I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

After sincerely praising the Kamaitachi in his heart, Qing Deng picked up the sword beside him and slowly stood up.

--alright.

—Defeat him!

Qing Deng raised his gaze and stared intently at the Kamaitachi.

The flame-like brilliance that had appeared during the battle with Kamino was burning fiercely in his eyes!

Kamaitachi instinctively met Aoto's gaze... and then his right foot involuntarily took a half step back.

What's wrong with this guy?! — The Kamaitachi, belatedly realizing that he had unconsciously taken a half step back, suddenly turned extremely gloomy.

Is this guy out of his mind?! I'm completely dominating him, and he still wants to keep going? Does he still think he can win?!

Kamaitachi opened his mouth, wanting to say something sarcastic to Qing Deng, who was already in such a desperate situation but still so ungrateful for the situation and showed such a fierce fighting spirit.

But after opening its mouth... Kamaitachi couldn't utter a single word.

It's not because my tongue or voice can't move.

Instead, he couldn't think of any sarcastic remarks...

Even though this guy who seems to have something wrong with his head is covered in wounds, and even if he gets excited, he can't possibly beat him anymore... But why... why does a sense of... fear well up in my heart when I see this guy's eyes, which seem to be filled with burning flames?

Sensing the slight fear in his heart, the Kamaitachi abruptly shut his mouth, his face instantly turning even more gloomy.

Kamaitachi's expression underwent a hundred changes in a very short time... and Kinoshita Mai, standing next to Aoto, was no less dramatic.

Surprise, astonishment, confusion, and stunned silence flashed across Kinoshita Mai's delicate face as she stared blankly at Aoto, revealing her undisguised astonishment.

"Tachibana-kun...do you...do you want to keep fighting?"

"I can't really leave you behind to cover my retreat," Qing Deng said with a smile.

“You don’t need to worry about me,” Kinoshita Mai said anxiously. “I’m very fast, and the town full of houses is the terrain I’m best at. Even if I stay behind to cover our retreat, if I want to escape, this guy will definitely chase after me…”

“Miss Kinoshita, you can’t fool me with words like that.” Qing Deng interrupted Kinoshita Mai with a calm tone, “Even you can’t guarantee a perfect escape from an expert like that, can you?”

"Let's think about running away later."

"While we still have the strength to fight... let's focus our attention on figuring out how to defeat our opponent!"

Kinoshita Mai's expression froze again.

"Tachibana-kun...do you have a way to win?"

“Yes,” Qingdeng answered without hesitation, “Although the opportunities are few… we are far from being helpless.”

After saying that, Qing Deng turned his face to the side and met Kinoshita Mai's gaze with a faint smile.

"To defeat this guy, I need your help, Miss Kinoshita. Miss Kinoshita, would you be willing to lend me a hand?"

Qingdeng's gaze... seemed to possess some strange magic.

As Kinoshita Mai met Aoto's gaze, she felt her unease rapidly dissipate.

A peculiar sense of security enveloped my entire body, and I felt a warm sensation throughout my limbs and bones.

This feeling of "anxiety being resolved and emotions suddenly becoming very calm" gave Kinoshita Mai a strong sense of déjà vu... She suddenly remembered that just tonight, less than two hours ago, the intense anxiety she felt after learning that her residence would be attacked was also eliminated in the same way.

"..." Kinoshita Mai did not respond to Seido.

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

Then he turned around, facing the Kamaitachi, and with a determined look on his face, spread his legs and got into a fighting stance!

Seeing this, Qing Deng smiled calmly, then turned around and stood shoulder to shoulder with Kinoshita Mai, holding the Demon God in front of him!

"What do you need me to do?" Kinoshita Mai asked in a low voice.

"Miss Kinoshita, focus on attacking his lower body and try your best to disrupt his center of gravity." Qing Deng quietly turned the blade, assuming the stance of the Kasumi Duan. "Leave the rest... to me."

Kinoshita Mai nodded vigorously, giving Aoto a resolute look that said, "Leave it to me."

Qing Deng responded with a gentle smile.

As if they had agreed beforehand... the two shot out at the same time!

Aoto took a deep breath and then kicked off with his hind legs! At the same time, Kinoshita Mai also dodged away from her spot! The two rushed towards Kamaitachi from the left and right!

—It all hinges on this moment…

Qingdeng gripped the Ghost-Stabilizing Sword tightly in his hand, a slight grin spreading across his lips and a fearless smile on his cheeks!

—If we still can't defeat this guy...we'll just have to try to keep him occupied and let Ms. Kinoshita escape first.

—No…why think so much about “afterwards”!

Focus on the present moment!

—Now, let's focus our thoughts...and pour everything we have into the battle to come!

The flames in Qingdeng's eyes shone even brighter.

In that instant... Qing Deng's pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

He suddenly saw something incredible—he suddenly saw wisps of "air" emanating from the Kamaitachi!

……

What happened in that instant was far more than that.

Just then, something unusual appeared on Qingdeng's personal system interface.

In the talent list, the entry for "Hachiman of Boundless Struggle" suddenly began to flicker with specks of purple light...

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Chapter 187 The Deathmatch Ends!

"Oh shit……!"

Kamaitachi muttered a curse under his breath, raised his arms, and steadied his beloved sword with both hands.

He used his willpower to forcefully suppress the slight fear in his heart, and a mocking smile reappeared on his cheeks.

—Does putting on a fearless, battle-ready act really make you stronger? I'd like to see what other tricks you have up your sleeve!

In Kamaitachi's eyes, Aoto and Kinoshita Mai, who were charging towards him from the left and right respectively, were deliberately rushing to their deaths.

—Watch me kill you all in one fell swoop!

Kamaitachi slowly lowered his sword, assuming his most proficient low stance.

However, in the next second... no! In that very instant! An unbelievable scene unfolded in this space, and it happened to Qing Deng.

Unseen auras erupted from Qing Deng like bursting lava, then pressed down on Kamaitachi with overwhelming force!

The mocking smile on Kamaitachi's face disappeared again.

At this moment, under the pressure of this invisible aura, Kamaitachi felt his heart skip a beat, his breathing became rapid, and his pupils shrank to the size of pinholes as if they had gone out of focus.

This feeling... this invisible aura... Kamaitachi is all too familiar with it.

He often sensed this invisible power from that annoying Rasetsu, that madman Shuten-dōji, and Lord Ōtakemaru, a power he had never been able to touch before.

"'Momentum'...?"

In a state of extreme shock, the Kamaitachi's soul temporarily detached from its body. Without the control of its soul, the body unconsciously murmured the name of this power.

As soon as the unconscious murmur fell, the Kamaitachi suddenly felt the light in front of him dim—a pair of eyes that seemed to harbor flames were only inches away from him.

Qingdeng has arrived!

The weasel, its soul hastily returning to its body, instinctively swung its sword, aiming for the pair of eyes so close to it.

An incredible scene has once again unfolded in this space.

Just as the Kamaitachi's will and power to swing his sword were transmitted to the blade, and the sword was about to be swung out, Qing Deng suddenly seemed to have anticipated how he would swing the sword and in which direction, and he turned to the left in advance.

They dodged the attack from the Kamaitachi perfectly, without missing a single detail.

The weasel's pupils shrank to the size of pinholes once again due to shock.

……

……

Kamaitachi frequently displayed an uncharacteristic expression due to excessive shock... and wasn't Aoto the same?

Upon seeing the wisps of "air" emanating from the Kamaitachi, a profound sense of shock surged within Qing Deng's heart.

And there it was again... that strange "airflow".

What shocked Qingdeng and made his heart pound was not only the strange "airflow" he saw again.