After confirming that the children in the Golden Orphanage were all right, Hysilens quickly left and headed to the front lines to continue executing Imperator's orders.
Encroach upon the territory of the Empire!
The Empire, with its thousand-year history, naturally possessed an incredibly vast territory. Generally speaking, trying to nibble away at their land was no easy task.
However, reality was bizarrely abnormal. Aside from a few specific cities that held their ground, most lords and Aristocrats chose to surrender. Some even raised white flags high before the army had even arrived, leaving Hysilens dumbfounded.
You aren't the Gallic Rooster; why is the speed of your surrender so fast?
Upon inquiry, she learned that most of these Nobles on the border of the Empire were there because they couldn't stand Minister Honest, or had been demoted to the frontiers either unintentionally or deliberately.
With the rapid surge in the Northern Empire's strength, they couldn't wait for the other side to attack immediately!
And now, their dreams had finally come true…
After hearing these words, even Hysilens couldn't help but twitch her lips. In the end, she could only helplessly move past the matter and let a portion of the Millelith take these former Nobles back to the Northern Kingdom Capital to be handled personally by Empress Cerydra.
They were, after all, people of the Empire. Although Hysilens didn't have a great impression of the Empire, there were still clean officials within it. If they could be screened out and put to use, it would surely increase their strength significantly.
The battles during this period had been very easy, but Hysilens was well aware that she and the Millelith had not faced the main force of the Empire at all; they hadn't even encountered a single Teigu User.
This showed that the Empire completely disregarded border issues… or they had already taken action, and Hysilens simply hadn't seen it yet?
"Regardless, I still need to remind the soldiers below to be careful…"
Hysilens, the Demigod of Ocean, did not fear any threat from the Empire at all, but the soldiers and officials below could not say the same.
Unlike the Chrysos Heirs, most officials still had the physical constitution of ordinary people. A small poisoned knife could very likely take their lives!
"What we worry about most isn't a confrontation on the surface of the sea, but those attacks hidden in the deep ocean…"
The Empire's Strongest, Grand General Budo, was already dead. Honest understood very well that a head-on confrontation was no longer possible. If the Empire wanted to deal with the Northern Country, they could only use the method of "assassination"!
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Just as Hysilens thought, the Empire had indeed dispatched a formidable army that was currently heading toward the North.
"It seems we haven't seen each other in a long time, Gozuki."
"True. I didn't expect to be able to go on an expedition with you this time, Liver."
Gozuki, the leader of the Empire's Elite Assassination Unit.
Liver, an Imperial General.
Although the two had met many times when they first joined the Imperial Army, they had not gathered for a long time as their positions changed.
And this time, the Empire had actually arranged for the two of them to be together… no, perhaps this was not the Empire's intent, but Honest's.
But in reality, there was no difference. The Little Emperor had not yet grown up and could not hold power alone; he could only entrust everything to Honest.
But everyone knew what kind of person Honest was!
"The Empire's strongest current army, plus the strongest assassination unit… it seems that fellow Honest has indeed been driven into a corner, otherwise it would be impossible for us to act simultaneously."
As the leader of the Assassination Unit, Gozuki naturally held a lot of intelligence that Liver did not know, and he quickly analyzed the reason.
"After all, even that Great General Budo perished in the Northern Country. If a capable army isn't sent, I'm afraid it would be crushed in an instant, right? And… it's said that Northern Country Empress is a Godslayer? Are you confident you can deal with her?"
"Haha, there is some confidence. Look…"
Gozuki displayed the blade at his waist, which quickly drew Liver's attention.
"Though I've heard of it, this seems to be the first time I've seen this Teigu… 'One-Cut Killer: Murasame.' The legendary certain-kill Teigu that inflicts Cursed Poison the moment it cuts, leading directly to death?"
"Of course. As long as one is cut by this blade, even a Super Class Danger Beast cannot escape the curse of death!" Although no expression could be seen on Gozuki's face, the confidence in his tone was hard to hide. "Even if she is a Godslayer, so what? As long as I can land a cut, whether it's a god or a Godslayer, I'll kill them for you to see!"
"Furthermore, every one of my 'children' is equipped with excellent Shingu. Whether in head-on combat or assassination, they are second to none!"
"Let's forget about head-on combat; we should focus on assassination… if we could win head-on, Grand General Budo wouldn't have failed."
"True." Gozuki nodded slightly, then shifted his attention to one of Liver's fingers, where a shining ring was making its presence known.
"The Minister really went all out. I didn't expect him to take out the Teigu in storage. Can you introduce it to me?"
"Water Dragon Possession: Black Marlin. It can control the power of water."
"Oho, if poison is added to the water, it would surely be a fine assassination Teigu, wouldn't it?"
"I won't deny that… however, I am not the only one who received a Teigu."
Because of the death of Grand General Budo, Minister Honest had to make a trade-off, taking out most of the Teigu in storage and distributing them to those capable of using them.
General Liver naturally possessed such talent, but he was not the only one, for beside him stood another tall man…
The man had his arms crossed, and his entire being emitted a "don't mess with me" aura that inspired fear just by looking at him.
But none of that was the focus, because any normal person, upon seeing this man for the first time, would shift their gaze upward to stare at the man's heart-shaped pompadour that pierced the heavens!
Is that hairstyle really okay?
"Although his personality is a bit strange, he is indeed the most impressive soldier under my command, the strongest Hero of a Hundred Hunts."
When introducing the pompadour-headed man beside him, an unhideable smile of pride appeared on Liver's face. He was truly proud of this junior.
Upon seeing Liver's reaction, Gozuki also nodded repeatedly. He was the leader of the Elite Assassination Unit, and his strength definitely surpassed most people in the army, but even so, he could still feel a sense of pressure from this man…
If I were to fight this man, I'm afraid one moment of carelessness would result in death, right?
"Let me introduce you. This is my Adjutant, Bulat, and the powerful Teigu he recently obtained—Incursio!"