The Empire is a great empire that has existed for a thousand years, prosperous and flourishing, and widely praised.
In the Great Empire, which practices a monarchy, the emperor possesses absolute power over the country.
However, the young emperor who ruled this country was too young and lacked judgment, so he entrusted all political affairs to his ministers, believing that this would benefit himself and the people.
It can be said that the true controller of the empire was Minister Honest. But the minister's excessive despotism further worsened the already corrupt imperial politics, and also made the people more fearful and impoverished.
Eight years ago, due to the corruption of the central government, people with anti-state ideologies began to appear all over the country.
The country's intelligence agency was concerned about this, so they established a specialized assassination unit. The personnel were pure children raised as weapons.
They tested 1000 bought children, selecting the top 7 and training them separately from the others.
Members not selected for the seven-person team were trained in the empire's underground facilities, enhancing their combat abilities by ingesting harmful drugs. They also had to remember to carry the drugs when deployed in real combat. If they reduced the frequency of medication, it would lead to unbearable physical pain.
In contrast, the treatment of the elite seven-person team was much better. They were trained by Gozqi, one of the former Rakshasa Four Demons of Shaolin Temple, in the border region. The empire even artificially created Longxi Mountain Village in the border region for this purpose.
The seven-person team, purely trained as assassins, believed they could create a happy world by slaying their enemies.
Boni was No. 4 of the elite assassination seven-person team belonging to the Imperial Capital. Her team had killed a large number of anti-imperialists on the White Wolf River bank. After confirming safety, she followed "Father" Gozqi into the city.
Cornelia, the golden-haired big-breasted No. 3, also walked cheerfully on the main road, smiling and pulling Tsukushi, the loli-faced big-breasted No. 6.
Compared to the other happy team members, the red-eyed No. 7 frowned. At this time, she was just a novice assassin. The girl's worldview was entirely built by her adoptive father, Gozqi. Her existence was to eradicate the seeds of rebellion against the empire.
However, as an assassin, when the girl saw the ordinary people struggling to survive in the empire, she couldn't help but feel a bit sad.
"Here too are people with worried faces and emaciated bodies. It's very different from the village near our home, isn't it? Why is everyone living such a difficult life!" Confusion flickered in her red eyes. She didn't know why there were so many unfortunate people.
"There's no helping it, this is the gap between rich and poor."
Akame's adoptive father, Gozqi, sensed her wavering and gently patted the girl's shoulder.
"We can't help them. And once war breaks out, the lives of these people who are desperately trying to live will vanish like trash… As long as we can protect peace, the politicians will figure out how to deal with the current situation afterwards."
As he spoke, Gozqi also observed Akame's reaction out of the corner of his eye. If his precious daughter couldn't serve as Minister Honest's personal execution tool, he would have no choice but to eliminate her himself.
However, as Gozqi entered the inn, his gaze was immediately drawn to the cloaked young man in front of him.
(This guy's aura and footwork are definitely not ordinary people…)
For Gozqi, who was formerly one of the Rakshasa Four Demons, he could tell at a glance that he was an assassin sent by the rebels! … There was no mistake, he had just caught a spy gathering intelligence on his adopted children, and now he had encountered another one.
"Yo, young man, my name is Gozqi, can I have a word with you?"
Hearing "Father" speak to Lin Feng in front of him like that, the four girls immediately became vigilant. Although they couldn't feel any killing intent from the other party, such people were the most terrifying.
"Father, let me help you."
As the eldest sister among the seven, Cornelia's right hand was already wearing the Imperial Arm — Smash King. The metallic gauntlet completely covered her right arm.
"Your strength is not enough to deal with an enemy who can completely conceal their killing intent. Stay aside and learn well."
Gozqi made his daughters step aside. Although he sensed that something was off about Lin Feng, as a former Rakshasa Four Demons from Shaolin Temple, and with the one-hit kill Imperial Arm "Murasame" at his waist, Gozqi was not afraid of a rebel assassin!
