My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 332 - 133: Aoto vs. the Man-Slayer Group! Copying the Deceiver Talent! [6800]

Like that ugly man, just by looking at his stance and the motion of his swings, one could tell that his moves were aggressive yet lacked technique. It was clear that his swordsmanship was quite average. It seems the intelligence regarding the Red-faced Brothers was accurate, and the younger brother Kojirō’s personal martial power wasn’t particularly outstanding.

Besides Kojirō, the tall man standing alongside him also brought his sword slicing horizontally at this moment.

Three swords struck from three different directions.

A total of three attacks came from different directions. The three, led by Kojirō, seemed to believe they would see Aoto overwhelmed by being one against three and cut down, so their faces began to show smug and wicked smiles.

In that split-second moment, Aoto quickly scanned their positions and confirmed their attack directions.

These three slashes coming from different directions looked quite frightening at first glance, but they were actually each cutting their own way without coordination!

And this gave Aoto a chance to exploit.

Aoto stepped aside effortlessly, dodging the upward strike from the ugly man at his back left.

While sidestepping to avoid the ugly man’s attack, Aoto swung his Orange Water horizontally, clashing with the tall man’s side slash with a "clang".

The two swords collided, and the huge force transferred through the blade to Aoto’s arms. Aoto directly used this recoil force that bounced back from his Orange Water, quickly drawing an arc with the Orange Water, leveling it above his head to block Kojirō’s downward slash.

Aoto thus dissolved the three men’s pincer attack like pouring hot water on snow.

Ichitaro, standing directly in front of Aoto, again yelled and launched a seemingly crushing slash at Aoto. However, this attack with strength but lack of speed was once again easily evaded by Aoto.

At this moment, Aoto couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

After the first round of fighting against the Red-faced Brothers and their allies, Aoto found that these people were much weaker than he had expected... by a lot!

Even Ichitaro, who was said to be quite adept with the great tachi, didn’t pose any sense of threat to Aoto.

Since he traversed, Aoto had been frequently engaged in deadly true sword combats with formidable foes, facing Mogami Shofu in the past and the leader of the Anti-foreigner Group, Shinno, more recently.

Having often faced powerful enemies, this rare opportunity to "bully the weak" made Aoto feel somewhat unaccustomed.

Now that the enemies before him were far weaker than he had anticipated... the blade of Orange Water suddenly turned fierce!

Aoto seized the battle opportunity, identifying a gap on the tall man on his front left, who hadn’t yet regained his posture after being parried, and charged forward like a raging torrent! The Orange Water in his hand turned into a silver-white blade light, descending like a meteor from left to right towards the tall man’s neck!

Aoto’s horizontal slash was much faster than the one the tall man had just used against him!

The tall man hadn’t reacted yet when his carotid artery was sliced open, instantly spraying out blood. He instinctively raised his hand to cover the spraying wound, letting out a few meaningless howls before collapsing to the ground.

Immediately after, Aoto continued his momentum, rushing at another of the five who were responsible for the pincer attack on Aoto, but had yet to seize an opportunity to strike even a single blow.

This guy was unprepared for Aoto’s sudden assault. The short man, caught off guard by Aoto’s rush, could only hurriedly thrust his sword towards Aoto.

It was quite coincidental — Aoto used his Natural Reasoning Heart Stream’s Unconscious Sword technique against the guy, which was also a thrusting skill.

Both their swords simultaneously thrust towards each other.

However — Aoto’s sword pierced through the man’s throat directly, while his sword was still more than a fist away from Aoto’s body.

—— What a classic rookie mistake...

Aoto thought inwardly.

This short man committed the most classic and common mistake of a swordsmanship novice — having no awareness of his own attack range.

This short man was barely over 1.5 meters tall.

With Aoto being a full 25 centimeters taller, naturally, his arm length was far superior as well.

With such a difference in their physiques, and both wielding tachi of average length, it was inevitable for Aoto’s Orange Water to strike the guy first.

In just the blink of an eye, Aoto, facing five opponents, had killed two of them in full view — both the Red-faced Brothers and the remaining underlings who were still standing were now wide-eyed in horror.

No good— Kojirō screamed inwardly.

This fellow wearing a fox mask is a master!

Realizing they couldn’t handle Aoto despite their numerical superiority, Kojirō made a snap decision: "Retreat! Leave these two..."

Kojirō loudly issued the retreat order.

But he had only gotten halfway through before he had no time to say the remaining words.

The shock and emotional turmoil led to a slight instability in Kojirō’s stance.

This fleeting flaw was clearly seen by Aoto.

Aoto locked onto the opportunity, springing forward with a movement like a coil! He unhesitatingly swung his sword at Kojirō!

The Orange Water in Aoto’s hands drew a gleam in the air, lunging fiercely at Kojirō along with Aoto’s body.

Seeing Aoto leap toward him, Kojirō’s pupils contracted sharply. He instinctively lifted his sword to slash at Aoto, trying to force him back.

But — Aoto neither dodged nor defended.

Kojirō’s sword and body collided heavily with Aoto’s charging sword and body.

"Ah!"

A shrill, ear-piercing scream.

The one screaming in agony was Kojirō.

Kojirō clutched his abdomen, blood seeping out, taking several steps back before lying back on the ground.

In contrast, Aoto, still maintaining his sword-wielding posture, was unharmed.

[Ding! Talent Scanned]

[Successfully Copied Talent: "Deceiver"]

[Talent Description: Able to lie without blushing or heart palpitating, making it hard for others to notice any anomalies]

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