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Chapter 745: "Human Slayer" Qing Deng vs. "Human Slayer" Yan Zhai! A showdown between human slayers! [6000]

At the foot of the mountain in the north——

Teams 1, 3, and 6 are ready to go.

Standing in front of the team, Souji, Saito Hajime and Inoue Genzaburo were all looking forward to the promised fire.

Finally... a brilliant orange-red flame suddenly ignited on the top of the mountain, illuminating the night sky.

  Looking at the fire that finally appeared, Saito raised his left hand silently, grasped the Setsuju Ikeda Kishinmaru Kunishige at his waist, and said in a deep voice:

"Okita-kun, Mr. Inoue."

Souji nodded vigorously, then drew Kaga Kiyomizu from his waist:

"Follow me!"

In an instant, the three squads roared and rushed to occupy all the roads leading into the mountain, heading straight for Takatori Castle on the mountain!

……

……

"Hey! What's going on? What's that fire?!"

"That seems to be the direction of the Black Gate!"

"Is the Black Gate on fire?"

"Oh no! The Black Gate is not on fire, but the Black Gate is opened!"

"What? How is it possible?! Why is the black door opened?"

"Never mind! Go check it out!"

Seeing something strange about the Black Gate, the nearby guards rushed over to check.

After arriving at the scene, they saw that the straight-shaped door latch of the black door had been taken off and thrown casually on the ground.

The two doors, more than 3 meters high, have been opened into an "eight" shape.

Right in the middle of the door, a graceful figure in a black ninja uniform...that was Mai Kinoshita, was standing proudly, staring at the newly arrived enemy soldiers without any fear.

In today's era, ninja has long become a historical term.

The ninja suit that blends in with the night only exists in people's imagination, and almost no one has ever seen the real thing.

Looking at this female ninja who seemed to have traveled through time from the Warring States Period, the guards who had rushed here were all stunned with a look of astonishment on their faces.

Of course, the astonishment and distraction are only temporary.

Compared to the existence of this female ninja, the loss of Kuromon made them even more emotional.

  Anyone with a little bit of common sense would understand: at this critical juncture, if the black door is opened, what will be the consequences!

as predicted--

"Kill her! Take back the Black Gate!"

Someone let out a roar.

  Then, they rushed towards Kinoshita Mai without hesitation, trying to take back the Black Gate!

The female ninja silently spread her legs, lowered her center of gravity, and assumed a stance.

Suddenly, a katana slashed towards her crown.

Funny enough, although Mai Kinoshita put on a very imposing fighting stance, she did not engage in a head-on fight with the enemies in front of her.

She leaped upward lightly and dodged the attacking blade effortlessly.

The next moment, when her delicate body began to fall, she stretched out her right leg, and like a dragonfly skimming the water, the small toe of her right foot lightly touched the back of the katana that had been swung into the air and had not yet been retracted.

The blade was only half a finger wide, and it was already very difficult to just use the tip of the toes to press against it. It didn't look like I could use it to gain leverage.

However...it seemed as if there was no gravity around Mai Kinoshita!

Then she landed lightly on the back of the knife, then jumped lightly upwards and returned to the air.

There was a person standing on the sword... Although Kinoshita Mai quickly jumped away, the sudden increase in weight was enough to make the swordsman suffer a heavy blow.

"Ahhhh!"

The knifeman screamed, staggered a few steps because he couldn't control his body balance, and then fell heavily.

Similar scenes are constantly being played out at the scene.

"Ah! There she is!"

"Shoot her! Shoot her now!"

"No! She's too fast! I can't keep up!"

Mai Kinoshita moves flexibly, making full use of her agility.

Sometimes she stepped on others' heads, sometimes she stepped on others' shoulders.

Sometimes she flew in the air, sometimes she ran on the ground.

It just keeps borrowing strength, jumping, and shuttling back and forth, just like a butterfly flying among flowers.

The guards were tortured by her and the scene became a mess.

They were fighting this... more like catching a naughty, cunning cat.

They tried to chop her with knives, stab her with guns... they tried everything, but they couldn't even touch the corner of her clothes.

It's like slapping a mosquito - you clearly see it, and you reach out to slap it as quickly as possible, and you think you hit it, but it "teleports" to another place.

In terms of personal combat capability alone, Kinoshita Mai, who is not good at weapons and only good at fists and feet, cannot be considered outstanding.

Compared to head-on combat, she is better at assassination.

  However, when it comes to agility and flexibility, even in the Shinsengumi, which is full of strong people, few can compare with her!

Of course, at this time, Mai Kinoshita was not just dodging.

While dodging, she took every opportunity to punch and kick the enemy, knocking him to the ground.

After her repeated maneuvers, the guards on the scene were completely fooled by her.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Mai Kinoshita is stalling for time.

