"Mitsuki Mita... Indeed, he's different from before."
Kenshin murmured softly.
Surrounding Kenshin Himura were eight powerful warriors. Even before following Mitsuki Mita, they were already among the stronger individuals in the Kingdom of Kazan. After joining Mitsuki Mita's camp and being infused with the power of darkness by him, they were becoming stronger and stronger.
However, even so, the eight of them were now nervously watching Kenshin Himura. Their bodies were tense, indicating that even though all eight of them were present, they dared not make any rash moves against Kenshin Himura.
After hearing Kenshin's words, Jin'emon cautiously gripped the sword in his hand and slowly said, "Kenshin Himura, the master has been looking for you for a long time."
"I will take his life sooner or later, you don't need to worry too much," Kenshin said calmly. "Before long, you will meet him in hell."
"Arrogant!" Jin'emon shouted loudly.
And it was this shout that seemed like a command. In that instant, the eight of them drew their swords.
To strike first is to be strong, especially in the case of Kenshin Himura's overwhelming strength. They had to launch an attack actively!
However, they still didn't understand the difference between them and Kenshin.
The strongest technique of the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū was not the sword technique after drawing the sword, but the "reading of the opponent's moves" and "sword-drawing slash". The so-called reading and predicting the future, similar to the Observation Haki, was a technique that could infer the opponent's next fighting method based on their subtle movements.
While they were preparing to act, Kenshin had already moved first.
And this first move was the strongest sword-drawing slash!
Faster than lightning, it flashed like light. Kenshin, in that instant, drew his sword so fast that even the strongest Asura Child couldn't see the trajectory of the sword light. He only saw a flash of cold light afterwards...
Splurt!
Kikuzo's throat was instantly torn open, and blood spurted out with a splattering sound. His eyes were still in a highly tense state, seemingly unaware of what had happened.
Blood sprayed high, and his brother, Kamezō, saw this scene and widened his eyes, roaring, "Kikuzo!"
Veins popped on his hand holding the sword, and he roared furiously, "Kenshin Himura!"
In his rage, he swung his sword with all his might. The sword was filled with a black aura, and within that aura seemed to be some special dark power.
But his anger meant nothing to Kenshin Himura. Kenshin simply avoided his sword with a turn, followed by the other six attacking like a storm.
Kenshin faced them with a cold expression. His drawn sword was like lightning, constantly parrying their attacks in various postures.
Then, a sudden stab landed on Kanshichirō, but after being stabbed, Kanshichirō turned into a painting. It turned out to be just a substitute created by Kanshichirō.
Although it was just a substitute created by Kanshichirō, it firmly held the sword that Kenshin swung, and in that instant, it was another storm-like barrage. The remaining people, of course, wouldn't miss this opportunity.
"Ryūsō Sen!" Kenshin faced them fearlessly, instantly slashing out countless times, not only breaking through the surrounding sword styles but also leaving several wounds on them.
Then, unexpectedly, Raijō appeared behind Kenshin. Kenshin turned around to strike, but a special power seemed to spread from Raijō's body.
That power momentarily immobilized Kenshin.
Body immobilization technique!
Raijō was a ninja and naturally had abilities that many warriors didn't possess. This body immobilization technique was one of them. However...
Just as he thought he had successfully controlled Kenshin and was about to cooperate with his comrades to kill him, he suddenly felt his power rapidly disappearing...
Because in that instant, something extremely sharp cut across his neck. Although his face was huge and his neck was barely visible, Kenshin's sword directly cut off his head along with his neck!
"Raijō!" Jin'emon couldn't help but be overwhelmed by his own anger at this scene. Even though they were brainwashed by Mitsuki Mita, they wouldn't feel fear, but watching their comrades die one by one was still too painful.
Raijō's head separated from his neck, and Kenshin, somehow already behind him, succeeded in immobilizing Raijō but not completely. Because he only immobilized him for an extremely short distance.
As Kenshin landed, he was met with a fierce sword from the angry Jin'emon, but he had already predicted their movements through "reading", and Jin'emon's sword, though fierce, was easily avoided by Kenshin's backward leap.
"Ryūten Sen!"
In the process of leaping back, Kenshin forcibly broke free from the force of gravity and twisted his body in mid-air. Originally, there were warriors attacking him from both sides and behind, but Kenshin simply rotated and slashed their chests.
His speed was faster than Tsubamegaeshi, Kawakami, and Kamo. Before their swords even swung down, Kenshin's sword had already struck their chests, causing more blood to gush from their chests, staining the ground red in an instant.
Although this sword didn't directly kill them, it was enough to inflict serious injuries.
"Pathetic weaklings," Kenshin said sincerely as he landed, facing a bloody scene ahead. "In front of the strong, the weak are not even worthy of thoughts. You are truly pitiful."
"Shut up!" However, his opponent was already in a state of extreme anger. The tall Asura Child shouted loudly, "Mita Nitōryū - Tōgen Jūken!"
They were all practicing Mita's swordsmanship, however...
"Still far from Mita Mitsuki's slash."
Kenshin said coldly and, facing the unmatched momentum attacking him, he just calmly slashed.
Then, the powerful slash of the Asura Child was exactly avoided by Kenshin's sidestep. Kenshin took a step forward, blood spurted out, and the Asura Child fell directly to his knees.
Kenshin's body was soaked in blood, his face covered in sticky blood, making him look like a demon coming out of hell.
And indeed, that was the case. He was facing the advanced combat power of the Kingdom of Kazan, but they seemed like trash in front of him, as he could take their lives with just one slash.
He looked at the remaining few warriors, revealing a smile like a demon.
"Poor warriors turned into little demons, for now..."
A murderous intent emanated from him.
"Let my sword free you."
Ah...!
Facing Kenshin's imposing presence, the remaining warriors launched their final charge.
And so...
Blood was everywhere.