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Naming a cow that can't eat radishes "radish"... Sanako felt a little weird in his heart, but he didn't say much.

After all, it was completely Qingdeng's freedom to name his mount, and it was inconvenient for Zonazi to make irresponsible remarks as an outsider.

Just before saying goodbye to the old farmer, Qingdeng asked about the age of the carrot. According to the old farmer, the radish is a mature bull just over 3 years old.

Even a person like Qingdeng who knows nothing about raising cattle can tell from the size of the radish how well this big black cow has been fed and cared for during its brief three-year life.

The body is strong and strong, with clear muscle lines faintly visible on the four hooves, and it is very strong. Even if it is carrying two adults, Qingdeng and Zanazi, it still runs fast, and the speed is not much slower than ordinary pack horses.

Moreover, his temperament is very docile, Qingdeng only needs to gently tug on the rein in his hand, and the carrot will turn obediently, never disobeying Qingdeng's orders. They ran very smoothly, even though they had no saddle or stirrups, Qing Deng and the others still sat quite securely.

"Go along this street to the end, then turn right, you can see a very hidden path, enter that path and go all the way to the end, you can enter the shortcut to the residence that I said."

Sanako, who was sitting sideways behind Qingdeng in a very elegant and ladylike posture, kept sending out clear instructions to lead Qingdeng.

"The trail you mentioned just now, can carrots go in?" Qingdeng lowered his head and glanced at the shoulders of carrots.

The streets and towns of Edo are full of alleys and alleys that make people feel that they are too narrow to walk.

"I can go in." Zuo Nazi said in a firm tone, "Although the trail is not particularly wide, it is more than enough to accommodate the cow... and the carrots to enter and exit."

"That's good."

After pointing out the distance for Qingdeng before entering the shortcut, Sanako closed his mouth and became quiet.

Because of Zonazi's tranquility, the tranquility immediately surrounded a man and a woman who were riding on the back of a bull, and the only sounds that reached the ears of the two were the sound of carrots running, panting, and roaring from their sides. passing wind.

However, it is also strange to say.

Obviously the two of them are silent now, and neither of them is talking, but the atmosphere permeating between the two of them does not contain any embarrassment.

Only a strange sense of stability dominates the atmosphere between the two.

Until the carrot carried the two of them through the wide street under its feet, Qingdeng pulled the rein to the right following the instructions of Sanazi, and after the carrot made a right turn according to Qingdeng's lead, Zenazi followed her like that Only then did the pleasant voice like silver bells control Qingdeng's ears again.

"...Tachibana-kun, tonight... thank you very much..."

Without any explanation or comment, Qingdeng also knew that the "thank you" that Zuo Nazi said was to thank him for something.

While Luobo was running forward steadily, Qingdeng turned his head and looked back.

Zuo Nazi, who was sitting sideways behind him, kept a fist-width distance from him, with two slender legs close together, his waist straightened, his left hand resting quietly on his legs, and his right hand holding the back of the bull, even Even the rich night light could not hide the alluring white jade luster from her creamy pretty face, and the slender ponytail hanging down to her waist was fluttering in the wind, so beautiful.

Sanako had been staring at the rapidly receding street scene on the left with her gaze as if looking into the distance.

Probably sensing Qingdeng's gaze, Sanako turned her beautiful eyes to meet Qingdeng's gaze... Then at the next moment, Sanako quickly withdrew her gaze and voluntarily withdrew from meeting Qingdeng's gaze.

"...You're welcome." Qingdeng smiled casually, "As long as Miss Sanako is safe and well."

Qingdeng turned his gaze back to the front of him.

"Although I'm only asking now, it seems a little late...Miss Sanako, why did you suddenly come to assist me and help me point out the shortcut to the reservation?"

Sanako seemed to have expected Qingdeng to ask such a question a long time ago and prepared an answer early. As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, she replied in a calm tone without thinking:

"I'm not the kind of nice guy who doesn't fight back when he's bullied."

"I have been 'taken care of' so much by the barbarians. If I don't try to repay them, I really can't swallow this breath."

"Even if it's just a little bit, I want to fight back as much as possible to the barbarian group and make trouble for the barbarian group."

"And... I really can't just sit idly by and ignore the plan of the barbarian group to set fire to the settlement."

Sanako's left hand, which was resting quietly on her legs, slowly tightened.

"They really are a bunch of unreasonable lunatics... Haven't they thought about the consequences if the fire gets out of control..."

"Although I can't even walk well now, I probably can't help much, but I still want to do what I can to stop the atrocities of the barbarian group."

Now it is early summer, which is one of the most frequent fires and one of the most prone to get out of control periods in a year.

