After knocking down the last soldier, Qingden suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

The frightened faces of Okubo, Kurosawa, Kimura, Higasaka and others came into view.

There are no obstacles ahead!

As if they accidentally ate a fly, Okubo and the others, who were rejoicing at the arrival of reinforcements a few seconds ago, now have a sudden change in their expressions, and there are clouds of panic between their brows.

Okubo's reaction was the fastest.

He cursed like a reflex...and then retreated without any hesitation.

The commander-in-chief of an army fled without fighting. This was a very disgraceful deed both emotionally and rationally.

However, fear...the oldest and strongest human emotion, can easily destroy all fighting spirit and reason.

With Okubo taking the lead, Kurosawa Atsushi, who was still hesitating whether to fight or flee, put aside his reserve as a "fire-fighting thief-turned-commander" and joined the ranks of the escape.

Followed by Kimura, Huosaka, Tsuchida...

A group of officers who were transformed by the world-famous Huo Fu Thief didn't even have the courage to fight the enemy. They scrambled to escape without even drawing their swords...

If Qingdeng remembers correctly, the most primitive camera should have been launched by now.

If you take a picture of this scene of "officers who were defeated by thieves and were defeated by thieves", and then post the reflected photos in various places such as Gaozhao Square and Taobao tabloids...

Then, the huge prestige accumulated by Huo Fu Thieves over the past hundred years will be wiped out overnight.

Bandits and bandits will no longer be afraid of thieves and thieves, and the crime rate in Edo and other areas will skyrocket.

At the same time, the power of the Edo shogunate will also be indirectly affected.

Even the highly praised troops with the title of "the strongest" have this kind of virtue... How will the samurai view the shogunate? How will the common people view the shogunate? How will the Kyoto court view the shogunate? The "three hundred princes" who divide the four directions

"What do you think of the shogunate?"

Fortunately, there was no camera pointing at them at this time - Okubo and others should really be so lucky.

Okubo and Kurosawa were not on Aoto's "kidnapping list," so Aoto simply ignored them.

Qingdeng looked like a ferocious beast, launching a brutal pursuit of its prey.

What Aoden never expected was that at a time when even Okubo and Kurosawa, who were the leaders and commanders in chief, had lost their fighting spirit, there were still people who stayed at their posts and did not escape with Okubo and others. This really shocked him.

Startled.

And this person who faithfully fulfilled the bounden duty of a squad leader and an officer was also a role that Qingto had never expected - the captain of the eighth squad. In addition to serving as the captain of the squad, he also ran a lumber business.

An "official businessman" who works in politics and does business at the same time: Kazama Zhengyi.

Speaking of which, Qingto and Kazama can be regarded as comrades who have been on the battlefield together.

At the end of last year, during the expedition to Kai, in addition to my grandson's first team, Kanazawa's second team, Aoto's third team, Mizushima's fourth team, the expedition team also included Kazama's eighth team.

Because Kazama was not good at martial arts, he never went to the front lines and charged into battle like Aoto, Kanazawa, and Mizushima during the war with the Shouma clan.

Therefore, Aomori's friendship with him was not as deep as that with Kanazawa and Mizushima.

But no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that Kazama and Qingdeng fought together.

This comradeship, coupled with the fact that Kazama has never shown obvious malice towards Aoto like Kimura and Tsuchida, so Aoto's impression of Kazama is pretty good.

But there is no way, the relationship between Kazama and Kimura is too good, and the two are very close.

Adhering to the idea of ​​"just in case" and "it would be better to kill by mistake than let go", Qingto decided to kidnap Kazama as well.

Facing Qingdeng, who was rushing towards him like a tiger down the mountain, Kazama drew his sword in his hand and assumed a rather awkward posture.

The tip of the knife is pointed diagonally at Qingdeng's face, and the bottom of the handle is aimed at his navel. Judging from the action of holding the knife, it is a very standard mid-section configuration.

However, his chin was stretched too far forward and his buttocks were pushed too far back, giving him a very awkward and stiff posture.

It is not difficult to see that he must be very nervous now.

Is it professional ethics that comes into play? Or is it because the weapon Qingteng uses is a bamboo sword, so he knows that his life is not in danger, so he dares to go into battle and fight Qingteng head-on?

All in all, no matter what the answer is, the only certain fact is: between "escape" and "fight", he chose the latter, which was quite brave.

After Qingdeng entered his attack range, he shouted loudly and slashed at Qingdeng's body with his knife.

There is more than enough momentum, but not enough skill, speed and power.

This kind of attack with no momentum has no reason to hit Qingdeng.

