"I'll give you a chance, little Emperor of the Empire."
"You break open the chest of this Teigu yourself now and come out from the middle, and I can consider giving you a quick end, otherwise... swords and blades have no mercy!"
Facing Cerydra's words, the little Emperor gave no response; even his breathing became weak.
Under the control of Minister Honest, he no longer had any way to answer this question, having completely become a puppet for the Minister to manipulate the supreme imperial arms.
"Already unable to answer?"
Cerydra frowned. She had originally wanted to preserve this Teigu and make it into the latest form for the Northern Country to use. She didn't expect the other party to be so unappreciative.
Since that was the case, there was no need for any discussion!
Although the resistance had not yet made a move, Cerydra could no longer wait. So what if the supreme imperial arms had activated Purge Mode?
Go talk to my Authority of Law!
The more precise the machine, the more a single screw's error would lead to a huge catastrophe.
The supreme imperial arms looked powerful, but its core was ultimately controlled by humans. Cerydra didn't need to defeat the supreme imperial arms; she only needed to make it fail, and she could declare victory in this war.
"The loser turns to ash, the winner becomes the king..."
"In the name of 'Law', I pronounce—you all have lost everything!"
At this moment, countless chess pieces began to appear around Cerydra, and soon a giant phantom of Cerydra was projected in the sky.
Although it was only a half-length portrait, the majesty on this phantom was not just a little bit.
The supreme imperial arms, which had completely lost its reason and could only fight by instinct, stopped its actions at this moment, completely not knowing what to do.
And the giant Cerydra also waved the chess piece in her hand at this moment, just like playing chess, directly striking cracks into the supreme imperial arms that was like a piece on the earth's chessboard.
In order to ensure the integrity of this Teigu, Cerydra still held back her strength and did not shatter this perfect work like in a finisher animation, but only crippled it.
But such serious injuries were clearly beyond what the little Emperor could handle. That powerful penetration could even completely ignore the defense of the supreme imperial arms and deal all the damage to the little Emperor's body.
If it weren't for the fact that Cerydra was worried that the inside of the supreme imperial arms was full of filth, the little Emperor might have turned into little Emperor paste.
Such a huge battlefield, after the outcome was decided, was naturally easily observed by the people nearby. Whether it was the Imperial Army, the Northern Country troops, or the resistance, they all saw Cerydra's victory.
Especially that last move, the giant phantom... larger than the thousand-meter supreme imperial arms? Was that the power of a god?
As such, Cerydra's identity as a God Slayer was no longer fake, and the remaining Imperial forces had no point in continuing to resist. After all, even the Emperor had lost; their surrender would not be considered a fault, at least they could save their lives.
"No, I must leave here!"
Anyone could choose to surrender to Cerydra, but only one person could not, and that was Minister Honest.
This scum knew very well what he had done in the past, and it was almost impossible for anyone to let him go, so after seeing the supreme imperial arms fall, the Minister chose to run without hesitation.
As long as he could evade Cerydra's search for now, it would be even more impossible to find him in the future. Plus, with the wealth the Minister had stored for so long, he could completely live comfortably for several lifetimes without worrying about money.
Just...
Boom—!
With the sound of a huge noise, the Minister had to turn his head to look below the Royal City; those troops wearing red and black armor had arrived at some point.
And the person in the lead was naturally the Northern Country's Dux Frigium, Esdeath, who had always been mentioned in the intelligence reports but had never been seen!
If he continued to run away, wouldn't he run straight into them?
"There's still a secret passage! As long as I can reach that place..."
"Yo, you must be Honest, right? I've been watching you for a long time. Give me your life!"
A second ago, the blue figure was still outside the gate below, but Honest just turned his head and saw Esdeath close at hand. She had arrived in front of him with almost teleportation-like speed, and looking at the killing intent on her... she clearly didn't intend to let him go!
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