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Chapter 231 Meeting in the Rain
There are less than ten minutes left before the heavy rain starts.

The fog was dissipating in the suburban mansion that Fang Yi had designated as the battlefield.

Several spies finally felt a hint of warmth, and the unsettling fear that came with the fog dissipated a little.

They also understood that the battle to encircle and suppress the [Death God in the Mist] should have ended.

As for the outcome of the battle, is there any need to think about it?

Only one answer came to the minds of everyone present.

【So, Master Zhu Tian won as always.】

[Death in the Mist] This mysterious killer, who had caused panic in the imperial capital in recent days and was threatening to become a horror legend, should have been beheaded.

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A few minutes later.

After regaining their vision, the several spies responsible for blocking the block resumed contact with their teammates, allowing them to immediately glimpse the situation on the battlefield and report to their superiors.

Several spies, led by Zhe Xia, the driver who arrived at great speed and also served as the Minister's ace agent, were closing in Gozizi's defenses like a fishing net cast in a large lake.

Except for 'Zhe Xia' who was standing under the street light with an indifferent look on his face and kept strangers away, the spies were all very relaxed and were even thinking about what food and wine to order later.

Their bodies were relaxed, and their words were filled with an unprecedented sense of relaxation.

A short and experienced spy glanced at Zhe Xia and, after confirming that the spy had no intention of urging him, he sighed to his companion.

"It's time to close the net. As expected, whenever Lord Zhu Tian appears in a mission, the enemy will die, and [Death in the Mist] is no exception.

"What's more, this time we have a veteran like Lord Goziqi who has been deeply involved in intelligence and assassination missions for over a decade to provide advice, so it's naturally foolproof.

"Unless the enemy can defeat Lord Zhu Tian, ​​a master who has accompanied the [Minister] for decades, experienced countless bloody storms, and still stood firm in the empire, we still have to..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the companions around him couldn't help but laugh, and even the indifferent Zhe Xia had a smile on his face.

A tall and thin spy jokingly said what the other party had not finished.

"The enemy still needs to see through Lord Gozizi's plan and counterattack. I've finished speaking for you.

"Remember to repeat this in front of the two masters later. Maybe they'll give you a female assassin they haven't killed, saving you from spending money on women this month."

The short spy responded casually.

"This is what we talk about privately. In front of important people, we have to follow the 'rules' and do our duty!

"Besides, instead of praising these two masters, it would be better to see if I can get close to that one, the 'rising star' named Fang Yi who is basically a commander without any troops.

“Judging from our mission and the speed of the two adults’ actions, the [Minister] attaches particular importance to the man named Fang Yi.

"After this battle, as long as he survives, his status in the empire will definitely soar."
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Hearing that someone wanted to snatch the 'big brother' he had reserved, 'Zhe Xia' coughed, interrupting the spies' idle chatter and urged them on.

"Speed ​​up the 'closing net' and move more swiftly. Bud's guards should be arriving soon.

“Master Zhu Tian doesn’t want to clash with [Liwa] again like last time.

"A heavy rainstorm is coming, and scattered raindrops have already begun to fall from the sky. It will be more difficult for Lord Zhu Tian to fight this general who is at odds with us in the rain.

"Besides being very troublesome (losing), the opponent has Budd behind them."

After hearing Zhe Xia's lecture, the spies stopped teasing after the figure of the general he was talking about appeared in their minds.

Instead, it instantly switched to working mode and began to rapidly narrow the encirclement.

However, the closer they got to the mansion where the sounds of fighting were no longer heard, the more confused and uneasy they felt.

"Strange, why haven't Master Zhu Tian and Master Goziqi come out yet? Could it be?"

"Maybe he's injured and is still recovering, or maybe he's sorting out his gains?"

The short spy added, "It's impossible that he lost, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the air instantly became quiet, and the spies around him fell into deathly silence.

The short spy who said this instantly had beads of sweat on his forehead and hurriedly tried to make amends.

