The heartbreaking pain, like a burning flame, dominated all of Nishino's nerves.
Under the intense stimulation of such severe pain, he could not even utter a complete scream.
However, after all, Nishino is a Sadamachi Doshin who is used to seeing the storm.
He relied on his strong willpower to hold back the pain, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at his body.
His current state... although it cannot be said that he has been shot into a hedgehog, the situation is by no means optimistic!
I saw a total of 6 arrows sticking straight out from various places on his body.
1 arrow in the left arm, 1 arrow in the left calf, 1 arrow in the right thigh, 1 arrow in the flank, 2 arrows in the chest...
Chain armor can effectively defend against slashes, but it does not have such good protection against penetrating attacks.
Bows and arrows are the most powerful weapons in the cold weapon age, bar none.
Facing the arrows fired from a close range with the bow, chainmail and the like are simply useless!
Limbs are not important body organs, so Nishino's left arm, left calf and right thigh ached, but these injuries were not fatal.
As for the two arrows in the chest... Nishino was very lucky. The two arrows did not penetrate the gap between the sternum and the ribs, but hit the sternum and ribs exactly, and were blocked by the hard bones.
Although most of the bones hit by the arrow were cracked, the important heart and two lungs were saved.
Only the arrow on the side... is very troublesome.
The flanks are not surrounded by bones such as the sternum and ribs like the chest.
Only soft skin and muscles protect the belly.
The protective power is inherently weak, but a large number of important organs such as the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, intestines, and kidneys are all located in the abdomen.
Whether it is a hole in the intestines and stomach, causing food and gastric acid to leak out, or damage to the liver, spleen, and kidneys, in this era before antibiotics have even been invented, these are serious injuries that are extremely difficult to cure even if sent to the doctor immediately.
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Centered on the arrow buried deeply in his side, a large amount of blood spread out on his clothes.
In the blink of an eye, less than half of the clothes on Nishino's abdomen were stained black with blood.
Nishino has never had the experience of being shot in the stomach by an arrow - most people who have experienced this are dead.
But based on his current physical and mental condition, he concluded that he would not die soon.
However...if he doesn't receive timely treatment or the wound opens, he will eventually die.
This is what the average person should end up with after encountering a bow and arrow.
The kind of person who can casually dodge arrows or chop down flying arrows is a completely different species.
Nishino put the Zhenzhu in his hand on the floor and struggled to sit up.
"My grandson...? Hello! Hello!!"
Nishino looked at my grandson beside him.
Just now, thanks to my grandson's timely swoop, both of them were able to save their lives.
The Fire Thief Kai is a special security force composed of members of the Advanced Bow Team and the Advanced Iron Cannon Team.
Therefore, the sounds that my grandson, who was born as a fire thief, hear the most are the sound of strings and the sound of gunshots.
My grandson heard the sound like something being tightened coming from the room, which was the sound of a bowstring being fully drawn, so he immediately threw Nishino to the ground - fortunately, the two of them were able to pull all the strings together.
Minimize damage.
Otherwise, if they were hit by such a fierce rain of arrows head-on, Nishino and my grandson would probably be killed on the spot without even having time to scream.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that my grandson is Nishino's savior.
Therefore, when his consciousness and sanity were slightly restored, Nishino immediately turned his head to check my grandson's condition.
After seeing the other person's engraved appearance, his pupils shrank instantly.
Judging from the number of arrows, my grandson's situation is slightly better than Nishino's.
Nishino was hit by 6 arrows and my grandson was hit by 5 arrows.
It's just that... the place where my grandson was hit by the arrow is very bad.
One arrow below the right clavicle, one arrow on the right shoulder, one arrow on the left forearm, and two arrows on the flank.
Injuries to the collarbone, shoulder, etc. are not ignored for the time being.
The injury to the abdomen... was seriously visible to the naked eye.
