Chapter Ninety-One: Did I Let You Die?
Many of the rebels showed abnormal aging, and the front line, which was evenly matched not long ago, collapsed instantly, and the rebels suffered heavy losses for a while.
"What the hell is going on?! Could it be that the shogunate army used some despicable means?! Seeing that his colleagues in the wounded barracks, who were still active on the front line some time ago, turned gray in the blink of an eye, Gorou didn't know what was going on, so he could only organize the rebels to retreat to the location marked by Kokomi as soon as possible.
Could it be that this is also expected by the Sango-sama? It's no wonder that Lord Sangonomiya told me that if the enemy is outnumbered, I must show the enemy and lure the enemy deep with weakness... Gorou was glad that he obeyed Kokomi's orders and did not rashly lead the rebels to attack the shogunate army because of the great increase in the strength of the rebels.
Otherwise, now that we are deep into the enemy's hinterland and there is such a big crisis among the rebels, I am afraid that there will not even be a chance to retreat.
"Recruits retreat first with aging soldiers! We'll take care of the break! Gorou in the rain gave orders while constantly shooting arrows to repel the soldiers who were catching up.
"Goro-sama... I'm sorry... I thought I'd at least make it to Inazuma Castle... Leave us alone, you can still retain most of the hope if you organize it..."Just a few days ago, Taketa, who was still in high spirits and suggested to Gorou to directly counterattack the shogunate army, was carried by Gorou on a stretcher like an old man on the verge of death, and his voice was full of deep twilight.
At this moment, looking at Gorou who was struggling to kill the enemy, Taketa's cloudy eyes flowed down, and I didn't know if it was tears or rain.
"Stop talking! The rebels will not abandon any of their comrades! Sango-sama must have a way to save you! Gorou didn't even have time to look at Taketa more, the front line collapsed, and he had to cover the evacuation of the aging soldiers, and at this moment the whole front was in chaos, and the shogunate army had broken through the rebels' defense line and rushed into the position.
"I'm sorry... We're sorry for the rebels... Leave us alone..."Taketa's old wail didn't know if it reached Goro's ears.
On the battlefield, the shouts of killing and thundering seemed to be cheering for the shogunate army. The rebel's general, Goro, had foreseen the fact that the rebels would be defeated.
In this way, even if they retreat to the location marked by Kokomi, how many percent of the rebel army will be left by then?
The heavy rain continued to wash away Goro's hair, and his heart was colder than the rain. But Gorou hasn't been discouraged yet, no matter what, if you can save one more one, it's not time to despair yet!
"How? How's the data collected? The Lady and Nathan stood on a cliff in the distance, observing the battlefield with binoculars.
"It's almost there, and I believe he will be very interested after giving it to the doctor." Nathan held his umbrella and looked at the form in his hand very happily.
With so much data collected this time, he must be able to move up a notch in his position by then.
If this continues, maybe one day... He can also be canonized by Her Majesty the Empress, and it is not necessary to become an executive officer?
Nathan raised his head and looked at the woman's back, his eyes full of longing. Of course, Nathan didn't crave a woman's body.
He just longed for Madame's status as an executive. Only by becoming an executive can I better serve Her Majesty the Empress... And then, for the sake of Her Majesty's wishes, burn the whole world!
Nathan's eyes were full of madness.
"A rabble, the woman of the Kujo family is just a little trick, and they can't resist it... It's such an ant, if it weren't for the data collected by the evil eye, the evil eye wouldn't even deserve to be looked at... But even if it's an ant, it's an experimental supply that the Fatui have fed so many resources, and it doesn't seem appropriate to let the shogunate kill most of them like this..."The lady turned to look at Nathan.
"Don't worry, Madam, as far as I know, the mercenary of Liyue that the shrine maiden of the Sango Palace contacted some time ago has arrived on the island of Haizu, and has since disappeared... Judging by the current retreat route of the rebels, I believe that this group of mercenaries should have been ambushed and ready..."
"Then there's nothing to see about this farce... Tell me as soon as there is news about Scarramzi. The lady left the cliff without looking back.
"Travelers... It seems that Anping can't see how heroic I am now... Do you remember telling him how you saw me fighting the other day... But don't tell him that I died in such a disgrace..."Now Teppei, like an old man with a candle in the wind, his face is full of wrinkles, and he sits under a tree, his eyes are gloomy, and he speaks weakly.
