After widening the distance, Isamu Kondo exhaled the turbid air that had been locked in his lungs with a "ha" sound, and then greedily sucked in the fresh air and breathed evenly.

This is his personal habit. When the battle situation is tense, he will subconsciously hold his breath to concentrate and improve his concentration.

——The bodyguards of Miyabe Daizo are indeed not simple people...!

Isamu Kondo does not yet know the strength of the other bodyguards.

He had a clear look at the strength of the three people he had just faced off against.

According to Kondo Isamu's own estimation, these three people are all as powerful as Gensaburo Inoue and Heisuke Toudo!

Fighting against multiple masters of this level at the same time... Even if you are as strong as Isamu Kondo, it will never be easy.

At this time, Miyabe Daizo, who had been staring closely at Isamu Kondo, suddenly said:

"Are you Isamu Kondo of the Shinsengumi? Just like the rumors, you are really a ferocious-looking guy! 'Honor the king and fight the barbarians' is the trend of the times! Do you think you can go against the trend with just a sword?!"

Faced with Miyabe Daizo's rebuke, Kondo Isamu sneered "ha".

"Death is imminent, but you still chatter endlessly."

"Although I don't want to talk nonsense to a dying person, since you talked about the 'trend of the times', let me talk to you a little bit."

"I don't know if there is a so-called 'general trend' in this world."

"But I know that there is only one 'trend' in this world, and that is 'the winner is the king, the loser is the bandit'!"

"Let's not worry about the future for now."

"But at least tonight, we will be the winners!"

After hearing this, Miyabe Daizo's face darkened and he gritted his teeth:

"Hmph! What a fool! The winner? Is it just you? The lackeys of the shogunate, I advise you not to get too proud too early!"

"You don't believe it? Well, stop talking here! Since we are both warriors, we should let our swords speak!"

Before he finished speaking, Kondo Yutora jumped out! Soaring into the air, using the potential energy of the fall and his own weight, he chopped down Kotetsu who was raised above his head with all his strength.

The target he chose was the person who had just caught his blow.

The offensive he is unleashing now - as if the sword was slashing down from the cliff - is truly incredible!

Just the "whooshing" wind pressure makes people's scalp numb.

I don't know if the man didn't react, or he was too confident in his own skills. He didn't dodge, but spread his legs like before, lowered his weight, and prepared to approach Teng Yong's knife forcefully.

In the blink of an eye, the impact and roar shook the atmosphere.

clang!!

The sharp blade rubbed against the sharp blade, making a sharp noise that was close to tearing the eardrums.

The strong impact like an explosion caused a gap to appear on Kotetsu's blade.

Even Kotetsu was like this, let alone the opponent's sword - with the collision point as the center, fine lines like spider webs appeared, and it seemed that it could no longer be used.

Unable to withstand the huge force, the man retreated violently backwards and hit the second human wall behind him, causing chaos in the originally intact formation.

Isamu Kondo spotted this opportunity, roared and waved Kotetsu.

Make the most of your "lonely" talent!

He swung the knife to the left to deflect the attack from the enemy on the left, then adjusted the direction of the blade to push back the enemy on the right. Then, when he pulled the knife back to his hand, he successfully cut the arm of the enemy in front of him.

With one enemy against many, he single-handedly faced off against Miyabe Daizo's bodyguards without falling behind in the slightest!

Seeing Kondo Isamu fighting fiercely, the Souji not far away, after knocking down another person, was ready to step forward to help.

At this moment, in the thick darkness beside her, a blade rang out - a cold blade rushed over unexpectedly! It went straight towards her snowy neck!

The moment he felt a slight pause in the air, Souji instinctively squatted down.

While dodging, the Kaga Kiyoko in her right hand drew an arc in mid-air, crossed the air, accurately intercepted the attack, changed its trajectory, and turned it aside.

Then, Souji jumped to the side, widening the distance between him and the attacker.

After seeing the attacker's appearance clearly, Souji was startled at first, and then showed a half-smiling expression:

"No wonder the slash just now was so sharp, it turned out to be you."

