I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

"...Could it be you who have been launching frequent attacks against me lately?"

"Heh." Suehiro sneered. "No comment."

"What a coincidence... barbarians and traitors have all come together."

"It's all your fault that we suffered such heavy casualties..."

Suehiro glanced at the short gun with Yamada's head still stuck in it, which Aoto had just casually tossed aside.

Suehiro, who had been watching the battle from afar at the "main camp," was unaware of what had happened at the front that had caused such a promising situation to be ruined.

But he vaguely saw two men charging left and right among his men, completely disrupting their formation.

Now that they had reached the front line, Suehiro saw that one of the two men was Tachibana Aoto, one of their kill targets. After seeing Aoto carrying a short gun with Yamada's head on it, Suehiro instantly realized that the reason why Yamada and his men were beaten so badly was probably related to this Aoto.

"Phew..." Suehiro let out a long breath.

Immediately afterwards...

Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha—!

Mo Guang transformed stillness into movement, lifting his spear with both hands, kicking through the snow on the ground, and charging straight towards Qing Deng!

Seeing Suehiro suddenly attack, Saito, who had just jumped to three steps away from Aoto's left, immediately wanted to rush forward as a reflex, wanting to help Aoto fight off Suehiro, who did not look like an ordinary person.

However, before Saito could even move, shouts came crashing down on him—four members of the "reserve team" attacked him!

The reserve team members who had stayed behind with Suehiro at the main camp were full of energy and spirit because they had not participated in the battle.

Around 40 members of the group regained their fighting spirit thanks to Suehiro's timely reinforcements.

Together with their "reserve forces," they launched a full-scale counterattack.

Suddenly, a fresh force in excellent condition appeared... Although Komuro and the others looked grim, their high morale and fighting spirit wouldn't be extinguished by this unexpected event.

Undeterred, Komuro and his companions bravely engaged in a fierce battle with the counterattacking enemy forces.

The four people currently besieging Saito are not particularly strong.

Normally, Saito could have turned all four of them into corpses in no time.

However... Saito's physical strength is almost exhausted from the long battle just now...

While they could withstand the attacks of these four people, they were powerless to quickly eliminate them.

Ugh...!

Once Aoto entered his attack range, Suehiro thrust his spear without hesitation!

The tip of the gun sliced ​​through the air, making a sharp, piercing sound.

Qing Deng rolled to the right, dodging Sue Guang's wind-cutting thrust at the last second before it struck him.

Qingdeng's tumbling was not aimless rolling.

His sword is now in a "half-crippled" state and is no longer suitable for use in combat.

He deliberately rolled toward a katana that was stuck in the ground to his right and looked quite intact.

He rolled, caught himself, flung away the overburdened sword from his hand, and grabbed the still-intact sword stuck in the ground—all in one fluid motion.

Just as Aoto stood up, carrying the new sword, Suehiro launched a new attack.

Suehiro thrust his spear into Aoto's chest once more.

The spearhead thrust out once more, compressing the air and carrying a terrifying momentum.

From that shot just now, Qing Deng had realized that Suehiro's strength was very strong! In terms of strength, Suehiro's strength was probably far superior to his.

Knowing he had encountered a formidable enemy, Qing Deng's expression became extremely serious and solemn.

He dared not take Suehiro's attack head-on.

He stared intently at the gun tip that was getting closer and closer to him.

Just as the tip of Fengqie's spear was about to pierce him, Qingdeng nimbly dodged to the side, leaving Fengqie to futilely glide past him.

Seeing that Qing Deng had dodged his attack once again, Suehiro's brow twitched slightly in surprise.

He was constantly dodging Suehiro's attacks, but he couldn't defeat the formidable enemy before him.

Therefore, after dodging Suehiro's attack, Aoto immediately stomped his foot on the ground and charged at Suehiro like a bull, trying to get close to him.

However, Qing Deng had only managed to run four steps forward when he saw Suehiro effortlessly take a step back—

The sharp spearhead thrust towards Qingdeng once again.

If you rush any further, you'll be pierced into a string by the wind shears.

So Qing Deng had to stop and jump to the side again to avoid Suehiro's stab.

Looking at the spear in Suehiro's hand, Aoto couldn't help but click his tongue:

—It seems that people with longer arms really do have an advantage…

In his previous life, Qing Deng had heard of a "three-stage theory" in the Japanese martial arts world.

