Chapter 185: Chapter 96: Aoto, Charge Into Battle! Gained Talent: Strong Muscle [9,400 Words]

Attack and defense, shifting in an instant!

Yamanaka quickly snapped back to his senses, shouting with a hint of panic:

"Quick! Stop them!"

As the shout fell, Yamanaka was the first to try and extricate himself from the fight with Kondo to intercept Aoto and Chokata, who were already closing in on the midfield.

But his intention had already been seen through by Kondo.

Kondo slashed at Yamanaka, forcing him to continue entangling in battle.

"Don’t let a single person go!" Kondo shouted at his companions on both flanks, "Keep them here! Don’t let anyone interfere with Mr. Tachibana and Toshisuke!"

"Ohhhh—!" The swordsmen from Shiwei Hall on both flanks responded to Kondo with a shout full of fighting spirit.

Why were Yamanaka and the others so tense?

Because it was a very simple addition problem.

Currently, the "Reserve Team" behind Little Chiba Sword Dojo consisted only of Chiba Shigetarou and Sazanoko.

Ordinarily, when facing Chokata Toshisuke, the Chiba siblings could only manage a stalemate with the highest combat power of Shiwei Hall by joining forces.

Even when the two of them fought against Chokata, they could only fight to a draw.

And now, Chokata had Aoto as a helper...

The balance would be broken!

The Chiba siblings also realized this, but they no longer had the time to think about it.

If they didn’t stop the two of them now, those two would soon reach their "Main Array"!

Thus, Chiba Shigetarou and Sazanoko braced themselves and intercepted Aoto and Chokata.

The strength of the Chiba siblings was above that of Aoto, so Aoto’s "Lone Brave" activated in the instant when the Chiba siblings blocked his path.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The sound of two sword swings echoed simultaneously.

Aoto and Chokata, taking the initiative, slashed at the Chiba siblings standing in their way!

Aoto, Chokata, Chiba Shigetarou, and Sazanoko, the four of them relentlessly wielded their swords like a fierce storm, continuously striking and thrusting at each other, with sword edges whistling past each other’s sides.

Under the warm winter sun, people and swords constantly leaped, broke through the air, and dashed swiftly.

Occasionally mingled with short, loud shouts and the sound of bamboo swords clashing, clearly conveying the intense conflict among the swordsmen.

Aoto knew that even with the aid of "Lone Brave," it was hard to single-handedly confront the Chiba siblings, so he wisely stuck close behind Chokata, allowing Chokata to take the lead in attack while he carried out support attacks, providing assistance to Chokata.

Remarkably, this was just Aoto and Chokata’s first time working together, yet their cooperation was exceptionally smooth for some reason.

Facing Chokata’s fierce attack, the Chiba siblings were already finding it hard to cope, and had to split their attention to guard against Aoto’s sneaky attacks.

Hence, under the combined assault of Aoto and Chokata, the Chiba siblings quickly fell into a disadvantage.

With a snap, Chokata deflected a thrust from Chiba Shigetarou and raised his bamboo sword overhead, jumping slightly, as if preparing to deliver a forceful downward slash on Chiba Shigetarou.

Chiba Shigetarou, seeing this, instinctively lifted his sword with extreme speed, ready to intercept the impending attack from Chokata.

As Chiba Shigetarou held his sword aloft, a faint smile appeared on Chokata’s face.

Suddenly, Chokata exerted strength in his waist and abdomen, swiftly causing his initially airborne body to ’sink’ back to the ground.

And Chiba Shigetarou, deceived by Chokata’s feint, still held a defensive posture with his sword raised.

Chiba Shigetarou’s current stance could be described as completely unguarded.

An unguarded state, in a sword fight, is the easiest way to ’die.’

Seizing the opportunity, Aoto swiftly struck a blow to Chiba Shigetarou’s forehead with his sword!

Crack!

Chiba Shigetarou’s forehead-guard... shattered.

[Ding! Talent scanned]

[Successfully copied talent: "Strong Muscle"]

[Talent Description: Muscles that resist fatigue]