Chapter 325 - 252: A Tooth for a Tooth, Blood for Blood

Chapter 325: Chapter 252: A Tooth for a Tooth, Blood for Blood

Blood!

Scarlet blood was everywhere.

When Iwai Yuusuke led a Firearms Team to the temporary tavern, the scene that greeted him was one straight out of hell.

Even though they had all undergone extremely rigorous training, they couldn’t help but feel their scalps tingle and their chests tighten.

Upon entering the tavern, they saw a figure moving about.

He was crouching on the ground, holding a sharp blade, cutting away at something.

As his eyes adjusted to the dim light of the tavern, Iwai Yuusuke couldn’t help but shiver.

Because he saw clearly what the other person was doing...

And the man was murmuring softly, as if coaxing a child.

"Be good. Don’t move. It’ll be over soon. Just bear with it a little longer."

This bizarre scene made the hair on Iwai Yuusuke’s body stand on end. The terror was amplified to its absolute peak when he realized he actually knew the man—a somewhat famous ronin from the East Sea.

He waved his arms almost hysterically and shouted, "A demon! That’s a demon from hell! Open fire! Shoot him dead!"

At his command, his equally terrified subordinates couldn’t care about anything else. They raised their firearms and pulled the triggers.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The deafening roar of the firearms and the pervasive smell of gunpowder calmed Iwai Yuusuke down considerably.

As a staunch believer in firearms, he was confident that no one could survive such a volley.

Not even a Martial Artist.

But as the smoke gradually cleared, Iwai Yuusuke saw a sight he would never forget for the rest of his life. A young man, drenched in blood, stood in the same spot holding a long saber, a faint smile on his face.

Alarm bells screamed in Iwai Yuusuke’s mind. He was about to shout, but it was already too late.

A flash of saber light suddenly exploded, erupting in a brilliant burst.

This was the last thing Iwai Yuusuke ever saw.

When the dust settled and large numbers of the Firearms Team gathered at the location, the scene was already empty. Only the corpses remained to tell the tale of the brutal massacre.

Seeing this, everyone’s faces changed color. They didn’t even dare to approach, and could only cordon off the scene and wait for their superiors to arrive.

Finally, accompanied by an elite Firearms Team, Ono Shunyu—who had been sleeping with a geisha—rushed over.

When he saw the situation, his expression instantly turned foul. He spun around and slapped the person behind him across the face.

"What the hell happened here?" he roared at the man in charge of camp security.

Even though the man’s mouth and nose were bleeding from the slap, he didn’t dare utter a single word of defense, only bowing repeatedly in apology.

This was because the rule in the East Sea nation was that superiors possessed nearly unlimited authority. Regardless of right or wrong, as long as someone’s status was higher than yours, they could dispose of you as they pleased.

Not to mention that Ono Shunyu now commanded all the landed East Sea troops, giving him the power of life and death.

So even though this man in charge was completely baffled, the first thing he did after being beaten was to apologize and atone.

After venting his anger, Ono Shunyu finally calmed down and ordered his men to take stock of the scene.

Soon, the final report was presented to Ono Shunyu.

"Are you saying that including Iwai Yuusuke’s Firearms Team, we lost over fifty East Sea Warriors in this one conflict?" Ono Shunyu asked, his voice cold.

"Yes," the man replied with his head lowered, bracing himself for Ono Shunyu’s wrath.

But unexpectedly, Ono Shunyu did not get angry. Instead, he fell into deep thought.

He had already understood the situation at the scene. Except for a few individuals, everyone else was killed with a single, fatal strike.

The swordsmanship was so clean and decisive that it was rarely seen even in the East Sea nation, which was renowned for its blade techniques.

Clearly, an extremely powerful Martial Artist had made a move.

Combining this with the fact that several of the East Sea ronin had been flayed, their faces unrecognizable and their identities only guessable by their height and build, the conclusion was obvious.

Wu Liangchen!

’I can’t believe that guy came back so fast. And his methods of revenge are so brutal and swift.’

As this thought crossed his mind, a trace of regret surfaced in Ono Shunyu’s heart.

He had originally thought that with firearms in hand, no matter how formidable Wu Liangchen was, he wouldn’t be able to stir up any significant trouble.

But reality had taught him a harsh lesson.

’If I had known, I should have listened to Ota Masayuki’s advice and not provoked this fierce beast.’

But it was too late to say anything now.

People were already dead. He was sure that before tomorrow, news of what happened in the camp would spread throughout the entire Huangpu Guard.

If he couldn’t formulate a proper response, the prestige of the East Sea nation would be utterly destroyed.

At this thought, his expression gradually grew cold. He then commanded, "Clean up the battlefield. Then, notify everyone to be armed and ready."

"Yes, sir!"

Ono Shunyu flicked his sleeves and departed.

He had to go back and plan properly. This time, he not only had to deal with Wu Liangchen, but he also had to crack Flower Square, that tough nut.

Ono Shunyu knew very well that although he had blasted open the gates of the Huangpu Guard with his massive ships and cannons, he was, after all, an outsider.

Even if he used violence to suppress all voices of dissent, neither the common people of the Huangpu Guard nor the pugilists of the martial world would submit so quickly or sincerely.

And among them, Flower Square was the biggest obstacle.

Therefore, if he could crush Flower Square and bring it under his command, the road to conquering the Huangpu Guard would become much smoother.