March 7th was shocked.
"He's actually on the opposite side!"
From the rear, a certain Zeig, along with Bronya, was closing in with the Silvermane Guards.
In March 7th's line of sight, Zeig was holding an AK and appeared especially excited among the group!
The corners of his mouth were raised in a wild grin, crooked to the extreme.
"This guy—damn, his mouth is practically grinning to the point of cramping!" March 7th complained.
No wonder he never regrouped with them; turns out he went off to become a traitor.
"What are you chattering about?" Zeig frowned, pointing at March 7th. "That pink-haired one up ahead—are you cursing me?"
March 7th turned back and retorted:
"Yeah, so what?!"
"Heh, I could tell at a glance you're no good person. Once I capture you, I'll interrogate you thoroughly!" Zeig said excitedly.
Bronya looked at the firearm in Zeig's hand and asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to shoot?"
Zeig slapped his forehead. "Oh right, haha, I completely forgot about that, just watch my marksmanship!"
With his other hand, Zeig reached into his coat, pulled out a pistol, and quickly pulled the trigger toward the front—bang bang!!
Neither shot hit anyone.
March 7th took one look and immediately burst out laughing, turning back to mock him: "Your shooting is way too lousy—even Peppy shoots better than you."
Zeig smiled slightly:
"No rush. Let the bullets fly a little longer."
Suddenly, a shadow enveloped March 7th, causing her to freeze.
Dan Heng quickly grabbed March 7th's clothes and yanked her to the side.
"Bang——!!"
An old brick wall crashed down, kicking up a large cloud of dust.
This scene immediately drew cheers from the Silvermane Guards.
"Lord Executor, what amazing marksmanship—this too!"
Bronya asked in confusion:
"Why don't you just shoot the people directly?"
Zeig had a sudden realization:
"Oh right."
So he fired several shots toward the front in rapid succession.
"Bang bang bang bang bang——!!"
"Clang clang clang clang clang——!!"
The bullets struck the spear in Dan Heng's hands, sparking a shower of sparks.
Zeig exclaimed in shock:
"My god, that poker-faced guy has some skills—he actually swung his spear precisely to block my bullets."
Bronya nodded; the man holding the spear did indeed have some skills.
Whether in speed or reaction, he was far stronger than the pink-haired one.
"Then why don't you use that AK?" Bronya asked again in confusion.
Zeig slapped his thigh. "Oh right—if you hadn't reminded me, I would've forgotten."
Zeig put the pistol back into his clothes, quickly shouldered the AK, pulled the trigger, and unleashed a burst toward the front—"Da da da da da——!!"
"Clang clang clang clang clang——!!"
The bullets struck a blue transparent shield, and March 7th revealed a mocking expression toward Zeig behind her.
Zeig exclaimed in shock:
"My god, that pink-haired girl can actually deploy a shield—she came prepared."
Bronya nodded; she had seen it too.
She had originally thought the pink-haired girl was just ordinary, but unexpectedly she had some skills as well.
As expected, anyone daring enough to break into Belobog wasn't someone to be taken lightly.
"No problem." Bronya said coldly. "They're not familiar with the roads here. We'll split into two groups and flank them."
With that, Bronya left another batch of Silvermane Guards to follow Zeig, while she took the other group and ran toward a nearby side path.
"Woo-hoo~ Now I'm the biggest one here again." Zeig said in delight.
March 7th, who had been paying attention to the rear the whole time, was instantly speechless.
The corners of Zeig's mouth were practically crooked from grinning, all because he had heard the words he most wanted to hear:
"Lord Executor, what should we do now?" the Silvermane Guards asked.
"Sigh, conserve your strength." Zeig waved his hand and ordered, "Commander Bronya has already gone around the side path to flank them. We just need to keep pursuing—going slowly is fine too."
The Silvermane Guards nodded, finding nothing wrong with it, and continued following Zeig in the pursuit.
Dan Heng had remained silent the entire time.