"I was just talking nonsense. How could the two adults lose?"

All he got in response was the deathly silence of his companions, Zhe Xia's somewhat chilling words, and unsettling instructions.

"Although the situation you mentioned is a little unbelievable, it must be considered!
"Everyone, retreat!

"Pass on my instructions! The gradually assembled alchemical firearms troops will deploy their firearm positions on the spot.

"Don't be afraid of death. Follow me into the battlefield! I want to see whether this [Death in the Mist] is dead or alive!"

Then, the spy saw that in the mansion in front of him, endless fog representing the identity of the [Death in the Mist] was rising again.
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In this fog that portends death, with a roar, a huge and dangerous creature emerged from the fog and flew into the sky.

The spies also saw that the [Imperial Weapon User] named Lan, who was wearing an [Imperial Weapon] shaped like angel wings, next to the dangerous species, was flapping his wings to fight with the person on the dangerous species' back.

The wings wrapped around Lan's body, easily deflecting the bullets fired from the enemy's hands with a huge roar.

Lan had an indifferent expression, and with a bend of his pure white wings, [Flying Ten Thousand Miles Mostima] transformed several feathers into several streams of light, which shot towards the people in the dangerous group with piercing murderous intent.

The words that came out of his mouth were the plain yet intimidating ones that were carefully crafted and taught to him by the 'seriously injured' Fang Yi.

“If I were to face you guys who are strong enough to defeat Master Zhu Tian on the ground, I would die immediately, but in the air, this is my exclusive territory!

"If you want to run, you'll have to step over my dead body!
"The rest of the Four Rakshasa Ghosts will be here soon! This will definitely be your burial place!

"You must pay for the blood debt you committed by killing Master Zhu Tian!"

These "morale-boosting" speeches, which were widely spread in the air, made the spies feel like they were falling into an icy cave, and they had to use their hands and feet constantly.

Zhe Xia's hand holding the gun began to tremble uncontrollably. He tried several times to raise it and aim at the enemy in the air, but in the end he just let it go dejectedly.

On the one hand, the range of the gun in his hand could not reach the enemies in the sky, but more importantly, he had lost the courage to aim at the enemies in the air and fight with them.

At this moment, he had already begun to think about retreating, and his thoughts were very simple.

"[Death in the Mist] killed Lord Zhu Tian? In just a few minutes? How is that possible?

"[Bud] and [Esdeath] might not be able to do it, right?
"He has such fighting power? Who else in the empire can match him?"

The spies standing by were even more terrified, their thighs trembling and they were talking nonsense.

"Master Zhu Tian was defeated? Do we still have the strength to persevere against a formidable foe like the Death God in the Mist?"

"Our 'duty' is to protect Lord Fang Yi, not to fight someone like the Death God in the Mist, who portends death. Let's go!"

"."

Before the spies could recover from the brain crash caused by receiving the news of Zhu Tian's death, Chi Tong, who was standing on the back of the dangerous creature that Chelsea had transformed into, took action.

Facing the feathers that Lan shot and turned into sharp arrows, the assassin lady only did one thing.

Draw the knife.
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Facing the "rain of arrows" that penetrated every corner and seemed to turn everyone into a sieve.

Chi Tong let out a low growl, then drew out the [Murasame] in his hand, and very skillfully "borrowed" Fang Yi's swordsmanship skills again.

A concise, freehand sword energy emitting a majestic aura came out in response, followed by the "momentum" of invincibility that he had already mastered rising up.

With just one strike, all of Lan's feathers were destroyed.

This mysterious knife seemed to become even stronger after the assassin killed Gozizi, and also brought more power to the assassin.

Miss Assassin looked at Lan who was not far away and recited the lines arranged by Fang Yi to her.

"Hold the man on your arm tight, he won't be so lucky next time!

"You managed to escape unscathed from two assassination attempts by us [Shinsengumi], and even 'killed' my companions!

