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Chapter 744: Takatori Castle Ninomaru, Breakthrough! Unparalleled Aoto! [5100]

[Born for Battle +9: The more intense and fierce the battle is, the better your physical and mental state will be.]

  Lonely Courage +3, Concentrated Mind, Born for Battle +9... these many talents activated together pushed Qing Deng's physical and mental state to the limit!

The beating heart is like a war drum!

  Adrenaline is secreted and surges continuously!

All blood vessels in the body directly enter the "full power" state.

Qing Deng even felt that he could vaguely hear the "gurgling" sound of blood flowing in his body at a high speed!

Although Qing Deng had fought dozens of enemy soldiers, he did not feel tired. Instead, he felt his body getting lighter and lighter! His limbs became lighter and lighter, and his feet were as fast as the wind!

If he is injured, Qing Deng can further stimulate his other "buff-type talent": Berserker +4.

[Berserker +4: The tolerance to pain and blood loss is greatly improved. The more pain you feel, the more you can unleash the hidden power in your body. However, when the damage you suffer exceeds the physical limit, this effect will be invalidated.]

It’s a pity that up to now, no one has been able to successfully injure Qing Deng.

After entering Ninomaru, the surrounding terrain becomes noticeably more complicated.

In order to cause as much trouble as possible to the attacking party, the designers of Takatori Castle put all their talents into planning the city.

The closer you are to the core of the castle (Honmaru), the easier it is to defend and harder to attack.

There are tall and magnificent buildings everywhere.

There are winding corridors everywhere.

There is a saying that goes "It is easy to dodge a spear, but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark."

When you turn a corner, one or more attackers may suddenly appear from an inconspicuous shadow.

When passing by a palace, a hidden arrow may be shot from a nearby bunker.

All in all, when fighting in a place like this, even the most powerful person has to be extra cautious.

Otherwise, one could end up capsizing in a ditch if one is not careful.

Therefore, even Qing Deng had to hold his breath and concentrate, giving it his all.

Forward, forward, and forward again.

Swing the knife, swing the knife, and swing the knife again!

The thrilling and tense battle situation not only left Qing Deng with no chance to breathe, but also forced him to keep his mind tense at all times.

At this moment, his mind was so focused that there were no extra thoughts in his mind.

It is not appropriate to describe it simply with vulgar words like "concentrated" or "whole-hearted".

  All he sees is the road ahead and the enemy!

The presence of the two swords in his hands became blurred, as if they had merged into his palms!

Finally, Ninomaru's Otemon came into his sight!

The so-called "Otemon" means the main gate in Japanese.

As long as they break through here, they can attack the core of Ninomaru - Ninomaru Palace in one go, and then they can go straight to the main castle of Takatori Castle!

A single move affects the entire body... Naturally, heavy troops have been deployed in such an important location long ago.

Looking around, there were dozens of figures standing outside the Otemon Gate, looking extremely nervous and ready to go.

In addition, there were dozens of archers armed with longbows standing ready on the gate tower.

The person responsible for guarding this gate was another confidant of Yoshimura Torataro, Fujimoto Tetsushi.

  Seeing Qing Deng coming, he immediately yelled at the top of his lungs:

"Shoot! Shoot!"

As soon as the order was issued, the archers on the gate tower drew their bows and drew their arrows.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, dozens of arrows pierced the air, like flying swallows, and shot towards Qing Deng all at once!

But...the level of these shooters is really not that good.

Archery is a martial art that requires a high level of technical skills.

Without training, ordinary people would not be able to use a bow and arrow.

In the Edo period, only high-ranking samurai could afford to learn archery.

It is no exaggeration to say that even in the Shinsengumi, which is full of strong people, the only ones who can be called "proficient in archery" are Aoto and Sanako.

More than half of the arrows shot at Qingdeng had no power and no accuracy.

Even if Qing Deng did not dodge or evade, only three or two arrows could hit him.

If the density of this rain of arrows were to increase tenfold, it might pose some threat to Qing Deng.

With this level of rain of arrows right now... Qing Deng doesn't even need to dodge!

He lowered his eyelids and stared at the arrows that were gradually approaching in the air.

Talents "Eagle Eye +5", "Super Speed ​​+6", activated!

