Chihaya Aine is a member of the team Zero

Looking at the series of moves just performed by Hidden Blade Ronin, Goto Ichiri's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"A wife without any outsiders..."

Goto Ichiri recognized at a glance what sword technique Hidden Blade Ronin had just used and let out a soft exclamation.

Goto Ichiri took a deep breath, and then made a move that made Hidden Blade Ronin's eyes show surprise uncontrollably. She pulled the thin green sword in her right hand in front of her body and pointed the tip of the thin green sword diagonally to the right front of her body.

The action... was exactly the same as the one used by Hidden Blade Ronin just now.

Bo Lu blocked the incoming demon sword Muramasa from high in the air.

Following his partner, Hidden Blade Ronin experienced the feeling of chopping thick cotton with his sword.

After using the force-dissipating technique to dissipate most of the force on the Hidden Blade Ronin, Goto Ichiri shook his hand, and the demon sword Muramasa slid to the side along the thin green blade just like Izumi-no-Kami Fujiwara Kanesada just now.

However, Goto Ichiri did not have time to launch a counterattack because the support of the Hidden Blade partner arrived.

The series of violent attacks and defenses by Goto Ichiri and Hidden Blade Ronin were completed in just a few seconds.

In these few seconds, the Hidden Blade partners had regrouped.

He reached behind his waist with his left hand and pulled out three shurikens strung together with thin ropes, then threw them hard towards Goto Ichiri.

Because the three shurikens are strung together with a thin rope, their flight trajectory is extremely strange, making it easy for people who are not good at dealing with this kind of throwing weapons to lose their defense and evasion direction.

And it is obvious that Goto Ichiri is not among those who are "not good at dealing with thrown weapons".

She calmly pushed Izumi no Kami Fujiwara no Kanesada forward.

Don't do any other actions.

He simply placed Izumi no Kami Fujiwara no Kanesada in front of him.

clang!

These three strung-together shurikens hit the blade of Izumi-no-Kami Fujiwara Kanesada and bounced off to the side.

Just like seeing a performance after opening the curtain, Goto Ichiri had just deflected the flying shuriken when she saw the tip of a gun rapidly enlarge in her field of vision.

The shurikens thrown by the Hidden Blade partner just now were simply to confuse Goto Ichiri. He didn't expect these three shurikens to cause any harm to Goto Ichiri at all.

He only hoped that these three shurikens could serve as a shield for his subsequent stabs.

The Hidden Blade partner is not alone this time.

After he stabbed Goto Ichiri with the spear tip, the Hidden Blade Ronin next to him also launched an attack at the same time.

The two of them launched a 90-degree attack on Goto Ichiri, one in front and one on the left.

From the beginning to the end, Goto Ichiri never paid too much attention to his hidden sword partner.

After glancing at his Hidden Blade partner and recognizing his attack direction and trajectory, he focused all his attention on the Hidden Blade Ronin.

The Hidden Blade Ronin still launched a vertical slash this time.

However, it is no longer the desperate, powerful and heavy blow of the Shixianliu.

He didn't adopt the standard upper stance with the knife raised above his head.

Instead, he held the demon sword Muramasa with both hands, passed it over his left shoulder, and carried it behind his back.

When the blade of Muramasa was almost touching the back of the Hidden Blade Ronin, the Hidden Blade Ronin pointed his blade at Goto.

Split out one mile.

The corner of Gu Yan Goto Ichiri's eye twitched again:

"Katori Shinto-ryu's rolling strikes... Realizing that the heavy slashes of the Shikken-ryu wouldn't be enough to stop me, I've switched to this more flexible slash..."

Being attacked by two people at the same time, Goto Ichiri did not give in and did not fight them head-on. Instead, he used his footwork to retreat to the right rear, away from their attack range.

This was the first time since the war officially began that the Hidden Blade Ronin and the Hidden Blade partners successfully forced Goto Ichiri to retreat. Although they did not cause any major damage to Goto Ichiri, they did make some progress.

Without any instructions or reminders, the Hidden Blade Ronin and his partner launched a continuous and fierce attack on Goto Ichiri like the two big claws of a crab.

If you can directly block an attack, just block it.

Attacks that cannot be directly blocked are dodged using footwork.

Whether it's defense or dodging, Goto Ichiri's current level can undoubtedly be rated as first-class.

But even with first-rate defense and evasion, it would be difficult to deal with two "non-humans" with the power of arrogance.

