A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

Then came the sound of the trigger being pulled.

"Ugh!!! Ugh!!!!" The male passenger nodded frantically.

"So why were you so stupid?" The officer kicked the male passenger hard.

"What are you going to the border for? Are you going to the Federation side?"

"Ugh!!!! Ugh!!!!!" The male passenger quickly shook his head.

"Hmph..." The officer took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and started smoking.

Although smoking in the carriage is a really annoying thing to do, no one dares to complain.

"Search him," the officer instructed another soldier beside him.

Without any hesitation, the soldier who was called upon stepped forward and searched him.

"Sir, no target found!!!" the soldier reported.

"Okay, I understand..." the officer sighed.

"Kill him." The words were barely out of his mouth before a gunshot rang out.

"Aa ...

Upon seeing the male passenger who had been blown to death by the magic bullet, many women began to scream.

They're insane!!! These soldiers are absolutely insane!!!

"You!! You can't do this!!! We are citizens of the Will Empire!! We haven't committed any crime!!!"

A woman shouted, but she quickly stopped talking.

"Kill that noisy old woman."

“peng——”

The soldiers faithfully carried out their officers' orders without any hesitation.

"Wow, this is so bloody and brutal! The soldiers in the prison were such nice people before."

Just as Bray was grumbling to himself, a soldier walked up to him.

"Snap—"

"You! Where are you from!" the soldier yelled at Bray, his gun pointed at Bray's head.

“From Newham,” Bray answered quickly.

Well, after all, something strange might happen if you answer a little slowly.

That officer was truly violent; "brutal" wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Where is this girl?

“The Clintons,” Bray answered for the girl.

"Nobody asked you!" the soldier shouted angrily.

Bray shrugged, a helpless expression on his face.

Soldiers can be either ruthless or not.

“The Clintons,” Marlene replied, her face expressionless.

However, Marin didn't really know what to answer, so he just followed Breda's lead.

"Where are we headed?"

“Risak,” Bray said calmly.

Actually, Bray didn't want to mention the name Northhill Fortress, given the precedent he had learned.

"Hmm." The officer walked over and glanced at Bray and Marlene.

"What are you going to Risak for?" The officer asked in a deep voice as he walked up to Brey.

"Tourism." Bray said calmly, as if he were not facing an imperial army.

"I advise you to think about the answer carefully." The officer pulled out a pistol-like magic gun and pressed it against Bray's forehead.

"If you give me a satisfactory answer next time, I will shoot," the officer grinned maliciously.

"Tell me, where are you going?"

“Risak,” Bree said calmly, without even blinking.

"Interesting." The officer put away his magic gun.

"You are suspected of jeopardizing the empire's security. If you answer correctly, we'll take you away; if you answer incorrectly, you'll die right now."

Marlene looked at Bray, waiting for him to say something.

But before Bray could say anything, another group of people suddenly appeared in the carriage.

Without warning, suddenly, nearly ten people dressed in black trench coats appeared in the carriage.

"The protected object has been identified." A cold voice rang out.

"Expel Imperial soldiers and ensure the target leaves the Empire."

"Understood," the remaining men in black replied.

"Whoosh—" The officer moved the gun away from Bray's forehead and fired a shot at the leader of the men in black.

However, the leader of the men in black nimbly dodged the magic bullet.

As soon as a soldier raised his gun, he was entangled by a man in black, leaving him no room to fire.

Imperial soldiers and men in black clashed, while the other passengers huddled to the side, trying to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

As for Bray, he also went into hiding. Why wouldn't he hide if he could?

Why waste such a good hiding spot when you found it through your own skill?

Sitting there like a pretentious person is practically asking for trouble.

Bray touched Marlene's silver hair.

"These days, cars are really dangerous," Bray murmured.

“Yes.” Marlene affirmed Bray’s words with deep feeling.

The railcar was still moving, and the fighting continued in the carriage where Bray was located.

---

Katrina frowned, leaned back in her chair, and looked at the two sides fighting with a puzzled expression.

"One side is the Federation, the other is the Empire."

"Why would guys from the Federation come to the Empire?"