The blood loss was extremely fast. In just a few blinks, the clothes on his abdomen were soaked in blood so that the original color could not be seen.
Although Nishino does not understand medicine, he still judged based on his old experience that the aorta in my grandson's abdomen should be damaged...
"Hey! Wake up! Are you still conscious? Can you still speak?"
Nishino no longer cared about holding the knife, grabbed my grandson's shoulders with both hands, and patted his extremely pale face.
"Well..."
My grandson's eyelids were raised tremblingly.
Even though his face was already covered with a huge amount of cold sweat, he still grinned and said softly in his unique way of speaking with a long and drawn-out ending:
"Oops~ Were we ambushed..."
Nishino and my grandson both turned their heads and looked at Phoenix House Yataro's bedroom.
It happened to be a coincidence that when the two people looked at each other, the two sliding paper doors that were riddled with holes from the dense rain of arrows collapsed with a "bang", revealing the scene inside.
I saw murderous intent lurking inside the room!
Twenty or so fully armed archers formed a two-file battle formation with "the front row squatting and the back row standing", and the arrows they re-strung were aimed straight at Nishino and my grandson.
In the darkness, the arrow clusters glowed with cold air.
"Huh? It doesn't seem like the person coming is Tachibana Aoden?"
At this time, a middle-aged man's voice, which sounded like a pig's braying, attracted the attention of both Nishino and my grandson.
The two of them looked around - a fat man covered in fine clothes walked out of the shadows of the room.
This person's image... To put it nicely, it's not flattering; to put it harshly, it's too ugly to be seen.
A shiny face and a body as fat as a ball.
Her big belly, as if she had been pregnant for ten months, held up her thick cotton clothes.
A pair of small mouse-like eyes that kept turning.
What's even worse is that he also has a pair of conspicuous buck teeth sticking out of his lips, which makes him look more like a wretched mouse.
He has a businessman-style Tsukiyo head, which reveals an ugly and uneven skull.
Although there are no hard and fast rules, generally speaking, samurai's Tsukiyo hair buns are tied on the top of the head, while civilians and merchants' Tsukiyo buns are tied farther back.
In a word - this man is as ugly as an unjust case.
"Nishino-kun...this guy...is Phoenix House Yataro..."
"Ah, I can see that."
Even without my grandson's introduction, Nishino dared to conclude that this big fat man was Phoenix House Yataro!
In the feudal era, when productivity was low and food generally lacked oil, water and calories, he developed such a plump and plump body - the image of a privileged businessman with extremely high standards.
"Hey! Who are you two?!"
Phoenix House Yataro walked up to the more than twenty archers with his hands on his hips and a swaggering square step.
He was cautious, even though both Nishino and my grandson were injured, he still kept his distance from them.
At this time, my grandson's mental state was slightly better.
He gently pushed away Nishino's hand that was supporting his shoulder, then leaned on the ground with a knife and struggled to sit up.
"Wow~ This body shape... is really amazing~~ How arrogant and lustful a life do you lead to be able to maintain such a round body?"
Phoenix House Yataro frowned.
How could he not hear the sarcasm hidden in my grandson's tone?
"I ask again, who are you two? Are you Tachibana Aoden's associates?"
Nishino remained unmoved on the surface, but secretly he began to think:
——Tachibana Aoden? Why did this guy mention Tachibana Aoden’s name?
Although Nishino has been living a hard life hiding in XZ these days, he is still aware of some major news that has happened recently.
Therefore, he knew of Qingteng's feat of kicking the Qingshui clan 13 times last night.
——Could it be said that... Ju Qingden also has entanglements with Huanfudian... and the Fazhu Party?
——The formation put up by Phoenix House Yataro...could it be that he was planning to use it against Tachibana Aoden?
Thinking of this, Nishino couldn't help but smile bitterly.
If this is really the case, then wouldn’t he and my grandson have helped Tachibana Qingden avoid disaster?