A person with a 1st dan in Kendo can defeat a person with a 3rd dan in Karate. A person with a 1st dan in Spear Technique can defeat a person with a 3rd dan in Kendo or a 9th dan in Karate.

The numbers in this theory may not be accurate, but the idea it conveys is correct: in combat, the one with a wider attack range has the advantage.

The spear used by Suehiro was over 3 meters long.

Its attack range... is much greater than that of Qingdeng Guangshang.

When Suehiro was able to attack Aoto, Aoto couldn't even touch Suehiro.

"You're much more capable than I imagined..." Suehiro, his face cold, quietly adjusted his gun-holding stance.

Suehiro, who was very confident in his marksmanship, thought that he could end the life of this despicable traitor with just one thrust of his spear.

But now, he finds that the opponent in front of him is not so easy to deal with.

Suehiro silently adjusted his stance and thrust the gun in his hand forward once more!

Seeing that Suehiro had launched another attack, Qing Deng quickly held his breath and focused on the rapidly enlarging spear tip within his field of vision.

Although Suehiro possessed outstanding spear skills, as well as the advantages of strength and attack range, Aoto also noticed a weakness in Suehiro through their previous exchanges.

Suehiro's gun speed wasn't fast.

Although his gun was powerful and heavy, it wasn't very fast.

Now, possessing the "Eagle Eye" talent copied from Kondo Shusuke and having extraordinary dynamic vision, Aoto is able to capture Suehiro's gun trajectory with complete ease.

The boost to strength brought by "Lone Wolf" gave Qingdeng the reaction speed and agility to "move with his mind".

This "lone wolf" talent is truly god-like.

Under normal circumstances, facing Suehiro's spear thrust, Aoto felt that even if his eyes could keep up with the speed of Suehiro's spear, his body would not have time to react.

Now, "Lone Wolf" has directly enhanced Qing Deng's strength to the point where he can barely keep up with Suehiro's gun speed.

With his "eagle eyes" and "lone courage," Aoto once again successfully evaded Suehiro's attack.

At that moment, Suehiro suddenly changed the way he gripped his spear.

He gripped the gun barrel a little further back—a classic technique in spear fighting.

This grip allows for a greater attack range with the spear.

Having changed his grip, Suehiro swung his spear like a windmill.

He is the axis of the windmill, and this long spear is the blade of the windmill.

One dance, and another!

The spear traced a beautiful arc as it swept two consecutively towards Qingdeng from afar!

When the spear swept towards him for the first time, Qing Deng narrowly dodged it.

But after the spear swept across for the second time, Qing Deng was no longer so lucky.

Qingdeng was a fraction of a second slower in retreating, and the tip of the spear swept across Qingdeng's chest, leaving a long, bloody gash.

Qing Deng immediately jumped back several steps to increase the distance between himself and Sue Hiro, then looked down at the wound on his chest.

Fortunately, the wound wasn't very deep; it only cut through some skin and flesh and didn't damage the bone. It was just a common superficial injury.

Ugh...!

The wind slashed through the air and rushed towards Qingdeng!

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Chapter 81 The Benevolent King Stands Tall!

I tried my best and wrote until 2 a.m., but I still couldn't reach 1.2 words... QAQ

Although I couldn't fulfill my bold declaration of "1.2 words in a burst" yesterday, I still managed to write 1 words, which should be enough to satisfy all my readers (crying face).

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Although a wave of enemy reinforcements arrived, Komuro and his men, who were now riding high on their momentum, were not intimidated at all.

Especially Komuro—influenced by Aoto's heroic act of breaking through the formation just now, Komuro now felt his blood boiling and his chest burning as if a ball of fire was burning inside him.

Only a battle could extinguish the raging fire burning in his chest!

In his extremely excited state, Komuro would almost always kill a member of the Exile Group with every slash he made.

The members of the Exile Group who launched a counterattack were firmly suppressed by Komuro and his men.

There's no need to worry too much about the battlefield on Komuro's side. Even without anyone to support them, they should be able to defeat the enemy in front of them.

On the contrary, Anthony was very worried about the situation in Qingdao.

He turned his head and said urgently to Kiryu, who was standing next to him:

"Hey! Kiryu! Don't just stand there like an idiot! That guy with the spear looks really strong! Tachibana Aoto is already being suppressed by him! If this keeps up, he's going to lose! Go help him! With your skills, you could take down that spear-wielding guy even with your eyes closed, right?" (in French)