The area of ​​the reserved area is not small. If such a large block is burned and the fire gets out of control...it is not impossible for the entire Edo to be burned down.

This is not alarmist talk. More than 100 years ago, more than 80% of the Edo area was burned to the ground. The cause of the fire was only a female kimono sleeve that was on fire.

Even just one sleeve of a woman's kimono that is on fire can burn down more than 80% of the buildings in Edo... let alone a whole block of fire.

As soon as Sanako's words fell, Qingdeng, who had just turned his gaze back to the front, turned his head back behind him, looking at Sanako with a rather charming look.

"What's the matter? Why are you looking at me with such eyes all of a sudden?" Zuo Nazi asked Qing Deng, who suddenly looked at her with such strange eyes, in a timely manner.

"It's nothing, I just found out suddenly... Although Miss Sanako and I have known each other for quite a long time, I don't know Miss Sanako very well."

"Just now, I have a new understanding of you, Miss Sanako."

Having said that, Qingdeng put on a tone of admiration full of emotion.

"I feel more and more that your Qianye family's tutor is really amazing."

Comprehending the implication of Qingdeng's words, Zuo Nazi raised her slender hand to hold down the right temple hair that was blown straight to her pretty face by the wind.

"I'm also the daughter of a martial arts family." Zuo Nazi said lightly, "If I don't even have the courage to fight evil, then I'd better give up martial arts as soon as possible."

"The tutor of the Chiba family is really amazing..."

Perhaps it was because the current atmosphere of speaking was just right, Sanako, who was affected by this atmosphere, hesitated for a while, and opened her lips again:

"...Mr. Ju, if you arrive at the residence later, it turns out that the government's team hasn't arrived yet, but the people from the barbarian group have already started to attack... What do you plan to do?"

"At that time, I will trouble you to take care of the radish for me."

Qingdeng's reply...was without any hesitation or hesitation.

Qingdeng's answer was really too fast, and he said it without thinking, which made Sanazi show surprise because of the unexpectedness.

Qing Deng's answer was short...but informative and clear.

"Do you want to fight against all the barbarians attacking the settlement alone?" Sanako couldn't help but asked hastily in a high-pitched tone that was a little out of control.

"You can't just hide by doing nothing, can you?"

Qing Deng's words choked Zuo Nazi back.

"Just like what you said just now, Ms. Sanako, if you allow the Kobari group to behave like this, I'm afraid the whole Edo will be destroyed by them."

"The testing hall is my only habitat now."

"If the fire got out of control due to the indiscriminate arson of the barbarian group, and even the test hall was burned down, I can't accept such a result."

"not to mention……"

Qing Deng's voice suddenly paused.

After muttering "not to mention", a flash of memory appeared on his cheeks.

A petite figure with long, beautiful pale blond hair flashed through Qingdeng's mind.

"...I also promised a certain kid who lives in the residence: I will come to play with her again when I have time."

Qingdeng's cheeks and the corners of his mouth relaxed... The relaxed facial lines turned into a soft smile.

"I don't want to break my promise."

Surprise and shock... and the emotion of hearing some terrible news appeared on his expression. Sanako's face was covered with a complex expression of mixed emotions.

Her eyes, which were originally quite mature and calm, now became dull as if they couldn't focus.

She looked at Qing Deng's tall back who was so close to her with eyes like looking at the void in the distance, her vermilion lips moved slightly.

She seemed to want to comment on Qingdeng's remarks just now.

It was not until a while later that I finally heard a whisper full of various emotions floating out from between Sanazi's alluring red lips and white teeth.

"...Mr. Ju, you... are so brave."

After several times of thinking, Sanako finally came up with the adjective "brave".

Apart from "brave", she really couldn't think of any more suitable adjectives that could be used to properly evaluate Qingdeng's current words and deeds.

"Brave..." Qingdeng softly repeated the adjective Bian Zuozi gave him just now, burst out laughing, and turned his head to look at the beautiful woman behind him again with a smile on his lips, "Thank you for the compliment."

"Miss Sanako, you are also very brave."

"Obviously I was injured, but I dared to come to help me and assist me to go to the place of residence."

"Regardless of men and women, most people probably don't have the courage you have."

No matter men or women... Hearing Qingdeng's inadvertent praise, Zuo Nazi's fingers that were pressing her right side hair suddenly loosened slightly uncontrollably, and her hair flew up, slightly covering Sana Zi's face now. A delicate face showing a charming expression.

It's a pity—Qingdeng didn't have the chance to appreciate Sanako's novel expression.

At this time, Radish finally arrived at the trail that Sanako just said, "As long as you go all the way to the end, you can reach the shortcut to the residence".

