Their commission was suspicious.

Thus, with Leone's guarantee and a little bit of the power of the Herrscher of Knowledge, the Night Raid members temporarily accepted the few newcomers who were said to have good potential that Leone brought back.

As the Revolutionary Army's assassination division, Night Raid not only accepts commissions from people in the capital to assassinate wealthy merchants and officials who do nothing, and collect Imperial Arms along the way, but also does other things.

In fact, for Night Raid, accepting the commission from the people of the capital to carry out assassinations was just a side mission, meant to boost the popularity of the revolutionary army and, incidentally, eliminate some corrupt officials.

In addition, the main mission involves accepting missions from the Revolutionary Army to assassinate important targets (of strategic significance) and to carry out civilian relief work, including eliminating dangerous species, providing relief from natural disasters such as fires, eliminating dangerous criminals, and protecting officials of conscience.

While it cannot cure the root cause, it can at least treat some of the symptoms.

Similarly, if there were new seeds that could be invited to join the Revolutionary Army, Night Raid would certainly not pass up the opportunity.

Although the capital was corrupt, its military capabilities were undeniably formidable, so the revolutionary army was desperately short of talent from every perspective.

He was both a country bumpkin and a victim, and he was also very simple-minded. Even if he couldn't join the night raid, it wouldn't be a problem to send him to the rear of the revolutionary army.

"While a night raid isn't the best option, it's still better than staying in the capital. At least a night raid is better for our comrades. The capital... it's absolutely rotten. Well, I'm mainly referring to wealthy merchants and high-ranking officials."

"The Revolutionary Army is a mixed bag, but Night Raid, the assassination organization that only does the dirty work, is actually better than the Revolutionary Army's top brass. Isn't that too realistic?"

In short, the revolutionary army was no good, the capital city was no good, so a night raid became a good option.

It can only be said that the problem isn't me, it's the world!

However, Chen Luo was actually thinking about whether to throw Tatsumi and the others into Esdeath's army and let them fight against foreign tribes, at least it would be a war against foreign invaders.

Although the empire was rotten to the core, it was still a civil service system.

Within the military officer system, General Bude could only be considered pedantic, not a bad person. He even protected the conscience of the empire and wanted to get rid of the ministers, but he always adhered to the family tradition that "military officers should not interfere in politics."

Esdeath is brutal to her enemies, but kind to the people and her subordinates. Crucially, there is no corruption within Esdeath's army.

However, Chen Luo was not familiar with Esdeath, and Esdeath was currently fighting in the north, which was far away, so he temporarily shelved the idea.

So let's put it on Night Raid for now. As long as Tatsumi and the others don't have direct contact with the Revolutionary Army's high command, they won't be corrupted, and they might even get some proper training.

In fact, most of the revolutionaries were people who couldn't survive, and there were also talented and patriotic individuals, and even many people with a conscience, so they weren't bad people. It was just that there were problems at the top.

However, problems at the top levels of the revolutionary army are the most fatal blow to the revolutionary army.

And so, a group of people who might be wanted and a group of people who were already wanted happily left this sinful place together.

Along with the only surviving young lady of the family.

However, for Arya, it might be more comforting for her to die peacefully than for her to live.

But the thought that even in death she would not find peace, and that her soul might be extracted and placed into the Soul Lamp, made Arya's mind tremble wildly.

These days, do bad people have no human rights?

"This rain is so annoying, and why does it feel like it's getting heavier?" Even with an umbrella, Fran still found the flowing water very annoying.

If Chen Luo hadn't forbidden it, Fran would have simply pulled out her Levatin and made a hole in the sky.

However, it's still raining even though there aren't any rain clouds, so it seems that methods to break the rain clouds aren't very effective right now.

"That's not how it works. Dark nights and treacherous roads are perfect for killing. For assassination organizations, shouldn't rainy nights be the most suitable time to carry out their operations? Besides, after killing someone, they can use the rain to destroy the body and eliminate most of the evidence," Chen Luo said.

“No, I hate this rain more than the difficulty of killing the target.” Mine, as a member of Night Raid, decisively denied Chen Luo’s words.

"Although Night Raid is an assassination organization, it is already well-known in the capital. Destroying the evidence is meaningless. Promoting Night Raid's presence can deter corrupt officials and give the people of the capital hope."

Another purpose was to boost the popularity of the revolutionary army.

Akame didn't say this.

"I see..."

"Your preparations have failed," said the Herald of Knowledge as he shared an umbrella with Chen Luo.

"Well, we're already here, right? Let's test the power of this umbrella." Chen Luo looked up at the oil-paper umbrella he was holding.

"But is your umbrella only good for a light drizzle? It seems so-so," the Herrscher of Knowledge muttered under his breath.

The conversation between Chen Luo and Shi Zhilu was unknown to outsiders.

