Chapter 571 - Gion Blood War (VI) (2/2)

It had been a long time since the Ikedaya Incident that he’d felt this excited. Although he had been battling for a long time, the sudden secretion of adrenaline completely nullified his pain and fatigue. The katana in his hand never felt so light before.

He was at his peak right now!

Seeing that the enemies took the initiative to attack, Okita Soki would bring out his best to defeat them. So, he instantly employed the skill he was proudest of-a three-stage charging strike, the Seigan no Kamae. The tip of the katana was pointing at the bottom right direction. From there, Okita Soki would smack it down abruptly to stop the opponent’s strike. After that, he would lift the sword with all his might and slash his opponent with lightning speed. At that time, the opponent would be left defenseless for a split second, as if killing them without them putting up a fight.

The older samurai was considered an experienced warrior. He had encountered all kinds of opponents, and although he knew these two men before him were mighty, he was somewhat confident that he could defeat them. As long as he managed to block their attacks a few times, his allies behind him would charge and kill them. By that time, the ma.s.sive mound of pressure he was experiencing would be reduced by a lot. Even if it were not easy to win the fight, at least he wouldn’t be banished to the losing side.

Dreams were always perfect, but the reality was crueler than he thought. He did not even get to see how the young man in front of him move. After a second, the world around him began spinning wildly. The last question that crossed his mind was why the trees in the courtyard were slanted. After killing an opponent, Okita Soki did not feel much excitement because nearby, Zhang Heng had also killed an enemy with a clean strike. This round could only be considered a tie at best. He did not even know the name of the man he just killed. To him, he was just an unimportant character.

“Come and kill me!!! Do it now,” Okita Soki eagerly darted around, seeking out his next prey. “Don’t forget our main goal.” Zhang Heng saw that Okita Soki was enjoying slaughtering the enemies. He could not help but remind him about their task on hand.

“You’re right. Only by eliminating s.h.i.+nsaku Takasugi can the world returns to its peaceful state.” Okita Soki agreed with Zhang Heng’s point of view. Both of them continued to battle for a little longer and defeated the samurai who stayed behind. Tobaku supporters in the tea house gradually reduced in numbers to the point that they could no longer stop the two of them.

Zhang Heng killed the last enemy that was closest to him and rushed to the side door. He then raised his head and looked out the tea house, quickly lowering down his head again.

There was a gunshot!

Before the Satsuma Domain samurai managed to draw their katana at the alley to ambush Zhang Heng, their throats were slit when he charged at them. And Okita Soki was following right behind. After dealing with the two annoying flies, Okita Soki’s face flushed red from the vigorous exercise, and he could not help but start hacking away.

“Are you okay?” Zhang Heng remembered that the young man beside him had a cough like s.h.i.+nsaku Takasugi, but Okita Soki seemed to be in a relatively better situation.

“It’s not a problem. I have this sickness since I was a child. I need to take it easy.” The Okita Soki was not bothered by it. He then added, “It’s okay if I don’t rest. It’s important to go after them.”

Zhang Heng was worried about him.

“You can rest for a while. I want to confirm their current location as well.” After he said that, he climbed up to a machine nearby and actively searched for the positions of s.h.i.+nsaku Takasugi and Kirino Tos.h.i.+aki. Soon, he saw the samurai who escaped from the tea house were divided into two groups, one of the group was heading to the west and the other to the east.

s.h.i.+nsaku Takasugi should be hiding in one of the groups.