15: Soldier
The familiar breath, the familiar voice, and the freshness that blew through the air took away the tiredness on Takichen's face, but such a precious morning light was destroyed by a group of soldiers. The familiar voice is as annoying as the group of mafias who intercepted Takijin underground before, is there still such a strange rule as a morning ban in this country?
"Stop."
Several Kingdom soldiers rubbed shoulders with Takita, unaware that the country did not allow people to appear on the streets near the palace before dawn, and that the conspicuous scabbard around Takita's waist and his tattered clothes were enough to arouse the soldiers' suspicions.
"Who are you? Why not stay at home, but walk around in front of the palace. ”
"She's injured and I need to take her to the doctor."
Takichen still had his back to them, holding a sleeping little girl in his arms, and it was not too conspicuous to walk on this deserted road, and the costume full of holes was also very attractive to others.
"Hand over the scabbard at your waist, and the girl."
The soldiers didn't care about Takichen's thoughts at all, all they had to do was get rid of all the suspicious people.
"She's seriously injured and needs to be treated as soon as possible, and I don't have much money on me, can you be accommodating?"
Takichen took out the only remaining Bailey and handed it to the soldier in front of him, trying to avoid the trouble that could be avoided, after all, he didn't want to cause more trouble.
"I think I was in front of the palace with a strange weapon, and I didn't know where the girl was kidnapped, and then I was going to abuse her."
The soldier glanced at the money that Takichen handed out, then at his companion beside him, and stared at Takichen with an unkind expression.
"Can you please give me a moment?"
Takichen can see that these soldiers are just finding fault, although there is no one here at the moment, but this does not mean that Takichen will compromise with others, and for this kind of obvious provoking person, he will definitely not move if he can solve it by force.
"You, come with us, you'll be told honestly in prison."
Several soldiers muttered quietly and then approached Takichen, quite with the momentum of a bad comer, and such a scene was like encountering a gangster blocking the road on a street corner, but the soldiers were wearing regular armor, which was more visually impactful.
Takichen didn't want to cause more trouble, and he wouldn't agree to go all the way to the so-called prison with them to find out, but it was just unwilling.
This kingdom does not seem to be as harmonious as it seems, or it can be said to be distorted, the sword used to defend the people has instead become a weapon to punish the people, and the situation seems to be more serious than Takita's imagination, at least this group of soldiers will not let Takichen leave easily.
Airi had fallen asleep, perhaps not had a restful night's sleep in a long time, and even though the soldiers were a little noisy, there was no sign of waking up.
Without a trace of hesitation, before the soldiers were surrounded, Takichen ran away, so he relived the feeling of being chased and killed again, only this time the object was replaced by a well-trained soldier.
As for why these soldiers were not dealt with directly, there was a big reason because Takitsu didn't want to cause more trouble, and it would be a waste of time to deal with these well-trained soldiers, and it would be dangerous to be surrounded by patrolling soldiers at that time.
"Catch him, don't let him run."
The soldiers were a little wrong, obviously they didn't expect Takichen to run away, and they ran so fast.
Of course, this is only a momentary mistake, after all, their job is to get rid of all suspicious people. Soon, there were more and more soldiers following behind Takichen, and almost all the soldiers patrolling around followed, looking like they were chasing the big thief.
The sparse figures on the street quickly dodged, and even the residents who had just opened their windows and came out to watch immediately closed their windows.
"It's really troublesome, it's not a way to go on like this after all, it seems that only by solving these people can you leave in peace.
Airi had woken up, but she didn't panic when she saw such a scene.
There were about fifty or sixty soldiers chasing after Takita, and he was still holding Airi himself.
The soldiers in heavy armor had been chasing Takichen, but the weight on their bodies had put a burden on them. After seeing Takichen stop, the soldiers immediately surrounded the two of them, and through the gap in the helmet, Takichen seemed to see their ridicule and contempt, as if to say: Why didn't you run away?
The snow-white blade shone with white light, and the long sword at Takichen's throat reflected the side face on the long sword with cold light, and the soldier looked down at Takichen condescendingly.
At that moment, several long swords blocked Takichen's retreat, and even though there was nowhere to escape, Longchen did not have the slightest fear.
"Sinners of a foreign land, I have beheaded you here for refusing to be examined by the soldiers of the kingdom."
With that, the soldier held his long sword high, and it seemed that the next moment would kill Taki Chen and the others in public.
"Can you close your eyes? Just a little bit. ”
The hair on his temples fluttered in the air with the breeze, and Takichen whispered in Airi's ear. He was hundreds of meters away from the palace, but the soldiers were still guarding their duties.
The sword pointed at the clouds fell with the sound of the whistling wind, slicing through the silver arc in midair.
The morning atmosphere carried the unique noise of the market, but at this moment everything seemed to be quiet, passers-by closed their breathing, and a pair of wide eyes stared at the two people under the long sword incredulously, but they were unmoved, and even blindfolded their hands to avoid being polluted by this bloody scene.