"We will remember this hatred in our hearts!
"One day we [Shinsengumi] will cut out his heart and kill him in public."

As Miss Assassin finished her words, the fog in the air began to dissipate significantly as the dangerous species and the wings of the [Imperial Weapon] flapped in the air battle.

This allowed the spies to see the face of the young man held in Lan's left arm. It was Fang Yi, whose face was pale and whose arm was still bleeding.

Zhe Xia's pupils suddenly shrank and his expression instantly became tense.

Protecting Fang Yi is the 'duty' assigned to him by the [Minister], and anyone who fails to fulfill his 'duty' is considered incompetent in the eyes of the [Minister].

The fate of incompetent people is a living example of this, as shown by Sheila who just disappeared.

Trying hard to suppress his fear, he risked his own life and yelled at Lan.

"Report on the battle situation!
“How is the physical condition of the survivor you rescued?
"Are there any survivors among the encirclement and suppression team?"

Before Zhe Xia finished speaking, a resounding voice rang out behind him.

“There’s no need for that!
"These thugs who have been disrupting the order of the empire and trying to spread fear will die soon!"

Zhe Xia turned his head and saw an old man with white hair and beard, but with bright eyes and a resolute expression on his face.

And the "momentum" that instantly unfolded from him, reaching the level of "familiarity" and carrying with it an endless aura.

The old man hadn't finished speaking.

The scattered raindrops falling from the sky gathered together under the control of the [Imperial Tool] to form several towering water columns, which attacked the people on the backs of the dangerous species with astonishing power.

It is one of his unique secret techniques of [Imperial Tool], [Muddy Current Spear]

A "Teigu User" who wields the "Water Dragon Possessed: Dark Marlin," a "Teigu" capable of manipulating liquids, and serves as General Bud's deputy.

General Liva arrived at the scene.

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Under the control of the [Imperial Weapon] [Black Marlin], a huge column of water instantly rose from the ground and attacked the people in the air.

Before the people on the dangerous creature's back could react, several water columns appeared out of thin air and changed again.

The water column shot towards everyone, amplified by the "momentum" of [Black Marlin] and Liva, greedily absorbed the raindrops in the air, and expanded like a sponge that quickly expanded after absorbing water, turning into several evil pythons that covered the sky and pressed towards Chitong.

The assassin's expression tightened, and her all-conquering 'momentum' rose again. She grasped the Murasame in her hand and was about to strike, but she didn't expect to receive a telepathic call from Fang Yi. "Your 'momentum' is insufficient, and you will be seriously injured.

"Use my newfound momentum to evacuate this place.

"Wait for me at the safe house set up by the [Oberg Assassination Society] in the suburbs. I want to introduce you to our new teammates.

"The address is as follows. I will wait for you in the room."

The assassin lady had no doubts. With the ability of the [Severed Bonds] to connect with each other and vaguely sense what Fang Yi was thinking, she quickly found Fang Yi's "momentum".

Without thinking, he 'borrowed' another skill from Fang Yi.

As her all-conquering "momentum" extended outward, Fang Yi's "momentum" that could destroy everything and look down on the world also arose.

Although the "borrowed" "momentum" was much weaker in the assassin lady, the two highly compatible "moments" complemented each other, and when superimposed on each other, the knife in the assassin lady's hand already emitted an extremely dangerous aura.

She had sensed that the [Murasame] in her hand had become temporarily excited under the blessing of Fang Yi's "momentum", bursting out with unprecedented power, bringing her an increase she had never imagined.

This knife will be very powerful.

The assassin thought so, and then swung the [Murasame] in her hand.

She just drew the strokes freely, added a sudden inspiration to the stroke, and finally added a mediocre chop.

Four majestic sword auras with strange colors rushed out and headed towards the evil pythons transformed from water vapor that were attacking everyone.

It only took a moment to strangle it to death.

