At almost the same time, the back of the corridor was blocked by a large number of people.

Birthmark Face's shouts just now made all the guards in this tea house wake up from the chaos and rush to the "warehouse" on the second floor.

There are 8 people in front of the corridor and 4 people in the back of the corridor - all the guards in the teahouse who have not been knocked unconscious by Qingto and the others are now here.

Qingden's eyes were slightly narrowed, as if he were a professional, and his eyes quickly swept around, looking at the positions and distances of the guards blocking the front and rear paths between him and Kinoshita Mai.

At this moment, a confused murmur came from in front of him:

"Black fox mask, black face scarf..."

The owner of this muttering sound...is none other than the face with the birthmark.

The birthmark face is one of the eight people blocking the corridor ahead.

Looking at Qingdou and Kinoshita Mai who were surrounded by them, the birthmark face first frowned, and a look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.

After a while, his tightly knitted brows slowly relaxed:

"I remembered...you are the pair of Phantom Thieves: Cat Monk and Fox Monk, right?"

Having said that, the birthmark-faced eyelids sank, and after glancing at the nearby hall where a large amount of kerosene was stored, his tone became extremely cold.

"Huh, I don't know why these two famous people who cause trouble everywhere are here."

"But since you have entered our 'warehouse'... we cannot let you go casually!"

Uh-oh—the birthmark-faced man who didn’t mess around, and didn’t talk nonsense to Qingdeng and the others, pulled out the waistband from his waist.

Pulling out the knife on the face with the birthmark is like a signal.

After receiving this "signal" from the birthmark face, his subordinates also took out their weapons one after another.

The sound of drawing swords one after another made the atmosphere in this corridor instantly tense!

Kinoshita Mai looked solemnly at the enemies blocking both the front and rear ends of the corridor.

There is no way forward, no way back - we can only fight!

Kinoshita Mai, who had a heroic look between her brows, spread her legs, made a fist with her right hand in front, and a palm behind her with her left hand, and took a stance.

At this time, she suddenly heard Qingdeng beside her ask her softly at a volume that only the two of them could hear:

"...Do you have any way to deal with the four people behind you?"

When Kinoshita Mai heard this, she was startled, and then glanced at the four samurai who blocked their way back.

"If you only deal with the four people at the back... there will be no problem." Kinoshita Mai nodded firmly.

Hearing Kinoshita Mai's simple but powerful answer, Aoden's face hidden under the mask showed a smile: "Then - I will leave my back to you."

"I will be responsible for dealing with the eight people in front, and you will be responsible for dealing with the four people behind."

"...Hmm." Kinoshita Mai did not engage in any "bargaining" with Ayoto on this issue.

She turned her face slightly and cast a trusting look at Qingden.

She believed that she could deal with the four warriors at the rear.

He also believed that Qingdeng could deal with the eight people in front of him.

"Then I'll leave my back to you too."

After saying that, Kinoshita Mai adjusted her position.

Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita faced the enemies they were responsible for dealing with, back to back.

The two backs of one broad and the other petite are close to each other.

The corridor they were currently in was quite narrow.

It is extremely disadvantageous to use a long weapon like a knife in such a narrow environment.

So Qingteng did not draw out his orange juice, but drew out his wakizashi which he seldom used on weekdays.

As a secondary weapon of samurai, wakizashi was originally designed for use in narrow areas.

The enemies are taking action!

In this darkness, Taoist priests were approaching Qingdeng and Kinoshita Mai like they were blurred.

Qingden moved his body half a step sideways - he knew that this narrow environment would be beneficial to him and Kinoshita Mai who were at a numerical disadvantage. The enemy was afraid of accidentally injuring their accomplices and did not dare to advance decisively.

It was just as Qingdeng expected: although the enemies were approaching, they still did not dare to take the initiative to attack.

Qingdeng raised his gaze and observed the positions of the enemies in front of him.

There are three enemies standing in front of Qingdeng.

The enemy on the right is impatient and moves forward too much. There is a slight distance between the enemy on the front and the left, and the enemy on the left keeps retreating behind.

After simply visually observing the enemy's positions, Qingteng took the lead in launching an attack!

He first stepped forward, waved his wakizashi, and struck the samurai on the right who was standing too far forward with his sword, knocking him to the ground directly.

Then turn around and deal with the enemy in the center holding a knife.

