I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

Upon hearing this, the previously waning offensive surged once more!

Countless enemy soldiers pressed in from all directions, as if they could overwhelm the commander-in-chief at any moment.

Despite this, the girl remained fearless and bravely charged forward with her knife.

18人、19人、20人、21人、22人……倒在总司刀下的敌兵仍在增多，只不过增速已开始放缓。

In order to kill the commander-in-chief, the enemies had long since abandoned all sense of morality and righteousness.

Frontal attacks, sneak attacks from behind... any means necessary!

The British soldiers were extremely cunning, hiding all outside the commander's blade and frequently firing sniper shots at her.

Although after being "modified," Souji's five senses and "battle intuition" became exceptionally sharp, allowing him to detect danger before the gunfire even started, he was inevitably caught off guard and unable to react in such a chaotic melee.

Just like saying it's engraved—

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!

Five bullets were fired at the commander-in-chief simultaneously!

Souji dodged four of the bullets, but the fifth was unavoidable. He had no choice but to pull Kikuichimonji Norimune to his chest in a defensive stance.

clang!

As the blades collided, Kikuichimonji Norimune's sharpness and resilience proved superior, shattering the bullet into countless fragments.

However, bullets are easy to stop, but their force is not easy to dissipate.

The chief commander felt a tingling sensation in his arms, and his already strained body became even more strained, causing him to grit his teeth.

No sooner said than done, the 27th and 28th men saw an opportunity and launched a pincer attack from the left and right.

The commander crouched slightly, dodging the attack while simultaneously launching a strike from below, slicing open the chest of the 27th person diagonally.

Just as she was about to kill the 28th person—

*Plop*... Souji Naoki felt like he stepped on something wet and sticky, his foot slipped, and he lost his balance.

The ground beneath her feet was soaked with the blood of enemy soldiers, and what she stepped on was "mud" soaked in blood!

The 29th man, who was waiting nearby, noticed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, quickly approached, and thrust his knife into the commander's chest.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, the commander steadied himself in time, raised his sword in front of him, and deflected the 29th man's thrust to the side.

Unfortunately... she blocked the 29th man's stabbing attack, but not the 30th man's sneak attack.

As the 29th man leaped forward to attack, the 30th man also raised his knife and slashed from another direction.

laugh!

The blade, slashing diagonally downwards, cut the commander's left shoulder.

In the blink of an eye, the gushing blood stained half of her sleeve.

The commander's "battle instinct" saved her life—she instinctively sensed danger and subconsciously twisted her body, turning the severe head injury into a minor cut on her skin.

Without even glancing at the new wound on his left shoulder, the commander quickly scanned his surroundings before charging forward and breaking through the encirclement.

While moving, she took deep breaths of oxygen to regulate her breathing.

Compared to her injuries, her lack of physical strength was more worrying to her.

"Huff...! Huff...! Huff...! Huff...!"

The fatigue that had accumulated over a long period of time burst forth at this moment.

My limbs felt heavy, my lungs ached, and my chest felt so swollen and painful that it felt like it was about to burst open.

—I can't fall down yet!

A resolute look appeared on the chief's pretty face as she gripped the Kikuichimonji Norimune tightly in her hand until her knuckles turned white.

In the blink of an eye, a new attack arrived—

With a clang, Souji deflected the 31st person's slash. Although he successfully blocked it, his incorrect posture prevented him from fully dissipating the force, causing him to stagger.

boom!boom!boom!boom!

Several more bullets came, disrupting her steps.

The blades of the 32nd, 33rd, and 34th men produced a deafening roar as they sliced ​​through the air.

There wasn't even a chance to catch their breath; more gunfire erupted...

……

The power of the spirit can never bridge the gap in material wealth...

No matter how hard the commander tried, the result was only that things became increasingly difficult...

Finally... the 38th person—a burly, strong man—held his musket upside down and smashed it hard against the commander's head with the butt!

bump!

The commander narrowly blocked the attack with his knife.

But... this person's fierce attack completely exhausted her remaining strength...

In an instant, she felt dizzy, her chest tightened, and a strong feeling of nausea almost made her vomit.

To make herself feel better, she had to squat down, use the knife to support herself on the ground, and press her forehead against the hilt—only by leaning all her weight on the knife could she barely keep herself from falling.

Seeing the commander finally collapse, the enemies on the scene resembled demons in disguise, all revealing ferocious and terrifying expressions.

"She's dying! Hurry up and get her!"

"Cut off her head! The death of 'Heavenly Sword' will definitely be a blow to the morale of the Shinsengumi!"

"Get out of the way! Her head is mine!"

"Kill! Kill!"

Countless enemy soldiers surrounded them from all directions.

At this moment, the commander-in-chief resembled Xiang Yu on the banks of the Wu River. Surrounded by wolves, all wanting to tear a piece of flesh from her.

—I can't fall down yet...

Souji gripped his sword tightly, gritted his teeth, and tried to stand up again, to continue fighting.

However... only now did she realize that the pull of reality was so heavy that she could not get up.

For some reason, even though only a moment had passed, she felt as if a long time had gone by.

In a daze, she suddenly recalled the scenes from this morning.

The promise with Qing Deng, and the two swords clashing...

……

……

……

……

With a sudden loud bang and the strong wind pressure generated by the swing of the knife, several mangled bodies flew into the sky.

The group closest to the commander, the group that was about to take his head, are now all broken pieces, falling freely through the air.

Upon seeing this, all the enemies were greatly alarmed and instinctively stopped in their tracks, holding their breath.

The battlefield, which had been bustling just seconds before, was now eerily silent; you could hear a pin drop.

A multitude of gazes, each with its own distinct emotion, converged and focused on the young woman.

The commander lowered his head and slowly stood up.

The shadow cast by her bowed head cleverly concealed her facial expression.

"What's wrong? Didn't you want to take my head? Then come at me!"

As the girl spoke, she slowly raised her head—her beautiful eyes, devoid of any emotion, gleamed with a strange light.

A ray of sunlight shone from the side, giving her fair skin a translucent quality.

A splatter of blood appeared on her face. She raised her left hand and casually wiped her wrist, leaving long, shallow streaks that accentuated her fair skin and made her appear even more alluring.

To the enemies present, this appearance was even more terrifying!

As far as appearances are concerned, apart from his eyes and facial expressions becoming extremely calm, Souji's body has not changed at all.

However, everyone present could clearly perceive that the girl in front of them was fundamentally different from the one before!

The enemies, greatly alarmed, all stood frozen in place, dumbfounded.

They dared not come, but the commander-in-chief arrived first.

She raised the kimono no Norimune in her palm, took a step, and walked straight toward her enemies with unhurried steps.

……

……

The enemy's all-out attack caused widespread panic throughout the city.

Upon learning that Souji was fighting hundreds of enemy soldiers alone, Sanako quickly drew over a hundred skilled fighters from her limited mobile forces and personally led them to rush to Souji's aid.

As they drew closer, they heard no shouts of battle... Sanako's heart sank, and her expression changed slightly.

—Souji, you must stay safe...!

She unconsciously quickened her pace, completely disregarding the large group behind her.

Finally, she arrived at her destination.

"This, this is...!"

Sanako stared blankly at everything before her—the scene that met her eyes was completely different from what she had imagined.

There was no fierce battle, no desperate commander-in-chief, no ferocious enemy soldiers... only corpses scattered all over the ground!

Literally, corpses littered the field!

Countless corpses were piled up on the ground, leaving almost no gaps.

Some of the bolder crows had already flown over happily, circling back and forth in mid-air, waiting for the carcass to decompose so they could have a good meal.