IW: Chapter 226 - Tatsumi's Fate Changes, Esdeath, Let Me Test Your Strength!
"Don't pray here, God won't save you!"
Bai Ye raised his head and looked at Sayo, who was looking terrified.
He had thought there would be some exciting show, but this was it?
If they were just going to drag him away to torment him, then he might as well stop pretending.
Hearing Bai Ye's voice, although Sayo was still terrified, she still looked over. Seeing Bai Ye's unaffected demeanor, a strange feeling arose in Sayo's heart.
"Bai Ye, it seems we've been captured."
From what Aria and the others had said earlier, Sayo realized their situation was not good at all.
Was Bai Ye not worried in the slightest?
"I know."
Bai Ye stood up and, under the gaze of Aria and the others, directly untied the ropes binding him.
Since there was no exciting show, he naturally wouldn't wait any longer.
His purpose in coming here was to see what stage the plot had reached. After all, when that civil official was assassinated on his way back, that was when Tatsumi joined Night Raid.
But he had come straight to him first, so Bai Ye was a bit confused, and he personally made a trip to the Imperial Capital.
After seeing Sayo, he could confirm that it was currently a few days before the start of the plot.
And this was why he had come with Sayo. Eliminating Aria's family and rescuing Sayo and her companions would most likely change Tatsumi's future fate.
"You weren't tied up?"
Aria said, turning to look at her mother.
Hadn't she always been in charge of this before?
Why hadn't she tied the person up this time?
"It's fine, it's just one person."
Aria's father clapped his hands, and then countless guards walked in from outside. Looking at the three, they no longer had their previous kindness. At this moment, in their eyes, the three in front of them were merely toys in a warehouse.
"Go, capture him, but don't hurt him! I want to have some good fun later!"
After Aria's mother finished speaking, she began to ponder whether she should use the fire tongs first or skin him first.
Such a perfect physique, if fire tongs were used, it seemed it would destroy the beauty on it.
Then there's no choice...
She could only directly peel off the skin.
"A noble family actually possesses hundreds of well-equipped private soldiers."
Bai Ye sensed the surrounding situation, and then a strong thunderous sound erupted from his body.
In just a moment, everyone in the entire mansion fell under the lightning strike.
Sayo and Ieyasu gaped, looking at Bai Ye in disbelief. They hadn't expected Bai Ye to be so powerful, nor had they expected Bai Ye to directly kill all these people.
"Go check the warehouse."
Bai Ye said, standing up and leaving the living room, leaving Ieyasu and Sayo sitting on the chairs, stunned.
A moment later, the ropes on their bodies loosened. Ieyasu looked at Sayo beside him and asked, a little uncertain, "What do we do now?"
Everything that had happened since they arrived in the Imperial Capital completely exceeded their imagination.
They had originally thought they would suffer at the hands of Aria's family, but who would have thought they would be rescued in the end? But did they really have to kill their entire family?
"Let's go check the leftmost warehouse."
Thinking of what Bai Ye had said earlier, Sayo stood up. She remembered Bai Ye saying to check the warehouse.
And Aria and the others had also mentioned the warehouse earlier.
She wanted to see what was in the warehouse.
Along the way, Sayo saw all the guards lying on the ground, including the nannies and some children, all killed by Bai Ye.
Seeing this scene, a trace of unbearable feeling flashed through Sayo's heart.
When they found the large warehouse Bai Ye had mentioned and pushed open the door, everything Sayo saw nearly made her vomit.
She never would have imagined that such a deranged existence could exist.
What is this!?
The room was full of corpses, killed in various ways. At this moment, she even apologized for her previous opinion of Bai Ye. She shouldn't have thought Bai Ye was cruel; the truly cruel ones should be Aria's family, right?!
Wah!
Ieyasu couldn't hold it in and directly vomited out all the food he had eaten tonight.
He couldn't imagine what their fate would have been today without Bai Ye. It would probably be the same as the corpses in this warehouse, right?
The two didn't know how they walked out of the mansion. Only when they reached the entrance and saw Bai Ye leaning against the wall, waiting for them, did Bai Ye look at them and say, before they could speak, "Go back, this place isn't suitable for you!"
