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"That's much better." Fan Yu was very satisfied with his masterpiece and stepped away from the other person.

Not long after, the people of Kujo Sara came here and saw the miserable appearance of the ronin archer who shot the cold arrow at Axing, dying. Their faces changed slightly.

"This is too tragic..." Kamisato Ayaka sighed inwardly as she stared at the bloody knee on the ground.

Kujo Sara called the Tenryo Bugyo soldiers behind him to come forward and investigate. Seeing the ronin archer lying on the ground like a dead dog, he said helplessly, "This is too harsh. Even torture is impossible."

Fan Yu said, "I have been very restrained and held back."

Kujo Sara looked at the other person's body. This guy's strength and the so-called holding back were like a mountain pressing down on these ronin. After all, these ronin had been hiding for a long time. Apart from the skills acquired in fighting, their physical fitness was not necessarily much better than that of ordinary people due to long-term hunger.

Of course, Kujo Sara also knew that the blame could not be placed on Fan Yu. Generally speaking, the target was too vulnerable.

"Drag him to the beach and wash him, so he can wake up. Perhaps we can get information about why he ambushed us here," Kujo Sara said to his subordinates. As a general in charge of the Tenryo Bugyo, Kujo Sara did not believe that being ambushed upon landing was a coincidence.

The two Tenryo Bugyo soldiers nodded and dragged the weak ronin archer away.

"The situation on this island is somewhat complicated. Judging from what we encountered when we landed on the island, I'm afraid you will encounter some difficulties in purifying the Thunder Cherry this time."

Fan Yu turned his gaze to A Xing: "How do you feel now?"

"A little better." Axing nodded.

They waited for a while in front of the beach.

Soon, two soldiers from the Tianling Bugyo returned with the news.

"General, we woke that guy up and asked him some questions. He is a scout hired by the guys from the nearby Zhidong Kingdom. He observes the nearby ships at the port every day." The Tianling Bugyo soldier reported.

Hearing this, Kujo Sara frowned: "Then why did he attack us?"

It is not normal for the person in charge of surveillance to take the initiative to choose tactics.

"Uh, well..." The two Tenryo Bugyo soldiers exchanged a look of uncertainty. They were unsure whether to share the information they had learned from the interrogation with their general. However, with a single glare from Kujo Sara, the two Tenryo Bugyo soldiers instantly broke free.

"Because he saw the woman, but after realizing that the general displayed the thunder element, he realized something was wrong and chose to escape." The Tianling Bugyo soldier whispered.

Kujo Sara, Kamisato Ayaka, and Ayuki all fell silent.

The meaning of the soldier's words is self-evident. If they were not the Tenryo Bugyo or the holders of the Eye of God, they could basically do whatever they wanted after wounding A Xing with an arrow and then killing the soldiers.

"Where is that scum?" asked Kujo Sara.

The soldier pointed to the tree by the sea.

Kujo Sara said nothing, moving quickly over. A scream was heard from the beach, and Kujo Sara returned without a sound.

"So, since we are talking about people from Zhidong Country, what should we do next?" Axing asked curiously.

Kujo Sara looked somewhat helpless: "The people from the Kingdom of Winter are basically just the Fatui."

The situation of the Fatui in Inazuma is somewhat complicated. The Shogun has tacitly approved of their various activities in Inazuma and has not issued an order to expel them.

"Are the gods worshipped in Kamnozuka related to them?" Kamisato Ayaka asked doubtfully.

"That's something we'll have to investigate." Kujo Sara shook his head, then looked at the silent Fan Yu. "What we can confirm is that Shen Ying's sensing of the worship of the god in Shen Wuzhong must be related to the 'Gokage Furnace Heart' here."

"Mikage Furnace Heart?"

Kujo Sara: "Indeed, the Okage Furnace Core was forged by the Shogun, and within it is sealed the residue of the demon god. The Okage Furnace Core can convert the demon god residue into a nearly unlimited energy supply."

"Infinite energy? Is there really such a thing?"

"Whether infinite energy exists is unknown to me, but it is a fact that the Mikage Core has been in use for a long time without experiencing any energy shortages. Perhaps the energy conversion from the utilized demonic remnants alone is enough to sustain human lifespans for several generations."

"Furthermore, the Mikage Furnace is more than just a tool; it's Inazuma's largest smelting facility. Inazuma's forging techniques are highly developed, and the special material used to forge swords, 'Tama Steel,' is produced here."

Fan Yu nodded naturally after hearing this. He turned to A Xing and asked curiously, "Is this the origin of the casting that your Palace Master mentioned?"

Axing nodded.

"I understand."

Kamisato Ayaka: "So, should we go to the Land of Thunder Cherry Blossoms to purify the God of Worship first, or go to the Heart of the Imperial Shadow Furnace?"

"I plan to investigate Chongshen first. If Chongshen in the Kamnozuka realm is responsible for its resurgence, it can only be due to the leakage of the demonic aura inside the heart of the Mikage furnace." said Kujo Sara.

