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Mao Mengji took the oilcloth bag handed to him by the soldier without even looking at the booklet, his eyes fixed on the "Cicada" that was still flashing and vibrating wildly!

He pinched the cold metal shell with his skinny fingers, feeling the strong vibration and the dazzling red light, and a cold arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Iga's 'Maican'... Humph! A mere trifle!" He pinched it hard!

"Crack!" A crisp sound!

The shell of "Cicada" shattered!

The red light went out instantly!

The vibration stopped abruptly!

It turned into a lifeless pile of scrap metal!

"Take them back! Keep them under strict guard!" Mao Mengji tossed the oilcloth bag to the guards behind him. His eyes swept over the pinned Lin Ge'er and Hattori Hanzo, who lay like a dead dog on the ground. "And these two Japanese pirate accomplices! Take them all to the death row of the 'Zhanfu Division'! I will personally interrogate them!"

"Yes!" The soldiers responded in unison, their voices shaking the night sky!

Lin Ge'er seemed to have lost all his strength and collapsed in the soldier's large, iron-like hands. Tears streamed down his little face and there was only endless fear and despair in his eyes.

It's over...it's all over...

He will be locked up in the legendary "Zhenfusi" death cell where even ghosts can't escape!

Like Kim Soon-eui...

He will never see his mother again...

His small body twitched violently due to great sadness and fear, and he let out uncontrollable sobs.

Hattori Hanzo was dragged up roughly, his face distorted by the pain of his dislocated jaw, but the flames of resentment and despair in his eyes burned even more fiercely!

He stared at Mao Mengji, and a strange "ho ho" sound came from his throat, as if he was cursing!

Satsuma's mission... was a complete failure!

Not only did he fail to obtain the intelligence, but he was even taken prisoner!

A disgrace to the Iga Ninja clan! He wished he could die immediately!

But the Jinwu Guards held his joints tightly, so that he couldn't even bite his tongue to commit suicide!

"General Mao! Then...then we..." The two minions kneeling on the ground kowtowed as if they were grasping at a lifeline, "We...we are good citizens! We were forced to do this by the Japanese pirates! Please have mercy on us, General! Spare our lives!"

Mao Mengji glanced at them coldly, as if he were looking at two ants.

"Black Scorpion's men? Humph! Aiding the tyrant and colluding with the Japanese pirates! Your crimes are even more severe! Take them away! Await your punishment!"

"General, spare us! Spare us!" The two men screamed like pigs being slaughtered and were dragged away by the Jinwu Guards like dead dogs.

Mao Mengji stood there holding a knife, his skinny figure casting a long, demon-like shadow in the firelight.

He looked around at the completely controlled streets, his eyes showing no trace of joy of victory, only a cold depth.

He slowly raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the "Scorpion's Nest" shrouded in darkness in the distance. His voice was like ice falling:

"Order! Seal off all entrances and exits to the Scorpion's Den! Dispatch the Firearms Battalion to surround the Scorpion's Den!"

Not even a fly can fly out before dawn!

Black Scorpion...it's time to close the net!"

"Yes!" The messenger took the order, jumped on his horse, and galloped away!

Mao Mengji's gaze finally fell on Lin Ge'er, who was being escorted by the soldiers and trembling like a candle in the wind. An extremely complex and indescribable light flashed in his eyes.

This child...maybe... he can still be useful.

He waved his hand: "Take it away!"

The Jinwu Guard soldiers, carrying the prisoners, retreated quickly like a black tide.

The light of the torches gradually faded away, and the streets fell into dead silence and darkness again.

Only the crushed rat corpse and a few drops of dirty blood on the ground silently told the story of the thrilling life-and-death struggle that had just taken place.

Deep in the "scorpion's nest", a foul stench permeated the air.

In the Black Scorpion's shack, the flame of the oil lamp flickered restlessly.

The Black Scorpion paced back and forth irritably, with a fierce and greedy light flashing in his triangular eyes.

Scarhead covered his black, festering, and foul-smelling wrist, kneeling on the ground and grimacing in pain, he reported his recent experience in a halting manner: "... Boss... that Japanese... is so... so weird! He can... he can use poison needles! And... he also has the Jinwu Guards! Mao... Mao Yanwang has come in person! Scarhead and Mad Dog... have been... been captured! And... that brat... has been... also captured..."

"Waste! A bunch of waste!" Black Scorpion kicked Scar Litou to the ground, shaking with anger!

The duck that reached its mouth flew away!

He also lost two of his men!

What’s even more terrifying is that Mao Yanwang took action personally!

They also captured the Japanese and the child!

He felt a huge sense of crisis like a cold poisonous snake, wrapping around his neck!

