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Chapter 953 The Most Shining Moment [Leopard Update 6K]

Chopping bullets with a knife... The two old men's move made the enemy soldiers tremble with fear!
In fact, not only the enemy soldiers were shocked, but even Kondo Shusuke himself was surprised.

This was the first time he deflected a bullet flying towards him.

Before this, he had never tried...nor did he dare to try this life-risking tactic.

Perhaps he was prepared to die, and all the worries and burdens that had previously occupied his heart disappeared.

He feels in excellent physical condition now.

The limbs are light and the muscles are elastic.

The trajectory of the bullet, which was barely discernible before, is now very clear.

The back and internal organs, which had been aching from the severe injuries, now seemed to have recovered.

He was certain that this was the best physical condition he had been in for the past ten years... no! This was the best physical condition he had ever been in his life!
He and Seiichirō Otani repeatedly swung the sharp blades in their hands, knocking down all the bullets approaching them one by one.

In a blink of an eye, they had already broken into the enemy group!

In a flash, Kondo Shusuke's right elbow suddenly bounced like a broken string, and he quickly swung the Erwang Qingshi in his hand, knocking down the enemy in front of him, and then rushed into the enemy group through the gap.

He raised the tip of the knife, cut off the upper right part, and slashed diagonally, cutting off most of the first man's head. Then he turned the blade and slashed in the opposite direction, cutting open the second man's chest.

Then he repeated the same old trick.

It starts from the upper right, and then chops diagonally from the upper right to the lower left.

After killing the third man, he turned the blade and slashed it from the lower left to the upper right, killing the fourth man.

After the blade returned to the upper right position, he chopped down again along the same trajectory—from the upper right to the lower left—and returned to the upper right along the same trajectory...

The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth...his kill count continued to rise.

Cut and cut again, tease and tease again.

He kept repeating the same moves and the same sword strokes, chopping down one enemy soldier after another.

Although it is monotonous, it is very efficient!

At this time, Kondo Shusuke was like a farmer holding a sickle, repeatedly and efficiently cutting the grass!

Of course, in the ever-changing battlefield, there is no such thing as “one trick to rule them all”.

Suddenly, several bayonets stabbed at him from the left, front and right.

Danger was approaching and he had no time to attack.

He immediately stopped his attack and then quickly lowered his body.

The bayonets passed through his head, crossing each other.

If they just swung their bayonets down, they would be able to hit Kondo Shusuke's head and cause serious damage.

However, Kondo Shusuke seized the initiative.

At the same moment when the cat lowered its waist, he swung his sword horizontally like a windmill, sweeping towards the lower limbs of the enemy soldiers around him.

As the blade passed, legs were chopped off.

The broken legs with intact cuts were still standing in place, but the people on the legs fell to the ground one after another, screaming and wailing.

The guy whose leg was chopped off was quite brave.

As he was about to fall to the ground, he screamed "Ah ...

Faced with this unexpected situation, Kondo Shusuke calmly released his left hand, clenched his five fingers, and punched the opponent on the chin.

Instantly, the feeling of breaking bones reached his fist.

Although he didn't know the principle, he knew that the chin was a major weakness of the human body.

If the chin is hit hard, even a man as strong as an bull will feel dizzy or even faint.

Sure enough, after the opponent's chin suffered a heavy blow, his eyes suddenly became "clear" and the strength of his arms suddenly weakened.

Kondo Shusuke seized the opportunity, raised his knee, kicked his opponent away and added a knife.

Before this enemy fell to the ground, he had already changed his stance, adjusted his movements, and prepared to chop down the next enemy!
While fighting bravely, he did not forget to raise his eyes and always observe the position of Seiichiro Otani, supporting him to the best of his ability and sharing the pressure for him.

However, is it so easy to keep up with the attack speed and rhythm of the "Sword Master"?

Kondo Shusuke tried his best, but was always 2 to 3 body lengths behind his opponent.

If Kondo Shusuke is as strong as a tiger, then Otani Seiichiro is as brave as a dragon!
At this moment, he held the knife in his hand to his left side, then swung it horizontally from left to right, sweeping down a large group of people.

Then he adjusted the direction of the blade, placed the knife on the right side of his body, and then swung the knife horizontally from right to left, sweeping down another large group of people.

When slashing horizontally to the right, he used his right arm as the main force point, making the knife an extension of his right arm, and his left arm only served to assist in holding the handle steady.

When slashing horizontally to the left, he used his left arm as the main force point, making the knife an extension of his left arm, and his right arm only served to assist in holding the handle steady.

The changes in moves and the switching of force points are as smooth as flowing water.

With just two cuts, a large area of ​​"no man's land" was cleared.

Compared with Kondo Shusuke, he is the real "mower"!
As we all know, the density of the human body is very high.

