Naming a cow that cannot eat radishes "radish"... Sanako felt a little weird in her heart, but she didn't say anything more.
After all, it is completely Qingto's freedom to name his own mount. As an outsider, Sanako is not in a position to make irresponsible remarks.
Just before saying goodbye to the old farmer, Qingdeng casually asked about the age of the radish. According to the old farmer, the radish was a mature bull that had just turned three years old.
Even someone like Qingden, who knew nothing about raising cattle, could tell from the size of the carrot how well this big black cow was fed and cared for during its short three-year life.
The body is strong and strong, with clear muscle lines faintly visible on the four hooves. They are very strong. Even if they are carrying Qingden and Sanako on their backs, the two adults can still run very fast, and their speed is not much slower than that of ordinary pack horses.
Moreover, he has a very docile temperament. Qingdeng only needs to gently tug on the reins in his hands, and the carrot will turn obediently, never disobeying Qingdeng's orders. Qingdeng also runs very smoothly, even without a saddle or stirrups, Qingdeng
They were still sitting quite comfortably.
"Go along this street to the end, then turn right, and you will see a very hidden path. After entering that path and walking all the way to the end, you will be able to enter the shortcut to the residence that I mentioned."
Sanako sat sideways behind Qingteng in a very elegant and ladylike manner, constantly giving clear instructions to guide Qingteng.
"Can a radish enter the path you just mentioned?" Qingden lowered his head and glanced at the width of the radish's shoulders.
The towns of Edo are dotted with a large number of alleys that are too narrow to walk around.
"It can go in." Sanako said in a confident tone, "Although the trail is not particularly wide, it is more than enough to accommodate the cow... and the radish."
"That's good."
After pointing out the route before entering the shortcut for Qingto, Sanako closed his mouth and became quiet.
Because of Sanako's silence, the silence immediately surrounded a man and a woman who were riding on the back of an ox. The only sounds that reached their ears were the sound of radish running, breathing, and the whistling sound coming from beside them.
The passing wind.
However, it is strange to say that.
It was obvious that both of them were silent now, no one was speaking, but there was no awkwardness in the atmosphere between them.
There was only a strange sense of stability that dominated the atmosphere between the two.
Until Luobo carried the two of them across the spacious street under his hooves, Aomori followed Sanako's instructions and pulled the reins to the right.
Only then did the sweet sound like silver bells control Qingdeng's ears again.
"...Tachibana-kun, tonight...thank you very much..."
Without any explanation or explanation, Qingden also knew what Sanako was thanking him for when he said "Thank you".
While Carrot was running forward steadily, Qingden turned his head and looked back.
Sanako, who was sitting sideways behind him, maintained a fist-width distance from him, with two slender legs close together and a straight waist. His left hand rested quietly on his legs, and his right hand held the cow's back.
Even the rich darkness of night could not hide the alluring white jade luster from her pretty face, which was like gelatin. Her slender ponytail hanging down to her waist was fluttering in the wind, so beautiful.
Sanako had been staring at the street scene on the left that was rapidly retreating with eyes that seemed to be looking into the distance.
Probably feeling Qingteng's gaze, Sanako turned her beautiful eyes and met Qingteng's eyes...and then in the next moment, Sanako quickly retracted her sight and took the initiative to withdraw from the confrontation with Qingteng.
"...You're welcome." Qingto smiled lightly, "I hope Miss Sanako is safe and sound."
Qingdeng turned his gaze back to himself.
"Although I'm asking now, it seems a bit late...Miss Sanako, why did you suddenly come to help me and help me point out the shortcut to the residence?"
Sanako seemed to have expected Qingdeng to ask this question and had prepared an answer in advance. As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, she replied in a calm tone without thinking:
"I'm not the kind of good person who doesn't fight back when someone bullies me."
"I have received so much 'care' from the anti-barbarian group. If I don't find a way to repay them, I really can't swallow this breath."
"Even if it's just a little bit, I want to give the anti-barbarian group some counterattacks as much as possible and cause some trouble for the anti-barbarian group."
"Besides... I really can't sit idly by and ignore the anti-barbarian group's plan to burn down the settlement."
Sanako's left hand, which was resting quietly on her legs, slowly tightened.
"They are indeed a bunch of unreasonable lunatics...Have they never thought about the consequences if the fire gets out of control..."
"Although I can't even walk well now, so I probably can't be of much help, but I still want to do my best to stop the atrocities of the anti-barbarian group."
It's early summer now, which is one of the times of the year when fires occur most frequently and are most likely to get out of control.
