Chapter 107

Chapter 46 This is the power of Preservation!

"Ieyasu, you're not scared, are you?! With what Clara gave us, and so many robots, so what if they're all Teigu users?"

Upon hearing this, Tatsumi, standing nearby, remarked with a hint of teasing, "Although the Teigu users are powerful, they're not bad either!"

"How could that be?! I, Ieyasu, would be afraid of any damn Teigu users?!"

Provoked by Tatsumi's words, Ieyasu immediately lost his temper. How could he possibly be afraid of any Teigu users? He'd seen them before.

Seryu is...?

Although that little creature is indeed very powerful after it grows to a giant size, it doesn't necessarily mean I should be afraid.

"So what do you mean?"

"I... I'm just curious about the Imperial Arms. After I take care of them, I'll see if I can take one to play with."

Ieyasu said hesitantly.

Regardless, Imperial Arms are legendary items, so it's impossible not to be curious about them at all.

"I see. Well, we should get it first and then give it to Miss Clara."

"However, if there's a suitable one, I don't think Clara would refuse your request. Besides, the Light Cone and Oddities that Clara gave us aren't necessarily inferior to any Imperial Arms."

"That's true..."

Upon hearing this, Ieyasu also felt there was nothing wrong with it. Although he was curious about the abilities of the Imperial Arms, he was not necessarily better than the Light Cone and other things that Clara had given him.

"Let's get it first and hand it over to Miss Clara later."

Thinking about these things now is pointless.

Regardless, it's the right thing to do to give the Teigu to Clara first.

"Shh~~"

"Stop talking, someone's coming over there..."

At this moment, Sayo suddenly noticed the commotion in the village ahead and quickly interrupted their conversation.

"They should be the targets we need to protect."

Tatsumi and Ieyasu fell silent at the same time, looking ahead. This formation should be correct.

Just then, a guard team of several armored men, armed with weapons, escorted a carriage out of the village and headed towards the capital.

Inside the carriage were an old man and a young girl.

The old man lowered the curtain of the carriage window, recalled the scene he had just seen in the village, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Sigh! I never imagined that after all these years, this village would still be so impoverished. The empire is so wealthy internally, but for these ordinary people..."

The old man, seemingly lost in thought, ultimately remained silent, instead shaking his head with a helpless expression.

"Father, you are so considerate of the people. I think that as long as we return to the capital, even if it is a den of dragons and tigers, I will be able to defeat that hateful minister when I see His Majesty the Emperor."

The young girl beside the old man looked at her father, who was sighing softly, and kept encouraging him.

"Hehehe..."

The old man smiled kindly at his daughter who was comforting him, then said with a serious expression, "The country is no longer a country."

"As a former minister of the empire, since His Majesty the Emperor has summoned me, even if it's a den of dragons and tigers, I will risk my old bones to get rid of that minister who has brought such calamity to the empire."

"Don't worry, Father, I will protect you well."

The girl sensed her father's integrity and righteousness, and her face was filled with admiration.

It was obvious that the two were completely unaware that the so-called emperor's summons was just a ruse, and that someone else was actually the one who summoned them to the capital.

As a former minister of the capital, his life was of great value.

Former Minister Jolie looked at his beautiful daughter, who was cheering him on and protecting him, and didn't know whether to be happy or not.

"I really did give birth to a good daughter! It's just... with your bravery... it's even hard to find a husband for you. Sigh! It's really a headache."

"Father... that has nothing to do with this matter!"

The girl blushed instantly when her father brought up the sensitive topic, responding to him with a shy and bashful expression.

She hadn't done anything heroic; she'd just learned some marksmanship and combat skills. If... if she found the right person, she felt she could get married right away.

Just as the young girl was blushing and at a loss, the carriage, which had been moving slowly, suddenly stopped. Immediately afterwards, guards outside reminded the two people inside the carriage to be careful.

"It seems to be those damned bandits again, Father... The empire's security is really too chaotic now."

Sensing the commotion, the girl instinctively thought of bandits. She grabbed the spear from inside the carriage, ignored her father's objections, and rushed out the door.

On the path in front of the carriage, which was guarded by several guards, three figures appeared out of nowhere, looking at the Yuan soldiers who were standing guard with ill intent.

"Numb..."

"Looks pretty strong, huh?"

A burly man who looked like a wild beast looked at the armored guards with weapons around the carriage with an excited expression on his face.

"Daidas... a swift and decisive battle."

"Don't overdo it."

A middle-aged man with white hair, who looked like a gentleman, reminded the burly man who was already getting excited.

"Oh, don't worry..."

As he spoke, the burly man pulled out a huge double-edged axe from behind his back.

The minister's daughter, Spia, who had just alighted from the carriage, looked at the three people blocking the road and spoke solemnly to the guard beside her.

"Don't be careless, everyone. Just like before, defeat them all."

With that, the girl took the lead, grabbed her spear, and charged out.

Seeing that the young lady had rushed out, her guards roared and charged forward without being outdone.

