Illimitable Until Death - Chapter 24

Watching as a group of civilians were directly threatened with gunshots by Fang Li, not only the parties involved, but even the samurai of the Yomogawa Family were startled.

“Fang… Fang Li-san?” Yomogawa Ayame was at a loss for words.

In Yomogawa Ayame’s impression, Fang Li should have been someone approachable, easy to talk to, and very amiable, someone of the same age.

Therefore, Yomogawa Ayame couldn’t believe that Fang Li would raise a gun against a helpless crowd.

However, before Yomogawa Ayame could say anything else, a middle-aged man in luxurious clothing among the crowd shouted.

“Who… who do you think you are? What right do you have to block our path?”

“Oh?” Fang Li immediately shifted his gaze and examined the middle-aged man before saying, “Then who are you?”

“I am a trusted aide to the head of the Yomogawa Family and the governing official of Aragane Station!” The middle-aged man raised his voice. “Even the samurai must show respect to me. You…”

Before he could finish his sentence, the official’s mouth closed shut.

Because Fang Li had already raised his gun and aimed it at the official’s head.

“I see, a high-ranking official from Aragane Station,” Fang Li said as if nothing had happened, maintaining a constant smile. “But what does that have to do with me?”

“You…?!” The official’s face was filled with shock.

Clearly, the official hadn’t expected that after revealing his identity, this person who wasn’t even a samurai would dare to point a gun at him.

Ignoring the official’s shock, Fang Li stared directly at him and said, “I don’t care who you are, whether you’re a noble or not. This is a matter of life and death. Here, all that matters are the lives of every people. There is no distinction of high or low, noble or commoner. If you still want to rely on your status and enjoy privileges at this critical moment, then I can let you experience it a little earlier.”

With these words, Fang Li pressed the gun against the official’s forehead.

“Enjoy a free trip to death.”

Hearing this, the official, looking at Fang Li’s harmless smile and feeling the barrel of the gun against his forehead, broke out in a cold sweat.

To be honest, it was also difficult for Fang Li to do such things.

Threatening people with a gun wasn’t something an ordinary student would do, let alone an average person.

But Fang Li had to do it.

After all, every person here was an additional reward for him, and the horde of Kabane could rush in at any moment for a massacre.

To prevent these people from wasting time on trivial matters and ultimately becoming a burden, Fang Li had to play the role of a villain.

To shoot one as a massage, he believed that these people would be a little more obedient afterwards.

However, the next second, something unexpected happened even to Fang Li.

“That’s enough!”

With this shout, a person parted from the crowd and approached directly, staring at Fang Li intently.

“He already knows what to do. Quickly put down your gun. You are aiming at the wrong target!”

It was a young boy who spoke.

A very peculiar young boy.

Why was he considered peculiar?

There were two reasons.

Firstly, he was draped in a red cloak, and his skin had a slightly eerie hue. It seemed like he wasn’t wearing any other clothes beneath the cloak, but one could vaguely see some metal underneath. This strange appearance caught everyone’s attention.

Secondly, he held a strange weapon in his hand.

It was a peculiar contraption, seemingly modified from a riveting machine or a pile driver, with a shape resembling that of a submachine gun’s launcher.

A strange young boy stood there, holding a peculiar weapon. The fact that he appeared in this setting immediately drew the attention of everyone present, leaving them all bewildered.

However, upon seeing this boy, some people couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment.

“Ikoma?!”

These individuals, who referred to the boy as Ikoma, seemed to be workers from a certain foundry, dressed in their work attire.

Clearly, they were familiar with the boy.

In addition to them, Yomogawa Ayame, Konochi Kurusu, and Araka Kibito also reacted to the arrival of the boy called Ikoma.

“It’s you?” Yomogawa Ayame exclaimed in surprise.

“Aren’t you the blacksmith from the ironworks who helped Ayame-sama with the repairs this morning?” Araka Kibito’s expression was equally filled with astonishment.

Meanwhile, Konochi Kurusu simply aimed the steam gun in his hand at the boy named Ikoma and spoke coldly.

“Why are you here?”

The atmosphere in the area suddenly became tense.

Facing the gun pointed at him by Konochi Kurusu, Ikoma gritted his teeth and said, “Didn’t I already say it? You are pointing the gun at wrong person!”

Konochi Kurusu remained silent, but his finger rested on the trigger, his gaze filled with coldness.

The sudden turn of events left the onlookers who had no idea what was happening completely stunned.

Only Fang Li, since Ikoma’s appearance, hadn’t taken his eyes off the boy.

Gazing at the boy with peculiar skin color and a stubborn expression, Fang Li thought to himself.

(Has he appeared? The protagonist from the original…)

The boy named Ikoma was indeed the protagonist of the original story.

He was an ordinary steam blacksmith residing in the Aragane Station, known for its iron smelting and steam engine production.

At the same time, he was a hot-blooded youth filled with a sense of justice, eagerly hoping to defeat all the Kabane and someday earn the respect of others.

Listening to this description, it seemed that the boy was just an ordinary dreamer and laborer, nothing special.

However, Fang Li knew that Ikoma possessed two unique qualities.

The first was the peculiar weapon he held in his hand at that moment.

It was called the “Tsuranuki Zutsu,” a weapon developed by Ikoma and his friends to defeat the Kabane.

It fired a special projectile known as the “Jet Bullet.”

By utilizing the metal jets produced by the impact of the explosion of gunpowder on metal, it had the power to pierce through the Kabane’s heart, making it an exceptional weapon designed to defeat them.

The weapon in Ikoma’s hand was precisely such an existence.

The second unique aspect was Ikoma’s current body.

A body that resembled that of a young girl, who effortlessly slaughtered the immortal monsters without a care, held within Fang Li’s embrace.

And so, in Fang Li’s arms, Mumei slowly opened her drowsy eyes and fixed her gaze upon Ikoma.