Just, why go up the mountain?

Maybe out of the battlefield, now calm down. Perhaps in such a situation, the brain is more brilliant than usual. Anyway, the Lord of the Kingdom only thought about it for a moment, and immediately understood that going up the mountain was indeed the only way for the two of them.

Now that the formation has been dispersed, and he has lost himself as a general general, even if Matsudaira Motoyasu restrains him not to collapse, it will definitely not be possible to do more. And what happened today was a very big blow to the Imagawa family.

It is foreseeable that when the news spreads, it will certainly be impossible for the independent armies of the Imagawa Army, which is scattered throughout the country, to continue to sweep Owari as planned.

Then it can be speculated that what follows is a death hunt - the vanguard of the various Imagawa armies will definitely go crazy to find themselves, and Oda Shinna and others will definitely be desperate to catch and kill themselves before they can achieve their goal and relieve the siege of Owari.

Although the person in front of him can escape from the battlefield with him, his physical strength is still limited after all.

If you flee on flat ground, you will probably be caught up by the generals of the Oda Army on horseback, because you must know that Imagawa Yoshimoto herself does not know how to ride a horse, and she only fell off her horse once not long ago, so she switched to a sedan chair. And if Mu Xiu was to ride a horse with her, then the pressure on a horse would be a little too great.

Only by taking advantage of the fact that they fled up the mountain first and abolished the horsepower of Oda Shinna and the others could they offset the huge advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and the enemy.

Moreover, in this battle, she really didn't believe that the Oda army was a complete victory, and the casualties must have been extremely heavy, and she would have to face the counterattack of other Imagawa armies next, so it was impossible to send people to search the mountains on a large scale. After this rain passed, there would probably be no trace left by the two of them, and it would naturally be more difficult for the Oda Army to find the two of them on the mountain.

It's just that the next few days may not be easy......

After all, this is the territory of Owari Province, and once the news of his disappearance spreads, the Imagawa family will need to face a dangerous problem far more than one Owari Oda. There may be no problem in a short period of time, but if you can't rush back to preside over the overall situation as soon as possible-

I am afraid that the Imagawa family will slowly decline and collapse completely, and the good situation will be ruined in one fell swoop.

The torrential rain like arrows, under the dark clouds and rolling curtain, and the rumbling thunder and whining wind, were desolate and miserable, and they were overwhelming everywhere. With the wind that changes direction from time to time, sometimes it is big and sometimes small, but it always pours down as if the floodgates have been opened.

In an instant, the Lord of the Kingdom had already gone through the current crisis he was facing and the gains and losses of various situations in his heart, and had even begun to think about the various subsequent chain reactions that his encounter with today might cause.

"Ah——!!h

However, it was at this time that she suddenly noticed a violent undulation, and she was almost thrown out by Mu Xiu like this-

It seemed that the boy who had been running with her in the rain had just finally stumbled, staggered out several steps, and almost lost his balance and became staggering, which made Imagawa Yoshimoto's heart skip a beat.

Immediately afterward, Mu Xiu's speed slowed down significantly, and finally he slowly walked to the bottom of a hidden cliff, found a very clean and not too damp flat rock formation, and then stopped. The next moment, with a solid muffled sound, the lord of the country fell directly to the ground because of his abrupt letting go.

"Yike——!! You, you, you, you...... It's so rude! ”

Angry and annoyed, and indeed hurt by this fall, it took a while for the lord of the kingdom to scramble to pull the wet and heavy dress on his body, and struggle to get up from the ground. She turned around and covered her buttocks behind her tightly with her hands, staring at the young man in front of her with shame and resentment.

However, there was no response, and it was in the next moment...... No matter how cruel it is, the coming is still coming.

Mu Xiu's eyes seemed to be so dilated that he didn't have any focus, he just stood dumbfounded, and then fell down without warning. His whole body spasmed and convulsed, and blood kept pouring out of his mouth.

“……！！”

The Lord of the Kingdom froze suddenly, and before she could think about what was going on, she had already subconsciously pounced, stretched out her hands to support the other party, and tears broke down while she was terrified. A look of hesitation and helplessness, not knowing how to be good.

Only then did she notice that the other party's whole body was covered in wounds and blood, and he looked shocking.

"Wait, what's wrong with you...... I order you to stand up quickly and not scare me, I will definitely listen to your advice in the future......" The lord of the kingdom, who was completely frightened, said his request in a trembling voice.

"Whew, please, wake up......"

Overcast sky, faintly thundering.

……

……

It hurts, it hurts. I can't think of anything else but that word.

Because it was a terrible pain worse than death.

It was as if the skin and muscles were torn, every cell was boiling in the hot boiling water, even the throat and internal organs were subjected to hot burning, and the intense pain that almost reached the deepest part of the soul kept penetrating deep into the bone marrow, and with the blood flowing, it seemed to come to the skin of the body again.

