Brand laughed and activated the Imperial Arms: Demon Possession.
"Don't worry, go all out and attack!"
The battle was about to break out. Hao Yun lowered his body and carried the scythe on his shoulder.
"I'm here!"
With a loud roar, Hao Yun charged forward.
Brand stood still, holding his gun with both hands, highly focused.
"ha!"
With a loud shout, Brand thrust his spear straight out.
The shot was incredibly fast, and Hao Yun couldn't dodge it in time. He could only spin around on the spot and swing his sickle at the spear.
The two weapons clashed together with a crisp sound, accompanied by a series of sparks.
The scythe hooked onto the spear, Hao Yun chuckled, and with a spin, appeared in front of Brand.
This bizarre fighting style caught Brand off guard, and he almost had his wrist severed by the scythe.
"Good lad! You almost hurt me."
Brand put away his gun and retreated, not rushing to attack.
"There's no way around it; the essence of Qimen weapons is surprise."
Hao Yun smiled, grabbed the end of the scythe, and swept it towards Brand's lower body.
Brand, a veteran of countless battles in the army, reacted quickly. He planted his spear in the ground and with a swift upward thrust, he lifted the scythe.
Hao Yun realized the scythe was about to slip from his grasp, so he grabbed it with both hands and performed a circular slash.
The sickle spun once in the air, drawing a full moon.
Brand retreated again and tried to attack several times, but still couldn't find an opening.
After exchanging more than ten blows, Brand was extremely frustrated by the beating.
Hao Yun's scythe technique is very dirty; it's all low-level moves. If you were to get hit, the scythe could easily hook your leg away.
The people watching from the sidelines nearly popped their eyes out when they saw Hao Yun dominating Brand.
Go Brand!
Seeing Brand at a disadvantage, Mine started cheering him on; she didn't want to see Brand lose.
If Brand loses, wouldn't Hao Yun mock him?
"Brother, I have another trick up my sleeve, be careful."
Hao Yun, who was in a hot hand, charged forward, wielding his sickle.
This time, Hao Yun chose to confront them head-on, and the sickle and spear clashed together.
Brand and Hao Yun are both close-combat brute force types, and their strength is almost the same, so they would be evenly matched in a fight.
Using the scythe to hook the spear, Hao Yun gently pushed it, and the scythe landed on Brand's shoulder.
Brand reacted quickly, rapidly swinging his spear in a spinning defensive motion.
The scythe was deflected, and Hao Yun used the special ability that came with the scythe at that moment.
Brand, who was in a lull in the attack, saw the red energy blade flying towards him and hurriedly jumped up to dodge.
The red air blade grazed Brand's legs, leaving a crack more than ten meters long on the ground and also knocking down a wall.
Before Brand could land, Hao Yun lunged forward and placed his scythe on his older brother's shoulder.
Brand looked at the blade on his neck, couldn't help but smile bitterly, and released himself from the evil spirit's possession.
"I lost."
"Hehe, I was just using a trick. Once you get used to the abilities of my Imperial Arms, it won't be so easy for me to beat you."
Hao Yun picked up the sickle and chuckled.
"Alright, a loss is a loss. You're very skilled with your scythe, I don't even know how to deal with you. But you can't be arrogant. Imperial Arms abilities are all kinds of strange. If you encounter an Imperial Arms user, you still need to be more careful."
Brand laughed heartily, put his arm around Hao Yun's shoulder, and left the training ground.
"Wow, pretty boy, you actually beat Brand!"
Leone laughed heartily, snatched Hao Yun from Brand's hands, and squeezed him against his chest, giving him a good thrashing.
After all, Hao Yun was brought back by her. The stronger Hao Yun is, the stronger the Night Raid will be. With a master like Hao Yun around, future missions will be easier.
Chapter 358 The Intruders
Everyone returned to the restaurant, laughing and joking, where Boss Najendan had been waiting for a long time.
"Please sit down."
Najendan has a strong presence; no matter how much everyone plays around normally, they all become as well-behaved as kittens around her.
Except for Tatsumi, who was still unconscious due to serious injuries, all members of the Night Raid Squad were present.
