"retreat!"
A longsword flew out of the dungeon. Sika dodged it, tilting her head. Looking at the ruins, Lubbock was nowhere to be seen.
Jessica, who had been all smiles, suddenly turned gloomy.
"What are you looking at! Go after them!"
Carrying two people, Hao Yun stepped onto the rooftop and disappeared into the darkness.
The team leaders following behind Sika finally realized what was happening and led their men out.
A scream.
The pursuing team members had just climbed onto the roof when they were cut by the silk threads that Lubbock had secretly laid, and they all fell down.
Sika didn't speak, standing quietly in place, seemingly lost in thought.
Lubbock, carried on Hao Yun's shoulder, had a livid face and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"Ouch! Be gentle, I'm injured!"
Lubbock, whose internal organs were injured, almost coughed up blood when Hao Yun shoved him in the shoulder.
"Where is she? How did you manage to rescue her?"
Lubbock looked at the unconscious Ellie, his expression slightly grim.
“I killed the captured revolutionary cadre. He was too badly wounded, and we couldn’t escape with him.”
Hao Yun's calm words made Lubbock gasp.
That's too cruel of you! If you can't save him, you kill him. If I get caught someday, I won't...
Hao Yun didn't care what Lubbock thought; he just wanted to know if he could escape.
"Has anyone caught up with us?"
“They can’t catch up in a short time, so I set up threads around them.”
"Well done!"
Hao Yun quickened his pace and headed straight for the secret passage.
call out!
The guard signal was raised, and the guards on patrol quickly received orders to conduct a city-wide manhunt and night raid.
With Lubbock's directions, Hao Yun easily shook off his pursuers and left the capital through a secret passage.
Back at the Night Raid base, Hao Yun gathered the Night Raid members together.
Lubbock recounted the known intelligence, and Najendan listened with a solemn expression.
The revolutionary army lost one officer, and several of its strongholds in the capital were destroyed.
The turmoil is far from over, and more strongholds may be eliminated tomorrow, which is not good news.
"Another Teigu user has joined the guard team, so now the guard team has two Teigu users?"
Tatsumi exclaimed in surprise, suddenly realizing that joining Night Raid might not have been a good idea.
I don't have a Teigu myself, so if I encounter a Teigu user, I'm definitely going to die.
"Pshaw! We still have eight people."
Mine snorted dismissively.
"This person poses a great threat to night raids; we must eliminate him as soon as possible."
Sitting in his chair, Lubbock clutched his chest and shared his thoughts.
"No rush, everyone go and rest. We'll decide whether to eliminate him after the martial law in the capital is lifted and we've gathered intelligence."
Najendan lit a cigarette to disperse the team members and sat alone in the conference room, lost in thought.
"How are you? Are you hurt?"
Red Eyes' gaze swept over Hao Yun, seemingly wanting to strip him naked for a check.
"I'm fine, you should go and check on Lubbock."
Hao Yun quickly shook his head; he didn't want to be stripped naked by Chi Tong again.
The night raid base hidden deep in the mountains quickly returned to tranquility, as everyone went back to their rooms to rest because it was nighttime.
Upon waking up in the early morning, Hao Yun yawned, glanced at the sickle beside him, and decided that he would take it with him whenever he went out from now on, as fighting without a weapon would put him at a disadvantage.
Upon entering the restaurant, Hao Yun greeted Ellie.
"You went a little too far yesterday, are you feeling alright now?"
Ellie, somewhat frightened, hid behind Leone and answered softly.
"Thank you for saving me, thank you."
Susanoo, who was busy in the kitchen, came out with breakfast and also straightened Ellie's wrinkled top.
Few people got up for breakfast today; Mine, Hill, and Lubbock were all still asleep.
"It seems they're not planning to eat breakfast."
Akame muttered something, took their breakfast, and quickly finished it.
"You haven't been to the training grounds in a while! Want to practice with me?"
At Brand's enthusiastic invitation, Hao Yun arrived at the training ground.
In the makeshift training ground, Tatsumi was intently practicing slashing with his greatsword.
With Brand's guidance, Tatsumi's strength improved rapidly, but his combat experience was somewhat lacking.
"Shall we have a friendly spar?"
"OK."
Hao Yun nodded and casually took a long stick from the shelf.
"Tatsumi, attack!"
Putting down his heavy sword, Tatsumi glanced at Hao Yun, then turned to look at Brand.
Brand smiled and nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
Please advise!
Tazumi adopted an offensive stance and charged forward in one fell swoop.
Hao Yun deftly deflected Tatsumi's attack with a gentle flick of his stick.
Tatsumi regained control of his body, wielded his sword with both hands, and charged forward, parrying the wooden stick before accelerating forward.
He bent over and assumed a horse stance, gripping the staff with both hands.
"ha!"
The long staff flew up and down like a silver dragon, forcing Tatsumi to retreat repeatedly.
Amidst the flurry of sticks, Tatsumi panicked, unsure how to retaliate.
Brand, watching from the sidelines, shook his head slightly. Tatsumi was still too young and inexperienced.
Tatsumi managed to parry a few blows with his longsword, but then the long staff was pressed against his throat.
"You lost."
Tatsumi put down his longsword, looking somewhat dejected. He had trained with his older brother for so long, so why was he still so weak?
Chapter 376 Bathroom Night Talk
Don't be discouraged, keep trying.
Hao Yun smiled and patted Tatsumi on the shoulder, thinking to himself that it felt really good to crush weaklings, especially crushing the protagonist.
"good!"
Tatsumi took a deep breath and picked up his heavy sword to practice slashing again.
"Your strength has improved really fast, but don't get too complacent. Remember, there are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding."
Brand was worried that Hao Yun would become too arrogant and get killed due to carelessness in future battles, so he gave him a warning.
"I know, brother, you've been with Night Raid for so long. If the Revolutionary Army overthrows the Empire in the future, will you still stay with Night Raid?"
Hao Yun lightly hopped onto a branch of a large tree and asked curiously.
Brand stood to the side, gazing at the rising sun, pondering the question Hao Yun had raised.
In fact, Brand hadn't thought about what the future would hold. After joining Night Raid, he simply didn't have time to think about these things.
When I first joined, I had to carry out an assassination mission almost every two days.
"I'll probably find a village to live in seclusion."
Hao Yun glanced at Brand and sighed inwardly.
"Why don't you find a wife?"
Brand gave an awkward smile; he simply didn't know how to get along with women.
"Don't you have someone you like?"
Everyone has a gossipy nature, and Hao Yun's face was practically screaming gossip.
"No."
Brand's expression was stiff when he said that, clearly indicating he was lying.
"real?"
Hao Yun chuckled and continued to press for answers.
"Ahem, I'll go give Tatsumi some pointers."
Brand fled in panic, while Hao Yun, perched on a tree branch, laughed heartily.