarians' is the trend of the times! Do you think you can go against the trend with just a sword?!"
Faced with Miyabe Daizo's rebuke, Kondo Isamu sneered "ha".
"Death is imminent, but you still chatter endlessly."
"Although I don't want to talk nonsense to a dying person, since you talked about the 'trend of the times', let me talk to you a little bit."
"I don't know if there is a so-called 'general trend' in this world."
"But I know that there is only one 'trend' in this world, and that is 'the winner is the king, the loser is the bandit'!"
"Let's not worry about the future for now."
"But at least tonight, we will be the winners!"
After hearing this, Miyabe Daizo's face darkened and he gritted his teeth:
"Hmph! What a fool! The winner? Is it just you? The lackeys of the shogunate, I advise you not to get too proud too early!"
"You don't believe it? Well, stop talking here! Since we are both warriors, we should let our swords speak!"
Before he finished speaking, Kondo Yutora jumped out! Soaring into the air, using the potential energy of the fall and his own weight, he chopped down Kotetsu who was raised above his head with all his strength.
The target he chose was the person who had just caught his blow.
The offensive he is unleashing now - as if the sword was slashing down from the cliff - is truly incredible!
Just the "whooshing" wind pressure makes people's scalp numb.
I don't know if the man didn't react, or he was too confident in his own skills. He didn't dodge, but spread his legs like before, lowered his weight, and prepared to approach Teng Yong's knife forcefully.
In the blink of an eye, the impact and roar shook the atmosphere.
clang!!
The sharp blade rubbed against the sharp blade, making a sharp noise that was close to tearing the eardrums.
The strong impact like an explosion caused a gap to appear on Kotetsu's blade.
Even Kotetsu was like this, let alone the opponent's sword - with the collision point as the center, fine lines like spider webs appeared, and it seemed that it could no longer be used.
Unable to withstand the huge force, the man retreated violently backwards and hit the second human wall behind him, causing chaos in the originally intact formation.
Isamu Kondo spotted this opportunity, roared and waved Kotetsu.
Make the most of your "lonely" talent!
He swung the knife to the left to deflect the attack from the enemy on the left, then adjusted the direction of the blade to push back the enemy on the right. Then, when he pulled the knife back to his hand, he successfully cut the arm of the enemy in front of him.
With one enemy against many, he single-handedly faced off against Miyabe Daizo's bodyguards without falling behind in the slightest!
Seeing Kondo Isamu fighting fiercely, the Souji not far away, after knocking down another person, was ready to step forward to help.
At this moment, in the thick darkness beside her, a blade rang out - a cold blade rushed over unexpectedly! It went straight towards her snowy neck!
The moment he felt a slight pause in the air, Souji instinctively squatted down.
While dodging, the Kaga Kiyoko in her right hand drew an arc in mid-air, crossed the air, accurately intercepted the attack, changed its trajectory, and turned it aside.
Then, Souji jumped to the side, widening the distance between him and the attacker.
After seeing the attacker's appearance clearly, Souji was startled at first, and then showed a half-smiling expression:
"No wonder the slash just now was so sharp, it turned out to be you."
As soon as the commander-in-chief finished speaking, he saw a tall figure walking out of the darkness - it was Katsura Kogoro.
As both swordsmen who had been involved in the Edo martial arts world, Souji naturally recognized the "swordsman Kogoro" who was once famous in Edo.
The Souji glanced at the sword in Katsura Kogoro's hand and said quietly:
"Kasuru Kogoro, you are a big shot of the Zunbo sect. I thought you would run away in a hurry just to save your life, but I didn't expect you to stay and fight."
Katsura Kogoro said solemnly:
"Mr. Miyabe is an important leader who respects those with lofty ideals."
"I can't just watch him die here!"
As he spoke, he raised the blade of the knife, its cold light flashing.
"This is a rare opportunity, so let me learn the skills of the 'Heavenly Sword'!"
After saying that, he steadily raised the knife.
"Shinto Muken-ryu, Katsura Kogoro!"
Seeing this, the General Secretary smiled slightly:
"That's a coincidence. A long time ago, I wanted to compete with the famous 'Swordsman Kogoro'."
She said and raised the knife to the middle.
"Naturally Rishin-ryu, Okita Souji!"
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"Now! Run away!"
"We must not die here!"
The two lofty warriors took advantage of the fact that the battle was in full swing and no one was paying attention to them. They sneaked out of the room, rolled and crawled through the corridors and stairs, and hurriedly arrived at the entrance to the first floor.
They secretly rejoiced, thinking that they had escaped death - but they didn't know that there were already two people waiting outside the gate.
Seeing that an enemy was finally fleeing here, Chief Souma and Kanichiro Yoshimura both raised their swords.
I saw Kanichiro Yoshimura keeping his feet firmly planted, rising in the middle, and the tip of the sword trembling like a wagtail's tail - this is really the textbook version of the sword-holding stance of Hokushin Itto-ryu.
Just when they were about to escape successfully, they suddenly encountered two obstacles... The two lofty ideals, while feeling panic, burst out with a strong desire to survive, thus maximizing the strength in their bodies.
"The shogunate's lackey! Get away!"
One of them drew his sword in his hand, raised it above his head, and struck Yoshimura Kanichiro in the head.
Although the skills are lacking, the momentum is sufficient.
As a sect member who is highly favored by Shannan Keisuke, Yoshimura Kanichiro has strong strength that can even deal with Nagakura Shinpachi and Saito Ichi for a moment!
He was seen calmly standing half a step sideways, dodging the opponent's slashes.
While dodging, he lowered the blade and raised the lower part.
When the two were about to meet each other, he swung the knife upwards - blood dripping from the blade.
