Slash the Scarlet Eyes: Start with a Starburst Air Stream Slash Chapter 020

“Is this the power of an Imperial Arm?”

Brandt saw Lin Yu let out a low cry, and then two illusory longswords appeared out of thin air in his hands, charging towards him at an extremely fast speed.

“Please guide me.”

Lin Yu instantly transformed into a blue and black intertwined light and shadow. This was the unique skill of Starburst Stream, performing a rapid sixteen-hit slash to the maximum extent, sword after sword.

“Now that’s more like it.”

Brandt’s eyes lit up. He liked this type, and he didn’t expect three of them to appear at once.

As for Lin Yu’s combo, he just flexibly dodged it. Although it looked dazzling, the foundation was too weak. After easily avoiding Lin Yu’s attack, a smile also hung on the corner of Brandt’s mouth.

“Your reaction speed is quite good, but your physical fitness is too poor. Although your strength has improved significantly in a short period, for experienced people, you are just fish waiting to be slaughtered.”

Brandt said, suddenly changing his move, a powerful elbow strike aimed at Lin Yu’s abdomen.

“Oh my goodness—”

Lin Yu reacted to this blow, but his body was like a solid iron block and he couldn’t move at all, only barely managing to turn sideways to dodge.

“Bang!”

However, Brandt’s attack wouldn’t wait for him. A heavy elbow sent him flying backward, landing heavily on the ground.

“Damn, that hurts so much.”

Lin Yu clutched his stomach and climbed up from the ground. Ending the Starburst Stream state early prevented his body from being as weak as last time.

“Indeed, to forge iron, one must be strong oneself. Otherwise, it’s like a small horse pulling a big cart; you have a big cart, but the small horse isn’t up to it.”

He patted the dust off his body, waiting for Brandt’s evaluation.

Brandt walked up to Lin Yu and said, “If this is your Imperial Arm’s ability, I think your own strength needs to be enhanced. With good training, there should be a great improvement.”

“Excuse me, what is an Imperial Arm? Is it the weapon in your hands?”

At this moment, Tatsumi heard the word Imperial Arm again and began to ask, as if this item could greatly enhance one’s strength.

“I also want to ask, this Blazing Wings in my hand is also an Imperial Arm, but are there many Imperial Arms? It seems like everyone has one.”

It was only when Lin Yu told her at the inn that she knew the bow and arrow in her hand was an Imperial Arm.

“It seems you two are very lucky to have two Imperial Arms. The so-called Imperial Arms were created by the founding emperor to ensure the continued rule of the empire. He gathered the world’s top craftsmen and used rare Orichalcum, along with some rare and powerful Super-class Danger Beast materials, to forge a total of forty-eight of them. It’s not as many as you think,” Najenda explained.

“Forty-eight? I feel like I could have one too.” Tatsumi was very curious about Imperial Arms and really wanted to own one.

“What are you thinking? Although there were forty-eight, due to long-term internal strife, nearly half of the Imperial Arms have disappeared without a trace,” Najenda said.

“Then why didn’t subsequent emperors continue to forge Imperial Arms? It shouldn’t be difficult, right?” Ieyasu asked.

“The main reason is that the top craftsmen who originally forged the Imperial Arms were all assassinated by the founding emperor’s assassination squad after completing the Imperial Arms, leading to a significant loss of their skills. Four hundred years later, there was an emperor who wanted to emulate them and forge Imperial Arms, but in the end, only some failed products were created, named: Shingu. Although they can’t compare to Imperial Arms, they are still excellent weapons.”

Najenda continued to answer Tatsumi and the others’ questions, and also introduced the names and abilities of the other Night Raid members’ Imperial Arms.

“So if I had been stabbed by Akame’s Murasame last night, I would have died?!”

Tatsumi couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat. Hearing Najenda introduce Akame’s Imperial Arm also gave him goosebumps. As long as it touched the flesh and caused injury, one would be killed by the cursed poison. He truly had a narrow escape last night.

“So, new recruits, your luck is really good,” Najenda said with a laugh, hands on her hips. “The test is complete. For the training plan, Tatsumi and Ieyasu will be with Brandt, Sayo and Mine will be a team, and as for Lin Yu…”

“He’ll be with me.”

Akame was the first to raise her hand. She hadn’t eaten a glowing dish yet and had to keep him by her side.

“Want to be the first to eat delicious food? Then I’ll leave him to you, Akame. Just remember not to make him cook all day.”

“Mhm, mhm.” Akame nodded.

“Then tonight’s meal is up to you two,” Najenda said.

“Okay.”

“Got it.”

Lin Yu followed Akame’s pace to catch ingredients, while the others returned to their original states, some resting, some training…

Back of the mountain cliff.

Akame walked to the edge of the cliff, stopped, and said, “There’s a group of level three Danger Beast Blue-jawed Fish in the river at the bottom of this cliff. You can’t handle them without using your Imperial Arm right now, so stay up here and catch the fish.”

With that, Akame took off her clothes, wearing only a close-fitting undergarment, and jumped into the river.

“Hmm… what a good figure.”

Lin Yu recalled Akame’s delicate body. He had to admit it was truly a feast for the eyes. She didn’t treat him like an outsider at all, which might be related to her being an assassin; she didn’t react as strongly to these things as ordinary people.

Just as Lin Yu was thinking about how to cook, giant fish, half the size of Lin Yu, rained down from the sky.

“Bang… bang… Ow!”

Unprepared, Lin Yu was naturally hit by these Blue-jawed Fish, making him feel dizzy all over. It would have been better if the fish head hadn’t hit him squarely on the forehead.

“Hmm? Where is he?”

Akame leaped out of the water, returned to the cliff edge, and found Lin Yu gone, only a pile of Blue-jawed Fish.

“Here… here.”

Lin Yu extended an arm from the pile of fish, asking for rescue.

“What are you doing in the fish pile?” Akame was very curious and pulled Lin Yu up, saying.

(●—●)

Lin Yu didn’t want to talk, just stared at Akame.

“Since you’re out, help me take some fish back.”

Akame didn’t understand why Lin Yu was looking at her like that, but all these ingredients had to be taken back.

“Six.”

Lin Yu reached out and gripped the gills of a Blue-jawed Fish, picking two to hold in his hands, while Akame carried the remaining Blue-jawed Fish by their tails.

“I say, with so many fish, we won’t be able to finish them all, right?” Lin Yu was a bit shocked by the quantity of ingredients caught. According to the size of the other Night Raid members, the two fish in his hands would be enough.

“Save them for midnight,” Akame said indifferently.

“Midnight… eat?”

Lin Yu looked at Akame’s petite figure. She didn’t look like a big eater at all. This one meal in the evening would be enough to fill her up, and she still wanted to save some for midnight?

“Yes, for midnight.”

……

Night Raid kitchen.

“Come on, let me show you the power of a flashbang.”

Lin Yu directly activated, “It’s a flashbang, someone threw a flashbang.”

Cleaning, washing, preparing ingredients, seasoning, lighting the fire, and putting the pot on were all done in one smooth, decisive motion.

“Is it ready already?”

Akame was stunned for a moment. Would this method be too simple? Could it really make glowing food?

“Of course, it’s just cooking delicious food. Anyone with hands can do it.”

Lin Yu said with great confidence. With the system’s blessing, it would definitely be delicious. It was a pity that it couldn’t make clothes burst. If there was a setting where food was so delicious it made clothes burst, that would be very interesting.

Five minutes passed…