Why was she stalling?

  What is she waiting for?

Her enemies soon received the answer to these questions.

"kill!"

"I see! It's the Black Gate! Go in!"

"Look! It's Miss Kinoshita!"

  Outside the black gate, shades of light green filled the end of the mountain path!

The soldiers of the 1st, 3rd and 6th squads rushed forward like a pig, heading straight for the Black Gate... no, straight for Takatori Castle!

Those who charged in the front were the captains headed by Souji.

  Looking at the Kuromon who was already within reach, and Kinoshita Mai who was fighting with the enemy, Souji gave a new order without hesitation:

"Attack! Kill any enemy you meet!"

  After saying that, she lowered her body slightly and accelerated suddenly!

In order to be able to command the soldiers of the first squadron in real time, she had been restraining her strength and trying her best to match the speed of her subordinates.

And now, she has nothing to worry about!

In the blink of an eye, she was separated from her subordinates behind her.

  In the blink of an eye, she was beside Mai Kinoshita, killing the enemy side by side with her!

Compared to Mai Kinoshita, who is a female ninja, Souji, the female samurai, is the best at killing enemies and breaking through the enemy lines!

She seemed like the incarnation of a yaksha. She cut open someone's neck with one knife, then slashed again in the opposite direction, cutting off the second person's crown. When she retracted the knife, the blade turned back and cut off the head of a third person.

In the blink of an eye, the unlucky people who died at her hands fell to the ground.

  With such performance, he is worthy of being the number one general of the Shinsengumi under Qingdeng!

Following closely behind were Saito Hajime, Inoue Genzaburo, and other soldiers who joined the battlefield and showed their fangs.

At this point, the battle here is a foregone conclusion.

In terms of quantity, quality...the other side has no advantage in any area.

  What is there to say about this one-sided battle?

In a short while, the Black Gate and its surroundings were completely cleared.

Inoue Genzaburo turned around and shouted to Saito Ichi who was not far away:

"Saito-kun! I'll leave the Okaguchi Gate to you!"

Saito nodded:

"Team Three, follow up!"

  At the same time, Inoue Genzaburo also shouted to his subordinates:

"Squad 6! Follow me!"

Next, Souji and others will split into three groups.

Saito Ichi led the third squad to attack the northeastern Okaguchi Gate, allowing the second and fourth squads to enter.

Inoue Genzaburo led the 6th Division to attack the Tsubosaka Gate on the west, allowing the 5th and 8th Divisions to enter.

  Souji and Kinoshita Mai lead the first squad to rush straight to the Honmaru to support Aoto!

In this way, three light green "torrents" moved separately, sweeping through every corner of Takatori Castle.

Takatori Castle is the last resort of the Tenchu ​​Group.

Having lost this unique geographical advantage, and having to face the Shinsengumi directly...what will be the outcome? The answer has already been revealed in the battle on the castle a while ago.

As expected, the attacks of the Third and Sixth Divisions went very smoothly, with an attitude of "kill gods if they stand in the way; kill Buddha if they stand in the way".

Although they encountered a lot of fierce resistance along the way, in the face of absolute strength, all the resistance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

They attacked Okaguchi Gate and Tsubosaka Gate without any trouble, liberating the two city gates, allowing other troops such as the Second Division and the Fourth Division to enter the city together.

As the north, east and west sides of Takatori Castle were successively lost, the complete fall of the city was inevitable.

In comparison, the battle situation on the First Team's side was much calmer.

It's not that they are slacking off or absent from their duties.

It’s because they can’t even touch the enemy!

The road from Sannomaru to Honmaru was littered with the bodies of enemy soldiers! There was hardly a single living person to be seen!

Even Souji and Mai Kinoshita, who were familiar with Aoto Aoki and knew how powerful he was, were shocked when they saw the scene of corpses everywhere.

They did not doubt that Qing Deng did not have the ability to "conquer the city alone."

  But... they didn't expect Qing Deng's attack to be so swift and fierce!

They were almost reaching Ninomaru now, but there was still no sign of Aoto.

Where has he attacked now?

Those magnificent high walls and solid fortresses seemed to be useless in front of Qing Deng! They couldn't stop him at all!

  Kinoshita Mai showed a surprised expression and murmured:

"All of this... was done by Qing Deng?"

The general manager beside him muttered thoughtfully:

"Tachibana-kun has become stronger again...!"

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Takatori Castle, Ninomaru Palace——

“You, you, don’t come over here, ahhhhhhhh!”

The guy who appeared at the end of the corridor screamed and rushed towards Qing Deng. He raised the blade high and made a "splitting mountain with force" posture.

He was very tall and the corridor was very narrow, so he alone took up most of the corridor.

