Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

Such a fierce and powerful troop type could not have been obtained without a reason.

They are Shadow Servants created by Justeza using the remnants of Servants and nurtured through black mud.

Samael had inquired about the origin of these residues, and to his surprise, it turned out that...

Most of these were sacrifices made voluntarily by the Shogunate's followers before their fall from grace.

This is why the successors of the Shogunate were able to command these Black Warriors with ease.

After a long struggle and wait, someone is finally going to break this vicious cycle.

The dawn of victory seemed to be just around the corner.

On the other side of the mountain path, Okita Souji planted a Shinsengumi team flag bearing the character "诚" (sincerity) into the ground, solemnly drew his long sword from his waist, and slashed it down from the sky.

"Shinsengumi, draw your swords—charge—!"

"Slay! Advance! Slay—!! Advance—!!!"

Amidst near-hysterical shouts, phantom figures clad in feathered robes emerged from the fluttering banners, lined up, drew their swords, and charged forward fearlessly.

Among the comrades who fought alongside us through the ages, some fell in battle, some succumbed to illness, and some succumbed to despair.

But in this new era and new world, they have once again come together under the banner of "Sincerity" to defend the homeland, to eradicate evil, to pledge allegiance to the shogunate, and to fight side by side.

The vow is in the distance, but the sincerity is here!

(“—Loyalty!” his voice cracked.)

The two forces, acting as opposing forces, swept across the area, causing even the smallest demons and evil spirits along the way to feel ashamed upon touching them.

Even the more troublesome evil spirits and unclean gods were unable to withstand the relentless attacks of the Black Warriors and the Shinsengumi, and were crushed and exorcised.

If it is the highest level of difficulty, such as the Heroic Spirit or the Demon King, the Black Warriors and the Shinsengumi will use a pincer movement to bypass the fortress, cut off the enemy's retreat, and leave the tough challenges to the Shogunate Heroic Spirits behind them.

With effective troop movements and tactical coordination, the shogunate army swept through the enemy lines like leaves in autumn, advancing steadily upwards.

"Communications have been lost! The base has been invaded by foreign forces!"

"All outer level three defensive fortifications have been completed; Gikumaru is dead!"

"Level 2 defensive technique disintegrated! Warning: Kazekoshimaru is dead. Both the First and Second Divisions are out of contact!"

"The second-level defensive line has been breached! The Explosive Maru can't hold on much longer! Only the last line of defense remains!"

At this very moment, a military princess, wielding two pistols and with skin tanned to a wheat color, watched the bright spots in the magic circle go out one by one, listening to the real-time battlefield reports from several tengu crows. She was immediately flustered and heartbroken.

In just half an hour, two of the three lines of defense, from the outside in, were swept away.

Thousands of demons and their own two squads didn't even make a ripple, and couldn't even stop the enemy's advance.

"Ugh, has things really gotten this bad? Damn it!"

Seeing that the last line of defense was also crumbling, the head of the security team, Ji, had no choice but to pull her head out of the sand and face the tragic reality. With a tragic and almost self-destructive attitude, she grabbed two assault rifles from the table and rushed out of the command post.

"We have no choice but to go all out, everyone! All troops, charge! Fire! Fire! Full steam!"

At the command of Princess Junji, bat and flying fish fighter jets roared across the sky, hermit crab tanks and barracuda tanks rumbled out of the trenches, and paper animals such as chipmunks, rabbits, and foxes, fully armed with submachine guns, rocket launchers, machine guns and other light and heavy weapons, marched down the mountain to reinforce the enemy, trying to hold them back at the last line of defense.

At the same time, Black Jeanne looked at the paper airplanes flying overhead and the other two routes advancing unstoppably. Not to be outdone, she took a step forward, raised her hand high, and shouted.

"Come, roar in hell! Roar fiercely for the joy of birth, for the hatred of birth, for the despair of birth! — My servant, Fafnir!"

In an instant, the sky darkened, and thunder and lightning surged.

