Uchiha Madara somewhat awkwardly walked over to Kurome and looked at her:
"Kurome, wait a moment. I'll deal with Akame first. When I call you, then you can make your appearance, okay?"
Looking at the solemn Uchiha Madara, Kurome took a deep breath and slowly nodded. Her agitated killing intent from just now also subsided, no longer erupting.
Uchiha Madara was not so easily at ease. He turned to Esdeath, and specially instructed her:
"Esdeath, keep a close eye on Akame. Don't let her cause trouble!"
Esdeath nodded knowingly, indicating she understood.
After solving the problems of these two, any other problems would cease to be problems. Uchiha Madara, carrying the agitated Leone, Sheele, Mine, and Chelsea, walked out of the mansion and into the spacious open ground outside.
Because of Uchiha Madara's earlier instructions, all the lights in the estate had been turned on, making the entire estate brightly lit.
Standing here, Leone and the others looked left and right, but didn't see anyone else.
The displeased Leone directly questioned Uchiha Madara:
"Didn't you say our companions were coming? Where are they?"
"They're still in the imperial capital. If they want to come, I'm afraid it will take a little more time. Before that, I need to set things up first!"
"Set things up!?"
Leone and the three others looked at Uchiha Madara in confusion. Uchiha Madara didn't directly answer, but immediately began to act:
"Wood Release! Cross!"
As his voice fell, a wooden cross suddenly rose behind Leone, Sheele, Mine, and Chelsea. Moreover, the size of each wooden cross perfectly fit their height and physique.
Before they could fully react, four wooden crosses pressed against them. Sturdy vines drilled out from the crosses, binding their hands and feet separately, tying them firmly. The crosses continued to rise, reaching a height of seven or eight meters before finally stopping.
Thus, amidst their startled screams, these four beautiful girls were all bound to tall crosses. The upright crosses highlighted their figures, and combined with their startled and confused expressions, made them appear even more pitiful.
Suddenly bound high up on crosses, Leone and the three others (afbb) were startled, even questioning Uchiha Madara loudly, one by one:
"Uchiha Madara, what do you want?!"
"Don't joke around casually. We clearly... clearly can't run away, so why bother going to such trouble?"
"Exactly... This is too high! It's very dangerous!"
"Heh hah..."
No need to doubt, that last chuckle was Sheele's sigh.
Ignoring their respective complaints, Uchiha Madara explained:
"To force the remaining members of Night Raid to fight me with all their strength, I must scare them. Oh, right, just doing this isn't enough to achieve a startling effect. I should add some illusions!"
A reddish light flashed in his eyes. The Mangekyo Sharingan appeared in Uchiha Madara's eyes, and illusions capable of deceiving reality were cast upon the four of them by Uchiha Madara.
Between illusions, the four of them became incomparably miserable, covered in fresh blood and wounds, a clear result of being severely tortured.
Just as the four of them were startled by the changes on their bodies, vines once again drilled out from the crosses. These vines directly covered their mouths, to prevent them from speaking carelessly.
Looking at his own handiwork, Uchiha Madara nodded in satisfaction. He turned to face the four open gates of the mansion. A seat made of wood rose behind him. Uchiha Madara calmly sat on it, his aura extraordinary.
Above him were the powerless Night Raid four, and below him sat Uchiha Madara. With such a luxurious formation, it was enough to make Night Raid surrender.
It has to be said that Uchiha Madara's timing was very good. At this moment, Night Raid's five members had already infiltrated deep into the imperial capital and found the location of Uchiha Madara's mansion.
Although they had found it, they dared not act rashly. The five members of Night Raid observed the situation at Uchiha Madara's mansion from afar.
The large gates were wide open, no one was at the entrance, and the lights inside were bright.
Seeing this formation, the five members of Night Raid immediately looked at each other.
No need to say it, this formation was simply the Empty Fort Strategy!
The Empty Fort Strategy goes without saying. The current situation was clearly one of strong enemy and weak self. Why employ the Empty Fort Strategy?
Looking at the wide-open gates, it seemed to be a blatant message to the five members of Night Raid: I am waiting for you inside. Do you dare to enter!?
Najenda, Akame, Bulat, Lubbock, and Tatsumi looked at each other.
Since the establishment of Night Raid, this was the first time they had encountered such an arrogant enemy.
Lubbock, the youngest and most naive, scratched his head, looking a bit hesitant:
"Boss, everyone, could it be that Uchiha Madara anticipated us coming at this time? What should we do?"
Things had come to this; what else could they do? They had no retreat!
No longer hiding, Najenda directly stepped out from the shadows, tidied her clothes, and said to her companions who were still in the shadows behind her:
"What else can we do? Since he even opened the door, let's go straight in!"
The four behind her all walked out together, standing firmly behind Najenda.
Thus, the remaining five members of Night Raid Akame, Bulat, Lubbock, and Tatsumi led by Najenda, strode towards Uchiha Madara's mansion, openly walking in!
As soon as they entered, the five members of Night Raid froze.
The reason for their shock was not the bright lights in the estate, nor the empty estate, nor even Uchiha Madara sitting there like a demon king on a tall cross, but their four incomparably miserable companions tied to tall crosses.
Although they were quite far apart, the five members of Night Raid clearly saw the fresh blood and wounds on Leone and the others. They could tell with a glance that they had suffered inhuman torture.
The unease that had existed before entering the gate immediately vanished. Some only harbored the anger within their hearts. The five members of Night Raid stared directly at Uchiha Madara, who was sitting there, their footsteps firm as they advanced.
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