Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 610 - 607: Friendly Fire

Chapter 610: Chapter 607: Friendly Fire

Lin Tian’s gaze was teasing and malicious as he stared at the swollen half of Miyajima Tairo’s face, prompting Miyajima Tairo to retreat a few steps subconsciously upon recalling the slap he had just suffered.

But he quickly recovered his senses, stood firm, and remained unmoved. Being frightened back by the gaze of an ordinary ninja was a loss of face for him, and his own gaze immediately darkened.

"Lord Gu, look, these three ninjas dare to defy their superiors. I believe they harbor thoughts of betrayal and must be punished!" Miyajima Tairo invoked Lord Gu, his tone venomous: "Furthermore, Kikuchi Mika has a close relationship with these three ninjas. She must be an accomplice!"

After apparently giving it some thought, Lord Gu turned towards Lin Tian and the others, his hollow eyes on the Ghost Head Mask scrutinizing them.

Faced with a life-and-death situation, the three ordinary ninjas were surprisingly calm, which Lord Gu found suspicious.

Seeing that he had successfully drawn Lord Gu’s attention towards the "ninjas," Miyajima Tairo’s eyes revealed a hint of pleasure.

He pointed at Kikuchi Mika, who was on the other side, and barked, "You whore, as someone from the lab, but having illicit relations with these ninjas, you must be plotting betrayal. Come here at once and accept your punishment!"

Kikuchi Mika looked toward Nishio Yoshiaki with a glimmer of hope, wishing that her immediate superior would stand up for her and protect his subordinate.

But Nishio Yoshiaki acted as if he didn’t even see Kikuchi Mika’s hopeful gaze, intentionally diverting his attention elsewhere. Having failed the mission to seize the jade, he now wanted nothing more than to distance himself from this mess, so of course, he wouldn’t bother with an unimportant subordinate like her.

In a leader’s eyes, what is a subordinate? They take the fall when there is trouble, bear the blame when there’s guilt, get scolded when the boss is angry, and even when the boss isn’t, they still get reprimanded. Six out of ten leaders are like that, let alone within an organization like the Sun Shadow Association.

Mika’s glimmer of hope turned to despair and, finally, she bit her lip as if she had made a decision, and walked towards the center of the room.

"It’s all my fault, I’ve dragged you into this," Kikuchi Mika said self-reproachfully to Lin Tian. "If it weren’t for Miyajima Tairo’s desire to have me, you wouldn’t have needed to intervene and help, nor would you have incurred his hatred. Now you’re being framed because of me. This is all my doing."

The young nurse continued to blame herself, shouldering the responsibility for their predicament.

All of them were Japanese, yet why was there such a great distance between people? Lin Tian couldn’t help but sigh when comparing the nurse with the surrounding Japanese people.

"Remove your masks," Lord Gu commanded Lin Tian and the others with a cold voice.

Ning Luoxi and the Heavenly Master Girl stood still, neither removing their masks. The stunning looks of both women were calamitous, and Lin Tian understood why they wouldn’t remove their masks, as it would only invite lecherous stares from these creeps.

Actually, Lin Tian was more curious about the Heavenly Master Girl unveiling her mask, to see what this Demon Exterminating Master looked like. She had always covered her face with a purple veil, unwilling to reveal her true appearance, so Lin Tian wouldn’t force himself to use x-ray vision to spy on her face.

Although he knew that the Heavenly Master Girl was the arch-enemy of the zombies, Lin Tian felt as though he couldn’t harbor a sense of enmity towards her. Perhaps it was because he hadn’t long become a zombie and lacked such feelings, he rationalized to himself.

They were reluctant to remove their masks, but Lin Tian didn’t mind; he carelessly took off his mask and threw it to the ground.

The other Japanese people didn’t have much of a reaction to his appearance, thinking at most that he was handsome, but Lord Gu immediately stepped back three paces.

Even though Lin Tian couldn’t see Lord Gu’s expression, he could guess that at this moment, his eyes must be wide with shock.

"It’s him, it’s him!" There was another person here who recognized Lin Tian, and that was Nishio Yoshiaki from the experiment lab. Perhaps having seen his photo, he now had a face full of horror, repeatedly uttering the words "It’s him."

"Nishio-san, what’s wrong? Which ’him’?" Miyajima Tairo was very puzzled as he asked. Up until now, he still didn’t know that the seemingly ordinary ninja in front of him was a Huaxia person, an enemy.

Moreover, after Lord Gu had seen the face of this ninja, he suddenly stepped back three paces. Miyajima Tairo wondered if this ninja might be a secret agent sent by the boss.

Lord Gu seemed to regain composure and said solemnly, "It’s you, Lin Tian!"

"That’s right, I am Lin Tian. I’m flattered that such an important person like you still remembers me," Lin Tian said with a smile.

The two men, Lin Tian speaking in Chinese and the Gu Cultivator in Japanese, were able to understand each other’s language. Thus, this Q&A, each using their own mother tongue, allowed for barrier-free communication, making it seem very bizarre.

"Lin Tian, who is Lin Tian?" Those Japanese who weren’t privy to the mission naturally didn’t know of Lin Tian’s existence and were baffled by Lord Gu’s words.

"It’s Lin Tian, that young Huaxia man!" Those who knew the name but hadn’t seen the man in person were equally shocked.

Among the Japanese, the one with the most conflicted feelings was Kikuchi Mika, a "ninja" who had once helped her had suddenly become an enemy, and she had developed feelings for him. At this moment, her emotions were a complete mess.

"You two are also Huaxia people?" Kikuchi Mika asked Ning Luoxi and the Heavenly Master Girl as she looked at them.

Ning Luoxi and the Heavenly Master Girl didn’t say much but merely nodded their heads, acknowledging the fact. Kikuchi Mika staggered, almost unable to stand.

But at that moment, nobody was paying attention to her. All the Japanese were focused on Lin Tian. An enemy infiltrating their lair was a huge deal, and everyone was extremely tense.

"Lin Tian, I didn’t expect you to have the guts to infiltrate my shrine," Lord Gu said, seemingly having regained his calm, still speaking with that weird altered voice.

"It’s nothing. I was just bored tonight and ended up strolling into the shrine," Lin Tian said casually.

"To think my people were being played by you and were none the wiser. You must have followed my men into the shrine. When I opened the first safe and found bricks, I had this premonition. But I never imagined you would be right under my nose," the Gu Cultivator said, his tone somewhat wistful.

These words shamed Nishio Yoshiaki and Miyajima Tairo to the point of wanting to hide. They had just boasted about how the Huaxia people were foolish and easily manipulated by them, but the reality proved that they were the foolish and arrogant ones.

"What’s the matter, Lord Gu? Aren’t you welcoming us? It wasn’t easy for us to come all this way to Kyoto City," Lin Tian said leisurely, with an air of nonchalance.

Before the Gu Cultivator could speak, Nishio Yoshiaki raised his voice and said, "You have opposed us at every turn, with the blood of our shrine’s people on your hands. We will welcome you properly! Someone capture Lin Tian! If he resists, kill him without mercy!"

But no sooner had he finished speaking than Lin Tian had yet to move, the Gu Cultivator made his move, and astonishingly, not slow at all. However, his target wasn’t Lin Tian, but Nishio Yoshiaki.

With a "slap," the Gu Cultivator actually slapped Nishio Yoshiaki’s face, the force knocking Nishio Yoshiaki to the ground. His face swelled up as quickly as Miyajima Tairo’s had.

This scene stunned everyone present, including Lin Tian.