Ping——
Zuocun jumped up and slashed again.
His left hand is already very weak, and Kururu probably won't be able to use it.
Saito blocked Samura's sword move and pushed Samura backwards. At the same time, he held the knife behind his back and slashed toward Samura's face from bottom to top.
Zuomura did not dodge, and his right hand, which was not restricted, slashed downwards subconsciously.
Poof——
Kijinmaru Kunishige directly opened a hole in Samura's chest, and Tsuruhe also slashed deeply into Saito's shoulder.
The two people used force at the same time to push each other away.
Saito covered his shoulders and looked at Zuomura standing in disbelief.
Why, why are you still standing like this even though you are covered with bruises?
Zuo Cun didn't pay any attention to the wound on his chest, and he jumped up again.
Zheng-ping!
Taking advantage of Saito's distraction, Samura used his injured left hand as a shield to break through Saito's defense.
The sword was raised high, and Saito's pupils suddenly tightened.
Poof——
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah--"
Saito's face was cut with a wound from the upper left to the lower right by Samura.
Saito stepped back quickly, but Zuomura didn't slow down at all.
What to do - this guy is as strong as a monster!
If you get close to him - you will definitely die!
Saito's heart beat violently.
Think of a way to break the situation!
——His knife!
Regardless of the sharpness, Saito dropped his sword and stretched out his left hand to grab Hehe's sword handle!
Ignoring the pain of the cut on his hand, Saito directly raised his leg and kicked it.
Zuo Cun was kicked in the chin and his whole body fell off the ground involuntarily.
but--
Zuomura reacted quickly and let go of Hehe directly, allowing himself to be kicked higher, and his legs directly clamped Saito's head in the air.
"What?!" Saito was startled.
Backflip, hands touching the ground, legs exerting force in the air——
Whoosh——
Saito was thrown directly by Zuomura with both legs!
Bang!
Saito's head hit the trunk of a tree and he lost consciousness, with blood flowing from his head.
Zuocun stood there, breathing heavily.
His whole body was stained with blood, and from the appearance, he looked like a bloody man.
His vision was blurred, and he could no longer think in his head.
"Pfft-pfft."
Another mouthful of blood spat out from Zuo Cun's mouth.
Zuocun knelt on one knee.
Okita Souji was hit in the back of the head by him, Nagakura Shinpachi was cut by him with deep wounds visible to the bone, Harada Sanosuke's head hit a tree trunk, and Inoue Genzaburo and Saito Kazuya also fainted.
"......Won......"
thump.
Zuocun fell.
He had reached his limit long ago, and somehow he was able to hold on until now.
On the distant treetops, a little bird flapped its wings.
It fell on Zuo Cun, and his blood-red eyes stared at the blood-red man.
What is striking is that this little crow-like bird has three claws.
"Go away, go away, the remnants of the Age of Gods."
came a male voice.
The little bird looked back at the visitor, with a trace of doubt in his eyes, but he still flew away.
Lu Silan limped to the scene on crutches.
He looked at Zuo Cun, who was lying on the ground, breathless and looking like he was about to die, and sighed.
"Now is not... the time for you to leave, Lord Annuo." With tears in his eyes, he tried to find a way to carry Zuocun on his back, and protected Zuocun with one hand to prevent him from letting go. Murakami fell off his back, holding a crutch with his other hand, and walked back step by step.
"Your story...is not over yet."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry you survived."
...
Just as Okada Izo, who had escaped from the Shinsengumi's pursuit, and Shannan Keisuke met in Mibu Village and were counting the casualties of the two teams, the two received a message.
Zuo Cun was injured and is currently recuperating at the Luslan Medical Center in Rensheng Village.
The two of them and Zhenna rushed to Luslan Medical Center.
After arriving at Luslan Medical Center, what he saw was Zuo Cun lying on the hospital bed, covered in blood.
"Mr. Samura!" Souna, who was in a panic, was not afraid of being stained by blood. She ran over crazily, trying to hug Samura.
But Lu Silan stretched out his hand to stop him.
"...Doctor Luslan?"
Luslan looked particularly tired.
"I've taken care of his wounds. Don't touch him now." Lu Silan couldn't even lift his eyelids from tiredness. "You...you can help him wipe his body this time." He was hurt too badly."
"Ah, okay, okay."
Okada Izo walked in from the outside and looked at Zuo Cun lying on the bed, his eyes dim.
"If it weren't for me..."
"Souna, come and rub this guy's upper body, and leave the lower body to me."
"Yes, I understand Mr. Okada."
Shannan Keisuke found Lu Silan: "Can you tell me...why Zuocun is here with you? Also, Zuocun's medical expenses..."
As he spoke, he wanted to take out his wallet.
"There is no need for medical expenses. Zuocun once saved my life. Even if he had not saved my life, I would have saved him." Lu Silan said with a tired smile, "And we have known each other for a long time. Yes."
"Longer than I've known you all... combined."
"......Yeah."
"That's right." Lu Silan took the crutch, walked to the room next to him, and took out a cloth bag.
Opening the cloth bag, what was inside was a human head stained with blood.
Shannan Keisuke's eyes shrank.
"This was dropped not far from Zuo Village... It should be what you need." Lu Silan spread his hands.
"I can't thank you enough." Shannan Jingsuke bowed slightly to Lu Silan.
"I'm going to rest. Zuo Cun was seriously injured. In order to save him, I really gave up half my life..."
While talking, Lu Silan went to his bedroom.
Shannan Keisuke was silent for a moment and wrapped Tokugawa Iemo's head again.
"Okada."
Yi Zang was washing the towel: "What's wrong Shannan?"
"That thing we were discussing before coming here...?"
"Oh, you're talking about the casualties."
Izo said with a guilty smile: "Thanks to Zuocun, he was too fast. Only two team members died during the entanglement stage, and the rest were only injured. How is the situation over there? Already?"
"No one on my side died, they were all slightly injured. After all, my mission is much easier than yours."
After the two people finished speaking, they were both silent.
"...Are we too incompetent?" Okada Izo asked.
"..." Shannan Keisuke didn't know how to answer.
Zuocun almost took all the key tasks on himself.
Sneak into Tokugawa Iemo's house, assassinate Tokugawa Iemo, and finally help Okada Izo buy time to retreat.
This mission was completed perfectly, if you ignore the seriously injured Zuo Cun.
At this moment, Souna walked out with a basin of blood.
