"No choice, I have to go all out against him."
Nyau gritted her teeth, hastily pulling out her imperial arm, Scream—a flute-shaped weapon. She quickly began playing a beautiful melody.
The music had an amplifying effect, but without Daidara, it wasn't much use.
Just as she was about to continue playing, Lin Yi had already made his move.
He wasn't a fool to stand there idly, waiting for the opponent to stack their buffs.
Liver gritted his teeth, just about to step forward to help, but suddenly froze on the spot because he found that he could no longer control the moisture in the surrounding air.
Scorching high temperatures materialized in Lin Yi's 'Jörmungandr', and you could visibly see the flames boiling on the blade.
It wasn't real fire, but an illusion created by the extreme heat.
This temperature, "Six-Nine-Zero," had already changed the surrounding environment. The originally humid environment had become quite dry.
Liver's imperial arm's effect was to manipulate moisture; without any water around, his abilities were essentially halved.
"Bang!"
On the other side, Nyau, seeing Lin Yi rush over, kept retreating. She was unable to dodge in time and could only again use Scream. A terrifying aura merged into her body, and her originally crystal-clear skin suddenly became veiny and her face distorted.
Nyau slapped out with her palm, but no matter how she struggled.
Her fate was already sealed.
'Jörmungandr' slashed down without hesitation; a bloody head was thrown and rolled on the ground.
Lin Yi waved his hand and took Scream into the system space.
Liver's eyes were red; he had no way out at this point. He began to fully use the power of his imperial arm; suddenly, his skin turned red, and then his arm's skin cracked open.
Droplets of blood seeped out from the wounds on his skin and began to condense in the air.
Lin Yi sneered, his gaze playful.
An even more terrifying flame erupted, along with an unparalleled pressure—that of a dragon.
"Boom!"
After finally making a life-or-death decision, Liver's legs suddenly gave way, and he knelt on the ground, his whole body in a prone position. The ground beneath him kept cracking, and fissures spread out.
The blood sphere that had been condensed in the air also lost control at this moment. With a 'whoosh', it shattered and scattered all over the ground.
But before it hit the ground, 'hissing' sounds could be heard. The high temperature evaporated the blood droplets.
Lin Yi walked step by step towards Liver, memories about Liver in the original work replaying in his mind. This man did have some charm, but it was unfortunate that he stood against him.
He didn't make a move but simply stopped suppressing the temperature of 'Jörmungandr'. Each step he took closer to Liver, the more terrifying the temperature that pressed down.
It was as if facing a red sun.
His skin grew paler and paler because of his wounds, and his body's blood began to evaporate in large amounts, turning the surrounding white fog into a blood mist.
"Ah!!"
Painful screams echoed.
But the screams grew fainter and fainter, finally losing all strength.
By the time Lin Yi reached Liver, there was only a dried-up corpse left. Who could imagine what he had faced in his life?
Lin Yi bent down and picked up the Imperial Arms from the corpse. It was a ring-shaped tool.
Black Marlin!
Made from the organs of aquatic dangerous creatures that manipulate water flow, the wearer can freely control the liquid in things they touch. Its secret technique is to use one's own blood as a weapon called "Blade of Blood".
The ability of this Imperial Arms was quite powerful, but it had significant limitations.
If it could directly control elemental powers like the Imperial Arms of Budo and Esdeath, its potential would be limitless.
Lin Yi put the ring away.
Only then did he have the leisure to turn around and look at the little girl he had saved, Silvia.
Lin Yi waved his hand and also put away 'Jörmungandr'. The surrounding terrifying high temperature suddenly dropped, and although it was still dry, it finally allowed for the possibility of breathing.
Many surviving cavalrymen patted their chests in relief, looking at Lin Yi with eyes full of fear.
Horses neighed.
Lin Yi and the beautiful young girl exchanged glances. The latter still had a tense expression and only came to her senses upon hearing the neighing.
"You... you are from the Night Raid, my... my father is not a bad person."
Silvia quickly waved her hand to explain.
"I know, your father is a good official. This country still needs people like you."
Lin Yi nodded his head and helped Silvia up. Silvia blushed and agreed. Inside the carriage, Minister Peter also hurriedly got out. Seeing him drenched in sweat, he was also shocked.
He kept expressing his gratitude to Lin Yi.
"Alright, let's go. I'll escort you out of the imperial capital."
Lin Yi patted Minister Peter, "Don't worry, this country can't do without you. You'll be able to come back soon."
Since Lin Yi planned to use these people, he would naturally treat them well now.
Minister Peter, being a high-ranking official in the court, naturally knew about the night raid. There was no need to mention its reputation anymore.
He had secretly been grateful for the night raid.
"What do you mean?"
Minister Peter was somewhat excited, and the two looked at each other. Everything was understood without saying.
Neither noticed that Silvia, who is usually noisy, was now behaving like a young girl.
Her eyes were filled with youthful admiration when she looked at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi didn't mind this, but if it could stabilize the court, he didn't mind sacrificing his own charm.
Lin Yi escorted Minister Peter and his family out of the imperial capital.
After finishing all these tasks, Lin Yi returned to the night raid camp. Nejenda and the others didn't know that Lin Yi had encountered Esdeath later.
They only listened to Mine and Sheele's reports, knowing that they had run into trouble this time and almost lost to an imperial guard who was a Teigu user.
Fortunately, Lin Yi arrived in time to save them.
As for what happened to Lin Yi, they didn't dig deeper, perhaps out of trust for their companions.
"What? You're saying that you met Minister Peter and his family on your way back, and they were actually expelled from the imperial capital?"
Nejenda said in surprise.
Minister Peter had almost always been on the side of the revolutionary army.
"In that case, it's good that it was you. Otherwise, Minister Peter would have been in danger." Nejenda breathed a sigh of relief. Even if the night raid encountered the Three Beasts, they might not win and could even be in danger.
Nejenda's expression was serious. First, there was the Teigu user, and then the Three Beasts. The future missions for the night raid didn't seem to be too easy.
"Nejenda, I want to discuss something with you."
Suddenly, Lin Yi spoke.
He had thought about it for a long time and felt that it was about time to lay the cards on the table.