A jet-black, scaled claw exuding the scent of sulfur and fire opened up a purplish-red magic circle in mid-air. Immediately afterwards, a ferocious giant dragon head emerged from the darkness, its lizard-like body spreading out a wingspan of a hundred meters, projecting a vast expanse of terrifying shadows downwards.

"Roar!"

Accompanied by a majestic and solemn roar, hundreds of magic arrays unfolded in mid-air, and one after another, two-legged dragons, some brown and black, some green and blue, answered the call and, led by the superior dragon species, charged towards the roaring flying formation.

In an instant, bullets flew out, cannons roared, and everywhere you looked there were towering flames and billowing dust.

The battle to capture Danba Mountain has entered a critical stage.

军姬

Chapter 71 I got up and killed him with one shot!

"Exocet fighter formation intercepted... Dragons... so many dragons!"

"Our air power has suffered losses of 47%...62%...83%...98%...completely wiped out!"

"...Loss of air superiority!"

In the Tamba Mountains, as Fafnir led her army of wyverns into battle, the sky was quickly covered by flapping dragon wings, and the battle became almost one-sided.

Under the dragon's breath that could melt stone and gold and its indestructible claws, the paper airplanes only lasted a few breaths before turning into scraps of paper and ashes that fell from the sky, and the defense line completely collapsed.

Immediately after gaining air superiority, the Flying Dragon army began to ravage the enemy's ground forces.

"Warning! Warning! Wide-range air-to-ground saturation bombardment detected!"

“寄居蟹战车损失62%…71%…85%……梭鱼坦克损失84%…90%…97%……地面装甲集群报废！”

"Squeak! The chipmunk assault team has engaged the enemy... The entire force... has been wiped out..."

"Awooo... The fox support team has been ambushed... Retreat! Retreat now!"

Amidst the deafening roar of artillery fire at the front lines and the violent explosions of dragon flames on the ground, bad news kept arriving.

Ji Gui, the commander-in-chief, cowered behind a makeshift origami barrier, her face deathly pale, frantically pressing the origami phone in her hand and shouting into the other end.

"Headquarters! This is Xiaoxing. The enemy has launched a fierce attack on our side! We have suffered heavy casualties!"

"Ugh, we can't hold out much longer! Requesting fire support! Requesting fire support!"

After a long string of dead rings, the origami telephone finally received a sporadic response.

"We're closing in on you! Hold on... just hold on!"

"it is good!"

Upon hearing the arrival of reinforcements and the voice of her friend Kiyohime, Princess Gyobu was invigorated, nodding hurriedly with a beaming smile on her face.

A moment later, accompanied by a loud roar, an urgent inquiry came through the origami telephone with its flashing runes.

"Report the coordinates, quick!"

"Yes, I'm here..."

The sound stopped abruptly, and Kiyohime on the other end of the phone hurriedly urged him on.

"Xiao Xing, what are the exact coordinates? We're almost there."

"It seems we don't need it anymore..."

Behind the origami screen, Princess Gyobu looked up at the muzzle of the SVD sniper rifle pressed against her head and the black samurai sword held to her neck. Her body stiffened as she threw down the origami phone, and with a mournful face, she raised her hands in a standard French military salute.

Oops!

Realizing something was wrong, Lancer Kiyohime's expression immediately changed, and she quickened her pace, rushing towards the area where her friend Osakabehime was.

However, just as they took a step, a sharp blade of light flew out from the bushes on the left. Wherever the blade passed, giant trees that would take two or three people to encircle snapped cleanly and fell to the ground with a crash.

In the blink of an eye, the blade was upon her, and the biting cold made Kiyohime's hair stand on end. Instinctively, she gripped her naginata horizontally and held it against her chest.

"when!"

A sharp, metallic clang echoed through the mountains and forests, causing leaves to rustle and fall.

Kiyohime retreated several steps, using her naginata as a fulcrum to dissipate the remaining force and barely stabilize herself.

