Chapter 67: 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 curled up on the floor at Lin Que’s feet, clutching his stomach.

“To be honest, I didn’t actually listen on purpose.”

Lin Que nudged Lubbock over with his foot and smiled as he met the man’s gaze.

“But your inner voice was just so 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, violent 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 North North North 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.”

“This was just a small punishment to make him understand the consequences of attacking me. Treating him later to save his life will be easy.”

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

“No matter how well you put it, the fact that you attacked our comrade is undeniable.”

Just then, Bulat, who had already donned his Incursio armor, took a step forward to confront Lin Que.

“State your true purpose, or I’ll have to take action!”

“Sigh, I hate stubborn people.”

Bang—!

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

“To still think about attacking me at this point, it seems you haven’t grasped the gap in our strength yet.”

Standing where Bulat had been, Lin Que swept his gaze over Mine and the others, finally letting it rest 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.

Glancing at the shattered wall not far away and noticing that Bulat had not returned, a bead of cold sweat rolled down Akame’s temple.

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

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

Her intuition told her that the man was not bluffing.

Even if she swung her blade with all her might, she might not be able to cut through the surface of Lin Que’s skin, and would only succeed in angering him.

But if she didn’t act, her other comrades might become Lin Que’s next target.

Her hand gripping 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 North North North Side.

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

“We surrender.”

[Group member ‘Sea King’ has subdued the assassination organization ‘Night Raid’, world reputation increased by 280 points, rewarded with 84,000 group points.]

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

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

“Take the wounded and follow me.”

“Esdeath should be arriving at the palace soon; we’re going to rendezvous with her.”

Najenda: “?”

Go where? Rendezvous 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 great 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, monumental achievement.”

“As a reward, I am prepared to grant you ten thousand taels of gold.” ===== CHAPTER 131 =====

“Besides that, is there anything else you want?”

“Your Majesty, there is no need to rush the matter of rewards.”

Standing in the center of the hall, Esdeath replied.

“In fact, regarding the annihilation of the Northern tribes, there are some things I did not clarify in my letter.”

“The person who accomplished this was not me.”

“If you want to give a reward, it would be better to give it to the right person.”

“It wasn’t done by General Esdeath?”

The Little Emperor was stunned, not knowing how to respond for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at the Prime Minister, Honest, beside him.

“Cough~ since a reward is to be given, it naturally must go to the right person.”

Honest naturally took over the conversation: “Judging by General Esdeath’s tone, you seem to know the person who did this.”

“Can you tell me who the other party is?”

“I have already brought the person.”

Esdeath replied, ignoring the question: “Prime Minister, if you wish to see them, why not just let them come in?”

“Already brought them?”

Silently glancing at Syura standing behind him, Honest suddenly laughed out loud, his fat-laden body shaking.

“Hahaha! This is a pillar of the Empire!”

“Since you’ve brought them, of course we must meet!”

“Someone! Go and bring the person General Esdeath brought...”

“No need to invite, I have already arrived.”

Before Honest could finish his sentence, several figures had already leisurely walked in through the main entrance.

“Looks like I arrived just in time, I’m not late.”

“You are... wait... Najenda? Akame?!”

Looking at the few people who walked in, Honest, who had been mid-sentence, subconsciously looked past Lin Que to the Najenda and Akame following behind him.

He was all too familiar with these two; one was a former General of the Empire, the other a former ace assassin of the Empire.

Especially Akame—noticing the Murasame she carried, even the bold Honest couldn’t help but feel a jolt of shock.

Taking two steps back without a sound, he looked at Esdeath, who was standing in the center of the hall.

“General Esdeath, what is the meaning of this?”

“Why would the person you introduced suddenly barge in with those who have betrayed the Empire?”

Esdeath silently glanced at Lin Que, then replied truthfully: “I don’t know.”

Honest: “???”

ECHO is currently disabled. ===== CHAPTER 132 =====