Watching Momonosuke's terrified, vacant expression, Kin'emon naturally had no idea what was going on, but he knew they could not delay any longer.
He anxiously reached out, grabbed Momonosuke's clothes, tried to snap him out of it, and shouted loudly.
"Lord Momonosuke, don't listen to him! He's only trying to scare you! Run! Get out of here..."
Burgess burst into laughter. Without concealing anything, he endured the pain throughout his body and panted as he spoke.
"Hahaha, brat, he's right. I really don't have much strength left, but I can still kill someone who can't move. As long as you dare move even once, when I get over there, I'll kill this guy called Kin'emon first, then slaughter every last one of your retainers one by one. What do you say? Are you going to abandon these retainers who love and protect you? Ahahahaha!!!"
Burgess's words, like those of an evil demon, completely controlled Momonosuke's heart.
His weak and incompetent nature simply could not withstand Burgess's threats.
Upon hearing this, Kin'emon roared so anxiously that tears nearly streamed from his eyes.
"Run, Lord Momonosuke! Don't listen to him! Our lives exist for Lord Oden! As long as Wano Country can be reclaimed, even sacrificing ourselves would be worthwhile."
At this point, Burgess stopped moving instead. He merely stood there, enduring the pain, veins bulging all over his body as he spoke with a mocking look in his eyes.
"How touching. But it doesn't matter. Go ahead and run. There's still a long time before dawn anyway. You can't escape, no matter what. Once I kill your retainers, I'll slowly come looking for you. Hahahahaha..."
Momonosuke trembled all over.
Seeing this, Kin'emon suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of despair, but he still tried his best to persuade him.
"Lord Momonosuke, don't