The Imperial Capital was a man-eat-man world for them.
So, if they stayed here, they had him today, but what about tomorrow?
Ultimately, he wasn't a nanny. If it weren't for the opportunity to change Tatsumi's fate through them, Bai Ye wouldn't have bothered with this matter at all.
"Yes, Sayo, why don't we go back?"
The Imperial Capital was not a place they could come to.
In just one day, they nearly lost their lives here.
"Ieyasu, have you forgotten why we came out? Are we just going to slink back now?"
Sayo's eyes widened as she looked at Ieyasu in disbelief.
Had he forgotten why they had come out?
Ieyasu should know what the Village's situation was now, right?
If they just went back like this, what would happen to the Village?
How would the villagers, who had placed such high hopes on them, view them?
The money they used to come here was all pooled by the villagers. Were they just going to go back like this?
"I... I..." Ieyasu's eyes were flustered. He also realized that they seemed to have no turning back now, but the scene in the warehouse just now was too cruel for him.
Ultimately, back in the Village, where had he ever seen such a scene?
"Excuse me, are you Night Raid?"
Sayo looked at Bai Ye. She didn't want to go back. In her opinion, Bai Ye, who had just eliminated Aria, acted very much like the legendary Night Raid.
If the Imperial Capital was like this, then she would rather join Night Raid!
"No." Bai Ye shook his head, then continued, "However, if you want a place to go, I can provide it for you. How about completely changing the Empire?"
It would be good to throw them into the army. They were living forces anyway.
Staying in the Imperial Capital was a death sentence. If they joined the army, there would still be some opportunities.
"Change the Empire?"
Sayo listened to Bai Ye's words, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes, but she also nodded seriously and agreed.
"Um... is there money?"
Ieyasu rubbed his hands awkwardly. He was still planning to earn money to go back and improve the lives of the people in the Village.
"As long as you do well, there will definitely be money."
"Then I'm willing!"
Just as Sayo said, if he went back, what would happen to the other people in the Village later?
They had come with the hope of changing the lives of the villagers. Since they were going to change the Empire, would their Village also become better in the future?
He believed that Bai Ye, who had just saved them, should be a good person, right?
"Then, follow me."
[Ding! Changed Tatsumi's fate, rewarded one lottery chance.]
Use.
[Ding! Used one lottery chance, congratulations on obtaining: Demon's Extract.]
Ah?!
Bai Ye looked at the reward, a little lost in thought. The Imperial Arm that was already on Esdeath, could it actually appear again?
Without thinking too much, Bai Ye directly chose to use it. Although it somewhat overlapped with Da Kou True God's ability, the power of Demon's Extract was actually very strong.
In the manga, its performance was much stronger than in the anime, and its ability to freeze time and space was what Bai Ye needed most at the moment.
"These two are yours. Train them well; they might be good prospects."
Bai Ye handed the two over to the intelligence point set up by the Hairan Empire in the Empire.
Just as he was about to leave, the person from the intelligence point took out a piece of intelligence and placed it in front of Bai Ye. After seeing this intelligence, a hint of surprise flashed in Bai Ye's eyes.
It seemed he needed to act earlier.
Esdeath was already on her way back. It seemed she was faster than in the anime.
"How is it? Has Esdeath been called back?"
At Minister Honest's residence, Minister Honest, who was eating meat in large bites, looked at the intelligence handed to him by his subordinate with some dissatisfaction: "That old guy really went to the Hairan Empire!"
Bes's trip to the Hairan Empire made him realize the problem.
The Hairan Empire had already resolved its internal strife. If they attacked them now, it wouldn't be a good thing, so he directly summoned Esdeath back.
The northern barbarians had already been conquered. As long as Esdeath defeated the Hairan Empire, he would have no more worries.
"General Esdeath is still on her way back, but she is rushing back at an extremely fast speed!"
The subordinate wiped the sweat from his face. Having been glanced at by the Minister just now, he felt as if his throat was about to jump out.
"Tell Esdeath to come back quickly, and then deal with Night Raid and the Revolutionary Army!"
