I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

"Huh? Didn't I say 'I'll do it'?"

“You just said ‘I’ll do it’ and rushed up there. That doesn’t count as giving prior notice.”

The commander chuckled.

"Tachibana-kun, is it really necessary to report to you specifically about dealing with opponents of this level?"

Seeing that he couldn't go against the commander's wishes, Qing Deng could only give a bitter smile.

The fourth floor is the highest level of the Nanmu Group's main camp.

According to the intelligence relayed by Kinoshita Mai, before the Shinsengumi launched their attack, Ayase Taichi, the leader of the Kusunoki Group, and his subordinates were having a meeting in a room on the top floor.

With his innate photographic memory, Qing Deng memorized every detail of the "Kusuna Group Main Camp Construction Diagram" drawn by Kinoshita Mai.

Aoto looked around and quickly located the location of Ayase Taichi and the others... that is, the location of the meeting room.

"Xiao Si, this way."

The two walked side by side.

Before long, a long and deep dark corridor came into view.

As if a hornet's nest had been stirred up, a loud and rapid sound of footsteps came from ahead.

One after another, patriots poured out from the depths of the corridor and the rooms on both sides, filling the passageway and blocking the path of Aoto and Souji.

There were quite a few people, probably around twenty.

The twenty or so murder weapons they clutched tightly in their hands illuminated the entire corridor in a dim, flickering light.

This should be the last line of defense for the Kusunoki group's main camp.

Aoto and Souji turned their heads to look at each other with perfect understanding.

Then, as if they had agreed beforehand, the two of them pulled out their sleeve sashes in unison and, with their teeth and their left hands (not holding the swords), tied their haori sleeves tightly with a "whoosh".

At the same time, a loud shout erupted from the opposing ranks:

"kill!"

"Go on!"

"Haa ...

The patriots brandished their swords and spears and charged straight at Qing Deng and the commander!

Without uttering a word, the two silently stepped forward and charged!

In an instant, the impact and clang echoed through the corridor!

The cold glint on Kaga Kiyomitsu's blade suddenly lengthened—Souji had taken the lives of three people in one fell swoop with just a commonplace horizontal slash.

Accompanied by cries and groans, blood splattered several feet high, some staining the ceiling, while the rest blossomed in mid-air into bright red cherry blossoms before falling in a flurry.

"go to hell!"

A burly man quickly approached the commander, raising his sword high above his head as he ran.

Suddenly, Qing Deng darted out from the side and stood between the burly man and the commander.

Suddenly, the Ghost-Slaying Divine Staff in his palm shot up from the lower left like a supple whip, killing the burly man in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterwards, he swung his knife again in the opposite direction.

The two patriots standing directly in front of him were frozen in place, as if they had been frozen in place by a "frozen spell".

As the silvery-white blade light dissipated into the atmosphere, the two patriots fell to the ground one after the other, their blood gushing out like a spring.

Qingdeng swung his sword amidst the rain of blood, and because the slash was so fast, only a few drops of blood got on him, all falling to the ground.

A patriot sprang out from the shadows ahead and thrust at them with a short spear.

In an instant, the commander rushed forward.

This time, it was her turn to stand between Qingdeng and the enemy.

She parried the spearhead with her knife, stepped forward, and swung her knife fiercely, killing him. But in his dying moments, his eyes flashed with ferocity. He threw away the short spear, stretched out his arms, and with his last strength, clung tightly to the blade of Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword, preventing Souji from pulling it back.

This fleeting opportunity was clearly and distinctly reflected in the eyes of the enemy.

Seeing an opportunity, a patriot closest to the commander-in-chief rushed to attack the girl.

At this critical moment—

"Xiao Si!"

As Qing Deng shouted, Souji heard a "whooshing" sound coming from afar.

She looked up and saw that the ghosts and spirits were drawing circles and falling straight down towards her head.

Her deep, almost innate understanding with Qing Deng allowed her to make a decision in an instant—without the slightest hesitation, she released Kaga Kiyomitsu from her grasp, leaped up, and gently stretched out her right arm to catch Ding Guishen.

The next instant, she lightly stepped on the corridor wall beside her while suspended in mid-air, somersaulted, adjusted her position, and landed behind the patriot who was approaching her and trying to take advantage of her vulnerability.

The commander casually swung his sword, then turned around to face the other enemies, no longer glancing at the patriot.

The patriot stood frozen in place with his legs spread apart, as if struck by lightning. His right hand was still gripping the knife, while his left hand pressed down on the left side of his neck.