Since leaving their hometown with the adults, they have encountered bandits several times.

They had no pity for these people.

But today is different.

They misjudged the identities of those three people, and they also underestimated their own strength.

The burly Daidas looked at the group of people rushing towards him and suddenly burst into laughter. He picked up his Imperial Arms, the two great axes "Belwack"—the Imperial Arm.

This Imperial Arm has unique abilities and limitations. Only those with superhuman strength can wield it, but its attack power is also extremely strong. It can be split into two axes and thrown out. As long as it has strength, it can track the enemy.

His abilities seem average, and in reality they are.

"Haha, all these experience points are mine! I'm going first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Daidas of the Three Beasts transformed into a blur and rushed out.

"Hey, don't ruin that woman's face."

Seeing the burly man's actions, one of the Three Beasts, a blond cross-dressing boy, couldn't help but speak up to remind him.

Niusayu, born into a prestigious family, is cold and ruthless. She enjoys dissecting small animals and has a fetish for collecting women's faces.

He especially enjoyed tearing people's faces off their targets while they were still alive, and the girl in front of him clearly fulfilled his desire.

The only one who seems normal among the three is the handsome, white-haired uncle Liver.

He was originally Brood's former superior, a wise and brave former imperial general who was framed and arrested for refusing to pay a bribe. He was later rescued by Esdeath and became loyal to her from then on.

However, at this moment he had no objection to the actions of his two companions. After submitting to Esdeath, he had only one thought.

That is to fulfill everything Esdeath asked.

Just when the two thought that Daidas would soon wipe out all his targets again, something unexpected happened.

A young boy suddenly appeared in front of the girl, blocking Daidas's slash.

"..."

"With me here, I can't let you do whatever you want."

Tatsumi made a very cool entrance, then blocked Daidas's attack with his sword. Although he hadn't trained as an assassin with Night Raid, Tatsumi's strength was still quite good.

However, feeling the pressure from the strength in the hands of the person in front of him, he was indeed no ordinary enemy. He was worthy of being one of Esdeath's Three Beasts.

Without what Clara gave him, Tatsumi really wouldn't have dared to step onto the field with such confidence.

"Oh? There are still people here."

Daidas was quite surprised to see the boy blocking his way; he hadn't even noticed that there was someone else besides his target.

"Where did you come from? Never mind, that's not important... You look much stronger than them. Killing you will definitely give me more combat experience points!"

Although he was surprised by Tatsumi's appearance, he quickly stopped caring about it.

That which stops you is your enemy.

A powerful enemy will provide him with even more experience points, which is something to be very excited about.

Daidas laughed loudly, and with a forceful thrust of his weapon, he sent Tatsumi flying.

"... What great strength."

Tatsumi took several steps back before regaining his footing.

"Hey, you guys step back a bit, they're not someone you can handle."

Steadying himself, Tatsumi quickly spoke to the minister's daughter and the former soldier standing beside him.

With the strength of the three people in front of them, each of them could easily kill these people instantly; they weren't even cannon fodder here.

"Um... who are you?"

Upon hearing this, the minister's daughter finally realized what was going on and asked the question that had been bothering her. These two groups of people who had suddenly appeared did not seem to be ordinary people.

"Now is not the time to talk about this."

Tatsumi gripped the black sword tightly with both hands, his eyes fixed on Daidas, who was putting considerable pressure on him.

"Have you said enough?"

"Kid, obediently let me destroy you, and let me enjoy myself!"

Hearing these words, Daidas had no patience to wait for them to finish. He charged at Tatsumi again, slashing out his Imperial Arm with ferocity.

The boy quickly went to meet him, but after only a few exchanges, Tatsumi was starting to struggle and began to take hits.

As he quickly created distance, Daidas split the axe-wielding Imperial Arm in two, throwing one of them at the boy in front of him.

Tatsumi dodged the axe at the first moment, but little did he know that the axe was a spinning axe. After turning a corner, it flew towards Tatsumi as a streak of light at an even faster speed.

Even Tatsumi couldn't react in time!

"Not good."

Feeling the spinning of the flying axe, Tatsumi had no time to dodge. Just as he was about to be struck, an invisible force appeared, and the space-time around Tatsumi suddenly became frozen.

The throwing axe came to a complete stop beside him, without making any further moves.

This situation startled Tatsumi, but he then realized that it seemed to be Clara's ability to grant the Light Cone power.

The Light Cone "Amber" can freeze the spacetime around the user when the user is about to be in danger.

Although the area was small, it was enough to save lives.

Having realized it was the Light Cone's effect, Tatsumi seized the opportunity to escape the flying axe's attack, and then confidently continued his charge towards Daidas.

With the power of the Light Cone protecting us, what is there to fear?

"What happened? It missed!"

Daidas was a little confused about what had happened. He had clearly seen the guy about to be hit by his spinning axe, but suddenly he was fine.

Despite his confusion, he didn't dwell on it when he saw Tatsumi take the initiative to attack, and he took up his Imperial Arm to fight him again.