Inawa opened his Water Pouch, took a sip, and handed it to Hikaru.
Hikaru, who was already thirsty, took the drink and drank it all in one gulp.
The brutal battle and the mental pressure had already pushed him to his limit.
The arrival of this little bit of water eased his nerves a bit.
"Secondly, I am stronger than you, so isn't it the right thing for the strong to help the weak?"
Startled again, Hikaru looked at the Water Pouch in his hand, unsure whether Inawa meant this or something else.
He was raised with a mindset that never included the idea of the strong helping the weak.
The strong prey on the weak; only the fittest survive.
One of the rights of the strong is to plunder everything from the weak.
As for the weak, if they manage to survive, they should thank the powerful for showing mercy.
The rest of the Shinri Family never felt there was anything wrong with this rule.
"I..."
Speaking haltingly, Hikaru shoved the Water Pouch back into Inawa's hand.
"I am not weak. Mr. Jing said that one day I will surpass him and even become the clan leader!"
"Therefore, I don't think this reason is feasible."
"This is your last chance."
Despite Hikaru's two instances of unreasonable arguing, Inawa's face remained full of smiles.
"Okay, okay, actually I have one last reason that will definitely satisfy you."
"What reason?"
His breathing became a little rapid, and Hikaru was eager to know the reason.
At this moment, he was already planning how to refute the previous statement.
"After refuting him, I'll mock him mercilessly, and it would be best to add a sarcastic remark."
"That's right, that's how my family taught me."
"What good things could the Hyakuya Family have? I must find the flaws in their words."
Looking up at the starry night sky, Hyakuya Inowa took a deep breath and then grinned.
"Aren't we friends? Shouldn't friends help each other?"
Chapter 486 The Collapse of the Samurai Team
"Friend?"
Shinri Kōjin's eyes widened, and he was clearly stunned for a moment.
You actually consider me a friend?
Aren't we the same?
Touching his chin, Hyakuya Inowa some hesitation.
"I admit that I had a somewhat bad impression of your Shinri Family before."
"But what happened tonight made me realize that not all Shenri people are bad."
"Take you, Hikaru, for example. Aren't you a really good person?"
After saying that, Hyakuya Inowa scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
Shinri Kōjin didn't speak, but simply lowered his head.
Every now and then, you could hear him muttering the word "friend".
Just then, a strange roar suddenly echoed from the nearby forest.
"Those guys are coming!"
A vigilant samurai shouted and then pointed his weapon in that direction.
Upon hearing this, the others immediately perked up and looked in that direction.
As the sound drew closer, the samurai heard heavy footsteps.
The cracking sound of a branch breaking, the shrieking of birds startled.
Finally, a massive figure, over three meters tall, appeared before them.
"Oh, there's new food here."
The ghost in front of me was almost completely naked, with only a tattered cloth covering its crotch.
In his hand, he was also holding a human arm.
Upon seeing the samurai, he grinned, his teeth gnawing on bits of torn meat.
"Then I won't be polite."
It swallowed the arm whole, then stretched out its large hand and grabbed at the nearest samurai.
The samurai reacted quickly, jumping to the side.
However, while in mid-air, he suddenly let out a scream, as if he had been struck by something.
Immediately afterwards, his entire body flew out.
"You're so annoying, you little flea."
It was only at this moment that the samurai, including Hyakuya Inowa and Shinri Kōjin, noticed.
Behind this ghost, there was another ghost.
The ghost looks like a woman, except that her lower half has been completely fused together.
The upper part also underwent a change, with the hands transforming into a whip-like shape.
"Mom, they won't let me eat!"
"Good boy, Mommy will discipline them."
After comforting her child, the Female Demon revealed a sinister smile.
"You food, obediently become food for my children!"
As she spoke, she forcefully swung her hands, which had transformed into whips.
A whooshing sound of wind breaking through the air swept in, crashing down on Ina and the other samurai.
Several samurai were unable to dodge in time and were hit hard.
"Ugh!"
After a scream, they collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
The armor on their bodies also had varying degrees of dents, and some were even cracked.
It was clear that the whip was not only fast, but also far more powerful than that of an ordinary person.
"We can't win."
Instantly assessing the situation, Hyakuya Inowa poked Guangren's waist hard.
"You should leave now, I'll stay and buy some time."
"Are you kidding me!"
"Let out a roar at Ina," said Hikaru.
"A samurai will never retreat; I'd rather die!"
"So you're planning to give up on your dream?"
Inawa's words struck Hikaru's heart like a hammer blow.
"We both know very well that we are not real warriors at all, but just undergoing training."
"In the future, even samurai will eventually be eliminated."
"And if you die here, you'll have nothing left."
Hikaru fell silent. He knew that Ina was right, but he was unwilling to accept it.
In this team, he and Inawa are the most "lower" members.
Firstly, the other members of the Hyakuya Family and Shinri Family were scattered, leaving each of them alone in their respective groups.
Secondly, because they were young, many older samurai believed that they knew nothing.
Thirdly, due to family issues, they faced collective resistance from other small groups.
Guangren vaguely sensed that some people had already planned to kill him in secret.
When the time comes, just throw it at the "ghost," and no one can say anything wrong.
The loss of a powerful heir to a large family like Baiyu or Shenli is something that other families would undoubtedly like to see.
In that short period of time, half of the already small number of samurai had been knocked away or knocked unconscious.
At this rate, they will be wiped out in another twenty or thirty seconds at most.
Ina slashed the whip with all his might, but instead of leaving any injury, the recoil made his hands go numb.
"Don't hesitate! Let's go!"
Hearing this, Guangren no longer hesitated and turned to speak.
You must live!
"Joke!"
With a hearty laugh, Hyakuya Inowa and Guangren spoke.
"I'm staying behind to cover the retreat, not to die. I'm sure I'll survive!"
"That gentleman once said, 'Never underestimate your own destiny!'"
The gentleman that Inako mentioned, Hikaru knew very well, was the same Scribe he had met before.
Having heard this name from him many times, and seeing the respectful expression on Ina's face when he spoke of the Scribe, Hikaru's curiosity about the Scribe deepened.
If he were to return alive, he would definitely invite the Scribe to the Shinri Family.
"Can I learn anything from the Mister Scribe?"
He shook his head, knowing that now was not the time to think about these things.
With heavy steps, Hikaru squeezed every last bit of strength from his body and ran as fast as he could towards the outside.
He had only run a few steps when he heard Ina's scream.
He instinctively turned around to look, and then his eyes widened.
It turns out that, at some point, several more ghosts appeared in the surrounding forest.
The already fragile defenses were instantly breached.
Those samurai who were still able to move dropped their weapons and ran outside.
Having lost their will to fight, all they wanted was to escape and leave this forest alive.
The demons gave them no chance, using their abilities to capture the remaining samurai.
In the end, only Shinri Kōjin remained uncaptured.
"Hehe, where do you think you're going?"
One of the ghosts looked at the man of light and gave a creepy smile.
Knowing he was being watched, Guangren simply stopped trying to escape.
After taking a deep breath, he turned around and pointed his Katana at the demon.
"Quick, run..."