Qingdeng looked back to the front, pulled the rein in his hand with moderate strength, and led the radish into this path.

"Come on! Carrot!"

"Moo~~"

Luobo seems to have fully accepted the name "Luobo". After Qingdeng's imposing shout fell, Luobo raised his head to the sky and "mooed" in response to Qingdeng's shout.

At this moment, the male owner of a nearby family happened to be awakened by the sudden sound of running hooves and the sound of cows.

"How could there be a cow barking..." The host rubbed his sleepy eyes vigorously, and opened the window with a puzzled face.

Then he saw a samurai and a beautiful woman galloping through the streets of Edo riding a big black bull.

"What the hell?!"

The scene was so grotesque that the man let out a yell of astonishment like a conditioned reflex.

...

...

Edo, settlement, Brett's mansion——

The curling beautiful sound of the piano continued to come from a corner of the hall.

A string orchestra composed of more than ten performers played dance music with lingering reverberations.

In the center of the hall, couples of men and women laughed and danced to this beautiful dance music.

As one of the first batch of foreign businessmen who came to Japan to do business, Bright's financial resources are not the strongest among all foreign businessmen in Japan, but their background is not bad.

In order to celebrate his 60th birthday, he invited most of the residents of the Edo Settlement to the ball, and Brett would not be stingy with his ostentation.

To describe Brett's dance party in a simple and direct sentence... that is, even the inconspicuous details are full of luxury.

Three chandeliers hung low over the hall where the ball was held. A slender green fern hangs on the chandelier, and they hang down naturally, adding a touch of warm color to the hall.

On both sides of the hall, there are long tables, and the light from the chandelier is reflected on each crystal cup on the long table, shining brightly.

All the tableware on the long table was made of silver, including the seasoning bottles and the boxes for the knives and forks.

The white tablecloths on each long table are dazzlingly white, and all the white tables are dotted with red roses, which are quite difficult to get in Japan today.

Not to mention the catering, even the current shogun: Iemo Tokugawa is here. Faced with this dazzling list of dishes, he may feel dumbfounded after seeing what the banquet guests are eating. .

Toasted white bread, smoked fish, crisp biscuits, Welsh lamb, Russian caviar, French foie gras parfait and foie gras steak...

There are also fruits such as purple grapes, apples, and watermelons that are in season in Japan on the table.

These delicacies were served by the banquet guests with Lafite dry red, Andalusia sherry, French champagne and other drinks.

The wine is mellow and delicious, and sending food down with these drinks is like swallowing gold.

Of course, Brett's favorite Japanese sake will not be missing on the banquet table.

The expensive sake he ordered from his old partner in the mall: Natsume Sohachiro was delivered on time today.

But now, among all the banquet attendees, only Brett likes Japanese sake, so he is basically the only one who drinks the pile of sake he ordered.

There is no need to worry about Bright's ability to drink so much alcohol.

The stomach of this old man is like a bottomless pit, no matter how much sake he can drink it easily.

Brett, who drank bottle after bottle of his favorite sake, has drained all nine bottles of sake in a pack. After drinking so much, he was still in good spirits, only his cheeks were slightly flushed. (1 fit = 180ml)

"Oh, these grapes are so sweet." Anthony chewed the grapes he had just put into his mouth, his eyes lit up, "Elodie, would you like to taste these grapes?"

"Heh~~"

As soon as Anthony turned his head to look at Elodie beside him, he saw Elodie yawned big.

At the moment when her mouth opened wide due to yawning, Elodie raised the back of her white and tender right hand to cover her mouth in time to prevent herself from showing an overly indecent posture.

Yawning in public is quite inelegant. For Elodie, who received a rigorous education since she was a child, if she was not extremely sleepy, she probably would not do this kind of thing. She would not do it normally. action to do.

"Elodie, are you sleepy?"

A hint of hesitation floated between Alodie's brows.

Probably because she knew she was in such a state that it would be difficult to lie. After hesitating for a moment, Alodi raised her head and smiled helplessly at her grandfather.

"Well... a little sleepy..."

After all, Elodie blinked vigorously her eyes that were already churning with sleepiness.

Anthony took out his pocket watch and opened it to take a look—it was just after 11:30.

At this point in time, Alotti's usual sleep time has long passed, and it's normal for Alotti to feel sleepy.

"Elodie, why don't we go home now?"

For the sake of Alodi's health, Anthony suggested so.

After all, Elodie is only a 12-year-old child, and staying up late is not good for the development of a child like her.

The proposal of "go home" was made out of concern for Alodi's body.

But Elodie didn't seem to appreciate it very much.

