"Kozuki Oden... he really is different from before."
Kenshin said softly.
Around Himura Kenshin were eight strong samurai. Even before following Kozuki Oden, they were already some of the stronger ones in Wano Country. After joining Kozuki Oden's group, he used dark power to strengthen them, and they were getting stronger and stronger.
But even so, all eight of them were looking at Himura Kenshin with nervous expressions. Their bodies were tense, showing that even with all eight of them present, they didn't dare to make any reckless moves against Himura Kenshin.
After hearing Kenshin's words, Kinemon carefully gripped his sword and slowly said, "Himura Kenshin, my lord has been looking for you for a long time."
"I will take his life one day, you don't need to be in such a hurry."
Kenshin said calmly, "Before long, you will meet in hell."
"Arrogant!"
Kinemon shouted loudly.
And that shout was like a command, and all eight of them drew their swords at that moment.
An early strike gives you advantage, especially when Himura Kenshin's strength is overwhelming; they had to take the initiative!
But they still didn't understand the difference between them and Kenshin.
The strongest move of the Flying Heaven Two-Sword Style isn't the sword moves after drawing the sword, but 'reading moves' and 'drawing sword strike'. Reading moves is somewhat similar to the Observation Haki of predicting the future; it's a technique to predict the next combat method by seeing the enemy's tiny movements.
When they were about to make a move, Kenshin had already acted first.
And this first move was the strongest drawing sword strike!
A speed beyond lightning, flashing like light. The slash formed when Kenshin drew his sword in that instant was extremely fast. Even the strongest Ashura Doji couldn't see the trace of the sword light. He only saw a flash of cold light...
*Thud!*
Kikunojo's throat suddenly split open, and blood spurted out with a *splurt* sound. His pupils were still in a highly tense, constricted state, and he didn't seem to have realized what had happened.
Blood splashed high, and his brother Izo, upon seeing this scene, his pupils widened as he yelled, "Kiku!"
The hand holding his sword was bulging with veins. He roared furiously, "Himura Kenshin!"
In his rage, he unleashed a full-force slash, the sword covered in black Haki, and within the Haki, there seemed to be a special dark power.
But his anger meant nothing to Himura Kenshin. Kenshin simply turned and dodged his slash, followed by a storm-like barrage of attacks from the other six.
Himura Kenshin glared coldly. His already drawn sword constantly chopped and sliced in various positions like lightning, blocking all of their attacks.
Then, he suddenly thrusted, the thrust landing on Kanjuro. But after being stabbed, Kanjuro turned into a painting. It was just Kanjuro's substitute.
Although it was just a substitute created by Kanjuro, it firmly grasped the sword swung by Kenshin. In that instant, another flurry of attacks came like a storm. Of course, the remaining people wouldn't miss this opportunity.
"Dragon Nest Flash!"
Kenshin wasn't afraid at all. He instantly unleashed countless slashes, not only breaking through the surrounding people's sword styles, but also leaving several wounds on their bodies.
And then, Raizo suddenly appeared behind Kenshin. Kenshin turned around to make a slash, but a special power seemed to spread out from Raizo's body.
That power made Kenshin unable to move for a moment.
Body Binding Technique!
Raizo was a ninja, so he naturally knew many abilities that samurai did not. This body binding technique was one of them. However...
Just as he thought he had successfully controlled Kenshin and wanted to cooperate with his companions to kill him, he suddenly felt the power in his body rapidly disappearing...
Simply because something extremely sharp had swept across his neck in that instant. Although his face was very large, and you couldn't even see where his neck was, Kenshin's slash directly cut off his head!
"Raizo!" Seeing this, Kinemon couldn't hold back his anger anymore. Even with Kozuki Oden's brainwashing, they wouldn't feel fear, but watching their comrades die one by one was still too painful.
Raizo's head separated from his neck, and Kenshin had already appeared behind him at some point. Raizo's body binding technique succeeded but didn't succeed, because it only bound him for a very, very short distance.
As soon as Kenshin landed, he was met with a fierce slash from an enraged Kinemon. But he had already predicted their movements through reading moves. Although Kinemon's slash was ferocious, Kenshin easily dodged it with a leap backward.
"Dragon Twister Flash"
During the backward jump, Kenshin forcibly broke free from the pull of gravity and twisted his body in mid-air. Originally, there were samurai attacking from both his sides and behind him, but Kenshin simply spun around and slashed his sword across their chests.
He was faster than Denjiro, Kawamatsu, and Izo. Before their swords could even swing down, his sword had already slashed across their chests. More blood spurted from their chests, instantly staining the ground red.
This slash wouldn't kill them directly, but it was enough to seriously injure them.
"Oh, pitiful weaklings."
After landing, Kenshin saw a sea of red in front of him and said from the bottom of his heart, "In the face of the strong, the weak don't even deserve to have thoughts. You are all truly pathetic."
"Shut up!" However, his opponents were already consumed by anger at Kenshin. The tall Ashura Doji shouted loudly, "Oden Two-Sword Style: Peach Garden Ten Fists!"
They were all training in Oden's sword style, but...
"It's still far from Kozuki Oden's slash."
Himura Kenshin said coldly. Seeing Ashura Doji attacking with unmatched momentum, he simply calmly unleashed a slash.
Then, Ashura Doji's powerful slash was dodged by Kenshin with a sidestep. Kenshin took a step forward, and then blood splattered out, and Ashura Doji directly knelt on the ground.
Kenshin's body was soaked in blood, and his face was also covered in sticky blood, making him look like a demon who had walked out of hell.
And in fact, that was the case. He was facing Wano Country's high-level combat power, but in front of him, they were like garbage. One slash could take someone's life.
He looked at the remaining samurai and revealed a demon-like smile.
"To the pitiful samurai who have turned into little devils, for the time being..."
His body overflowed with killing intent.
"Let my sword release you."
Ah...!
Faced with the imposing atmosphere of Kenshin, the remaining people launched a final charge.
And so...
Blood spread throughout the land.
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