“Well, it seems that General Liva is just like that.

"As long as the general idea is right, the rest is up to you.

"Remember to delete the last two paragraphs before you speak them out."

The assassin lady glanced at the message from Fang Yi, who was holding Lan's arm with his head lowered, and suppressed a smile as she said something harsh to Riva, who looked no longer relaxed and a little solemn.

"General Liva, your Imperial Gear's performance is excellent, and your Momentum has been refined through countless trials.

“But none of this works for me!
"See you later, General Liva.

"The next time I see you, it will be your death!"

Having said that, Akame, who had calmed down the energy that spontaneously resonated from the excessive use of [Murasame] and the destruction of her body's potential by reactivating [Limiter Release], sheathed her sword.

He suppressed the surging blood in his chest, pretended to remain calm, and flew away on the dangerous vehicle.

Only Liva, whose face was getting darker and darker and whose head temperature was getting higher and higher, was left standing there, speaking with hatred in his mouth.

"How dare you, you idiot! How dare you!

"I swear to kill you!"
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When the spies on the side heard what Liva said, they all shrank their heads and retreated behind their teammates, not wanting to offend the somewhat embarrassed and angry general.

Unexpectedly, the general turned his head and asked the spies.

"Since you are here, where is Zhu Tian? Where did he die?
“Let him come out to me.

“Last time, you had the courage to seal off the scene where Ma Tou died and prevent me from investigating, but why didn’t you have the courage to capture the enemy and engage him in battle?

"You actually want a member of the Royal Guards like me to deal with these lunatics!"

Zhe Xia mustered up the courage to come out and replied to Li Wa in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"General Liva, according to the intelligence we received, unless there are any unexpected events.

“Lord Zhu Tian has died in battle.

"Died in the duel with the Death God in the Mist."

Liva widened his eyes and opened his mouth involuntarily, expressing the doubts in his heart in an unbelievable tone.

"Zhu Tian, ​​dead?

"That Rakshasa Four Ghosts, Zhu Tian, ​​has been with the [Minister] since he started training at the [Fist King Temple], and they've been together for decades.

"After weathering countless storms and following the [Minister] to the pinnacle of power in the empire, Zhu Tian, ​​who was almost as powerful as the [Minister] himself, died as soon as he appeared?"

Liva looked at the spy who nodded silently and confirmed it again.

“Are you kidding me?
"How could he possibly die? And die at the hands of this 'Death in the Mist' who appeared less than a few days ago?
"If he died, it would be as ridiculous as me, a general who has served for decades, being defeated in military strategy and martial arts by a young man who has only been in the profession for a few years!"

His only answer was the stagnant gazes of the spies and an eerie silence in the air.
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Riva followed the spies' gaze and saw a familiar figure in the garden of the mansion in the receding fog.

Zhu Tian, ​​whom he was very familiar with and regarded as his nemesis, fell to the ground.

Or rather, his temperatureless body fell in the garden that had become a ruin.

There were several fist marks left by enemies on his sturdy body, but they didn't seem fatal, and there seemed to be a possibility of rescue.

But its stiff and cold limbs only indicated one thing - this Rakshasa Four Ghosts had been dead for a long time.

Looking at Zhu Tian's corpse, Liva felt a chill coming from the ground to his feet and then rushing to his forehead in an instant.

“Defeating Zhu Tian in a few minutes is something I couldn’t do even with my Imperial Gear at its maximum power in the rain.

"This [Death God in the Mist] actually has such abilities?
"Is there anyone in this empire who can resist him?"

Seeing the death of Zhu Tian, ​​whom he regarded as his nemesis, Liva felt no joy in his heart, but instead felt a sense of grief.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Zhu Tian, ​​ah, Zhu Tian.

"As a member of the [Ministers' Camp], you are a thorn in my side, and I'm sure that as someone following General Bud, I hold the same position in your heart.

"You and I have been enemies for so long, considering each other as enemies, and we both want to take the opportunity to kill each other legally.

