The Alliance of Shadow Warriors, the Foot, the Hand, the orthodox Holy Purity Society of Japan, and the mysterious Five Dragons Ninja – these were pretty much the main characters of Tang Jing's story.
The relationship between them was complicated and changeable. It could be said that you were in me, and I was in you. If it were someone with a slightly weaker brain, they would probably die here. But for Catherine, although this little girl didn't like to go to school, it didn't mean that her brain was much worse, so she listened with great interest.
There's no need to talk about the history of the Alliance of Shadow Warriors. This organization was definitely one of the oldest in existence. Its origins could even be traced back to the legends of the old man in the mountains in the early Middle Ages. They claimed to have been born with human civilization, and this organization was also the strongest. Of course, after the Heavenly Sword Bureau destroyed their nest, although they escaped, they also suffered heavy losses, and could be said to have completely lost control of eastern Asia.
As for the history of the Foot and the Hand, it was more intertwined with the history of Japan. Even the mysterious orthodox Holy Purity Society of Ninja and the even more mysterious Five Dragons Guardian Ninja were a group of lowly farmers who had lost their land and everything. In order to survive, they had no choice but to engage in assassination.
Of course, their goal back then was very simple, and that was to overthrow the corrupt rule of the Daimyo. With such a goal, a lot of people joined. With so many people, their thoughts naturally split, and problems naturally arose. Then, the original ninja groups began to split up.
Organizations like Iga, Koga, Wind Demon and so on were short-lived in history. In the end, only the Foot and the Hand persisted until the new century, and they pretty much wiped out all the ninja resources in Japan and the entire world in one fell swoop.
The ninjas mentioned here need to be emphasized again. If we had to classify them, we could reluctantly use genin, middle ninja, jounin, and leaders. Genin were only slightly stronger than ordinary people, or ordinary people who were proficient in assassination and concealment. There was nothing much to say about this. They were peripheral personnel, and there were a lot of them. They acted as spies for the organization.
Chunin, on the other hand, is powerful. They have preliminary contact with the Mystical knowledge inside the organization. They can use simple Mystical power to fight. They belong to the backbone of the organization.
The jonins were even more impressive. They could already fight on their own. Whether it was the Foot Gang or the Hand, there were very few jonins, and they were strategic resources. As for the leaders, there was no need to talk about them. There were only two leaders of the Foot Gang at the moment: Schlade, who was studying mysterious powers in Japan, and Carley, who was currently in actual control of the Foot Gang.
The Hand, on the other hand, was stronger in this regard. They had five leaders, and were known as the "Five Elders." According to rumors, these five people might be related to some mysterious power that transcended the rules.
The Hand, the Foot Gang, and the Alliance of Shadow Warriors had started to contact each other hundreds of years ago. As colleagues in the same industry, they quickly established a deep relationship with each other, and even shared some secrets with each other. At that time, it was the Renaissance, and all kinds of ideas swept the world. Under such circumstances, the Alliance of Shadow Warriors was the initiator, and the mainstream assassin organizations of that time signed a secret agreement.
It stipulated mutual help and the responsibilities and obligations of every member in the agreement. They called it the "Ancient Covenant," and the outside world called the alliance the "Secret Gathering of Shadows," or the "Shadow Army."
In the first few hundred years of the organization's establishment, this covenant had always been very important, and had protected many small organizations that were on the verge of disbanding several times. But in the last 100 years, new technology had brought about a new civilization, and the ancient assassin industry had suffered a serious blow.
70% of the assassin organizations had disbanded in less than 30 years. In the end, only the Shadow Warriors, the Foot Gang, and the Hand remained. This was an awkward problem. The main body of the covenant was already on the verge of destruction, and it would be a joke to continue maintaining the covenant.
So, in the last decade or so, this long covenant had come to an end. The Foot Gang's scheme in Gotham this time was the first step in officially tearing apart the covenant.
After talking about the organizations and the Sacred Covenant, Carley explained to the excited girl the source of the ninjas' power.
In fact, the difference in the source of power was the biggest basis for distinguishing the different organizations. The Tokugawa's fighting style relied on summoning the power of the gods and buddhas. Simply put, they were the gods and buddhas in Japan's daily legends, which were the powers of the monsters that had easily conquered two-thirds of Japan's territory.
The Hand, on the other hand, worshiped an ancient evil spirit beast, also known as a shadow beast. It was said that it was an incomparably powerful existence. How powerful was it? Even if the five elders split up the beast's power, any one of them could fight Carley to a draw. When the five of them worked together, only the true leader of the Foot Gang, Schlade, could barely resist them.
The shadow beast, on the other hand, was greedy. It relied on absorbing souls as the foundation of its existence. Most importantly, it craved powerful souls. Thus, the Hand's way of doing things became barbaric, crazy, and ambitious. They fought with the Foot Gang several times, and even attacked the Holy Purity Society's base in the past.
"What about the Holy Purity Society?"
Catherine poked her face and asked curiously, "And the Five Dragons Ninjas, who sound very impressive, what do they rely on to fight?"
Hearing these two names, Carley's expression darkened slightly. In the end, he heaved a sigh of relief.
"They rely on nothing!"
"Huh?"
Catherine's eyes widened. "They use themselves to fight?"
"Yes!"