As soon as Anthony's voice fell, the color of hesitation appeared in Elodie's pupils and was pulled repeatedly.

"Grandpa, I...I want to play for a while..."

After whispering her request, Elodie stretched out her little hand, picked a grape that Anthony had just recommended to her on the table in front of her, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Anthony froze for a moment, and then showed a relieved smile because he quickly figured out the reason.

Tonight... To be precise, after the ball started, Anthony saw Elodie so excited and jumping for joy for the first time in a long time.

The rare lively activities, the chatter and laughter of the people around...all of these make Elodie, who can only be bored at home by herself due to the lack of playmates, feel extra fresh and happy.

From time to time, some people who are familiar with Anthony will come to dance politely with her, a little lady. Although he is not good at dancing, the people who come to see her as a child will not dance too seriously. But Elodie felt rather happy.

Recalling the smiling faces that Elodie had been showing since the beginning of the ball, Anthony smiled softly at Elodie.

"Okay then, let's be later, but those desserts can't be eaten any more."

The first half of Anthony's sentence made Elodie smile, and the second half of it made Elodie's whole face collapse instantly.

"I want to eat another piece of that little cake..."

Elodie pursed her lips and looked at the small cream cakes placed on a certain plate not far away.

"No. That kind of food is not healthy, just eat it once in a while, not too much."

Anthony has an uncompromising persistence on the issue of desserts.

After sternly forbidding Elodie to eat any more desserts in a serious tone, Anthony lowered his eyes again, looking at his little granddaughter who was regarded as the jewel in his palm.

Tonight Elodie is wearing a white dress that Anthony recently bought her.

The delicate white dress matched the child's sky blue eyes and long light golden hair that was tied up very well.

Elodie had now put away the frustration of being banned from dessert by her grandpa.

She also seemed to like the grapes that Anthony just recommended to her, and she cheerfully put the grapes into her mouth one by one.

Looking at Elodie's happy look now... Anthony's eyes became dazed as if he was looking at some distant scenery.

Strictly speaking... Anthony is indeed looking at a very distant scenery now.

He was staring at the scenes of memories that had been buried deep in his mind after bringing Alodi to Japan.

"Huh? Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Why are you in a daze suddenly?"

Elodie noticed Anthony's strangeness, and stopped stuffing grapes into her mouth.

"nothing……"

Anthony raised the thumb and index finger of his right hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

"I'm just suddenly very emotional... It's great to have rescued you from that man and brought you to this distant country."

"Although the country is still in crisis...but the lives of our grandparents will definitely get better and better."

Alodie only lowered the corners of her eyebrows in surprise for a moment, and then she smiled softly, showing a mature smile that didn't match her young and petite figure.

"Grandpa, don't cry here."

Elodie raised her hand and gently patted Anthony's back.

Inexplicably being comforted by his granddaughter, Anthony's expression became angry and funny.

...

...

At this very moment—

Outside Bright's mansion, somewhere——

"Is everyone here? Are you all ready?"

"Is everything ready?"

"Okay, let's go!"

...

To some people, tonight is really a perfect day... The dark night with almost no moonlight is equivalent to a natural "protective color".

Under the cover of night, dozens of black shadows approached Brett's mansion from all directions with large wooden boxes in their arms.

After rushing to an inconspicuous corner, they used the tools they had prepared earlier to pry open the wooden box.

If Mr. Brett was present, after seeing this wooden box and the contents inside, he would definitely feel familiar—the bottles and cans in the box are exactly the sake he ordered from Natsume Sohachiro .

Ding Ling clang... These dozens of black shadows hurriedly took out the sake from the box one by one, making the clear and crisp sound of porcelain colliding.

"Quick, throw them all out!"

Following this order, the bottles of sake that the black shadows took out of the box were thrown forcefully towards the nearby Bright mansion.

Clap, clap, clap, clap...

The unpleasant smell instantly filled the surrounding space.

What these "sake" bottles contain is not sake at all, but pungent kerosene!

"ignition!"

The ruthless shout without sadness or joy is like a sentence announcing guilt and punishment.

Hoo hoo...!

The sound of flames burning...

Heat and waves of fire surged high!

...

...

"Um?"

Elodie twitched her little nose vigorously.

"Grandpa, do you smell anything strange?"

"Strange smell?" Anthony looked suspiciously at Elodie beside him, sniffed slightly, and then his face changed slightly.

He also smelled a strange smell...

The strange smell spread rapidly, and after a while, more and more people in the ballroom stopped what they were doing and showed doubts because of the strange smell.

The smell is getting stronger... Some people with a strong sense of smell have already smelled the smell of something being burnt.

