"Basically, it's almost resolved."
Time rewinds back a little.
Inside the Flower Capital, Shimogetsu Gyūmaru commanded his army to conquer the guards of the Flower Capital.
From the distance, he could soon reach the General's residence.
At this point, there was only one person left to deal with, Mitsuda Mitsutada.
And when they cooperate with the gods of An and Rai, he didn't believe Mitsuda Mitsutada would have a chance to turn the tables.
Honestly, Shimogetsu Gyūmaru wasn't ambitious. He just saw his father acting abnormally and witnessed the suffering of the people everywhere, deciding to rebel.
At that time, he was prepared for his own death because it was extremely unwise to stand up against the Mitsuda family in the current situation; the power balance between the two sides was too disparate.
But no one expected him to receive help from Hanabibei Gorō, gaining several thousand subordinates, and also obtaining a strong warrior like Himura Kenshin, giving him elite combat power, constantly intimidating the high officials of the country.
And now, he was just one step away from the position of General.
It could only be said that fate was unpredictable, and things changed.
"How is Kurosumi doing?"
Shimogetsu Gyūmaru asked.
"Don't worry, they're still obedient for now," replied Heigorō.
The two of them hurried towards the General's residence, and the samurai along the way had already been dealt with.
However, Shimogetsu Gyūmaru remained vigilant because he knew the dangerous period was far from over.
Although everyone was united during the resistance against the Mitsuda family, now that they had fallen, he didn't believe they could coexist peacefully as before.
He also didn't believe that the status of a daimyo would satisfy Kurosumi Daisho.
And he couldn't possibly hand over the position of General to Kurosumi Daisho, so they both understood that with the Mitsuda family fallen, it would be a war between Shimogetsu and Kurosumi.
At this moment, Heigorō's response relieved Shimogetsu Gyūmaru. It seemed that there wouldn't be trouble for now, which made sense; after all, Mitsuda hadn't died yet.
Just as he was thinking this, suddenly, Tōkō enlarged!
Because his chest was pierced by a blade!
"Hei..."
Shimogetsu Gyūmaru looked at Heigorō, who had unknowingly walked behind him, with a shocked expression, incredulously asking, "Heigorō, you..."
Yes, it was indeed Heigorō who pierced his chest, his greatest companion, his subordinate, and friend who had walked with him until today.
"Hahaha!"
However, Heigorō suddenly burst into laughter, "You're so foolish! You actually believed my words so easily!"
"What, do you think I'm Heigorō?"
'Heigorō' ran a hand across his face, instantly transforming into the appearance of an old woman. She looked extremely pleased and said, "Now that the Shimogetsu clan is leaderless, the country of Wano is destined to be ours, the Kurosumi clan!"
"Kurosumi Himuro!" Shimogetsu Gyūmaru couldn't contain his anger. He was about to break free and retaliate, but a dark figure was quickly approaching.
"Raiming Bagua!"
With a loud shout, a huge wolf-toothed club appeared in front of him. His vision was filled with darkness, and the next moment was the sound of crushed flesh.
Shimogetsu Gyūmaru's Tōkō enlarged, then Kaido's club smashed his head.
Blood splattered, directly staining the body of Kurosumi Himuro behind him.
However, in such a battlefield, it was such blood that was worthy of the surrounding deaths.
"You're really stupid, just a few words and you're fooled." Kurosumi Himuro clicked her tongue twice, then turned to the fallen Shimogetsu Gyūmaru and said, "Act according to plan."
Kaido nodded calmly to Kurosumi Himuro.
Kurosumi Himuro nodded hurriedly. She wiped her face again, and the next moment she turned into the appearance of Shimogetsu Gyūmaru.
He was planning to gain control of Shimogetsu Gyūmaru's army with this appearance, and then slowly destroy him. By then, the country of Wano would belong to their Kurosumi clan.
But at this moment, a loud roar suddenly came from a distance, "Kurosumi Himuro killed the leader of the Shimogetsu clan!"
Kurosumi Himuro shrank back. She hurriedly said to Kaido, "Didn't you kill everyone around us?!"
Kaido also hurriedly looked in that direction. He only saw a vague figure in the distance, and soon this voice kept spreading out, as if the whole country of Wano was spreading their voices.
"Oh no, this is a trap!"
Kurosumi Himuro was shocked. This was certainly not a trap set by the Shimogetsu clan; after all, Shimogetsu Gyūmaru was truly dead. But this must be a trap set by Mitsuda Mitsutada. Was he trying to make them kill each other?!
Sure enough, after this shout, many people rushed over, and many of them even attacked the Kurosumi clan, who were originally allies, without confirmation.
And the people around quickly saw the body of Shimogetsu Gyūmaru, and they also saw another 'Shimogetsu Gyūmaru' standing, and then they saw Kaido standing beside this 'Shimogetsu Gyūmaru'. It seemed they understood what had happened.
After all, it was well known that Kaido was an assistant of the Kurosumi clan, and now it was too late for Kaido to try to kill them again.
Because the whole country of Wano was now a battlefield, and in a very short time, many people had seen them.
And after confirming, the people spread the word again. For a while, the whole country of Wano became even more chaotic. It was unclear who was the enemy and who was the friend. In short, as long as they saw someone wearing different clothes, they would kill.
Blood dyed the Flower Capital into the Blood Capital, and the situation had completely gone out of control.
The sound of killing shook the sky, people's eyes were bloodshot, and the darkness in their hearts was completely ignited. The Flower Capital seemed like hell, turning everyone inside into demons.
And of course, blood had to be complemented by flames. So suddenly, someone lit the first fire, and then the fire spread uncontrollably.
People were setting fires everywhere, people were assisting the fires, and the people who had fallen into a frenzy didn't even want to extinguish the fire. They were fighting their enemies in the midst of the flames, making their bodies fuel for the flames.
The Flower Capital became hell...
"Desire in the human heart is the best fuel for fire."
Outside the Flower City, Kozuki Oden said with a smile, "The darkness in human hearts is also the strongest power of demons."
Vaguely, a special aura seemed to be coming from the Flower Capital, and that aura continued to flow into Kozuki Oden's body.
As he said, the darkness in human heart is his strength.
At this moment, the crazy killings, bloodshed, fires, and everything inside the Flower City are nourishing the seeds of darkness in his body!
An Tongkong shrank and shouted loudly:
"Roger!"