Carley put the cold tea into his mouth and said in a voice that was a mixture of respect, yearning, hatred, and fear, "I once had the honor of seeing one of the Five Dragons Guardian Ninjas. It was on the outskirts of Osaka, when the calamity of the gods and Buddhas had just appeared. Shutendoji, who was quite powerful among the gods and Buddhas, descended into the world as an incarnation. Even so, he was a terrifying existence that mortals couldn't reach at all …
"But that guardian ninja relied on very simple but powerful saber techniques and body techniques to destroy Shutendoji's incarnation in the present world and send him back to Buddha …"
Carley closed his eyes, as if he was still excited about that battle.
"That's someone who shouldn't exist in the present world. However, there are some rumors that the Five Dragons Guardian Ninjas were given the power of the divine dragon to maintain the balance between the present world and the underworld. The Holy Purity Society is like a weakened version of the powerful Five Dragons Guardian Ninjas. They have very few people, but each of them is as strong as a top-notch ninja. They eliminate emotions that are meaningless to battle and existence, and strengthen their consciousness to the peak …
"They're simply a group of terrifying war monsters. Even the ambitious Hand isn't willing to provoke them, but there's one thing about the Holy Purity Society that's very annoying …"
Carley sniffed and revealed a disgusted expression.
"They always consider themselves the guardians of the country, and don't allow unjust mortal wars between the various organizations. Although it seems like they maintain the balance on the surface, they're actually just using this barbaric method to accumulate the triggers for war over and over again until the balance can no longer be maintained."
At this point, Carley couldn't help but sigh. He looked sincerely at Catherine in front of him.
"The riot of mysterious forces destroyed our country, forcing us to flee to this place. The conflict between the Foot Gang and the Hand was unavoidable. They chose to be enemies with The Devil Gang, and I chose to become friends with you. I've also used my actions to prove the Foot Gang's sincerity … After taking the lead in tearing up the ancient alliance, the fate of the Foot Gang and The Devil Gang are firmly tied together."
She spread her hands.
"The question now is, Miss Catherine, are you willing to accept this friendship?"
Catherine rolled her eyes and said with a troubled expression, "Of course, I'm willing.
"Personally, I'm willing to accept … But all of you should know very well that my brother is in charge of the Devil Gang now. I have no way of persuading him to accept you."
"It's fine!"
Carley waved his hand magnanimously. "As long as I have your friendship, that's enough."
A bad light flashed in Catherine's eyes. As mentioned before, this girl seemed heartless, but she wasn't stupid. After thinking about it for a moment, she immediately felt that this trip to New York had been too reckless. More importantly, this was the first time she had truly represented The Devil Gang … even if she had just realized it herself.
It seemed that she had contacted an organization with an unknown purpose without Saber's permission. Thinking of Saber's style of doing things, coupled with the current situation between the Foot Gang and the Hand in New York, Catherine immediately realized that she might have been tricked.
She had been pulled into a very bad … whirlpool.
Bang!
The girl slammed her fist on the table in front of her and glared fiercely at Carley.
"You tricked me!"
"No, I didn't …"
Carley's expression didn't change. She put the cold tea to her mouth and smiled faintly. "It was all your choice. I've never threatened the little princess of The Devil Gang. I'm also afraid of Mr. Saber, who's like a tyrant … You can leave at any time, Miss Catherine. No one will stop you from stepping out of this room."
She took a sip of tea and spoke slowly.
"But what the ninjas of the Hand think and do … isn't something I can decide."
"So … you're threatening me again?"
Catherine was like an enraged kitten. She stood up angrily from her chair, patted her clothes, put away her hammerhead shark bag, and snorted arrogantly.
"Get that damned Hand to come! I'm not afraid of them! And you! Foot Gang … I'll let you know the consequences of scheming against Lord Catherine! Carley, just you wait! "
After saying that, she strode out of the Foot Gang's base. Carley watched everything calmly. She snorted and waved her hand, and two shadowy samurai appeared behind her.
"From today onwards, all activities of the Foot Gang will be suspended, and all members will go underground … Keep an eye on this young lady and help her when she's about to be killed by the Hand …"
A subtle smile appeared on her beautiful face.
"I told you, Catherine, we're friends … Since we're friends, accept this help."
Let's continue to look at Catherine, who was already in the middle of a conspiracy and couldn't escape. The kitten walked on the streets of New York with an indignant expression on her face. Dorothy, whose whereabouts were mysterious, was following behind her, wearing jeans and a hat.
"How dare they lie to me! I'm going to beat them up! I swear! "
As she mumbled, she took out her phone and called Sergues, who was stationed in New York, to come pick her up.
The girl wasn't stupid. The Hand was one of the biggest forces in New York at the moment. She wasn't stupid enough to come knocking on their door. In fact, after realizing that she had made a mistake, her first reaction was to return to Gotham, but it wouldn't be wise to take a plane after being targeted by an assassin army.
"Dorothy, do you think Saber will scold me?"
She sat on a chair on the side of the street and rubbed her temples. "He must be mad. I've caused trouble for him …"
Dorothy, who was standing behind her, didn't answer. She looked around warily. When she realized that the atmosphere had become a little strange, Dorothy swung her hands, and two enchanted daggers appeared in them.
"Protect yourself, Catherine … They're here!"
As soon as she said that, three sharp blades stabbed at Dorothy and Catherine from three different directions. At the same time, the entire street was instantly covered in a layer of fog.
Blades, assassinations, blood and death … None of this had ever appeared so clearly in front of Catherine.
She had yearned for Saber's world … and now, she had stepped into it.
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