Most importantly, Mado also discerned that Ryuuji's attacks were methodical, like those of a skilled swordsman.
"Water Surface Slash, Consecutive Slashes!"
"Tide of Impact!"
"Takitsubo!"
"Flowing Life!"
One by one, the sword techniques used in Demon Slayer were employed by Ryuuji. Although these techniques, in Ryuuji's current state, could only manifest their form and not their spirit, they were sufficient to deal with Mado, who was completely ignorant of swordsmanship.
The fact that Mado could hold on for so long was enough to show that he was quite capable.
Mado hadn't expected Ryuuji to use swordsmanship in combat. In his entire career, Mado had never encountered a {Ghoul} who used swordsmanship.
However, he had encountered {Ghouls} who used martial arts or combat techniques.
"Wood Release: Pierce!"
Then, Ryuuji launched another thrust attack towards Mado's head.
In a moment of crisis, Mado used the quinque case in his other hand.
As the other quinque case disintegrated, a quinque resembling four leaves instantly enveloped Ryuuji's blade-like Kagune. Besides the Kagune, Ryuuji's arm was also enclosed within the quinque.
Mado's quinque this time was made from Madam Ryoko's kagune sac.
Just as Ryuuji was about to launch another attack with the blade-like Kagune on his other hand, Madam Ryoko's Kagune completely enveloped Ryuuji, leaving only his head exposed.
Meanwhile, although Amon Koutarou was younger than Mado, his overall combat ability was significantly weaker. Coupled with facing Touka Kirishima, a Koukaku user with high burst power, Amon Koutarou was quickly injured by Touka Kirishima. His coat was slashed by crystal feathers in many places.
Those slashes corresponded to numerous bleeding wounds, and the blood flowing from them accelerated Amon Koutarou's fatigue.
The reason Amon Koutarou was in such a sorry state, besides his insufficient raw strength, was the significant drawback of his quinque.
Amon Koutarou's quinque was made from a Koukaku kagune sac. Although its strength was high, its weight was considerably heavier than other quinque. Furthermore, this Koukaku was relatively low-grade, incomparable to Madam Ryoko's high-grade Koukaku. Thus, it could only maintain a mace-like form and could not change shape.
With such a quinque, it was difficult for Amon Koutarou to evade Touka Kirishima's crystal feather attacks.
Amon Koutarou's quinque would be more effective against Rinkaku or Bikaku.
"What should I do? I'm about to collapse before even dragging the battle into a stalemate!" Amon Koutarou panted.
Touka Kirishima gave Amon Koutarou no chance to catch his breath or stall for time. She immediately pressed forward again. In his weakened state, Amon Koutarou couldn't keep up with Touka Kirishima's speed. In an instant, Touka Kirishima was in front of Amon Koutarou.
Simultaneously, as Touka Kirishima's Koukaku was about to slash towards Amon Koutarou's neck like a sharp blade, the air around them suddenly exploded.
"Bang!"
A gunshot echoed as a bullet was fired. Touka Kirishima's figure immediately fell to the ground.
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