"Gozqi? Sounds a bit familiar…"
Lin Feng briefly glanced at the scruffy uncle in front of him, but the men in the prequel were not worth Lin Feng's brain cells. However, he recognized the Murasame at his waist and the red-eyed girl beside him at a glance.
"Fighting with you, uncle, would be too boring. How about I spar with the beautiful female pugilist beside you?" Lin Feng's gaze drifted to the golden-haired, large-breasted Cornelia, and after taking off his hood, he waved gently at her.
"So handsome!"
In front of Cornelia was a man as handsome as a prince. Although she compared him to a prince, the girl had always lived in an assassination base and had never even seen a prince from a border country. But she felt that a prince should be like the elegant young man in front of her.
"Tsk, arrogant!"
Gozqi sensed the other party's contempt. As the "father" of the Imperial Assassination Unit's elite seven-person team, and having come from the Empire's highest-level boxing temple, even without an Imperial Arm, he could match an Imperial Arm user with his skill and strength.
"Teach him a lesson, Father."
The barefoot girl, Boni, blindly trusted her "Father's" strength.
Lin Feng looked at Boni with a half-smile. Her lower body was clad in black tight leather pants, and the muscles of her calves were well-proportioned. Her Imperial Arm was the Trousers of Yō, a cloth Imperial Arm that enhanced leg strength.
Feeling Lin Feng's gaze, Boni raised her hand and made a throat-slitting gesture. The girl's behavior could be said to be quite provocative.
Their gazes briefly met with the four girls, and Lin Feng's scarlet eyes detected a faint, murky aura of malice from them. As he scrutinized the golden-haired uncle beside him, he saw a dense black mist of killing intent emanating from Gozqi.
Gozqi grinned, revealing a sinister smile, and suddenly, five steel needles shot out from his left sleeve, directly aimed at Lin Feng's face.
At the same time, his right hand, gripping Murasame, subtly moved his wrist and elbow joints. Gozqi, whose body had been modified, could instantly extend his right arm to 3 meters. His poised right hand, like a deadly venomous tongue, was ready to suddenly slash at Lin Feng.
This was Gozqi's usual combo: use hidden weapons to distract the opponent, then use his modified right hand to slash at the enemy from an unexpected angle. As long as they were injured by the Imperial Arm Murasame, even a small scratch would be fatal!
Lin Feng raised his right hand, extended two fingers, and with a flick of his wrist, effortlessly flicked away the five steel needles. Then, he lunged forward in a single stride, his straight punch whistling as it struck Gozqi's face.
A cold glint flashed in Gozqi's eyes; it was exactly according to his plan. Without a second thought, he slashed with Murasame at this fierce punch.
Facing the one-hit-kill demonic blade, Lin Feng instantly unleashed his demonic power. The dark, intense demonic aura overwhelmed the floor, causing the plaster on the walls to crack!
Clang!
In the world of the cross, Aono Raion, who had just become a True Ancestor, could "create" blood armor that shattered Alucard's true body.
With a crisp clang, the Imperial Arm Murasame was deflected.
So hard! It felt like cutting into rock.
The blood-colored gauntlet that appeared out of nowhere startled Gozqi, and his tiger's mouth went numb.
Ever since he acquired Murasame, he hadn't encountered an unkillable enemy in a long time.
Before he could even react, Lin Feng, who was in front of him, vanished!
Bang! It was as if his lower back had been violently kicked by a bull; his entire body was directly sent flying into the wall!
Gozqi spat out fresh blood, struggled to his feet, and cold sweat the size of beans trickled down his face.
Only then did he realize that this was an opponent he could absolutely not defeat.
With the outcome decided, Lin Feng looked down at the man kneeling on the ground and asked coldly, "Gozqi, do you still want to fight?"