Zheping has been avoiding Ying these days, and Ying didn't expect that when she saw him again, she would already become like this.
"Don't say stupid things, rest well, I will take you to see Anping, what do you want to say, you tell him to go yourself." Ying wonders what happened to Teppei and the members of the Resistance.
But now is not the time to ask this. Someone came to carry Tetsuhei away, and Ying drew his sword and led the swordfish second team towards the shogunate army in the battlefield.
Covering the retreat of the rebels is the duty of Swordfish Captain Ying. Rushing into the battlefield, Ying was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, single-handedly suppressing the shogunate army in an area, and at the same time attracting many strong men in the shogunate army to defeat her, which greatly relieved the pressure of the retreating rebels behind her.
"Go with the wind!"
"Tremble!"
"Thunder drums!" Ying's combat effectiveness alone is completely above several elite squads. It's a pity that Ying doesn't have the level of swordsmanship in the control of the elements, otherwise with her strength, it would not be difficult to suppress the shogunate army alone like An Ping.
Elemental power is nothing more than a means to assist the left in battle.
"Is that her?" Kujou Sara, who was entanglement with Goro, noticed Ying. Although both of them are best at bows and arrows, as the generals of both sides, they will not lose to ordinary kendo masters in hand-to-hand combat.
Then he distanced himself from Goro.
"Do you still have the heart to care about others when you fight me? Kujou Sara, are you going to be too confident?! Gorou also found that the pressure on the rebels was much less after Ying joined, and he thought that Kujou Sara wanted to stop Ying, so he quickly chased after him to prevent Kujou Sara from interfering with Ying's actions.
"How about making a deal? You should also know the current situation of the rebels, and if you are willing to hand over the blonde traveler, then I can give you some respite, otherwise, even if she can block the 100-meter front, the remaining shogunate army will be enough to strangle your rebels. After seeing Ying, Kujou Sara immediately moved the idea of arresting Ying first.
The Shogun cares a lot about this blonde traveler. Kujou Sara always prioritizes the general.
"Don't think! The rebels will never betray any of their comrades! Gorou didn't even think about it for a second, and directly rejected Kujou Sara's proposal.
"Stubborn... In that case, it's a big deal to waste some time, and after the rebels are wiped out, then arrest her. Kujou Sara was resolute in his attitude, knowing that there was no need to continue the negotiations, and continued to fight with Thoma.
As long as the opponent's general is taken down, it will be a devastating blow to the morale of the rebels. In this way, under the cover of Ying's elite team, the rebels fought and retreated all the way, and the shogunate army pursued all the way, and finally arrived at the position explained by Xinhai without paying too heavy a price.
The rain on Yayu Island never stopped, and the ground was full of standing water. Kujou Sara, who was leading the shogunate's pursuit, sensed that something was wrong.
The water element in this vicinity is not as stable as it is naturally formed.
"Stop the pursuit!" Unfortunately, when Kujou Sara found out, it was already too late. Bubbles suddenly rose from the stagnant water on the ground, floating upwards against the rain, exploding on contact with the rebels, providing healing for the retreating rebels.
"It's... Sango-sama! Gorou looked at the bubbles one by one, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"I've been waiting, my ambush soldiers." In the most fantastical position reflected by the interweaving of bubbles, the sea only island is now a god and witch coral palace heart sea descends from the sky.
"Right now, it's a good opportunity!" As soon as the sea of hearts was held in the void, the water elemental convergence exploded like fireworks.
It's a hands-on signal. Suddenly, the mercenaries who had been hiding from the rebels who had been ambushed nearby shouted and slaughtered the shogunate army from all directions.
"You're really calm, military lord." Kazuha sighed in the grass, and entered the enemy line with the elite of Beidou who dressed up as a rebel army and disguised as a rebel army.
Beidou doesn't care about interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. As long as she can see it, she can help if she wants.
Anyway, the Southern Cross fleet is an armed fleet, and there is nothing wrong with calling it mercenaries. Merely...
"I hope you can afford to pay the price of a mercenary!" Hokuto brandishes a broadsword and rushes towards the shogunate army like a bandit.