"Boss, is there something you want to tell us?"
Leone, sitting next to Najenda, asked casually.
"Yes, I gained a lot from this trip back to the Revolutionary Army base. Whether it was the Teigu Susanoo that I obtained or Hao Yun's Teigu Strange, they were all provided by the Revolutionary Army."
"In addition, the Revolutionary Army provided us with a batch of supplies, plus a dangerous flying vehicle."
"Wow! The Revolutionary Army is so generous, they even gave us a flying dangerous species?"
Leone exclaimed in surprise. She had been living in the capital for many years, and a tamed flying dangerous species could sell for hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
"Quiet!"
Najenda glared at Leone, who immediately covered her mouth, indicating that she would no longer speak.
"The supplies provided by the Revolutionary Army are not free. This morning, the Revolutionary Army sent us a mission: to protect the former minister of the Empire."
Why should we protect him?
Mine couldn't understand why the Revolutionary Army wanted to protect officials of the Imperial Capital.
"The former minister belonged to the conscience faction and was very good to the people. This time he came to the capital to challenge the current minister. If the two sides clash, it will benefit both the revolutionary army and us."
After Najendan finished explaining, everyone present, except for the bewildered Hill, nodded in understanding.
Brand: "Should we send people to protect us now?"
"No need. The former minister has just set off. The revolutionary army sent intelligence that the former minister brought a large number of soldiers to protect him. We only need to go and protect him when he arrives at the canal."
After Najendan finished speaking, she looked at the group of people who had gone on the mission yesterday.
"I have already reported back to the Revolutionary Army camp about your operation to subdue and behead Zank. The Imperial Arms Five Visions that you obtained will be kept at the base for now. Once Tatsumi recovers, we will let him try it out. If it cannot be used, we will send it to the rear."
Akame responded with a soft "Okay."
After explaining the mission, Najendan announced that dinner was served.
Susanoo prepared the entire lunch, and everyone who tried it said it tasted quite good.
"From now on, we can give our meals to Susanoo, and Akame and I can be free."
After Hao Yun finished speaking, Najendan said it was no problem, since she spent most of her time staying at the base anyway.
Not long after everyone finished eating, Lubbock, who had gone out for a walk, rushed back in a panic.
"Oh no! Foreign enemies have invaded!"
"Go find the BOSS first. Lubbock, you continue to monitor. Hao Yun, go and notify the others."
Brand stood up and rushed towards the room where the BOSS was.
The three split up and soon the night raid team members gathered in the lobby on the first floor. Under Najendan's command, the team launched a full-scale attack and annihilated the invading enemy.
Because there were still wounded soldiers at the base, Najendan decided to stay behind and guard the base herself.
The seven left the base and, based on Lubbock's intelligence, quickly intercepted the intruders.
"Big brother, let's have a race to see who's faster!"
Hao Yun, carrying his sickle, didn't take the intruders seriously at all. What trouble could a bunch of small fry cause?
"Alright, let's have a competition!"
Brand smiled and activated his Possession ability, charging out at full power.
Watching Brand walk away, Hao Yun hurriedly followed. If he was too slow, Brand would kill all the enemies, and he would lose.
The two were responsible for the area where there were six intruders.
Upon emerging from the dense forest and spotting the enemy, Brand drew his spear without hesitation and took down the enemies one by one with each shot.
"Leave two for me!"
Hao Yun, who was following closely behind, saw his elder brother go up and stab two people to death, then swung his sickle and threw it out.
The scythe drew an arc in the air, severing a person in half at the waist.
"Oh no, we've been spotted! Get out of here!"
The intruders' expressions changed drastically, and they scattered like birds and beasts without saying a word.
"You're too slow!"
Brand watched Hao Yun laugh heartily as he left, then rushed into the dense forest to chase after the fleeing intruder.
Hao Yun picked up his sickle, looking at the scattered fodder with a slight headache.
Brand just killed two people, and I killed one. There are three people left. I need to kill two more to tie the game.
Carrying a sickle, Hao Yun unleashed his full power and caught up with a small fry in just a few seconds.
"Go to hell!"
When the pursuers came up behind him, the small fry took out two darts and threw them.