My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 452: Chapter 161: Fierce Battle with Chiba Eijiro! Copying the Talent [Gathering Spirit]

But Aoto remained calm and composed.

With a face as calm as ever, he continued to keep his eyes shut, unperturbed.

Chiba Eijiro and Chokata, along with others, gradually began to realize what Aoto intended to do.

”Oh...” A hint of interest emerged amidst Chiba Eijiro’s brows, ”How interesting...”

After softly uttering this somewhat praising murmur, Chiba Eijiro’s body and sword once again transformed into a residual image sticking closely to Aoto.

The sound of bamboo sword clashing against protective gear echoed endlessly in the dojo.

— Too slow...

— Must be faster...

— Even faster...!

Aoto took several deep breaths heavily, striving to keep a calm mind.

He imagined himself amidst a lake with a mirror-like surface.

Striving to use his ears to sense the ripples around the lake.

Suddenly! Aoto felt a surge of ”ripples” stirring from his upper left!

His brain hadn’t had time to process... his body moved ahead of his mind!

Aoto swiftly swung his sword towards the upper left ”ripples,” then followed through with a second slash.

Those watching, including Chokata and the others, were now witnessing a scene that surprised them all—

Previously on the defensive, Aoto suddenly unleashed a fierce strike, clashing directly against Chiba Eijiro’s descending slash midway, deflecting the assault. Subsequently, Aoto seized the momentum and thrust the bamboo sword towards Chiba Eijiro’s chest!

Aoto’s defensive counterattack was perfect in timing and angle... causing Chiba Eijiro’s pupils to involuntarily narrow!

Chiba Eijiro abruptly halted his steps, leaning backward.

Bang...

A faint muffled sound rang out.

It was the sound of a bamboo sword striking protective gear.

Chiba Eijiro’s quick retreat allowed Aoto’s thrust to only swipe the chest armor at Chiba Eijiro’s chest with the tip.

Though it was merely a swipe... Aoto’s bamboo sword indeed made contact with Chiba Eijiro for the first time!

At the edge of the dojo, Chokata and others showed expressions of astonishment.

Chiba Eijiro also inspected the spot he had just been brushed with a gaze of surprise.

”Huff...! Huff...! Huff...! Huff...!” Aoto slowly opened his eyes.

Amusingly enough, there was a flash of surprise in Aoto’s eyes — he had not expected that his strike just now could actually hit Chiba Eijiro.

After glancing at the bamboo sword in his hand with astonished eyes a few times, Aoto quickly gathered his thoughts, re-aiming the bamboo sword in front of him.

Chiba Eijiro lifted his gaze, shifting the focus from his chest where he was just hit to Aoto across from him.

Then... he slowly lowered the bamboo sword in his hand.

”...Let’s call it a day,” Chiba Eijiro said with a smile, ”You don’t have the strength to swing your sword anymore, right? Continuing the fight would be meaningless.”

With the fall of Chiba Eijiro’s words—

[Ding! Talent detected]

[Successfully copied talent: ”Gathering Spirit”]

[Talent description: Far better ability to concentrate and focus than ordinary people, capable of maintaining a state of ’highly concentrated spirit’ for extended periods]

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Although this Chapter doesn’t have ten thousand words, its quality is exceptionally high, with tense battles continuing from beginning to end. Given the high quality of this Chapter, vote monthly tickets and recommendation votes for this book! (Leopard head crying painfully.jpg)

PS: The ”chopper is a classic tactic of the Beichen One-Sword Style” mentioned in this Chapter isn’t made up, it is a historical fact, the chopper truly is Beichen One-Sword Style’s signature tactic.