Even if Chen and Luo were to conspire loudly, they could easily do so in a way that no one else would notice.

Even though the Night Raid team is currently leading the others to retreat at a rapid pace, and the wind that is rushing by may blow the umbrellas away, what does that have to do with Chen Luo, who can fly, and the Herrscher of Knowledge?

"How could that be? Didn't you notice the rain was getting heavier? I had just killed someone and hadn't left yet, so the rain was light at the time," Chen Luo denied.

While random rewards can sometimes be bizarre, none of them are useless.

Even the most bizarre things can always serve a purpose in some way, like... a cat toy.

"Even if the rain is pouring down, but..."

"Boom!"

Before the Law Master could finish speaking, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky, illuminating half of the rainy night.

That wasn't all; a series of enormous, deafening, and astonishing booms followed.

"Could it be that General Bude from the capital is fighting?" the Night Raid members said upon hearing the commotion.

【General Budo】: The supreme commander of the Imperial Army, deeply trusted by the Emperor, and the other strongest person besides Esdeath. He possesses the Imperial Arm Thunder God's Wrath [Admirer], which allows him to control lightning and paralyze enemies at close range.

"It doesn't feel like it; it's lightning that fell from the sky. And don't you guys think the direction the lightning came from... looks like the place where we just carried out our mission?" Mine, who has excellent eyesight, said, pointing in the direction of the lightning.

"Is this what they call divine retribution? I've finally witnessed it today." Lubbock blew a slogan, completely oblivious to the fact that the person destined for divine retribution was right next to him.

Arya: "......"

"See? I told you this umbrella was something special," Chen Luo whispered to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Yes, indeed." Although the Herrscher of Knowledge really wanted to say that she could do this too, seeing Chen Luo's strong enthusiasm, she didn't say anything more.

Chen Luo looked at the oil-paper umbrella bottle in his hand with some satisfaction.

[Umbrella]: Dark nights and treacherous roads make for perfect murders. As an assassin, how can you survive without tools to dispose of the body? This umbrella offers various disaster relief services, guaranteeing complete elimination of all traces.

Effect: This umbrella can be opened before or after the user kills someone or their teammate.

When this umbrella is opened, it can force darkness (optional), concealing your presence and reducing the possibility of being exposed.

Once this umbrella is opened, it can be used in various situations to destroy evidence and help eliminate any traces that might expose the identity of oneself and teammates.

Typically, various natural disasters are used to cover up the crime. (Rainwater is often used to erase traces and lightning to destroy evidence, but if a natural disaster is nearby, there is a high probability that it will attract the disaster to completely destroy the evidence.)

Note: The style of the umbrella can be modified.

That just goes to show that this prop is a bit odd.

But he looks really handsome.

But... Chen Luo made an assumption, of course, it was just an assumption.

If Chen Luo were to arrive in the world of Arknights, on the continent of Terra, and he killed someone in the moving city, intending to destroy the evidence, and then opened this umbrella, is it possible—just one possibility—that he might...attract a natural disaster? And drag the entire city's inhabitants down with him?

Or perhaps it's murder in public. Because there are too many eyewitnesses, it's too difficult to eliminate the threat with lightning, so they directly invite natural disasters and decide to go all the way.

If I kill everyone who witnessed me killing someone, then it's as if I didn't kill anyone at all!

After all, the description of this umbrella also states that it attracts natural disasters.

In addition to the above, this umbrella has an extra function: to conceal the secrets of heaven.

In other words, as long as you hold this umbrella while committing murder, those divination-type or precognitive talents and skills will be unable to discover your true identity, even if you don't wear a mask.

It is truly a top-notch treasure for killing someone, silencing witnesses, and destroying evidence.

No wonder they started driving when they saw these people who were on a night raid.

Sigh, other people's umbrellas are only opened when it rains, but Chen Luo's umbrella starts raining as soon as it's opened.

Even if Chen Luo hadn't killed anyone, he could simply feel that the weather was too hot or the sun was too strong, and he would open his umbrella and immediately it would rain.

Good news for light rain lovers.

Of course, if you simply want to watch pedestrians get soaked in the rain while you stay comfortably at home, that's a different story.

While this isn't a crime, it's somewhat immoral.

Hmm, I'll try it later!

......

The headquarters of Night Raid was located near a mountain on the outskirts of the capital.

A hollow was carved out in the middle of the mountain, and the house was built in the hollow and supported by the cliff. With a color similar to the mountain slope, it blends perfectly into the mountain.

It took Chen Luo and his team about half an hour to reach the Night Raid base from the capital.

Although it takes a long time, it's always better to be discreet.

Otherwise, Night Raid would have already annoyed everyone who wanted to kill Night Raid or obtain intelligence to sell to the Empire.