Immediately afterwards, following the strange smell, a strange sound spread into the ballroom.

Crackling, whirring... Although the sound was very subtle, most people could clearly hear the sound of the flames burning...

A bad guess suddenly emerged from everyone's minds.

It was very coincidental—the yelling of a maid who rushed into the ballroom at this moment quickly confirmed the terrifying guess of everyone:

"It's bad! It's bad! It's on fire! It's on fire! (English)"

Although many of the party attendees tonight are from non-English-speaking countries, they can still understand some simple English words, such as "fire (fire)".

There was a tense atmosphere in the ballroom instantly.

Then in the next moment, the tense atmosphere exploded——

"Elodie!"

Anthony yelled the name of Elodie, who still hadn't recovered from the shock, opened his fat hand, hugged Elodie and rushed out of the mansion.

Screams, running sounds... The hall no longer had the elegant atmosphere it had before.

These banquet attendees, who were still well-dressed until just now, fled towards the gate of the mansion and the outside of the mansion in a hurry, regardless of their appearance.

The fastest runner was a fairly handsome Englishman in a black tuxedo.

He pushed open the door of the mansion, and—

laugh! laugh! laugh!

Arrows whizzed past him one by one.

Dozens of samurai menacingly and murderously blocked the gate of the mansion, and 10 of them held wide Japanese bows. When they saw someone coming out of the mansion, they immediately raised their bows and shot without thinking.

Although the arrow missed the Englishman, it frightened him enough.

"Don't go out! There are a lot of killers out there! (English)"

The man, who was so frightened that his back was covered in cold sweat, retreated into the house in panic.

Anthony, who was holding Alodi in his arms, rushed to the forefront of the fleeing team, so he also saw the group of warriors blocking the gate of the house, and a new layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

The gate can't be walked... Everyone can only turn to find other escape routes in a panic.

However...whether it is the side door or the window, in short, all the places that can go out are blocked by the murderous warriors.

Where there is no warrior, there is fire.

Because of the large amount of kerosene sprinkled in advance, the flame spread extremely fast.

The flames spread rapidly along the pillars and walls, and in just a moment, half of the mansion was engulfed in flames.

Thick, scorching smoke began to pour towards the crowd.

Sparks flew and exploded in the ears, and the burning wooden frame above the head collapsed, brushing past Elodie and Anthony, and Elodie screamed out in fright.

"It's all right." Anthony quickly stroked Elodie's back to comfort her.

Anthony's voice was trembling uncontrollably... He was also very scared now, but in order not to aggravate Elortie's panic, he could only suppress the uneasiness and fear in his heart.

The fire was already burning... We couldn't stay here for long, and everyone hurriedly fled to places that hadn't been affected by the flames.

Brett's mansion wasn't that big in the first place, and the black shadows just ignited it from east and west directions, so the speed of the flames spreading was jaw-droppingly fast.

In the end——because they couldn't find a way to escape, everyone could only return to a certain spacious corridor near the gate, and they were running around in a hurry in this corridor.

"Are those people outside the thugs of the 'Baoyi faction'? (Russian)"

"Mr. Bright! Do you have a secret escape here? (English)"

"Ahem! Ahem! Don't stay here! The smoke is coming! (French)"

...

Men were roaring, women were screaming... all kinds of languages ​​mixed with heat and smoke.

The sudden change made everyone pale and full of fear.

Up to 5 minutes ago, these people who were still chatting with polite speech and dancing there with elegant movements are now screaming and roaring in horror... The scene is too full of contrasts, and there is a kind of weirdness sense of humor...

...

...

Elodie, Anthony, and the others are now trapped in Bright's mansion, so they didn't realize that it wasn't just Bright's mansion, but several other places in the reservation were also set on fire at almost the same time.

It was as if the accelerator button was suddenly pressed for a slow-moving movie, and the original tranquility of the settlement was completely shattered.

The sound of burning flames, the sound of wind blown by fire waves, the sound of screams, the sound of running away in terror...

The sound wave composed of these sounds should be harsh and unpleasant to the ears.

But for Kanno, these sounds are simply the most beautiful music in the world.

——Finally able to wipe out this hateful neighborhood...

Kanno sighed silently, then slowly raised his head with mixed feelings, raised his gaze, and looked ahead at the gate of Bright's mansion, which was being blocked by a large team led by himself.

A smug look of fulfillment appeared on his face.

Destroy the settlement in Edo and kill all the foreigners in the settlement - this is the long-cherished wish of Kanno before he established the Barbarian Group, and it is also his grand plan to "eliminate all the barbarians in the country" first small goal.

