Slash the Scarlet Eyes: Start with a Starburst Air Stream Slash Chapter 019

“Then, Lubbock the Hero, you shall sacrifice yourself for Night Raid!”

Leone unceremoniously stepped on Lubbock, pulling his hands and bending them slightly.

“Ahhh! I won’t give in.” Lubbock was as stubborn as a dead duck.

“Since that’s the case, I won’t hold back.” With that, Leone’s strength increased by another notch.

“Oh—!”

Lubbock actually let out a satisfied cry, but the expression on his face still showed an unwillingness to yield even in death.

Watching the two interact, Lin Yu and the others silently retreated. Is this assassin organization even legitimate?

Ten minutes later…

“Phew~, that was comfortable.” Leone led Lin Yu and the others away from the area, leaving behind a Lubbock who was overly comfortable and had fainted.

“Alright, next up is Night Raid’s cutest beautiful girl making her appearance.”

Leone led the group to a riverside, where Akame was grilling a giant creature.

“Is that… is that a Special-Grade Danger Beast, the Man-Eating Bird?!”

Tatsumi suddenly exclaimed in surprise, recognizing the creature Akame was grilling.

“No way, that’s a creature that can easily destroy a village, and it’s just being eaten?!”

Ieyasu was also a bit surprised, not expecting anyone to be able to defeat a Special-Grade Danger Beast alone.

“Of course, don’t let Akame’s small stature fool you; she goes by herself to hunt for ingredients like this,” Leone said with a grin.

“Awesome!”

Lin Yu was speechless too. Special-Grade Danger Beasts being food was quite impressive.

“Here, Leone, for you to eat.” Akame tore off a bone-in piece of meat from the Man-Eating Bird, her gaze sweeping over Lin Yu and the other three, finally settling on Lin Yu.

“You said your cooking is very delicious and even glows, right?” Akame said blankly, her eyes filled with a longing for good food.

“I guarantee you’ll be satisfied.” Lin Yu patted his chest confidently. Are you kidding? This is the high-value Golden Chef title, and the name “Flashbang” isn’t just for show.

“By the way, Akame, why do you seem so well-behaved today?” Leone asked.

“Because Boss is back.”

Akame looked to the side, where a woman with short white hair and a cool metal right arm was sitting by the campfire.

“Ahaha, Boss, you’re back.” Leone said, then immediately ran off, but Boss’s metal arm instantly shot out and grabbed Leone by the neck.

“When I wasn’t around recently, it seems you’ve exceeded the mission time multiple times, haven’t you?”

Boss’s metal arm began to creak.

“So, when does our test begin?”

At this moment, Saya spoke up, asking. Leone had privately told her that joining Night Raid came with money, and the hourly wage was very high.

“You must be Saya, right? Akame just mentioned you. You’re an Imperial Arms user, so it seems we’ve found a treasure. I am Najenda, the leader of this assassin squad. You can call me Boss.” Najenda stood up and released her metal right arm. “Since you want to participate in the test, then come. Akame, go notify the others to gather at the training ground, and also bring me the combat intelligence from the past few days and the information on these young men. I need to understand them.”

With that, she turned and left.

“Good luck, glowing chef.” Akame gave a thumbs-up, then also left to notify the others.

What glowing chef, it’s the ingredients that glow, the ingredients that glow. Lin Yu complained.

Then Leone led Lin Yu and the others on a tour of the other facilities before returning to the training ground.

Training Ground.

As Lin Yu and his group arrived, the other members of Night Raid also gathered there.

Najenda stood before them, her gaze sweeping over them, and said, “Since you want to join Night Raid, strength is essential. After all, what we do is very dangerous and involves the risk of death, so we need to test your abilities.”

“Brand, you’re in charge of testing those four.”

“Understood.” Brand stepped forward and nodded.

“Then let me, Ieyasu, this master, kick things off for you.”

Ieyasu rubbed his hands together and stepped forward, saying.

