My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 396: Chapter 147: Crushing Niitsuma Kan!

Seeing this, Niitsuma Kan quickly retracted the bamboo sword that was parried, then readjusted his stance, this time switching to an upward diagonal slash from the lower right to Aoto’s chest.

——This move... when slashing out, he specifically held the sword hilt a bit lower to extend the attack range slightly... The reason for adopting a stance starting from the lower right is to make it difficult for the opponent to see through changes in attack range...

Aoto took a small step back, just exactly enough for Niitsuma Kan’s upward-pointing sword tip to only scrape the air.

What’s going on?!

The smile that had just appeared on Niitsuma Kan’s face slowly stiffened, the smile gradually turning into a frustrated and agitated expression.

At first, Niitsuma Kan thought it was an illusion. But now, he had to realize—Aoto seems to be getting more and more familiar with his moves...

Regardless of the move he uses, the now familiar Aoto can skillfully perform precise defenses or evasions.

At the beginning of the battle, some of Niitsuma Kan’s attacks could still pose a considerable threat to Aoto, repeatedly forcing Aoto to retreat and reposition.

But now—Aoto’s body is like it’s glued to the ground, flexible and stable, no matter how fierce an assault Niitsuma Kan launches, Aoto blocks or evades it with ease.

All of his moves have been seen through and unveiled by Aoto... the most direct impact of this is that the balance of the battle is tilting visibly towards Aoto!

This is as expected—when all your moves become predictable to your opponent, being suppressed by them is inevitable. frёewebnoѵēl.com

What’s going on?! What’s going on?!

The gradually pale-faced Niitsuma Kan shouted inwardly, mixed with a tinge of fear.

Why is Aoto suddenly familiar with every one of his moves? Having a certain level of talent in swordsmanship himself, Niitsuma Kan naturally understands why this is the case.

But he is unwilling to admit this fact, which is excessively cruel to him...

There is only one reason—Aoto has improved.

It’s that simple.

And that’s not the most terrifying part.

The most terrifying part is that Aoto’s improvement continues...

Aoto’s "Sword Genius" just received a major boost yesterday, with the original "Swordsmanship Talent Amplification at 50 times the average person" now turned into "62 times amplification."

The "Ghost Heart" combined with the now upgraded "Sword Genius"... how terrifying the synergy of these two is, is clearly reflected in this ongoing duel against Niitsuma Kan.

Since the battle started until now, in less than 3 minutes, Aoto has basically become familiar with Niitsuma Kan’s usual moves and quickly learned to apply them, starting to target Niitsuma Kan specifically with attacks and defenses!

Bang! Bang!

Two intense sounds of bamboo swords clashing resounded loudly.

Aoto swung his sword twice, blocking two consecutive strikes from Niitsuma Kan, then turned around to thrust towards Niitsuma Kan’s opening.

This move by Niitsuma Kan had long been seen through by Aoto, so counterattacking from this angle precisely posed the greatest threat to Niitsuma Kan.

As expected—watching the sword coming towards him, Niitsuma Kan, whose brain had become much more agile, was flashing alarms furiously.

With pupils suddenly contracting, Niitsuma Kan scrambled back, narrowly dodging Aoto’s counterattack.

And just as he hadn’t yet steadied his body after retreating, Aoto immediately pressed forward, adopting a lower rank to slash at Niitsuma Kan’s legs.

Aoto had already uncovered Niitsuma Kan’s weakness in his lower stance, maintaining a high-intensity offense that effectively disrupted Niitsuma Kan’s rhythm.

Even ordinary people who completely do not understand swordsmanship can now clearly see—Niitsuma Kan is gradually being suppressed by Aoto, and at a visibly deteriorating speed that’s pushing him into a disadvantage.

Just moments ago, Niitsuma Kan was able to fight on equal footing against Aoto; why is it that in less than 3 minutes, he has become unable to match Aoto?

They don’t understand, and don’t care to understand—after all, their intention is merely to watch the excitement and see something remarkable.

Compared to these ordinary people who don’t understand swordsmanship, those with a certain level of swordsmanship skill wore much more dramatic expressions.

On the spectating seats, almost all swordsmen with a certain level of swordsmanship, including the renowned "Skill of Chiba," "Powerful Saito," and "Position of Peach Well," couldn’t hide the shock on their faces. Some of their expressions were more exaggerated, not just shock but rather horror.

There are many who can gain insights and progress while fighting.

But achieving such significant progress in such a short amount of time... to describe it as "one in ten thousand" would be an understatement!

Even Zhouzhu, Kondo, and Chokata from the Shiwei Hall now exhibited surprised expressions—feeling as though Aoto’s talent seemed to have risen even higher...

Shigetarou, who had been restlessly shaking his leg while anxious earlier, has now stopped, his eyes wide open, his mouth agape uncontrollably.

He thought he had already estimated Aoto’s talent highly enough, but now he found that his assessment of Aoto’s talent was perhaps still too conservative...

Beside him, Sazanoko too lost her previously calm demeanor, her beautiful eyes now wide open, her gaze towards the arena filled with strands of unconcealable astonishment.