In order to realize this long-cherished wish, Kanno had carried out the most careful planning and mobilization to the greatest extent a long time ago.

After the attrition of the previous large-scale operations, coupled with the "elite soldier plan" carried out by Shenye himself to eliminate the inferior and preserve the good, the current number of members of the barbarian group has long been much lower than before.

With the only number of people in the barbarian group at present, it is a bit difficult to kill all the foreigners in the settlement.

After all, these barbarians also have legs and can escape. It is really inefficient to send people all over the block to arrest and kill people without a plan.

About how to efficiently kill and wound the Yidi in the settlement - this problem has been perplexing Kanno for a long time.

Until not long ago, he learned of a piece of news that made his mind instantly active: a guy named Brett in the residence will hold a grand dance party on the night of his 60th birthday. Residents of the reservation will come to participate.

The barbarians in the reservation actually gathered together... This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get rid of barbarians!

Therefore, after much consideration, Kanno decided to set his long-prepared plan of "destroying the settlement" on Brett's 60th birthday...that is, the night of this day!

His "killing goal" tonight is very clear - to concentrate all combat power and kill everyone who will attend Bright's ball tonight!

Since most of the residents of the reservation were in Brett's mansion tonight, if all those attending the banquet could be killed, such a harvest would be enough for Kanno to be satisfied.

As for how to get rid of the attendees at Bright's ball... Kanno's plan is not cruel and vicious.

Set fire to Brett's mansion, and then lead people to block the gates of the mansion and other places, preventing anyone in the mansion from coming out, so that the people in the house will either be burned to death by the fire, or they will rush out of the house and be killed by them. Hacking to death, shooting to death—the above is the entire plan drawn up by Shen Ye.

From the perspective of "guaranteed to kill everyone in the house", this plan is undoubtedly the safest and safest.

Kanno has learned from the experience and lessons of the last attack on the Fanshu Institute.

Sending people directly into the mansion to catch people and kill them is too slow, and it is easy to slip through the net.

Compared with this, setting fire to the house directly, and then concentrating manpower to block the few entrances and exits such as the gate, forces the people in the house to act in the two selection lines of "burned to death" and "rushed out of the house and hacked to death". If you make a choice, the efficiency will be higher, and it will not be easy to miss or accidentally kill.

Slap, slap, slap, slap...

At this time, Kanno heard two sets of footsteps approaching them from the west.

They are 2 settlement guards with Minie rifles in their hands.

After the two guards rushed here and saw the large group of people gathered outside Bright's mansion, they were immediately taken a breath in fright.

There was no need for Kanno to personally order, a certain burly samurai immediately led several people, drew his sword, and killed the two guards who suddenly appeared.

The two guards were also very brave. Even though the enemy in front of them was dozens of times larger than their own, they still bravely raised their guns and prepared to fight back.

However... the brutal gap in combat power cannot be filled by mental power alone.

It's okay for these guards to maintain the law and order in the residence area on weekdays, but they are really powerless to fight against the terrorists of the extermination group.

Although the guns they used were the most advanced rifles: Minie rifles, but with just two guns, it was really useless against such a large number of enemies.

boom! boom!

The two guards fired one after another, but all the bullets were empty...

Taking advantage of the opportunity when their ammunition ran out, the strong man who led several warriors to kill the two guards just now led his men to rush forward.

Although the guards reversed the guns in time and used the guns as clubs, they were eventually hacked to death because they were outnumbered.

Quietly, Kanno had a panoramic view of the entire process from the appearance of the two guards to their beheading, and while sneering, he turned his gaze back to the Brett mansion in front of him, and said with a pleasant smile. With a tone of voice, he secretly said in his heart:

——These barbarians must be wondering why there are almost no guards coming to rescue them.

——I don’t know how they will react if they learn that most of the guards here have been killed by us.

In order to reduce obstacles as much as possible, and to reduce casualties in the future, before the settlement was set on fire, Kanno personally led people to attack the guards' quarters in the settlement.

The sneak attack was fairly successful.

The number of guards in the settlement was originally small, because the sneak attack on Kanno and others was unexpected, the people staying in the station were basically wiped out, and there were almost no casualties on Kanno's side.

In a word—the security system in the reserved area is basically paralyzed now.

Suddenly, footsteps came from the corner next to him.

However, this time it was no longer the remaining guards of the settlement, but the subordinates sent by Kanno to set fire to other places in the settlement.

"Mr. Kanno, we have successfully lit the house on the east side!"

"En." Shenye nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."

If you want to destroy this hateful "Yidi settlement"... just killing people is not enough.

Those obtrusive Western buildings should also not be left behind!