At first glance, it looked like a thick wall smashing down at Qing Deng. Qing Deng saw the right moment to attack, raised the Ding Gui Shen in his right hand, and knocked the opponent's knife away with the bottom of the handle.

At the same time, the Vairocana in his left hand pierced his throat from below.

  Chi——!

A column of blood spurted out like a fountain, splashing all over Qingdeng's head.

Qing Deng did not pull Vairocana back immediately, but let it remain inside the opponent's body, and then lifted it up with a swinging motion - the man somersaulted over his head, slipped off the blade of Vairocana, and fell headfirst behind him.

“Hoo…Hoo…Hoo…Hoo…Hoo…Hoo…Hoo…”

Qing Deng possesses a variety of "physical" talents.

"Iron Lung +5", "Yuan Yang +4", "Lock Blood +7"... Thanks to these talents, Qing Deng never lacks physical strength and energy.

  However, despite this, "breaking into Gaoqu City alone" is truly an act of ghosts and gods!

The moving distance measured in kilometers alone is enough to scare ordinary people.

After fighting all the way from Sannomaru to here, even though he was as strong as a dragon, he couldn't help feeling tired and his breathing became disordered.

However, this only made him feel a little tired and was not a big deal.

He slowed down his pace, changed from running to walking, and adjusted his breathing while walking slowly.

There is no rival in sight.

There was no other sound except his footsteps and breathing.

In a moment, he walked out of Ninomaru Palace, and a towering castle tower came into his sight.

"Oh my... we're at Honmaru..."

  Now that I have arrived right below the castle tower, it means that I have reached the main castle of Takatori Castle!

Qing Deng stopped and stared silently at the castle tower which was so close at hand, with a great feeling in his heart.

He single-handedly broke through layers of obstacles, and used real force to successively pierce the San-no-maru and Nin-maru of Takatori Castle, and attacked the core of Takatori Castle in one go... To be honest, even Qing Deng himself was surprised by such a terrifying record.

  Breaking through the mountain city single-handedly - no one in history has ever been able to accomplish such a feat!

Although he didn't tell Souji and the others explicitly, Qing Deng insisted on adopting such a chaotic battle plan just to see with his own eyes where his current limits were!

Precisely because this is difficult, it is worth the challenge!

Qing Deng took a deep breath—his breathing had almost adjusted itself—and strode towards the castle tower.

This towering castle tower is Takatori Castle... no, it is the highest point of the entire Mt. Takatori, overlooking the earth from a high vantage point.

During the climb to the summit, Qingdeng encountered no more enemies.

Not until he reached the highest point did his five senses sense the enemy's presence again.

"Tachibana Aoto! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

While roaring fiercely, Nasu Nobuo drew his sword with a "swish".

Qing Deng ignored Nasu Shingo and just quietly scanned the situation in front of him——

——2, 6, 12...18 people.

The 18 warriors formed a fan shape, staring fiercely but weakly at Qing Deng who broke in.

“…Which one is Yoshimura Toratarou?”

  Yoshimura Toratarou, who was standing in the middle of the fan, took a half step forward without hesitation:

"I am Yoshimura Toratarou!"

There was no fear on Yoshimura Toratarou's face, only a resolute expression.

Ever since Qing Deng attacked, he had been listening to the latest battle reports in real time while sitting in the main camp.

From "Niou attacks San-no-maru" to "Niou attacks Ninomaru" and now to "Niou attacks Honmaru", he has been paying close attention to Aoto's offensive throughout the whole process.

Qing Deng's sudden attack and his unstoppable and fierce offensive left Yoshimura Torataro dumbfounded and opened his eyes!

He realized belatedly that he had underestimated this monster!

  He had never imagined that Gao Qucheng wouldn't even last a night!

He was extremely upset about his naive idea that the existence of Takatori Castle could stop the Shinsengumi's offensive.

However, by now, he had already made plans for the worst and was ready to die at any time, so he was extremely open-minded.

Even though Qing Deng had already approached him, he had no intention of retreating.

  As soon as he finished speaking, Nasu Shingo on the side impatiently interrupted and said:

"I am Nasu Shingo! Tachibana Aoto! I have long wanted to compete with you!"

"..."

Qing Deng ignored Nasu Shingo.

After Yoshimura Toratarou gave his name, he simply glanced at him and then looked away.

He turned his eyes and stared straight at the dwarf standing next to Yoshimura Toratarou.

Their eyes met...his gaze collided with that of the dwarf.

  Although it was just a personal intuition, Qing Deng was certain that this dwarf was the most noteworthy person here!

Qing Deng silently shook off the remaining blood on the Ding Guishen, then put it back into the sheath and used both hands to hold the Vairocana in his palms.

