I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

On the other hand, Saito Hajime, who was advancing at the same pace as Nagakura Shinpachi, was unleashing an equally fierce offensive.

Unlike Nagakura Shinpachi, who took the "fierce and forceful approach," Saito Hajime took the "swift and agile approach."

"Waaaaaaah!"

"go to hell!"

The two patriots attacked Saito Hajime from the left and right.

The fierce white blade coming straight at him did not cause the slightest panic to appear on Saito Hajime's face.

His demeanor remained unchanged—expressionless and composed—he stepped forward to meet the blades, gracefully turning away as the two men swung their swords, leaving two streaks of light behind him.

Then, without even looking behind him, he faced forward.

The next moment, the two patriots behind him fell to the ground one after the other, never to live again.

Saito flicked his left wrist, shaking off the remaining bloodstains on the blade.

In the blink of an eye, the unorthodox sword technique reappeared.

With a "snap," Saito Hajime's sword swept forward, slashing the head of the enemy in front of him.

Before the head could fall, Saito Hajime pulled his left foot back, tilted his body and hands to the left, and the blade that had been flipped back slashed at the body of another patriot.

"Well……!"

"Ahhh...! Waaaaaah...!"

Two groans rang out, one after the other.

It turned out that a man wielding a short gun, who was standing directly in front of Saito, also swayed and fell to the ground.

With a height of over 1.8 meters and long arms and legs, Saito Hajime's attack range is exceptionally wide.

In this narrow corridor, his casual slashes could easily cover two or even more people.

In the blink of an eye, another person lunged at Saito Hajime from the front.

However... he suffered from being shorter and having a shorter attack range than Saito Hajime.

He had barely taken a step when his waist was cleaved in two. His head and hands hung limply, the knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and his body swayed a few times before collapsing with a thud.

Saito Kazuya is a rare "left-handed swordsman".

When fighting alongside a left-handed swordsman, as long as the coordination is proper, you will definitely have a very comfortable experience.

Nagakura Shinpachi's arrangement was the best formation when cooperating with a left-handed swordsman—the right-handed one attacked from the right, and the left-handed one attacked from the left.

Because they have different dominant hands, even when fighting side by side, their attacks are unlikely to interfere with each other.

With their formidable individual skills and advantageous formation, Nagakura Shinpachi and Saito Hajime's offensive was like "cutting through a tangled mess with a swift knife."

The attackers sprinted, leaped, and attacked, growing ever more ferocious with each battle.

The victims screamed, crumbled, and died, utterly powerless to resist.

When the number of patriots... or rather, the number of survivors, dropped to less than five, they completely lost their will to fight and fled in panic.

However, Saito Hajime, known for his speed, caught up with them in just two steps.

The sharp blade of Ikeda Onijimaru Kunishige, the resident of Setsu Province, swept across the backs of the fleeing soldiers with overwhelming force.

Immediately afterwards, an incredibly bizarre scene unfolded.

Those frantically fleeing legs were still running forward, but the parts they carried—the severed upper body—were thrown off at an angle by inertia.

The corridor, which had been filled with shouts of battle just seconds before, now only these two fierce generals remain standing calmly.

Splash splash splash splash...

At that moment, they heard a series of rapid footsteps approaching from behind them.

"Captain, Captain! Huff... Huff... We finally caught up with you!"

The members of the second and third divisions of the Shinsengumi's Battōtai appeared in a scattered manner and rushed to Nagakura Shinpachi and Saitō Hajime.

"You guys are so slow!"

Nagakura Shinpachi pursed his lips, his face showing dissatisfaction.

"The battle here is already over, and you're only just arriving late."

"Captain, you guys rushed too fast!"

"You are too slow!"

At this moment, Saito Hajime interjected in a tone devoid of joy or sorrow:

"The battle tonight is not over yet; we'll talk about that later."

