Madam, I like you.

　"Is that so?" Hill covered his lips and laughed softly.

　"Forehead······"

　Realizing that she had spoken out of turn, Main was finally willing to put aside her unnecessary pride in the face of the delicious food and started eating with them.

　After being hungry all day, this tsundere goth girl ate more than anyone else.

　Chapter 216 Killing Two Birds with One Stone

　Mo Yankong gathered some weeds and spread his windbreaker over them to create a soft bed. Both Shayou and Xier needed rest. They were merely followers of the perfect creatures, with physiques similar to those of the Pillar People. Once they used up too much energy, they would need to fall into a long sleep. Of course, they wouldn't sleep for thousands of years like the Pillar People did. With the energy they had just expended, a single night would be enough to recover.

　Ma Yin was an ordinary person, and after a fierce battle, both her physical and mental strength were exhausted. However, she lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Seeing Mo Yankong preparing to leave, she stood up and asked curiously, "K, aren't you going to sleep?"

　"I don't need sleep." Mo Yankong answered casually. He was still adjusting his body's genes. He devoured the immortal and extremely dangerous Ouroboros and analyzed its gene sequence. Cell activity, strength, and speed were all improved to a higher level.

　Ma Yin stared at Mo Yankong and muttered, "What a weirdo."

　She curled up her body, her feet suddenly trembled, and her face looked a little unnatural.

　Mo Yankong noticed the small movements of Ma Yin's legs and asked casually, "Are you injured?"

　Marin shook her head and snorted, "How could a mere dangerous creature possibly hurt me?"

　As soon as she moved her body, her brows moved slightly and her thin lips trembled unnaturally, as if she was enduring severe pain.

　Mo Yankong walked over, squatted down, and held the pink round-toed leather boots.

　"what are you doing!"

　After untying the pink laces, the black stockings had already been soaked by the moisture of the forest. The black stockings at the ankles were worn out, and bright red blood oozed out.

　Marin resisted verbally but didn't do anything drastic, but her little face turned red.

　Mo Yankong, Xi'er and Shayou are not human beings, but they did not feel any burden after traveling for a whole day in the primitive forest. It was also thanks to Mayin, an ordinary girl, who carried a firearm weighing more than ten kilograms and followed them so far in the forest environment in leather boots.

　Although Main usually speaks to others with a completely unnecessary sense of pride, she is not the type who only talks, and she defends her pride with her actions.

　Mo Yankong didn't dislike this type of girl either.

　He healed the scrapes on her feet, letting the ripples remove the moisture from her black tights. He put her pink round-toed leather boots aside and said, "My shadow will take care of the poisonous insects and dangerous species nearby. You can rest assured tonight."

　Myne buried her face in her knees and mumbled, "I see. Thank you."

　Mo Yankong smiled, reached out and ruffled the girl's hair, then left the camp to continue hunting dangerous species.

　Marin curled up, hugged her knees, her face flushed. She was obviously tired but couldn't fall asleep.

　-

　Late at night, in the side hall of the imperial capital's luxurious palace, a luxurious long table covered with a red tablecloth was filled with a variety of delicacies, and the dim candlelight illuminated the people on both sides of the table.

　Minister Ernest ate the meat unscrupulously, biting the meat in his hands before swallowing it. He had no upper-class dining etiquette at all, and looked more like a petty country noble.

　On the other side of the rectangular dining table was the empire's most powerful general, Esdeath. She was dressed in military uniform, exuding an icy aura that no one else could approach. She elegantly cut the steak with a knife and fork and savored it carefully.

　Minister Ernest, still eating, grumbled angrily, "Those sewer rats are getting more and more arrogant. They used to just stay in the sewer and eat leftovers, but now they've gotten so carried away that they want to steal the meat from my mouth. I'm so angry! If we leave them alone, they'll sooner or later become the culprits spreading the plague!"

　Esdeath remained unmoved and said calmly, "Minister, being too angry is not good for your health. Has your high blood pressure been cured?"

　"Compared to high blood pressure, I'm more worried about those parasites in the empire!" Minister Ernest stood up angrily, holding a plate of meat and walking to the window to overlook the night view of the imperial capital.

　Esdeath said indifferently, "They are like rats crossing the street, everyone shouts and kills them. That was only true when Commander Najeshitan led the night raid. Now that they have emerged from the sewers, they have become a dangerous species that eats people."

