Yesterday’s monthly ticket goal was also successfully achieved. The author should write another 10,000-word chapter today. But because some urgent matters occurred in reality yesterday, the author hurriedly rushed yesterday and only wrote 9,000 words ( Leopard's head cries.jpg).
I will add another 10,000-word chapter tomorrow. (Leopard Death.jpg)****************
"Miss Kinoshita! Back away!"
After discovering the sudden appearance of this group of men in black, Qingdeng's face immediately showed a mixture of surprise and other emotions.
With quick eyes and hands, he instructed Kinoshita Mai to retreat quickly, to a place far away from Kamino and others, and out of the shooting range of the men in black.
Dressed in black, holding a matchlock... With such iconic attire, it was obvious who he was.
The blood in the bodies of Kamino and others froze at this moment, and they could no longer care about Qingto and Mai Kinoshita in front of them.
But in the next moment, a shout made their consciousness regain control of their bodies, causing the blood in their bodies to flow again.
"No one is allowed to move!"
On the east side of the street, the leader of the Huoshu Thief Division 4: Mizushima Rensaburo continued to speak to Kamino and others in an undeniably tough tone... No, it should be Kamino and others who continued to announce:
"Throw away all the weapons you have! Get down on the ground!"
Mizushima Rensaburo's voice was sonorous and powerful, like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of Kamino and others.
Like a conditioned reflex, the members of the anti-barbarian group focused their attention on Kamino.
Under the gazes of everyone as if asking for help, Kamino clenched his teeth unconsciously, making a crunching sound.
——Damn it! Damn it! You beast! Kamino spewed out all the curse words in Japanese in his heart.
The fire thief has changed... The situation Kamino least wants to see appears.
Kamino recognized Mizushima Rensaburo's face, so when he saw Mizushima Rensaburo now appearing at the east corner of the street, he knew that the fourth division of the Huofu Thieves had arrived.
Excluding the captain, each division of the Huo Fu Thieves Reform has 10 members and 50 members, for a total of 60 people.
At present, the 60 members of the Fourth Squadron were evenly deployed at the east and west street intersections, aiming their lit matchlock guns at them... With just Mizushima Rensaburo's order, intensive bullets were fired. The rain will pour down on them immediately...
What to do? This question filled every corner of Kamino's mind. This is actually a thought that does not require too much thinking.
Even when all members were intact, Kamino wanted to avoid a direct conflict with the powerful Huofu Thieves.
In the current situation where many people have been killed and injured by Aoto and Mai Kinoshita, it is not a wise move to start a head-on conflict with the Huosu thieves... no matter how you think about it.
Retreat. You must retreat as soon as possible!
However... as soon as the word "retreat" emerged from his consciousness, a wave of strong unwillingness surged out, taking control of Kamino's emotions.
After paying such heavy casualties and making such heavy sacrifices... in the end, they still failed to kill the national traitor Tachibana Aoden!
There was another very important reason why he insisted on killing Qingdeng tonight, and that was Qingdeng's growth rate... made him feel scared.
Obviously, in the "Battle of Fanshu Diaosuo" two months ago, when he first met and fought with Qingdeng, he still had a slight advantage in the one-on-one duel with Qingdeng.
And now, only 2 months have passed, this young man who is not yet 20 years old has been able to fight against him and his subordinates at the same time and fight back and forth...
Even though he personally went into battle, he still couldn't defeat this national traitor... Although Kinoshita Mai who strongly supported Aoto was responsible for such a terrible result, Kamino also felt that Aoto's current strength was no longer what it used to be.
Compare.
Such a growth rate... Although he didn't want to admit it, Kamino did feel a little scared.
If you give this guy a little more time, how far can this guy grow? Kamino doesn't dare to think about it any further.
If they just retreat like this, then all the efforts and sacrifices they have made tonight will be in vain...
And I missed tonight. If I want to have such a good opportunity to kill Qingden next time, I don’t know when it will be.
Even though he was so unwilling that his eyes almost burst out with fire...reason still caught up with sensibility.
If they don't withdraw quickly and continue to insist on killing Qingdeng, then they may really have to answer here tonight.
Kamino let go of his teeth that were almost broken. "Withdraw! Withdraw!"
After a fierce battle with Aoto and Mai Kinoshita, only about thirty of Kamino's group are left who are still physically able and able to escape.
For those who are lying on the ground unable to move, or whose bodies have been injured that makes it difficult to run fast... Kamino is really helpless.
After giving instructions quickly and asking a trusted confidant to lead a small group of people who still had some fighting will to act as palace troops to support the larger army, Kamino took the lead and ran straight towards the north.