"I never thought that you would suddenly die here. What should I do?"

Liva felt a little empty in his heart. Looking at the heavier rain and Zhu Tian's body, he couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart.

He moved Zhu Tian's body under the eaves to shelter from the rain, stared at the enemy's body for a few minutes, and finally let out an inaudible sigh.

"Well, now that you're dead, I'll kill the lunatic who disrupted the order of the empire and spread terror, the Death God in the Mist."

After calming down, Liva turned his head to look at Lan, who was in a "depressed" mood, and Fang Yi, who was pale and bleeding, and walked over.

He wanted to ask these two people for some battle information to estimate the combat power of [Death in the Mist] so that it would be easier for him to kill him.

At the same time, with the sound of thunder, the rain outside the house became heavier.

The rainstorm that had been pending for a long time finally fell at this moment.
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Liva first glanced at Fang Yi, who was pale and receiving a bandage. After realizing that the young man was bleeding a lot and was seriously injured, he walked closer to Fang Yi.

He stopped several spies who were bandaging him, and touched the blood gushing out of Fang Yi's body in everyone's puzzled gaze.

[Imperial Weapon] [Water Dragon Possession·Black Marlin] The ability to control liquids was activated instantly, and the bleeding on Fang Yi's body stopped.

Then, he looked at Lan beside him and asked seriously.

“Who is this seriously injured young man?

"Why is he here? Who are you?
"Since Zhu Tian, ​​Goziqi, and the other [Imperial Tool Users] are all dead, why are you two still alive?"

Lan looked at Liva and told the "true lie" that Fang Yi had carefully woven.

"I'm the Imperial Weapon User assigned by Lord Gozchi to conduct aerial reconnaissance. I don't fight on the ground, but I'm quite experienced in dealing with long-range attacks, which is why I survived.

"Due to the obstruction of the enemy's [Imperial Weapon User] and the cover of the fog, I was unable to learn the entire course of Lord Zhu Tian's battle.

“According to the intelligence we’ve gathered, this person is a close friend of the owner of this mansion.

"Including this time, this is the second time I've survived the attacks of the [Mist Reaper] and yet failed to be killed."

Liva nodded, but the vigilance in his eyes did not fade.

He stretched out his hand and touched Fang Yi, who was resting with his eyes closed, while activating his [Imperial Weapon] [Water Dragon Possession: Black Marlin] to transform the rain outside the eaves into a small snake, rushing straight towards Fang Yi's face.

It was obvious that they wanted to use the cold rain and shaking to "force Fang Yi to turn on his computer" and collect more information.

However, before his raindrops touched Fang Yi's cheek, a ghostly and uncertain "momentum" of [mastery] level instantly unfolded.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Fang Yi's eyes. With a flick of his hand, the person made Liva's rain snake pause, and then turned into several sharp arrows, returning to the rain outside the house intact.

The strange and intimidating body and the strange stripes on the body all reveal the identity of the visitor.

It was none other than Ji, one of the four Rakshasa ghosts.

Liva's muscles tensed instantly. At this moment, he had already sensed a fat figure holding an umbrella appearing outside the house.

The strongest of the Four Rakshasa Ghosts appears here, which usually means only one thing.

Liva turned his head, looked at the newcomer, lowered his body and spoke respectfully.

"[Minister], you are here.

"When I arrived, Zhu Tian had already been killed by the enemy."

The visitor dragged his fat body, slammed the umbrella in his hand shut, and strode into the space with a somewhat gloomy face.

Just as Liva guessed based on Ji's identity, the visitor was the [Minister] who received the news of Zhu Tian's death and rushed here without stopping.

The rain outside was getting heavier.

　The next chapter is in, and I am still struggling with the review process, so I will post what I can first.

　　If it passes the review, come and see it tomorrow. If not, the author will think of a solution or upload it to a network disk.

　　
　
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