　The term "dangerous species" rather than using a mouse as a metaphor is enough to illustrate how much Esdeath values ​​it.

　Minister Ernest was quick-witted. He asked in a deep voice, his belly bulging, "General Esdeath, I heard one of your men met with an accident the day before yesterday."

　"K."

　"K?"

　Esdeath put down her knife and fork, wiped her mouth elegantly with a napkin, and crossed her legs. "That's what the members of Night Raid call him. He's a collaborator of Night Raid. We don't know his origins, name, or purpose. He was the one who caused chaos in the Imperial Capital a while ago, and eliminated the Imperial Guard and Imperial Assassination Corps Imperial Artifact Users."

　"How strong is he?"

　"According to my subordinates, he is at least on par with me, and he hasn't even used his imperial weapon yet."

　Minister Ernest's fat face was even more gloomy. He bit his meat viciously and shook his head, saying, "Is this a bad joke, General Esdeath?

　You know I have a weak heart, so please don't make any excessive jokes."

　"To deal with him, it will take at least the combined strength of General Budd, myself, and ten or more Imperial Artifact Users. This is my personal judgment."

　Esdeath's judgment... Such combat power is almost equal to all the high-end combat power of the empire.

　The fat on Minister Ernest's face twitched, and he glanced at Esdeath. "What are you going to do? Your expression doesn't say that."

　Although Esdeath commented that K was more powerful than she was personally, the smile on her face was full of belligerence and deep joy.

　"The more powerful the enemy, the more worthy of hunting. I am such a person. Minister, do you still have enemies? They are not enemies of night raids, but enemies in political factions."

　"As many as you want. That damned General Bud claims not to be involved in government affairs, but he's secretly protecting many important officials who oppose me."

　"Give me their list."

　"Oh? What are you going to do?"

　"No matter how powerful Night Raid is, they must have a reason for hiding in this cesspool. So far, the officials Night Raid has killed have all had tarnished reputations. Therefore, there are many civilians in the Imperial Capital secretly supporting them. Night Raid is colluding with the Revolutionary Army. Minister, what do you think such an organization needs most?"

　Minister Ernest's eyes lit up, and he said slowly, "The name of justice."

　"They are very protective of their own wings. We can kill the officials protected by General Bud and put the blame on them. The rats in the stinking gutter have no right to show up to defend themselves."

　Minister Ernest clapped his hands in delight. "Not only can I get rid of my political enemies, but I can also drive those rats that want to show up back into the gutter. I see, it's like that. Killing two birds with one stone. You're worthy of being General Esdeath."

　Author's message:

　The picture is a rough image of the protagonist.

　2333

　Does anyone know the prototype of this character?

　One of the bosses in the Mugen series.

　Chapter 217 Playing Tricks

　Mo Yankong and his group returned to the Night Raid base. Over the next few days, as Mo Yankong had expected, news of assassinations of officials of the Empire's Conscience Faction continued to arrive. The scene was littered with Night Raid leaflets, and it was almost as if a loudspeaker was shouting, "This was done by Night Raid!"

　Mo Yankong is not impressed by the so-called officials with an imperial conscience. To put it sarcastically, they are almost the conscience of the capitalists. There is no good or evil in politics; it is purely a matter of stance.

　On the other hand, the conscientious officials were indeed doing some good deeds, distributing food to the victims in an attempt to save the increasingly declining empire. Some of the officials were quite well-known in the imperial capital. The death of several conscientious officials had a much greater impact than the fame accumulated from the night raids. It was no exaggeration to say that the imperial capital was shaken.

　Overnight, the name of Night Raid spread throughout the streets and alleys. Coupled with the news that the Imperial Capital’s guard team was completely wiped out, the reputation that Night Raid had built up by cleaning up the corruption in the Imperial Capital collapsed.

　Night Raid is a killer organization, and ordinary people's first impression of them is definitely evil, for example, they specialize in doing dirty work for the powerful.

　The dirty water of assassinating officials with a conscience was thrown on Ye Xi, and he could not wash it off even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

　-

　In response to the night raid on the base, Brand urgently convened a meeting of all members of the night raid to discuss a solution.

　Without Najeshitan, who is in charge of intelligence, Night Raid is like an ant on the hot pan facing such a serious situation.