As a result, the internal organs began to spasm and convulse, even the lungs, and they could barely breathe.

But in this case, the fierce beating of Mu Xiu's heartbeat completely exceeded the medical limit that ordinary people could achieve, and under the strong blood pressure, the blood seemed to be rushing wildly in the bulging blood vessels. While transmitting the energy of Pengbai to the whole body, a large part of the capillaries could no longer withstand the pressure and shattered.

How to put it, it is like falling into the scorching magma, and because of the incomparably intense pain, ordinary people are probably already longing for relief. Because in the face of the pain that even the heart of life can be paralyzed, people can't help but have the idea of giving up.

However, this incomparably intense pain made Mu Xiu deeply feel the fact that he was still alive. So, for the first time in his life, he prayed extremely strongly to someone he didn't know.

…… I want to live again.

…… I want to, talk more.

…… Want, be able to think.

…… I want to stay in this world.

Such a strong thought and the will to survive made the soul sublimate in an instant, and achieved the most critical catalyst - the forbidden area power that had been liberated to the limit had finally undergone a qualitative change at this moment! It was as if an ember had suddenly rekindled in the ashes that had already burned out, and released an extremely faint heat.

Although it cannot be said to be very powerful, it is indeed the key to qualitative change.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but in his body, he saw the huge locks of life - every "lock" that is formless and substantial, but real, locks the terrifying potential of the human body, the great power in the depths of the genes, and the origin information carried in the soul.

While they protect humanity from surviving as human beings, they also imprison the essential forces that belong to evolution.

Immediately afterwards, Mu Xiu found the message of another "key" in his mind, and saw that he had opened the confinement of two "locks".

The first "lock" is the battle instinct and the ability to perceive danger, which have evolved over millions of years of human ancestors and have been inherited.

The second "lock" is the protective mechanism set by the subconscious mind of the brain, including the muscle limiter, which once lifted, awakens the most brutal and brutal forces.

The third "lock" is located in the depths of the brain, in the subconscious, which restricts the incomparably powerful computing power......

However, just as he touched the dark ocean deep in his heart, and touched the tip of the iceberg of the subconscious, which was much larger than the surface consciousness, he seemed to suddenly hear a call from somewhere else. Then, as if the senses that had been completely lost quickly reconnected to the nerve endings, he felt a coolness on the surface of his body.

Something was healing his heavy wound quickly, and it was working very well.

Mu Xiu vaguely flashed the vague outline of a person in his mind.

Then he woke up.

……

……

It's very hot and humid, and it feels very stuffy.

"Damn...... Damn it...... Hurry up and burn it for Miss Ben! ”

In the hidden space at the bottom of the cliff, the black and straight girl lord sat upright, leaning down and rubbing a branch with both hands. In front of her was a rudimentary fire walled with dry stones, in which was half-wet firewood.

Imagawa Yoshimoto had already taken off the cumbersome golden dragon-like headdress on top of her head and tossed it aside, her long black hair was scattered, but it was still wet on her shoulders and cheeks. And the twelve dresses on her body have also been taken off, and she has not worn so many layers of heavy clothing, so it is a lot easier.

However, there was still not much relief on the face of the lord of the kingdom, and she not only had to work hard to make a fire with such an ancient method, but also endure this soaking wet situation, and after the thunderstorm and heavy rain had ended for half a day, the fresh air had become moist and hot again. It is also necessary to take care of the wounded around me at all times, and pay careful attention to the movements around him-

I'm afraid that the Oda army has pursued it, or some terrible beast in the mountains.

"Damn! Why can't you get on fire at all......" Feeling that the delicate palms were already red, swollen and painful, and the places where the skin was worn were even more numb and itchy, Miss Imagawa threw the branches in her hands again in annoyance. She looked around, making sure that the smoke from the fire here would not be too noticeable, but the problem now was that there was no fire at all.

“……”

Seeing that his white palms were already red, the lord felt very aggrieved. Especially when she remembered that she was still sitting in the middle of the formation and commanding the commander most of the day ago, compared with the current helpless situation, she felt a little difficult to breathe for a while, so she had to bury her head in her arms.

But soon, she raised her head again and looked at someone on the other side who was sleeping because the situation had settled down because of the wound medicine. Then, she subconsciously looked at her left arm.

There were three scars on the left arm of the lord of the country, all of which she had cut out on her arm with her saber half a day ago by gritting her teeth, each one deeper than the other.

Of course, this is not a choice of self-harm or something in despair, but the helpless girl tremblingly groped out an ointment on Mu Xiu's body, which seemed to belong to the wound medicine or something. But she wasn't sure if it could be used directly for trauma, and the situation didn't allow her to continue to struggle or delay.

Therefore, the girl decisively chose to test the medicine by herself.