The area of the settlement is not small. If such a large block is burned and the fire unfortunately gets out of control... it is not impossible for the entire Edo to be burned down.
This is not an alarmist statement. The "Meiretsu Fire" that burned more than 80% of Edo to ashes more than a hundred years ago was caused by a woman's kimono sleeve that was on fire.
Even a woman's kimono sleeve on fire could burn down more than 80% of the buildings in Edo... let alone an entire city block on fire.
As soon as Sanako finished speaking, Qingto, who had just returned his gaze to the front, turned his head back behind him and looked at Sanako with a charming look.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like this all of a sudden?" Sanazi asked Qingden, who suddenly looked at her with this weird look, in a timely manner.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly discovered...Although Miss Sanako and I have known each other for a long time, I have never known Miss Sanako very well."
"Just now, I have a new understanding of you, Miss Sanako."
Having said this, Qingdeng changed into a tone filled with emotion and admiration.
"I feel more and more that your Qianba family tutors are really amazing."
Sanako, who understood the implication of Qingden's words, raised her delicate hand to hold down the right temple hair that was blown by the wind and slapped her pretty face.
"After all, I am a daughter of the martial arts family." Sanako said calmly, "If I don't even have the courage to fight against evil, then I'd better give up martial arts as soon as possible."
"The tutors of the Chiba family are really amazing..."
Perhaps it was because the current atmosphere was just right for speaking. Sanako, who was affected by this atmosphere, hesitated for a while and then opened his lips again:
"... Mr. Ju, if you arrive at the settlement later, you find that the government team has not arrived yet, but the people from the anti-barbarian group have already begun to launch an attack... What are you going to do?"
"At that time, please help me take care of the carrots."
Qingdeng's reply... there was no hesitation or hesitation at all.
Qingto's answer was too fast and he spoke it completely without thinking. Sanako couldn't help but look surprised because he was not expecting it.
Although Qingdeng's answer was brief...but the information was sufficient and clear.
"Do you want to fight alone against the entire anti-barbarian team that attacked the settlement?" Sanako couldn't help but ask a quick rhetorical question in a slightly out-of-control, high-pitched tone.
"You can't just hide away and do nothing, right?"
Qingteng choked Sanako back with just one word.
"As you said just now, Miss Sanako, if the anti-barbarian group is allowed to act so recklessly, I'm afraid the entire Edo will be destroyed by them."
"The Trial Guard Hall is my only place to live now."
"If the fire gets out of control due to the indiscriminate arson of the anti-barbarian group and the test hall is burned down, I cannot accept such a result."
"not to mention……"
Qingdeng's words suddenly stopped.
After murmuring "What's more," a trace of memory appeared on his cheeks.
A petite figure with beautiful long pale golden hair flashed through Qingden's mind.
"...I also promised a child living in the residence that I would come back to play with her when I have time."
Qingden's cheeks and corners of his mouth relaxed...the relaxed facial lines turned into a soft smile.
"I don't want to break my promise."
Surprise, shock... and emotions as if she had heard some terrible news appeared on her expression. Sanako's face was covered with a complex expression composed of various emotions.
Her eyes, which were originally quite mature and calm, now became as bright as if she couldn't focus.
She looked at the tall back of Qing Deng who was very close to her with eyes that seemed to be looking into the distance, her red lips twitching slightly.
She seemed to want to comment on Qingdeng's remarks just now.
It wasn't until a long time passed that I finally heard a murmur full of various emotions, floating out from between Sanako's seductive red lips and white teeth.
"...Tachibana-kun, you...are so brave."
After much thought, Sanako finally only thought of the adjective "brave".
Apart from "brave", she really couldn't think of any other more suitable adjective that could be used to properly evaluate Qingdeng's current words and deeds.
"Brave..." Qingdeng softly repeated the adjective Zuo Nazi had just given him, and he couldn't help but smile. With a smile on his lips, he turned to look at the beauty behind him again, "Thank you for the compliment."
"Miss Sanako, you are also very brave."
"Even though I was injured, you still dared to come to my aid and help me get to my residence."
"Regardless of men and women, most people probably don't have the courage like you."
Regardless of gender... Hearing Qingden's unintentional compliment, Sanako's fingers that were holding her right temple suddenly loosened slightly uncontrollably, and her hair flew up, slightly covering Sanako's hair.
The delicate face is showing a very charming expression.
It's a pity that Qingto didn't have the opportunity to appreciate Sanako's novel expression.
At this time, Radish finally arrived at the trail that Sanako had just mentioned, "As long as you walk all the way to the end, you will reach the shortcut to the settlement."
