"Hmm? What's going on?"
Hysilens, who was leading the Millelith, originally intended to continue pushing south, but she instantaneously received news sent from Cerydra... the death of a Chrysos Heir has been confirmed!
This news immediately drew Cerydra's attention. After all, these were Chrysos Heirs created by Cerydra herself; how could she not know their capabilities?
Killing a Chrysos Heir was no easy feat. Their physical constitution far surpassed that of ordinary people, and common weapons simply couldn't break through their defense.
Therefore, the death of a Chrysos Heir could only be due to the following scenarios...
Poison.
An Imperial Arms with special abilities.
A powerful creature similar to a Super Class Danger Beast.
Thus, upon receiving this message, Hysilens immediately rushed toward the location of that Chrysos Heir at her maximum speed. Although this could be an enemy trap, Hysilens had to go and investigate the facts.
If this problem wasn't resolved, even more Chrysos Heirs would die in the future!
No matter how dangerous it was, Hysilens had to go. Besides, with her strength, it truly wouldn't be easy for others to deal with her.
"From here on, please remain behind to guard this city."
"I will handle the matters over there alone!"
For Hysilens, whose individual strength was extremely high, anyone she brought along would be a burden. Not only would they fail to help, but they might even cause her to be distracted. Consequently, she left the entire Millelith in one city to prevent those who killed the Chrysos Heir from using a "luring the tiger away from the mountain" tactic.
Soon, Hysilens arrived at her destination.
But upon seeing the city where the Chrysos Heir had been attacked, her expression worsened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"A massacre... is it?"
To do such a thing, one didn't even need to think to know who it was—it was definitely those trash from the Empire!
"Do they want to provoke my emotions so they can find an opportunity for a sneak attack in the ensuing battle?"
Hysilens had known for a long time that even if Cerydra shared her Golden Blood, she couldn't look after everyone; eventually, people would lose their lives because of it.
But even so, she had worked hard to keep casualties to a minimum in order to better build her Northern Empire.
The subjugation of the Super Class Danger Beast was proof; Cerydra and Hysilens had protected almost all the Chrysos Heirs, and not a single person died during that campaign.
But now, the bloody reality was laid out before her: even Chrysos Heirs could die!
"Sigh, is this truly the Akame ga Kill World? People just die like that..."
"But rest assured, I will avenge you!"
After a sigh of regret, Hysilens's eyes turned completely sharp.
"Regardless of who committed this massacre, I will make you pay the price. I swear it in the name of the Dux Gladiorum!"
Ding—!
The Siren's Ultrasonic Waves probed forward at this moment. Hysilens directly used the sound waves as a radar to scout the dead city before her.
On the main streets, no one.
In the residential areas, no one.
There was only one place where people were gathered—the Central Square of the city!
Is the trap there?
Although she wasn't clear on the situation there, the enemy must have seized many hostages to prevent her from taking them out with a large-scale attack, right?
Hysilens could sense from the movements in the distance that one group of people was very afraid, completely different from the coldness of the other group.
She had to rescue them!
However, before Hysilens could make a move, a voice drifted from afar, immediately causing the situation to spiral toward a worse direction.
"Walk step by step to the Central Plaza. If you dare play any tricks, I will immediately cut off their heads!"
This was the voice of a middle-aged man, clearly the leader of this Imperial operation—at the very least, a figure of small unit leader rank.
And... he definitely had a Teigu!
The abilities of Imperial Arms were diverse and strange. Even Hysilens couldn't remember all of them, only knowing those used by the main cast and the villains.
Clearly, the enemy had prepared a Hongmen Banquet and was waiting for Hysilens to walk into the trap!
"I understand. Please do not harm those innocent people. I will do as you say."
The Northern Country's reputation had always been very good internationally. Although Cerydra was somewhat autocratic, she was genuinely good to the people of the North. It was precisely because the enemy knew this that they used residents as a threat...
To ensure this hard-won reputation wasn't trampled upon, Hysilens had to do her best to guarantee the safety of the hostages. But this also meant she had to be led by the nose.
The journey forward wasn't long. With Hysilens's speed, she quickly reached the square in the town center and saw the Imperial Army that was threatening her.
These are... Liver and Bulat?
As major characters from the original work, Hysilens quickly recognized their identities. She just hadn't expected them to be the ones executing this mission.
Water Dragon Possession: Black Marlin and Incursio... have they obtained their Teigu ahead of time? It seems this world has indeed undergone massive changes due to my arrival.
However, even with these two Imperial Arms, killing a Chrysos Heir would still be somewhat difficult... It seems there are people around here I don't know about!
"Was the massacre your doing?"
Despite them being characters from the original work, such an act of slaughter made Hysilens very unhappy and caused her emotions to fluctuate violently.
In Amphoreus, the kingdom of Sirens was completely destroyed by the Black Tide, and the scene of this massacred city immediately reminded Hysilens of her former homeland...
Scanning her surroundings, she quickly locked onto several directions. Inside those seemingly empty buildings, there were definitely Imperial assassins hiding!
"Of course!" Liver took a step forward, the expression on his face unchanging. "Against enemies, one naturally uses the most cruel methods!"
"We are soldiers of the Empire. Even if we must use despicable means, we must bring victory to the Empire!"
"The North's strength is great; even Grand General Budo fell at your hands. we are not equal to Grand General Budo, so if we wish to win, we can only use such methods. I trust you won't mind?"
The current Liver clearly hadn't learned of the darkness in Imperial politics yet, nor had he been framed like in the future, so he was still loyal to the Empire.
Bulat didn't speak, but he gripped the long spear in his hand tightly, remaining alert to Hysilens's movements at all times.
"Of course not. Those who pin their hopes on 'whether the enemy will make a mistake' are all fools!"
"The North can tolerate mistakes, but it will never allow such fools to hold high positions!"
"However, your act of massacring the city truly fills me with displeasure... as expected, the Empire is just as much trash as the rumors say, even more vile than the Black Tide!"
Hurling insults at the Empire directly in front of an Imperial General could easily draw the other party's hatred, but Liver showed no emotion; instead, his expression became even more serious.
Such people generally possessed a resilient spirit and would not let external interference affect their judgment.
"You are using words to provoke me—are you trying to seize an opportunity to rescue these hostages? Give up. Your only future is to die here!"
Water Dragon Possession: Black Marlin exerted its power at this moment. Translucent currents of water surrounded Liver, ready to launch an attack at any time.
"No!"
Hysilens narrowed her eyes, and blue Sea Water similarly surged around her, as if surrounding an Empress.
"The ones who will sink into the Silent Deep Sea are you!"
Hysilens was truly angry. So what if they were major characters from the original work? Since they currently stood in opposition to her and had committed such an unforgivable act...
Then don't blame Hysilens for getting serious!