[Eagle Eye +5: Dynamic vision is better than that of ordinary people]

[Super Speed ​​+6: Reflexes are better than those of ordinary people]

In Qing Deng's eyes, these arrows were like being played in slow motion; the flight trajectories and the disturbed airflow at the tail of the arrow were all clearly visible.

The next moment, Qing Deng swung the two swords in his hands - one flash, two flashes, three flashes - just like slapping a mosquito, those arrows that had the chance to hit him were split in two and fell limply to the ground.

He continued to approach Otemon while waving his sword to block the arrows.

The silver-white blade light was like a "protective layer", tightly protecting Qing Deng.

Even if the archers pulled their bows continuously, they could not hurt Qing Deng at all.

"Damn it! Is he still human? Even a bow and arrow can't hurt him!"

Fujimoto Teiseki at the bottom of the gate gritted his teeth, scolded, and raised the katana in his hand:

"Be careful! Prepare to engage the enemy!"

Clatter, clatter, clatter...accompanied by a clanging sound, long spears were raised one after another, pointing at Qingdeng who was getting closer and closer.

Gunners in front, swordsmen in the back - a very classic battle formation.

However... Qing Deng ignored Fujimoto Tetsushi and others who were already very close to him.

In a flash, he kicked the ground hard, leaped up, flew high into the air, and landed squarely on top of the wall next to the Otemon Gate.

Then, he kicked his legs again, using the wall as a step, and jumped up like a spring, drawing a standard parabola in the air... Landing point: the gatehouse!

While leaping, Qing Deng put the Ding Guishen in his right hand into his mouth, bit it hard, and lifted his right hand into the air.

Talent "Hippopotamus Jaws" activated!

[Hippopotamus' jaw: bite force is better than that of ordinary people. ]

With a bang, Qing Deng lay on the outer wall of a shooting hole on the city wall. With the help of his talent "Skillful Hands +5", the five fingers of his right hand tightly clasped the gap between the stone bricks above the shooting hole, just like a spider.

Behind the shooting hole, there was an archer who was preparing to draw his bow.

Looking at Qing Deng who suddenly appeared in front of him, this person suddenly widened his eyes with a look of disbelief.

Before he could react, Qing Deng kicked him directly, hitting him right in the philtrum with his heel.

Broken teeth flew out, drops of blood spilled... Qing Deng used the momentum of the flying kick to rush into the gate building.

Although the shooting hole is very narrow, with the blessing of the talent "Snake Body +2", it is still large enough for Qing Deng to enter and exit if he squeezes a little.

[Snake Body +2: Body flexibility is better than that of ordinary people]

There were a total of 12 archers inside the tower... Correction, one has been killed by Qing Deng, leaving only 11 archers.

The archers were stunned by Qing Deng who broke in with such a simple and crude method.

Everyone opened their eyes wide and their mouths slightly open, they were truly "dumbfounded".

Qing Deng never misses such a fleeting and precious opportunity.

puff!

Qing Deng's left elbow suddenly bounced out like a broken string, chopping off the head of a nearby enemy.

At the same time, Qing Deng raised his right hand and clenched the Ding Guishen that he was biting in his mouth again.

puff!puff!puff!

There were three more sounds of flesh being cut.

Three more people fell!

  Qing Deng swung the two swords in his hands alternately, splashing out handfuls of blood waves after handfuls!

Only at this time did the surviving archers finally recover from their shock. They dropped their longbows, drew their swords, and switched to close combat.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

Suddenly, a powerful shout came from the right front of Qing Deng.

The blade, which was rising from the above position, chopped straight towards Qingdeng's head.

Qing Deng didn't even look at the other person. He lowered the Ding Guishen sword in his right hand, so that the tip of the sword was pointing downward. Then he leaned his body, stepped forward, and swung the sword upward.

Passing by each other.

Qing Deng didn't even need to check whether he had hit the target - because he could feel the feeling of having hit the soft side of a human body in his palm.

The man whose waist was cut off staggered forward and fell directly to the ground.

—Two on the left…One on the right…

Qing Deng swept his eyes, quickly calculating the number and position of the remaining enemies, and then took swift action. He first took a step to the right and slashed at the enemy on his right hand side - the Ding Guishen in his right hand drew a reverse cassock slash trajectory - eliminating the threat on the right first.

