I'll kill you after I finish this game!

The battle that erupted under Matilda's playful mood was so intense that even ordinary people throughout the entire land could see the apocalyptic scene in the sky.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on here!?"

A red-haired youth who had just walked out of the palace stared in disbelief at the apocalyptic scene in the sky.

The fiery clouds, burning across the vast sky, would be considered awe-inspiring by most people, but for him, Sakagami Hakuto, it was a breathtaking beauty.

Yes, that fiery red color is very beautiful and dazzling.

Compared to ordinary people, Sakagami Hōtō's perception of the world is completely different; he can see things at a more fundamental level.

"Another aura... it seems to be emanating from that annoying Onmyoji. Is he fighting someone?"

Sakagami Hakuto stroked his chin. Although he didn't recognize the person who had unleashed the crimson power, he did recognize the other one.

After all, that person was quite the star during the martial arts competition in front of the emperor, and with that person's strength, he was also the target of everyone's attacks in the competition.

I was naturally deeply impressed by this.

Everything that happened in the capital, Hideaki, was full of unique interest for Sakagami Hatsuto, which was incomparable to the damp and gloomy countryside.

They came here to make a name for themselves, and they came here to see beautiful women.

The former is only half completed, while the latter can be considered complete.

However, after entering the capital city of Shuma, Sakagami Hatsuto clearly felt as if he had entered another dimension, completely deviating from the reality he knew.

"Should we go over and take a look... um?"

Just as Sakagami Haku was wondering whether he should go and join in the fun, a large group of armed soldiers suddenly rushed out of the palace.

However, what attracted Sakagami Hakuto was not those smelly men, but a black-haired woman who led the group, a woman who seemed very special to Sakagami Hakuto.

She was clearly a woman without many special abilities, but when she commanded those soldiers, there seemed to be a unique atmosphere and a unique aura about her.

Upon seeing the other person's attire, which exuded both martial prowess and nobility, as well as the family insignia on their body, Sakagami Hato recognized who it was.

The current head of the Hisa family, the pinnacle of martial arts families in China, was also sitting in the most prominent spectator seat during the imperial duel.

But what is she going to do now?

"Hurry up, we can't let that power affect the palace and the people of the capital..."

The black-haired, spirited woman, Jiuya Longdan, commanded the soldiers to evacuate the people of the capital. She also took the lead and went to the direction where the forces were fighting.

Are you crazy? Are you trying to get yourself killed? This is not a superhuman area that ordinary soldiers and princesses can approach.

While admiring the woman's actions, Sakagami Hakuto couldn't help but want to mock her, as she seemed unable to distinguish between her spiritual realm and reality.

Undoubtedly, that woman possessed martial prowess surpassing that of ordinary men, a fact that Sakagami Hakuto could discern.

However, that little bit of martial prowess is absolutely not enough to enter the unreal realm of these superhumans.

Just as Sakagami Hakuto was thinking this, the woman leading the soldiers also saw him, and his red hair was very eye-catching.

"Huh? It's you. That's great. Since you're a brave warrior, you should come along too."

In an instant, a look of joy appeared in Kuya Rindan's eyes. She was genuinely happy and fortunate to have met the victor of the imperial duel here.

Then, amidst Sakagami Hakuto's astonished expression, he came up to him, grabbed his clothes without saying a word, and tried to drag him to the inhuman battlefield where the battle had broken out.

Sakagami Hakuto's physique was absolutely superhuman, and he was surprised when Hisa Rindou dragged him to the battlefield.

Even though her strength was negligible to him, why did he subconsciously obey her commands? His body was actually yielding... no... being drawn to her.

"Hey, hey, hey, am I being forcibly conscripted?! I'm the winner of the imperial martial arts contest, this is outrageous!"

Despite his initial surprise, Sakagami Hakuto immediately started making a fuss, as if he were making a sarcastic remark.

As the winner of the imperial martial arts contest, he should have been granted a noble title. How could he be forcibly conscripted into the army?

"Yakamashi! You haven't been bestowed a title by the God Emperor yet. You are the heir of the Sakagami branch of the Hisa family on the border, right? Then I can command you as the head of the Hisa family! Moreover, as brave warriors who won the Imperial Tournament, it is also your responsibility to protect the capital!"

Kuga Rindou was so angry at the noisy Sakagami Haku that the veins on her forehead bulged. She glared at him fiercely and then brought up the relationship between them.

She dared to directly arrest Sakagami Hato, the victor of the imperial duel, because he was a member of a branch family of her own Hisa family.

As long as the other party has not been bestowed a title by the God Emperor, she, as the head of the Jiuya family, has the right to order this unreliable red-haired man in the branch family around!

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Chapter Eleven: Matilda's Joy, and Sakagami's Surprise

Modoro felt something was wrong with him today, and he was having a lot of bad luck.

A crazy woman suddenly appeared and attacked him, but even after he fought back, he was still overwhelmed by her.

Most people would be angry about this, but it's different for Mataro's Night Journey.

He felt only a nauseating yet strangely familiar feeling about this inexplicable battle... a sense of dread.

Indeed, whether it was meeting this woman with fiery hair and burning eyes, fighting her, or being overwhelmed, I should have felt angry and interested, but instead I only felt a sense of weariness, as if I had repeated this many times before.

How many times has this scene happened?