Qingden took half a step to the left and dodged Kazama's sword. The next moment, a flashing slash pierced into the opponent's body.

Fengjian collapsed to the ground without even saying a word, struggled twice and then lost consciousness.

Without looking at Kazama who fell to the ground, Aomori adjusted his body and the direction of the sword in his palm, and then chased the remaining three targets and Kimura and others who were still running away.

Footsteps and pace are Qingdeng's strengths.

"Iron Lung +2", "Leading the Lead", "Bear's Waist +1"... Qingden has a large number of talents that directly enhance short-distance sprinting ability!

In just a few seconds, Qingden caught up with Tsuchida, who was the slowest runner.

Tsuchida heard the footsteps getting closer and closer behind him, turned his head and looked back, and suddenly three souls were scared away, two souls were scared away, and seven souls were lost.

Even though he had exhausted all his strength, he could only watch Qingden getting closer and closer to him in despair.

Seeing that he probably couldn't escape Qingden's clutches, Tsuchida gritted his teeth, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, he yelled "Wow, ah, ah, ah," and then he pulled out the knife from his left waist and pulled out the knife in his left waist.

The moment he drew the sword, he suddenly turned around and faced Qingdeng, holding the sword above his head.

"Go to hell!"

With the sound of breaking wind and shouts full of hostility, the cold blade slashed down from the road towards Qingdeng's head.

Regarding Tsuchida's sword... Aonto gave the same evaluation as Kazama's attack just now: the only thing he could achieve was "aura".

No! Tsuchida is worse than Kazama! At least the tendons of Kazama's sword are still very straight. If he cuts Aonden, his skin and flesh will be torn, and his tendons will be broken and his bones will be broken.

As for Tsuchida...the tendon of the sword was crooked and the path of the sword was extremely irregular. At first glance, it looked like he was swinging the sword indiscriminately and making blind cuts.

You know, Qingdeng's body is much stronger than the average person.

In the past, there was the "Steel Bone" that was copied from Nagakura to increase the strength of the bones, and later there was the "Shen Jiao" and "Body Rou" that were obtained after defeating the two sisters to enhance the toughness of the internal organs and skin.

Tsuchida's self-defeating attack, even if it hits Qingnobo's body, is unlikely to cause serious damage to Qingnobo whose physical strength far exceeds that of ordinary people.

There was nothing to say. Qingden hurriedly passed through Tsuchida's left armpit before his sword fell completely.

When they turned around, Qingto lowered his head, the handguard of the bamboo sword pressed against Tsuchida's waist, and the sword blade completely scratched Tsuchida's abdomen from the guard to the tip!

Tsuchida was "cut in half".

"Ahem!"

Tsuchida's head suddenly rushed forward, and he vomited everything remaining in his stomach on the spot. He vomited until there was nothing left to vomit, and then his whole body fell forward limply, with all four limbs on the ground.

Although Tsuchida's martial arts is poor, his "fighting resistance" is good.

Although he was clearly cut in half by Qingdeng, he did not faint immediately.

But that's all.

He held on to the last bit of consciousness and tried to stand up shakily.

As a result, as soon as he raised his head, he saw a rapidly enlarging bamboo sword...

Peng!

Tsuchida, who received a last hit on the back of his neck, let out a "hum", then rolled his eyes, tilted his head, and followed in Kazama's footsteps.

Qingdeng subconsciously shook the bamboo sword and shook off the non-existent blood stains on the sword.

The last two targets: Kimura and Higasaka took advantage of Aoto's opportunity to deal with Kazama and Tsuchida, and fled into the distance as fast as they could.

Their figures have disappeared from Qingdeng's sight.

But this is not a problem at all for Qingdeng.

Eyes have never been the only sensory organ that Qingden relies on.

Qingden closed his eyes and concentrated on his ears.

The strength of "Shen Brain + 9" is revealed again at this moment!

Being extremely awake, as if his brain had been coated with a layer of cold mint on the surface of his scalp, Qingden's perception has been greatly improved.

Qingto just closed his eyes and listened for a moment before he discovered and locked the positions of Kimura and Hiban.

There is neither "lasting" nor "explosive" leg strength, so use it to your fullest.

About 7 seconds later, the figures of Kimura and Higasaka returned to the sight of Ayoto.

"Oh shit……!"

Kimura cursed when he noticed that Qingto was catching up. He pursed his lips thoughtfully and turned around with his sword in hand.

"Huosaka! The thief's foot strength is far superior to mine! We can't escape! Since we can't escape, it's better to give it a try! Let's cooperate! As long as you and I work together, maybe..."

Kimura's words stopped abruptly.

Because there is no need to say any more.
To be continued...