Chapter 332 - 255: Annihilation, Heading to the Giant Ship

Chapter 332: Chapter 255: Annihilation, Heading to the Giant Ship

Atop a small building just over a hundred paces from Flower Square, Ono Shunyu watched the fires breaking out all around, his face grim. He felt as if his heart was bleeding.

He didn’t know why the battle had turned out this way. Everything had been going so smoothly at the start, but then it all suddenly took a nosedive.

Fortunately, after the initial chaos, the surrounded musketeer squads gradually calmed down. Although a breakout seemed hopeless for now, holding their ground was not a problem.

As a result, the casualty rate naturally dropped significantly.

Seeing this, the knot of anxiety in Ono Shunyu’s chest finally loosened a little.

If this operation failed, the excellent advantage they had gained would be completely lost. At that point, not even his own family could save him. He might even be replaced as commander on the spot, and then he would have no chance of ever making a comeback.

At this thought, he looked toward the sea with lingering fear.

In reality, on a night this dark and from such a great distance, it was impossible to see anything at all.

But Ono Shunyu still felt as if an unseen pair of eyes was watching him from within the darkness.

In truth, he was only the general commander of this landing force; the truly important giant ships were commanded by a royal scion deeply trusted by the Monarch.

So if he didn’t perform well enough, he wouldn’t even be able to make excuses before being replaced.

And just as he was silently contemplating his next move, a figure was stealthily approaching the small building through the darkness.

When the figure had closed the distance to just twenty or thirty meters, close enough to even hear the breathing of the men on the roof, it suddenly erupted into action, rushing toward Ono Shunyu at extreme speed.

But just then, several gunshots rang out, and the figure retreated with the same astonishing speed.

At the same time, Ono Shunyu burst out laughing, gloating, "Wu Liangchen, I knew you would try a sneak attack! How does it feel? Getting shot doesn’t feel too good, does it?"

It turned out that the reason Ono Shunyu had chosen to watch from such a conspicuous rooftop was precisely to lure Wu Liangchen out.

He had also positioned several sharpshooters in the surroundings, armed with the most advanced firearms, lying in wait to kill Wu Liangchen the moment he appeared.

As it turned out, his risky gambit had indeed paid off handsomely.

Although they hadn’t managed to kill him, Ono Shunyu was certain Wu Liangchen must have been injured; otherwise, he wouldn’t have retreated so decisively.

Hearing Ono Shunyu’s taunts, Wu Liangchen remained hidden in a dark corner far away, not revealing himself.

In truth, the recent volley had not injured Wu Liangchen at all. He had retreated only because he had already gotten what he wanted.

When he saw Ono Shunyu standing on the small building, he immediately realized it might be a trap, so he launched a probing attack.

As expected, this probe had successfully revealed Ono Shunyu’s hidden card.

The next step was to eliminate the snipers hiding in the darkness.

At this thought, the corners of Wu Liangchen’s mouth lifted slightly into a silent, cold smirk. He completely ignored Ono Shunyu’s shouts, closed his eyes, and replayed the recent scene in his mind.

From the sounds of the gunshots and the direction of the bullets, Wu Liangchen deduced their general locations. Then, he silently melted back into the darkness.

Meanwhile, after taunting for a while and failing to provoke Wu Liangchen, a sense of foreboding began to creep into Ono Shunyu’s heart.

’What is this Wu Liangchen doing?’

Almost as soon as the thought appeared in his mind, a bloodcurdling scream echoed from the distance.

Ono Shunyu was startled. Realizing something was wrong, he turned to go downstairs, but an arrow flew through the air and pierced straight through his left knee.

"AH!" Ono Shunyu screamed in agony, clutching his injured leg and roaring, "Quick, cover me! Get me out of here!"

The guards beside him had just started to move forward when—SWISH! SWISH!—a few more arrows shot through the heads of the men in front.

Now, the remaining guards didn’t dare to make a single reckless move.

After all, when weighed against their own lives, the supposedly loyal and courageous spirit of Samurai Dao, which the East Sea so often touted, began to fade.

"You bastards! When I get back, I’ll have all of you killed!" Ono Shunyu shrieked hysterically, rolling on the ground while clutching his injured leg.

And just then, following a few more gunshots and a final scream in the distance, everything fell silent again.

The men on the rooftop dared not move.

After all, no one knew where in the darkness that Wu Liangchen was hiding.

In this situation, even the most powerful firearms were no different from useless fire pokers.

At this, Ono Shunyu also shut his mouth and began to drag himself, inch by inch, toward the stairs.

Once he was downstairs, protected by their firearms, Ono Shunyu refused to believe that this Wu Liangchen could still ambush him.

But just then, another arrow flew through the air, pierced straight through Ono Shunyu’s palm, and pinned it firmly to the floorboards.

"AAAAHH! Wu Liangchen! If you have any guts, come out and face me! What kind of skill is it to hide in the dark and launch sneak attacks?" Ono Shunyu screamed hysterically.

But the only reply was the continuous sound of arrows whistling through the air. And with each whistle, another guard fell.

Soon, the guards completely broke down.

Some began to fire their guns hysterically into the air, while others, in desperation, leaped off the roof to the ground below.