Uchiha Madara planned to directly crush Buder to death. After all, Buder had made Uchiha Madara feel displeased.
Extending his hand, Uchiha Madara gathered Yin-Yang Chakra within his body, and from his palm, a pitch-black staff emerged. The staff instantly changed form into a black sword.
He raised the black sword, aiming it at Buder's heart...
Just as Uchiha Madara raised his sword to strike, suddenly, numerous arrows shot out from the forest on the left, flying towards Uchiha Madara.
A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. He swiftly changed the direction of the black sword in his hand, sweeping it towards the left. The terrifying sword energy unleashed by the black sword instantly shattered the incoming volley of arrows into pieces, scattering them like dust.
Holding the black sword, Uchiha Madara looked at Buder.
A large contingent of the Imperial Army, led by a general, emerged from the dense forest.
Just moments ago, the Imperial Army had seen Buder falling from the sky, as well as Uchiha Madara walking towards him. Undoubtedly, their Grand General Buder was in danger!
Minister Onest's subordinate officials, at this moment, showed cowardice and fear. They felt that with their meager forces, they were no match for Uchiha Madara, and immediately turned their horses around and fled, claiming they were going back to report.
However, that general was Buder's subordinate general, who held Buder in extremely high regard. How could he just watch Buder perish?
Thus, this general led his army and arrived in time. A flurry of arrows halted Uchiha Madara's movements, temporarily saving Buder's life.
This fellow glared at Uchiha Madara, his eyes practically spitting fire, as if looking at a deeply仇恨ed enemy. He then saw the completely scorched Buder on the ground, and a great urgency swelled in his heart. He waved his hand, commanding the army:
"Encircle from left and right!"
Following the general's command, the well-trained Imperial Army moved swiftly, quickly surrounding Uchiha Madara. They drew their bows, raised their long spears, and aimed various weapons at Uchiha Madara at the center, just waiting for the general's single command, poised to encircle and kill Uchiha Madara on the spot.
The general sat on his horse, sword in hand, and loudly roared at Uchiha Madara:
"Now! Immediately! At once! Release Grand General Buder! Otherwise, you will not be able to leave this place today!"
Uchiha Madara turned to look at the general, staring until the general felt somewhat unnerved:
"You are quite loyal, knowing to come out and save Buder, but..."
Saying this, Uchiha Madara's black sword spun, its tip pointing towards the surrounding soldiers. All the soldiers pointed at by Uchiha Madara's sword tip felt a chill run through them.
"However, do you truly believe that you, this motley crew, can deal with me?"
The general fell silent.
Just now, Uchiha Madara had easily crushed Buder's imposing presence. He and the soldiers had naturally witnessed it.
Even the Empire's strongest Grand General Buder had been defeated easily by his hands. Clearly, these forces were absolutely no match for Uchiha Madara.
But, to have this loyal general watch Buder be killed by Uchiha Madara was impossible!
The general drew his sword, angrily glaring at Uchiha Madara:
"Of course, we alone cannot do it. However, the Imperial Capital will have subsequent large armies arriving. Do you truly believe you can contend with the tens of thousands of elite Imperial Capital troops!?"
His words were righteous and impassioned. Uchiha Madara couldn't help but laugh, a sneering laugh.
"Tens of thousands of elite armies? Haha, hundreds of thousands! Millions! I don't even put them in my eyes. My strength is not something that numbers can compensate for. Moreover, will the Imperial Capital truly send troops to reinforce you!?"
When this question was asked, the expressions of the general and the soldiers all changed dramatically!
Uchiha Madara's chilling words continued:
"A bunch of fools, wake up! Buder is indeed a Grand General of the Empire, but he is even more a thorn in Minister Onest's eye. I believe you should be very clear about what kind of person Minister Onest is: he is a scoundrel who cruelly persecutes loyal subjects in both court and wilderness. Would he sit idly by and not care about Buder, this military leader?"
"Now, Buder is gasping for breath in my hands. I estimate Minister Onest will be very happy to hear about it. At this time, it's already good if he doesn't kick him while he's down. You still expect him to send troops to help!?"
These chilling words were like a sharp blade, stabbing directly into the hearts of the general and soldiers present.
Instantly, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
Their hearts were almost entirely convinced by Uchiha Madara...
...
Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case. With Minister Onest's temperament, how could he possibly send reinforcements?
Despair and sorrow instantly enveloped this army. Their morale and combat power immediately plummeted to a low point.
Just at this moment, the scorched Buder on the ground actually spoke!
"All... all troops... listen to my command! Execute... this fiend!"
Instantly, everyone was startled!
Uchiha Madara frowned, looking down in confusion. He hadn't realized when this fellow had woken up.
Although he was awake, he could only open his eyes and move his lips. If he wanted to move his body, it was impossible!
Uchiha Madara couldn't help but retort to Buder:
"You're not dead yet?"
The surrounding generals and soldiers all clearly heard Buder's words. They were greatly shocked, and then looked at Buder with anxious concern, calling out to the Grand General one by one.
Buder, who had fallen to the ground, spoke with a relatively firm tone, repeating:
"Don't... don't worry about me! All troops, listen to my command! Execute this fiend!"
Buder had already said this, what else could they do? As the saying goes, a military order is like a mountain!
And because Buder gave such an order even when his own life was not guaranteed, their low morale was instantly pulled back up!
The general gritted his teeth, looking anxiously at Buder on the ground, then fiercely at Uchiha Madara.
3.4 Finally, he made up his mind, slowly raising his sword, ready to give the command to attack.
In response, Uchiha Madara shook his head helplessly:
"If you insist on this, then it's no fun..."
Saying this, he also raised his black sword, ready to unleash a massacre at any moment!
On one side was the Imperial Army, on the other was Uchiha Madara alone. Both sides were incredibly tense; a battle was about to erupt!
Just then, a beautiful and heroic figure descended from the sky, landing within the army's encirclement. Her gaze shone brightly as she looked at Uchiha Madara!
Seeing this person appear, both the Imperial soldiers and Uchiha Madara felt a surge of joy in their hearts!
Uchiha Madara smiled faintly, betraying no emotion, while the general had already shouted out in overjoyed surprise:
"General Esdeath!"
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