With just one blow, the man lost all signs of life. He groaned a few times and then fell forward, falling like a dog.
At the same time, Chief Xiangma was engaged in a fierce battle with another lofty idealist.
Comparatively speaking, among the powerful Shinsengumi, Chief Souma's skills are not outstanding.
But fortunately, the opponent he is currently facing is more capable than him.
He sold a flaw to attract the opponent to attack.
When the opponent was fooled, he jumped up lightly and easily dodged the opponent's knife. When his body began to fall downward, the knife in his hand flew down and hit the opponent's front door.
Before Chief Souma and Kanichiro Yoshimura could take a breath, they saw several more people escaping from Ikeda's house...
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After learning that there were experts guarding the gate, some people found another way and tried to escape through the back door.
The first person to escape to the back door was a short man less than 1.5 meters tall - in fact, in the Edo period, such a height was not considered short.
When the little man opened the back door and smelled the muggy outdoor air, he immediately saw a huge figure——
"Come and accept your fate!"
"Giantess" Nakazawa Qin shouted loudly and waved the naginata in her hand like a lantern grass.
Even though the blade of the women's naginata is very slender, when you round the naginata, the terrifying power that is unleashed by the leverage effect makes it a real heavy weapon!
As soon as she struck him, the little man who was caught off guard became a lot shorter.
Long weapons such as naginata and spears can exert their greatest power in open spaces--for this reason, Isamu Kondo deployed Nakazawa Qin outside Ikeda House.
The people responsible for guarding the back door are Toudo Heisuke and Nakazawa Qin.
I saw that they divided their labors and cooperated, one was responsible for "mid-range strikes" and the other was responsible for "killing enemies at close range".
A machete and a naginata were used to securely seal the back door, preventing anyone from escaping.
Still the same sentence - the desire to survive can greatly stimulate people's potential.
In order to survive, someone gritted his teeth and lurked secretly, waiting for the best opportunity to take action.
With limited practical experience, he realized that Toudo Heisuke was not someone to be trifled with, and Nakazawa Qin was the best "breakthrough".
At this moment, there was a man who had a moment and fought with Nakazawa Qin for several rounds - he saw this opportunity, howled and rushed forward, raised his knife and slashed straight to Nakazawa Qin's waist and abdomen.
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If hit by this blow, Nakazawa Qin will be seriously injured and fall to the ground even if he does not die.
He originally thought that this move could directly kill Nakazawa Qin and create a bloody path, with a ferocious smile on his face.
But who would have thought... when he slashed with the knife, his palm did not feel the solid feeling of cutting flesh and breaking bones, but felt pain from the shock, as if he had hit something hard.
He raised his eyes and looked up - the blade cut open Nakazawa Qin's feather fabric, but the cut did not reveal the white and tender skin, but revealed the dark armor.
Suddenly, the man's eyes widened in grief and indignation, and he murmured half in annoyance and half in grievance:
"Chain armor...?!"
This murmur became the last word in his life.
Todo Heisuke stepped forward, a white light flashed, and he fell to the ground with a sad and angry expression.
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Kyoto, Nawate Street (east of Kamogawa), somewhere——
Hijikata Toshizo and others were waiting silently outside the alley for Aoto's return.
Qingdeng's absence was not long.
It’s all about planning, and it only lasts about 5 minutes.
However, this short period of more than 5 minutes gave Hijikata Toizan and others the illusion of more than 5 hours.
Our general went off alone with an unknown person... This situation would make anyone worried.
Although they were extremely concerned and wanted to go into the alley and follow him to have a look, they did not dare to disobey Qingdeng's order and could only wait silently.
At this moment when everyone was secretly anxious, Hijikata Toshizo, Saito and a few other people suddenly seemed to sense something, and they all turned their heads to the west.
Shinmi Nishiki looked at Serizawa Kamo who made the same move and couldn't help but ask:
"Serizawa, what's wrong?"
Serizawa Duck said calmly:
"Someone is coming."
Before he finished speaking, there was a sound of rapid footsteps in the distance - a figure faintly appeared on the street in the west.
Hijikata Tosei squinted his eyes and looked intently.
About 5 seconds later, he growled:
"It's Yamazaki!"
The person who came was Yamazaki Hao who came all the way to the east of Kamogawa River after leaving Ikedaya, and then along Nawate Street to find him.
Running such a long distance without stopping was too much for even Yamazaki Hao.
After huffing and puffing as he came to Hijikata Toshizo, he didn't bother to catch his breath and asked out of breath:
"Lord, where is the lord? Where is the lord?!"
Before Hijikata Toizan and the others could answer, Aoden's voice came out suddenly:
"I'm here!"
Qingdeng walked out of the alley in three steps and two steps at a time.
Seeing Aonto return safely, Hijikata Toizan and others breathed a sigh of relief.
Yamazaki Hao didn't know what Qingteng was doing. When he saw Qingteng coming, he hurriedly reported:
"Lord! It's Ikedaya! The meeting place for Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro and others is Ikedaya! Director Kondo and the others have already engaged each other! The battle is fierce! Please go to support quickly!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone at the scene was naturally surprised.
In the next breath, they all turned their heads and looked at Qingdeng.
A flash of surprise briefly flashed across Qingden's cheeks, but he quickly returned to normal.
After thinking for a moment, he turned to look at Hijikata Toshizo:
"...Susan, you will be responsible for leading the team next! You lead everyone to support Ikedaya! I will be there soon!"
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PS: Thanks to the book friend [Axin Butler] for reminding me, it turns out that as early as Chapter 101 of Volume 3, Qingden had heard about the character "Miss Sumire" from Matsudaira Rongbao.
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