Hai Zhi Island is poor and white, she can't understand it anymore... I don't know when I'll be able to pay the money... But I heard that Sangonomiya Kokomi saved Ningguang's little white face... If it doesn't work, take that little white face back to Ningguang and ask for money!
With the addition of Kazuha and Beidou, the two top Vision owners, coupled with the help of the elites under the command of the Southern Cross fleet that Beidou crisscrossed the seas of the Seven Kingdoms, and the continuous healing of the heart of the Sango Palace like a spring, the rebels swept away the previous decline, and the situation was reversed.
The shogunate army, which was led into the encirclement by the rebels, was attacked on their backs and was killed, and Kujou Sara fled in a hurry with the shogunate army, which had lost most of them.
The rebels won a resounding victory, but the cheers of joy did not last long. Because of the large number of colleagues who were sent back with strange aging phenomena, many of them are already dying.
Even without the high-intensity pressure of the shogunate, they would not have lasted long.
"They've lost so much of their vitality... Let's take them back to Haiji Island and gather them to observe and heal..."Kokomi's face didn't show much expression.
But Xinhai knew very well that most of the rebel soldiers with twilight faces had no way to save them... It's just that in front of many rebel soldiers, Kokomi has no way to tell this fact.
"Kokomi, what the hell is going on?" After briefly greeting Beidou and Kazuha, Ying and Paimon hurried over to ask Kokomi why the rebels were in this situation.
"I found this from them... According to them, it was Nathan who sent it to them before... Said that when they needed strength, this thing would respond to them..."A pitch-black bead with a strange dark red pattern appeared in Kokomi's hand.
"It's the Evil Eye!" Ying recognized what it was at a glance.
"No wonder the rebels are aging so much... The price of using the Evil Eye... It's the life force..."
"Nathan—" Kokomi clutched the beads in his hand. But more in my heart, it is Xinhai's self-blame for not knowing people well.
If it weren't for Mondstadt's Jean Captain coming to the island... The rebels are still being infiltrated and brutalized by Nathan...
"Let's take them back to Haizhi Island first, this time the shogunate army has suffered a big loss, they shouldn't dare to act rashly in a short time, I will definitely find a way to save them." Kokomi didn't feel any joy at the slightest about this big win.
Because of this strange aging phenomenon, coupled with the news that Nathan was originally an inner ghost planted by the Fatui in the rebels, the rebels who were originally united suddenly covered in a shadow.
Nathan had a lot of prestige in the Rebels, and too many people befriended him... For a while, everyone in the rebels was in danger, for fear that they would be implicated because of Nathan's affairs.
However, Xinhai knew that now was not the time to investigate whether there were still internal ghosts in the rebels, otherwise it might directly lead to the split of the rebels, but after the whole army had learned about the dangers of the evil eye, the unused evil eye was successfully collected.
Slowly, this matter subsided. It's just that the rebels who have been injured are powerless to recover.
Whether it was Ganyu Shenhe, a child of the Immortal Family, or the acting head of Mondstadt, there was nothing they could do about this loss of vitality.
"Ahem... Ahem... Traveller... I'm really sorry to call you over at this time..."Zheping was lying on the bed, everything in front of him was already a lake, and it was only when he saw a touch of gold and the white floating next to the gold that he guessed that it was Ying.
"Teppei, hold on... Anping he will wake up soon, if you have anything to say to him, I and Ying have bad memories, and we will definitely forget it when the time comes! Paimon looked at Teppei, whose breath was getting weaker and weaker, and tried to encourage him.
"It doesn't matter... All you have to do is apologize to him for me, he's taught me how to get stronger... It's because I'm not strong-willed and greedy for shortcuts that I use the evil eye... Actually, I've long felt the price of using the Evil Eye... But I still can't control myself... Ahema ahem..."There was nothing to see in Teppei's eyes, and boundless darkness came towards him.
He knew he was going to die.
"It's me who wants to apologize to you, I taught a mess, so you didn't grow at all." When Zheping was about to lose consciousness, the voice he most expected to hear suddenly came from his ears, and Zheping suddenly opened his eyes like a light return, and really saw Anping sitting in front of his bed.
"Anping... It's you... It's you... I'm sorry... But I'm happy... At least before I die, I can apologize to you personally..."
"You don't have anything to be sorry for me, why should you apologize?"
"And what before death? Did I let you die? Anping's fingertips lightly touched the door of Teppei's head.