Qingdeng looked back to the front, pulled the reins in his hand with moderate force, and led Carrot into the trail.
"Come on! Carrot!"
"Moo~~"
Luobo seemed to have completely accepted the name "Luobo". After Qingdeng's powerful shouts ended, Luobo raised his head to the sky and let out a "moo" in response to Qingdeng's shouts.
At this moment, the man of a nearby house happened to be awakened by the sudden sound of running hooves and the braying of cows.
"Why are there cows braying..." The male host rubbed his sleepy eyes vigorously and opened the window with confusion on his face.
Then he saw a samurai and a very beautiful woman riding a big black bull galloping through the streets of Edo.
"What the hell?!"
The scene was so grotesque that the man screamed in surprise as if it was a conditioned reflex.
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Edo, settlement, Bright's mansion——
The beautiful music of the piano kept coming from a corner of the hall.
A string band composed of more than ten musicians played dance music with lingering sounds.
In the center of the hall, couples of men and women laughed and danced to this beautiful dance music.
Bright is one of the first foreign businessmen to come to Japan to do business. Although his financial resources are not the strongest among all foreign businessmen in Japan today, his background is not bad.
In order to celebrate his 60th birthday, most of the residents of the Edo Residence were invited to this dance. Regardless of the circumstances, Bright would not be stingy with his lavishness.
To describe Brett's dance party in a simple and direct sentence...that is, even the inconspicuous details are full of luxury.
Three chandeliers hang low above the hall where the dance is held. Slim green ferns hang from the chandeliers, and they hang down naturally, adding a touch of warm color to the hall.
On both sides of the hall, there are long tables. The light from the chandelier reflects on each crystal cup on the long table, shining brightly.
All the tableware on the long table is made of silver, including bottles containing condiments and boxes for knives and forks.
The white tablecloths laid on each long table are so dazzlingly white that they are dotted with red roses, which are very difficult to obtain in Japan today.
Not to mention the catering, even the current shogun: Tokugawa Iemo is here. Faced with this dazzling menu list, he may feel dumbfounded after seeing what the banquets at this ball are eating.
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Toasted white bread, smoked fish, crackers, lamb from Wales, caviar from Tsarist Russia, foie gras parfait and foie gras steak from France...
There are also purple grapes, apples, watermelons and other fruits that are in season in Japan on the table.
These delicacies were served to the banquets with dry red wine from Lafite, sherry from Andalusia, champagne from France and other drinks.
The wine is mellow and delicious, and eating food with these drinks is like swallowing gold.
Of course, Brett's favorite Japanese sake will not be missing from the dinner table at this dance.
The expensive sake he ordered from his old friend at the mall: Natsume Sohachiro was delivered on time today.
However, among all the attendees at the banquet, only Bright liked Japanese sake, so basically only Bright drank the sake he ordered.
There is no need to worry about whether Brett can finish drinking so much wine.
This old man's stomach is like a bottomless pit, and he can easily drink no matter how much sake he drinks.
Brett, who drank bottle after bottle of his favorite sake, had already finished all 9 bottles of sake. Despite drinking so much, he was still in good spirits, with only a slight blush on his cheeks. (1合=
180ml)
"Oh, these grapes are so sweet." Anthony's eyes lit up as he chewed the grapes he had just put into his mouth. "Elodie, do you want to try these grapes?"
"Huh~~"
As soon as Anthony turned his head to look at Elodie beside him, he saw Elodie let out a big yawn.
At the moment when her mouth opened wide due to yawning, Elodie raised the back of her white right hand to cover her mouth in time to prevent herself from showing too indecent posture.
Yawning in public is a very ungraceful thing. For Elodie, who has received a strict education since childhood, if she were not extremely sleepy, she would not be able to do such a thing.
action.
"Elodie, are you tired?"
There was a hint of hesitation between Elodie's brows.
Probably knowing that it would be difficult to lie in this state, Elodie hesitated for a moment, then raised her head and smiled helplessly at her grandfather.
"Well... I'm a little sleepy..."
After saying that, Elodie blinked hard in her eyes, which were already filled with sleepiness.
Anthony took out his pocket watch and opened it to see - it was just after 11:30.
At this time, it was long past Elodie's usual bedtime, so it was normal for Elodie to feel sleepy.
"Elodie, why don't we go home now?"
For the sake of Elodie's health, Anthony suggested this.
After all, Elodie is only a 12-year-old child, and staying up late is not good for the development of a child like her.
This suggestion of "go home" was made out of concern for Elodie's health.
But Elodie didn't seem to appreciate it very much.