　Brand, the "big brother" of the night raid, sat in Najeshitan's exclusive seat, his cow-dung hair drooping listlessly, it seemed that he had no energy to take care of himself. He had serious dark circles under his eyes and had not rested for several days. He was a muscular warrior and was forced to sit in the office to deal with documents these days.

　However, no one in the night raid group was in the mood to make fun of him now.

　Brand looked at the document in his hand and said seriously, "The soldiers protecting the conscientious officials are all elite guards under General Bud. Ordinary bandits and assassins will not be able to deal with them."

　Leone folded his hands and continued, "Teigu User, we, Night Raid, are the most famous Teigu User organization in the Imperial Capital. From outsiders, it seems that we are the only ones who can deal with those guards. Haha, how ironic! Who would have thought that the one who killed the Imperial officials was the Empire's own Teigu User."

　Lubbock helplessly spread his hands: "The boss is not here at this time, Brand, what should I do?"

　Brand crossed his arms and mused, "This is clearly a trap, a trap to lure out the real Night Raid."

　Leone glanced at the expressions of the crowd, smiled bitterly, and shook his head. "Not only that, but almost all of the conscientious officials who were killed were against Minister Ernest. They were also the main targets of the revolutionary army, and many of them were the necessary talents to build the new empire."

　Marin slapped her forehead, her tone filled with helplessness: "Does that mean we have to step into it even if it's a trap? We really underestimated General Esdeath."

　"K, sir, what do you think?"

　Everyone's attention was on Mo Yankong, who usually attended the meeting. When Najeshitan was around, many plans would require Mo Yankong's opinion. Now that Najeshitan was gone, Mo Yankong's opinion was even more important.

　Mo Yankong chuckled, "Knowing it was a trap and still stepping into it, no matter what the reason, it's too stupid."

　Brand rubbed the back of his head and laughed: "Haha...you do have a point."

　Ma Yin, who was leaning against the door, folded her hands, snorted and turned her head away: "Who said that?

　If you have any good ideas, just tell us."

　Mo Yankong said calmly, "If you continue like this, you will just be led by the empire by the nose. You need to think about the reasons for stepping into the trap, how to escape from it, the consequences of solving this trap, and what benefits will come from stepping into it. Idealism can't solve anything."

　"What do you mean?" Leona frowned. What Mo Yankong said made sense, but unfortunately, most of the people present were militants.

　Mo Yankong pulled a white envelope from the shadows and tossed it in front of Brand. "When I learned the day before yesterday that Esdeath had assassinated a Conscience official and pinned the blame on us, I contacted Najeshitan through special means and devised a counterattack plan. This plan has the support of Najeshitan and the Revolutionary Army. Because the survival of the Night Raid is at stake, Najeshitan wishes to seek your opinion."

　Brand opened the envelope in surprise and looked at the contents inside. He recognized that it was indeed Najeshitan's handwriting. The contents inside were the result of Mo Yankong contacting Zero through the Dead River and then contacting Najeshitan to discuss.

　It would be more accurate to say that it was Mo Yan's request for space, and he just showed it to Najeshitan as a routine.

　"Night Raid Declaration!?" Brand's eyes were solemn. He read the contents of the envelope several times, and asked with an extremely serious and uncertain look: "Mr. K, according to the contents of this envelope, the night raid is to declare war on the Empire?"

　Declare war on the Empire!? As Brand spoke, the expressions of the Night Raid members present subtly changed.

　Night raids have always been carried out in secret to eliminate corruption in the imperial capital. It is impossible for an organization to confront the Millennium Empire head-on.

　Mo Yankong smiled and said, "Exactly. The trap that Esdeath set for us can be used as an opportunity for us to launch a night raid and step out of the shadows and onto the stage of the Divine Capital."

　"Let me see." Leone snatched the envelope from Brand and smiled excitedly after reading it. "Indeed, we don't need to fear the Empire directly now. In fact, when Esdeath was recalled to the Imperial Capital to deal with us, we were already facing most of the Empire's main forces during the night raid. Now that Mr. K is here, we don't need to fear the Empire's imperial weapon users at all."

　The envelope was circulated and all members of the night raid read the contents of the envelope.

　Marin pinched her chin and expressed her understanding. "If we make a high-profile appearance, we can attract most of the Empire's attention and buy more time for the Revolutionary Army to develop."

　Lubbock forced a laugh and said, "That's crazy! If this plan succeeds, it will send a signal that a force strong enough to oppose Minister Ernest has emerged. Those conscientious people who don't like Minister Ernest's freewheeling behavior will also respond."