Nagakura Shinpachi paused for a moment, then nodded:

"Yes, Saito, you're right. Members of the Second Division! Continue the attack! This time, no one can fall behind! Our target is Ayase Taichi's head!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh—!"

Saito turned his head and said calmly to the members of the Third Division:

"Third Division, stick close to me."

"Yes!"

……

……

Another location in the main camp of the Kusunoki group—

"Fourth Division, follow me. Anyone who backs down will be killed."

Clang, clang, clang... Serizawa Kamo slowly drew the sword from his waist.

Right in front of him, eight patriots gripped their blades, assumed battle stances, and stood ready for battle.

Someone mustered up their courage and shouted:

"Who goes there?! State your name!"

"A true loyal and patriotic man, the captain of the 4th Division of the Shinsengumi's Battōtai, Serizawa Kamo."

The moment the words fell, it was as if the greatest power was concentrated. Serizawa Kamo's spring-like body visibly contracted in an instant, and then leaped into the air without a running start!

The sword was raised high above his head, blocking out the moonlight, and the chilling shadows were cast onto the terrified faces of the patriots.

In the blink of an eye, Serizawa Kamo's enormous body fell, landing steadily among the patriots.

Just before returning to the ground, his blade flashed out like lightning, and this strike, imbued with gravitational potential energy, shattered someone's skull.

Immediately afterwards, he pivoted on his right foot and swung his knife backhand, knocking the person behind him to the ground.

As he sheathed his knife, another man was struck on the top of his head.

Then, with a loud "thud," the muffled sound of a fist striking flesh suddenly echoed in the air—Serizawa Kamo's fist struck another person heavily in the chest. It turned out that his knife had pierced through the man's chest and back; only his fist and the hilt of the knife were visible.

In the blink of an eye, four people had been swiftly and decisively brought to the ground by Serizawa Kamo.

"Huh? Is this all the people of Kyoto are capable of?"

Serizawa Kamo twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a disdainful expression, looking around as if the whole world was his enemy.

The few patriots who were still alive were all terrified and hesitated to move forward, neither daring to advance nor willing to retreat.

There's no need for Serizawa Kamo to intervene anymore in dealing with them.

"Kill! Kill!"

"Kill them!"

"Kill! Kill!"

The members of the Fourth Division charged in like a flood, like wolves and tigers.

The cries of agony and pleas for mercy rose at first, then faded...

……

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at the same time--

"...Xiao Si, we seem to be separated from each other. Where are we?"

Qingdeng scanned his surroundings.

"Hmm... I don't know. All I know is that we're still on the second floor."

As he wiped the glistening beads of sweat from his chin, Souji turned his head to look behind him.

"Oh dear, Tachibana-kun, it seems we've gone a bit too far..."

As she spoke, she gave a strange, ambiguous smile.

Behind the two perfectly coordinated old partners, the floor was covered with a thick layer of corpses, leaving almost no room to step...

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PS: In history, there have always been many different opinions on "who is the strongest swordsman of the Shinsengumi", but no matter how you rank them, the top three are always Okita Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi and Saito Hajime.

In works of art, the strongest is usually Souji. In reality, the most widely circulated ranking is "Nagakura first, Okita second, Saito third".

Chapter 576 Unlocking Dual Wielding! Using dual wielding in group battles is so much fun! [5000]

Since the start of the war, Qingdeng has been launching a relentless and tireless offensive.

By the time he came to his senses, he had already stormed the second floor of the mansion, his knife stained with blood and fat, and behind him lay a field of corpses.

The real story is that "I was wielding a katana, hacking and slashing from the front door all the way to the second floor, killing relentlessly until blood flowed like a river! But I just kept wielding the katana, wielding the katana, wielding the katana, wielding the katana, without even blinking."

Qingdeng's attack was so fast that the follow-up troops were completely unable to keep up.

Hijikata Toshizo, Kondo Isami, the inspectors of the Metropolitan Police Department, and the members of the First Division, who had originally been following behind him, fell behind one by one.