I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

Sanako thought she could just bear the pain in her left leg, but after dragging the leg while running away, the pain in her leg did not lessen at all; on the contrary, it continued to worsen.

Having endured the pain until now, Sanako could no longer bear it... Her left leg was now so painful that even the slightest movement of the muscles caused her to grit her teeth in agony.

Sanako guessed that the bone in her left leg must be injured.

Those imposing footsteps... are coming.

Thump thump thump thump... like heavy, muffled thunder.

Natsume Tsuki looked back with a look of despair at the "slanted-eye samurai" and the others who had reappeared behind them.

"Miss Sanako, quick! Let me help you up!"

Sanako, who was helped up by Natsume Tsuki, looked at her legs with a serious expression, and then looked at the "slanted-eyed samurai" and others behind her.

"...Ah Yue, my legs can't run anymore. You run first and go call for help. I'll buy you some time to escape."

Sanako gently pushed Natsume Tsuki, who was supporting her, and then, facing the pursuers, she secured the wakizashi in front of her.

“What…?” Natsume Tsuki stared blankly at Sanako. “Sanako-san, what are you saying! We want to be together…”

"Ah Yue!"

Before Natsume Tsuki could finish speaking, Sanako interrupted her impatiently.

"Stop being so indecisive! It's so annoying!"

"I am your master, protecting my disciple is my duty!"

"My legs are paralyzed! If we both try to escape, we're both doomed!"

"Come on!"

After saying that, Sanako gave Natsume Tsuki behind her a slightly rough push, then stood with her sword in hand, facing the pursuers who were rushing towards her like waves crashing on the shore.

Because of varying speeds, the pursuit team of "Hanging-Eyed Samurai" and his companions stretched out in a very long line. Leading the pack, the fastest runner, was a rather tall and burly man.

—Two, four, six…twelve…

After counting the number of pursuers, Sanako's already unpleasant expression became even more serious.

If he were uninjured, Sanako would be confident that he could barely fight twelve samurai alone with a wakizashi.

However, her left thigh is now injured... Without a leg, she has to fight twelve samurai alone... No matter how optimistic or self-deceiving Sanako is, she can't think of any positive words.

Gritting her teeth, Sanako spread her legs and assumed a fighting stance. Moving her left leg sent waves of excruciating pain through her entire body once again.

Feeling the pain in her left leg... for no apparent reason, a thought floated into Sanako's mind:

—If my martial arts skills were a little better, I probably could have dodged that attack just now…

The next instant, a fragment of memory that Sanako had buried deep in her mind flashed rapidly before her eyes...

……

(Miss Sanako, unless one is blessed by the gods, no matter how hard a woman practices martial arts, it is difficult to achieve great things. Let me be frank, your current strength is too weak, and it is unlikely that you will become much stronger in the future. The path I am about to take is undoubtedly a thorny one, and taking you on this journey will make things very difficult for me.)

……

—I think I'm in big trouble tonight...

An unusual sadness welled up between Sanako's brows, impossible to suppress.

If anyone could observe Sanako's expression right now... they would be very surprised.

The usually aloof and icy young lady of the Chiba family... now showed a sorrowful expression that seemed to be on the verge of tears, making her appear pitiful and endearing.

—What a pity… I haven’t yet proven to that bastard that even a woman can be powerful…

Boom boom boom!

The footsteps... were getting closer!

The burly man at the forefront had already reached Sanako and raised the knife in his hand high!

Sanako half-closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Sanako, who forcibly suppressed the uncontrollable surge of grief welling up from her heart with her willpower, once again let out a sharp glint in her eyes.

—At the very least, it's the master's duty to ensure Ah Yue's safe escape...!

Sanako gritted her teeth, letting out a spirited shout, and with a resolute will to "die together," she lunged at the burly man who was swinging his sword at her.

Just at this time.

In the very next instant.

Sanako suddenly caught a glimpse of a silver light flashing past her right side out of the corner of her eye.

As a daughter of a samurai family, Sanako was all too familiar with this type of silver light.

That's the gleam of a blade!

Sanako witnessed this incredible scene out of the corner of her eye—a silver light leaped high from the roof of the house beside her, soared to its highest point in the air, and then fell in a beautiful parabola, plummeting straight down towards the burly man in front of Sanako!

The silver light, stretched into an almost straight line, sliced ​​through the burly man's body, cleaving him in two from his left shoulder to his right abdomen!

The burly man opened his eyes and glanced at his lower body, which had separated from his upper body, with a look of horror.

The one who was holding the silver light was a tall figure.

The tall figure and the silver light in his hand landed steadily between Sanako and the burly man who had been cut in half.

