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Chapter 1239 Eight-Foot Crow
“Yue Fei, Elizabeth,” he said, turning to his two generals, “each of you select twenty of your most elite men, dress in night clothes, and come with me. The rest will be led by Ghost Shadow to provide support and block all communication.”
"Yes, Your Highness!" Although Yue Fei and Elizabeth were still a little doubtful, military orders were absolute, and they bowed and accepted the order without hesitation.
Soon, a small commando team of forty-three people was ready.
Under the leadership of Date Masamune, a terrified "collaborator".
Like ghosts disappearing into the night, they vanished silently into the vast darkness outside Honnoji Temple.
……
Azuchi Castle, a super war fortress hailed as "the most fortified castle in the world".
The area remains brightly lit and heavily guarded.
On the towering city walls, squads of foot soldiers armed with arquebuses patrolled back and forth meticulously.
The streets of the castle town were filled with samurai carrying lanterns, roaming around everywhere.
The entire Azuchi Castle was in a state of high alert, outwardly relaxed but inwardly tense.
However, they never dreamed of this.
Their supposedly "impregnable" defense system has been mythologized.
They were practically useless against Lin Zhen and his group of unconventional "extraterrestrial visitors".
Under Date Masamune's leadership, they easily bypassed all the overt and covert checkpoints.
They arrived at the door of a small, unremarkable tavern located in the most secluded corner of the castle town.
The tavern door was tightly shut.
It was completely dark inside, without a trace of life.
It seemed like it had been closed for quite some time.
"Your Highness..." Date Masamune's voice trembled with a hint of tears as he looked at the tightly closed gate, "This...this is the place."
"You...the 'friend' you're looking for is inside?" Yue Fei and Elizabeth both looked at the dilapidated tavern with extremely suspicious eyes.
They simply couldn't understand how such a godforsaken place could have a "super collaborator" more powerful than an army of 50,000.
Your Highness... could it be that you've been deceived?
However, Lin Zhen ignored their suspicions.
He simply walked quietly to the dilapidated wooden door.
Then he reached out and gently knocked on the door with a very unique rhythm of three long knocks followed by two short knocks.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk."
"Tuk-tuk."
The knocking sounded exceptionally clear in the deathly still night.
However, there was still no response from inside the tavern.
Yue Fei and Elizabeth both frowned.
They instinctively gripped their weapons tighter, their eyes becoming wary.
However, Lin Zhen's face remained calm and composed.
He seemed completely unconcerned about any potential ambushes or traps.
He reached out and knocked on the door again, in the same rhythm.
"Squeak-"
This time, the old wooden door finally opened slowly, just a crack.
A lean, sharp-looking man, also dressed in black night clothes and with his face covered by a mask, revealing only a pair of cold and wary eyes, appeared behind the door.
His gaze, sharp as a hawk's, swept back and forth over Lin Zhen and the others.
His gaze fell upon Date Masamune's face, which was filled with fear and unease.
A hint of undisguised contempt and murderous intent flashed in those cold eyes.
However, when his gaze finally landed on Lin Zhen.
He was slightly taken aback.
Because he saw it in the young man in front of him, who was also masked.
He sensed a powerful and mysterious aura that he had never seen before.
It felt as if he was facing an extraordinary person.
Rather, it is an unparalleled deity from a higher dimension!
"Who are you people?" His voice was hoarse and cold, full of vigilance and hostility.
Lin Zhen did not speak.
He simply took out the black token, engraved with a three-legged raven, from his pocket.
Then she quietly held it up in front of the man.
The moment the man saw the token.
His eyes, which had always been as cold as iron, suddenly widened in shock!
His eyes were filled with an unbelievable shock and horror that was a hundred times stronger than when he had seen Date Masamune before!
"Eight... Eight-legged Crow?!"
He exclaimed in shock, his voice filled with undisguised excitement and awe!
next second.
He did something astonishing that surprised both Yue Fei and Elizabeth.
He knelt down on one knee with a "plop"!
Then, with an almost pilgrimage-like piety, he respectfully prostrated himself before Lin Zhen!
"Fujibayashi Masayasu, head of the Koga gumi of the Shinbukai!"
"Welcome to the 'God Envoy'!"
"Your subordinate was unaware of the arrival of Your Excellency, the Divine Envoy, and has failed to greet you properly. I deserve to die!"
His voice, though not loud, was filled with absolute loyalty and reverence from the depths of his soul!
Yue Fei and Elizabeth were completely dumbfounded.
They never imagined that the seemingly ordinary little token in the prince's hand would possess such terrifying magic!
It's astonishing that a top expert who clearly isn't an ordinary person would bow down and call him "divine messenger"!
What... what on earth is going on?!
They felt that all the incredible things they had experienced in their lives combined...
None of them were as bizarre and subversive as what I had experienced in the short few days I spent with the prince!
"Get up," Lin Zhen said calmly, his voice devoid of any emotion.
It was as if all of this was within his expectations.
"Yes, Your Excellency!"
Fujibayashi Masayasu stood up respectfully from the ground.
The wariness and suspicion in his eyes when he looked at Lin Zhen were gone.
All that remained was endless fanaticism and worship!
Because he knows.
The Yatagarasu is a symbol of the highest power in their Divine Warrior Association.
Seeing this edict is like seeing their ancestor Xu Fu, who has lived for over two thousand years, in person!
There is only one person in the entire world who can possess this token!
That is the one from the ancestral prophecy, the one who can lead them to defeat the "extraterrestrial demons" and save the world...
—A person chosen by fate!
"How's the situation outside?" Lin Zhen asked him directly.
“Replying to Your Excellency,” Fujibayashi Masayasu quickly replied, “everything is ready.”
"All the spies that our Divine Martial Society planted in Anzu City have been activated."
"Three of them have successfully infiltrated Oda Nobunaga's core decision-making circle."
"One of them was his personal guard captain, Takigawa Kazumasu."
"One of them was his chief strategist, Akechi Mitsuhide."
"The other person is Niwa Nagahide, who is in charge of the grain and weapons of the entire Azuchi Castle."
"As soon as you give the order, they will launch a thunderous attack on Azuchi Castle!"
"With the combined efforts of those inside and outside, the great undertaking can be accomplished!"
Fujibayashi Masayasu's words left Yue Fei and Elizabeth speechless and deeply shaken once again!
They never expected it.
This so-called "Divine Martial Gathering" is completely unknown.
It has such terrifying infiltration capabilities!
They actually managed to plant their own mole in the very heart of Oda Nobunaga's power structure!
Captain of the Royal Guard!
Chief Strategist!
Logistics Director!
Any one of these individuals is a key figure capable of influencing the entire battle!
And now these three people are all their people?!
How...how can we possibly lose?!
This is practically handing victory to them!
They finally understand.
Why does the prince dare to say that they have a "super collaborator" who is even more reliable and powerful than Date Masamune?
How can this be considered a traitor?
This is clearly a direct attack on the enemy's entire stronghold!