As soon as Anthony finished speaking, hesitation appeared in Elodie's pupils and pulled repeatedly.
"Grandpa, I...I want to play for a while longer..."
After whispering her request, Elodie stretched out her little hand, picked a grape that Anthony had just recommended to her on the table in front of her, and stuffed it into her mouth.
Anthony was stunned for a moment, and then smiled with relief as he quickly figured out the reason.
Tonight... to be precise, after the dance started, Anthony saw Elodie so excited and excited for the first time in a long time.
The rare lively activities, the chatter and laughter of people around... these all made Elodie, who usually had to stay alone at home due to lack of playmates, feel particularly fresh and happy.
From time to time, some people who are familiar with Anthony will come to ask her, this little lady, to dance politely. Although she is not good at dancing, people who come to see her as a child will not dance too seriously.
But Elodie still felt quite happy.
Recalling the smile that Elodie had shown since the beginning of the dance, Anthony smiled tenderly at Elodie.
"Okay then, let's wait a little later, but we can't eat more of those desserts."
The first half of Anthony's words made Elodie smile, and the second half made Elodie's entire little face collapse instantly.
"I want to eat another piece of that little cake..."
Elodie pursed her lips and looked at the small cream cakes placed on a dinner plate not far away.
"No. That kind of food is unhealthy. Just eat it occasionally. You can't eat too much."
When it comes to desserts, Anthony is very determined and will not give in.
After sternly forbidding Elodie to eat any more desserts, Anthony lowered his gaze again and looked at his little granddaughter, who he regarded as the apple of his eye.
Tonight, Elodie was wearing a white dress that Anthony had recently bought for her.
The delicate white skirt matches the child's sky-blue eyes and long, tangled pale golden hair.
Elodie has now recovered from her frustration at being forbidden to eat dessert by her grandfather.
She also seemed to like the grapes that Anthony had just recommended to her, and she happily put the grapes into her mouth one after another.
Looking at Elodie's happy look... Anthony's eyes seemed to be looking at some distant scenery, and he became trance-like.
Strictly speaking... Anthony is indeed looking at a very distant scenery now.
He was staring at the scenes of memories that had been buried deep in his mind since he brought Elodie to Japan.
"Huh? Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly in a daze?"
Elodie noticed something strange about Anthony and stopped stuffing grapes into her mouth.
"nothing……"
Anthony raised the thumb and index finger of his right hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously.
"I just suddenly felt very emotional... It's so great to have rescued you from that man's hands and brought you to this distant country."
"Although this country is still full of crises...but the lives of our grandfather and grandson will definitely get better and better."
Elodie lowered her eyebrows in surprise for a moment, and then she smiled softly, showing a mature smile that didn't match her young and petite body.
"Grandpa, don't cry here."
Elodie raised her hand and gently stroked Anthony's back.
Inexplicably being comforted by his granddaughter, Anthony's expression became angry and funny.
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At this moment——
Outside Bright Mansion, somewhere——
"Is everyone here? Are everyone ready?"
"Are you all ready?"
"Okay, let's go!"
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To some people, tonight is truly a blessing... The dark night with almost no moonlight is equivalent to a natural "protective color".
Under the cover of night, dozens of black figures approached Bright's mansion from all directions, holding large wooden boxes.
After arriving at an inconspicuous corner, they used the tools they prepared early in the morning to pry open the wooden box.
If Mr. Bright were here, he would definitely feel familiar after seeing this wooden box and the contents inside it - the bottles and cans in the box are exactly the sake he ordered from Natsume Sohachiro.
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Clinking clang... These dozens of black shadows took out the sake from the box one by one, making a crisp sound of porcelain clinking against each other.
"Move quickly and throw them all out!"
Following this order, the bottles of sake that the shadows took out from the box were thrown forcefully towards the Bright Mansion next to them.
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
The unpleasant smell instantly filled the surrounding space.
The contents of these "sake" bottles are not sake at all, but pungent kerosene!
"ignition!"
A cold cry without sadness or joy is like a sentence announcing guilt and punishment.
Hufufu...!
The sound of burning flames...
Waves of heat and fire surge high!
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"Um?"
Elodie twitched her little nose hard.
"Grandpa, do you smell anything strange?"
"Strange smell?" Anthony glanced at Elodie beside him in confusion, sniffed slightly, and then his face changed slightly.
He also smelled a strange smell...
This strange smell spread rapidly, and after a while, more and more people in the ballroom stopped what they were doing and looked puzzled because they smelled this strange smell.