"I… I lost!…"
Gozqi gritted his teeth; he was, after all, a former Rakshasa Four Demons member, wielding an Imperial Arm, yet he was defeated in a single exchange!
The struggle between the two was decided in the blink of an eye.
Gozqi's four adopted daughters watched their father being beaten to his knees.
Their expressions were completely bewildered, or rather, they found it hard to believe the reality before their eyes.
Boni, with her orange ponytail, reacted the most intensely, as if the eight years of training had truly made her regard Gozqi as her biological father.
How could this be!
Her most revered and admired "father," Gozqi, was actually defeated by the black-haired, red-eyed young man in front of her?
The enraged Boni stomped her feet, activating her Imperial Arm, the Yuzhi Trousers.
A fierce whip kick aimed at the back of Lin Feng's head!
An ordinary person hit by this kick would definitely suffer a fractured skull!
Slam!
Without even turning his head, Lin Feng grabbed the girl's ankle, lifted her upside down, and brought her in front of him.
Slap! Slap!
With two crisp sounds, the girl felt her butt being split open.
The burning pain made tears of humiliation well up in Boni's eyes.
To be held by her ankle by a strange man, and to have her butt spanked in front of her "father," this was beyond what shame could describe!
Gozqi, standing nearby, calmly watched Lin Feng.
The ability to instantly form armor on his hand, was that an Imperial Arm, or something else?
He only now realized that he completely couldn't fathom Lin Feng's strength.
"May I ask your name, Your Excellency? In all these years, I've rarely seen someone as formidable as you."
"Me?… Someone who is about to change the future of the Empire."
In Lin Feng's story, he completely transformed into a minority from the Far Eastern border region, full of ambition, ready to join the army and change the Empire's corrupt status quo from within.
Gozqi listened, and with his bruised and half-swollen face, he nodded heavily:
"Indeed, heroes emerge from the young since ancient times.
With such formidable strength as yours, Your Excellency, you will definitely be highly valued in the Empire.
If possible, I would truly like to introduce you in the Imperial Capital… but I have a mission at hand now, please forgive me."
Gozqi was, of course, lying; he didn't believe Lin Feng's words at all.
He could sense Lin Feng's gaze constantly drifting over his adopted daughters, looking at their legs, looking at their chests.
"Cough cough… It's already getting dark, I wonder what Your Excellency's plans are.
We will be resting at this inn for a while; if possible, Your Excellency…"
Gozqi paused here, his eyes darting among his daughters, a forced smile on his half-swollen face, like a pimp soliciting customers.
"Is that so… Then I shall impose."
Lin Feng nodded.
Although he wanted to talk about life with Cornelia, it still required time to cultivate feelings with a girl he had just met.
Half an hour later, Lin Feng, the four girls, and their adopted father sat at a large table, eating dinner.
On the table were roasted meat made from some kind of wild beast, stewed wild vegetables, stir-fried mushrooms, sashimi, cheap beer, and so on.
For Lin Feng, who lived in the 21st century, these foods were terribly unpalatable.
He didn't rush to build rapport with the girls either.
Getting too close might instead make the girls dislike him.
So, he and Gozqi, the girls' adopted father, chatted and drank with laughter.
Meanwhile, Cornelia, Boni, Akame, and Tsukushi, the four girls, ate very happily.
Especially the naturally clumsy Boni; although her butt was swollen and she couldn't even sit on a stool, she still gobbled down the roasted meat.
Being a simpleton, she looked at the fake smiles on Gozqi's and Lin Feng's faces and naively believed that the two had become friends after their fight.
After dinner, Gozqi, somewhat worried about his three adopted sons in the mountains, sought out Cornelia, the most mature of his adopted daughters, for a private talk.
"I need to go to the mountains to discuss important matters with the boys; the task of managing everyone is entrusted to you.
Before I return, you must take good care of everyone, and while you're at it, observe that Lin Feng and figure out his background."
"Leave it to me, Papa!" Cornelia promised, patting her full chest.