Suddenly, he sharply turned around and charged toward the group of Silvermane Guards led by Zeig.
"!!!" The Silvermane Guards were shocked.
Zeig's face lit up with joy. "Yo-heh! He actually dares to face us head-on—grab your weapons and charge!"
Dan Heng wielded his spear in a flurry of rapid thrusts and advances. The Silvermane Guards' attacks landed on him but were all blocked one by one by March 7th's shields.
At this moment, March 7th also raised her longbow and began shooting arrows from far behind Dan Heng.
"Swish——swish——!!"
Every arrow that hit caused frost to slowly spread over the target's body, greatly reducing their mobility.
"Haha, this girl is pretty impressive, right!" March 7th said proudly.
"Petty tricks!" Zeig immediately punched and shattered the ice on one of the Silvermane Guards, pulling him behind himself.
"Leave this to me—everyone stay safe!" he declared righteously, then charged alone toward Dan Heng.
The rescued Silvermane Guard was filled with emotion. "Lord Executor, be careful! They're very tough to deal with."
Dan Heng was about to thrust his spear toward one of the Silvermane Guards when Zeig immediately dove forward, tackling that Silvermane Guard to the ground and barely dodging the strike.
"Are you okay!" Zeig asked with concern, loving his soldiers like his own children.
"I-I'm fine, thank you, Lord Executor." That Silvermane Guard was deeply moved as well.
"I can't believe… he can do that too." March 7th's pink-blue eyes widened hugely as she raised her longbow and fired an arrow straight at Zeig.
"Swish——!!"
As expected.
One of the Silvermane Guards saw it and immediately stepped in front of Zeig. "Lord Executor, watch out—hidden arrow!!"
"No——!!" Zeig cried out in shock. Loving his soldiers like his own children, he immediately tackled the Silvermane Guard in front of him to the ground, and then an ice arrow firmly embedded itself in his shoulder.
"Ah~ this feels refreshing!" Zeig clutched his shoulder, excitedly curling up and rolling around on the ground.
Many of the Silvermane Guards were stunned in fright, and Dan Heng took the opportunity to give March 7th a signal.
March 7th nodded and quickly followed Dan Heng's steps to break out of the encirclement.
"Wah wah wah wah——woo woo woo woo!! Kill that pink-haired girl for me!" Zeig struggled to his feet and shouted in fury.
The ice arrow in his shoulder had already melted into water by now, and he even scratched the spot without forgetting.
March 7th: "…"
"How bold—to dare assassinate Lord Executor!"
"Don't let them escape!"
"Aaaaaah, Lord Executor blocked an arrow for me—I must avenge him!!"
Dan Heng led March 7th charging back in the direction they had come from.
That was now the safest direction.
Suddenly.
The sound of running footsteps came from ahead of the two.
The person running toward them was a man wearing sunglasses, with blue hair still dripping wet.
Upon seeing Dan Heng and March 7th, Sampo's heart filled with joy: "Hey, save me! Save me! These Silvermane Guards are chasing me like mad dogs, TMD!"
Behind Sampo followed a large group of Silvermane Guards.
Dan Heng and March 7th instantly fell silent.
"…"
"Huh? Why did you two stop moving." Sampo asked in confusion.
From behind and to the sides of the two, large numbers of Silvermane Guards suddenly surged out, completely blocking all paths.
Zeig walked out from among the Silvermane Guards, frowning at Sampo as he said, "Why the hell did you run this way too?"
Sampo said innocently:
"I figured running this way would take a longer detour."
Dan Heng and March 7th were speechless.
Originally, under the condition of Zeig loving his soldiers like his own children, they had been able to escape.
But this blue-haired guy actually led the other group of Silvermane Guards here too.
Now there really was no way out.
Bronya slowly walked forward and praised Zeig:
"So this was also within your expectations."
Zeig sniffled awkwardly
"Of course… of course."
…
"Fuck."
…