The smell is getting stronger... Some people with a strong sense of smell have already smelled the smell of something burning.
Immediately afterwards, following the strange smell, strange sounds came into the dance hall.
Crack, whir... Even though the sound was very subtle, most people could clearly hear the sound of the flames burning...
A bad guess suddenly emerged in everyone's mind.
What a coincidence - at this moment, a maid rushed into the ballroom and shouted, quickly confirming everyone's terrifying guess:
"It's not good! It's not good! It's on fire! It's on fire! (English)"
Although many of the attendees at tonight's dance are from non-English-speaking countries, they can still understand some simple English words, such as "fire".
There was a tense atmosphere in the ballroom instantly.
Then in the next moment, this tense atmosphere exploded——
"Elodie!"
Anthony shouted the name of Elodie, who was still recovering from the shock. He opened his big fat hands, hugged Elodie and rushed out of the mansion.
Screams, running sounds...the hall no longer has the elegant atmosphere it had before.
These banquet guests, who until just now were still well-dressed, now fled towards the gate of the mansion and outside the mansion in a hurry, regardless of their image.
The fastest runner was a handsome Englishman wearing a black tuxedo.
He pushed open the door of the mansion forcefully, and then——
Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!
Arrows whizzed past him.
Dozens of warriors blocked the door of the mansion with a fierce and murderous attitude. Ten of them were holding broad Japanese bows. When they saw someone coming out of the mansion, they immediately raised their bows and shot without thinking.
Although the arrow did not hit the Englishman, it frightened him badly.
"Don't go out! There are many killers out there! (English)"
The man was so frightened that his back was covered with cold sweat, and he retreated into the house in panic.
Anthony, who held Elodie in his arms, was at the forefront of the escape team, so he also saw the group of warriors blocking the door of the house, and a new layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
The door could not be opened... everyone could only turn around in panic and look for other escape routes.
However... no matter it was the side door or the window, all the places where he could go out were blocked by murderous warriors.
Where there are no warriors, there is fire.
Because a large amount of kerosene had been thrown in advance, the flames spread extremely quickly.
The flames spread rapidly along the pillars and walls. In just a moment, half of the mansion was engulfed in flames.
Thick, stinky smoke began to flow toward everyone.
Sparks flew and exploded in the ears, and the wooden frame on fire above collapsed, passing past Elodie and Anthony. Elodie was so frightened that she screamed.
"It's okay, it's okay." Anthony quickly stroked Elodie's back to comfort Elodie.
Anthony's voice was shaking uncontrollably... He was also very scared now, but in order not to aggravate Elodie's panic, he could only hold back his inner uneasiness and fear.
The fire was already coming... We couldn't stay here for long, so everyone quickly fled to places that had not been affected by the flames.
Bright's mansion wasn't that big to begin with, but those black shadows just lit the fire from both the east and west directions, so the flames spread at a jaw-dropping speed.
In the end - because they could not find a way to escape, everyone had no choice but to return to a spacious corridor closer to the door, and wandered around in this corridor anxiously.
“Are those people outside ‘anti-barbarian’ thugs? (Russian)”
"Mr. Bright! Do you have a secret escape here? (English)"
"Ahem! Ahem! Don't stay here! The smoke is coming! (French)"
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Men were roaring, women were screaming...a variety of languages mixed with heat and smoke.
The sudden change made everyone's faces pale and filled with fear.
As of five minutes ago, these people who were chatting in polite ways and dancing with graceful movements were now screaming and roaring in terror... The scene was so full of contrasts that it seemed strange.
A sense of humor...
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Elodie and Anthony were all trapped in Bright's mansion, so they didn't notice that not only Bright's mansion, but also several other places in the residence were set on fire at almost the same time.
It was like a slow-playing movie suddenly had its accelerator button pressed, and the original tranquility of the residence was completely shattered.
The sound of burning flames, the sound of wind whipped up by the fire waves, screams, and the sound of footsteps running away in terror...
The sound wave composed of these sounds should be harsh and unpleasant to the point of making people feel uncomfortable.
But for Kamino, these sounds are simply the most beautiful music in the world.
——Finally, we can destroy this hateful neighborhood...
Kamino sighed silently, then slowly raised his head with mixed feelings, raised his gaze, and looked ahead at the front door of the Bright Mansion, which was being blocked by a large group of people led by himself.
There was a complacent look on his face as his ambition had been realized.
Destroy the settlement in Edo and kill all the foreigners in the settlement - this is Kamino's long-cherished wish before establishing the anti-barbarian group, and it is also his grand plan to "get rid of all barbarians in the country"
The first small goal.
