Although losing two fingers meant that Kirino Toshiaki would eventually lose the battle, he had no intention to admit defeat just yet. Instead, he chose to fight to the last minute, defending his dignity as a samurai to the end. As a top master of the Bakumatsu era, once he decided that he would fight till the death, he would tremendously boost his combat power.
Kirino Toshiaki shoved away the distracting thoughts flooding his mind. Every strike he made was designed to inflict injuries to both sides. To a certain extent, he made up for the disadvantage of holding the katana in his left hand. Zhang Heng still had the upper hand in this battle, though. As time went by, the wounds on Kirino Toshiaki increased.