"Where do you want to go, little snake? Let us give you a proper welcome!"

A middle school girl with fox ears and wearing a JK uniform emerges from the shadows behind the bushes, carrying her sword. Her orange eyes are fixed on her prey, filled with a cat-and-mouse smirk.

If you can't beat that snake, surely you can beat this one?

The JK girl grinned, revealing a healthy and radiant smile. Her sharp canine teeth gleamed in the sunlight, clearly indicating her satisfaction with her assigned opponent.

The enemy Lancer, Heavenly Maiden Suzuka Gozen...

Kiyohime, whose path was blocked, looked at the Shogunate Heroic Spirit of the same class, her brows furrowed. Then she sensed the magical energy impacts erupting from several directions, and her expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

Surround the place to call for help!

The opposing side is putting constant pressure on Xiao Xing, thereby mobilizing the remaining defensive forces of the castle tower.

It seems that the other companions on the other routes are also in grave danger.

Meanwhile, the riverbank to the north.

Large plumes of water vapor floated on the boiling river. Some of the jagged rocks around were reduced to dust, some were shattered into pieces, and some were charred black. There were traces of flames and lightning strikes everywhere nearby.

On the riverbank, Jeanne Alter held the Holy Banner in one hand and drew the reversed Saint Catherine's Sword from her waist with the other, a cold smile playing on her lips.

"Hmph! Still not giving up? Face reality, your path forward is already blocked!"

Ugly Gozen brushed her cheek, a drop of crimson blood spreading in her palm. Her shimmering purple eyes looked past Black Jeanne and ahead, her right hand gripping her waist, ready to draw her sword.

The next moment, the fierce lightning and the blazing flames collided and burst into colorful bursts, with explosions of magic rising and falling.

Similar ambush battles broke out in almost every part of Mount Tanba.

The Shinsengumi, led by Okita Souji, and the Black Warriors, led by Tomoe Gozen, were locked in a stalemate at the point where their forces were converging, preventing the various factions of the Hyakki from connecting and leaving them trapped in a quagmire, awaiting their fate of being defeated one by one and devoured.

At this moment, on the ancient mountain path.

"Name?"

"No comment!"

The captured princess, though raising her hands in a gesture of surrender, always held her head high with pride, appearing brave and unyielding.

"boom!"

However, Ji Gang from the Ministry of Justice resolutely refused, and a gunshot suddenly rang out.

Princess Otaku instinctively jumped back, looked down at the muzzle of the SVD sniper rifle emitting blue smoke, and at the stone slab with a large hole chiseled out at her feet. She swallowed hard, her face turning pale.

click-

A crisp sound rang out, and Artoria Alter, who was holding the SVD sniper rifle beside her, reloaded the gun, the dark muzzle waving menacingly in front of Osakabehime.

"I'll ask you one last time..." Samael brushed the stone chips off his clothes, a slightly unsettling, bright smile on his face, "...Name?"

"Geibu-hime..."

The trembling princess could not help but confess.

"Too slow!" Samael was very dissatisfied, his vertical pupils narrowed slightly, and he added a restriction, "From now on, you only have three seconds for each question, understand?"

"..."

“1…2…”

"understand!"

Seeing the gun barrel raised again in front of her, the timid, shut-in girl immediately backed down under the pressure of the two powerful auras, nodding with a mournful face like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Job placement?"

"Lancer!"

"height?"

"158cm!"

"weight?"

"51kg!"

"what do you like?"

"Staying at home, playing games, surfing the internet, online shopping...!"

Samael fired off a barrage of questions, speaking faster and faster, giving Princess Osaka no time to react, and the questions became increasingly complex.

This is a fairly common torture technique.

Reducing the time spent thinking can leave no room for the accused to fabricate lies;

Continuous questioning can train the interrogator's instinctive reactions;

Start by posing common questions, then introduce content that truly interests you. This can gradually break down the defendant's psychological defenses and lead to answers that are closest to the truth.