Boom—!
The thunder within the dark clouds erupted suddenly, and a bolt of lightning struck towards the ground, targeting none other than General Budo himself outside the Northern Country capital.
However, this lightning was not some natural phenomenon, but something General Budo had intentionally caused, and the purpose was naturally the Empire's treasure, a Teigu!
Thunder God's Fury: adramelech.
An armor-type Teigu worn on the body, with powerful iron pillars on both arms, capable of summoning powerful lightning for attacks.
And the anomaly occurring in the sky was summoned by adramelech, for the purpose of conquering his own attack...
So as to destroy the capital city walls in one blow!
"Thunder Cannon!"
By channeling natural lightning to launch powerful attacks, this method could significantly reduce the consumption of his own mental energy and stamina, and it was a method passed down through General Budo's ancestors.
It not only enhanced the power of the Teigu but also greatly increased endurance, making it a breeze even when fighting a war of attrition against an opponent.
The lightning cannon, several dozen meters in diameter, started from Budo and was aimed directly at Najenda above the capital; it seemed that what this Kindness Duke had just said had indeed poked at Budo's sore spot.
Facing the Empire's strongest, General Budo, Najenda naturally dared not relax at all; instead, she narrowed her eyes and aimed the pumpkin cannon in her hand at the incoming lightning.
"Everyone, please follow the arrangements we made earlier; do not act on your own."
"Rest assured, we won't do anything unnecessary."
"Since Her Majesty the Empress let you take full charge, there must be a reason for it; we won't let personal grudges interfere with official business."
The surrounding Golden Descendants felt much better after hearing Najenda's words earlier, and their hostility toward Najenda had dissipated quite a bit. The reason for this...
As long as you are loyal to Her Majesty the Empress, we are friends forever!
"Then I am very grateful." Najenda smiled slightly, and then her tone became serious, "Please leave General Budo to me; I will absolutely not lose!"
The rushing thunder was about to arrive, but Najenda remained motionless, holding her gun, her eyes fixed on the super lightning cannon that had spread out to a range of over a hundred meters.
At a certain moment, Najenda seemed to see something, and a golden light flashed in her pupils.
"I see it!"
The muzzle of the pumpkin turned immediately, also firing a laser of considerable power.
However, compared to General Budo's giant lightning cannon, this laser from the pumpkin seemed exceptionally tiny, like a huge contrast between a house cat and a tiger.
Generally speaking, with such a huge disparity in attacks, the outcome would basically be without suspense, but the corners of Najenda's mouth, which were raised, seemed to be telling that the outcome was still unknown.
Soon the two attacks made contact, and a jaw-dropping scene immediately appeared in everyone's eyes. General Budo's huge lightning cannon was actually directly scattered by Najenda's tiny laser!
"This is impossible!"
The Imperial side was naturally incredibly surprised. With only one General remaining, Budo was naturally the strongest in the Empire.
Yet, the strongest and most violent attack of the Empire was actually defeated by a little-known minor general; this was a huge loss of face.
Even for Budo himself, the anger on his face gradually turned into confusion; he himself didn't understand what had happened.
It wasn't just the Imperial side; the soldiers of the Northern Country and the Golden Descendants were equally shocked, but after the shock, they let out joyful cheers.
"As expected of the Kindness Duke, her strength is actually this strong!"
"No wonder Her Majesty the Empress let us listen to her. I had some opinions before, but now I have none at all!"
"We will definitely win!"
Although the soldiers of the Northern Country cheered, they didn't know what the Kindness Duke had actually done; presumably, only Najenda herself knew...
"Sure enough, this ability is very powerful!"
An extremely unrealistic expression appeared on Najenda's face, even she herself found it hard to believe.
As the first Chrysos Heir born after Esdeath, although Najenda was a surrendered general, she had also received special abilities. It was just that this ability had almost never been used in actual combat.
"Weakness Insight."
This ability not only enhanced Najenda's eyesight but also allowed her to find weaknesses in enemy attacks at the fastest speed. When attacking a weakness, all attacks could be amplified.
Because Najenda was an Imperial General, after surrendering, she rarely fought against powerful enemies, at most just testing the waters during training.
For example, when competing in swordsmanship with Lubbock, Najenda could very clearly see a small red dot appear on Lubbock's body as he swung his sword.
As long as that small red dot was attacked, Lubbock's stance would be broken in an instant, leaving him no way to carry out subsequent attacks.
It sounded very strong, but in actual combat, weaknesses often change, often changing in several places in a second, making it difficult for people to have the opportunity to aim.
And once encountering a strong person, their speed of changing moves would be faster, which also caused the change of weaknesses to accelerate rapidly.
Fortunately, Najenda found a way to deal with it, and that was firepower coverage! As long as she used the pumpkin's area-of-effect laser to attack, in the vast majority of cases, she could directly hit the weakness, and even if the weakness moved, it would still be within the strike range!
"Looking at it this way, you, Budo, aren't very strong either!"
Najenda held the smoking pumpkin cannon, the smile on her face even greater than before.
"Cut the low-level provocation, traitor!"
Facing the enemy's mockery, although Budo was still burning with anger, he had absolutely no intention of falling for it.
"That was just me doing it casually; I thought I could finish you off directly, but it surprises me a bit... You've actually become stronger?"
"Originally, I still remembered our old friendship and intended to give you a quick end, but now it seems there is no need for that..."
"adramelech—!"
Following Budo's roar, thunder dozens of times stronger than before gathered in the sky once again, and Budo himself was wrapped in a huge amount of lightning, directly turning into a "Lightning Man."
"The pumpkin cannon can only fire one attack at a time. You can indeed protect yourself, but what about the army under your command? Can they also block my lightning?"
In the next instant, dozens of lightning bolts were aimed at the soldiers of the Northern Country. Once these attacks hit, the Northern Country's army would definitely suffer an unprecedented blow.
But Najenda didn't indulge Budo. The moment she narrowed her eyes, golden light flashed once again, and countless weaknesses were imprinted in Najenda's eyes.
"Indeed, the pumpkin cannon is not convenient for continuous attacks, but its duration is enough for me to defeat you!"
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