He suddenly grabbed the wine jug on the table and took a big gulp of the cheap liquor, trying to suppress the fear in his heart.

"Damn it! Mao Yanwang...will he...will he..." He didn't finish his words!

“Woo-woo-woo-woo!!”

The deep, powerful and penetrating sound of the Jinwu Guard's horn, like the call of the god of death, once again rang out mournfully in the night sky!

This time, the sound was very close!

It seemed as if it exploded right above the "Scorpion's Nest"!

Immediately afterwards, countless torches lit up instantly around the entire "Scorpion's Nest"!

Like a huge, burning fire dragon, it surrounded the entire slum!

The fire is soaring!

Make the night sky as bright as day!

The figures of countless Jinwu Guard soldiers were looming in the firelight!

What’s even more terrifying is that, along with the heavy footsteps and the sound of metal friction, a low and suppressed "click... click..." sound like rolling thunder was heard!

That's the sound of a musket loading ammunition!

Dozens of soldiers from the "Firearm Battalion" equipped with early matchlock guns, under the cover of shield bearers, pointed the black muzzles of their guns at the entrance of the "Scorpion's Nest" and various possible escape routes!

"Listen up, people inside!" A loud and cold voice rang out through a huge copper speaker, rolling across the entire "Scorpion's Nest" like thunder!

"By order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Jinwu Guards are to suppress the bandits and harbour any spies from the Japanese pirates! Kill them without mercy! You have one stick of incense to turn over the bandit leader, Black Scorpion, and his followers! Surrender without hesitation! Otherwise, no one will be spared!"

"Leave no one alive! Leave no one alive!" The Jinwu Guard soldiers roared in unison!

The sound waves swept in like a tsunami!

The dilapidated shack was shaking!

The "Scorpion's Nest" exploded instantly!

The terrified cries, screams, curses, and desperate wails merged into one!

The refugees were like frightened ants, running around in the narrow and filthy alleys!

Someone tried to get out from the hole on the edge, but was immediately nailed to the wall by a crossbow arrow shot from outside!

Some people wanted to resist and picked up wooden sticks and kitchen knives, but faced with the black holes of muskets and the strict military formation, they were frightened and collapsed to the ground in an instant!

The Black Scorpion looked ashen!

The triangular eyes were filled with extreme fear and madness!

It’s over! It's all over!

Mao Yanwang wants to kill everyone!

"Damn it! Let's fight them!" He suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist and roared like a beast!

"Brothers! Grab your weapons! Charge out! Kill one and you're broke! Kill two and you're a profit!"

But there were very few responses!

Most of the minions had already been frightened by the Jinwu Guards’ formation and were hiding everywhere crying for their parents!

Only a few desperadoes with red eyes and crude weapons gathered around Black Scorpion.

"Light the fire! Burn! Burn it for me!" There was a crazy light flashing in the Black Scorpion's eyes. He knew that he had no way of survival and just wanted to drag more people down with him!

"Burn this whole place down! Let King Mao be buried with me!"

Several desperadoes immediately lit torches and frantically set fire to the surrounding tattered felt and wood!

Flames suddenly burst into flames and thick smoke billowed!

The entire "Scorpion's Nest" was engulfed in flames and chaos!

"You are so stubborn! Kill you!" Mao Mengji's cold voice was like the sentence of the god of death!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"

The deafening roar of muskets instantly tore through the night sky!

Like a loud thunderclap!

Lead bullets rained down like a torrential rain into the chaotic crowd and burning huts!

Screams, wailing, the sound of collapsing houses, and the crackling of burning flames were intertwined together!

It's like hell on earth!

"Shoot!" The crossbow arrows shot out like locusts!

Accurately harvesting lives that try to resist or escape!

The Jinwu Guard soldiers were like a black steel torrent. Under the cover of muskets and crossbows, they marched in neat and heavy steps and began to advance towards the center of the "Scorpion's Nest"!

The sword flashes!

Flesh and blood flying everywhere!

Anyone who dares to resist will be chopped to the ground in an instant!

Cold!

Efficient!

Like a precise killing machine!

The Black Scorpion brandished a dagger and charged left and right like a trapped beast, having been hit by two arrows!

The blood stained the collar of the clothes!

He hacked and slashed frantically, but was soon surrounded by several Jinwu Guards!

The cold blade pierced his chest like a poisonous snake!

He looked down at the tip of the knife that pierced through his chest, his eyes filled with unwillingness and resentment, and a strange "ho ho" sound came from his throat. Finally, he collapsed to the ground like mud!

Those triangular eyes, filled with greed and ferocity until death, stared intently at the night sky, which was blazing with flames...

The destruction of the "Scorpion's Nest" was like the complete removal of an abscess in a dark corner of Hu County.