"How could this be..."

A voice filled with a mix of shock and rage echoed.

The leader, unbelievingly, watched his own sudden burst as he got up quickly, like a charging leopard, lunging in front of the opponent and fiercely smashing down the blade hidden in his wide sleeves, as if it were the peak strike of his career, even splitting the wind.

However... it was effortlessly caught. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Two slender, powerful fingers firmly pinched the blade.

"Like an ant trying to shake a tree..."

The young man in front of him smiled slightly, exerting a little force with his fingers, easily breaking the well-refined sturdy blade, and flicking the fragments back like lightning, moving so fast they were almost invisible, causing the leader to feel a piercing pain in his throat the moment his instincts warned him.

Blood flashed, and he clutched his throat tightly, slowly kneeling down, his expression changing from shock to disbelief in an instant.

Gu Mo appeared exceptionally calm; even if his basic attributes were substantially reduced, his body remained non-human level in physique. Breaking the blade and firing the metallic shards at bullet speed was merely done with casual ease, achievable without any technical skill.

"Kill!"

"Take him down!!"

"Kill him! Kill him!!"

Outbursts of angry shouts arose everywhere, but this clean and efficient counter-kill momentarily stunned everyone, with an overwhelming sense of oppression amid the calm that momentarily intimidated their spirits, but they soon snapped back, feeling a violent impulse surging to their heads, blood welling up.

As if their vision was tainted with blood-red, they became overwhelmingly furious, with adrenaline surging, and heartbeats and blood flow accelerating.

Unable to think, only one thought remained!

At this moment——

Beside him, Oda Chi was dumbfounded. She looked at the person collapsed on the ground, heard the successive shouts, and looking up again, found everyone in the Owari Mission drawing their hidden weapons, storming forward like wolves, their faces twisted with murderous intent.

It seemed like, for a moment, she could not comprehend what had happened.

"No——!"

But despite her pale complexion, her body reacted faster than her mind. She let out a cry, like a cuckoo crying blood, throwing herself toward the young man beside her without thinking, as if trying to use her slender body to shield him from the incoming barrage of blades and swords.

Gu Mo was momentarily stunned, almost thinking this girl had also fallen under Layman Guoxin's influence, but this small episode didn't matter.

He casually waved his sleeve, releasing invisible energy that knocked all the attackers' weapons out of their hands, clattering to the ground.

Their hands were in pain, and the weapons fell from their grip.

In their shock and rage, they continued to curse and roar like mad, charging forward, for there was no retreat at this point!

However, the guards outside were not merely idle. Though caught off guard by the sudden incident, failing to react now would be absurd... The sound of armor clashing rang out urgently, and the guards, angrier than these lunatics, rushed forward, cutting down with their blades!

Limbs and heads flew immediately!

Scalding hot blood sprayed upwards, staining the beams above!

The Owari people screamed, but some roared angrily, like completely deranged beasts, crashing into the guards, using nails and teeth to fight blades, creating opportunities for their comrades!

Facing these reckless, beast-like brutal individuals, the guards were startled. But despite their fright, they did not hesitate to cut down their foes; realizing the madness of their opponents trying to drag them down as well was nothing short of a grave offense!

Another round of slaughter ensued, and in an instant, people fell like blades of wheat!

The remaining few seized the opportunity, rushing in front of Gu Mo, only to be quickly knocked down by the ninjas descending from above, lying on the ground groaning in pain.

Fury, venom, resentment, despair...

A rich range of emotions was reflected in their pupils.

"Why, why did it have to be like this..."

When it all calmed down, Oda Chi finally realized what had transpired.

Her face was drained of color, trembling as she barely managed to stand beside Gu Mo again, turning back slightly to see a tragic bloody scene. Her snow-white face turned even paler, and her pupils seemed hollow.

She vaguely understood, for she knew her brother was always a cruel person in some aspects...

But the enormous disparity left her spirit unable to accept—it had been moments ago that they were laughing and chatting amiably about the alliance between the two families and sincerely collaborating, yet abruptly it had morphed into terrifying bloodshed and violence.

"Demon!"

One of the Oda family retainers, writhing on the ground in pain, nonetheless glared angrily and distastefully at Gu Mo standing ahead.

"Lord Nobunaga will soon arrive with his troops. Don't think..." he trailed off, the overwhelming blood loss and injuries surpassing his fervent will, leaving him gasping heavily, his gaze growing somewhat unfocused.