Chapter 823 Prajna vs. 'Sky Sword' Okita Souji! 4800
Nagakura's new eight generals dance with swords to great effect.
Listening to this movement, there is no doubt that if someone accidentally touches someone or is brushed against someone, they will be seriously injured even if they don't die!
Its cutting speed was so fast that the entire space was filled with the afterimage of the blade and the blade light that had no time to dissipate.
At first glance, it looks like a huge "silver net" covering Prajna from all directions.
When others looked at this formation, they most likely wanted two groups to fight, and no one dared to fight against it.
On the other hand, Prajna is like walking on flat ground!
I saw him always wearing a calm smile and moving his steps deftly.
One side is cutting horizontally and vertically.
The other side is dodging left and right.
The nimbleness of Prajna's body and the lightness of his steps are both like flying and dancing.
No matter how Nagakura Shinpachi swung his sword, he could always pass through the gap between the slashes accurately.
If you really can't dodge, just use the sword in your hand and hit Nagakura Shinpachi's blade with the sheath to block his attack.
"Use the sheath to deflect the blade" and "Use the blade to hold the attack" - anyone with a brain knows how big the gap is between the two!
Anyone who has learned a little bit of martial arts can do it by using the blade to catch the blows of others.
You can use the scabbard to block other people's blades... This is not a skill that ordinary people can imitate!
This requires not only superb skills, but also extraordinary courage!
You know, if you accidentally miss, there is no chance to regret it and try again!
In the blink of an eye, Nagakura Shinpachi, who tried his best, had already swung hundreds of swords, but he couldn't even touch a corner of Hannya's clothes.
Hannya didn't even pull out his sword, he just kept Nagakura Shinpachi spinning around like he was walking a dog... The gap in strength between these two people is self-evident.
However, at this moment, Nagakura Shinpachi showed the demeanor that a first-class warrior should have.
He did not become anxious or give up on himself because of the huge gap in strength.
Although Nagakura Shinpachi is a rough and rude man, he is also a rough person with fine points.
Tonight's battle is not to compete with the strong, but to severely inflict heavy damage on the Zunbo Sect! Kill all Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro and others in one fell swoop!
Before fighting Hannya, Nagakura Shinpachi had already observed his surroundings with the corner of his eye.
Souji versus Katsura Kogoro.
Genzaburo Inoue was busy dealing with the siege of several patriots.
Kondo Isamu concentrated on dealing with Miyabe Daizo and his bodyguards.
Although he was unwilling to do so, Nagakura Shinpachi had to admit: the strange-looking guy in front of him was very strong! So strong that he felt deeply afraid!
Just relying on his strength, joining any battlefield can bring about subversive changes in the battle situation!
Just like an overweight weight, no matter which side of the scale it falls on, it can directly make the entire scale unbalanced!
Therefore, Nagakura Shinpachi quickly made up his mind - no longer hoping to defeat the opponent, but fighting him to the death! Drag him here!
Compared with the overall situation, the outcome of the duel and your own life are of no importance at all!
With this thought in mind, Nagakura Shinpachi adjusted his breath slightly, and then switched his stance to a mid-range position that could be used both offensively and defensively, preparing for a protracted battle with the opponent.
However... Hannya seems to have seen through Nagakura Shinpachi's thoughts.
Nagakura Shinpachi decided to fight a protracted war, and he also changed his tactics accordingly.
He jumped two steps back to widen the gap, then raised his left foot and stood on one foot with his right foot, assuming a "Golden Rooster Independent" posture.
Then, as if he was relaxing his leg muscles, he jumped twice on the spot with his standing right foot, making two soft sounds of "pop" and "pop".
When he jumped for the third time... At this moment, this "golden rooster" no longer jumped in place, but jumped towards Nagakura Shinpachi like a spring!
But in the blink of an eye, he had already approached Nagakura Shinpachi!
Hannya's strange footsteps and his rapid movement caused Nagakura Shinpachi's complexion to change drastically, his pupils to shrink, and he subconsciously put the knife in front of his chest to prepare for defense.
It's a pity... Prajna's attack is one step faster!
