Chapter 129: Subduing Night Raid, Entering the Imperial Palace ()

A loud crashing sound, accompanied by Lubbock's scream, rang out inside the Night Raid meeting room.

By the time everyone, including Akame, reacted, Lubbock was already rolling on the floor at Lin Que's feet, clutching his stomach.

"To be honest, I wasn't actually listening on purpose."

Lin Que lifted his foot to help Lubbock flip over, smiling as he met the other's gaze.

"But your inner voice was just too intense; it naturally drifted right into my ears."

"【Why would someone bypass my thread barrier and enter the interior of Night Raid?】"

"【Damn it! Just because of my own mistake, the woman I like has been put in danger!】"

"I'm not wrong, am I, Lubbock?"

"Cough... cough cough!"

An unprecedented, intense pain spread from his left arm throughout his entire body. Lubbock seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he only coughed up a pool of blood.

"Lubbock!"

"Well~ you don't need to scream so miserably."

Lin Que looked at Najenda to the side: "Although I have no interest in men, he does have some ability. At the very least, he can help run errands and do chores when I'm not around."

"It was just a small punishment to make him understand the consequences of attacking me. It'll be easy to save his life by treating him later."

As for whether his left hand will still be usable by then, that is another question entirely.

"No matter how nicely you put it, the fact that you attacked our comrade is an undeniable truth."

Just then, Bulat, who had already equipped Incursio, stepped forward to confront Lin Que.

"State your true purpose, or I'll have no choice but to take action!"

"Sigh, I hate stubborn people."

Boom—!

The wall of the meeting room shattered in an instant, and Bulat's figure flew out from it.

"To still be thinking of fighting me at this stage, it seems you haven't grasped the gap in our strength yet."

Standing in the spot where Bulat had been, Lin Que's gaze swept over Mine and the others, finally landing on Akame.

"Want to try it? Use that Murasame of yours to cut me."

Extending his palm in front of Akame, Lin Que smiled and reminded her: "Remember to use force~ otherwise you won't even be able to cut through my skin."

Akame: "......"

Facing Lin Que's provocation, Akame did not rashly attack.

Her gaze swept toward the shattered wall not far away, and upon discovering that Bulat had not returned, a bead of cold sweat rolled down her forehead.

Before betraying the Empire, she had met many powerful people, including Esdeath, whom Najenda feared greatly.

But even that strongest of the Empire had never given her such terrifying pressure.

Her intuition told her that the other party was not bluffing.

Even if she swung her blade with all her might, she might not be able to cut through Lin Que's surface skin, and would instead only enrage him.

But if she didn't act, then the other comrades might become Lin Que's next target.

Her hand holding Murasame began to tremble slightly; Akame had rarely fallen into such a dilemma.

"Akame! Don't attack!"

Just then, Najenda's voice came from the side.

Although the time was short, she seemed to have gone through a mental struggle, and the expression on her face was extremely complex.

"We surrender."

【Chat Group member 'Sea King' has subdued the assassination organization 'Night Raid', World Reputation increased by 280 points, rewarded with 84,000 Chat Group points.】

"Not bad, it seems keeping you around was useful after all."

Calmly withdrawing his palm, Lin Que turned and walked toward the exit not far away.

"Bring the wounded and follow me."

"Esdeath should be arriving at the Imperial Palace soon; let's go meet up with her."

Najenda: "?"

Go where? Meet up with whom?

Imperial Palace.

"Welcome back, General Esdeath."

Sitting on the throne in the center, the Little Emperor looked at Esdeath, who had just walked into the main hall.

"I have already heard from the Prime Minister regarding your battle results."

"To annihilate the Northern Tribes in less than half a month, this is truly an unprecedented, massive achievement."

"As a reward, I intend to grant you ten thousand taels of gold." ===== CHAPTER 131 =====