Sanako, who was lunging at the burly man, widened her eyes in surprise. She tried to stop herself from lunging forward, but due to inertia, she was unable to stop her body from falling in time.

Fortunately, the tall figure that suddenly appeared reached out and caught her as she lunged at him, preventing Sanako from falling.

"Miss Sanako, I've finally found you."

A familiar male voice...

Sanako parted her red lips slightly, raised her head, and stared blankly at the familiar face so close to her, looking as if she had lost her soul.

"Miss Sanako, you may leave."

The man released Sanako, then turned around, holding his still-dripping katana, and faced the remaining pursuers.

"It's all over now."

"Tachibana-kun...?"

Sanako softly uttered the man's name.

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It's really not that the author intentionally cut off the chapter. The author originally wanted to write a super long chapter of 2 words so that everyone could enjoy it and finish writing about Qingdeng's battle, but unfortunately, it failed.

I wrote until 3 a.m. this morning, and my back is so sore I can barely stand up... My body just can't take it anymore, so I have to stop here for now (crying face).

Today's chapter is a bonus update to make up for the missed chapters for the Silver Alliance member 【Handsome is Handsome】. I still owe this reader 9 bonus chapters.

The author still owes 11 chapters of 10,000-word length.

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The book currently has 528 monthly votes. If I can get 630 votes today, I'll keep working like crazy and write another chapter with over 1 words tomorrow!

I'm just guessing: there will definitely be a bunch of people commenting "It's so watery" and "It's written over 1 words, but the plot hasn't progressed at all."

Sigh, I'm starting to lose track of what these people actually mean by "plot progression."

The plot of these two chapters has clearly progressed at a breakneck pace, like a raging storm, aren't you satisfied yet...?

[Qingdeng grows stronger and stronger, eventually becoming "Nioh"]—I've summarized the entire plot of this book in one sentence. How about that? Wasn't the plot moving quickly? Are you satisfied?

Chapter 179 Sanako's Shock! Aoto Becomes Stronger

—Did you just make it in time...?

Just by looking at Sanako's extremely awkward standing posture, where she was trying her best to avoid putting her left leg on the ground, Qing Deng knew that Sanako's left leg must be injured, and the injury was not serious.

Dragging a leg so injured that even standing was difficult, he fought alone against more than ten samurai... Apart from "Sanako fought desperately to the end, but was ultimately defeated," Aoto couldn't think of any better or more positive outcome.

Fortunately, I arrived in time.

Qingdeng, feeling extremely fortunate for his timely rescue, let out a long sigh of relief. Then, while adjusting his rather disordered breathing from running all the way here, he quietly assumed a mid-stance stance, holding the Ding Guishen in front of him.

Through the gleaming blade of his sword, Qing Dengli's sharp gaze swept over the "slanted-eye samurai" and the others in front of him.

—Five people...?

After using the momentum of the jump to slice the burly man in two with a leaping slash, only 11 pursuers remained chasing Sanako and Natsume Tsuki.

Overall, Aoto has quite a few questions he wants to ask Sanako.

For example: Where else are you injured? How did you escape?

But let's deal with these problems after we've dealt with all the enemies in front of us!

Upon seeing Qing Deng suddenly appear, the "slanted-eye warrior" was initially surprised, but his expression quickly changed to one of seriousness.

Because of the darkness, he couldn't see Qingdeng's face clearly.

From his perspective, he only saw a rather tall samurai suddenly appear, leap down from the roof of the house next to him, and the moment he landed, he stood in front of Sanako and cut one of their companions in two with a single stroke.

To leap precisely to the optimal attack position and sever a living person's body with an extremely clean cut... such a difficult move could not be performed without a certain level of swordsmanship.

Realizing that the newcomer was a master warrior with droopy eyes, he immediately stopped 10 steps away from Qingdeng, ordering those running in front of him to turn back and those running behind him to stop as well.

Qingdeng is in a hurry right now.

After rescuing Miss Sanako... he still needs to rush to the next battlefield!

I don't have time to waste with these guys.

Moreover, if these guys were to form a tight formation that allows them to cooperate and coordinate with each other on such a wide street, it would be very disadvantageous for Qingdeng.

Without any hesitation, Qing Deng took a deep breath, and then the silver light reappeared! The blade that had been used to subdue ghosts and gods once again drew a bright line in the air, and the sharp blade followed Qing Deng's body, rushing straight towards the enemies in front of him!

Ever since Qing Deng suddenly appeared and used his back, which, though not particularly broad, inexplicably gave people a strange sense of security, to shield her from the pursuers, Sanako had been in a daze.

Tonight, so many unexpected events have occurred... but among all these sudden situations, the one that is currently unfolding before her eyes is the most shocking to Sanako.