My Gang of Swordsmen-Chapter 111 - 80: Niō Stands Tall!

Exhausting all his strength, he wrote until 2 a.m., yet still couldn’t reach 12,000 words...QAQ

Although he failed to complete yesterday’s bold declaration of "12,000-word update," he still managed to write 10,000 words, which should suffice for the dear readers (leopard head crying.jpg)

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Although a wave of enemy reinforcements arrived, Oomura and the others, who were currently unstoppable, didn’t fear them at all.

Especially Oomura—affected by Aoto’s heroic charge earlier, Oomura now felt his blood boiling, as if there was a fire burning in his chest.

Only battle could slightly suppress the flames fiercely burning within his chest!

Oomura, in an extremely excited state, would take down a member of the Anti-foreigner Group with almost every slash he made.

The Anti-foreigner Group members who launched a counterattack were firmly suppressed by Oomura and his group.

The battlefield on Oomura’s side didn’t require much worry; even without any reinforcements, they should be able to defeat the enemies before them.

On the other hand, the situation on Aoto’s side made Anthony quite anxious.

He turned his head and urgently said to Kiryu, who was standing beside him:

"Hey! Kiryu! Stop standing there like an idiot! That guy with the spear looks really strong! Tachibana Aoto has already been suppressed by that guy! If this keeps up, he’s going to lose! You need to go help him! With your skills, you could take out that guy with the spear with your eyes closed, right? (French)"

Due to his anxious mood, Anthony unconsciously spoke in his native language.

They had all relied on Aoto to turn the previously extremely desperate situation around.

Since Aoto had done such a huge favor for them, Anthony couldn’t possibly stand by and do nothing about Aoto’s current predicament.

Anthony even thought about whether he should join the battle in person, using his revolver to stealthily fire a cold shot at Mogami or something.

However, his marksmanship was really poor, and Anthony didn’t have the confidence not to accidentally hurt Aoto in the midst of Aoto and Mogami’s struggle, so he had to give up on the idea of "personally going forward to support."

Moreover, with the battle still ongoing and a considerable number of enemies launching counterattacks, Anthony didn’t dare to carelessly wander around the chaotic battlefield.

"Mr. Kiryu!" Mukiwa at this moment also quickly stepped to Kiryu’s side, casting a pleading gaze towards Kiryu, "Mr. Angoulême is right, you should go support Mr. Tachibana!"

"..." Kiryu, who had been expressionlessly watching the battle between Aoto and Mogami from a distance, remained silent after hearing Anthony and Mukiwa’s requests.

It wasn’t until a moment later that Kiryu softly said to Anthony in fluent and extremely standard French:

"...Anthony, remain calm. (French)"

After saying this to Anthony, Kiryu switched back to Japanese:

"Young Master, you should also stay calm."

"The situation over at Mr. Tachibana’s side is not as bad as you think."

"Anthony, you made a small mistake earlier."

"Though Mr. Tachibana is being suppressed by that guy with the spear...he’s still far from being in a situation where he will inevitably lose."

Kiryu’s eyelids lowered slightly at this moment.

"Rest assured, if it truly comes to a point where I must step in to rescue, I will immediately go forward to support."

"But before such a time comes...I want to see."

"To see what kind of performance this young man can have in the face of such a strong enemy..."

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——Mr. Oomura and his group are busy dealing with the counterattacking enemies and definitely can’t come to support me in a short time...

After dodging another thrust from Mogami, Aoto used the corner of his eye to observe the battles of the others.

——Saito is nearing exhaustion; just dealing with the few enemies attacking him is already incredibly tough for him; he likely can’t come to assist me anymore either.

——So, I’ll have to defeat this guy alone...

Aoto raised his eyes, glaring with utmost seriousness at Mogami, who was launching another straight thrust towards him.

At the moment, Mogami was like a cannon turret. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The Wind Cut in his hand was his cannonball.

The ultra-wide attack range allowed him to stand at ease in place, using Wind Cut to stab at Aoto, occasionally executing a "Sweeping" area attack, while Aoto could only be passively hit.

The expansive attack range also gave Mogami enough time to dodge.

Aoto estimated: to rush into a position where his sword could strike Mogami...it would take at least 1 or 2 seconds.

This amount of time was more than enough for Mogami to leisurely retreat 1 or 2 steps, reopen the distance with Aoto, and continue using the spear to attack him.

Without getting close, it’s impossible to launch an effective attack on Mogami.

Being unable to launch an effective attack on Mogami...means defeat is only a matter of time.

Although Aoto could rely on "Lone Brave" and "Eagle Eye" to keep evading Mogami’s attacks, his stamina wasn’t unlimited.

There would come a time when his stamina would deplete, leaving him unable to dodge Mogami’s attacks any longer.

——Think carefully...

Aoto calmly said to himself.

——Is there any...way to get close to this guy...

Saito, Oomura, and the others, though unable to help Aoto deal with Mogami, fought fiercely, holding back the counterattacking Anti-foreigner Group members, preventing them from supporting Mogami, allowing Aoto to focus on handling the formidable enemy ahead.

Aoto widened his eyes, diligently watching the trajectory of Wind Cut’s swings, trying to find any exploitable flaws.