"Stop talking nonsense and come here."

Qing Deng's repeated disregard had already made Nasu Shingo very angry.

Seeing Qing Deng being so arrogant, he could no longer endure it. He roared and attacked him.

"Nasu-kun, don't be impulsive! Don't fight alone!"

Yoshimura Toratarou said this, but his steps were only half a beat slower than Qingdeng.

Now that the two big guys have attacked, there is naturally no reason for the rest of the people to just stand there stupidly.

  In an instant, the battle begins!

The originally peaceful castle tower was now dominated by noisy sounds of running and shouting!

"Tachibana Aoto! Go to hell!!"

Nasu Nobuo confidently swung out a cassock slash.

He didn't think he had the ability to defeat Tachibana Aoto.

He just believed from the bottom of his heart that even if he was no match for Nioh, as long as he showed the spirit of "fighting to the death" and exerted the power of "spiritual theory", he could at least leave one or two scars on Qing Deng's body.

however……

In a flash - with a click - Qing Deng, who was just in front of Nasu Shingo, suddenly appeared behind him.

Qing Deng maintained his knife-drawing posture, with the tip of the knife lightly touching the ground as it chopped down.

Nasu Shingo spread his legs and stood frozen in place, as if struck by lightning.

There was no blood on his body and he seemed to be fine.

However, just half a second later, his body fell straight to the ground like a piece of rotten wood.

With a slight "puff" sound, a line of bright red blood appeared on his neck.

The blood line became redder and deeper, and finally turned into a horrifying cut. Thick, warm blood gushed out, like a shell that suddenly burst open.

Because his throat was cut, he couldn't even utter a word.

After grunting a few times like a pig, he died completely.

His eyes were wide open like bells, a typical example of "dying with eyes open".

Until the moment he died, Qing Deng didn't even look at him...

The battle with Yoshimura Toratarou and others... To be honest, there is not much difference from the battles on Sannomaru and Ninomaru just now.

The knife falls from the hand, the knife falls from the hand, the knife falls from the hand...

One by one, one by one, one by one...

In just ten seconds, the ground was littered with corpses. Yoshimura Toratarou and others, who originally had 18 people, had suffered heavy casualties, and the number dropped to single digits.

  Suddenly! At this moment! Qing Deng suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck!

In a flash, Qing Deng lowered his body like a conditioned reflex and knelt on his left knee.

Then, he turned quickly using his knee as the axis.

As he turned around, he used the centrifugal force to swing his sword and slashed fiercely at the cold air approaching from behind.

Chila—the sound of clothes being torn.

Qingdeng's palm did not feel the full feeling of "the blade entering the flesh", Vairocana only cut off half of his sleeve.

At the same moment he swung his knife to fight back, a cold blade swept across his head and cut off a few strands of hair.

If you look closely, you can find that the trajectory of the cold blade just covers the position where Qingdeng's neck was just now.

If he hadn't dodged in time, his head would have been moved now.

Qing Deng looked up—the guy who was hacking at him was not someone else, but the short, fair-skinned man.

As soon as the war started, the dwarf disappeared.

He hid behind Yoshimura Torataro and others, waiting for his opportunity to act.

His small, girlish stature helped.

In the tense and ever-changing battlefield, it is really difficult to distract and focus on such inconspicuous targets.

However, Qing Deng did not forget this person.

He kept in mind the little man who had sent his instinctive signals of caution.

Because he hasn't had a formal confrontation with him yet, Qing Deng won't comment on this man's swordsmanship for now.

However, Qingdeng had to praise his "offensive sense".

He chose the right time to attack just now.

If it were an ordinary person with a slower reaction, he would definitely not be able to avoid this sneak attack, and he would not even know how he died.

No matter what, since the other party has come to our door, there is no reason not to fight back!

In an instant, Qing Deng raised his knees, stood up, and swung his knife forward.

The dwarf did not dodge. He lowered his waist and rushed towards Qingdeng as if he was sliding on the ground.

All I heard was the sound of the blades colliding and sparks flying.

The dwarf was instantly at a disadvantage.

As soon as the two knives collided, his knife was pushed back and the hard back of the knife almost hit his face.

Judging from his body shape alone, this dwarf couldn't possibly be a powerful swordsman.

Not everyone can be like Souji, who, despite her petite stature, can easily defeat someone who is several times her size in a power contest.

People with extraordinary talents like Souji are truly unique.

Ever since he copied the talents of "Nine Oxen and Two Tigers + 3", Qing Deng hasn't encountered a warrior who can fight him head-on for a long time.

Seeing that his strength was far inferior to Qing Deng's, the dwarf immediately changed his fighting style.

He took advantage of the momentum to retreat quickly, lowering the blade, and his figure became a blurred afterimage.

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