As soon as the commander-in-chief finished speaking, he saw a tall figure walking out of the darkness - it was Katsura Kogoro.

As both swordsmen who had been involved in the Edo martial arts world, Souji naturally recognized the "swordsman Kogoro" who was once famous in Edo.

The Souji glanced at the sword in Katsura Kogoro's hand and said quietly:

"Kasuru Kogoro, you are a big shot of the Zunbo sect. I thought you would run away in a hurry just to save your life, but I didn't expect you to stay and fight."

Katsura Kogoro said solemnly:

"Mr. Miyabe is an important leader who respects those with lofty ideals."

"I can't just watch him die here!"

As he spoke, he raised the blade of the knife, its cold light flashing.

"This is a rare opportunity, so let me learn the skills of the 'Heavenly Sword'!"

After saying that, he steadily raised the knife.

"Shinto Muken-ryu, Katsura Kogoro!"

Seeing this, the General Secretary smiled slightly:

"That's a coincidence. A long time ago, I wanted to compete with the famous 'Swordsman Kogoro'."

She said and raised the knife to the middle.

"Naturally Rishin-ryu, Okita Souji!"

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"Now! Run away!"

"We must not die here!"

The two lofty warriors took advantage of the fact that the battle was in full swing and no one was paying attention to them. They sneaked out of the room, rolled and crawled through the corridors and stairs, and hurriedly arrived at the entrance to the first floor.

They secretly rejoiced, thinking that they had escaped death - but they didn't know that there were already two people waiting outside the gate.

Seeing that an enemy was finally fleeing here, Chief Souma and Kanichiro Yoshimura both raised their swords.

I saw Kanichiro Yoshimura keeping his feet firmly planted, rising in the middle, and the tip of the sword trembling like a wagtail's tail - this is really the textbook version of the sword-holding stance of Hokushin Itto-ryu.

Just when they were about to escape successfully, they suddenly encountered two obstacles... The two lofty ideals, while feeling panic, burst out with a strong desire to survive, thus maximizing the strength in their bodies.

"The shogunate's lackey! Get away!"

One of them drew his sword in his hand, raised it above his head, and struck Yoshimura Kanichiro in the head.

Although the skills are lacking, the momentum is sufficient.

As a sect member who is highly favored by Shannan Keisuke, Yoshimura Kanichiro has strong strength that can even deal with Nagakura Shinpachi and Saito Ichi for a moment!

He was seen calmly standing half a step sideways, dodging the opponent's slashes.

While dodging, he lowered the blade and raised the lower part.

When the two were about to meet each other, he swung the knife upwards - blood dripping from the blade.

With just one blow, the man lost all signs of life. He groaned a few times and then fell forward, falling like a dog.

At the same time, Chief Xiangma was engaged in a fierce battle with another lofty idealist.

Comparatively speaking, among the powerful Shinsengumi, Chief Souma's skills are not outstanding.

But fortunately, the opponent he is currently facing is more capable than him.

He sold a flaw to attract the opponent to attack.

When the opponent was fooled, he jumped up lightly and easily dodged the opponent's knife. When his body began to fall downward, the knife in his hand flew down and hit the opponent's front door.

Before Chief Souma and Kanichiro Yoshimura could take a breath, they saw several more people escaping from Ikeda's house...

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After learning that there were experts guarding the gate, some people found another way and tried to escape through the back door.

The first person to escape to the back door was a short man less than 1.5 meters tall - in fact, in the Edo period, such a height was not considered short.

When the little man opened the back door and smelled the muggy outdoor air, he immediately saw a huge figure——

"Come and accept your fate!"

"Giantess" Nakazawa Qin shouted loudly and waved the naginata in her hand like a lantern grass.

Even though the blade of the women's naginata is very slender, when you round the naginata, the terrifying power that is unleashed by the leverage effect makes it a real heavy weapon!

As soon as she struck him, the little man who was caught off guard became a lot shorter.
To be continued...