This time, Prajna no longer defends, but takes the initiative to take the offensive!
Just like before, Hannya swung the sword with its sheath and made a standard cassock slash, hitting Nagakura Shinpachi's left shoulder impartially.
Although it is a scabbard that will not cause death, the hard scabbard body will not make people feel comfortable!
Nagakura Shinpachi suddenly felt a burning pain in his shoulder, and he couldn't help but wrinkle his face and distort his facial features.
Prajna's attack is not over yet.
He took a half-step forward, controlled the entire space with his feet, adjusted his body position and the direction of the knife in his palm, swung the knife from the lower right to the upper left, and performed Ji Ni Kasaya Slash.
Nagakura Shinpachi tried his best to block, but was still half a beat too late.
Soon enough, Prajna struck out for the third time - he stabbed Nagakura Shinpachi with the bottom of his sheath, hitting him right in the chest.
Nagakura Shinpachi stumbled backwards and almost fell to the ground...
At this point, the positions of both sides are completely reversed.
A person who chops horizontally and vertically and attacks continuously becomes a prajna.
On the other hand, Nagakura Shinpachi...he didn't dodge left and right, but "hurt himself left and wounded right".
In just a few rounds, he was beaten and retreated.
Facing Prajna's fast attack, he didn't even have the strength to parry, let alone fight back.
It is not difficult to imagine that if Prajna drew his sword and attacked, even if Nagakura Shinpachi had 10 lives, it would not be enough to kill him...!
After beating Nagakura Shinpachi back again, Hannya held up the hat on his head, curled his lips, and said in an indifferent tone:
"The third master of the Shinsengumi...is nothing more than that."
As soon as he finished speaking, his back foot seemed to have discovered something and changed into a joking tone:
"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, I was so busy competing with you that I almost forgot about my job..."
After finishing speaking, he turned around abruptly and ran towards the corridor outside the room.
Upon seeing this, Nagakura Shinpachi's face darkened. He didn't care about the pain in his body, gritted his teeth and rushed to catch up.
The reason why he was so nervous was because the place Prajna was running to was the battlefield in the corridor.
And the people fighting there are none other than Souji and Katsura Kogoro!
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Today, Katsura Kogoro has basically transformed into a politician and rarely draws his sword to fight with others.
However, even so, the "Swordsman Kogoro" who was once famous in Edo still retains his former style!
Shinto Muken-ryu is a school that pursues "power" and "aura".
As the proud disciple of Saito Yakuro, the "Saito of Power", Katsura Kogoro has taken the "strong" characteristics of Shinto Muken-ryu to the extreme!
"Drink ahhhhhh--!"
He gave a sudden drink and stood forward, his momentum like a rainbow! The knife in his palm made a "buzz" sound and slashed diagonally towards the chief executive!
In terms of cutting speed alone, Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito and others are probably not as good as him!
Of course, its cutting speed is fast, but it is not enough to threaten the general secretary.
The light ponytail flickered suddenly - Souji lowered his body, moved lightly, wiped the ground and hid beside Katsura Kogoro.
The next moment, the cold blade emerged from his ribs! Kaga Kiyomitsu roared towards Katsura Kogoro's head!
Although Katsura Kogoro leaned up in time to avoid the fatal blow, a small cut was still made on his forehead by the tip of the knife, and blood dripped out.
Shift, step on, stabilize, turn around and fight again... The two people's rapid steps made the floor thump.
At the moment of the flash of light, the chief executive unexpectedly put the knife to his chest and adopted a defensive posture.
The opponent didn't care about anything, but when he saw that the commander-in-chief didn't attack, he immediately raised his sword over his head and slashed at him.
His fighting style of not only attacking fiercely but attacking whenever he gets the chance is full of the style of Shinto Muken-ryu.
Of course, no matter how fierce the attack is, it still has to hit the opponent.
The "defensive posture" adopted by the Director-General is just for deception.
Sure enough, as soon as Katsura Kogoro swung the sword, she lowered her body a moment earlier and sank her waist with strength - the two actions of "dodge" and "charge" were performed at the same time.
