Chapter 260: Ambush

The night was already deep. In the southern part of the Imperial Capital, inside the tent of the Revolutionary Army's southern commander-in-chief, the general serving as commander was pacing. During this period, he had received news that was absolutely not good for him: the commanders-in-chief of the other three directions of the Imperial Capital had all been assassinated.

"It seems the other party's next target is me!" the southern commander-in-chief sighed, quietly gripping the long sword in his hand. "However, unlike the other three, I am not unskilled in combat!"

In his youth, the southern commander-in-chief was also a famous general on one side, fighting east and west for the Empire and establishing many military merits. It was only because his brilliance was successively overshadowed by Budo, Najenda, and Esdeath that he was not known by others. After witnessing the darkness within the Empire, he resolutely joined the Revolutionary Army, and over these years, he had made many contributions to the Revolutionary Army's operations. In this operation, he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the southern Revolutionary Army.

In a place he could not see, Bulat stood beside him, utilizing the unique invisibility ability of his Teigu. This distance was just enough to provide the most effective protection should he come under attack.

Akame stood in a dark corner, clutching a Jade Talisman. Although many people came and went in this place, no one seemed to notice that there was one extra person here. In another corner of the tent, Najenda and Susanoo stood side by side, and in their hands, they also held a Jade Talisman.

These Jade Talismans were specially crafted by Lingyun for concealment; as long as one held the Jade Talisman and remained still, it could provide an extremely powerful concealment effect. When she first saw this kind of Jade Talisman, even the well-informed Najenda could not help but show a look of surprise.

"Hmm?" The southern commander-in-chief suddenly frowned. The intuition he had trained on the battlefield for many years told him that danger was approaching him.

"Has the assassin already appeared?" He could not help but grip the long sword in his hand tighter. His intuition told him that this assassination was absolutely incomparable to any he had encountered before.

"Whoosh—" A gust of wind blew. Suddenly, a murderous intent descended, and an incomparably sharp Samurai Sword was already close to his body. Although caught off guard, his rich battlefield experience saved his life at this moment. The southern commander-in-chief slammed the long sword in his hand upward, blocking the direction of the Samurai Sword.

With a "clang," sparks flew, and the long sword in the southern commander-in-chief's hand was actually cut into two pieces along with its scabbard by the Samurai Sword. The momentum of the Samurai Sword was weakened slightly by the block of the long sword, but it still carved a huge gash in his chest. The southern commander-in-chief let out a muffled groan, and ignoring the wound on his body, he used the force of the blade to retreat rapidly.

However, a figure approached him with even greater speed. The moment it neared him, the attacking figure leaped up instantly, both legs kicking toward the southern commander-in-chief's chest with the force of a thunderbolt. The southern commander-in-chief was already seriously injured; if he were hit by this chain kick, it would definitely be certain death.

However, this strike of his ultimately did not land on the southern commander-in-chief. In the air in front of the southern commander-in-chief, an invisible wall seemed to appear. Syura's feet kicked heavily against it, emitting a violent boom. A tall figure wearing armor appeared before him; it was Bulat who had blocked his fatal blow.

"Swish, swish, swish!" Three invisible Vacuum Blades tore through the air, shooting toward the southern commander-in-chief's direction with an extremely tricky trajectory. These three Vacuum Blades carried an extremely sharp aura; if they really landed on the southern commander-in-chief, cutting him into four pieces would definitely be no problem.

However, these three Vacuum Blades ultimately failed to land on the southern commander-in-chief. A phantom quietly emerged from his side, and the Samurai Sword in its hand swung out three times in rapid succession, blocking the three Vacuum Blades.

"Bulat, Akame? Night Raid? When did they appear here?" Seeing the people who had suddenly appeared before the three of them, Syura's expression instantly turned ugly.

For this operation, he had only brought Ibara and Enshin. Among the Wild Hunt, the two women, Cosmina and Dorothea, were not skilled in stealth operations. As for Champ, the commotion that guy would cause would probably be greater than all five of them combined.

"Syura, today is your doomsday," Bulat said coldly, flicking the Spear in his hand.

"Oh no, we've been tricked!" Syura was shocked.

Previously, they had received intelligence stating that the people from Night Raid would go to assassinate a high-ranking official of the Imperial Capital. That high-ranking official was a confidant and relative of the Prime Minister, holding many things that were quite important to the Prime Minister. At the Prime Minister's request, Esdeath had taken the Jaegers under her command to protect that official there. The three of them had also assumed there were no Night Raid members here before coming to assassinate, but looking at it now, they had been played by the people from Night Raid!

"Don't be happy too early. Night Raid, is it? Today I'll let you see my power!" Syura said coldly.

"Are you talking about those alchemy monsters? Sorry, those guys have already been taken care of by us!" A leisurely voice sounded inside the tent, and Lingyun's figure slowly emerged.

"It's you?!" The expressions of the three, Syura, changed drastically. "You are actually in league with Night Raid!"

They had not forgotten with what kind of overwhelming force Lingyun had crushed them, the Wild Hunt, one by one back then. The whole group together was no match for him, let alone now that they only had three people, and the other side had Night Raid as helpers. Although they did not know why the other party was so close to Esdeath yet was now with the people from Night Raid, they now had only one path to take: escape.

With a "hum," purple light suddenly lit up on the bodies of the three, Syura; this was the sign of Shangri-La being activated.

"Want to run? Not that easy!" Lingyun snorted coldly, and that wisp of purple airflow quickly emerged from his body, wrapping around his hand. Instantly, a purple glow lit up on Lingyun's hand. "Void Strike!"

He punched out, and the void shook. The power of Lingyun's Void Strike and the spatial power of Shangri-La's transmission collided, actually resulting in a mutual cancellation! The purple light on the bodies of the three, Syura, flickered once, then shattered into tiny light particles and disappeared.

"Oh no!" The Space Transmission was destroyed, and Syura's expression changed drastically. One must know that Space Transmission was his ultimate trump card for escaping; now that this trump card had actually been broken by someone, how could he not be terrified?

"Bulat, you take the commander-in-chief and leave first; leave this battlefield to us!" Akame said.

Bulat looked at the southern commander-in-chief lying on the ground, then lifted him up and left this place rapidly.

With a "bang," the entire tent was directly overturned by a huge force, and Najenda appeared on the scene with Susanoo. Also appearing were Leone and Sheele of Night Raid, and the group formed a perimeter, surrounding the three, Syura. In the distance, Mine raised the Pumpkin in her hand, aiming at the three people in the battlefield.