I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

Under the influence of these strange sensations, Qingdeng felt that his physical fatigue seemed to have lessened somewhat.

"Drink it! Aaaaaaaah!"

Jinno's blade is coming, approaching from the top left lane.

In the blink of an eye, Qing Deng put away the smile that had been on his face ever since Kinoshita Mai arrived, and swung his sword upwards, deflecting Jinno's slash with a clang.

Out of the corner of his left eye, he caught sight of someone approaching from the left... Qing Deng freed his left hand, drew the scabbard of the Ghost-Slaying Sword from his left waist, and thrust the bottom of the scabbard hard against the man's face.

Although only one arm was used to exert force... targeting the face would be enough to cause sufficient damage no matter how the attack was made.

The bottom of the scabbard struck the man precisely in the center of his lips, shattering his upper and lower front teeth. All six of his teeth were broken, and the broken pieces, mixed with blood, flew outwards.

After breaking through the teeth's defenses, the sheath continued its momentum, thrusting into his mouth and pressing against the depths of his throat. Using this as a point of force, it propelled him backward.

Because Qing Deng's left palm was covered in the blood of his enemies, his hand suddenly slipped, and he could no longer hold onto the smooth scabbard... So Qing Deng simply let go of the scabbard and let it fly out of his palm.

And so, the poor fellow with his front teeth knocked out flew backward in a bizarre posture, with the scabbard of the knife still sticking out of his mouth, crashing into someone behind him and falling to the ground with that person.

Jinno's slash came again... but Qing Deng nimbly dodged it.

Another gunman wielding a pistol appeared.

The gunman who appeared this time used a short gun with a wooden handle.

The spear tip that thrust towards Qing Deng's side was accurate, but lacked both power and speed.

Qingdeng dodged the stab by stepping half a step to the side, and then raised both hands at the same time—his left hand gripped the handle below the spearhead, and his right hand swung his knife to cut the spear in two neatly shaped halves.

Immediately afterwards, Qing Deng swung his left arm, which was raised high above his head and holding the broken gun, in a wide arc.

The sharp spear tip drew an arc in mid-air, striking someone's shoulder. In the next instant, the blade drew another half-arc from the opposite direction, plunging into another person's chest. Qing Deng did not retrieve the broken spear, leaving it inside the man's body.

Aoto's attacks remained fierce and sharp... Kinoshita Mai, who was protecting his back, was no less formidable.

Kinoshita Mai shouted, gathering all her strength in her slender waist, which was without an ounce of fat, and spun her right leg half a circle, delivering a fierce low kick to an enemy standing in front of her.

The powerful movements of her fair calves stirred up a whooshing sound in the air.

Kinoshita Mai's feet are very beautiful.

Her skin was fair with a rosy glow, and her petite shape was flawlessly beautiful. Her ten pale pink toenails resembled ten pale pink cherry blossoms.

Even someone who isn't interested in girls' feet would probably be unable to resist holding Kinoshita Mai's little feet in their arms and playing with them thoroughly.

But these beautiful little feet concealed immense power and a strong aura of danger.

Kinoshita Mai's opponent couldn't keep up with her reaction, and her left knee was struck precisely by a whip-like foot.

With a sharp crack, the man's left kneecap was shattered, and his leg bent backward.

Kinoshita Mai ignored the man who was falling to the ground with a groan and turned to attack the next enemy.

She spread her legs wide, her right foot leaving a shallow groove in the mud as she shifted her weight, and in the same instant she struck a punching pose before unleashing a powerful lunge! Her fist struck the face of a fat man to her left!

The fat man sensed the approaching danger and a serious expression appeared on his face.

He tried to dodge to the side, but Kinoshita Mai's punches were too fast, and he didn't have time to step back and dodge.

Left with no other choice, he could only lower his entire body and raise his left arm to block, preparing to take Kinoshita Mai's punch head-on.

Judging from the fat man's defensive stance with his arms raised, it's easy to see that he must have learned some hand-to-hand combat techniques.

He wanted to take Kinoshita Mai's punch head-on... His idea was good, but he underestimated the power of Kinoshita Mai's punch.

Snapped!

The two men's fists clashed, producing a loud sound of flesh and bone striking each other.

"Well……!"

A cry of pain followed immediately.

The one who let out that cry of pain was the fat man.

The spot where he took Kinoshita Mai's punch was now swollen and red, and his entire arm was spasming uncontrollably.

Kinoshita Mai wanted to finish off the fat man whose arm she had already broken, but unfortunately, an extremely ugly guy next to her pounced on her, so she had to temporarily give up the idea of ​​"taking down this fat man".

The ugly guy reached out, trying to grab Kinoshita Mai's shoulder. Just as he was about to grab her, Kinoshita Mai was extremely agile and easily dodged the ugly guy's outstretched hand with a slight twist of her body.

Another incredibly ugly person has appeared.

This newly appeared ugly guy yelled strangely while swinging his sword at Kinoshita Mai in a high stance.

Kinoshita Mai did not dodge the blade that was coming at her.

Instead, she took a deep breath, then raised her hands and caught the blade barehanded! Her two small hands precisely caught the rapidly falling white blade in mid-air!

Ugly felt as if his knife was being clamped by some kind of iron clamp, unable to continue chopping down or pull it back.

