All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

"This, this..."

Yamashita Yoru was almost paralyzed with fear.

Staring blankly at the almost hellish scene before him, he trembled all over, his legs seemingly welded to the ground.

"You bastard! We are from the lord's mansion. Head of the Fujiwara family will not let you get away with this. You..."

A pioneer dressed as a ronin samurai, at the third stage of the Energy Gathering Realm, roared fiercely, but the fear and anger on his face instantly froze into deep astonishment.

All I saw was...

A figure of a shogunate samurai, entirely dark red with a golden lightning bolt symbol on his breastplate, suddenly appeared before him.

【The "Shadow General" possesses all the qualities of a southern barbarian】...

Isn't this Fujiwara no Ichimitsu, the patriarch's source core? This....

next second.

The samurai sword was drawn and then returned to its sheath.

The man didn't even see how the "Shadow General" made his move before his head slowly fell to the ground from the smooth cut on his neck.

Hydra turned around and glanced at Yamashita Yo, whose face was ashen and who was sweating profusely.

"lead the way!"

"Hey, what...?"

Yamashita Yoko was a little taken aback.

Hydra's gaze was calm, but the words she spoke made Yamashita's heart feel as if it had been gripped by a hand.

"Let's go to your house!"

Abashiri Base City is a small to medium-sized base city. Because it is close to the coastal wilderness, it has some monsters to hunt and several ordinary-level dungeons.

The permanent resident population is quite large, numbering over 100,000.

"Sir, there will be people checking identities at the city gate. If you don't have identification..." Yamashita Yo was still trembling as he spoke to Hydra.

My mind was filled with the scene from the secret camp just now.

They're all dead... The Fujiwara family, the castle lords, and all the pioneers present—not a single one was spared.

Even... there is no reason.

Hydra merely glanced at the man, then looked at the massive city gate not far away, where several guards were indeed checking the identities of those entering the city.

However, what is more prevalent is exploitation...

Hydra didn't speak, but suddenly, amidst Yamashita Ye's exclamation, he...

He picked the other person up.

[Gold Pocket Watch] Display case effect, activated!

When Yamashita Yoru came to his senses, he was already in a busy street in the city center.

His gaze was blank, as if his brain had crashed at this moment. He looked at the masked man in front of him, whose noble demeanor, especially his eyes, inspired awe and made him afraid to look directly at him.

Thinking of the methods used in the secret realm that nearly changed the world.

An absurd yet irresistible thought began to take root in his mind.

Could it be... that this person is truly Amaterasu?

Even if not, could he be a servant boy of Amaterasu?

"lead the way!"

It was still just two simple words; this person didn't seem to be a talkative one.

However, Yamashita Yoshihisa couldn't help but start fantasizing, and his face finally showed a cautious and humble respect.

"My lord, please come with me. My humble abode is simple, and only my sister and I live here. However, if you don't mind, you can stay here for the time being..."

Yamashita Yo's words were not modesty, a fact that Hydra understood when she arrived at their home and saw the condition of the house.

It was as if they hadn't noticed Yamashita's predicament.

Hydra entered the room, where the furnishings were quite simple.

However, I did see a few obviously new pieces of furniture: a blue-quality household refrigerator, a green-quality table lamp...

His gaze slowly fell on a photograph on the table.

That's a family of four.

However, the man and woman inside are no longer there, leaving only a pair of happy children in the photo.

"For your sister's sake, are you willing to risk your life to try and bring that potion out of here?"

Hydra spoke softly.

Yamashita Yoru's back suddenly tensed.

His eyes were filled with shock and horror.

How could he have known that I had purple-quality [Beast Serum] in my backpack?!

He hadn't shown the backpack to the other person beforehand...

Hydra seemed oblivious to the shock on Yamashita's face as she picked up the photograph and turned to gaze at him calmly.

"With your strength and methods, you can't protect her for long. At least, without me, your sister will be all alone from now on... She is a beauty, but unfortunately, she doesn't seem to have grown into someone capable of protecting that beauty..."

Yamashita clenched his fists. Although he didn't want to admit it, it was the truth.

"Who exactly are you...?" Yamashita Yoru asked solemnly.

A faint chuckle came from beneath the Hydra mask.

"Didn't you beg me for this? Now you're asking about my identity..."

Yamashita's pupils contracted, and before he could speak, a sudden, violent commotion came from outside.

His heart tightened, thinking that the people from the city lord's mansion had found this place so quickly. He hurriedly ran to the window, and as soon as he opened the crack in the window, he froze on the spot after seeing everything outside.

Originally, it was already dusk when they came out of the secret realm, and when they returned to Abashiri Base City, it was already night, as if time had reversed.

Once again, upon returning home, it was that tranquil twilight hour, with a sliver of sunset hanging quietly above the distant mountains.

"Not just in the secret realm, but even in reality..."

At this moment, everyone in the entire base city was alarmed by this bizarre and horrifying scene.

On the streets and on the rooftops, people everywhere looked bewildered and shocked.

Hydra's voice drifted faintly from behind Yamashita Yoru.

"Like the legend of Lord Ye's love of dragons, when I actually stood before them, did those who once knelt and prayed to me become fearful?"

Cold sweat poured out of Yamashita Yoshino's body.

He turned around stiffly, but this time he didn't even have the courage to meet Hydra's gaze.

Plop!

He knelt on the ground and pressed his head firmly to the floor.

"Lord Amaterasu... please forgive my recklessness and ignorance!"

......

"In what capacity do you think your clone, Hydra, will make a move?"

Back in Daxia, at the base where Dr. Hoffman and his team were located, Dr. Hoffman was establishing a connection using the coordinates he had previously obtained from Fujiwara Shin's token.

To construct a passage for Chu Hong and his group to the real world of Saihe Village (Top Secret).

Luo Yi, who was standing to the side, asked a question out of curiosity.

Chu Hong clicked his tongue: "First, let's rule out the option of recognizing someone as an elder brother..."

"Buzz—!"

A sudden surge of energy came, and Chu Hong's gaze fell on the [Satellite Signal Guidance Beacon], which turned from yellow to red and then lit up with white light.

Dr. Hoffman: "Commander, the spatial portal has been constructed. Based on the current energy levels, we can conduct three teleportations per day..."