Takichen acted, and when the long sword came at him, the demon knife in the scabbard pierced through the soldier's neck with lightning speed, and at the throat where there was no protective gear, Takichen saw the cherry red liquid dripping down the blood line of the blade.
"Jingle Bell~"
The long sword was in close contact with the ground, and Takitsu only dodged the falling long sword with just a slight sideways. Then, as if something had been pulled out of his flesh, the slight "sting" sounded in his ears, and the soldier fell to his knees.
The soldiers who pointed their swords at Takichen also seemed to be stunned for a moment because of this sudden scene, and several of their companions had already died under Takichen's sword in hesitation.
However, they did not care about this in the slightest, and regardless of the death of their companions, they trampled on their corpses and rushed forward again. For this reason, Takichen couldn't help but sigh: The world's view of life seems to be worthless.
Even he himself did not feel guilty, as if all this was so reasonable, and their death was only because they were not strong enough.
Takichen's fruit power is not strong enough to cut through steel, so if it is only for a throat that is not protected by armor, or if it is made to faint due to lack of oxygen, it will no longer be a difficult challenge.
When the human body is exposed to a vacuum, the alveoli burst and blood seeps out of the skin's surface, where it dies instantly. However, creating such a wide vacuum was undoubtedly a burden for Takichen, and perhaps before the soldier fell, Takichen fainted due to exhaustion.
And such a bloody and terrifying scene, Takitaki didn't want Airi to see it, if it was just to strip the oxygen contained in the air, he could still do it easily.
One second, two seconds...
Takichen kept stripping the surrounding oxygen as he dodged, and as time passed, the ordinary soldiers gradually fell to the ground and struggled weakly, and then fainted, and only one soldier who held out to the last rushed towards Takita.
Even if his companions died, he still rushed to Takichen, perhaps because he had already made his mind conscious, and he knew that only by solving Takichen could he have a chance to live.
Around the palace, it didn't seem to be a good time to move around during the day, and there were so many soldiers patrolling around that it was still easy to spot even if they were a little away.
As if to confirm Takita's conjecture, soon, behind the soldier, another group of soldiers also noticed something unusual.
The demon knife left a knife mark on the armor, and if you can run so fast in such heavy armor, these well-trained soldiers are probably the direct troops of the royal family.
Takichen held Airi in one hand and a demon sword in the other hand to guard the soldiers in front of him. He had been avoiding direct contact with the soldiers, as he was reluctant to let the sword hurt Airi.
As the saying goes, the thickest armor is the most vicious, even if the soldier can still run around wielding the long sword, but his sensitivity will be limited by the heavy armor, plus the breath-holding time is too long, even the hand holding the long sword is slightly trembling, which is a symptom of some detachment.
"Vacuum compression!"
The tenacity of the soldiers was somewhat unexpected by Takita.
As the name suggests, Takichen uses the vacuum created by the split-second peeling of the air, coupled with the strong air pressure, to directly destroy the enemy's body.
However, after suffering such a heavy blow, the soldier still stood up, blood dripping from his armor, and a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out as a cough came out, but his shaking body never fell.
It seems that he has encountered a difficult enemy, and Takichen feels that there is a feeling that he has nowhere to start with the iron pimple, and with Airi, he can't exert his full strength.
Although he couldn't see clearly in the armor, Takitsu knew he wouldn't last long. However, the soldiers behind him did not allow Takichen to continue wasting time.
In the gap between the soldier's sword, Takichen kicked him under the tree, but the soldier's determination to die as an enemy was like a return to the light, and the sparks bursting from the demon sword and the long sword became the last shining scene in his life.
With the sound of the long sword, the demon knife cut off his neck, and the soldier's head rolled down to Takichen's feet, with the dazed eyes of his life, and it seemed that he didn't know why the long sword broke.
There was not the slightest blood stained on the blade, and the demon knife in Takichen's eyes was like a bloodthirsty beast, but it kept the bright red liquid out, and the beautiful blade seemed to exist for this moment.
Before the group of soldiers arrived, Takichen broke into the guesthouse with Airi.
It was already full dawn, and the morning light shone through the glass on the mural in the living room, a family photo of the owner of the house, showing a man holding a little girl about the same age as Airi.
I haven't eaten all night, and even Takichen can't resist the temptation of food, and I can't help but show a little excitement when I see the ingredients stored in the refrigerator.
The demon knife was put into the scabbard by him, and although the furniture in the room was clean, it felt as if no one lived there, and the ingredients left in the refrigerator were also some quick-frozen meat and food with a long shelf life.
"Want something?"
After a short escape, a sense of weakness invaded Takita's body, and looking at Airi's appearance, Takichen still insisted on asking. It's a pity that Airi didn't answer Takita, just sitting alone on the sofa, not knowing what she was thinking, maybe for her, that scene was too exciting after all.