Chapter 942 The big crisis of the blond loli! [Leopard update 7K1]

Somewhere in the dense forest east of Hachioji——

"Ha...ha...ha...ha...ha..."

While Elodie gasped for breath, she leaned on the ground with her knife, barely holding herself steady so as not to fall to the ground.

Unspeakable fatigue made her unable to straighten her back.

The scene in front of her seemed to be shaking, and there were faint overlapping afterimages... It was the first time for Elodie to experience being so tired.

After her breathing became evener and her physical condition improved, she turned to look at Kui Shimada behind her.

"Mr. Shimada, are you okay?"

Shimada Kui, who was not far behind her, opened his mouth and grinned:

"Chief, don't worry! I'm very strong! This kind of hard work is nothing to worry about!"

Although he spoke beautifully, anyone could see that his face was very ugly, and there was no color at all on his cheeks and lips.

Looking at Shimada Kui who was pretending to be fine, Elodie pursed her lips and said nothing more, not exposing the other person's pretentiousness.

Suddenly, she raised her gaze slightly and looked at the man being carried on Kui Shimada's back.

"Is Hijikata-san still alive?"

Shimada Kui turned his head and glanced at Hijikata Toshizo on his back:

"Yes, he is still breathing. But... his condition is very bad. If we don't send him to a safe place for treatment quickly, he will definitely die...!"

I saw Hijikata Toshizo lying on Shimada Kui's back, his eyes closed and his face as pale as paper.

The gunshot wound on his waist and abdomen was wrapped in thick linen, and Elodie and Shimada Kui did a simple job of stopping the bleeding.

Shimada Kui tore his light green haori into strips of cloth and tied Hijikata Toshizo and his body tightly together.

In this way, it can not only prevent Hijikata Toizo from slipping and falling to the ground, but also allow Shimada Kui to have his hands free.

Looking at Hijikata Toshizo, who was still breathing, Elodie's facial lines relaxed slightly, and there was a slight "peace of mind" look between her cheeks.

Looking back on the thrilling scenes that had just happened, she still couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

What a critical moment...

A little bit... really only a little bit! They and Hijikata Toshizo will be separated forever!

At the moment when the enemy soldiers swarmed forward, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Hijikata Tozo, Elodie and Kui Shimada arrived in time!

The two of them were fighting not far from Hijikata Toshizo.

After discovering that Hijikata Toshizo was surrounded by twenty or thirty enemy soldiers, they immediately rushed to support him.

Although it was thrilling, he managed to reach Hijikata Toshizo before he was killed.

The first person to arrive was Elodie.

She waved away the Yamato Shou'an in her hand and killed three people in a row, causing chaos in the enemy group.

Immediately afterwards, Shimada Kui arrived and joined the chaos.

Both Elodie and Shimada Kui believed that Toshizo Hijikata's life was far more important than theirs.

In order to rescue Hijikata Toshizo, they all showed their extraordinary strength!

The flash of swords and the shadow of swords, the bloody storm.

Under the joint attack of the two men, the enemy's offensive was thwarted and the encirclement was torn apart.

Hijikata Toshizo's head is certainly valuable and attractive.

But if you lose your life, then no matter how much money you give, it will be in vain!

The remaining enemy soldiers had no courage to fight anymore and fled in a panic, not even daring to look back.

After repelling the attack of the enemy soldiers, Elodie and Kui Shimada immediately treated Hijikata Toizo's injuries.

It would have been fine if it was in other parts, but it was the waist and abdomen.

As we all know, there are many important internal organs in the human abdomen.

Being shot in this part...it's not an exaggeration to say that it was a "narrow escape"!

Thanks to Hijikata Toshizo being a physically powerful warrior, he was able to hold on to a little bit of life and was not killed on the spot.

The two of them quickly stopped the bleeding, and then led him to fight and retreat.

Elodie couldn't remember much about what happened after that.

Memories become hazy from exhaustion and stress.

I just remember that they kept retreating to the east and kept repelling the pursuers.

Unknowingly, they retreated to this unknown forest.

Although they don't know where this is, fortunately, judging from the current situation, they have managed to get rid of their pursuers.

The organization of thousands of people working together has been completely broken up. There will be no soldiers, and the soldiers will not find the generals.

Fortunately, Shuten Doji, Katsura Kogoro and others had no intention of pursuing the defeated generals who were remnants of thousands of people working together.

Their goal was clear from beginning to end: capture Edo and eliminate the shogunate!

Therefore, after completely defeating thousands of people and clearing the obstacles in front of them, they quickly organized their troops and marched eastward!

Thanks to this, many soldiers including Elodie and others were able to save their lives.

If the French and French coalition forces launch an unrelenting pursuit, their casualty figures will probably increase a lot...

Shimada Kui licked his dry lips, raised his head and asked Elodie:

"Chief, where are we going next?"

At the moment, Deputy Chief Hijikata Toshizo was seriously injured and unconscious.

In this way, according to the rank, the command naturally falls into the hands of the room chief Elodie.

The rank of "Room Chief" is higher than that of "Deputy Captain of the First Division", so Shimada Kui naturally takes orders from Elodie, not the other way around.

Faced with Shimada Kui's serious inquiry, Elodie did not show any timidity.

She wiped the sweat from her face, thought for a moment and then turned to look to the east.

"Let's go to Edo!"

"Mr. Hijikata is in urgent need of treatment now."

"If there is an excellent doctor anywhere around here, it is in Edo!"

"Besides...the enemy is about to approach Edo Castle, and Edo needs our help!"

After saying that, she firmly grasped the Yamato Moritai in her hand.

Although the offensive and defensive battle of Hachioji ended in defeat, she did not intend to admit defeat.

She can still move, she can still swing a knife, she can still fight!

Even if her power is very small, she still wants to go to Edo and continue to contribute to the fight against the French and French coalition forces!

Regarding Elodie's decision, Shimada Kui's response was quite simple - he nodded vigorously in agreement.

Just when they were about to set off and head east, the two of them seemed to sense something, and their expressions changed.

In the next breath, they all picked up the knives in their hands, got into position, and scanned the surrounding woods as if facing a formidable enemy.

Rustling, rustling, rustling...

Accompanied by waves of subtle noises, figures emerged from the woods.

They appeared in all directions, and as soon as they appeared, they surrounded Elodie and others.

Roughly speaking, there are about sixty people.

I saw that these people had disheveled faces and ragged clothes.

Patches were piled on top of each other, and it was impossible to tell which ones were the original fabric of the clothes - and this was already considered the better outfit among this group of people.

Some people's clothes can't even be called clothes, they are just a piece of rag hanging on their bodies.

They held knives, bamboo spears and other sharp weapons in their hands, and very few of them wore chainmail and other protective equipment.

The bright blade and spear point were pointed directly at Elodie and the others.

Also pointed at Elodie and the others were indifferent and greedy eyes.

Elodie frowned slightly, with a hint of confusion in her beautiful eyes.

She originally thought that the people who came were the pursuers of the French-Qich coalition.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a group of unknown uninvited guests.

Judging from the appearance of these people, they do not look like the pursuers of the French-Qich coalition.

On the contrary, he is more like... an ordinary farmer.

Compared to Elodie, who is from a foreign country and lacks in-depth understanding of Japan, Kui Shimada is obviously much more perceptive.

He immediately saw the identities of these people, his expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice:

"'Falling Warrior Hunt'...!"

The hunt for fallen warriors - as the name suggests, hunting for lone warriors.

The specific time of its rise is unknown, but what is certain is that it flourished during the Warring States Period.
To be continued...