Chapter 717: The Four Great Killers of Kyoto! Kill the Man Who Killed People All Over the Wilderness! [4600]

He announced his home position with a sonorous voice.

He lowered his body's center of gravity.

The tip of the sword, which was in the middle of the attack, twitched gently like the tail of a wagtail, making it difficult to see his attack intention.

Fujido Heisuke had already taken a fighting stance.

However...

"..."

The black shadow remained silent and motionless.

He did not change his stance, nor did he draw his sword.

He just stood there.

At first glance, this man seemed to be full of flaws.

But in fact, Fujido Heisuke, who was fighting against him, clearly felt that this man exuded a dignified aura! It seemed that an inviolable area was unfolding around him!

- Anyway, let's test it first!

With this thought in mind, Fujido Heisuke concentrated his strength on his toes, kicked the ground hard, and leaped towards the black shadow like a bullet!

He used a sharp diagonal chop.

In the blink of an eye, Fujido Heisuke's sword - Kazusuke Kazusuke - cut through the air, and the silver-white blade light illuminated the figure of the black shadow.

At this moment when the shining blade was only a few inches away from his face, the black shadow, who had been motionless like a stone statue since just now, finally started to move.

He changed his steps and spun around like a spinning top to avoid it.

With a bang, Fujido Heisuke's sword, which missed, powerfully cut through the black wooden wall behind the black shadow.

The next breath, Fujido quickly pulled out the sword, but pulled it back to his hand in the blink of an eye.

Indeed, his reaction was so fast that it deserved the evaluation of "lightning flash".

But... "fast" is a relative concept.

When the opponent's speed is faster than yours, your speed is still slow!

"Heavenly Punishment!"

Accompanied by a powerful shout, Fujido Heisuke's ears rang with a chilling "clang" sound of drawing the sword!

Fujido Heisuke's pupils suddenly shrank, and his body moved subconsciously.

He leaned back, retracted his neck - a silver snake passed by his eyes, brushed his forehead, and instantly dropped strands of hair.

The black shadow finally pulled out the sword at his waist, stepped, bent and stretched his upper body, and lifted the blade, all in one go.

The temporary failure did not stop him.

He changed the structure to the upper right section, and while slashing down with force, he shouted again:

"Heavenly punishment!"

Fujido Heisuke didn't even have time to adjust his breathing, and a fierce steel blade fell on his head.

There was no time to defend... Fujido Heisuke gritted his teeth and dodged sideways.

The blade that slashed down obliquely fell only half an inch to the right of Fujido Heisuke, and a large gap with an extremely neat cross-section was cut on the solid wooden wall.

In order to temporarily avoid the edge, Fujido Heisuke had to move along the black wooden wall.

The black shadow's knife closely followed Fujido Heisuke who was moving.

"Heavenly Punishment!"

The sword light flattened the top of the wall.

"Heavenly Punishment!"

The sharp blade cut through the tree trunk.

"Heavenly Punishment!"

The sleeve of Fujido Heisuke was cut.

Every time the black shadow shouted "Heavenly Punishment", there would be a sharp slash from a tricky angle to attack Fujido Heisuke.

Fudo Heisuke firmly protected the sword in front of his chest and countered the moves.

The youngest among the Shinsengumi generals is Fujido Heisuke, who is only 19 years old this year.

Although he is young, he should not be taken lightly.

In general, he can be roughly understood as a "weakened version of Yamanami Keisuke".

He is good at both literature and martial arts, and has a wide range of knowledge.

He has a deep understanding of various schools in the swordsmanship world.

After more than ten rounds of confrontation, Fujido Heisuke has seen through the swordsmanship used by the black shadow.

——Ono Ittoryu, Kagami Shinake-ryu and Jikji-ryu!

The shadows of multiple schools are mixed in the black shadow's swordsmanship.

The sword styles that Fujido Heisuke recognized alone included Ono Ittoryu, Kagami Shin Akechi-ryu, and Jikji-ryu.

It is noteworthy that the opponent did not mechanically apply the moves of each style, but flexibly changed the fighting style according to the actual situation.

Every move was fatal! A moment of distraction would lead to irreversible consequences!

Fujido Heisuke had to hold his breath and concentrate, open his eyes wide, and dared not even blink, for fear of missing the opponent's moves.

Although Fujido Heisuke didn't want to admit it... he was indeed no match for the shadow.

Until now, the shadow has been suppressing him!

Whether it was stabbing or slashing, no matter what moves and skills Fujido Heisuke used, the shadow could easily deal with it, calm and unmoved.

However, despite being at a disadvantage, Fujido Heisuke never lost his fighting spirit.

The opponent's strength did not make him timid!

He held the hilt tightly and launched a fierce attack and defense unyieldingly!

Suddenly, a cry of "Heavenly Punishment!" was heard, and the two swordsmen fought again.

The black shadow swung the sharp blade and stabbed out, one move after another.

Fujido Heisuke cleverly defended and resolved them one by one, sometimes evading quickly, and sometimes taking the opportunity to counterattack.