"boom!"

The atmosphere was shattered, and the terrifying crimson flames caused the space to appear distorted and melted, like a melting candle.

The otherworldly being in the eyes of Modoro Nightwalker stood amidst these terrifying flames, surviving as naturally as a fish swimming in water.

Ding Li and Erzi were both mercilessly beaten down, but the other party did not kill them.

After fighting with him, Modora, his face showed undisguised weariness and boredom.

Would it be boring to fight him?

As Modoro continued to construct his spells, he couldn't help but think this way, but upon closer inspection of Matilda's eyes, he realized he was wrong.

It wasn't that fighting with himself was boring, but rather that he found the whole world in his eyes uninteresting; he, Modoro Nightwalker, was just one of those uninteresting people.

boom! ! !

The meteor-like strike hit Modoro Nightwalker directly in the abdomen, sending him flying hundreds of kilometers away like a cannonball. Meanwhile, Matilda, looking bored, withdrew her foot from his original spot.

"Sigh, it seems it's not you either."

Matilda slung the greatsword formed of flames over her shoulder, sighed as if she were dozing off, and the fierce winds swirling around her gradually subsided.

"Oh?"

Suddenly, Modoro, who had been kicked away by Matilda, returned to the battlefield somewhat disheveled, traversing space once more. He looked at the Crimson Lotus before him with a meaningful gaze and said:

"So, you're looking for someone out of boredom?"

The woman before him no longer had the will to attack him, or rather, his Night Walk was no longer worth her attention.

This feeling of being let off the hook was terrible, but Motaro Nightwalker also knew clearly that the one who would truly die in the life-or-death struggle would definitely be him.

The oppressive aura emanating from Matilda was less than a tenth of the power she unleashed.

"Yes, you can feel it too, right? A feeling of déjà vu."

Matilda wore a smile, showing no trace of the intense pressure she had displayed during the battle.

"...Yes, I'm certain I've never met you, but the feeling is so strong."

Modoro pondered for a moment, recalling the feeling he had experienced earlier, and it was indeed as Matilda had described.

They had never met before, and it was their first time meeting, yet their battle felt strangely familiar, as if they had fought many times before.

At the same time, the army that had rushed from the capital, Xiuzhen, also began to approach this inhuman battlefield.

The soldiers were terrified, as the environmental damage caused by the battle had turned the land into a no-man's-land.

Even though it's already winter and the weather in the capital, Soojin, is still snowing, the scene before us is like entering a volcanic area.

Even though the earth wasn't spewing lava, the land in front of us had all turned into scalding lava.

"Hey, Your Highness, this isn't an area that ordinary soldiers can approach! Didn't you see the ugly looks on those Onmyoji's faces?!"

Sakagami Hakuto, who was being forcibly conscripted, gasped at the scene before him, feeling a mixture of cold and hot air. He then kindly advised Hisa Rindou, who was leading the charge beside him.

The other party was quite qualified as a leader. Even though the soldiers were afraid, they mustered up the courage to step into this dangerous place because of Kuya Rindan's leading by example.

However, courage is one thing, but whether one is qualified to enter such an inhuman battlefield is another matter entirely.

"I know."

Kuga Rindou glanced at Sakagami Hato, who was still considered her retainer. She had witnessed the red-haired youth's strength in the Imperial Tournament; he was indeed a powerful warrior in the superhuman realm.

Now that they are close to this dangerous place, the other party has not shown the slightest abnormality, so their physique is definitely not comparable to that of others.

Unable to advance any further, Kuga Rindou turned to the other group that had followed them, the Onmyōryō led by Mikado Ryūmei of the Mikado family.

"Patriarch Mikado, is there any way to ascertain the situation ahead?"

"Method?"

Dressed in a red and white hunting robe, Mikado Ryūmei looked at Hisahi Ryūdan with a calm and indifferent gaze upon hearing her words, and replied in a deep voice:

"The person fighting the unknown entity ahead is our Onmyo-ryo's Matara Yako. If we use shikigami to spy on the battlefield ahead, we won't even be able to get close. And if we contact Yako, I'm afraid it will distract him."

Although he did not know who the person who fought with Modoro Yagyō was, Mikado Ryūmei knew that Yagyō possessed the technology and knowledge to overturn the power gap and reverse the difference in power between each other.

If the opponent is only slightly stronger than Nightwalker, Nightwalker still has an 80-90% chance of winning.

If the opponent is stronger, Nightwalker can also seal them away.

If the difference in strength is absolute, then even traveling at night can lead to escape.

However, this level of battle is far more exaggerated than the previous imperial duel. The person who could force Motara Yexing into this situation must be someone even more powerful than him.

Kuga Rindou also knew that rashly disturbing those engaged in a heated battle could lead to adverse consequences.

But now they can neither advance nor explore, and their predicament is equally terrible.

“Mother, for this battle, we can contact Ding Li and Erzi.”

Just then, Mikado Ryūmei's daughter, Mikado Ryūsui, suddenly offered an idea.

This reminder immediately made Mikado Ryūmei's eyes light up slightly. If it was a night-walking shikigami, then there was no need to worry about it so much.

He gave his daughter, Longshui, a look, signaling her to do it directly.

Without saying a word, Yumen Longshui formed hand seals and began to use his mind to contact Ding Li and Erzi.