The impact and roar shook the atmosphere.
——As blood brothers, their strength differs too much, doesn’t it...
After laboriously parrying another heavy strike from Chiba Daisaburo, Aoto couldn’t help but feel this way in his heart.
Chiba Daisaburo and Chiba Domon Shiro whom he just faced... the disparity in strength between these blood brothers is not just a little.
Aoto, along with Toshisuke and the others, five people against one Chiba Daisaburo, not only failed to gain any advantage but were suppressed by Chiba Daisaburo!
Kondo, Hijikata, and others had the fortune to witness Chiba Daisaburo in action a few times before, but they had never seen him at full force.
Thus, faced with Chiba Daisaburo who’s fully powered at the moment, Kondo and the others felt unfamiliar.
Chiba Daisaburo’s swordsmanship is extremely peculiar.
When dueling with him, you can’t help but feel like you’re fighting a pair of highly synchronized twins!
Chiba Daisaburo seems to have two independently functioning brains, each controlling one hand.
The two swords of his left and right hands can strike different moves at the same time, from different directions, towards the same target or multiple targets.
Clearly, there’s only one opponent in front, yet it feels like being besieged by two masters...
And Chiba Daisaburo is well-versed in the art of fighting against numbers.
He continuously shifts his steps and changes positions, never staying at one place for too long.
Relying on his exquisite step technique and control of the battle, he forcefully turns an “1 vs 5” melee into five “1 vs 1” duels.
Chiba Daisaburo is quite fond of his “Big Windmill” swordsmanship.
Utilizing his “Big Windmill,” he successfully repelled Aoto and the others attempting to besiege him, then with a “pasa” sound, his feet scrape the ground fiercely, charging towards Inoue like a beast!
From just now, Aoto and the others keenly sensed that Chiba Daisaburo has been deliberately unleashing a storm-like ferocious attack towards Inoue.
Presumably, he intends to first eliminate Inoue to reduce his number of opponents.
Pak! Pak! Pak!
Chiba Daisaburo’s tachi rises from the upper rank stance, executing a set of “New Year Swordsmanship,” slashing three powerful vertical strikes at Inoue.
Inoue barely defends against these three strikes, yet before he has a chance to catch his breath, another slash comes from an extremely tricky angle, heading straight towards him — this time, it’s Chiba Daisaburo’s wakizashi.
Chiba Daisaburo’s wakizashi in his left hand, silently “crept” into Inoue’s visual corner unnoticed — this position is often unconsciously ignored by the human eye.
In fact, Inoue only noticed the presence of Chiba Daisaburo’s wakizashi until the attack was launched.
“Ugh...” Inoue forcefully leans backward, trying to evade Chiba Daisaburo’s sudden attack.
Aoto and the others also rushed in as fast as possible, intending to aid Inoue who was in danger.
However... whether it’s Inoue’s evasion or Aoto and the others’ support, all were one step too slow.
Clatter!
A crisp breaking sound.
Chiba Daisaburo’s wakizashi precisely hits the ceramic bowl on Inoue’s forehead.
Inoue blankly raises his hand to touch his now empty forehead, then regretfully sighs... picking up his bamboo sword, he retreats out of the field.
By this time, Aoto and the others finally arrived late.
The four of them surrounded Chiba Daisaburo from the east, west, south, and north, launching a fierce coordinated attack on him.
Four swords rain down like drops towards various parts of Chiba Daisaburo’s body.
This time, Chiba Daisaburo didn’t use his forceful, fast, and overwhelmingly oppressive “Big Windmill.”
He took a deep breath, spread his legs, stood firm, and met Aoto and the others’ attack head-on!
The sword body swung at high speed... the two swords in his hands were forcibly swung out as if four swords, eight swords were being wielded!
Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak...
The dense sound of bamboo swords clashing, exploding like popcorn.
Aoto and the others’ strikes were entirely parried... moreover, Chiba Daisaburo seized the opportunity to counterattack!
This time, Chiba Daisaburo targeted Kondo.
The wakizashi in his left hand blocks Kondo’s sword tip in mid-air, while the tachi in his right hand simultaneously draws an arc approaching Kondo’s face... the motion fluidly executed!
Upon the commencement of the battle with Chiba Daisaburo, Aoto’s “Lone Brave” automatically activated... presumably, Kondo’s must be activated too.
Kondo’s “Lone Brave” is surely in full swing right now.
Yet even in a full “Lone Brave” state, facing Chiba Daisaburo’s extremely tricky timing and angle of attack, Kondo still struggles to dodge.
Kondo hastily retreats two steps, barely dodging Chiba Daisaburo’s sword.
By this time, Hijikata’s support arrived.
Standing on Chiba Daisaburo’s right, Hijikata frees his left hand, reaching out to grab Chiba Daisaburo’s left wrist.
Hijikata, having self-taught many techniques from various schools and unconventional methods, excels in using various strange techniques in battle.
Hijikata intends to rely on his self-taught jujutsu to disarm Chiba Daisaburo’s tachi; if successful, it’d be ideal. If not, restraining Chiba Daisaburo for others to attack would also be a good outcome.
Just as he was about to grab Chiba Daisaburo’s right wrist... unexpectedly, Chiba Daisaburo’s movements are incredibly agile; with a gentle twist of his right wrist, Hijikata catches only air.
In an instant, two silhouettes appear behind Chiba Daisaburo — it’s Aoto and Toshisuke.
Judging from their positions, Aoto and Toshisuke are at a perfect spot, standing precisely in Chiba Daisaburo’s visual blind spot.
The result, Chiba Daisaburo seems to have eyes on his back, his arms suddenly reach out backward — the wakizashi in his left hand attacks Toshisuke, the tachi in his right hand attacks Aoto.
Forced by circumstance, Aoto and Toshisuke, yet to launch an attack, could only retreat swiftly, widening the gap with Chiba Daisaburo.
At this moment... the “Big Windmill” strikes again!
Chiba Daisaburo swings his dual swords, driving Aoto and the others to retreat in a disheveled state further from him...
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Chiba Daisaburo is one of [Edo’s strongest swordsmen]. Those readers who think the current Aoto can suppress Chiba Daisaburo are truly overestimating... if Aoto could suppress Chiba Daisaburo now, wouldn’t the combat power be broken? Don’t think Aoto is too strong now; he’s still got a long way to go.
Wondering if any readers have played “Dark Souls III”? For those who have, you can liken Chiba Daisaburo’s Big Windmill to the Big Boss: Dancer’s Big Windmill within. Once you think about it this way, doesn’t Chiba Daisaburo’s oppression level seem to spike?

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