Because time was too short and there was no time to organize more troops, the "surrounding net" "weaved" by the Huofu Thieves Division 4 was not airtight. There were several trails in the north that could connect to the outside world.
Seeing that Kamino and others had no intention of surrendering obediently, Mizushima Rensaburo, the captain of the Fire Thieves Kaisen Division 4, saw this without any hesitation——
"Fire!" He moved forward and waved his arms vigorously towards Kamino and others!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang... The sound of gunfire exploded like exploding beans.
Rows of scorching bullets, like wild beasts coming down the mountain, roared toward Kamino and the others who were hurriedly fleeing north.
The accuracy of the matchlock gun was very poor. After so many rounds of bullets, it only succeeded in hitting a few people. Most of the bullets either hit the sky or hit the ground.
However, even though the accuracy was poor, the deafening and dense sound of gunfire still gave the members of the anti-barbarian team a strong psychological shock.
Even the expressions of those who were left behind by Kamye were extremely shaken.
Originally, facing Qingdeng who could not take them down even with the numerical advantage and almost single-handedly killed nearly half of their companions, the morale of the people of the anti-barbarian group was already damaged.
Quite a blow.
And now, with the arrival of the Huo Fu Thief Kai, these bursts of gunshots have become the last straw that breaks their psychological defense.
Their morale was completely shattered, and they fled in a panic without any image or order.
Even the "rear-rear troops" who were left behind by Kamino to cut off the rear of the large army fled mostly despite orders.
Although Kamino has been implementing the "Elite Soldiers Strategy" since the tragic failure of intercepting and killing Elodie's family four months ago, no matter how "Elite Soldiers" are, it cannot change that the members of the anti-barbarian group are basically economic people.
The current situation of middle- and lower-level samurai whose conditions and education are quite poor...
Expecting a bunch of uneducated country bumpkins to have the ability to enforce laws and prohibitions... is a completely extravagant hope.
When the wind is favorable, all of them act like wolves and tigers; when the wind goes against them, all of them lose their fighting spirit - this is the true portrayal of this group of people.
Among the fleeing crowd, Qingden accurately found Kamino's figure.
Looking at Kamino who was about to disappear from his field of vision, Qingden's eyes were filled with anxiety.
Those who also want to solve the big trouble in front of them once and for all tonight... Kamino is not the only one!
If possible, Qingdeng would like to put an end to the anti-barbarian group with whom he has a long-standing grudge tonight!
If Kamino, as the leader, does not die, the anti-barbarian group may grow again at any time.
If you want to destroy the rebel group, you must not let Kamino escape anymore... It's too late to run to the east and west street intersections to ask the Huofu Thieves to come over and help him chase Kamino. If you do this, Kamino will run away.
Far.
As a result, Qingden could only cheer up and run after Kamino!
"Tachibana-kun, where are you going?" Mai Kinoshita, standing next to Aoden, subconsciously asked Aoden quickly.
"I'm going to chase Kamino Tatsugoro!" Aonto's answer was concise and clear.
Hearing Qingteng's answer, Kinoshita Mai immediately understood what Qingteng was planning. She didn't say a word - she just followed Qingteng silently.
At the same time, Mizushima Rensaburo waved his big hand again. "Follow me! Don't let anyone run away!"
Kinoshita Mai's timely support\Housuke Rogue Kai's arrival\The madmen of the anti-barbarian group fled in a hurry due to the appearance of Hosetsu Rogue Kai... Sanako, who had seen this scene in full view, finally let out a sigh of relief.
expression.
However, before she could relax for long, her nerves became tense again - because she saw Qingto and Mai Kinoshita chasing the fleeing anti-barbarian group and others.
In just a moment, Aoto and Mai Kinoshita disappeared from her sight. Sanako had no idea what would happen to Aoto and the others after that.
Pray that Aintō and the others can come back victorious... This is the only thing Sanako can do now that he has lost the ability to move.
"Uh...uh...uh...uh..." "Hey! Hold on! I'll take you to the doctor right away!"
At this time, Sanako suddenly heard a male moan and a crying female voice coming from beside him.
Looking around following the sound, I saw a young girl supporting a young man in the distance on the right... Both of them were Kazuto and should be residents of the settlement.
There were many Japanese people living in the Edo settlement, and most of them either opened some kind of shops in the settlement, or were servants/guards hired by the foreigners in the settlement to work.
The male of the pair...that is, the young man who was being supported by the woman, had a lot of blood on his forehead and was moaning unconsciously without any specific meaning.
As for the girl who was helping the young man, she looked like she was about to cry. She tried hard to move forward, trying to walk even a little faster.
To be continued...