Therefore, in addition to "killing all the attendees of Bright's ball", Kanno and the others set a goal tonight: completely burn this hateful neighborhood to ashes!

In order to maximize the use of the kerosene he had urgently purchased from Raksha, Kanno had studied in detail how to set fire with his companions who had a certain degree of research in architecture.

After research - they only need to set fire to 5 houses in the three directions of east, south and west, which is enough to make the whole settlement fall into a sea of ​​flames!

After subtracting the kerosene that needs to be saved to kill the banquet attendees at Bright's ball...the remaining kerosene is completely enough to complete this "task of setting fire"!

The subordinates who were sent by Shenye to set the fire have now returned one after another, and their "tasks of setting fire" have been completed quite satisfactorily.

Right now, the flames gushing out from all over the settlement illuminated the entire settlement as if it were daytime.

In order to ensure that tonight's "destroy the settlement" operation can be successfully completed with the greatest results, after removing the necessary personnel such as "guard Sanako and Natsume Tsuki", Kanno will bring all the companions he can bring tonight—— A total of 66 people were brought to the residence.

At this moment, with the return of all the "Arson Squad", the 67 thugs from the barbarian group headed by Kanno have gathered outside Bright's mansion.

They all looked at the Brett mansion that was gradually being engulfed by the fire with expressions of excitement, excitement, and emotion.

Some people were gearing up, hoping that some Yi Di would rush out of the mansion because they couldn't bear the burning of the fire, so that they could also experience the thrill of killing Yi Di with their hands.

Some people half-closed their eyes and listened to the screams and wailing that continued to come from the mansion with a gesture of enjoyment.

Some people, headed by Shen Ye, looked at the red lotus hell in front of them with a smile on their faces, with a look of "spring bliss and horseshoe disease".

The flames hit their bodies, and long ghostly shadows were drawn on the ground behind them.

The laughter of these people; these shadows exuding a cold aura; coupled with the sound of burning flames and people's screams that are now dominating the entire settlement...

This scene is like a ghost walking in the night.

...

...

The fire in the mansion gradually became stronger.

The sound of wood cracking came from all over the mansion continuously, more and more ceilings and walls collapsed, and a large number of sparks were aroused and scattered in the dark night.

"Staying here is waiting for death! Let's rush out together! (French)" someone suddenly shouted.

"Didn't you see those samurai blocking the house? If you just rush out like this, you will die! (French)"

"Then what do you think we should do? Just sit and wait for the fire to come over and burn us to death and smoke us to death?"

...

People with different ideas are arguing... making the already noisy space even more noisy, and at the same time adding a bit of despair to the surrounding atmosphere.

The fire came on again.

There was a smell of burnt wood spreading all around, the wind called by the flames was tumbling, and there was an uncomfortable creaking sound of the mansion being burned, and a large number of flying sparks fell on Elodie's face.

Mars pierced the skin... the smoke irritated the eyes and nose... the throat felt as if it was being burned by a flame, and every time she swallowed saliva, there would be an unpleasant bitter taste in her mouth, which made Elodie cough unceasingly until it was hard to breathe Considering his own image, he coughed until he was about to vomit.

"Elodie! Elodie!" Anthony, who was so anxious that his voice changed, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat off Elodie's forehead.

"I...I'm fine..." Elodie took a deep breath, then raised her head, and smiled at Anthony trying to calm him down.

Listening to Elodie's weak voice, seeing Elodie's smile on him now... Anthony, feeling a strong sadness in his heart, hurriedly raised his head, trying to find if there was any safe place.

However... in such a mansion surrounded by sea of ​​flames, there is no such thing as unsafe...

Although Anthony tried his best to control it... But his emotions broke through, and unease and fear surged from his cheeks one after another.

Elodie, who was still held in Anthony's arms, looked at her grandfather quietly.

"grandfather……"

She stretched out her little hand and gently stroked Anthony's wrinkled face.

She wanted to say something comforting to her grandpa, who was very disturbed and scared right now.

But after murmuring "Grandpa" softly, he couldn't say anything...

She is now... also very scared...

Hands, feet, lips, voice... the whole body was trembling constantly.

so scared... so scared...

This kind of fear that made the whole body tremble suddenly brought back memories of the past.

On that snowy night a few months ago, she was also like this, her whole body was shaking with fear, fearing pain and death.

However, that man was there on that snowy night a few months ago.

The... the man who saved them...

That... the man who soothed the fear in her heart with his sword...

The tall figure of this man appeared in front of Elodie's eyes.

"Mr. Orange..."

I can't tell why... Elodie, who was biting her lower lip, subconsciously murmured the man's name.

...

...

