*Swoooshh!
The three of them arrived beside a small creak, they then scouted the area for clues.
They told the IAI Department about their insights, but since they were pressed with time, the three of them had to do the scouting and attacking at the same time!
But they didn't care, for Eiji, he needs to quickly find the people before they do the ritual, and for the two, their education as nobles that weren't corrupted made it so that they do not condone behavior such as these!
*Baaanngg!!!
A few minutes of searching, Akai, who was the fastest of the them because it was night time and the area had full of shadows finally found the entrance of the cave!
"Here!"
"Great!"
*SWOOOSHH!!!
Without any hesitation, The three of them went in the cave!
"Aaahhh!!!"
"Heelpp!!!"
"Mmoommmmyy!!!"
"Heheh!"
"Hahah!"
As they ran inside the cave, they vaguely heard screams of pain and cries of help along with perveted laughs.
"These bastards!!!"
"Dammit!!!"
Marco and Akai cursed, and Eiji just ran even faster.
Even without seeing what was happening deep inside, they knew that something terrible is happening inside!
*Swoooshh!!
*ZINNG! ZIING!!!
*BAAANNNGG!!!!
Slashing the stone door in front of him twice, Marco and Akai who was behind him kicked it open, causing a loud sound to echo in the cave!
"Huh?!"
"Wh-what the hell??"
Inside, the cries suddenly stopped and there were about twenty people who were cleaning dead bodies from the ground.
And there were others who clearly looked like they had just got back and were now dragging three new people!
"Who the hell are you guys?!"
"Damn! Kill them!"
*Ziinng!! Ziinngg!!
Sounds of katana unsheathing was heard echoing inside the cave.
Eiji, Akai and Marco looked down at he dead bodies as well as the pool of flowing blood on the floor.
For Akai and Marco, this was the first time they had seen such a scene, and their emotions flared up as anger and frustration kicked in!
Had they been fast enough, they would have saved these people but now...
"Khuk!!"
Eiji clenched his teeth in anger.
He looked at the swordsmen that were rushing towards them with their katanas.
""Haaarrgh-"
"WHAT THE HELL'S SO LOUD NOW?!"
Just as Eiji was shouting in anger and ready to attack, a loud, complaining voice was heard as a person exited a hidden room from the cave.
He was a handsome young man with golden hair.
He looked about 20 something years old, but he had heavy eyebags and a messy appearance, he shouldn't have slept and taken a batch for days now!
"Huh?! Intruders? You bastards are really useless! You even let kids find out where our hide out is!"
"Sorry boss! They just barged in just now!"
"T-they should have been given clues from our helpers! Two people haven't came back since this morning!"
The young man just had a disgusted expression as he looked at his subordinates.
His subordinates looked very afraid as they trembled under his gaze and looked down.
"Y-you!! You and that damn count! I will kill you!!!"
Eiji looked at the young man in hatred.
Akai and Marco also put their hands in their katanas ready to attack.
"Hahah! That count?! Oh! Hey!"
The young man just laughed as he looked at one of his swordsmen.
"That count..and his family right?! They should be dead, their bodies are in one of these piles! You can look for them and kill him again ahhah!"
The young man just laughed as he looked at the three.
*Ziinngg!!
Eiji, Akai and Marco unsheathed their katanas.
Their grips trembled in anger as they looked at the nonchalant man in front of them!
"Haaaahh!! You guys! Kill them quick and clean the place!"
With a yawn, he sat in one of the stone chairs as he instructed his subordinates. He then grabbed the roped that was bound to the three women, and dragged them back inside his room.
"Haaahhh!!"
Then shouting loudly, the subordinates ran towards the three of them once again and this time, no one was gonna interrupt them!
*Ziinng!!
Marco intercepted one of the attackers katana, then he backed off as he kicked the person beside him who was also rushing towards him!
*Baanngg!!
The other guy was kicked towards one of the poeple that were rushing on Eiji, making the two tumble.
But just Eiji stood there as looked at the swordsmen rushing towards him!
*Ziinng!!
*Thud! Thud! Thud!
Then a blade suddenly slashed the three of them from behind as their heads rolled off into the ground.
It was Akai who just went into the shadows and emerge just to take care three of them in an instant!
"W- what?!"
"Oh?! Hanzo clansmen huh?!
The leader who came back out, was just in time to see Akai in action and looked at him in interest!
The others were now afraid. Encountering a Hanzo clan member inside a cave is just suicide!
"D-Dammit!!!"
Out of sheer panic, one of them just went into an all out attack as he rushed at Akai once again!
*Thud!!
This time, it was now Akai who did not move!
Eiji, like a ghost, suddenly arrive in front of the ten remaining members.
Marco was also finished in his own fight, he had also killed the two guys that had stumbled from his kick!
"Ohh??!! A Yami clan member, A Hanzo one and a very fast kid huh?! What an interesting combination you guys are!"
The young man now stood up from his seat, as he looked at the three of them with interest and madness in his eyes!
*End Of Chapter.