The battle began the moment Tsukasa took his first step into the village.
Tsukasa scanned the people before him but found no sign of Chen Yu. He must have evacuated.
So he immediately switched targets and attacked the man he believed to be Diamond.
Meanwhile, Hyoga and Hongye Yan attacked Kohaku and Kinro.
Following Chen Yu's instructions, they avoided getting bogged down in fights. Instead, they mostly took out a Shell Thing and threw it at the rank and file.
Those hit by these things barely managed a few steps before passing out.
Sensing something was wrong, Hyoga stayed where he was and observed.
Why did this thing knock some people unconscious but not others?
Before he could work it out, however, an arrow flew straight at him.
Hyoga narrowly dodged it and looked toward its source, where a masked figure stood holding a bow.
The figure's build seemed a little familiar.
But he had no time to dwell on it. After dodging several more arrows, Hyoga charged at Kohaku and Kinro again.
This exchange proved far more troublesome. He felt that their strength had taken a qualitative leap.
It looked as though breaking away would be difficult now.
Ginro, Magma, and Kaseki dealt with isolated opponents through coordinated attacks. Ginro played the weakling and lured them aside, Magma knocked them out, and Kaseki tied them up.
Suika and Ruri stood on the rooftops, throwing things down-bottles, jars, and anything else small and hard.
The lucky ones were left dazed; the unlucky ones might drop straight into sleep.
Those unlucky ones were dragged aside and tied up by Kokuyo and the other older guards.
Some of the younger adults carried supplies to Ruri and Suika or took over for them.
Senku, Gen, and Chrome kept Hongye Yan occupied, deploying one