Night, Hakurou River.
As an important transportation river on the border of the empire, a large number of ships flow through here every day. Smugglers transport goods from the empire to sell to foreign ethnic groups, and then buy back some local specialties at low prices. Despite the many difficulties and dangers, the high profit margin still makes countless vendors take risks and flock to it.
However, tonight's Hakurou River is a bit different from the usual scene of intertwined lights. The entire river surface is dark, without a trace of light, and the turbulent river water makes a burst of rumbling sounds, always giving people a feeling of irritability, as if foreshadowing what is about to happen here.
At this time, under the cover of night, dozens of small wooden boats are quietly docked on the edge of the river. Occasionally, one or two merchant ships carrying goods pass by here, and when they find hundreds of ferocious men holding knives and axes standing on these small boats, they will be shocked, extinguish the lights, and turn around and flee.
"Chief, if the information is correct, the other party is the legendary Death God General, the strongest in the Empire. Isn't it too dangerous for us to stand out like this?"
In his forties, with a one-eyed beard and a wolf-toothed hammer on his shoulder, this is a fierce
"Humph! Old Second, are you scared? I'm not saying you, you bookworms are so damn timid!"
With a cold snort, the man called the chief replied with a disdainful expression.
Yes, the Old Second in the chief's mouth, the one-eyed man with a fierce face before, is the only one in the entire group who has read a few books, the only intellectual. The letter given to Sora during the day was written by the chief and he held the pen!
Hearing the leader's response, the one-eyed man's old face flushed red, and a hint of anger flashed in his single eye. However, he seemed quite wary of the man in front of him who was the leader. The one-eyed man simply lowered his head and dared not say anything more.
"Rest assured, do you think I haven't considered this? That guy claims to be the strongest, so he must have some skills."
"But, even if he's strong alone, so what? We have so many brothers; we can overwhelm him!"
"Even if we take a step back and we're still no match, we're on this river. Can he chase us down if we want to escape?"
As if intentionally, the man called the leader spoke loudly, so all the mercenary group members could hear him clearly. The originally restless and fearful crowd gradually calmed down, and smiles of confidence appeared on their faces. They were no longer so silent and began to banter with each other.
Only the one-eyed man, the second-in-command, saw the sinister and cruel arc that the leader's mouth formed when he turned away. His heart couldn't help but tremble, and his forehead was already soaked with cold sweat.
"Hehehe… this Tengu Gang was really worth hiring. That leader is ruthless enough! He actually sold out all his brothers for a huge reward. I like that ruthlessness!"
In the back of the Tengu Gang, on the small boat carrying Babara, Taeko, and Chelsea, Babara smiled with a sinister and strange expression.
Taeko's expression remained unchanged. Her tall figure stood at the bow of the boat, letting the whistling river wind blow her long skirt. Her cold and beautiful face looked in one direction, as if she was waiting for something. Chelsea sat at the stern, with a lollipop in her mouth, her little feet soaking in the river water, her little head looking east and west, looking bored.
As the group waited tediously, half an hour passed. By this time, the sky had completely darkened.
Suddenly, at a certain moment, a flash of light appeared in Babara's eyes, who had been standing at the bow of the boat, and her wrinkled old face suddenly lifted up to look at the sky—
"Be careful, the target has appeared!"
With Babara's low and solemn voice, Taeko and Chelsea, who were dozing off, also woke up suddenly and looked up in the direction of Babara's gaze.
Under the silvery starry sky, a tiny black shadow was shooting towards them. In the blink of an eye, it had already appeared in front of everyone!
With a burst of exclamations, the Tengu Gang members also discovered the person in the air. Under the faint starlight, a figure wearing mighty armor, supported by a pair of huge and domineering dragon-shaped wings, was revealed. Hovering in mid-air, he was like an unparalleled demon god.
Needless to say, the person was Sora, who had used the [Demon Armor]!
Under the armor, Sora's eyes were like lightning. The thick, ink-like night could not block his vision at all. When he discovered the two figures he was looking forward to seeing on a small boat behind the crowd, a faint arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
With a whoosh, Sora did not rush over directly but controlled his wings to descend and landed on the shore. Although he wanted to see these two girls, who were comparable to Akame in the original story, he still had to complete this duel first!
As [Demon Armor] dissipated, Sora's black-haired and black-eyed figure was revealed under the astonished gazes of everyone.
Although they had heard that the Empire's Strongest, known as the Death God General, was very young, when they saw him with their own eyes, both the Tengu Gang and Babara's group felt a sense of unreality.
He looked only in his twenties. This was too young, wasn't it?
However, unlike the shocked reactions of the others, Chelsea's eyes lit up, and she felt a sense of relief. She thought, "This is the legendary Sora General, who is extremely ferocious? He's quite handsome!" That's good. Even if her mission failed and she was caught, it would be better than falling into the hands of those disgusting uncles.
Looking at Babara and Taeko, the old woman's gloomy face was ignored by the girl, but Taeko's face, full of fighting spirit, excitement, and eagerness to rush over and fight the other side three hundred rounds, made Chelsea feel speechless.
Switching the perspective again, just as everyone was still staring at the appearing Sora and had not recovered from the great shock, a series of sounds of breaking through the air rang out, and then several figures appeared beside Sora. It was Martha in a pure white maid outfit and Akame in a combat skirt.
Moreover, in Martha's hand, she was carrying a twin-tailed, tsundere girl named Natalia…
"Wuwuwu… Martha, you vicious woman, I'm about to be killed by you!"
Because her current strength was not high, and her speed was very slow, Natalia felt that her small body was about to fall apart, and she complained to Martha with an extremely resentful and pitiful look.
"Hehehe, Natalia, I told you to stay home. I'm already being merciful by giving you a free ride."
Patting her hands, the woman looked like she had reminded her long ago.
Too lazy to say anything to this evil woman, Natalia thought that she liked watching the fun the most. How could she miss such an interesting thing!
With the little thought of coming to watch the excitement, Natalia naturally would not stand in front and charge into battle later. Together with Amuria, who was being led by Cornelia, she quickly ran to the back to find a safe place to hide.
Taking out the snacks she had brought, she also handed a bag to Amuria. It seemed that this girl was really prepared to watch a blockbuster!
"See, you dead fairy, I told you to come earlier."
Too lazy to care about Natalia and Amuria, who were just there to watch the fun, Sora looked at the Tengu Gang in front of him and said speechlessly.
"Hehehe, bad brother, don't you know that the main character always appears last? Look at these guys, we've come at just the right time!"
With a strange light in her blue eyes, she hooked her arms around Sora's neck, and looked at the guys on the opposite side who were drooling all over their feet, the woman smiled charmingly.