Under the two's relentless attacks, they soon achieved their greatest victory so far.

Goto Ichiri dodged backwards again, avoiding the spear tip thrown by his Hidden Blade partner. The Hidden Blade Ronin took advantage of the gap when Goto Ichiri was stepping back, when his old strength had been used up but new strength had not yet arisen, and switched his sword-holding posture to one-handed. Holding the lower half of the handle of the demon sword Muramasa with his right hand, he threw the sword in his hand towards Goto Ichiri's left leg with a strange movement, drawing out a sword light that created a brief gap in the rain curtain.

"Yagyu Shinkage-ryu's Swallow Flying..."

There was no time to dodge, and Goto Ichiri, who had quickly made up his mind, blocked Bo Lu on the "necessary path" of the demon sword Muramasa.

This time the defense was a little hasty, so the force-dissipating technique failed to completely block the Demon Sword Muramasa, and only caused the Demon Sword Muramasa to deviate from its original slashing trajectory.

The blow that could have cut Goto Ichiri's left leg off at the knee ended up only leaving a shallow but heavy cut on his leg.

Before he had time to savor the pain in his legs, a new attack came. The Hidden Blade partner aimed at Goto Ichiri's already injured lower body and stabbed the pistols in their hands, leaving afterimages.

Under the rapid stabbing of the Hidden Blade partner, it seemed as if the Hidden Blade partner's hands and guns had increased in an instant.

Although there was a cut on his left leg, the injury did not have a significant negative impact on Goto Ichiri's movements.

Goto Ichiri used his clever movements, which were not much slower, and performed a "four backflips in a row" like an elegant dancer, which instantly widened the distance between himself and the Hidden Blade Ronin and his Hidden Blade partner.

Goto Ichiri's original intention was to create some distance so that he could take a short break and adjust his stance.

Unfortunately, her obvious intentions had already been seen through by Hidden Blade Ronin and his partner.

The act of increasing the distance between them does not have much effect on these two people, because they both have physical fitness far beyond that of ordinary people.

As soon as Goto Ichiri retreated, these two people immediately followed and stuck to Goto Ichiri tightly.

As soon as Goto Ichiri stood still, she saw the faces of the Hidden Blade Ronin and his partner just inches away from her.

The Hidden Blade partner, holding a pistol, circled behind Goto Ichiri, intending to double-team Goto Ichiri with the Hidden Blade Ronin.

The Hidden Blade partners have done similar things many times.

Since the beginning of the war, the Hidden Blade partners have tried to "circumvent the back-end" countless times.

But every time, he ended in failure due to Goto Ichiri's sharpness.

Whenever he noticed that his hidden sword partner was about to encircle him from behind, Goto Ichiri would immediately adjust his position and never expose his back to the enemy.

It was because of Goto Ichiri's sharpness and agility that the Hidden Blade Ronin and the Hidden Blade Partner would only appear within her sight at any time.

Volume 1: Chapter 234: Strength vs. Skill

As expected, the Hidden Blade partner's "backward detour" failed again.

Goto Ichiri jumped to the front left and escaped the encirclement of her hidden sword partner.

However, just as Goto Ichiri's feet touched the ground, the blade of the demon sword Muramasa shattered the rain curtain and slashed towards her.

Another Katori Shinto-ryu rolling strike.

"It's really endless..."

Goto Ichiri's murmur was in a rather calm tone.

However, within this dullness, there is a bit of...joy.

Goto Ichiri took a deep breath, then turned his body counterclockwise with his left foot as the axis.

Goto Ichiri turned his body counterclockwise to avoid the attack from the Hidden Blade Ronin, and then used the centrifugal force brought by the rotation of his body to cut out a horizontal sword light and slashed at the Hidden Blade Ronin's belly.

The human stomach can be said to be one of the most vulnerable parts.

There are no bones or anything like that that can be used for defense. The only thing that can be used for defense is some flesh and blood, which is no different from paper against sharp blades.

And there happen to be many important organs inside the abdomen.

Stomach, large intestine, small intestine, bladder, kidneys...

Once a deep cut was taken in the abdomen, damaging the internal organs, the survival rate could be said to be terribly low, given the level of medical technology of that era.

Therefore, unless a person is a madman who doesn't care about his life, any normal person will immediately dodge or defend himself when facing any attack aimed at his stomach.

This is something that is close to common sense.

But this common sense does not apply at this moment.