Of course, the two enemies on his left would not sit idly by and watch Qing Deng do whatever he wanted.

One of them thrust his sword straight forward, while the other swung it sideways.

Two completely different attacks targeting different parts of the body...very tricky.

However, Qingdeng calmly raised Vairocana in his left hand - attack on the right, defend on the left!

The purple blade light cut a sharp arc in the air, knocking down the two attacks from the left one after another.

The enemy on the right has been killed... The next thing will be easy.

Qing Deng stepped firmly on his feet, pulled the Ding Guishen back to his side, and then swept to the left with Vairocana!

  puff!puff!

Accompanied by flying blood foam, Qing Deng continued to attack forward!

At this moment, there were two enemies with knives in front of them, and two more attacking from the side - they were the last four people left on the gate tower.

They formed a solid human wall, and four katanas fell at the same time, trying to stop Qing Deng.

The gatehouse is very narrow, and there is no other option except to face the enemy head-on!

Seeing this, Qing Deng snorted coldly, flipped his right wrist, and while switching the Ding Guishen to a normal grip, the two swords in his palms struck each other with a "clang" sound, forming an "X" shape, and blocked upwards, blocking all five attacking katana!

Crack, crack, crack, crack…

1VS4... One person wrestling with four people.

Judging from the numbers alone, it is clear which side has the upper hand.

However, in battle, quality always trumps quantity!

The talents "Elephant's Core +9", "Tiger's Arm +4", and "Nine Oxen and Two Tigers +3" are activated!

  Qing Deng gritted his teeth, secretly exerted a ruthless force, and tensed every muscle in his body!

The legs assist the waist, the waist assists the arms, and the arms assist the knife.

He pushed forward slowly against the four men in front of him!

The four men had horrified looks on their faces and tried their best to push it back.

However, even though they all tried their best, it didn't work!

  They could feel an endless and increasingly powerful force pressing down on them!

Not only did it fail to stop the retreat, but it was pushed further and further back!

Qing Deng seized the opportunity, shouted softly, pushed the two swords in his hands upwards, and blocked the four swords on the opposite side in one go.

The blades were blocked...the bodies of these four people were exposed directly in front of Qing Deng!

The next moment, Qing Deng lowered his center of gravity and rushed into the middle of the four people like a whirlwind.

It was like the surging sea water hitting the hard reef, and blood foam kept spurting out.

Flesh and blood burst apart, limbs were broken, and bones were exposed.

The four men fell to the left and right one by one.

At this point, there are no more enemies on the gate tower!

At first glance, it seemed that Qing Deng had spent quite a lot of time in order to eliminate the threat of "long-range attack" here.

But in fact, only about ten seconds had passed since Qing Deng entered the gate building.

However, it's not time to relax yet.

The battle is not over yet!

There are also enemies below the gate tower that need to be dealt with urgently.

Qing Deng reached down to the ground and picked up a Japanese bow and a pot of arrows, then ran to the nearest shooting hole and looked down.

Qing Deng's combat action of "jumping directly into the gate tower and dealing with the archers first" was completely beyond the expectations of Fujimoto Tetsushi and others.

As a last resort, they could only disband the battle formation and rush to the gate tower.

As a result, because Qingdeng's attack speed was too fast, the gate tower had been cleared before Fujimoto Tetsushi and others arrived, so they were now gathering on the stairs leading to the gate tower.

  Looking from Qing Deng's perspective... Fujimoto Tetsushi and others were stuck in a position where they were neither up nor down, and there was no shelter at all!

For Qing Deng, such a location couldn't be better!

He skillfully loaded the arrow onto the bow, pulled the bowstring, and the sharp arrow was aimed directly at Fujimoto Tetsushi and others who were still going upstairs below the gate tower.

At this time, Fujimoto Tetsushi noticed the movement here.

Looking at the arrows pointing at them and the bow that had been pulled into a full moon, his eyes suddenly widened to the maximum.

"Be careful! Hide! Hide..."

  Chi!

Before he could finish his words, the sudden sound of breaking wind interrupted him.

The flying arrow hit Fujimoto Teishi's wide-open mouth, with the tail of the arrow sticking out of his mouth and the arrowhead sticking out of the back of his neck.