Countless thoughts and thoughts were swirling in Xiye's mind.
But the current situation... did not allow him to think slowly here.
"Forget it, since you don't want to speak obediently, then wait until I catch you and then interrogate you slowly."
After saying that, Phoenix House Yataro waved his hands to the archers beside him.
"Go! Capture them alive! They are already injured and should be easy to deal with!"
The archers did not swarm up like a herd of pigs being slaughtered, but continued to maintain a neat two-line battle formation and slowly walked toward Nishino and my grandson.
Looking at the archers who were gradually approaching, Nishino's face was full of clouds.
After much thought, the only hope he could think of to resolve the current predicament was the rescue of Ebina and others.
However, according to the sounds coming from the first floor, Ebina and others were still fighting fiercely with the other guards in the mansion, and they would definitely not be able to get over in a while.
——Give it a try...!
Nishino gritted his teeth and clenched the saber in his hand.
Even at his peak, he was not sure he could defeat more than 20 fully armed archers, let alone the current battle-damaged state with six arrows in his body?
However, other than that, he really couldn't think of any other better way to break the situation.
Just when Nishino was about to stand up for a bloody battle...he suddenly heard my grandson beside him whispering at a volume that only the two of them could hear clearly:
"Nishino-kun, can you still run?"
Nishino turned his head and cast a surprised look at my grandson who suddenly made a sound.
I saw a calm expression on my grandson's face.
He was obviously in the same desperate situation, and his injuries were more serious than Nishino's, but he was still calm and composed, as if the injuries on his body and the predicament in front of him were just trivial matters that couldn't even be considered a crisis.
At this time, Nishino suddenly remembered: Ever since I met my grandson, this mysterious guy has always brought him all kinds of surprises.
Probably influenced by this strange bond, although Nishino didn't know what kind of medicine my grandson was selling in his gourd, he still nodded vigorously almost without thinking:
"able."
He responded with a concise and powerful reply.
"very good."
My grandson opened his mouth and showed a confident smile.
"Don't move now. Listen to my instructions later and do whatever I say."
Nishino nodded and continued to kneel on one knee.
The enemy pressed hard but remained indifferent, plus their miserable appearance with several arrows stuck in their bodies... From the outside, Nishino and my grandson looked completely injured and unable to move.
He must have felt that he had a winning chance. Not far away, Phoenix House Yataro had his hands on his hips and a proud expression on his face.
As for the archers, more than half of them looked relaxed.
Nervous breath filled Nishino's mouth and nose, and a heavy atmosphere quickly accumulated.
Just when the archers were less than 5 steps away from the two of them, my grandson suddenly reached into his arms and took out a ball-shaped object.
"Nishino-kun! Close your eyes!"
Nishino was startled, but he quickly remembered what my grandson had just told him, so he immediately closed his eyes.
Soon enough, my grandson smashed the "ball" in his hand at the archers' feet.
Bang!
The explosion-like sound dominated the eardrums of everyone present.
Immediately afterwards, the archers screamed and wailed one after another.
"Damn it! It's a smoke bomb!"
"Cough cough cough! My eyes feel so sore!"
"Tears! Tears that won't stop flowing!"
"Ahhhhhh! My eyes! My eyes!"
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Because his eyes were closed, Nishino didn't know what was going on in the outside world.
But judging from the cries of the archers, the object my grandson took out from his arms just now must be a smoke bomb.
Smoke bomb—Nishino always thought that this kind of thing was a novelist's joke.
Throwing such a small thing on the ground can cause such a big cloud of smoke to rise... How could such a thing happen?
As a result, I never expected that I would actually witness a real smoke bomb tonight.
"Nishino-kun, follow me!"
Nishino felt the sleeve of his left arm being pulled hard.
He followed my grandson's drag and rushed forward.
After a while, he heard my grandson shout again:
"Nishino-kun, you can open your eyes!"
Hearing this, Nishino immediately opened his eyes.