After all, what that woman wanted was battle!
All this time, he had provided Esdeath with various conditions for battle, and in return, Esdeath needed to support him.
It was with Esdeath's support that the Minister had become increasingly reckless in his actions over the years. Even Budo, he no longer cared about him.
"But..."
The subordinate wanted to say something more, but before he could finish, his throat was cut by a sharp longsword. Looking at his disbelieving eyes and the endlessly bleeding wound, the Minister didn't care in the slightest, but instead turned his gaze to another person beside him.
"I understand, I'll go now!"
He didn't dare to linger too long. The Minister's gaze just now... if he refused, he would probably die too, right?
The death of his companion didn't cause a ripple in his heart. In fact, he secretly swore in his heart that whatever the Minister said from now on, that would be it, and he would never refute anything.
"Your Majesty, this is their inevitable path back."
Enkidu stood respectfully beside Bai Ye. Behind them stood tens of thousands of Hairan Empire elites.
Through Bai Ye's Kamui ability, they had directly bypassed the Empire's border defenses and arrived inside the Empire. They set up an ambush on the inevitable path of Esdeath's army's return.
Enkidu naturally felt both terrified and relieved by the ability Bai Ye displayed.
The stronger Bai Ye was, the greater their chances of success.
"They're almost here. Later, you have them wait behind and not act rashly."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Enkidu nodded, then instructed the Sea King Crusade members behind him to relay this matter. After finishing all this, he looked at Bai Ye and asked, "Shall I deal with Esdeath, Your Majesty?"
He had once had a brief skirmish with Esdeath, but both sides had only fought briefly, and they hadn't determined a victor.
But based on the last battle, he was still confident he could hold Esdeath back.
With the Sea King Crusade, plus tens of thousands of Hairan Empire elites, and the unknown strength of Bai Ye, he believed that victory in this war would surely belong to the Hairan Empire!
"No, Esdeath is mine!"
Bai Ye said, stepping forward, and Enkidu, seeing this, was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed up and confirmed, "Your Majesty, are you going to face Esdeath alone?"
That was Esdeath!
The Empire's strongest general, Bai Ye was going to face her alone?
He couldn't afford to have anything happen to him!
The Hairan Empire's crown princes had all been killed by Bai Ye. If something happened to Bai Ye, wouldn't the Hairan Empire be directly gone?
"That's right, Enkidu, let me deal with Esdeath. I want to see if I can capture her and make her my helper."
This!?
Hearing Bai Ye's words, Enkidu was momentarily lost in thought.
Capture the opponent?
But was it really feasible?
In fact, Enkidu was not sure, but Bai Ye was certain that if he could directly defeat Esdeath, there would be a high probability of gaining a powerful subordinate.
After all, she craved battle, craved fighting against strong opponents. As long as he defeated her, he could recruit Esdeath just as he recruited Bullet in the Pirate World.
But there was a prerequisite for this.
The prerequisite was that he had to defeat Esdeath with his own strength.
Moreover, he had just gained power and wanted to find an opponent to test his strength.
Seeing that Bai Ye seemed to have already made up his mind and that he couldn't persuade Bai Ye, Enkidu could only wait and see. If Bai Ye couldn't defeat her later, then he would just step in.
"She's here, Esdeath."
The army in front immediately stopped when they saw the person, and Esdeath, who was at the forefront, smiled when she saw Bai Ye. When she saw Enkidu beside Bai Ye, the smile on her face became even brighter!
She hadn't expected it!
It was actually this guy!
Judging from their armor, were they from the Hairan Empire?
They actually bypassed the Empire's defenses and came directly to her!
Those guys at the Empire's border must be eating shit, right?
Esdeath cursed inwardly, but a hint of interest also arose.
Very good!
The northern barbarians hadn't satisfied her, and she hadn't expected the people from the Hairan Empire to come!
"Enkidu, come on, let me see how much you've improved recently!"
A sinister smile flashed across Esdeath's face.
If she eliminated Enkidu, it seemed she could then directly go to war with the Hairan Empire, which was what she liked!
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