　Leone laughed. "Haha, isn't this funny? I approve of this plan!"

　Tatsumi clenched his fists and said angrily, "Even though I don't understand politics and can't understand what this letter says, using our name to do something bad is enough to make me angry!"

　Brand stood up, looked around at everyone, and said confidently, "No one objects. The decision is passed."

　"Mr. K, may I ask what we should do next? Although the boss has explained the general idea, it seems that the detailed plan is up to you."

　Chapter 218: Self-Directed and Self-Acted (Additional Update!)

　All members of the Night Raid team followed Mo Yankong to the sand table of the empire's border, which detailed the distribution of the empire's military power and the strongholds of the revolutionary army.

　Mo Yankong pointed to a coastal city far from the imperial capital and said, "Tomorrow, the coastal city of Domlang, 3,200 kilometers from the imperial capital, will be attacked by a super dangerous species. Maine, Ciel, Sayou, and Leona, the four of you will go there."

　Brand rubbed his chin with his right hand and asked uncertainly, "A super-dangerous species attacking a human city... This hasn't happened in decades. Are you sure, Mr. K?"

　Mo Yankong said calmly, "The extremely dangerous species that attacked the city was Ouroboros."

　Marin exclaimed in surprise: "Ouroboros!? Isn't that the one we dealt with yesterday?"

　All members of the Night Raid were stunned: "Huh?"

　What was going on? While they were living their ordinary lives, Mo Yankong, Mayin, and the others quietly killed an extremely dangerous species? And it was the legendary Ouroboros!?

　Leone asked in disbelief, "Ouroboros, is it said to be the extremely dangerous creature that devoured hundreds of thousands of people, destroyed entire towns, and defeated many imperial weapon users in the empire hundreds of years ago?"

　Brand was filled with remorse, beating his chest and stamping his feet. "You went hunting for super dangerous species last night!? Damn it, you didn't even take me with you! If I had known, I would have gone with you even if it cost me my life!"

　Lubbock looked incredulous. "Is it really Ouroboros? The books say it's an extremely dangerous species with immortality? How did you kill it?"

　Tatsumi also regretted it: "Damn it! If you hadn't lied to me yesterday, Myne, I would have followed the teacher to hunt dangerous species!"

　Mo Yankong gestured for everyone to be quiet and continued, "I possess the power of the Imperial Gear [March of the Dead - Eight Chambers]. I will summon Ouroboros to appear in Domlang City. This notorious super-dangerous species has once again endangered a human town, a vital trading city for the Empire. The Imperial Capital cannot sit idly by. With General Budd stationed in the Imperial Capital, Esdeath will be dispatched to deal with this super-dangerous species."

　Mo Yankong placed the chess piece representing the main force on the city of Domlang, "You take advantage of Esdeath's departure from the imperial capital to deal with those who are harming the empire.

　The Imperial assassins of the conscientious officials, on the other hand, when Esdeath arrived at that town, you all joined forces to punish Ouroboros, forcing Esdeath to return empty-handed."

　"A week later, Esdeath will hold a martial arts tournament to select elite fighters for imperial equipment and bolster the Imperial Capital's special police. That's when the truth behind the murder of the Imperial Conscience officials will be revealed, and the Ouroboros hunt will be used as material for the Night Raid Declaration."

　"Domlang is a coastal city with a thriving trade. News of the attack by a super-dangerous species will spread quickly throughout the empire."

　After hearing Mo Yankong's words, Leone thought carefully for a moment and clapped his hands. "Night Raid is currently at its lowest point, but its popularity is indeed rising. The martial arts competition convened by Esdeath will surely attract a lot of attention. When we appear at that time, Night Raid will appear... The timing is perfect. No! It's just that we can't think of a better way to handle it. Mr. K, is all this in your plan?"

　The reputation of the Night Raid became known, the Empire imposed a curfew, Esdeath was recalled, officials of conscience were assassinated, and the reputation of the Night Raid was ruined. These events were linked together and eventually formed the "Night Raid Declaration", as if there was an invisible hand behind the scenes pushing the birth of this plan.

　Leone's skin was covered with goose bumps. Her animal instinct smelled an unusual scent, and all the arrows pointed to Mo Yankong.

　She was very glad that at least Mo Yankong was on the side of Night Attack, and so far the entire plan was beneficial to Night Attack rather than harmful.