[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday":3,"chapter-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-538":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Imperial Hound on an Eight-Hour Shift",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2225596,4113,"Chapter 538","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-538",538,"\u003Cp>\"Tsk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyoshi Ryota gripped his sword hilt tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately... no Sword Saint.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on tight, don't let go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lower your head, hide your head behind mine, and hug my neck tightly—don't grab any other part of me, or you might be cut off together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyoshi Ryota said in a low voice while scanning the dozens of figures that had already surrounded them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their attire was the same—plain white priest's robes, crimson swords without guards, white socks and wooden clogs, and the pure white masks on their faces were seamless, their momentum silent and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to confirm their identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyoshi Ryota crossed his two swords into a cross in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No roar, no declaration of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Miyoshi Ryota finished speaking to Nanao, the nearest several priests jumped off the roof and pounced toward the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The posture of these priests attacking was extremely strange. Although they held katanas in their hands and wore sacred priest's robes, their pouncing posture was like that of a ferocious beast... no, it was a beast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hands stretched forward, right hand holding the sword, left hand forming a claw, the sharp fingernails emitting a cold light as sharp as the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were grabbing toward Miyoshi Ryota's head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two Heavens One Flow—No-Thought Slash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyoshi Ryota's eyes focused, and the momentum around him suddenly calmed down. The No-Thought Slash was not a fixed move, but more like a mental method of Central Plains martial arts, used to calm the mind and gain insight into the first opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\"Thread-Entangled Blade Slash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two katanas were suddenly raised. They looked chaotic, but in fact, they were filled with cold light that filled every single attack route of the surrounding enemies, and they were suddenly splashed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priests had already pounced close, but none of them used their right-hand swords; instead, they directly inserted their left claws straight into the blade light Miyoshi Ryota had swung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It emitted the sound of metal clashing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an inflated balloon being squeezed, the blade light surrounding Miyoshi Ryota within three feet was instantly squeezed back two feet toward the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyoshi Ryota let out a muffled groan, only feeling the astonishing counter-shock force coming from the blade edge, as if he had slashed onto refined iron. Not only did it bounce his blade back, but it almost disrupted his stance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to take a step back, retreating into the house. Using the brief obstruction of the doors and windows, he scanned the priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their claws were dripping with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like they had been slashed miserably by him, but if one looked closely, one could see that these priests had directly blocked the blade with their hands, only slightly damaging their skin, and the sharp fingernails were not damaged in the slightest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors and windows shattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priests smashed the doors and silently chased after Miyoshi Ryota again, only this time, they raised their swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guardless sword slashed down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyoshi Ryota dodged, while blocking with both swords!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Clang*—*Clang*!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyoshi Ryota's face sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just one slash, it forcibly deflected his left-hand sword and almost broke through his right-hand sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just one slash swung by one priest during the pounce; the blade light of the other priests had already reached his face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyoshi Ryota gritted his teeth, knowing he was no match, and was about to change his strategy, trading injury for injury, to desperately send Nanao out to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly, Nanao, who was lying on his back, suddenly raised her hand, blocking in front of a guardless sword that was slashing toward his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nanao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyoshi Ryota was shocked and angry. Nanao knew no martial arts at all, and he could almost imagine that in the next instant, Nanao's fair, slender arm would be split directly into two!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just about to forcibly dodge, but suddenly heard Nanao shout. At the same time, the guardless sword slashed onto Nanao's arm, and because of Nanao's shout, he hesitated for an instant and was already too late to stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant—the guardless sword stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stopped against Nanao's skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyoshi Ryota was stunned, but heard Nanao shout with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>",718,"2026-06-17T21:41:17.211Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","13f4f594d9ef8a4aa5cdac5383429fced25245df80731a96e19587dfc287b2d7","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-539","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-537",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]