"Hosuke! Damn it!"
Looking at Horikawa Hosuke, who had been blasted away by Qian's Rasengan and was coughing up blood nonstop, Kawada Yuhiro could not help cursing under his breath.
With that, he flickered forward and lunged straight at Qian, seemingly worried that he would finish him off.
Unfortunately, Qian had no intention of finishing him off at all.
In the other man's current state, even without Qian delivering the final blow, he would not live long.
However, Kawada Yuhiro's attack still had to be stopped.
Clang—
In an instant, Qian drew the long blade at his waist and blocked Kawada Yuhiro's attack.
And with his previous experience, Kawada Yuhiro did not choose to test strength against strength. Instead, he swiftly changed moves and continued launching attacks at Qian.
Clang, clang, clang—
A dense series of metallic clashes rang out.
The two figures crossed at high speed, and in the span of a few breaths, they had exchanged more than a dozen moves.
Yet Kawada Yuhiro had not gained the slightest advantage.
Not only that, but the rhythm of the fight he had initiated was gradually being taken over by Qian.
Looking at Qian's left shoulder, Kawada Yuhiro's expression shifted repeatedly. After hesitating for a moment, he still decided to retreat.
Although he hated to admit it, Qian was simply stronger than him.
If he kept fighting, he feared he would not only be unable to support the other battlefield dozens of meters away, but his own safety would also be threatened.
Under these circumstances, retreating was the best choice.
As for the four squads on that battlefield...
For now, they could only blame their bad luck for running into the support squad led by Qian.
Kawada Yuhiro was also a decisive man. Once he made up his mind, he