A swordsman who can cut a human body in half with one blow is considered a skilled swordsman.

But under Seiichirō Otani's knife, the density of the human body seemed to no longer exist!

No matter whether the opponent is tall or short, fat or thin, he will chop him down! Just one stroke of the knife can cut tendons and break bones, and he can chop several bodies in a row!

What’s even more terrifying is that he didn’t attack without thinking.

Every time he drew his sword, he would think in advance about which enemy he would deal with next and how he should swing the sword.

As such, his killing speed was naturally much faster than Kondo Shusuke's.

There is a significant difference in the swordsmanship level between the two... No matter how hard Kondo Shusuke tries, he cannot make up for this huge gap.

Kondo Shusuke, who was following closely behind him, could only "pick up the leaks" and kill those remaining enemies who had luckily escaped his blade.

Suddenly, a hoarse shout came from the front of Otani Seiichirō:

"go to hell!"

An enemy soldier with a ferocious face leaped out like a tiger, and using the momentum of the leap, he swung the knife raised above his head down with force, chopping towards Seiichirō Otani's head.

The attack position chosen by this person was very tricky, and it happened to be in the blind spot of Seiichiro Otani's vision.

Seiichirō Otani's eyes narrowed slightly, and he pulled the knife back to his hand, ready to take the man's attack.

Unexpectedly, his defensive action became unnecessary.

Because at this moment, a sharp arrow shot from behind him and hit the opponent's neck!
The arrow was extremely powerful and swift. After piercing the opponent's neck, it dragged the man sideways for 2 or 3 steps before stopping.

Even without using his eyes, Seiichiro Otani knew who shot the arrow - after all, there was no one else but him.

"Seiichiro! Forward!!"

Along with the shout, another arrow flew over and killed another enemy soldier who was about to do something bad to Seiichirō Otani.

"forward!!"

Arrow after arrow pierced the atmosphere.

One after another, the enemy soldiers covered the parts of their bodies that were hit by arrows and fell to the ground and died in pain.

Kubota Kiyone's precise sniping immediately attracted the attention of the enemy soldiers.

The enemy soldiers armed with muskets and bows and arrows raised their weapons and poured fire on Kubota Kiyone in the distance.

however……

"Quick! Kill him!"

"No! It's too far! I can't hit him!"

"Who is the opponent? He has such superb archery skills!"

"I saw it! It's the head of the Kobushige, Kubota Kiyon!"

"First it was Seiichirō Otani, and now here comes Kiyon Kubota...!"

And the bow is big and long.

"Standing up straight" is the first condition for using a bow.

Otherwise, you won't even be able to lift the bow.

But now Kubota Kiyone could no longer stand, and just sitting up was already very difficult for her.

In desperation, he simply gritted his teeth, turned the bow horizontally, and held the bow sideways!

This way, you can use the bow even when sitting on the ground.

However, doing so will inevitably greatly increase the burden on the arms.

But now, he can't care about so much!
At this moment, Kubota Kiyone was like a large crossbow, sparing no effort to provide long-range support and shooting down every enemy soldier who tried to approach Seiichiro Otani and Shusuke Kondo.

With two swords and a bow, the three old men threw the enemy army into chaos.

Indeed, both Seiichirō Otani and Shusuke Kondo possessed unrivaled courage.

But... but...

The enemy not only had an overwhelming numerical advantage, but was also equipped with a large number of muskets... Such a huge gap had already doomed this battle to be brutal.

Whoosh!
Another bayonet stabbed at Kondo Shusuke.

He twisted his body slightly to avoid the opponent's stab, then slashed with his backhand, sending the opponent to death.

The next moment, he stepped firmly on his heels, ready to move forward, continue swinging his sword, and continue fighting.

But at this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the black muzzle of a gun out of the corner of his eye - not far to his left, an enemy soldier held the flintlock in his hand and aimed directly at him.

The opponent crouched on the ground, hiding his body skillfully.

For this reason, Kondo Shusuke was unable to discover its existence at the first time.

When Kondo Shusuke found him, his finger was already around the trigger...

At this moment, Kondo Shusuke's posture no longer allowed him to dodge.

then……

boom!
The bullet that burst out of the chamber hit Kondo Shusuke's stomach!

"Well……!"

The intense pain caused his facial features to wrinkle into a ball.

He staggered and almost fell to the ground.

He felt like there was a fire burning in his belly.

Blood gushed out...and along with the wound, all his strength and vitality also flowed out.

The bullet not only severely injured his body, but also disrupted his rhythm.

He was like a wounded tiger. When the wolves surrounding him smelled the blood, they immediately showed their ferocious faces and rushed forward, trying to tear his flesh and blood from his body.

Bayonets and katanas attacked Kondo Shusuke from different directions.

