I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

Shinri Ryouka gritted her teeth and said, "Our magistrate still has several dozen soldiers, which is enough."

Thomas stopped her, saying, "No, Miss. There are at least ten thousand soldiers on the island. Our numbers are far too few compared to the Kansei Magistrate's Office. Let's notify the Tenryo Magistrate's Office!"

Ayaka Kamisato shook her head and said, "Notifying the Tenryo Magistrate's Office is useless. The Tenryo Magistrate's Office only obeys the Shogun's orders. No one else can mobilize the Tenryo Magistrate's Office. Now we can only rely on ourselves, Thomas..."

Thomas nodded and said, "Yes."

Ayaka Kamisato said, "I need you to go to the Shin-oka Shrine immediately to meet with Lord Yaejiro and request reinforcements."

"it is good."

Thomas immediately unharnessed the horses from the carriage, mounted a fast horse, and sped off towards the outskirts of Inazuma Castle.

"Mr. Muzawa, please immediately mobilize the Imperial Guard. I also need to go to Inazuma Castle to find some friends from our Kamisato family to help. We will meet outside Inazuma Castle in an hour. Time is of the essence, and we must get to the island as soon as possible. If we are late, it may be too late."

"no problem."

Kizawa Nagahiro nodded and immediately summoned soldiers to notify all Imperial Guards still patrolling and searching inside and outside the city to return immediately.

Ayaka Kamisato glanced in the direction of the General's Mansion Castle, silently prayed that the General would end his seclusion soon, and then turned and strode into Inazuma Castle.

Chapter 162 Rescue from the Execution Ground

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Before eight o'clock in the morning, the sound of gongs echoed through the streets of the outlying island.

The curfew has ended, and many residents of the outlying islands took to the streets upon hearing the sound of gongs.

On the somewhat deserted street, countless soldiers, carrying out their duties, escorted a prison cart slowly toward East Street.

Who is this?

"Didn't you see the notice posted yesterday? The man in the prison van is named Ivan, and he's going to be executed."

"What? Executed? What crime was this?"

"I don't know, it wasn't mentioned in yesterday's official notice."

"This person looks so young..."

In the crowd, Kyurisu frowned deeply. He had already informed Thomas of the situation yesterday, but he didn't know how things were now, or whether the reinforcements had arrived...

At this moment, a soldier who was in charge of the investigation stood in front of the crowd and struck a gong with a clang.

"The prisoner will be executed on East Street, and there will be no obstruction of onlookers."

Upon hearing this, many onlookers who were unaware of the truth began to follow the escort team led by the Commissioner of the Imperial Household Agency towards East Street. Kurisu also mingled among the crowd and followed the flow of people.

A stake had been erected on East Street, and Ivan, with his hands and feet in shackles, was taken off the prison cart by the magistrate.

Looking at the pile of wood stacked on the stake, Ivan laughed, "Burning at the stake? Do you take me for a heretic?"

"Come on!"

The soldiers behind Ivan shoved him, and Ivan sneered, then calmly walked towards the stake.

Standing atop the stake, gazing at the distant execution platform, Ivan remained composed and resolute.

At this moment, Hiiragi family head Shinsuke Hiiragi was sitting on the execution platform, waving his hand and saying, "Bring the prisoner to the execution platform!"

"Yes!"

Two soldiers, who were to carry out the order, immediately complied and tied Ivan to the log in the middle of the pyre, one on each side.

Many onlookers below the stage were discussing the matter, and Hisahito, who was in the crowd, couldn't help but feel nervous.

What's going on? Why is there still no news? Did Thomas not send the message to the general's mansion?

Seeing that the time was almost up, Shinsuke Hiiragi narrowed his eyes and shouted, "The time has come, carry out the execution!"

The soldiers around the pyre immediately poured sesame oil onto the firewood beneath it, and then a soldier carrying a torch walked toward the pyre.

Just then, a faint whistling sound rang out, a red light flashed, and the torch in the soldier's hand immediately flew out and landed on the ground, with a sharp feathered arrow stuck in it.