Before the official fight with this enemy, Qingden could already see that this guy had made a fatal mistake - he drew the wrong weapon and shouldn't have used a knife.

This person is very tall, even taller than Qingdeng, almost 1.8 meters tall. He is still using a knife in such a narrow corridor with such a height...

Sure enough, this man quickly suffered the bitter consequences of "using long weapons in narrow places".

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" The guy let out a harsh qi sound while raising his upper body, preparing to attack Qingden.

However, as soon as he raised the knife, he heard a muffled "bang" sound, the blade struck the ceiling above his head, and the tip of the knife got stuck directly on the ceiling.

The knife hit the ceiling... Qingdeng would not let go of such a good opportunity.

Qingdeng dodged, and while passing by this man, he swung his knife across the man's waist from below. Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng didn't even look at the guy lying on the ground, and rushed towards the newly appeared opponent.

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The number of people is not as good as the birthmark face and others... This is both a disadvantage and an advantage for Qingdeng.

As early as just now, his "lonely" talent was already activated!

Qingdeng's strength was greatly increased due to the fact that he had many enemies. He was like a tiger among sheep, and he killed 4 enemies in the blink of an eye!

When Qingteng knocked down the fourth enemy, suddenly, a wakizashi stabbed towards Qingteng in a straight line - it was the face with the birthmark!

Qingden used the corner of his eye to confirm the path of the wakizashi's sword that was stabbing him. He sank down and avoided the fierce attack of wakizashi. However, the birthmarked face that missed the blow persisted and struck again.

Pounce on Qingdeng and launch a new round of attacks on Qingdeng

The martial arts used by Birthmark Face... Qingdeng happened to recognize it.

He had caught thieves using the same martial arts on the street before.

It's a small trick!

Kojutsushu: A martial art that combines bare hands and wakizashi that spread during the Warring States Period.

During the Warring States Period more than 300 years ago, in order to effectively counter the armored generals, people created a martial arts method——

First, knock the enemy to the ground with your bare hands, then pull out the wakizashi, stab the gap in the armor, and stab the enemy to death.

This martial art is the prototype of Xiaojujutsu.

Because it is a martial art born on the battlefield, Kojutsujutsu is extremely powerful. Once it is knocked to the ground by a master who uses Kojutsujutsu, it will be over.

Judging from the various movements of the birthmark face, it is not difficult to see that he has practiced his gadget skills well.

He cooperated with the remaining subordinates, you attacked the left and I attacked the right, you attacked the ground I attacked, and together they launched a continuous and fierce counterattack towards Qingdeng.

Relying on the acceptable level of small skills and the cooperation of the surrounding subordinates, Birthmark Face successfully stopped Qingdeng's offensive - of course, only temporarily.

Qingdeng is now in a "lonely" state. His strength is not strong enough to defeat Qingdeng's birthmark face and others. Their counterattack is destined to be short-lived.

Birthmark Face once again raised his wakizashi and pounced on him like a wall, pressing down on Qingdeng.

Although his move was very impressive, it made Qingden see the flaw in his lower body.

This time, Qingdeng did not guard or dodge, but directly bent his knees and attacked the bottom of the birthmark face!

The inertia of the pounce caused Birthmark Face to suffer a great loss. Although he slashed his wakizashi in his hand, he could not stop the momentum.

Qingdeng stabbed the knife into Birthmark Face's right hand holding the knife from below, causing Birthmark Face to let go of his hand due to the pain. At the same time, he grabbed Birthmark Face's left foot with his left hand and lifted it up hard.

Immediately afterwards, he saw the birthmark face somersaulting on top of Qingdeng's head, and with a thud, he fell upside down behind Qingdeng.

The birthmark face saw the floor that was dimmed into gray by the darkness rushing toward him, and then countless gold stars began to fly in front of his eyes, and a shattering pain spread throughout his body.

After being thrown heavily to the ground, he tried to get up, but he couldn't even raise his upper body. The strong dizziness overcame his reason - his eyes went black and he fainted completely.

[Ding! Talent scanned]

[Successfully copied talent: "Perceiver of Wind"]

[Introduction to talent: With enhanced hearing, the brain's ability to process "sound" information is enhanced, and the brain will not have difficulty processing excessive information due to enhanced hearing]

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Chapter completed!