Chapter 225: Esdeath's News

When Lingyun finished resolving the issue of Seryu's identity and returned to the courtyard, what he saw was a scene of three girls chatting happily; Seryu no longer had the reserve she possessed when she first arrived, and presumably, Busujima Saeko, with her Yamato Nadeshiko temperament, had played a significant role in this.

Ever since Seryu arrived at this mansion, she had gradually begun to change. Although her inner self was already twisted, Lingyun had already corrected it quite a bit when he shattered her worldview. At the same time, the words and actions of the others in the mansion were also straightening out her worldview bit by bit. Meanwhile, Seryu would occasionally go outside to eliminate some corrupt nobles, which actually made her somewhat similar to Night Raid.

Seryu's fate had already been diverted, but she still encountered Mine and Sheele of Night Raid just as in the original story, and a battle ensued. However, this time, the two of them suffered a great loss at Seryu's hands.

After entering Lingyun's mansion, Busujima Saeko, citing the reason that there could be no one with weak self-preservation abilities in Lingyun's mansion, grouped Seryu and Sayo together for special training. Seryu herself came from the Imperial Guard and had received strict training since childhood, which had laid a solid foundation for her; under Busujima Saeko's guidance, her strength naturally soared.

Although Mine and Sheele were assassins in Night Raid, in close combat, with Sheele being entangled by Koro, Mine was easily knocked down by Seryu. Afterward, Seryu and Koro joined forces, utilizing Koro's powerful recovery ability, to knock down Sheele once again.

However, Seryu did not kill the two of them. Although Ogre was her former mentor, given the things he had done, dying at the hands of Night Raid could be considered a deserved punishment. By beating Mine and Sheele into serious injuries, she could be considered to have fulfilled the last bit of her master-disciple bond with Ogre.

When Mine and Sheele returned to the Night Raid Base with their injuries, everyone in Night Raid was given a huge shock; the two of them had only gone to the Imperial Capital to scout for information, so how could they have sustained such heavy injuries?

Upon hearing the account from Mine and the other, Najenda could not help but fall silent. She had not expected that there would be such a formidable Teigu User in the Imperial Capital. Moreover, from the fact that both Mine and Sheele survived and the opponent also retreated unscathed, it could be inferred that the opponent did not harbor killing intent toward them. Analyzing it this way, although the opponent had made a breakthrough by first seizing upon the point that Mine's close-combat ability was weak, the opponent's strength could be imagined.

"Lubbock, do you have any information on the opponent?" Najenda's gaze turned toward Lubbock on the side.

"About that, yes! Seryu Ubiquitous, a member of the Imperial Guard, possesses a Teigu known as 【Hecatoncheir】. However, judging from the current situation, her strength is severely inconsistent with the description in the intelligence. This is my dereliction of duty; I will urge the intelligence personnel below to submit the latest information as soon as possible!" Lubbock also spoke with a grave expression.

Akame looked at the content of the intelligence and made a slight deduction. In the current Imperial Capital, the only one capable of doing such a thing was probably her mysterious master! In other words, this powerful Teigu User, Seryu, could in a sense no longer be considered an enemy of Night Raid!

"We have another very important piece of intelligence here, one that concerns our future operations in the Imperial Capital!" Najenda spoke slowly.

"Intelligence, what intelligence?" Hearing Najenda's words, everyone present became serious; intelligence that could concern the future operations of Night Raid would definitely not be ordinary information.

"According to news from the Revolutionary Army headquarters, Esdeath has completed the subjugation of the Northern Tribes and is preparing to return to the Imperial Capital!" Najenda said with a heavy tone.

"That's impossible, right? That is the prince of the Northern Tribes, Numa Seika, who holds titles like War God and Hero of the North—a man who uses troops like a god. How could the Northern Tribes army under his leadership be routed so quickly? Boss, didn't you say it would take at least a year?" Lubbock spoke in disbelief.

"Esdeath's strength far exceeds our expectations, and the soldiers under her command are also extremely powerful. According to the latest intelligence received, that prince has already been captured by Esdeath, and at least 400,000 of the troops under his command have been ordered by Esdeath to be buried alive!" Najenda's tone was somewhat heavy.

"Um, Boss, how strong is Esdeath?" Tatsumi scratched the back of his head and asked with some confusion.

"If all of us present here were to strike together, plus ten powerful Teigu Users, and another 100,000 of the most elite soldiers, we would still have the possibility of being completely wiped out when facing Esdeath!" Najenda took a deep breath and spoke.

"This, this is too exaggerated!" Tatsumi could not help but open his mouth wide.

"And, it is very likely that this is not Esdeath's ultimate combat power!" Najenda added.

"She possesses combat power that is completely in a different dimension from ordinary soldiers!" Najenda took a deep breath and said. "I really cannot imagine where that powerful strength of hers comes from, but one thing is certain: if she becomes our enemy, she will definitely be the most terrifying enemy! If it weren't for the fact that several Teigu Users under my command fought with all their might regardless of the cost back then, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to see me here today!"

"Facing such an opponent, how are we supposed to deal with her?" Leone, who was always carefree, could not help but frown.

"Forget it, we can only take it one step at a time for now!" Najenda shook her head slightly and temporarily wiped this matter from her mind. "For now, let's talk about our operations in the Imperial Capital during this period. Esdeath is coming back, and our operations in the Imperial Capital will inevitably become much more difficult. We must eliminate some necessary targets during this time."

"But Mine and Sheele are both injured, our operational capability will be greatly reduced!" Bulat said with a frown.

"Leave this matter to me. I learned many techniques for rapidly recovering from injuries without side effects when I was in the Imperial Assassination Squad; I believe they will come in handy!" Akame, who had been silent, spoke up.

Najenda looked toward Akame, then recalled the time when Zanku was killed; Akame had returned covered in injuries, yet by the next day, most of them were healed. She nodded slightly: "Then I'll leave it to you, Akame!"

"Akame, I am truly becoming more and more curious about what kind of rigorous training you received when you were in the Imperial Assassination Squad back then, to actually have such techniques!" Lubbock said to Akame with a curious expression.

Akame did not pay attention to Lubbock and turned to walk silently toward the room where Sheele and Mine were.

In the mansion, Lingyun looked at the intelligence before him, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly: "I didn't expect Esdeath to pacify the Northern Tribes in such a short time. It's just a pity for that guy named Numa Seika; facing the upgraded Sadistic Queen, he could only obediently kneel!"

"Master, do you mean that my junior sister is coming back?" Ye Xi looked at Lingyun and said.

"That's right! It looks like the Imperial Capital is about to get lively!" Lingyun nodded slightly.

"The youngest general of the Empire, controlling the strongest ice Teigu—I am very interested in the first junior sister of mine that you taught!" Thinking of the time Lingyun had compared her to Esdeath, a fighting spirit had already ignited in Ye Xi's eyes.

"I believe she will fight you the very first moment she sees you!" Lingyun had already foreseen the situation when Ye Xi and Esdeath met.