The first thing that caught his eye was the back of my grandson running in front of him, and the fat, panic-stricken face of Phoenix House Yataro.
"Nishino-kun! Catch him! Then jump out of the window!"
At this point, Nishino finally understood my grandson's battle plan.
First, they pretended to be unable to resist, so that Phoenix House Yataro and the archers relaxed their vigilance.
Wait until the latter gets close enough, then throw smoke bombs to interfere with the opponent.
At this time, because the archers have all come forward to arrest Nishino and my grandson, there is not even a single guard around Phoenix House Yataro!
Anyone with any brains can see that this is the only chance for Nishino and my grandson to capture Phoenix House Yataro alive!
As soon as he thought of this, Nishino's eyes were like arrows and his steps were like flying! Even the pain of the wound was forgotten.
"Quick, come and save me! Come and save me!!"
Looking at Nishino, who was rushing towards him very quickly and was already very close at hand, the blood on Phoenix House Yataro's face instantly dissipated.
However, the archers had too much time to take care of themselves, so how could they care about him?
Seeing that the archers were too late to rescue him, Phoenix House Yataro retreated in a hurry. However, after taking only a few steps, his feet became weak and he fell to the ground.
Driven by the desire to survive, he continued to retreat in a hurry.
His little struggle was destined to be in vain.
"Quiet! Fat pig!"
Nishino, with rough movements like dragging a dog, grabbed Phoenix House Yataro by the back collar, lifted him up from the tatami, and then rushed to the window closest to them with my grandson.
The smoke bomb my grandson threw just now is not very durable.
At this time, the fog gradually disappeared, and the archers finally regained their composure.
Phoenix House Yataro was captured - they were shocked and quickly drew their bows and arrows.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One arrow after another pierced the atmosphere, carrying the wind and flying towards Nishino and the others.
Just then, an arrow grazed Phoenix House Yataro's scalp, so frightened that he almost peed his pants.
"Idiot! Don't shoot! Don't shoot! You will hit me!"
Phoenix Yataro's voice frightened the archers so much that they dared not move rashly.
Just when they were hesitating——
Bang! Bang!
My grandson and Nishino, who was dragging Phoenix House Yataro, broke through the window in no particular order and fell onto the eaves of the building downstairs.
Despite suffering several injuries, Nishino and my grandson still completed the impeccable test before landing.
On the other hand, Phoenix House Yataro, who had never learned any martial arts...his whole back hit the tiles straight.
The sound was so loud that one couldn't help but wonder if he would collapse the eaves.
Before Phoenix House Yataro could scream, Nishino dragged him down again...
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Edo, Tsukinomiya Shrine——
Qingdeng went to Tianzhang Court non-stop.
"Your Highness, I have heard about the relevant matters from Yae. What did those scum say?"
During the day today, after leaving Qingshui Residence, Qingden, who had not had a good rest for a long time, fell asleep with his head covered in the hotel.
The long-lost sleep.
Qingdeng slept until it was almost dark, and then he woke up.
As soon as Fang woke up, he saw Yae who came to deliver the order.
"Junior! Mr. Yu Du asked you to go to Yuegong Shrine as soon as possible! The gang of social scum you captured are finally willing to spit out information!"
After hearing this, Qingto didn't dare to neglect and hurried to Yuegong Shrine.
Thus, the current scene emerged.
Faced with Qingdeng's question, Tianzhangyuan nodded lightly:
"Sheng Qing, I'll make a long story short - according to those social scum, Rakshasa seems to have a particularly good relationship with a basashi named 'Phoenix House Yataro'."
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In fact, Nishino was right. He and my grandson did help Qingteng avoid the disaster.
The current Qingdeng does not have the ability to easily deal with more than 20 archers in a narrow space.
If Qingto arrived at Phoenix House's mansion before Nishino and others, then even if he succeeded in capturing Phoenix House alive, it would not be easy.