A moment later, he fell straight down like a rotten log—his neck was ripped open like a cracked seashell, a scarlet wound appearing, thick, warm blood seeping through his fingers.

At the same time, Qing Deng launched an increasingly ferocious offensive.

Although the spirit was temporarily lent to Souji, it is common knowledge that the spirit was no longer Seito's only true love.

bass!

Purple light connects heaven and earth!

The moment Vairocana was unsheathed, it soared through the air and took someone's life.

With another wave of his hand, Qingdeng took away yet another precious life.

In terms of both sharpness and toughness, Vairocana is unmatched by any spirit or deity.

Therefore, Qing Deng's swordplay was even more swift and sharp than before! It resembled a swirling cloud and a powerful wind!

A moment later, he came to Kaga Kiyomitsu's side.

The patriot who clung to Kaga Kiyomitsu with his last bit of strength and willpower collapsed face down on the ground.

As for Kaga Kiyomitsu, which was stuck in his chest, it stood upright like a "sword in the stone".

Qing Deng handed Vairocana to his left hand, and then used his free right hand to pull out Kaga Kiyomitsu.

For Qing Deng, who possesses talents such as "Nine Oxen and Two Tigers +3" and "Tiger's Arm +4", taking back Kaga Kiyomitsu from this already dead guy was basically as easy as crushing dry leaves.

Kaga Kiyomitsu's blade was extremely long—this was the first time he had ever used it.

Qing Deng flipped his right wrist, changing the grip on Kaga Kiyomitsu from an upright one to an inverted one.

Talents "Left-handed +1" and "Ambidextrous" activated!

He spun around like a little windmill, plunging headlong into the enemy ranks ahead.

The left hand holds Vairocana upright, while the right hand holds Kaga Seiko upside down, like two blades of a windmill. With each turn, it spills out new blood and harvests new life.

In fact, ever since his talent "left-handed" was upgraded and he gained a "+1" title, Qing Deng's left side has become more agile than his right side.

However, he was used to using his right hand, so he continued to use his right hand as his "main attacking hand".

In the increasingly brutal corridor, Aoto and Souji exchanged attacks and defenses at a breakneck pace.

They leaped from one pillar of blood to another, dodging and weaving, striking and exploiting every weakness!

One figure after another fell.

The walls and floors were stained crimson with blood.

The roles of "hunter" and "prey" were established at the very beginning of the war.

Finally, the surviving "prey" could no longer endure the despair of being unilaterally slaughtered and retreated and scattered like an avalanche.

But how can these weak "prey" escape from the knife of a skilled "hunter"?

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Chapter 577 Annihilation of the Kusunoki Group! The Shinsengumi Achieves a Complete Victory in Their First Battle! [5200]

When fighting multiple enemies, the efficiency of a two-sword style, wielding two swords, is naturally higher than that of a one-sword style, which uses only one sword—provided you can handle two swords.

Samurai swords are heavy, and for most Japanese people who are short in stature and malnourished due to genetic defects and an unhealthy diet, simply being able to use a sword well is already quite difficult.

Forcing the use of dual swords will often only result in two awkward outcomes.

Either they couldn't swing the knife at all; or after only a few swings, their rhythm was disrupted, and their left and right hands started fighting each other.

Therefore, since its inception, the two-sword style has been regarded as an "evil sword" and has been long rejected by the Japanese Kendo community.

However, the limitations of dual-wielding are not a problem for Qing Deng at all.

Is the katana heavy?

With talents like "Nine Oxen and Two Tigers +3" and "Tiger's Arm +4", even if the weight of the swords and blades were increased by 2 or 3 times, Qing Deng could still wield them with incredible speed!

Your body's rhythm will be disrupted, and your left and right hands will easily fight each other?

The "Water Body +3" ability enhances physical coordination, and the "Ambidextrous" ability allows for multitasking. What is rhythm? What is that? My left and right hands tend to fight each other? What is that?

Regarding martial arts... or rather, regarding all knowledge in the world, Qing Deng never held sectarian views.

His learning philosophy has always been to embrace diversity and learn from the best of everything. He uses whatever techniques are useful and learns whatever knowledge is effective.

Over the years, he has secretly learned many useful skills from other schools by relying on "Heart of the Demon +5" and "Sword Saint".

For example: Jigen-ryu's "Monkey Cry", Hokushin Itto-ryu's "Drawing Technique" and "Hand".

Therefore, like Hijikata Toshizo, he was no longer a pure Tennen Rishin-ryu swordsman.