This inference is not without basis. After the general killed the demon snake hundreds of years ago, the snake's corpse and blood watered the Snake Island. The snake harbored resentment after being killed by the general, causing that area to be shrouded in a strange phenomenon of dark clouds and no sun.

After saying this, Kujo Sara stared at Fan Yu with a questioning look in his eyes.

Fan Yu: "Okay, I need the Mikage Heart to create a sword that can adapt to the power of the Eye of God."

Kujo Sara was speechless: "..."

From Narukami Taisha Shrine to Kannazuka, the other party vaguely mentioned the new samurai sword.

She didn't know whether this man followed her because of a spur of the moment or because of their [connected] identities.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that the other party's unscrupulous gaze has never changed.

57 Stepping on the sand, fools

What happened when they landed on the shore was just an episode in the group's life.

After a brief reorganization, everyone continued on their way.

Just as Kujo Sara had predicted, after Fanyu and his group landed at the shallows, they began to enter a narrow path between two mountains. Along the way, they encountered numerous troubles, including monsters in the bushes, hidden fire arrows, and hillbillies pushing boulders down the slope of the path.

Sometimes, after defeating these monsters and walking out of the narrow path, you would immediately encounter a new mountain, with peaks and ridges stacked up one after another, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Led by Kujo Sara, they passed a stranded beach and arrived at an island.

This is "Tadama Sand", an island within the territory of Kannazuka, and is also the location of the smelter where Inazuma produces "Tadamangan" for forging weapons.

After arriving here, there were many figures wearing the uniforms of Tenryo Bugyo soldiers lying on both sides of the road in front of the rocky mountain, with halberds, swords and armor scattered everywhere.

Kujo Sara and the two soldiers behind him were shocked when they saw this scene. They hurried forward to check the condition of the soldiers, but as they squatted down to confirm one by one, they found that most of the soldiers lying on the ground were dead.

When Fan Yu and the others walked over, they found Jiu Tiao Sara standing there with an extremely ugly expression on his face.

"These are the soldiers of your Tianling Army..."

Kujo Sara hummed and said in a deep voice, "They were all soldiers sent by the shogunate to Kannazuka to guard the "Gokage Heart", but they ended up falling here. With such a strong force..."

Several forces have emerged in her mind.

"General, there are still brothers alive here..." A Tenryo Bugyo soldier stood under a tree in front of the path on both sides of the road and turned to Kujo Sara.

Jiu Tiao Sara was stunned, and immediately turned around and walked in that direction, with Fan Yu following behind.

They came to a tree less than 5 meters high. The roots of the tree were stained with a layer of scarlet. The helmet of a soldier wearing the uniform of Tianling Fengxing was scattered aside, revealing the face of a soldier with black hair and brown eyes. There was blood at the corner of his mouth, and a big hole was pierced in his chest by some large-caliber bullet. A large amount of blood had soaked his clothes red from his chest.

After seeing Kujo Sara, the soldier's throat moved a few times, wanting to open his mouth to greet him.

Kujo Sara squatted down and held the soldier's chest. A touch of lightning element covered the opponent's body. The purple electric current surrounded the wound, causing the soldier's face to be distorted briefly. Then, less than two seconds later, it gradually relaxed.

His face regained some color: "Thank you, General..."

"The paralysis of the lightning element can only help you reduce the pain for a few minutes at most. Your wound is too deep..." said Kujo Sara.

"What's going on here?"

The Tianling Bugyo soldier nodded in understanding. He met the gazes of the crowd, knowing they wanted to know what was happening. The soldier swallowed and said slowly, "We are guarding the entrance to the mine outside the Yuying furnace.

Early this morning, forces from the Coral Palace launched a surprise attack and harassed, kidnapping two soldiers.

The main force had originally intended to attack the Coral Palace camp lurking there, following the marks left by the captured soldiers. However, upon arriving there, the protective barrier surrounding the Imperial Shadow Furnace in our rear was destroyed by the Coral Palace forces.

When we returned to the mine, we found they had disappeared."

Fan Yu held his chin and asked, "Is this tactic of the Coral Palace forces a guerrilla warfare?"

"Then why did a battle happen here again? According to you, you didn't see any forces from the Coral Palace at all?" Kamisato Ayaka asked curiously.

The soldier glanced at the eldest daughter of the Kamisato family and said slowly, "It was those foreigners. They took advantage of the destruction of the barrier outside the Mikage furnace and slipped inside. We tried to stop them, but were hit by their muskets."

"Are you talking about the Fatui?" Kujo Sara's eyes narrowed.

The soldier nodded.

A layer of frost covered Kujo Sara's face. The General tacitly allowed that the group of people from the Winter Country were active in the country. Apart from those people who had no influence on "Eternity", there were also the Archons among the Fatui.

And according to her personal information, there is some connection between the other party and the general.

