Sato Matsuichi sat in front of the fire, the flickering firelight illuminating his gloomy face.
"Mr. Koike and his four subordinates have all died for their country." A subordinate stepped forward to report: "Mr. Sato, shouldn't we... find a new hiding place as soon as possible?"
“Heh, where can we hide now?” Sato Matsuichi looked dejected. He chuckled and said, “We came here with the determination to die for our cause.”
"We must buy enough time for Shenwu Jun and the others. This time, we must succeed."
“But we’ve already lost too many people because of this.” The subordinate’s voice choked with emotion, and the remaining men also looked somber.
"So what? You must remember, even if it means poverty for ten generations, we will complete this plan. Otherwise, our descendants will have nowhere to stand." Sato Matsuichi scolded, "Now everyone, cheer up. We must be prepared for mutual destruction."
At this moment, everyone stood up and bowed deeply to Sato Matsuichi.
Sato Matsuichi breathed a slight sigh of relief, sat down, and closed his eyes to rest.
Ye Xingchen finally found this place. When he appeared at the cave entrance, the ninjas led by Sato Matsuichi noticed him and rushed towards him.
However, Ye Xingchen strolled leisurely among these ninjas, and with screams of agony, he had knocked them all to the ground in less than a minute.
Sato Matsuichi slowly opened his eyes, as if he had expected things to turn out this way.
"You're here?" He greeted Ye Xingchen warmly, as if the two were friends.
"It really was a trap," Ye Xingchen said with a smile. "You knew I'd come all along?"
“This is not a trap. I am just buying some more time for Shenwu-jun.” Sato Matsuichi smiled slightly and said, “Now that you are here in front of me, it means that my goal has been achieved.”
"As expected, you're still buying him time, but this time, you're risking your own life," Ye Xingchen said.
“Yes, this time, I’m going to gamble my life.” Sato Matsuichi nodded slightly. “But so what? I came here prepared to die.”
"Using your death to buy time for another group, it seems their mission is quite important this time," Ye Xingchen said.
"Haha, that's right. As long as he succeeds, my death will be worthwhile." Sato Matsu laughed heartily. "Ye Xingchen, we had a very good plan this time, but I didn't expect you to show up."
"What impact did my appearance have on you?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“Your appearance has changed everything for us.” Sato Matsuichi stared at Ye Xingchen, “making our mission increasingly difficult.”
"It's not my appearance that brought about changes for you, but rather that you simply couldn't succeed." Ye Xingchen shook his head: "Do you know why I came alone?"
"Why?" Sato Matsuichi frowned, suddenly sensing something was wrong.
“Because the others have already headed to Xijiang Village. If I’m not mistaken, you set up more than one Dragon-Locking Formation back then, and there’s a Tongtian Peak behind Xijiang Village.” Ye Xingchen said leisurely, “There should also be a Dragon-Locking Formation in that place.”
"Moreover, compared to this place, the Dragon Locking Formation is easier to activate in that place. The Nine Chrysanthemum Feng Shui inheritors, led by Shenwu Youtai, are all in that place now, right?"
"The others were already there, ready for battle?" Sato Matsuichi's eyes flashed with anger as he roared, "Ye Xingchen, you knew all along..."
"The traces you left along the way are far too obvious." Ye Xingchen sneered, "So obvious that anyone can see at a glance that you deliberately lured me here."
"And by doing this, you're simply sacrificing yourself to buy more time for Yuta Kamui and the others. Am I right, Mr. Sato?"
"As expected, you knew all along. I knew it. How could someone as clever as you fall for a trap so easily?" Sato Matsuichi's eyes blazed with anger. "All your forces are heading to Xijiang Village?"
"Yes, they're already prepared there. They've woven a huge net, just waiting for you to fall into it," Ye Xingchen said with a sneer.
"I believe in Shenwu-kun; he will definitely be able to solve this problem," Sato Matsuichi murmured.
"Unfortunately, you had too much faith in him, far too much," Ye Xingchen said. "Before you die, is there anything else you want to say?"
"Our Japan is blessed with military fortune. The Apocalypse Project will continue until the very end." Sato Matsuichi slowly drew a samurai sword and pointed it at his stomach.
Seppuku would be the best option for a desperate Japanese samurai, but Ye Xingchen had no intention of letting him off so easily.
With a flick of his right hand, Ye Xingchen sent the samurai sword in Sato Matsu’s hand flying with a snap.
"What else do you want?" Sato Matsuichi's face was full of anger.
"This way of dying is too easy for you," Ye Xingchen sneered.
"Ye Xingchen, give me a dignified death. Seppuku is the best end for me," Sato Matsu said angrily.
“I’m not going to give you such a dignified death. I have many ways to torture you. I’m going to trample on your self-esteem and crush your dignity under my feet.”
Ye Xingchen sneered, grabbed a vine from the side, tied the guy up tightly, then dragged him out of the cave and hung him on a tree.
"Ye Xingchen, kill me! Kill me! Otherwise, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!" Sato Matsu roared.
"I wasn't afraid of you when you were alive. Do you think I'll be afraid of you now that you're dead?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly, raising his right hand in a sword-like gesture and pointing slightly.
With a soft "plop," a gash appeared on Sato Matsuichi's body, and blood flowed down his skin.
In the deep mountains, the strong smell of blood can attract many things.
"Enjoy the last moments of your life," Ye Xingchen said with a slight smile, and slowly stepped back.
All that was left was Sato Matsuichi screaming and struggling on the spot.
Soon, several wolves, drawn by the scent of blood, arrived. They surrounded Sato Matsu under the tree, and then one of the wolves suddenly pounced...
A piercing scream rang out as Sato Matsuichi was hung from a tree, and more than ten wolves below jumped up one by one to attack him.
With each wolf that leaped up, a chunk of flesh would be ripped off Sato Matsuichi, and before long, his voice gradually faded away.
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