My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 333 - 134: Aoto and Mukiwa vs Arson and Theft Magistrate [6500]

At the same time as Aoto and the Red-faced Brothers engaged in battle, Mukiwa also faced off against Kuichiro, Hex Sanlang, and Tora Goro, who had been sent by Kojirō to deal with her.

Kuichiro let out an unsteady Qi Union shout as he charged at Mukiwa with his sword, striking mercilessly at her vital points.

As the sharp blade was just inches from Mukiwa, she took a deep breath and shifted her body to the left.

The distance she dodged was neither more nor less, just enough to avoid Kuichiro’s attack, the blade brushing past her body.

At the precise moment when Kuichiro’s old strength was spent and new strength didn’t yet arise, and before he could withdraw his strike and regain his stance, Mukiwa swiftly extended both hands, directly grabbing Kuichiro’s right hand that held the sword.

Crack—like the crisp sound of a bamboo stick snapping.

Using a special technique, Mukiwa twisted Kuichiro’s right arm in an unnatural direction, bending it at an angle impossible for most people.

"Ahhhh—!" A gut-wrenching scream erupted from Kuichiro’s throat.

With his right arm twisted into a pretzel, the intense pain made Kuichiro unable to hold his sword, which slipped from his grasp.

Mukiwa’s body... was as flexible as a gurgling stream.

After disarming Kuichiro, Mukiwa took another deep breath, then utilized her waist strength, using Kuichiro’s right arm as a leverage point, she "leapt into the air," both legs raised, with her head down and feet up, using her legs to clamp down on Kuichiro’s head, then with a twist of her waist and legs, she "flung" Kuichiro to the ground.

Clang.

The sword that had just fallen from Kuichiro’s hand and his body hit the ground simultaneously.

Disoriented and seeing stars, Kuichiro whimpered a few times before passing out.

Although the Red-faced Brothers and their companions teamed up for murder for fun, their cooperation was terribly lacking.

There was hardly any decent coordination between them—probably because they were used to bullying the unarmed and defenseless. Facing someone slightly stronger, their "lack of cooperation" flaw was greatly magnified.

Mukiwa rapidly disposed of Kuichiro, and before long, the slower Hex Sanlang and Tora Goro finally arrived.

Seeing Hex Sanlang and Tora Goro charging at her from the left and right, Mukiwa flipped backward, performing two neat backflips, jumping off Kuichiro and evading their attacks.

Mukiwa didn’t jump too far back—because if she did, it would make it difficult for her to counterattack.

After dodging their attack with a backflip, Mukiwa didn’t immediately stand up but instead lowered her body’s center of gravity quickly and swept a kick at Hex Sanlang’s right leg.

Crack—another sound like a bamboo stick breaking.

With the sound of a bone-cracking noise that made one’s teeth grit, Hex Sanlang was directly kicked to the ground by Mukiwa.

After Hex Sanlang fell, Mukiwa intended to seize the opportunity to deliver a finishing blow.

However, it was no longer necessary—when Hex Sanlang fell, failing to break his fall, his forehead hit the ground hard. After some whimpering, he followed Kuichiro’s fate and fainted.

With both companions down, Tora Goro was suddenly isolated and helpless. His expression changed in an instant, he rigidly held the tachi in front of him, stepped a half pace forward then hurriedly drew his foot back, unable to advance or retreat.

Mukiwa continuously kept a corner of her eye on Aoto’s battle.

Although she knew Aoto, who had been through fierce battles, was strong, she couldn’t help but feel a bit worried when she saw the Red-faced Brothers send five people, including themselves, to encircle Aoto.

Ultimately, facts proved—her worries were unnecessary.

At the same moment she dealt with Hex Sanlang, Aoto had just struck Kojirō down onto the ground.

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Lying doesn’t reveal any abnormality?

Aoto replicated this talent from Kojirō, which didn’t surprise him. After all, according to the intelligence he initially knew, Kojirō was a skilled liar capable of reversing black and white. Aoto now nominally acquired this guy’s lying skills.

Aoto felt this "Deceiver" might be more suitable for Hijikata Toshizo, who had countless lovers.

Kojirō was stabbed in the abdomen, the blood gushing from his wound quickly staining his clothes.

Though he desperately tried to cover his wound with his hand to stop the bleeding, it was ultimately futile.

With more air going in than out—even if he were sent to the hospital immediately, he probably wouldn’t survive.

Less than half of his standing companions remained... the morale of these psychopathic murderers, unsurprisingly—collapsed.

This was normal; it was never possible to expect these murder-crazed lunatics to have a strong combat spirit.

As soon as the situation turned unfavorable, they would typically scatter like monkeys from a fallen tree.

With five out of eight down, the remaining ones—the ugly man standing slightly behind Aoto, and Tora Goro, who had been scared witless by Mukiwa, hurriedly turned and fled in different directions.