In order to realize this long-cherished wish, Kamino made the most thorough plan a long time ago and launched the greatest mobilization.
After the losses of several previous major operations, as well as the "Elite Soldiers Plan" launched by Kamino himself to eliminate the bad and preserve the good, the current number of members of the anti-barbarian group is no longer what it used to be.
With the current small number of people in the anti-barbarian group, it would be difficult to kill all the foreigners in the settlement.
After all, these barbarians also have legs and can escape. It is really inefficient to send people all over the block to catch and kill people without any plan.
Regarding how to efficiently kill the Yi Di in the settlement - this question has been bothering Kamino for a long time.
Until not long ago, he learned a piece of news that made his mind suddenly lively: a certain guy named Bright in the settlement would hold a grand dance on the night of his 60th birthday.
All residents of the residence will come to participate.
The barbarians in the settlement actually gathered together... This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight off the barbarians!
So, after much consideration, Kamino decided to time his long-prepared plan to "destroy the settlement" on Bright's 60th birthday...that is, on the night of this day!
The "killing goal" he has set tonight is very clear-concentrate all combat power to kill everyone attending the Bright Ball tonight!
Since most of the residents of the residence were in Bright's mansion tonight, if they could kill all the attendees, the harvest would be enough to satisfy Kamino.
As for how to kill the attendees of Bright's Ball... Kamino's plan was not cruel and vicious.
Set fire to Bright's mansion, and then lead people to block the door and other places of the mansion to prevent anyone in the mansion from coming out. The people in the house will either be burned alive by the fire, or they will rush out of the house and be killed by them.
Hack to death, shoot to death - the above is the entire plan drawn up by Kamino.
From the point of view of "guaranteed to kill everyone in the house", this plan is undoubtedly the safest and safest.
Kamino learned the lessons from the last attack on Fanshu Tiao Institute.
Simply sending people into the mansion to arrest and kill them would be too slow, and it would be easy for fish to slip through the net.
In contrast, setting fire to the house directly, and then concentrating manpower to block the few entrances and exits such as the door, would force the people in the house to choose between "being burned to death" and "running out of the house and being hacked to death."
If you have a choice, the efficiency will be higher, and it will be less likely to miss a kill or kill by mistake.
Snap, snap, snap, snap...
At this time, Kamino heard two sets of footsteps approaching them from the west.
They are two settlement guards holding minie rifles.
When the two guards arrived and saw the large group of people gathered outside the Bright Mansion, they were immediately frightened and took a breath.
Without the need for Kamino to personally give orders, a rather sturdy samurai immediately led several people, drew his sword, and killed the two guards who suddenly appeared.
These two guards were very brave. Even though the enemy in front of them was dozens of times their own, they still bravely raised their guns and prepared to fight back.
However...the cruel gap in combat power cannot be filled by mental strength alone.
These guards were fine in maintaining law and order in the residence on weekdays, but they were really powerless to fight against the terrorists like the anti-barbarian group.
Although the guns they used were Migne rifles, which can be considered the most advanced rifles nowadays, these two guns were really useless against such a large number of enemies.
Bang! Bang!
The two guards opened fire one after another, but all the bullets were empty...
Taking advantage of the opportunity when their ammunition was empty, the strong man who had just led several warriors to kill the two guards immediately led a swarm towards them.
Although the guards turned their guns around in time and used the barrels as clubs, they were eventually hacked to death because they were outnumbered.
Kamino, who quietly watched the whole process of the two guards from their appearance to their execution, sneered "ha", turned his attention back to the Bright Mansion in front, and then said with a comfortable
He said secretly in his heart:
——These barbarians must be wondering now why there are almost no guards coming to rescue them.
——I don’t know what their reaction will be if they learn that most of the guards here have been killed by us.
In order to reduce obstacles as much as possible and reduce subsequent casualties, Kamino personally led people to sneak attack on the residence of the residence guards before burning the residence.
The sneak attack was quite successful.
The number of guards in the residence was not large to begin with, but due to the unexpected sneak attack on Kamino and others, those who stayed in the residence were basically wiped out, while Kamino and others suffered almost no casualties.
In a word - the security system in the residence is basically paralyzed.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from the street corner next to me.
However, what appeared this time was no longer the remaining guards of the residence, but the subordinates sent by Kamino to set fire to other places in the residence.
"Mr. Kamino, we have successfully lit the house on the east side!"
"Yeah." Kamino nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
If you want to destroy this hateful "Yidi settlement"... you can't just kill people.
Those Western-style buildings that are an eyesore cannot be left behind either!