"Whom are you protecting as they leave the Empire?"

Countless guesses flashed through Katrina's mind.

"Oh no, I'm not exactly a combat-oriented person," Katrina thought to herself, feeling conflicted.

Although she was a member of "God's Great Enemy," unfortunately, Katrina was an intelligence agent.

It's because the job is relatively easy that I'm able to travel around.

Hey! You filthy man! If you're going to die, don't die here!

An Imperial soldier's body fell into Katrina's arms, only to be kicked away by Katrina with her high heels.

"Is it because of that girl?" The first thing Katrina thought of was the child next to Bray.

A woman's intuition tells her that's how it is, but whether it's accurate or not is another matter.

"Hmm...should we run away?" Katrina was a little conflicted.

Although her combat abilities are lacking, Katrina's ability to escape is terrifying.

Katrina hesitated whether to continue watching how things unfolded.

I always felt that keeping it was too risky, and that not keeping it might mean missing out on something.

"Life is full of choices," Katrina sighed wistfully, feeling caught in a dilemma.

"Heads means stay, tails means run!" Katrina gave herself a thumbs up for her intelligence.

"ping—"

The coin landed on the back of Katrina's hand, tails up.

"Hmm...this doesn't count, I'd better not run." Katrina forcibly picked up the coin and placed it heads up on the back of her hand.

“Perfect~” Katrina once again gave herself a thumbs up for her intelligence. “A Federation guy?” The officer immediately realized what was going on when he saw the man in black suddenly appear.

"You got it right." The leader of the men in black appeared in front of the officer in an instant, like a ghost.

"As a reward, you can go die."

“peng——”

To save time reloading, the officer quickly pulled out another pistol-style magic gun and fired a shot at the leader of the men in black.

The bullet then grazed the black trench coat and flew away without harming the leader of the men in black in the slightest.

A dagger emerged from his long sleeve, and the leader of the men in black began to dance.

The daggers' attack trajectories were continuous and impenetrable, leaving the officer no room to dodge.

"Protect!" the officer shouted, and a three-layered magic array appeared in front of him.

“ding—”

The dagger struck the suddenly appearing magic circle, producing a sound similar to the clash of metal.

"Oh?" The leader of the men in black was somewhat surprised.

"Federal dogs, die!" the Imperial officer roared menacingly, pulling the trigger of his pistol.

Bullets flew from behind the magic circle, piercing through the black trench coat and splattering blood on the leader of the men in black.

"Hmph!" The leader of the men in black snorted coldly, apparently underestimating the officer's strength.

"Don't you think you look more like a dog now?"

Despite the black-clad leader's mockery, the empire was not a place for incompetent fools; becoming an officer meant one had a certain level of ability.

"That's right, but you'll still die." The leader of the men in black spoke without any emotion.

"Broken stream" or "interrupted creek"

A silver thread pierced through the magic circle and through the officer's throat.

The three-layered magic array was neatly cut apart.

The leader of the men in black suddenly appeared behind the officer.

There was no blood splattering, however, the officer's throat had indeed been severed.

"Severing Water Flow" is one of the most powerful sword techniques that have survived from ancient times. Even sword masters may not be able to fully comprehend its techniques even after a lifetime of effort.

Legend has it that even in Yundu Kingdom, the birthplace of this sword technique, very few people have mastered "Severing Water Flow".

This leader of the men in black not only used the "Water Cutting Flow" technique, but he had also achieved a certain level of mastery in it!

"You should not feel resentful if you die by this sword."

The leader of the men in black wiped the blood off the dagger with his finger.

The leader of the men in black sighed, realizing that his skills were still insufficient, as his dagger was still stained with blood.

The other men in black gradually wiped out the Imperial soldiers.

However, the Imperial soldiers are not to be trifled with. There are only about three men in black left in this carriage, including their leader.

"Were the losses that severe?" The leader of the men in black was taken aback.

"Yes, sir! They appear to be elite soldiers of the Empire."

"Elite troops, huh? It seems the Empire has already discovered them..."

The leader of the men in black then fixed his gaze on Marlene in the corner.