novelaction Chapter 1234 A Surprise of Death
Chapter 1234 A Surprise of Death
"Let's deliver a death surprise from another world."
The night was deep and as dark as ink.
Honno-ji Temple is located 30 li outside Azuchi Castle.
This once-thriving ancient temple, with its thousand-year-old incense offerings, is now nothing but ruins and cobwebs.
Only a few stone Buddhas remained, their faces long since eroded beyond recognition by wind and rain.
Under the cold moonlight, with a compassionate gaze, it quietly watched this land of death, which was about to be completely swallowed up by blood and war.
Inside a fairly intact meditation room in the backyard of the temple.
Oda Nobunaga, the Japanese overlord known as the "Sixth Heaven Demon King".
He was kneeling quietly in front of the Buddha statue.
He was not wearing the magnificent armor that symbolized his supreme power.
She was only wearing a plain white nightgown.
That face, always filled with domineering and authoritative air.
At this moment, he also revealed a rare, barely perceptible hint of fatigue and solemnity.
He hadn't slept for three whole days.
Ever since that Great Qian Fleet, which descended from the heavens like celestial warriors, arrived at the gates of Edo Castle.
He was constantly in a state of extreme anxiety and unease.
He didn't understand.
He really couldn't figure it out.
why?
Why did he always see the Celestial Empire as weak, easily bullied, and completely at his mercy?
How could they launch such a devastating surprise attack on him without any warning?
Why were their artillery pieces so terrifying?
Why were their armies so invincible?
That old tortoise, Tokugawa Ieyasu, couldn't even last a day.
He committed seppuku in such a pathetic manner.
Along with his Edo Castle, which he had painstakingly built up over decades.
And his tens of thousands of elite troops.
They all turned into dust of history overnight.
This is incredible!
"Could it be..."
A terrifying thought, which sent chills down his spine, suddenly surged into his mind.
"Could that legend be true?"
"That ancient prophecy from the East..."
"The Black Dragon descends upon the world, unifying all..."
"No! Impossible!"
He shook his head violently, banishing the absurd thought from his mind.
"I, Oda Nobunaga, am the one destined to rule the land!"
"How dare a mere barbarian from abroad contend with me?!"
"I will tear them all to pieces!"
"Let them know who the true masters of this land are!"
He was frantically trying to hypnotize himself.
He took something out of his pocket.
It was a diamond-shaped crystal, no bigger than a thumb, completely black, yet shimmering with an eerie red glow under the candlelight!
It was the same "Stone of Nothingness" that was exactly the same as the one on Elizabeth's wrist!
"That piece of trash, Barbosa."
He looked at the black crystal in his hand, which represented supreme power and absolute control, and a disdainful sneer appeared on his face.
"They can't even handle a small Eastern empire."
"They even lost the sacred object given to them by our 'god'."
"They deserved to die."
"But this is fine."
His eyes gleamed with a greed and ambition as sharp as a venomous snake.
"I'll deal with these blind flies in front of me once I've taken care of them."
"Then we'll turn around and deal with that scoundrel Tokugawa Hidetada."
"Then the entire East, and even the entire world, will grovel at the feet of Oda Nobunaga!"
"At that time, I will replace Barbosa as the sole representative of 'God' in this land!"
"I will have eternal life and supreme power!"
"Haha...hahahaha!"
He could no longer control his heart, which had long been completely distorted by ambition and desire.
He let out a deafening, maniacal laugh!
However, he never dreamed of this.
While he was still immersed in his pipe dream of dominating the world.
In the desolate, dark forest outside the temple.
Hundreds of black, ghostly figures.
The small Honnoji Temple was already completely surrounded.
The one leading them was Lin Zhen.
He was wearing a black night-clothes that allowed for easy movement.
His face was also covered with a black mask.
Only a pair of deep eyes, which shone brightly even in the darkness, were visible.
There was not a trace of emotion in those eyes.
Only a cold, machine-like absolute calmness and chilling killing intent.
Beside him were Yue Fei and Elizabeth.
Both of them were also dressed in a striking nighttime outfit.
Yue Fei held tightly in his hand a uniquely shaped flintlock pistol equipped with a silencer.
Elizabeth, on the other hand, had two ornate flintlock pistols, which she was most skilled at, clipped to her waist.
Those sapphire-blue eyes were filled with excitement and bloodlust for an impending, thrilling death hunt.
Behind them were one hundred elite snipers, personally selected by Yue Fei from the Divine Machine Battalion.
Along with one hundred elite pirates, personally selected by Elizabeth from the Black Pearl, who were most skilled in assassination and stealth.
This is a small death alliance composed of the top assassins and warriors from the East and West.
This is Lin Zhen's last and only trump card in this "decapitation operation"!
"Your Highness," Yue Fei whispered in his ear, lowering his voice, "everything is ready."
"According to Date Masamune's intelligence, Oda Nobunaga only brought fewer than fifty personal guards each time he came."
"Our elite force of two hundred men, plus your and the Admiral's skills."
"Dealing with them is a piece of cake."
"No." Lin Zhen slowly shook his head.
"not that simple."
"Oh?" Yue Fei and Elizabeth both looked at him with some surprise.
"Have you forgotten?" Lin Zhen's gaze pierced through the layers of dark forest and landed on the brightly lit meditation room, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes that was hard for others to read.
“Oda Nobunaga also possesses a ‘Stone of Nothingness’.”
"You've already witnessed the power of that thing on the ship."
"Once he senses the danger, he'll detonate that thing."
"Let alone our two hundred people, everything within a ten-mile radius will be reduced to nothingness in an instant."
Upon hearing this, Yue Fei and Elizabeth's faces, which had been full of confidence, instantly lost all color!
Only then did they remember the most fatal problem they had overlooked!
Yes!
They were only thinking about how to assassinate Oda Nobunaga.
But they completely forgot that this guy himself is a walking super bomb!
A madman who might take them all down with him at any moment!
How...how are we supposed to fight like this?!