Upon seeing the arrow, many people looked bewildered, while Kurisu in the crowd was overjoyed.

coming!

Upon seeing this, Shinsuke Hiiragi immediately flew into a rage and shouted, "How dare you! Who is it!"

As soon as Hiiragi Shinsuke finished speaking, several more arrows whistled through the air, and several officers near the execution platform fell to the ground. One of the soldiers shouted in terror, "Arrows! Arrows! Someone is storming the execution ground!"

As soon as the words were spoken, deafening shouts of battle erupted from the low buildings on both sides of the street. Countless burly men dressed in Imperial Guard uniforms burst out of the houses on both sides, frightening countless civilians into scattering and fleeing in panic, and the scene immediately descended into chaos.

Hundreds of Imperial Guards and the soldiers of the Expeditionary Enforcement Bureau immediately clashed. Around the corner, Kizawa Nagahiro appeared, wielding a steel sword and leading several elite soldiers as they hacked their way towards the execution ground.

"Lord Ivan! I've come to save you!"

On the stake, Ivan exclaimed with some surprise, "Muze! What are you doing here?"

Kizawa Nagaki swung his sword and slashed at a soldier of the Kanjō Magistrate, shouting, "We secretly arrived at the island last night and have been lying in ambush ever since."

Shinsuke Hiiragi was now furious and shouted, "Go and gather the troops! The rest of you, get them! Take them down!"

"Yes!"

Behind Shinsuke Hiiragi, the hundred or so reserve soldiers of the Kansei Magistrate immediately charged into the battlefield with long spears in hand. These soldiers were more like the Hiiragi family's personal guards than the Kansei Magistrate's soldiers.

The Hiiragi family's long-standing operations on the remote island have allowed their influence to grow to a terrifying level, which is why Shinsuke Hiiragi is so ambitious.

As hundreds of reserve soldiers rushed into the battlefield, the pressure on the Imperial Guards increased immediately, and their speed of breaking through to the execution platform was also delayed.

Shinsuke Hiiragi turned to the soldier beside him and said, "Give me a torch."

Now that we've completely broken ties with the General's Mansion, let's go all the way and do things to the extreme.

Shinsuke Hiiragi took the lit torch from the soldier and threw it toward the pyre. Just then, the sound of arrows flying earlier rang out again, a red light flashed, and the torch flying in mid-air was shot away.

At this moment, Shinsuke Hiiragi finally discovered the direction from which the arrow was coming. Looking at the signboard on the right side of the street, he saw a girl with blonde hair, a yellow ponytail, and wearing a red coat that partially exposed her shoulders, drawing her bow and aiming at Shinsuke Hiiragi.

Startled, Hiiragi Shinsuke immediately ducked and ducked. In that instant, an arrow flew past his head.

The girl clicked her tongue.

"Damn it, I missed."

Ivan paused for a moment. He recognized the girl. She was Ayaka Kamisato's friend and also the most famous fireworks master in Inazuma Castle, Yoomiya!

At that moment, Kizawa Nagaki, who was fighting with the Kansei Magistrate's soldiers in the crowd, slashed an enemy with his sword and shouted, "Yomiya, enemy reinforcements are coming soon! We must finish this quickly!"

Xiao Gong raised an eyebrow and said, "I understand."

After saying that, Xiaogong drew his bow and shot several of the Kanding Fengxing soldiers who were rushing towards the archway. Then, with a few extremely agile leaps, he jumped down from the archway and ran towards the execution platform.

"Stop her!"

As Hiiragi Shinsuke shouted, he scrambled to his feet somewhat disheveled from behind the execution platform. At that moment, a soldier ran over and said to Hiiragi Shinsuke, "Master, reinforcements are on their way!"

"Alright! You all join in and try to hold them off."

Shinsuke Hiiragi's face turned vicious: "Today, we must leave all of these generals' henchmen on this remote island!"

"Shin-suke Hiiragi, how dare you attempt to murder the General's consort, betray the General, and rebel! Such a heinous act is unforgivable!"

Just then, a clear, crisp voice suddenly rang out from afar.