"I will avenge you. Don't worry, someone will be buried with you on the way." Kujo Sara said firmly, with an extremely cold look in his golden eyes.

The soldier lying on the ground opened his mouth and finally slowly closed his eyes.

As the paralyzing effect of the lightning element wore off, his body, in its final stages, began to respond with excruciating pain, gradually becoming distorted again. After twitching a few times, the wounded soldier remained motionless, his eyes open.

Death is always a completely real thing. It is not as beautifully portrayed in books as a peaceful death with eyes closed and a smile on one's face. Abnormal death is often caused by irreversible damage to the body's functions, which collapse during forced repair.

Such a death is even more dishonorable.

Kujo Sara closed the soldier's eyes and stood up from the ground without saying a word.

She fixed her eyes on the road ahead and said calmly, "Let's keep going!"

Everyone knew that she was in a bad mood, but no one went forward to disturb her.

After several minutes, they arrived at the entrance to the barrier leading to the core of the Imperial Shadow Furnace. A transparent purple light film was missing a corner.

Fatui holding muskets, Fatui carrying flamethrowers, and Fatui carrying burdens like non-commissioned officers stood at the door. A Fatui sorcerer was also with them, surrounding the protective node outside the Mikage Furnace's core barrier, investigating something.

Several soldiers of the Tianling Fengxing fell in a pool of blood at their feet.

"Even though the heart of the Imperial Shadow Furnace is shattered, we're not allowed to visit it. These foreign soldiers are so rigid!"

"These guys are like flies, constantly coming here. But here, it's finally quiet."

"But the problem is, are we breaking the rules by doing this? The Archon told us not to directly clash with the local forces in Inazuma. This is the price we pay for being able to operate in Inazuma!"

"But it's already been done. Once we've cleaned up this place, we'll destroy the bodies and all traces..."

A Fatui guerrilla soldier holding a musket responded subconsciously, but he hadn't finished his words.

A lightning-charged arrow shot from a distance and pierced his head on the spot.

58 Kujo Sara: What a dirty way to connect

puff!

The Rifle Ranger's body suddenly fell backwards and fell directly to the ground.

The smell of burning left by lightning passing through the helmet and skull emanated from inside, blood and brain matter mixed together, and the flaming gun in his hand fell to the ground.

The Fatui's musket guerrillas died on the spot!

The Fatui vanguard's heavy ice guards holding ice spears on both sides and the vanguards holding thunder hammers on the other side were both stunned.

They didn't even react for a moment before they saw their companions fall to the ground. When they came to their senses, they only saw the headshot corpse on the ground and the black feather arrow emitting purple lightning nailed to the wall not far away.

"Damn it, Ethan was killed."

"It's in that direction."

The Fatui vanguard all looked in the direction from which the sharp arrow came, and saw a woman wearing a Tengu mask setting up the second arrow surrounded by thunder.

"Get out of the way, Alex."

The Thunder Hammer Vanguard saw the trajectory of the Thunderbolt and immediately shouted anxiously. Although the weapons in the hands of the Fatui Vanguard were already excellent, they did not possess the Eye of God, but they had the power of wielding elemental weapons.

But actually facing a being that possessed the Eye of God and wielded elemental power was another matter entirely. Just now, their companion Ethan's fate, where even his helmet was pierced, provided the best proof of this!

The Fatui Ice Gun Heavy Guard was stunned by his companions' shouts. However, when he saw the trajectory of the arrow, it was impossible for his heavy and bloated body to exceed the speed of the thunder arrow.

The Ice Gun Heavy Guard could only subconsciously move his body to one side to avoid fatal damage.

next second.

When the lightning arrow passed through the air and traced a trajectory to his chest, accompanied by a "crackling" sound, the arrow accurately hit his abdomen.

The crackling electric current passed through the ice armor on the Ice Hammer Heavy Guard's abdomen, easily shattering it into pieces of ice. Then the arrow pierced his abdomen accurately, pierced through his back, and nailed to the wall.

The power of this arrow was so great that it completely penetrated the body of the Ice Hammer Heavy Guard.

The Ice Hammer Heavy Guard felt the numbness of the arrow piercing his body, which lasted for a short while, and then a tingling sensation came and gradually intensified.

Finally, he couldn't hold it in any longer and let out a muffled groan from his throat.

His huge body and the huge weight on his back could no longer support him, and he fell to his knees on the ground. He could not even hold the ice gun in his hand and it fell out of his hand.

"Damn it..." Alex muttered to himself.

The Thunder Hammer Vanguard quickly came to their companions and called out to the Wind Fist Vanguard in the cave dozens of meters away: "Pavel, come here!"

The Wind Fist Vanguard immediately activated the Wind Fists on their gloves and accelerated to the two men, simultaneously erecting a barrier of wind elements. The remaining Rock Envoy Guerrillas, tasked with investigating the barrier surrounding the Imperial Shadow's core, were no longer able to maintain their position under the barrage of arrows and subsequently moved behind the Wind Fist Vanguard.