"Shusuke?!" A cry of surprise came from Seiichiro Otani in the front.

Kondo Shusuke gritted his teeth and squeezed out the following words:
"Seiichiro! Don't worry about me! Go forward!!"

Seiichiro Otani turned his head slightly and checked Kondo Shusuke's current condition out of the corner of his eye.

His eyes flickered slightly, and his cheeks were filled with strong hesitation... He seemed to be making the most difficult decision in the world.

His hesitation did not last long.

One second later, he retracted his gaze, looked forward again, and fought bravely.

At this moment, his swordsmanship lost its previous elegance and became extremely rough.

"Kill!" (Russian)

"This old man is no longer good!"

"Be careful! I recognize him! He is the third generation head of the Tennen Rishin-ryu main family, Kondo Shusuke!"

"Who cares if he's the Sandaime or the Yondaime! He's already seriously injured! If not when, then when?!"

"His head is mine!" (Russian)

Countless enemy soldiers joined in this "carnival".

Every one of them felt that Kondo Shusuke was an easy target at this moment, and they couldn't wait to gain credit from him.

Kondo Shusuke didn't even have the time to plug the wound. He could only let the wound on his abdomen continue to bleed, holding the hilt of the knife tightly with both hands, and faced the vast group of enemies.

"You want to kill me? Fine, come on...!"

Horizontal sweeps, vertical slashes, diagonal chop, forward stabs... He continuously unleashed sword skills, chopping down every enemy soldier that entered his sword circle.

The wound on his abdomen slowed his movements.

The slashing speed, reaction speed, and dodging speed were all inferior to before.

He kept killing enemy soldiers, but the enemy soldiers also kept inflicting new wounds on him.

puff!
A bayonet pierced his left thigh.

laugh!
A katana struck his right shoulder.

boom!
Another bullet hit him in the stomach.

The wounds are increasing.

The blood flowed more and more.

Gradually, Kondo Shusuke felt his legs floating... and his consciousness became increasingly blurred.

He now wields the knife through sheer force and muscle memory.

In a trance, he suddenly thought of A Bi's face.

She had become younger, and was wearing ultramarine clothes... He remembered very clearly that this was the clothes she had worn when they had met.

(What kind of man do I like? I like a man who stands tall and proud. What? Do you want to marry me? So you came here to gather information?)
(Yes, yes! Miss Bi, I think you are truly a model of a daughter of a samurai family. Are you willing to be my wife?)
(Hahaha~ Then you have to work harder and strive to become a man of integrity as soon as possible.)
——Abi, have I become a man of my own standing now?
As soon as he thought of this, A Bi’s face gradually faded away.

Instead, there was the figure of adopted son Kondo Isami.

(Mr. Kondo...ah, no, father! From now on, please take good care of me!)
(Yong, we are already father and son, there is no need to be so reserved! Come, come and sit over here. As a commemoration of our official sworn father-son relationship, we will not leave until we are drunk tonight!)

——Yong, have I been an excellent father that makes you proud?
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"

A violent cough interrupted all thoughts in his mind.

A handful of hot blood spurted out from his throat, staining his lips, teeth and collar red.

In an instant...at the moment he suddenly vomited blood, he suddenly felt the pain in his body subside.

Even the already blurred consciousness became clear again at this moment.

Then he saw an incredible sight.

"Eh? Koji? Saizo?"

He blinked in surprise and looked around him - he saw Souji and Hijikata Toshizo standing on his left and right respectively.

No, not just the two of them!
Aoto, Souji, Hijikata Toshizo, Kondo Isami, Yamanami Keisuke, Inoue Genzaburo, Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Hajime, Todo Heisuke, Harada Sanosuke... the little guys appeared one after another and stood around him.

"Old man! Look at the knife!"

At this moment, an enemy soldier stepped forward and attacked head-on like a mountain pressing down on his head, rushing towards Kondo Shusuke.

The opponent's slash was as fast as thunder... At this critical moment, Kondo Shusuke subconsciously raised the Niou Kiyomi in his palm and used a wonderful move to deflect the opponent's slash to the side.

The enemy was not surprised, but Kondo Shusuke was stunned - this was not his move.

This special force-dissipating technique... is Saito Hajime's specialty.

He had no idea what was happening to him, but his body moved before his consciousness could control it, and he naturally used Saito Hajime's moves.

Before he could think about it, several more enemy soldiers came charging towards him.

In the midst of this chaos, Kondo Shusuke's body began to move "on its own" again.

He lifted Er Wang Qingshi above his head, gave a short shout, and chopped down with all his might, killing the enemy soldier in front of him.

This is Nagakura Shinpachi's heavy cut.

He swung the blade of the sword, deliberately exposing a flaw, and deceiving the enemy soldiers on the right to attack.

This is Yamanami Keisuke's technique to deceive the enemy.