His ambition is commendable, but it's a pity... the power of the spirit can't make up for the gap in material.

On the quiet street where no one passed by, from time to time, there were sharp shouts from the Dantian Qi and the "clang clang" sound of steel knives hitting each other.

Fujido Heisuke was already on the defensive.

The black shadow relied on the overwhelming advantage of his skills, and the steel knife was hung with a strong wind, launching a fierce attack like a torrential rain.

Fujido Heisuke fought desperately, but gradually exhausted his strength, and only had the ability to parry, and had no power to fight back.

In the blink of an eye, the black shadow paused, and then rushed forward like an arrow from a bow, accompanied by a "Heavenly Punishment" that pierced the clouds and split the rocks, and the mighty slash like thunder immediately unfolded from the tip of his knife!

Fudou Heisuke wanted to dodge, but... his footsteps could not keep up with the opponent's attack speed!

The black shadow put the knife on his left waist, and when he was about to pass by Fujidou Heisuke, he exerted force on his waist, using his waist to help his arm, and his arm to control the knife, swinging the knife in a rotating manner.

The blade cut through the air and hit Fujidou Heisuke's waist and abdomen without bias, from the hilt to the tip of the knife!

The light green feather and black undergarment were cut open like thin paper.

However... the blade did not splash blood, but only dragged out a string of sparks.

The black shadow took advantage of the momentum of the forward rush and passed through Fujidou Heisuke's left armpit. After running a few steps, he slowly turned around.

Almost at the same time, Fujidou Heisuke turned around quickly, faced the black shadow again, and took a fighting stance again.

Looking closely, he saw that under his ripped clothes, there was not bloody flesh, but a black chain mail with a white scratch.

The black shadow smacked his lips heavily:

"Tsk! Chain mail... What a hassle..."

In order to improve the survival rate and combat effectiveness of his soldiers, Qing Deng specially approved a large sum of money to purchase armor, so that the entire Shinsengumi could achieve "full armor".

Chain mail, arm armor and leg armor, all available.

The reason why the Shinsengumi was able to kill the thugs in the city and make them scream and run away was largely because of the dimensionality reduction of "full armor" against "no armor".

In the era of cold weapons, armor was an absolute killer.

Even if a person who did not understand martial arts at all, as long as he put on armor, he could easily fight ten or even a hundred people!

Without the protection of the chain mail, with that blow just now, Fujido Heisuke's stomach would have been ripped open, and his intestines would have flowed all over the floor.

The black shadow swung the knife vigorously, turning his neck a few times, making a "crackling" sound that made people's teeth ache.

"Well, chain mail is chain mail... kid, let's continue."

As he said that, he leisurely spread his legs, holding the knife with one hand, and his left hand naturally hung down.

Not only did he pose in an extremely casual posture, but he also said "kid" directly... His contempt for Fujido Heisuke was already overflowing.

Fujido Heisuke frowned.

Although his cheeks were full of resentment, his hands holding the knife were still steady and powerful.

Without thinking too much, the two men holding steel knives shouted loudly, rushed towards each other, exchanged positions, staggered shoulders, retracted their feet, and then approached and fought again.

Fujido Heisuke chopped at the black shadow's chest.

The black shadow swung the blade and attacked Fujido Heisuke's neck.

The two sides fought fiercely.

Both of them skillfully used defensive techniques to avoid risks accurately.

Obviously, the black shadow changed his fighting style.

His attack focus became the parts of Fujido Heisuke that were not protected by armor, that is, the head and neck.

If these parts were hit... it would be really over!

Because he had been "killed" once just now, he had to be more careful this time.

He was extremely alert and carefully avoided and defended the opponent's attack.

However... the same thing is true - spiritual power can't make up for the gap in material.

In a flash, the black shadow's body suddenly stood up! Like a carnivorous beast, he pounced forward, thrusting the blade straight, and the tip of the blade hit Fujido Heisuke's chest!

Chain mail has a good defensive effect on slashing... that is, on attacks on the "line".

However, its effect on "point" attacks represented by straight thrusts is not very good.

After the black shadow's attack, a conspicuous gap suddenly appeared on the chain mail on Fujido Heisuke's chest.

Looking closely, a line of blood oozed out along the gap.

Fujido Heisuke could not resist the huge force transmitted from his chest, and retreated several steps backwards, and then hit the wooden wall behind him heavily.

Although he did not fall to the ground, his center of gravity was already disturbed, and the whole person was like a shabby broken house - just a hard kick, and the whole building would collapse!

The black shadow saw the opportunity, stepped closer, raised the blade, and pointed the tip of the blade directly to the sky.

The slender shadow cast along the blade separated Fujido Heisuke's body!

"Heavenly punishment!"

Just as he was about to swing his sword——

"Captain!"

"Damn it! No matter what order you give! Go save the captain!"

"Captain! We're here!"

"Line up! Trap him to death!"

Having received an orthodox Confucian education, Fujido Heisuke is a "Confucian general" type of officer.

He never abuses his subordinates.

Even if his subordinates make mistakes, he will carefully guide them, and then impose punishments based on the actual situation.

