"It's pretty much all sorted out."
Time rewound to not long ago.
In the Flower Capital, Shimotsuki Ushimaru was leading his army to capture the city guards.
Based on the distance, he would soon reach the Shogun's mansion.
At this point, only Kozuki Oden was left to deal with.
If they could then cooperate with Ann and the Thunder God, he didn't believe Kozuki Oden would have any chance of turning things around.
To be honest, Shimotsuki Ushimaru was not an ambitious man. He had seen his father acting strangely and witnessed the suffering of the common people everywhere, which led him to decide to resist.
At the time, he was prepared to die, because standing up against the Kozuki family under those circumstances was extremely unwise, as the gap in strength between the two sides was too vast.
But no one expected that he would receive help from Flower Hyougoro, which gave him thousands of subordinates, and also gained the strong warrior Himura Kenshin, providing him with elite fighters and continuously intimidating the high officials of Wano Country.
And now, he was only one step away from the position of Shogun.
One could only say that fate plays with people, and life is unpredictable.
"How is it with the Kurozumi?"
Shimotsuki Ushimaru asked.
"Don't worry, they are still behaving themselves for now," Hyougoro replied.
The two of them walked quickly towards the Shogun's mansion. The samurai along the way had already been dealt with.
But Shimotsuki Ushimaru still did not let his guard down, because he knew that the dangerous times were far from over.
Although they were all united and working together against the Kozuki family, now that the Kozuki family had fallen, he didn't believe they could coexist peacefully as before.
He also didn't believe that the status of a Daimyo would satisfy Kurozumi Orochi.
And he would not give the position of Shogun to Kurozumi Orochi. Therefore, they both clearly understood that with the downfall of the Kozuki family, it would then be a war between the Shimotsuki and the Kurozumi.
At this moment, Hyougoro's answer relieved Shimotsuki Ushimaru. It seemed that nothing would go wrong yet. That was true, after all, Oden was not dead.
Just as he was thinking this, his pupils suddenly widened!
Because his chest had been pierced directly by a sword!
"Sol..."
Shimotsuki Ushimaru looked with shock at Hyougoro, who had unknowingly walked behind him, and questioned in disbelief, "Hyougoro, you..."
That's right, it was Hyougoro who had pierced his chest, his greatest comrade, his subordinate and friend who had walked with him to this day.
"Hahahahahaha!"
However, Hyougoro suddenly burst into laughter. "You are truly stupid to have believed my words so easily!"
"What, do you think I am Hyougoro?"
'Hyougoro' stroked his face with his hand, and in an instant, he transformed into the appearance of an old woman. She said happily at this moment, "Now that the Shimotsuki clan is without a leader, Wano Country is destined to remain ours, the Kurozumi clan!"
"Kurozumi Higurashi!" Shimotsuki Ushimaru was furious. He was about to break free and strike back, but a dark shadow was rapidly approaching.
"Ragnarok!"
A loud shout was heard, and a huge club appeared before him. His vision was filled with darkness, and the next moment, there was the sound of flesh being crushed.
Shimotsuki Ushimaru's pupils widened, and then his head was smashed by Kaido's club.
Blood splattered, directly drenching Kurozumi Higurashi behind him.
However, in such a battlefield, only such blood could match the surrounding death.
"So foolish, a single sentence was all it took to trick you out," Kurozumi Higurashi clicked her tongue twice, then said to the fallen Shimotsuki Ushimaru.
"Proceed according to the plan," Kaido said indifferently to Kurozumi Higurashi.
Kurozumi Higurashi quickly nodded. She smeared her face again, and in the next moment, she directly took on the appearance of Shimotsuki Ushimaru.
He was prepared to use this appearance to gain control of Shimotsuki Ushimaru's army and then slowly destroy it, after which Wano Country would belong to their Kurozumi clan.
But just then, a shout suddenly came from afar, "Kurozumi Higurashi killed the Shimotsuki leader!"
Kurozumi Higurashi's pupils shrank. She quickly said to Kaido, "Didn't you kill everyone around?"
Kaido also urgently looked in that direction. He only saw a blurry black figure in the distance speaking, and soon this voice spread continuously, as if the entire Wano Country was echoing their voices.
"This is bad, it's a trap!"
Kurozumi Higurashi was greatly alarmed. This was certainly not a trap set by the Shimotsuki family, as Shimotsuki Ushimaru was truly dead. But this must be a trap set by Kozuki Oden, who wanted them to kill each other?!
As expected, after this shout, a large number of people ran over, and many even attacked the Kurozumi clan, who were originally their allies, without even confirming anything.
And the people around soon saw the corpse of Shimotsuki Ushimaru, and also saw another "Shimotsuki Ushimaru" standing there. Looking at Kaido standing beside this "Shimotsuki Ushimaru," they seemed to understand what had happened.
After all, everyone knew that Kaido was an accomplice of the Kurozumi clan. By this time, it was too late for Kaido to kill them.
Because there were battlefields everywhere in Wano Country, and many people had seen them in a very short period of time.
And after confirmation, people spread the word again, and in an instant, the entire Wano Country became even more chaotic. No one knew who was an enemy and who was a friend. In short, anyone who was not dressed like themselves was killed.
The blood dyed the Flower Capital into a bloody capital, and the situation had completely spiraled out of control.
The sound of killing was deafening, people's eyes were bloodshot, and the darkness within their hearts was fully ignited. The Flower Capital was like hell, turning everyone inside into demons.
And to match the blood, there had to be flames, so suddenly, no one knew who started the first fire, and then the flames spread uncontrollably.
People were setting fires everywhere, fanning the flames everywhere. The people in a state of madness didn't even want to put out the fires. They engaged in fierce battles amidst the great inferno, turning their bodies into fuel for the flames.
The Flower Capital became hell...
"Human desires are the best fuel for flames."
And outside the Flower Capital, Kozuki Oden smiled and said, "And the darkness in the human heart is also the devil's strongest power."
Faintly, a special aura seemed to emanate from within the Flower Capital, and that aura continuously flowed into Kozuki Oden's body.
Just as he said, the darkness in the human heart was his power.
At this moment, the frantic killing, the bloodshed, and the great fires within the Flower Capital were all nurturing the seed of darkness within him!
Ann's pupils contracted, and he let out a loud roar.
"Roger!"
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