"It should be almost there." Kano muttered.

In a short while, the mansion in front of him will be eroded by the flames, and there will be no safe place.

At that time, those in the mansion who do not want to be burned to death by the fire and smoke, no matter how reluctant they are, can only rush out of the mansion and throw themselves into the arms of Kanno and the others who are "waiting" outside the mansion.

Knowing that the barbarians in the mansion are about to die, the smiles on the faces of Shen Ye and others are even more comfortable and contented.

There was a sense of pride and joy in the air.

At this time, no one noticed—the sky above their heads had been changing rapidly since just now.

The thick cloud layer that originally separated the sky and the earth suddenly shattered, and was pulled by the wind and drifted towards the surroundings.

The scattered clouds... make the sky look like it's cracked open.

Rows of silver-white moonlight poured out from these "cracks in the sky", twisted into beams of light, holding up the heaven and the earth.

Then--

"Moo~~"

A loud cow cry sounded from behind Kanno and the others.

...

...

When they were still a short distance away from the residence, Qingdeng and Zuo Nazi saw streaks of orange flames in the distance.

Under the reflection of these firelights, the expressions of the two became extraordinarily dignified.

After entering the reserved area under the load of radish, Qingdeng saw the raging fire waves raging in the reserved area, and the residents of the reserved area who were fleeing in a hurry.

The worst situation has emerged... The barbarian group has launched an attack on the settlement, but the government's large forces have not yet arrived.

The official messenger who has arrived at the reservation now... is only Qingdeng.

Without needing anyone to lead the way, Qingdeng silently drove the carrot towards the place where the screams were the loudest.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Brett's mansion from a distance, and saw Kanno and others who were gathering outside Brett's mansion from a distance, ready to catch a turtle in their urn.

That mansion...it should be that Brett's mansion...

Elodie and the others... Are they in that mansion right now...

Just looking at the situation where Kanno and others surrounded Bright's mansion, Qingdeng already guessed what these lunatics were trying to do.

What to do now - this idea popped out of Qingdeng's mind suddenly.

However, as soon as this idea popped up, it dissipated automatically.

"What should I do?"... Is there any need to think about this kind of question?

In just a split second, Qingdeng's heart was made up.

Click!

Qingdeng freed his left hand to press down the mouth of Ding Guishen's sheath on his left waist, raised his thumb, pressed against Ding Guishen's knife, and opened the sheath.

The unsheathed sharp blade made a long clang... as if responding to its master's boldness and determination!

Even though Qingdeng had already made mental preparations in advance from what Qingdeng said in advance...but after seeing Qingdeng pulling the sheath with one hand, Sanako couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes.

Is he... really serious?

Driven by this astonishment, Sanako couldn't help but said anxiously:

"Mr. Orange, you..."

"Miss Sanako!"

Qingdeng speaks first, interrupting Zuo Nazi's words.

The swordsman turned his head and looked at the beautiful woman behind him, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, showing a flat smile.

"The radish will be taken care of by you for the time being!"

After finishing speaking, Qingdeng threw the rein in his hand to Zuo Nazi, and then leaped down from the bull's back. The moment his feet landed, he lowered his body's center of gravity, and flew toward the Ahead, rush straight towards the 66 thugs!

...

...

"what happened?"

Shenye turned his head to look after the yelp just now, and then a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes and cheeks.

On the dark street behind, a lone figure rushed straight towards them.

After a long run-up, the figure jumped up with the potential energy of the run-up, drew a towering parabola in mid-air, and chopped off one of his subordinates standing at the outermost edge of the crowd with a jump!

"who?!"

"Hey! There are enemies coming!"

"who is it?"

...

The sudden appearance of an unidentified samurai caused all the members of the Koi group to retreat subconsciously to distance themselves from this person.

At this moment, there happened to be a burst of moonlight that shone behind this person, outlining his figure, but because the moonlight was too dazzling, it left the person's face in relative darkness, making it difficult to see his face clearly.

Then, in the next instant, an incredible scene happened.

Shenye's expression suddenly changed, and his face was full of horror and surprise.

The expressions of the rest of the people also changed immediately, and they all stared round their eyes, dumbstruck.

The smug, happy air that was originally filling the air here suddenly dissipated, and this space, which was noisy with laughter and talking, became silent at this moment.

All these changes were only because the warrior who was shrouded in the moonlight responded to someone's "Who?" in a calm tone——

"Natural mental flow."

"Orange green board."

After that, it was the white blade raised by his right hand that spoke instead of the samurai.

He set up the sword in his hand, and slashed forward horizontally.

The blade touched the moonlight, cutting off the enemies and darkness in front of you!

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