He freed his left hand, grabbed the enemy on his left by the collar and threw him to the ground.

This is Hijikata Toshizo's jutsu.

He changed his steps flexibly and dodged the attacks of several enemy soldiers in succession.

This is the footwork of Fujido Heisuke.

He raised his knife, adopted the Blue Eyes Form, and struck out swiftly, piercing an enemy soldier's chest, then quickly pulled the knife back to his hand.

This is Souji's flat blue eye stab.

From attack to defense, from body movement to posture changes, he constantly used the little guys' best moves and unique skills.

In this episode, with a series of combos from the leaders of the group of heroes at the Test Guard Hall, the enemy soldiers' attacks were resolved one by one, and more and more corpses fell at the old man's feet.

If there was someone here who knew Kondo Shusuke, he would be surprised to see the way he fights.

In fact, Kondo Shusuke has always been a very stubborn person.

He firmly believes that the Tennen Rishin-ryu is the strongest style in the world and has a strong resistance to the techniques of other styles.

He once thought that Aoto and Hijikata Toshizo had learned too many different things and were not pure Tennen Rishin-ryu swordsmen, so he was unwilling to grant them permission to be exempted from the Kaiden.

This stubborn old man is actually using moves from other schools to fight at this time... It's really strange.

At first, Kondo Shusuke frowned slightly, with a complicated look on his cheeks.

However, in just a moment, he seemed to have figured something out, his brows gradually relaxed, and a calm smile appeared at the corners of his slightly raised lips.

——I see…So that’s how it is…

——Ayi, your “energy dissipation” is indeed unique.

——Shinpachi, you are right. If you cut it like this, the power will be even stronger.

——Sui San, no wonder you like physical combat so much.

——Xiao Si, it really isn't that easy to perfectly replicate your moves...

"Hey! What's wrong with this guy?" (Russian)

"Did he take medicine too? Why is he injured like this but still not falling down?!"

"Weird, monster!"

"I won't fight anymore! I won't fight anymore!"

As the director of Shiei-kan and a teacher, Kondo Shusuke has always believed that the happiest moment for a teacher is to witness his students surpass their own imagination.

But at this moment, at this instant, he suddenly realized: For a teacher, the happiest moment is actually when his disciples teach him and help him improve together!
I didn't know I could do this... I didn't know there was such a move... I can become even stronger...

It's a pity that he didn't fully understand this truth until today...

Before he knew it, he felt a sudden sense of clarity, and the shadows that had previously obscured his vision had all disappeared - the dense swarm of enemies around him had been chopped down by him!

There is only one enemy soldier left!
The opponent showed a fearless look and clenched the katana in his hand tightly.

Kondo Shusuke silently raised the tip of the knife and used the Caixiaduan posture - this was the posture that Qingdeng was best at.

Aim, accumulate strength, and rush out like a cannonball!
He rushed towards the opponent with the knife in his hand, and the knife in his hand pierced the opponent's chest.

But at the same time, the opponent's knife also pierced through Kondo Shusuke's body...

The other party spat out several mouthfuls of blood and died.

Kondo Shusuke remained calm and unhurried as he retracted the knife.

At this point, there were no more enemy soldiers around him.

They were thinking of "killing you while you are injured", but they didn't expect to end up with a miserable ending of "some died, some escaped".

The rest of the enemy soldiers were busy dealing with Seiichiro Otani, and no one had the time to "take care of" Kondo Shusuke.

Because of this, he was able to have a moment of peace.

"I'm a little... tired..."

He let out a long breath, his body swayed slightly, and then he sat down on the ground with a plop.

At this time, he saw that "Qing Deng" and others who had been by his side and fighting side by side with him were leaving him one after another.

They went straight forward without stopping.

Kondo Shusuke raised his eyes and calmly watched "Qing Deng" and others who were getting farther and farther away from him.

They are still moving forward, they can still move forward... Unfortunately, the old man can no longer accompany them.

"Little ones...forward...forward...forward..."

At this moment, Kondo Shusuke suddenly recalled what his father had said to him:
(Everyone cherishes their lives. It is human nature to "preserve themselves and try to live on". However, there is often a moment when people can put life and death aside and go all out.)
Suddenly, Kondo Shusuke heard someone talking to him.

He couldn't recognize who the other person was, and could only barely hear the other person asking him:

"Kondo Shusuke, when was your 'moment'?"

The old man lowered his head, smiled, and answered softly:

"Now...right now..."

After saying this, he slowly lowered his head...

The third generation head of the Tennen Rishin-ryu family, Kondo Shusuke, died in battle.

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PS: In historical facts, Kondo Shusuke died of illness at the end of 1867 at the age of 76. This chapter has been brewing for a long time. What kind of battle is worthy of this lovely old man?