In an instant, the offensive and defensive alien - Kaga Kiyomitsu jumped up and paddled diagonally towards Katsura Kogoro's waist.
At the critical moment, Katsura Kogoro jumped to the side to avoid this tricky blow.
After the sword light passed by, the door panel behind him was split in two and broken into two parts, revealing the corridor outside the door.
In order to regroup and take advantage of the opportunity to move, Katsura Kogoro retreated, left the room, and moved to the corridor outside the door.
The commander-in-chief broke through the smoke without hesitation and chased after him.
In this way, the two of them fought from the room to the corridor.
Shinto Muken-ryu encourages offense – the same goes for Natural Rishin-ryu!
Souji concentrated his power on his toes, and while using his unpredictable high-speed movements to confuse his opponents, he swung his sword like a strong wind!
She clearly only had one sword in her hand, but it had the effect of wielding more than a dozen swords!
From cunning slashes to insidious stabs...there are deep knife marks everywhere on the walls and floor of the corridor!
Katsura Kogoro has personally proved that "Swordsman Kogoro"'s sword is not old.
Even against the "Number One General of the Shinsengumi", he did not fall behind at all.
But...the two were evenly matched and did not last long.
The "Swordsman" has shown signs of decline, but the "Heavenly Sword" has become more courageous with each battle!
One hit!
Another blow!
Another blow!
Her body, which seemed too petite for the title of "Heavenly Sword", was moving around in the narrow corridor.
Her figure sometimes stood upright in front of the other party, and sometimes appeared behind the other party, like a ghost.
Using the famous line from "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu - as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as aggressive as fire, and as unpredictable as the dark - is the most appropriate way to describe her slashing attack.
Soon, Katsura Kogoro lost his previous coolness and ease, and gradually fell behind.
In the dim light, one could see sweat dripping down his face and dripping down his chin, and steam rising from his head.
It's not hard to see - in a few more rounds, Katsura Kogoro will definitely be defeated!
Just when the commander-in-chief was holding his breath and preparing to kill Katsura Kogoro in one go -
call out!
A sheathed knife suddenly swung out from the diagonal stab! It slashed diagonally towards the head of the Souji!
The sudden attack made the commander-in-chief stunned.
At the critical moment, his body took action one step ahead, jumped back more than two feet, and opened up the gap.
Hannya, who suddenly burst out, took the opportunity to take a step diagonally and stood in front of Katsura Kogoro, separating Souji and Katsura Kogoro.
"Kasuru Kogoro, you were beaten so badly."
Prajna said this in a mocking and joking tone.
"It's really embarrassing for the majestic 'Swordsman Kogoro' to be beaten like this by a little girl."
"Without my timely help, you would probably have gone to see the King of Hell by now."
Katsura Kogoro ignored him and glanced at him with an indifferent expression. Then he wiped the sweat off his face and regulated his breathing.
Nagakura Shinpachi rushed to Souji's side in half a step.
"Director, I'm sorry, I couldn't hold him back. Be careful, that guy wearing a Western hat is very strong!"
He said, steadying the knife with a solemn expression.
The director-general nodded gently with a serious expression.
"Well, I can see it."
Hannya swept his gaze and looked left and right at Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi.
"...Kasura Kogoro, I will help you block these people, you can run away quickly."
As soon as these words came out, Katsura Kogoro suddenly lost his temper.
"Escape? What are you talking about! Even if you want to escape, you must take Mr. Miyabe with you..."
Before he could finish his words, Prajna intercepted him directly with an indifferent tone:
"My duty is to protect you."
"No one except you is within my protection."
"If you have the confidence to save that person with this exhausted body, then go ahead."
"Your life is yours, you can do whatever you want, I don't care."
"I will then report to the superiors that 'Kasuru Kogoro is determined to die.' The most I will receive is a few scoldings and a period of solitary confinement."
"I won't help you anyway."
"After all...even if I have the heart now, I don't have the energy left."
He moved his gaze and fixed his eyes firmly on the chief executive.
"Although I don't know who this little girl is, I can tell from just one glance that she is not a weakling that I can easily defeat."