Upon hearing the sound, Shinsuke Hiiragi looked over and saw Ryouka Kamisato, clad in soft armor, leading dozens of Kamisato retainers to one end of the street.

"Kamisato Ayaka? The eldest daughter of the Kamisato family?"

Shinsuke Hiiragi raised an eyebrow: "So the people from the corps magistrate are here too? Perfect. I'll settle accounts with the corps magistrate and the Tenryo magistrate sooner or later. If I take you hostage now, your corps magistrate should submit quickly, right?"

Ayaka Kamisato snorted coldly and said, "What a pipe dream! You villain, take this!"

Suddenly, Ayaka Kamisato transformed into a snowy shadow, teleporting in front of Shinsuke Hiiragi and thrusting her sword fiercely at him with boundless chill.

Shinsuke Hiiragi was horrified and instinctively staggered back a few steps.

Just then, a flash of lightning appeared, and a finger touched the tip of Ayaka Kamisato's sword.

Ayaka Kamisato looked up in shock. A boy dressed as a ronin and wearing a straw hat stood in the middle, blocking all of Ayaka Kamisato's attacks.

The boy raised his head and revealed a somewhat eerie smile.

"Hello."

PS: I have some urgent business to attend to today, so I might not have time to write from this afternoon to tonight. This might be the only chapter today. I'll resume my regular updates tomorrow.

Chapter 163 The Terrifying Skirmishers

The soldier held the tip of Kamisato Ryouka's sword with one finger, then revealed a very eerie smile.

"Hello."

A look of horror flashed in Ayaka Kamisato's eyes, and she immediately retreated five steps away.

Looking at the boy in front of her, who was not much younger than herself, Ayaka Kamisato suddenly felt a chill run down her spine for some reason.

Ayaka Kamisato knew best the power of her own sword strike. When she activated the elemental power of her Eye of God, the sword energy formed from condensed ice element was enough to pierce through nearly a meter of hard rock. Yet, this boy before her had blocked it with just one finger...

Ayaka Kamisato narrowed her eyes and asked, "Who are you?"

Sanbing adjusted his straw hat and said with a sinister smile, "It is indeed a bit impolite not to introduce myself. I am Sanbing, the sixth executive officer of the Fools... Please take care of me."

As soon as she finished speaking, a terrifying burst of lightning elemental energy suddenly erupted from the scattered soldiers and attacked Ayaka Kamisato.

Kamisato Ayaka hurriedly mobilized the ice elemental power in the surrounding air to block in front of her. A burst of crackling ice mist exploded, and Kamisato Ayaka was sent flying backward. She had no choice but to plunge her longsword into the ground to barely stabilize herself. However, at this moment, Kamisato Ayaka's entire body was wrapped in purple arcs of electricity. These tiny arcs of electricity were constantly shocking and numbing Kamisato Ayaka's muscles. For a moment, Kamisato Ayaka was unable to exert any strength and could only kneel on the ground, using her sword to support her body.

The soldier raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, and said, "Oh? You're still not completely weakened after being hit by my attack. As expected of the young lady of the Kamisato family, I underestimated you."

In the distance, Ivan was still tied to the log of the pyre, unable to move, but he was still observing the situation on the battlefield. Seeing this, Ivan frowned and secretly memorized the skirmishers' attack methods.

Although Ayaka Kamisato was not completely down, she was temporarily unable to move. Seeing this, the skirmishers did not rush to attack, but instead turned to look at Shinsuke Hiiragi, who was sitting on the ground with a terrified expression.

"Useless. As expected, it's impossible for you to lure out General Thunder."

Shinsuke Hiiragi was both shocked and furious: "What did you say? You've been using me all along?"

The stragglers sneered, "You should thank me for using you; otherwise, a fool like you would be completely useless. Now I can tell you frankly, this execution was to lure out General Thunder, but unfortunately, you can't even handle this simple task. It seems your value ends here..."

After saying that, the stragglers slowly walked towards Hiiragi Shinsuke.

Shinsuke Hiiragi was startled: "What...what are you going to do? Someone help me!"