Facing Goto Ichiri's horizontal slash that was generated by centrifugal force, Hidden Blade Ronin neither dodged nor evaded, but just stood there straight.

After putting on a look of "let you chop as you please", he raised the demon sword Muramasa in his hand, ready to chase Goto Ichiri in front of him! He once again used the Katori Shinto style of rolling strikes and chopped Goto Ichiri's forehead.

While standing in place and launching a new pursuit towards Goto Ichiri, a faint smile with a hint of satisfaction appeared on the face of the Hidden Blade Ronin, as if he saw his plan succeed.

Goto Ichiri's pupils shrank slightly at this moment.

She suddenly remembered something and immediately adjusted her movements.

He exerted force with his right arm to stop the attack on the Hidden Blade Ronin, then rolled to the side and escaped from the Hidden Blade Ronin.

Although Goto Ichiri's actions were quite timely and swift, he still accidentally let the blade of the demon sword Muramasa cut a deep wound at the corner of his left eyebrow.

"I almost forgot..."

Goto Ichiri rolled to the side, used the technique of receiving the opponent's body, quickly stood still and raised the two swords in his hands in front of him again.

"You are not easy to kill 'monsters'. We can't fight you the same way we fight ordinary people."

"Haha, after fighting normal people for most of my life, it's really difficult to temporarily change the combat experience I have cultivated over the years."

"Huh? You call us 'monsters'? If we are 'monsters'... then what are you, who can fight two of us 'monsters' single-handedly?"

The Hidden Blade Ronin put away his previously calculated smile and stared at Goto Ichiri with a look of obvious impatience.

"The fact that you can fight me back and forth already means that you two are 'monsters', or do you want to

You want me to call you monsters?"

Goto Ichiri calmly wiped the blood from the wound at the corner of his left eyebrow.

"Goto Ichiri... I expected that you would be difficult to deal with, but I didn't expect you to be this difficult..." Hidden Blade Ronin once again teamed up with Hidden Blade to double-team Goto Ichiri from the left and right.

This is a superb force-dissipating technique that can minimize the threat posed by the powerful force gained through the power of arrogance that makes the Hidden Blade Ronin and Hidden Blade Partners proud.

Her extremely rich combat experience allows her to predict any possible attacks from the Hidden Blade Ronin and Hidden Blade Partner based on their positions and postures, as if she could foresee the future. She can then quickly formulate countermeasures, making it difficult for the two to unleash their due power with the agility gained from the power of arrogance.

Looking at Goto Ichiri, whose strength far exceeded his expectations, Hidden Blade Ronin's expression and nerves became tense.

"The current battle situation is undoubtedly in our favor."

"But Goto Ichiri's difficulty... is far beyond imagination."

"In this case, even if we succeed in taking her down, I don't know how long it will take..."

Although Goto Ichiri had just fought one against two, and had a very good fight with Hidden Blade Ronin and Hidden Blade partner, any discerning person could see that Goto Ichiri was at a disadvantage in the series of fierce fights just now.

Hidden Blade Ronin and his partner are still unharmed, but Goto Ichiri has two wounds on his eyebrow and leg respectively, which is the best proof.

As long as they continue to fight like this, they can kill Goto Ichiri just by relying on their numerical advantage.

However, even though Goto Ichiri was at a disadvantage in the current battle situation, Hidden Blade Ronin did not show any joy or excitement.

"partner!"

Suddenly, the Hidden Blade Ronin heard the loud reminder from his Hidden Blade partner.

His reminder was actually unnecessary.

Because the Hidden Blade Ronin had already seen the thin green sword that was coming towards his forehead.

"She's clearly at a disadvantage, yet she doesn't play defense at all. She's clearly a girl, but her fighting style is incredibly fierce."

After raising the demon sword Muramasa to block Goto Ichiri's slash, the Hidden Blade Ronin let out a low laugh that sounded like a sneer.

"Let me teach you! It's because you're at a disadvantage that you need to fight more forcefully."

After saying that, Goto Ichiri retracted the thin green sword he had just chopped out, and then used his left hand to chop the hidden sword ronin at a more tricky angle.

The Hidden Blade partner who was originally focusing on feinting and wandering around suddenly rushed out on his own initiative to help the Hidden Blade Ronin block Goto Ichiri's attack which came at the right time and place.

"Pfft!"

With the sound of falling into the water, the hidden sword partner was actually knocked into the turbulent river by Goto Ichiri's sword.