Therefore, in addition to "killing all the attendees of Bright's Ball", Kamino and the others have also set a goal tonight: to completely burn this hateful neighborhood to ashes!
In order to maximize the use of the kerosene he had urgently purchased from Rakshasa, Kamino had studied in detail how to set a fire with his colleagues who had some knowledge of architecture.
After research - they only need to set fire to 5 houses in the east, south and west directions, which is enough to plunge the entire settlement into a sea of flames!
After subtracting the kerosene needed to kill the attendees of Bright's Ball...the remaining kerosene is enough to complete this "fire mission"!
The subordinates sent by Kamino to set fires have now returned one after another, and their "fire missions" have been completed quite successfully.
At the moment, the firelight pouring out from all parts of the residence illuminates the entire residence as bright as day.
In order to ensure that tonight's operation of "destroying the settlement" can be completed successfully with the greatest results, after removing necessary personnel such as "guarding Sanako and Natsume Yue", Kamino will bring all the companions he can bring tonight——
A total of 66 people were brought to the residence.
At this moment, with the return of the "arson team", the 67 thugs from the anti-insurgency group headed by Kamino have now gathered outside Bright's mansion.
They all looked at the Bright Mansion which was gradually being swallowed up by the fire with excited, excited and emotional expressions.
Some people are gearing up, hoping that some Yi Di will rush out of the mansion because they can't stand the heat of the fire, so that they can also experience the pleasure of killing Yi Di with their own hands.
Some people half-closed their eyes, looking like they were enjoying themselves, listening to the screams and wails that kept coming from the mansion.
Some people, headed by Kamino, looked at the Red Lotus Hell in front of them with smiles on their faces, as if they were "happy in the spring breeze".
The firelight hit them, drawing long ghostly shadows on the ground behind them.
The laughter of these people; these shadows exuding a cold aura; coupled with the sound of burning fire and the screams of people that now dominate the entire settlement...
This scene is like a hundred ghosts walking at night.
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The fire in the mansion gradually became stronger.
The sound of wood splitting kept coming from all over the mansion, and more and more ceilings and walls collapsed and fell, causing a large number of sparks to fly into the dark night.
"Staying here means waiting to die! Let's rush out together! (French)" someone suddenly shouted.
"Didn't you see those warriors blocking the house? If you just rush out like this, you will die! (French)"
"Then what do you think we should do? Just sit back and wait for the fire to come over and burn us to death or smoke us to death?"
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People with different ideas were arguing...making the already noisy space even more noisy, and adding an air of despair to the surrounding atmosphere.
The fire came back again.
The smell of burning wood spread all around, the wind brought by the flames rolled, and there was an uncomfortable creaking sound as the mansion was being burned, and a large number of flying sparks fell on Elodie's face.
Sparks pricked the skin...thick smoke irritated the eyes and nose...the throat hurt as if it was being burned by flames. Every time she swallowed a mouthful of saliva, an unpleasant bitter taste appeared in her mouth, which made Elodie cough continuously and unbearably.
When I worry about my own image, I cough until I almost vomit.
"Elodie! Elodie!" Anthony, whose voice was so anxious that his tone changed, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from Elodie's forehead.
"I...I'm fine..." Elodie took a deep breath, then raised her little head and gave Anthony a smile that tried to reassure Anthony.
Listening to Elodie's weak voice, looking at the smile Elodie showed him now... Anthony felt a strong sadness in his heart and hurriedly raised his head, trying to find if there was any safe place.
However... in such a mansion that has been surrounded by a sea of fire, there is no safety at all...
Although Anthony tried hard to control it... his emotions still broke out, and one after another uneasiness and fear emerged from his cheeks.
Elodie, who was still held in Anthony's arms, looked at her grandfather quietly.
"grandfather……"
She stretched out her little hand and gently touched Anthony's wrinkled face.
She wanted to say some words of comfort to her grandfather, who was now very uneasy and frightened.
But after whispering "Grandpa" softly, nothing could be said...
She is... also scared now...
Hands, feet, lips, voice...the whole body was trembling constantly.
So scared...so scared...
This feeling of fear that made the whole body tremble suddenly brought back memories of the past.
She was also like this on that snowy night a few months ago. She was so scared that her whole body was shaking, worried about pain and death.
However, on that snowy night a few months ago, there was that man.
The man... who saved them...
The man... who calmed the fear in her heart with his sword...
The tall back of this man appeared in front of Elodie's eyes.
"Mr. Orange..."
I can't explain why... Elodie, who was biting her lower lip, subconsciously murmured the man's name.