Having said this, he opened his mouth and showed a ferocious, joyful smile.
"Escape or fight, make your choice quickly!"
Hannya's words were like a magic spell, causing Katsura Kogoro's complexion to change several times.
At this moment, he seemed to be carrying a boulder weighing ten thousand tons, his waist was slightly bent and his shoulders were drooped.
He gritted his teeth, looked at the knife in his hand with a complicated expression, and then looked at the critical Miyabe Daizo not far away.
Within a moment, he made a decision——
He turned around and ran towards the window not far away!
At this moment, there was obviously no prior discussion, but Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi cooperated in an extremely tacit understanding.
The former tiger leaped out and pounced on Prajna.
The latter ran wildly and chased Katsura Kogoro.
At this moment, Hannya staggered slightly, blocking the narrow corridor with his body, then swung the sheathed sword in his hand like a windmill, fending off Souji and intercepting Nagakura Shinpachi!
Taking advantage of the precious opportunity that Hannya had bought for him, Katsura Kogoro opened the window, jumped to the eaves outside the window, and then jumped down quickly.
Outside the window is the back door guarded by Toudo Heisuke and Nakazawa Qin.
Seeing another person coming, Toudo Heisuke and Nakazawa Qin immediately cheered up and stepped forward to fight.
Although Katsura Kogoro had exhausted all his strength in the battle just now, even so, he was still not someone that ordinary people could deal with.
A tired tiger is still a tiger after all!
He easily dodged Nakazawa Koto's naginata, and then rushed to Toudou Heisuke like a ghost - with a whoosh, the blade cut through the air and hit Toudou Heisuke's forehead.
"Uh-!"
He cried out in pain suddenly.
Todo Heisuke clutched his forehead where blood was pouring out, and he staggered back a few steps, almost falling to the ground.
Fortunately, he wore a forehead protector to protect him.
Otherwise...the consequences will be disastrous!
However, even with the protection of the forehead protector, there was still a bloody gash between his forehead.
The gurgling blood stained his entire face red, making him look extremely horrifying.
When Nakazawa Qin saw this, he couldn't help but froze for a moment because of fright.
Katsura Kogoro knew that his top priority now was to escape, so he was not willing to fight.
After beheading Toudo Heisuke and frightening Nakazawa Qin, he didn't stop much, rubbed oil on the soles of his feet, and fled into a dark alley not far away...
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On the other side, the battle between Prajna and Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi continues!
Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi were eager to chase Katsura Kogoro, thinking of breaking through Hannya's blockade.
Prajna noticed that their minds were not here, so he shouted loudly, half displeased and half excited:
"Don't worry about that weak guy!"
"Use all your strength! Use all your strength! Look at me! Focus your energy on me!"
When he said these words, he stared at the DG the whole time - obviously, he said these words to the DG.
After finishing his words, he unleashed an extremely fierce offensive, forcing Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi to retreat!
The Souji lowered his eyelids and shot a sharp gaze towards Prajna.
At this point, she has realized: if they don't defeat the guy in front of them, they will never even think about catching up with Katsura Kogoro!
"...Shinpachi, you attack the side, and I'll attack the front."
Nagakura Shinpachi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded firmly.
The Souji shook his head, moved his neck, and flicked the pony behind his head.
"Up!"
Before the words were spoken, the body was already moving!
The Souji raised his sword in the Blue Eyes stance and charged towards Hannya like a cannonball.
Nagakura Shinpachi followed closely in no particular order.
The two of them were facing each other, attacking Prajna from a flank.
Looking at Souji who finally showed his true skills, Hannya smiled sincerely like a child.
"Well done! Well done!"
He still didn't draw his sword, and used the sheathed sword in his palm to fight against the two of them!
After deflecting Nagakura Shinpachi's slash, its sheath turned around and swept towards Souji's sword.
He didn't expect that his sheath couldn't stop Souji's sword!
After its sheath hit Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword, it couldn't move at all! It continued to slash straight down!
Looking at the blade that was approaching rapidly because it could not intercept it, Prajna was stunned.
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