In the instant she caught the knife barehanded, Kinoshita Mai used her left foot as a fulcrum to kick her right leg high into the air. Her bright red yukata fluttered like a butterfly as her right leg, delivered with a powerful high kick, struck her face with the instep, producing a series of cracking sounds.

The red-buttoned flat-bottomed wooden clogs that Kinoshita Mai's two small feet were wearing were very sturdy.

Being hit squarely in the face by the hard sole of such a wooden clog... it was only to be expected that the bones in the bridge of the nose and other places would be fractured.

"Wa ...

Several loud roars approached Aoto and Kinoshita Mai from all directions—several burly samurai pounced on the couple, who were standing back to back, from the east, west, south, and north.

Seeing this, Jinno quickly stepped forward, wanting to coordinate with the others to launch a siege on Aoto and Kinoshita Mai.

Just as this "encirclement" was about to be successfully completed, at the critical moment, the "encirclement" suddenly opened up—the warriors who formed this "encirclement" were sent flying backward into the air, and after a brief flight, they landed again.

Cries of pain and screams rose and fell... Amid the commotion, Jinno, his face ashen, saw the two people who had forcefully broken through the "encirclement" that was about to be formed by "head-on confrontation"—the man and woman, Aoto and Kinoshita Mai.

They withdrew their swords and fists, and then attacked the remaining enemies.

……

Aoto and Kinoshita Mai displayed excellent teamwork in both offense and defense.

It's no surprise that the two have a tacit understanding, after all, this isn't the first time they've fought side by side.

With the support of Kinoshita Mai, a reliable partner, the pressure on Aoto was immediately reduced considerably.

The blade flashed in the moonlight, sending up plumes of blood mist.

Feeling a surge of morale and a slight reduction in physical fatigue from Kinoshita Mai's arrival, Qing Deng roused himself and darted left and right, his sword flashing!

Qing Deng clearly sensed that the enemies around him had become weaker... to be more precise, their morale and fighting spirit had clearly declined significantly.

Kinoshita Mai's shout just now had a very significant effect.

Many people are now absentmindedly glancing at the nearby intersections...

After all, they weren't fools. If Shinno could deduce from Aoto's appearance that the government was very likely aware of the changes in the settlement, then others could make the same inference.

Their anxiety about the government troops appearing at any moment prevented them from concentrating on fighting.

The formidable strength displayed by Qingdeng further exacerbated their decline in morale.

In fact, most of the members of their anti-barbarian group had long suffered from a kind of "orange phobia". In their eyes, Qing Deng was simply a god of death reincarnated.

The first two operations organized by their anti-barbarian group—ambushing Elodie and his family, and attacking the barbarian brochure collection office—both failed due to Qing Deng's actions.

Countless comrades were killed by Qingdeng, or indirectly injured or killed because of Qingdeng.

Just a few days ago, another group of companions were killed by this Tachibana Aoto, and three others were captured by him personally... (such as the bearded middle-aged man who is a "master of the bow").

Some superstitious members have even come to believe that Qingdeng is the nemesis of their anti-barbarian group... Whenever their anti-barbarian group tries to do something, this man will appear in time to stop them.

Tonight, after witnessing "Qing Deng appear before them once again and confront them," these people's superstitious beliefs were amplified once more.

Despite having 67 men against Qingdeng, who was only 1, Qingdeng still had the strength to keep swinging his sword under the relentless onslaught.

Despite suffering multiple wounds, he seemed oblivious to pain, remaining completely unfazed.

Even though Mr. Jinno personally took action, he still couldn't win over this man...

It's terrifying... This man... Qing Deng's blood-soaked fighting spirit, seemingly never to fall, is causing more and more people to feel uneasy.

The morale, which had just been slightly boosted by Jinno's personal involvement, visibly began to decline.

Jinno knew that the morale of his men was not good... but he couldn't think of any way to save them at the moment...

All he can think of now, and all he can do, is to intensify his attack on Qingdeng to the best of his ability.

And at that very moment—

哗啦啦啦啦啦……！

A series of rapid footsteps approaching from the east and west created the strongest sound that caused Jinno and the others to be violently shaken!

A black-clad crowd surged out from the street corners on both the east and west sides.

One by one, samurai dressed in black and carrying matchlock guns appeared in the sight of Jinno and the others.

Running into the arena and lining up—these men in black completed the entire sequence of actions with fluid, graceful movements.

咔嚓、咔嚓、咔嚓、咔嚓、咔嚓……

The crisp sound of a gunshot momentarily drowned out the surrounding wind and the sound of flames burning.

The men in black, lined up in neat rows, raised the matchlock guns they were clutching in unison.

The dark muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at Jinno and the others, whose faces had suddenly changed and who were sweating profusely.

"It's a fire-themed thief's work!"

I don't know who shouted that.

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The author went to various bookstores the day before yesterday to buy a bunch of new materials and resources, and then slept like a log at home yesterday. You can tell how exhausted the author is just by the amount of sleep they slept... The author slept for almost 14 hours yesterday.

After resting, the author has fully recovered!

The author has kept his promise from the day before yesterday and will update 10,000 words today.

The final battle with the Exiles Group is not over yet. After all, as long as Kamino is alive, the Exiles Group is not considered destroyed.

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