Chapter 4129 Retreat

Chapter 4129 Retreat
The reason the Otherworldly Division intervened was naturally because of the cultivation technique. The allure of the ability used by the so-called God-Generation Linton was simply too great, so great that the higher-ups of the Otherworldly Division even temporarily forgot about Zong Yang's side, and gave the Third Action Team the order to protect Takaoka Yuzuri at all costs, rather than to rescue the guests from the Demon Realm.

It must be said that the rescue came at a very timely time. If it weren't for that sudden shot, Takaoka Yusuke would probably have had to wait for Linton to revive him.

There are five people in the third action team here. Of course, this is not the entire third action team.

The reason there were only a few people was because they were teleported here for the operation, and teleportation itself requires a considerable amount of resources, so it was impossible to teleport everyone. The personnel present were all elites from the Third Action Team, the strongest in combat.

As soon as the Third Action Team appeared, they dispersed in an encirclement formation. While maintaining suppressive fire, two members began to provide cover towards Takaoka Yūnori. After all, they were on a protection mission; they didn't know how much fighting strength the enemy had left, but they had to ensure the safety of their target.

The team's shots couldn't harm Ozaki Naomichi; as mentioned before, they were all deflected by his Wind Shield. However, such an attack was enough to suppress the opponent. While the Wind Shield could indeed block bullets, it clearly prevented him from continuing his attack.

Seeing this, Takaoka Yūnori, who had escaped unscathed, breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more at ease. He had now arrived beside Shimizu Ritsu, who, in his eyes, was still quite powerful and could give him a great deal of security.

However, at that moment, two members of the Third Action Team, while maintaining their gun-holding posture, slowly pushed the guns towards him.

“Please come with us,” one of the team members said directly to Takaoka Yūnori.

Should he go with the Third Action Team? This made Takaoka Yūnori hesitate.

From a safety perspective, these people from the opposing force were indeed there to rescue him, and evacuating with them was the best way to ensure his safety.

The problem is that Takaoka Yūnori also knows the purpose of these people. Putting aside the issue of the Yatagarasu, if he goes back with these people, and if the Other Side wants to continue to publish the technique, then he will most likely be fine after handing over the technique, for the same reason: he is no longer useful.

But what if that's not the case? What if the opposing faction doesn't want to disclose the technique, but instead wants to keep it for themselves? Or what if they want to keep the complete technique and only disclose a part of it?

In this situation, Takaoka Yuzuru was clearly in a bad position. After all, the only people who knew the technique, or rather, the complete version of the technique, were himself and the Otherworld Division. So, how do you think the Otherworld Division would treat him?

These people even have a legitimate reason to get rid of him, namely the Yatagarasu incident. Even if they don't punish him, they could potentially lock him up for life, right?

It was obvious that Takaoka Yūnori did not want to go with the members of the opposing team.

However, since they're currently offering help, he naturally wants that help too; otherwise, who's going to deal with Ozaki Naomichi? So, directly refusing and saying things like "I don't trust you at all" would be too confrontational. What if the opposing team attacks them directly as well?
Looking around, Takaoka Yūnori suddenly thought of an excuse and said directly to the two of them, "My team member is injured and unable to move. I cannot leave with you."

Yes, Shimizu Mai, Akiyama Shunsuke, and the others nearby are clearly injured and have difficulty moving. This is actually quite legitimate.

However, the third action team member who had just spoken immediately said, "This guy's only target is you. If you leave with us now, your teammates will be safer." Unexpectedly, he was directly countered. It has to be said that the reason given by this member who did not show his face was indeed quite reasonable. Anyone could see that Ozaki Naomichi's target was indeed only Takaoka Yūnori. If it was for the sake of his teammates, shouldn't he have evacuated with them even more?
Takaoka Yūné was speechless, but at that moment, Shimizu Ritsu stepped forward and blocked Takaoka Yūné's path. This was clearly an indication that she was refusing to let the two of them take Takaoka Yūné away.

The reason is quite simple: he simply doesn't trust the people from the opposing faction.

That's right, Takaoka Yuzuru developed the technique, but right now only Takaoka Yuzuru knows about it. Although they are team members, they don't know about it yet.

If the people from the Other Side take Takaoka Yuten away and don't reveal the technique, what will happen to them? Shimizu Ritsu won't survive, because Linton will soon come looking for him to settle accounts, right?

Therefore, he must obtain the technique to eliminate the emotional energy in his body. At this time, it is impossible for the people of the Other Side to take Takaoka Yusuke away.

If the members of the opposing faction forcibly take Takaoka Yūnō away now, he'll be in trouble. His sister is seriously injured, and he dares not leave to chase after her, so he can only stop them from taking Takaoka Yūnō away.

The members of the Third Action Team understood Shimizu Ritsu's meaning from his actions, and the situation became somewhat tense.

This operation was extremely urgent, and there wasn't much of a plan in place; they were just taking it one step at a time. Now that Takaoka Yuzuri has refused to go with them, they don't know what to do. Should they forcibly take him away, or continue trying to persuade him? This has left both of them in a dilemma.

However, in that brief moment of delay, several enormous wind blades slashed past the group.

Everyone looked ahead, only to find that in that brief delay, the situation in front of them had suddenly changed.

Naomichi Ozaki is injured again; he's clearly been shot. Besides the gunshot wound, it seems he has other injuries as well. He looks like he's covered in blood, with blood flowing everywhere.

There was a large pool of blood on the ground where he was standing, indicating that the injury was quite serious.

Although he was injured, the members of the Third Action Team were also injured.

The injured person was their captain, Naoto Kimotsuki.

Judging from the situation, it seems that Ozaki Naoto is forcing an attack despite his injuries, and has wounded their captain. Now their captain is also covered in blood, lying on the ground, his injuries unknown, but they look quite serious.

Meanwhile, Vice-Captain Maruyama Zenji had already charged head-on towards Ozaki Naomichi. He had abandoned using firearms and was clearly preparing to use some close-combat skills to subdue Ozaki Naomichi.

As the group turned around, the two bumped into each other.