Chapter 234: Chelsea's Dumbfounded Moment

Sayo brought the kitten back to her room, then hurried away. Because of this kitten, she still had many things left to do!

After Sayo left, Chelsea, who had transformed into the kitten, quietly got up and ran to the window to look outside. As a top-tier assassin, scouting the terrain and environment of a new location to prepare for a retreat after an operation was a mandatory lesson. It would have been fine if she hadn't looked, but one look and Chelsea was nearly scared silly.

Three people had just walked in from outside the door, and all three of them were marked with high priority in the intelligence Chelsea had received. One was the Empire's strongest, Esdeath; one was Akame's younger sister, Kurome; and the other was Seryu, who possessed a rare Biological Teigu.

According to the intelligence, all three of these people possessed terrifying strength. Although she was a top-tier assassin, her assassination ability relied mainly on her own Teigu, Gaia Foundation, to launch surprise attacks on enemies after disguising herself. If Gaia Foundation were removed, her own strength could not compare to other Teigu Users by a long shot. It could be said that every one of her assassinations was no different from dancing on the tip of a blade; if anything went wrong, she might not even have a chance to escape with her life.

If they discovered her identity, then even a dozen of her wouldn't be enough for the other party to wipe out in one breath. Thinking of this, she suddenly felt somewhat fortunate that she had turned into a cat to sneak in. Otherwise, even if she had made a move, she would definitely have ended up being blasted to smithereens in front of these three.

However, she was also very curious why these three such powerful figures would appear in this place at the same time. Kurome was formerly a member of the Imperial Assassination Squad, so her coming here was understandable, but why were Esdeath and the other one joining in the fun!

"Today's training time has arrived. You two, are you ready?" Esdeath looked at Sayo and Ieyasu standing before her, revealing a faint smile.

Seeing Esdeath's smile, Sayo and Ieyasu couldn't help but exchange a glance and shiver simultaneously. Ever since Lingyun said that as his family's maid and guard, it wouldn't do to have no strength, Luo Yexi, Busujima Saeko, and Esdeath had begun taking turns teaching the two of them cultivation. If it were just Busujima Saeko and Luo Yexi, it would be fine, as their teaching methods were still quite gentle. But if it were Esdeath's turn, then they could only pray for their own luck; it was basically a rhythm of getting beaten up.

However, under the guidance of this Sadistic Queen, Esdeath, although the two of them suffered quite a bit of physical pain, they had made significant progress in strength and practical combat experience in return. They dared to say without hesitation that the current them could definitely easily thrash the them who had just arrived at the Imperial Capital.

The two exchanged a glance and took out the weapons Lingyun had given them. Ieyasu stomped his right foot on the ground and dashed toward Esdeath at high speed. Sayo retreated rapidly while nocking a sharp arrow onto her bow, firing it toward Esdeath.

Esdeath made a casual gesture, and an Ice Wall rose before her, blocking the arrow's attack. The arrow shot by Sayo slammed into the Ice Wall, instantly blasting a deep crater into the thick ice. Ieyasu, who arrived right after, raised his sword and brought it down, instantly shattering the Ice Wall into fragments, then charged toward Esdeath again.

"Some progress, but you're still far from my expectations!" Esdeath struck Ieyasu back with a casual blow, after which countless Ice Spears emerged from her side and blasted toward Sayo.

Standing by the window watching the battle below, Chelsea was already covered in cold sweat. She had seen the terrifying battle situation below with her own eyes, and she suddenly felt somewhat fortunate that she had transformed into a kitten to enter this mansion, and had even run into the kind-hearted Sayo; otherwise, she would definitely have already said goodbye to this world.

"No, I must find a way to leave this place; it's simply too dangerous here!" Chelsea's eyes rolled around as she made a decision. After seeing this scene, she no longer believed her assassination could succeed, and even whether she could escape unscathed was already a problem.

At night, the moon hung quietly in the sky, and everyone in the mansion had fallen asleep. The kitten that Chelsea had transformed into quietly got up from the small nest Sayo had built for her and walked out on tiptoe.

Relying on her petite size, Chelsea successfully passed through the metal fence and arrived outside the mansion. She cautiously peeked around, and after discovering no one was there, Chelsea wanted to deactivate her Gaia Foundation and then leave this place at the fastest possible speed.

However, something that left her dumbfounded occurred: she discovered that she had lost her connection to Gaia Foundation and could not deactivate her transformation state.

What kind of situation was this? Chelsea was stunned for a moment. She also knew that some special Teigu might cause some irreversible effects on the user's body when used. But her Gaia Foundation was not some Teigu with terrifying abilities; why would this kind of situation happen! Could it be that she would have to live as a cat from now on? Thinking of this, Chelsea only felt a bleak future ahead.

Just as Chelsea was shaking her head in frustration, the bell on her neck emitted a crisp sound. Upon hearing this sound, Chelsea couldn't help but pause; it seemed that after putting on this bell, she had lost her perception of her Teigu. Could it be that this bell was the problem?

Thinking of this, Chelsea couldn't help but stretch out her cat paw to fiddle with the bell on her neck, wanting to take it off. However, since this bell had been tied on by Lingyun himself, how could he let Chelsea take it off so easily? Chelsea fiddled with the bell for a long time, but in the end, she still couldn't get it off her neck, and instead, the sound of the bell carried far away.

Suddenly, Chelsea felt her body lighten; she had actually been picked up by someone. Turning her head to look, it turned out to be Sayo who had picked her up.

"So you ran here. Looking at how you were fiddling with that bell just now, you must really like it! If it weren't for the sound this bell made, I wouldn't have been able to find you so quickly! Master is truly worthy of the name; even a kitten likes the things he gives out so much!" Sayo held Chelsea and gently tapped her forehead. "However, you can't run around like this in the future. You should know that there are many dangerous wild dogs and such outside; it would be bad if you got hurt!"

Chelsea was now beyond tears; when did she ever like this cat bell? If it weren't for this cat bell, she would have already escaped this den of demons by now; how could she still be held in your arms?

That's right, for Chelsea, Lingyun's home was now absolutely a terrifying den of demons. Not to mention that Esdeath was here, just Kurome and Seryu alone had already left her with no chance to run. Not to mention Busujima Saeko, whose strength was enough to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Esdeath, and the even more mysterious Lingyun.

Sayo didn't know what Chelsea in her arms was thinking, and just carried Chelsea back to her room. Chelsea stared at her small nest with dull eyes; it was clear she hadn't recovered from the blow of turning into a cat. She knew that from today on, she probably really couldn't leave this place, because she discovered that she was now no different from a real kitten in both strength and speed. If she really ran into the wild dogs wandering in the Imperial Capital as Sayo said, that would be truly terrible.

Moreover, she didn't count on the people from Night Raid to come here to save her. She knew she had been careless; where was this place a residence of a former Imperial Assassination Squad instructor? It was so terrifying that even the Imperial Palace couldn't compare, okay? The difficulty of assassinating this guy was simply higher than assassinating Minister Honest. Even if the entire Night Raid raided this place, they would probably only end up suffering a crushing defeat. Fortunately, as a top-tier assassin, Chelsea's mental fortitude was still quite good, and she quickly adjusted her mindset.

"It seems that if I want to escape this mansion, in the end, I can only rely on myself!" In her small nest, Chelsea said in her heart while resting her chin on her cat paw.