"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"Someone has trespassed into the Imperial Capital!"
"It's Night Raid!"
"No! Not only Night Raid, but also Esdeath and her subordinates! Why? Why?!"
"Kill them! Protect the Imperial Capital!"
From all directions, shouts echoed through the sky.
As the most important place in the entire Empire, the Pawns stationed in this city were the elite of the elite.
Their reaction speed was also second to none.
Soon, the Pawns had already formed ranks and began to fight on their own.
Watching all of this unfold,
Akame and Kurome exchanged glances and charged towards the Pawns.
Clang~
A crisp sound rang out.
Izo, with a blade of grass in his mouth and dressed in a samurai uniform, stood with his sword blocking Akame's path.
Seeing this, Kurome couldn't help but exclaim, "Sister!?"
Akame: "It's fine, go deal with the surrounding enemies."
Hearing Akame's words, Kurome nodded, turned, and charged into the midst of the Pawns.
Akame and Izo stood face to face.
Izo unsheathed his long sword, its pristine white blade flashing brightly.
Izo slowly said, "This is my beloved sword, Kōsetsu. Today, your blood will be its sacrifice."
At the same time, Esdeath, like a ferocious beast, charged into the streets of the Imperial Capital. Wherever she passed, enemies were frozen by her powerful ice abilities.
Just then, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky.
Esdeath did not dodge. With a smirk, she drew the saber at her waist and directly slashed at the lightning.
The lightning and the saber collided, erupting in a powerful energy fluctuation.
Esdeath was slightly pushed back by this force, but her eyes grew even more excited.
"Interesting, interesting!"
"The only one who can use lightning must be you, Commander Bud!"
She laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.
At this moment, a man stood in the sky.
This man cast off his cloak, revealing a suit of silver-white armor. He stood high in the sky, looking down at Esdeath, while the gauntlets on his hands flickered with electricity.
He looked at Esdeath and said, "Esdeath! Today, I will make you pay for your betrayal of the Empire!"
The newcomer was none other than the Empire's last Great General, Commander Bud.
And what he wielded was the Imperial Arm—Lightning God's Wrath: Adramelech.
Esdeath's lips curled into a smile, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes.
"What betrayal?! As long as someone can conquer me, then I will definitely follow him!"
Hearing Esdeath's words, Commander Bud was slightly stunned.
His expression was serious at this moment.
It seemed the New King of the North was stronger than he had imagined; that New King was actually able to defeat Esdeath.
However, these thoughts were quickly pushed aside.
Now he had only one goal: to execute Esdeath on the spot!
"Come on! Today I will execute you here!"
"Hahaha, come on, Commander Bud, be buried with this decaying nation!"
As they spoke, the two began to fight.
Esdeath's ice, Commander Bud's lightning.
Their collision sent ice crystals scattering.
While Esdeath and Great General Commander Bud were fighting,
Over at the Three Beasts.
Niu was playing her Imperial Arm—Military Music Dream: Scream.
The Pawns who had been charging towards them with weapons in hand fainted one by one upon hearing it.
Liver and Daidasus, unaffected, walked in front of Niu.
Suddenly, all three of them stopped at the same time.
They looked up at the rooftop.
There stood Suzuka, Shuten, and Masutā, the remaining three of the Four Rakshasa Demons, on the rooftop.
"Well~ we've been discovered," Suzuka said with a helpless shrug when she realized they had been spotted.
"So what if we're discovered? Let's just fight."
With that, Shuten charged down first, saying, "The three of you, I shall release your souls!"
Seeing Shuten charge, Liver remained still, while Daidasus, beside him, charged out.
"Hahaha, your opponent is me!"
Daidasus and Shuten instantly clashed, fists meeting fists, and the two immediately engaged in battle.
Their blows were powerful and forceful, evenly matched.
Excitement was evident on both their faces.
Combat is meant to be a direct exchange of blows!
As for why Daidasus didn't use his Imperial Arm—Two Great Axes: Belvaac?
Of course, it was for the sake of so-called fairness.
After all, in the original work, this guy even tossed a weapon to the unarmed Tatsumi.
Seeing the two fighting, Masutā was also eager to join.
"Suzuka, I'm going in too."
With that, Masutā jumped down from the rooftop.
Charging towards the remaining two.
Looking at Masutā, Niu's eyes lit up, then she held her flute and walked over.
Masutā had thought he could have a fight with Liver.
He didn't expect it to be a little girl.
Looking at Niu, Masutā smiled and said, "Well~ so it's a little brother, huh? If you don't want to fight, big sister can grant you a wish~"
Hearing Masutā's words, Niu's lips twitched slightly.
She was in her twenties, wasn't she just a little young-looking?
Truly a person who only judges by appearance.
However, his face was worth collecting, but the New King said not to indulge in those little hobbies, so Niu agreed.
But collecting an enemy's face should be fine, right?
"Oh? Is that so? In that case, little sister, how about I want your face?"
Masutā let out a charming laugh, "Little brother is quite greedy."
With that, he charged towards Niu.
Niu quickly retreated.
"Well~ little brother, don't hide."
Just as Masutā charged towards Niu, his lips curled into a slight smile.
He immediately began playing his Imperial Arm's musical score—Oni Summoning.
Niu, originally slender, instantly swelled up.
Her body became covered in bulging muscles.
This left Masutā stunned.
It seemed he had chosen the wrong person.
Never mind, fight!
Now there were only Liver and Suzuka left.
Suzuka looked at Liver below and said, "I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it. You, who should have been on the Empire's side, actually betrayed the Empire."
Liver didn't care about Suzuka's words.
Liver: "The Empire? I abandoned the Empire when I was unwilling to bribe them! My life belongs to Esdeath. I have always followed General Esdeath. Now, the New King of the North is worthy of my allegiance. And Esdeath also follows the New King, so there has never been any betrayal."
Hearing Liver's words, Suzuka smiled. Then, it was time for the two of them to fight.
"More talk is useless; it's much faster to have a fight."
With that, Suzuka charged towards Liver.
Looking at Suzuka charging, Liver looked around. Unfortunately, there was no water source, so his Imperial Arm wouldn't be very effective.
So he also charged up for close-quarters combat.
"No… we've split up!"
Lubbock was now kneeling, frantic.
He actually couldn't keep up with Mine and the others. This was his dereliction of duty. How would Najenda see him now?!
She must be very disappointed.
(Brothers, I feel weak. I washed my hair, and a lot of hair fell out. Damn it!)
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