"Being able to move around freely at night is truly wonderful," Chen Luo remarked.

Previously, leaving the bar between 8:00 and 12:00 would cost 50 cover points per hour. Now, with Judah's Oath as the head chef, not only do you not need to pay extra for the food, but it will also taste even better.

“There’s always a way that if you’re not at the bar between 8:00 and 12:00, but instead have fun outside without spending any Primogems, you’re essentially earning 50 Primogems per hour!” Chen Luo said.

"What a bizarre thought process!" the Herald of Knowledge remarked.

Chapter 876 Arya: Sooner or later, General Esdeath will kill you all!

"So this is why you not only brought back so many people at once, but also brought back one of the targets you were originally supposed to assassinate?" In the Night Raid base, a silver-haired woman with her eyes covered by an eyepatch sat in the main seat and asked.

Aside from the blindfold, what particularly caught people's attention was the mechanical-like right arm.

【Najenda】: Possesses terrifying courage and strategy, leader of the Night Raid Squad, whose true identity is former Imperial General Najenda.

That is, the boss that Leone and the others were talking about.

“In fact, she has already been subjected to terrible punishment,” Leone said with a complicated expression.

Especially when Leone saw Flandre holding Arya's hand so cutely, he felt even more sorry for Arya.

"But Boss, why are you back today? Didn't you say you wouldn't be back until tomorrow?" Leone asked curiously.

“I’ll be back once the business is done. Let’s not discuss this with Leone yet. We went on a mission a few days ago and got so engrossed in fighting the enemy that we went overtime. Right now, the most important thing is these people.” Najenda looked at Chen Luo and the others.

“So where exactly was she punished? I didn’t see any place where she was suffering terribly,” Najenda said, pointing at Arya.

“Boss, let me tell you a secret, that blonde girl who was holding that blonde heiress's hand is actually quite a terrifying person. I don't know what kind of power she uses, but she can suddenly explode a person's body with a casual grab, and her perception seems to be different from ordinary people. At least in the past half hour, that little girl crushed Arya's right arm once, broke it again, and destroyed half of her body.” Leone whispered in Najenda's ear.

"Hmm?" Najenda frowned, looking at Arya, whose body was completely unharmed.

“As for why the other person’s body was completely unharmed, that’s because of the person holding the umbrella. That’s the person I reported on a couple of days ago who saved the Revolutionary Army. That Teigu user with healing abilities,” Leone continued to explain.

"In short, being treated like a toy by that little girl was a living hell for Arya. She begged us to kill her more than once on the way."

"Big sister cat, I can hear you," Fran said to Leone with a smile.

"!!!" Leone's body froze instantly.

Seriously? You could hear something so soft?

"Ahem, in short, you all believe that they have indeed been punished, right?" Ignoring the slightly frightened Leone, Najenda asked the Night Raid members.

“That’s right. And it just feels like killing her directly would be too easy on her.” Mine nodded hastily.

"Hmm? Mine, speaking so favorably of them, that's not like you at all." Najenda gave Mine a strange look.

“…I’m just stating the facts,” Mine said, turning her head away.

Just kidding, if Arya doesn't become Flandre's toy, am I supposed to be the one? That's terrifying, okay?

“Since even Mine hasn’t objected, it seems the others have no objections either. Let’s leave Arya’s punishment here. I just hope she doesn’t escape from your hands, otherwise we’ll have to carry out the mission again,” Najenda said to Chen Luo and the others.

"Don't worry. Fran will keep an eye on her," Chen Luo assured her.

"After resolving this matter, on behalf of the Revolutionary Army members who returned to the rear yesterday, I would like to thank you for saving my life." After saying this, Najenda stood up from her seat and extended her hand to Chen Luo.

"I had already met the revolutionaries you saved before I returned today, and they were very grateful to you. Moreover, your successful return this time brought back a lot of intelligence about the capital, which is of great help to the revolutionaries."

"It was just a coincidence at the time, and it was only two days after I arrived in the capital. It's hard to imagine that the capital would execute criminals in public like this." Chen Luo reached out and grasped Najendan's intact human arm.

“The capital city is indeed corrupt these days. So, have you decided to join Night Raid? Since you saved your comrades in the Revolutionary Army, let me tell you the truth. Actually, Night Raid is an assassination organization affiliated with the Revolutionary Army. It’s not really a secret. It’s just that people who have just come to the capital from elsewhere might not know that.” Najenda extended an invitation to Chen Luo.

Although Chen Luo's healing abilities are incompatible with those of the assassin organization, who says that the assassin organization doesn't need healing?

Compared to Sayo, Tatsumi, and Ieyasu standing nearby, Chen Luo, who is already a fully-fledged Teigu user, has the greatest potential. Most importantly, Chen Luo seems to be the leader of this group, so extending an invitation to him first is definitely the right thing to do.