The tragic death of Fujimoto Tetsushi was just the beginning.

  Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi!

The dull sounds of arrows entering the flesh came one after another!

  Qing Deng didn't even aim, but mechanically repeated the whole process of "drawing the arrow", "releasing the arrow", "pulling the bow", "aiming", and "releasing the arrow", with a shooting speed of an astonishing one shot per second!

The last time he used a bow was during the attack and defense of Iga a few months ago.

Recently, due to being too busy, Qing Deng hasn't practiced archery properly and his technique is a little rusty.

However, no matter how rusty his skills were, it was more than enough to achieve "one arrow, one kill" at this distance.

  Every arrow he shoots kills a person! No arrow misses!

Such a terrifying efficiency in killing the enemy is even more terrifying than chopping with a shining blade!

Although the enemies had come to their senses and dispersed, each seeking cover, their slow speed was no different from being motionless in Qing Deng's eyes.

In a short while, the enemy group below the gate tower was shot to pieces by Qing Deng, leaving corpses all over the ground.

Although there were still some escaped fish hiding, Qing Deng was too lazy to pay attention to them.

"This inferior bow is really hard to use..."

As he said this, he threw away the bow in his hand, turned around, jumped off the gate tower, crossed the Ote Gate, and ran towards the Ninomaru Palace.

  Takatori Castle Ninomaru, breakthrough!

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  Takatori Castle, Kuromon (main gate in the north)

"Damn it... Damn it... What's the situation of the battle in the city?"

"Who knows!"

"Don't worry about it! We just need to stick to our posts!"

Qing Deng's sudden invasion and his unstoppable attack plunged Takatori Castle into chaos.

The city's defense network was turned into a mess.

In order to resist Qingdeng, except for strategic locations such as Heimen that must not be moved without permission, guards from other places were transferred to provide support.

Although the guards of the Black Gate were ordered to "stay where they are and guard the city gates," the confusing battle situation in the city made them worried and their morale suffered a serious impact.

They thought that by relying on the strong castle of Takatori Castle, they could cause some trouble to the Shinsengumi.

  I didn't expect...that Ju Qingdeng actually attacked like this, and the attack process was extremely smooth, like walking on flat ground!

The natural defenses of Gaoqu City couldn't stop him at all!

The defense system that we thought would make the Shinsengumi feel very uncomfortable was penetrated and destroyed by Tachibana Aoto alone... Is there any need to resist when fighting against such a monster?

Thinking of this, the guards of the Black Gate became increasingly depressed.

On the gatehouse of the Black Gate, a strong man with unshaven beard said earnestly to his companion behind him:

"Don't be afraid! Kawakami Hikosai is in the main palace!"

"That Kawakami Hikosai is also an incredible monster!"

"You may not believe this, but I have personally witnessed Kawakami Hikosai's swordsmanship!"

"He draws his sword very quickly!"

"First there is the slash, then there is the sound of the sword!"

"He had already killed the enemy, but others just heard the sound of him drawing his sword!"

"In short, as long as Kawakami Hikosai is here, and with the cooperation of others, we will definitely be able to kill Tachibana Aoto!"

"By the way, are you listening to me? Why haven't you said anything in such a long time?"

As he spoke, he turned his head back with an unhappy look on his face - he saw that the companion who had been chatting with him just now had collapsed to the ground, without a sound, with his neck twisted unnaturally.

"Hey you……"

The sturdy man with a horrified expression had just uttered a syllable when he suddenly smelled a very pleasant odor.

The fragrance filled the air - two small hands stretched out from behind his head, one covered the other's mouth, and the other pressed on the back of his neck.

The two small hands twisted it hard like twisting a bottle cap - the strong man's vision suddenly reversed 180 degrees, and he was suddenly able to see the scene behind him.

A beautiful, pretty girl in a black ninja costume...the above was the last scene the strong man saw in his life.

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  　PS: You may be wondering: How did Mai Kinoshita push open the city gate by herself?

　　It’s actually very simple. Don’t replace the Chinese city gates with the Japanese city gates.

　　The gates of most cities in Japan are of the type that can be opened by pushing the door handle behind the door. In simple terms, it can be understood as a large courtyard gate.

　　(End of this chapter)