The raindrops fell on the body and hit the leaves, and the crisp sound of crackling kept ringing in my ears.

In the woods, there was only one figure running.

Natsume, who was carrying Sakura on her back, wiped away the rain that was about to soak her eyes with her slightly free hand, and after confirming her vision, she sped up.

If you continue to get wet in the rain, you will catch a cold, and Natsume hates rainy days.

There is no sun, that is, there is no sunshine, and at the same time, the rain will wash away all memories and efforts, and some of people's previous actions will be in vain, like a splash of water, only for a brief moment.

After glancing and seeing the road that came out before, Natsume supported Sakura with one hand, and took out his weapon with his right hand to cut off the weeds in front of him.

Then stop!

Cherry! Close your eyes!

What's wrong?

Shut it up for me!

Good, good!

Sakura's small body trembled behind her back, and Natsume guessed that it was a little scared after being ordered loudly by herself.

More than this, Natsume cares more about the scene in front of her.

Coming around from the woods, I didn't expect to be found so quickly.

Dressed in tight black outfits, there are more than a dozen people in total, and they are not Heroic Soul Assassins, but enemies belonging to the Ma Kiri.

Once again, he told Sakura not to open his eyes, and Natsume tied Sakura around his back with a strip of white cloth wrapped around his weapon.

Sakura's small moans of pain were muffled by the sound of the rain, and all that echoed in Natsume's ears was the sound of heavy breathing.

Among them, there was no figure of the dirty inkstone of the square tree, which made Natsume feel a lot more relieved.

After all, if the old guy who had lived for hundreds of years appeared here, his battle would probably become very difficult.

Raindrops slid down your cheeks and down your chin. Then the drops fall to the ground and the other raindrops form a splash. Finally, it turned into a stream of water and flowed lower.

There were thirteen people who surrounded him. Seven in front and six in the rear, adopting a front-to-back trap combat style.

As soon as you step on the dirt floor, the mud splashes up, and a huge dark green splash blooms under your feet.

Click!

All the knives were drawn from the scabbards beside their hands, and the thirteen men made almost the same movements, like well-trained soldiers, with sharp and unpretentious movements.

Syllable!

The sound of hitting the water sounded. It was the sound of a foot stepping into a puddle of water.

Even in the heavy rain, it was very clear, coming from the rear!

Natsume turned around and greeted him, and it was a good choice to start acting before the enemy, and it was also a good choice to strike first.

At this time, Natsume recalled the conversation between the two when they were rescued by Kuyu Maiya by the river before.

At that time, she was still wrapped in some bandages, and it was not easy to accurately hit the Assassin with that kind of body.

I remember that she said that her battle was too straightforward, and once she was used to it by the enemy, she would immediately be caught in the flaw.

Other words. You have to learn to be adaptable.

That's true, even though Natsume is very adaptable in battle. But the battle mode is the same after all.

When facing the enemy, you will wait for the opponent to take the lead and suppress it in the back, which can certainly be used as a tactic, but if it has always been like this, it is not a tactic, but a gap for the enemy to sneak attack.

What Natsume needs now is-

"Change the rules!"

Natsume, who had rushed over, came into contact with the enemy who had rushed towards him at the beginning.

The opponent's weapon was an arm-sized blade, which was very small compared to his own giant blade, but the power transmitted was very powerful.

The collision of the blades with the blades produced a huge impact, and the rain around them was bounced away in an instant, scattering in all directions.

After a single contact, the enemy wants to retreat when Natsume has already slashed out his weapon.

However!

Get nailed!

It's just a one-handed blade, and the free left hand is stretched forward, and the enemy wants to dodge with a backward movement, while waiting for an opportunity to withdraw his weapon and attack Natsume.

However, this opportunity was immediately broken by Natsume, and the strength of his right hand suddenly increased while the opponent leaned back, relying on the power of the giant blade like a limit, so he had to use two hands to resist.

Natsume seized the gap, grabbed the other man's hair tightly with his left hand, and pulled it back with a force after hearing a hoarse snort of pain.

The giant blade turned, and the blade that had been downward turned to the side, using only the blade to suppress the enemy's weapon.

With his left hand and his right hand, he swiped his neck at the blade before the enemy could react, and the splash of red liquid mixed with the rain to form a pale red pigment.

At this time, the attack of others was also coming.

Natsume slashed the blade that had been rotated sideways and then twisted the force of his body horizontally, and the blade flashed, and the blade contaminated with red liquid directly cut through the abdomen of a close enemy, and internal organs and blood gushed out.

His body landed in front of the others, and immediately after, the blade that Natsume slashed out turned white, and the light attached to it announced the formation of the magic circle.

Output!

An explosion spread around Natsume, and a dazzling white light and invisible force were transmitted to everyone's body.

Stepping in a puddle of water, Natsume's vision caught a figure flying out from the side.

On the way, Natsume kicked his enemy in the abdomen and then changed direction and smashed directly into the trunk of a tree.

Turning his head, he was in the middle of the blow, and the enemy who stuck his blade on the ground in order to stabilize his body seemed to see Natsume.

It's faster over here!

Natsume, who galloped over, held a blade in both hands, and the enemy's jaw was split in two after the sword light.

The attack of lifting the knife up did not end, but relied on this attack to put the blade behind his back, followed by a turn.

While!

An attack landed right on the blade that Natsume placed behind him.

He let go of his hands and turned around, then caught the weapon that was about to land, and held the handle and kicked directly at the tip of the knife.

The tip of the knife slammed forward and struck the enemy's crotch, and a muffled grunt followed.

Messing around.

Natsume assessed himself in this way, and when he struck in front of the left, he sliced the chest of the enemy who had just been hit in the crotch with his backhand.

With a slash, Natsume's blade cut a semicircle.

Slashing, severing, smashing, destroying, the fast and irregular mode of combat directly forced all enemies back, leaving behind six corpses.

The blood on his body was washed away by the rain, and the remaining enemies seemed to take a few steps back timidly.

With Natsume in a posture of preparing for battle, several people all ran out of the woods.

Natsume gasped through the woods, opening Sakura's eyes before reaching the castle.

"Sakura."

"Huh?"

"I seem to have found it, too."

"What?"

"What I'm looking for."

Isn't the feeling of killing, and the pleasure of changing the world, enough? (To be continued......)