“You first? I thought you’d let the young lady go first.” Brand picked a wooden long staff from the weapon rack and held it, looking at Ieyasu.

“It’s all the same, here I come!” Ieyasu lunged at Brand, raising his right fist to attack Brand.

“You’re really hot-blooded.” Brand calmly dodged the attack with just a sidestep.

“Oh no!”

Ieyasu quickly tried to defend, but the opening he left was too large. Brand, without even looking, delivered a counter-thrust.

“Bang!”

The long staff powerfully hit Ieyasu’s abdomen.

“Ugh!”

Ieyasu’s eyes rolled back, and he half-knelt on the ground.

“Not bad. Speed, strength, and defense are barely passing. With a little more training, you’ll be able to handle some ordinary missions.”

Brand put away his staff and helped Ieyasu to the side to rest.

“What just happened? Ieyasu was defeated just like that?”

As the little noob of the Night Raid headquarters, Lin Yu had only seen Ieyasu charge forward, then Brand moved his arm, and Ieyasu knelt. The exchange didn’t even last three seconds.

“Since Ieyasu was defeated, then let me go.” Tatsumi drew his long sword, becoming the second tester.

“Come on, Tatsumi, use all your strength.” Brand smiled slightly.

“Haa—!”

Tatsumi charged.

“Bang!”

The long sword was knocked away.

As expected, in Brand’s eyes, Tatsumi’s attacking methods were like child’s play, posing no threat whatsoever.

“This one’s not bad either. If I guide him carefully, he’s also a good prospect.”

Brand picked up Tatsumi and said gently.

(⁄⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄⁄)

“I… I know, quickly put me down.” Looking at Brand’s tough face, Tatsumi’s face immediately flushed with embarrassment.

“Good that you know.” Brand smiled brightly and put Tatsumi down, while Tatsumi instantly teleported away from his spot.

“Alright, so now, young lady, will you go first, or will Lin Yu go first?”

Brand twirled his long staff once and planted it on the ground, saying.

“Let me go, Lin Yu.” Saya said, holding her Imperial Arms, “Winged Radiance.”

“Mm.” Lin Yu nodded. It didn’t matter who went first; he couldn’t win anyway.

“Then I’m going to attack. Winged Radiance Triple Strike!”

Saya took a deep breath, swiftly drew her bowstring, and three arrows condensed from mental energy instantly shot out, heading straight for Brand.

Brand smiled slightly, his body flashing, easily dodging the arrows.

“Good aim, but it’s pointless if you can’t hit anyone,” Brand said, then swiftly charged towards Saya.

Saya quickly retreated, shouting, “Brand! Winged Radiance Six-Shot Strike!”

She simultaneously shot out six arrows. Brand was about to dodge when he noticed that these arrows were following his body.

“Interesting, but not enough.” Brand chuckled, his body quickly reaching Saya. “It’s over.” The long staff in his hand was pressed against Saya’s neck, while the mental arrows shot by Winged Radiance were still rapidly approaching him.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!” × 2

Brand gently swung his hand back, and the six mental arrows were instantly shattered.

Saya sighed, “I lost.”

She hadn’t expected her attacks to be completely useless. She thought she could at least cause some damage.

“No, your performance was already very good.” Brand patted her shoulder. “The Imperial Arms’ abilities require more practice. Go to Mine; she and you are probably the same type of fighter.”

He looked at Mine, who also nodded in agreement. With Saya on the team for long-range assassination, the success rate could almost reach 100%.

“Alright, Lin Yu, it’s your turn. Although the requirements for a logistics chef aren’t high, you at least need the strength to hunt Danger Beasts. With your small frame, let alone being a chef, it’d be impressive if you weren’t turned into ingredients yourself.”

Brand said, seeing through Lin Yu’s strength at a glance. He was even worse than third-rate, just slightly stronger than an ordinary person.

“Oh.”

Lin Yu simply replied, his hands conjuring two long swords, one blue and one black, out of thin air, and his physical abilities began to surge…

“Starburst Stream Sixteen-Hit Slash!”