My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 526: Chapter 178: Sazanoko’s Astonishment! Aoto Grows Even Stronger [Explosive Update: 10,000 Words]

——Arrived just in time, have I...

Seeing Sazanoko’s awkward stance that desperately avoided putting weight on her left leg, Aoto knew her left leg was definitely injured, and badly hurt.

Dragging a leg so injured that even standing was difficult, fighting alone against over ten Samurai... other than ”Sazanoko fought desperately until the end and eventually lost,” Aoto could not think of a better outcome.

Fortunately—he arrived in time.

Feeling extremely relieved at his timely rescue, Aoto let out a long sigh, adjusting his chaotic breathing after the frantic run, while quietly holding Ghost-Slaying in a Middle Stance before him.

Through the gleaming blade, Aoto’s gaze, sharp as a knife, swept over the ”Hanging Corner Eye Warrior” and others ahead.

——11 people, huh...

After using the momentum from a leap to cut the burly man in two, there were only 11 pursuers left chasing Sazanoko and Nakamura Tsuki.

Overall, Aoto had quite a few questions he wanted to ask Sazanoko now.

Like: where else are you injured, how did you escape...

But those questions could wait until after dealing with all the enemies here!

Seeing Aoto suddenly appear, the ”Hanging Corner Eye Warrior” first showed a surprised expression, which quickly shifted to seriousness.

In the dim night, he couldn’t see Aoto’s face clearly.

From his viewpoint, he saw only a tall Samurai suddenly appear, leaping down swiftly from the rooftop nearby, landing in front of Sazanoko, and slicing one of their companions in half.

Jumping accurately to the best attack position, splitting a living human’s body cleanly... such a challenging move required a mastery of Swordsmanship.

Realizing the newcomer was a master, the ”Hanging Corner Eye Warrior” quickly stopped 10 steps before Aoto, ordered those ahead of him to fall back while making others behind halt.

Aoto was racing against time now.

After rescuing Miss Sazanoko... he needed to rush to the next battlefield!

No time to dawdle with these guys.

Moreover, if these fellows formed a tightly coordinated formation in the spacious street, it would be greatly unfavorable to Aoto.

So without hesitation—Aoto took a deep breath, and then silver light reappeared! The blade of Ghost-Slaying once again drew a bright line in the air, with Aoto’s body, fiercely charging towards the enemies ahead!

Since Aoto suddenly appeared, using his not-so-large back, which strangely gave a sense of safety, to shield her from the pursuers, Sazanoko had been in a dazed state.

Tonight saw too many unexpected occurrences... but amid all these sudden situations, the one unfolding right before her eyes was what shocked Sazanoko the most.

Just when she had resolved to fight to the last moment in a desperate struggle with the pursuers, Mr. Tachibana... this man, whom she hadn’t anticipated, appeared at the most critical moment.

Shock, doubt, joy, relief, and some... indescribable emotions rose and dwelled in Sazanoko’s heart.

At this moment, as she saw Aoto actively charging towards the enemies, Sazanoko abruptly snapped out of her strange dazed state.

”Mr. Tachibana!”

Sazanoko loudly warned Aoto.

”Be careful! That Hanging Corner Eye guy is very strong...”

Sazanoko’s left thigh was injured by the ”Hanging Corner Eye Warrior.”

His sharp senses for seizing battle opportunities and his fierce Swordsmanship made a strong impression on Sazanoko.

As she warned Aoto, she dragged her injured leg forward, intending to support him.

Though aware Aoto was capable, having recently won a ”1 vs 18” battle, as he described, he had the advantage of geography then, fighting in a narrow alley where enemies couldn’t leverage their numbers, unlike now.

The battlefield now was a ”spacious street,” a place where numerical advantage could be fully exploited.

Worried that Aoto might lose against enemies with absolute numerical superiority, and driven by pride not wanting to stand idle, Sazanoko hoped to assist Aoto with all she could.

Though her left thigh was injured, by gritting her teeth and enduring the pain, she thought she could at least help Aoto by dealing with a few opponents.

However, before Sazanoko could finish her warning and had just stepped half a pace forward, her words and body both froze.

This happened because... the scene unfolding before her was so overwhelming that for the moment, Sazanoko couldn’t utter a single word or move a step forward.

Charging into the enemy ranks, Aoto’s first target was naturally the nearest opponent.

While advancing, Aoto raised Ghost-Slaying high, taking an Upper Stance to the right.

Switching stances, storing power in the waist and arms... the movements flowed like water.