Chapter 129: Esdeath

Honest's obese body squeezed with difficulty through the dark alley, panting heavily.

Just as he turned around, preparing to continue running, he suddenly felt his limbs tighten. Honest stopped abruptly, looked down, and saw several nearly invisible thin threads wrapped around his hands and feet.

"What?!" He widened his eyes, struggled desperately, but found he couldn't even move his fingers.

"Don't waste your effort, you dead fat pig." A green-haired youth walked out from the shadows, playing with a roll of metal wire in his hand, a contemptuous smile on his lips.

"Who are you?!" Honest shouted sternly, a flicker of panic in his eyes, "Do you know who I am? Let go of me quickly!"

Lubbock lightly shook the wire in his hand, and Honest immediately let out a shrill scream, cold sweat instantly soaking his collar. Lubbock sneered: "It's precisely because we know that we're here."

As soon as his voice fell, several figures suddenly walked out from the shadows around them. Tatsumi, Najenda, Leone, Akame, and other Night Raid members appeared, surrounding the minister in the middle, watching him coldly.

Honest widened his eyes, his face turning deathly pale instantly. "Night Raid! Damn it!" he growled through gritted teeth.

Tatsumi stepped forward, his eyes fixed on Honest, his fist clenched tight, his knuckles turning white from excessive force. "It's you! You tumor of the Empire!"

Looking at Tatsumi before him, Honest's eyes rolled, suddenly looking at Najenda, forcing himself to calm down as he said: "Najenda, I personally bestowed upon you the title of general. How can you betray the Empire?"

Hearing these words, Tatsumi's anger could no longer be suppressed. He lunged forward, grabbing Honest's collar, pressing a blade against his neck. Tatsumi's voice trembled with anger: "Stop playing dumb here! Do you think we don't know? It's you! You ordered the massacre of the villages! You killed my comrades! You are the culprit of this corrupt Empire!"

Honest looked at Tatsumi before him, a trace of fear showing in his eyes, at this moment, a strong cold wind suddenly surged from the distance.

"Whoosh—"

In an instant, a thin layer of frost covered the ground, and the temperature in the air dropped sharply.

"Crack"

With a light sound, the frost spread at a visible speed, instantly covering the entire street.

Seeing this scene, the minister suddenly seemed to grasp the last straw, his eyes lighting up instantly, he exclaimed joyfully: "Esdeath! General Esdeath! Save me!"

The Night Raid members' faces changed drastically, all turning their heads to look toward the end of the street.

At the end of the street, a figure walked slowly, each step leaving a frost-covered footprint on the ground, her blue hair fluttering in the cold wind, a layer of pale blue cold air swirling around her, like a queen walking out of an ice and snow world.

"How could it be so fast..." Najenda's face changed, according to calculations, Esdeath clearly had one more day before returning.

Esdeath stopped before everyone, her gaze sweeping through the crowd, directly locking onto Tatsumi in the crowd. Her eyes instantly softened, the corners of her mouth curving into a smile: "Tatsumi, I didn't expect you to eventually join Night Raid."

At this moment, the minister, seeing Esdeath, as if grasping the last straw, shouted with a sobbing voice: "General Esdeath! Save me quickly!!"

Feeling her words interrupted, Esdeath furrowed her brow, coldly glancing at the minister, then she lightly raised her hand, her slender fingers tapping the void.

"Pfft!"

A sharp ice blade suddenly burst from the ground, like a blue lightning bolt, instantly piercing the minister's chest.

The minister's body trembled violently, blood spurting from his chest, he widened his eyes, looking down at his chest in disbelief, his face full of terror: "Why..."

"Without the rights of the Empire," Esdeath said lightly, "you are nothing but a weakling. In this world, the weak do not deserve to live."

After speaking, she withdrew her gaze, as if she had just casually crushed an ant, the whole process flowing smoothly, without the slightest hesitation.

The next second, Esdeath's gaze locked onto Tatsumi again, strong affection showing in her eyes, the surrounding temperature seeming to ease slightly. "Tatsumi," Esdeath's voice carried a tempting tone, "come with me. You don't belong to this group of weaklings in Night Raid. You should stand on the side of the strong. I can give you everything you want."

Tatsumi clenched his fist, a trace of determination flashing in his eyes, he raised his head to look directly at Esdeath, his tone firm: "Esdeath, you are wrong. True strong ones should not trample on the weak, but should protect them."

"How disappointing, Tatsumi." Her voice carried a hint of dissatisfaction, "It seems I need to personally educate you before you understand."

At this moment, Najenda took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. Once a comrade of Esdeath, she understood this woman's terror better than anyone. At this moment, the only way out was to buy time: "Esdeath, surrender. The Revolutionary Army's great army is about to surround the imperial capital; hundreds of thousands of troops are not a force you can resist. Even if you are powerful, you cannot fight against the wrath of the entire continent."

"Hehehe..."

Hearing the other's words, Esdeath laughed lightly, a trace of contempt flashing in her eyes.

"Hundreds of thousands of troops?" Esdeath's voice suddenly turned cold: "Nothing but a pile of ants that can be crushed at will!"

As soon as her voice fell, Esdeath raised her right hand.

In an instant, the sky suddenly changed color, dark clouds billowing, as if the entire world was responding to her will, a hurricane mixed with snowflakes swept in instantly.

Snowflakes like sharp blades sliced across everyone's skin, bringing stinging pain, and the Night Raid members subconsciously raised their hands to protect their faces.

"Watch closely, Tatsumi." Esdeath's gaze locked onto Tatsumi, a trace of temptation in her voice, "This is true power."

As soon as her voice fell, Esdeath swung her right hand down violently.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar suddenly erupted. A colder current than before surged out like a breached flood; in an instant, the blizzard's range expanded dramatically, instantly breaking through the borders of the imperial capital.

The violent ice and snow power, like a huge net, spread toward the entire continent at an astonishing speed. Wherever it passed, everything was frozen; the whole world seemed to fall into eternal winter at this moment.

Tatsumi felt the bone-piercing cold, his whole body as if frozen, his breathing growing more rapid, his chest as if pressed by a giant rock: "How is this possible... this kind of power..."

"To the weak, everything is impossible." Esdeath stood at the center of the storm, a cold smile curving her lips: "The weak can only tremble in the strong's world, without the qualification to survive."

She curled her lips slightly: "Even breathing is a luxury."

As soon as her voice fell, a scorching heat wave suddenly came from the distance. The hot air surged like a raging fire, instantly colliding with Esdeath's blizzard.

The next moment, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out! "Boom!"

The collision of ice and fire stirred up a heaven-shaking energy storm; ice crystals vaporized instantly under high heat, while the heat wave rapidly cooled in the extreme cold. The entire sky seemed to become a huge battlefield, ice and snow intertwined with flames, emitting deafening cracking sounds.

Esdeath abruptly turned her head toward the source of the heat wave, a trace of surprise flashing in her eyes, then becoming even more excited: "Finally..."

The corners of her mouth curved into a fanatical smile, her voice carrying irrepressible battle intent: "Finally, an opponent worthy enough!"

Her voice trembled slightly with excitement, her eyes flashing with near-mad light.

Leone barely stood firm in the blizzard, looking at Esdeath in shock: "Esdeath, she seems... very excited?"

Najenda gripped her weapon tightly and said: "She's a madman. When she meets a strong opponent, she only becomes more eager for battle."

(Chapter End)