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"It should be almost done." Kamino muttered.
In a short moment, the mansion in front of you will be eroded by the flames, and there will no longer be an inch of safety.
By then, the people in the house who did not want to be burned to death by fire and smoke, no matter how reluctant they were, could only rush out of the house and throw themselves into the arms of Kamino and the others who were "waiting" outside the house.
Knowing that all the barbarians in the house were about to die, the smiles on the faces of Shenye and others showed even more contentment and contentment.
The air is filled with a proud and happy atmosphere.
At this time, no one noticed that the sky above them had changed rapidly since just now.
The thick clouds that originally separated the sky and the earth suddenly shattered and were blown away by the wind.
The scattered clouds... made the sky look like it was cracked.
The silvery moonlight pours out from these "cracks in the sky" and twists into beams of light pillars, holding the heaven and the earth together.
Then--
"Moo~~"
A loud cow cry sounded from behind Shenye and the others.
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When they were still a short distance away from the settlement, Qingden and Sanako saw flashes of orange fire in the distance.
The expressions of the two men became particularly solemn under the illumination of these firelights.
After entering the settlement with Luo Bao on his back, Qingdeng saw the waves of fire raging in all directions in the settlement, as well as the residents of the settlement who were fleeing in a hurry.
The worst situation has arisen...the anti-barbarian group has launched an attack on the settlement, but the large government troops have not yet arrived.
Qingdeng is the only official official arriving at the residence now.
Without anyone's guidance, Qingden silently drove the carrot towards the place where the screams were the loudest.
Immediately afterwards, he saw Bright's mansion from a distance, and Kamino and others who were gathering outside Bright's mansion, preparing to catch turtles in an urn.
That mansion...should be that Bright's mansion...
Elodie and the others...are they in that mansion now...
Just by looking at the situation of Kamino and others surrounding the Bright Mansion, Qingto could already guess what these lunatics wanted to do.
What should we do now? This idea suddenly popped up in Qingdeng's mind.
However, as soon as this idea emerged, it automatically dissipated.
"What should I do?"... Is it necessary to think about this kind of question in detail?
In just a moment, Qing Deng was determined.
Click!
Qingdeng released his left hand and pressed it on the lower part of the sheath of Ding Guishen on his left waist. He raised his thumb, pressed against the sword of Ding Guishen, and opened the sheath.
The sharp blade that was unsheathed made a long clanging sound... as if responding to its owner's courage and determination!
Although she had been mentally prepared in advance based on what Aintome said in advance... but after seeing Aintome pulling the sheath with one hand, Sanako couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes.
Is he...really serious?
Driven by this astonishment, Sanako couldn't help but said urgently:
"Jijun, you..."
"Miss Sanako!"
Qingden spoke first and interrupted Sanako's words.
The swordsman turned around and looked at the beauty behind him, with a slight smile on his slightly raised lips.
"I'll leave the carrot to your care for the time being!"
After saying that, Qingden threw the reins in his hand to Sanako, then jumped down from the back of the cow. The moment his feet landed, he lowered his body's center of gravity, and flew toward the ground with a movement that seemed like flying close to the ground.
Ahead, rush straight towards the 66 thugs!
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"what happened?"
Shenye turned his head and looked at the cow's cry just now, and then a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes and cheeks.
On the dark street behind them, a lone figure rushed towards them.
After a long run-up, the figure leaped up using the momentum of the run-up, drew a towering parabola in mid-air, and slashed away one of his subordinates standing on the outermost edge of the crowd with a jump slash!
"who?!"
"Hey! An enemy is coming!"
"who is it?"
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The sudden appearance of the unidentified samurai caused the members of the anti-barbarian group to retreat subconsciously to distance themselves from this person.
At this moment, a ray of moonlight happened to shine behind the man, outlining his figure. However, because the moonlight was too bright, the man's face was in relative darkness, making it difficult to see his face clearly.
Then, in the next moment, an incredible scene happened.
Kamino's expression suddenly changed, his face full of horror and surprise.
The expressions of the rest of the people also changed immediately. They all now had their eyes widened, dumbfounded.
The traces of pride and joy that originally filled the air here suddenly dissipated, and the space that was noisy with laughter and voices became silent at this moment.
All these changes happened only because the warrior, who was shrouded in the moonlight, responded to someone's "Who?" in a calm tone——
"Natural flow."
"Ju Qingden."
After that, what spoke for the warrior was the white blade he held in his right hand.
He raised the sword in his hand and slashed forward.
The blade touches the moonlight, cutting off the enemy and darkness in front of you!
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