For this reason, the soldiers of the 8th Division love Fujido Heisuke very much.

Although Fujido Heisuke had just forbidden them to participate in the war, how could they remain indifferent when they saw that their beloved captain was in danger?

They raised their weapons and rushed towards the black shadow with great momentum.

Almost at the same time, dense footsteps were heard from the other side of the street——looking in the direction of the sound, a touch of light green came into view.

"Hey! What happened? Why is there so much noise?"

"Look! It's the captain!"

"The captain is in danger! Quick! Go save the captain!"

...

It seems that the fierce noise caused by the battle between Fujido Heisuke and the black shadow attracted the soldiers in the nearby area.

The bright light green color filled the two ends of the street.

There were about 60 soldiers gathered here.

Looking at the number of people and the various weapons such as spears and shields in their hands, the black shadow spat.

"Tsk... you can save your life."

The black shadow sheathed the sword, then spread its legs and rushed towards Tsujiko not far away like a whirlwind. In just a moment, his figure was swallowed up by the boundless darkness... 4

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Kyoto, Mibu Township, Shinsengumi camp——

Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch!

Qingden strode across the corridor, the floor creaking under his feet.

After a while, he arrived at the recently built logistics facility, the Medical Department.

When he opened the door, the pungent smell of medicine and alcohol rushed towards his face.

At Qingden's strong suggestion, the Shinsengumi's medical office introduced alcohol, iodophor and other Western medicines.

Qingto looked up and immediately found Toudo Heisuke lying on the hospital bed not far away.

Hijikata Toshizo, Nagakura Shinpachi and Harada Sanosuke, who arrived first, were standing beside his bed.

Seeing Aoden coming, Hijikata and others immediately made way.

Toudou Heisuke wanted to stand up, but Aomori waved his hand first.

"No need to get up, just lie down."

With that said, Aoto strode to Toudou Heisuke's bedside.

Heisuke Toudo was seen naked from the waist up, with a piece of linen as big as a fist attached to his chest.

Qingdeng asked:

"How's it going?"

Toudo Heisuke forced out a wry smile:

"It's just a slight injury to the chest. Apply ointment and then rest for a while and it will be back to normal."

"Slightly injured...that's fine."

Qingdeng said as he sat down cross-legged casually.

"Heisuke, what happened? Please tell me in detail."

Once the order was given, Toudo Heisuke did not dare to neglect it.

He thought for a while, organized his words, and then relayed the details of his attack to Qingdeng and others.

After Qingdeng listened, he thought for a moment, and then asked a new question:

"Heisuke, have you seen what that man looks like?"

Fujido Heisuke shook his head.

"No...it was very dark at that time, and the man was wearing a low skirt, so you couldn't see his face at all."

Speaking of this, Toudou Heisuke paused for a moment.

After a while, he continued.

"However, although I didn't see his appearance clearly, I recognized his accent."

Toudou Heisuke put on a firm tone.

"There is no mistake. The accent that that person speaks is Tosa's accent!"

In an instant, Qingdeng's eyelids suddenly sank.

Hijikata Toshizo also had his eyelids sinking at the same time.

Qingdeng asked:

"are you sure?"

Todo Heisuke nodded vigorously:

"Yeah, I'm sure."

"I know Tosa's accent very well."

"Because Tosa's accent is very similar to Harada-kun's, I can't get it right!"

Tosa Domain is located on the Oshima Island of Shikoku, and Harada Sanosuke happened to be from the Iyo Matsuyama Domain of Shikoku, so the accents of the two places are very similar.

"..."

Qingdeng pursed his lips lightly, his cheeks full of thoughts.

About 10 seconds later, he said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll grant you 3 days... no, 5 days of leave. You can rest peacefully." Then he stood up and left.

Before leaving, he said to Hijikata Toshizo:

"Susan, come with me."

Hijikata Toisho didn't say anything, but followed Ayoto's footsteps closely, and the two of them left the medical office one after the other.

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…

Aoto and Toshizo Hijikata walked side by side.

Suddenly, Qingdeng asked:

"Susan, what do you think?"

Hijikata Toshizo sneered.

"The swordsman who can completely suppress Toudou... There are not many masters of this level."

"As far as I know, the only guys who have such strength and are very keen on killing people are the 'Four Great Killers'."

Speaking of this, Toshizo Hijikata raised four fingers.

"Kawagami Hikosai is proficient in the art of drawing swords. It is said that he is currently serving Choshu."

"Tanaka Shinbei is proficient in Kegen-ryu."

"Nakamura Hanjiro, who is also proficient in the gengen style and is now Saigo Kinosuke's confidant."

"Izo Okada is proficient in many swordsmanships and is said to have killed countless people."

"Tanaka Shinbei has committed suicide due to his involvement in the 'Saionji Assassination Case' not long ago."

"Among the remaining three people, the guy with the biggest suspicion is of course from Tosa..."

At this time, Qingdeng suddenly interrupted.

He and Toshizo Hijikata said in unison:

"Okada Izo!"

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