Chapter 246: The Descent of the Reaper

Ma Tian and Zhutian saw Tatsumi and the other leaving, and immediately gave chase. Both of them had seen some information regarding Night Raid, but these files did not contain these two people, so they inevitably grew contemptuous.

The final result was self-evident; as the Child of Luck of this world, Tatsumi naturally possessed extraordinary qualities, and under Bulat's training, his strength had seen terrifying progress. Under Esdeath's high-pressure policy, Ieyasu's strength had also progressed to the point where he could contend with Tatsumi.

With these two acting as front-line meat shields to block the full-force attacks of Zhutian and Matou, Sayo and Mine fully unleashed their strength as back-line shooters, conducting fire suppression against the two.

Facing the joint siege of the four, even though Zhutian and the other were members of the Imperial Fist Temple's Rakshasa Demons, they could not hold out for long and were ultimately cut down one by one by the four.

Additionally, Ji, one of the four, relied on his own ability to directly locate Akame, who was meeting with a Revolutionary Army scout. However, facing Akame's extremely formidable swordsmanship, even though Ji could control his body freely, he was still cut down by Akame's blade. Run, who had come to investigate the situation, was forced to retreat three steps back under Akame's terrifying Sword Qi, and evacuated without being cut down by Akame's blade energy.

The Rakshasa Demons lost three members in a single day, which left Bolic, who had always thought victory was in his grasp, in a state of shock. Although he had Esdeath personally leading the Jaegers to protect him, Bolic still felt a sharp sword hanging above his head, ready to fall at any moment and take his life.

"Bolic?" Esdeath arrived at the great hall where Bolic was, only to find his figure was no longer there. "Where did he go?"

"Are you asking where Bolic is now? He has already run away!"

"Najenda?" Esdeath frowned slightly.

"He didn't listen to your advice, did he? My subordinates should be finishing him off right now!" Najenda's voice came from the shadows.

"Heh, you're still the same as ever, only knowing how to use these insidious combat strategies!" Esdeath chuckled lightly. "But don't forget, the last time you used this strategy, you suffered a huge loss at my hands!"

"No, Esdeath, although you are powerful, this time I have won; Bolic has already been beheaded!" Najenda said with a light laugh. "It is precisely because I understand your power better than anyone else that I spent quite a lot of effort to ensure the success of this plan!"

"You really are quite conceited, Najenda! Tell me, if I had stayed by Bolic's side the whole time, would my junior sister have had any chance of a successful assassination?" Esdeath countered.

"You, you weren't sent by the Prime Minister to protect Bolic?" Najenda's expression changed slightly.

"The Prime Minister? A mere Prime Minister, and he thinks he can command me?" Esdeath said disdainfully.

"Then why did you come here?" In her shock, Najenda also revealed herself from the darkness.

"Naturally, because someone told me that only if Bolic died would interesting things happen!" A glimmer of excitement flashed in Esdeath's eyes.

Just as Najenda was filled with suspicion and uncertainty, a terrifying wave of power suddenly pressed down from the sky, causing the curtains in the room to vibrate.

"It has appeared, just as expected!" Esdeath looked out the window, a flash of excitement in her eyes.

Najenda also ran to the window to look outside, only to see a gray-white pillar of light rising from the sky in the distance of the Town. Looking at this gray-white pillar of light and recalling the words Lingyun had spoken earlier, a sense of foreboding could not help but rise in Najenda's heart.

Esdeath, standing to the side, gazed at the pillar of light, a glimmer of excitement flashing in her eyes. Although they were separated by a great distance, Esdeath could still feel the terrifying power contained within that pillar of light.

Without any hesitation, Esdeath directly summoned a special-class flying Danger Beast she had tamed and rushed toward the direction of the pillar of light. Seeing Esdeath rushing toward the pillar of light, Najenda dared not delay and immediately summoned her own flying Danger Beast to give chase. She clearly remembered that this was the direction where Akame and the others were assassinating Bolic; now that such a major incident had occurred there, she could not help but be worried.

In an open space outside the Town, Akame and Lubbock looked at the gray-white pillar of light before them with vigilance. A corpse lay on the ground; it was Bolic's.

"Akame, do you know what is going on?" Lubbock asked with a look of astonishment; the terrifying power emanating from this pillar of light gave him an extremely bad premonition.

Clearly, Holimaka had only lasted one move in Akame's hands just moments ago before being cut on the arm by Akame's Murasame, subsequently dying from the spreading curse poison. But after this guy completely lost his breath, a strange power seeped out from the Scythe in his hand, wrapping around Holimaka. Following that, a gray-white pillar of light shot into the sky with Holimaka's corpse as the center, erupting with immense power.

"Although I cannot be entirely certain, the guy inside should be the Reaper that Master spoke of!" Akame gripped the Murasame in her hand and said calmly.

"Reaper?" Bolic asked, somewhat confused.

"Woo—" A low moan came from within the pillar of light, and the massive pillar of light shrank bit by bit, finally revealing the figure inside.

It was a skeleton draped in a somewhat tattered black cloak, white, bony claws extending from the cloak, tightly gripping the Scythe of the Reaper. The skeleton floated in mid-air without any assistance, the gray-white ghost fire in its eyes flickering incessantly.

"A-Akame, is this the Reaper your master spoke of?" Bolic's voice was trembling; the moment this Reaper appeared, he felt the hair all over his body stand on end, and countless voices rang out in his heart, ultimately converging into a single sentence.

"I will die; facing this guy, I will absolutely die!"

"That's right, it's him!" Akame looked at this familiar figure, and a blood-red light began to flicker on the Murasame in her hand.

"Then what do we do now?" Lubbock asked with some anxiety.

Although this Reaper was currently just floating quietly in mid-air without any movement, he felt a terrifying killing intent already locked onto him; if he were to make any rash moves now, he would absolutely be met with the most lethal, life-taking strike. Although he had already woven a powerful protective net around himself with his threads, his intuition told him that this protective net alone would absolutely not be able to block the opponent's attack.

Beads of sweat also seeped from Akame's forehead; although this was not her first time facing it, the Reaper before her still exerted immense pressure on her. Although her strength had made significant progress compared to back then, when facing this Reaper, she realized that her current strength seemed insufficient!

Suddenly, the Reaper's body swayed and instantly vanished into mid-air. At the same time, Akame's body also blurred violently. Afterward, Lubbock saw several sparks erupt in the Void before him. These sparks were all formed by the clashing of weapons.

The sparks flashed and vanished; the Reaper reappeared in mid-air, and Akame's figure also suddenly appeared in front of him. However, compared to the Reaper's composure, Akame was pressing her hand against her blade while panting slightly.

Lubbock's back was suddenly soaked with sweat; he could already tell that the Reaper had just launched a lethal strike at him, and if not for Akame, he would already be headless. But looking at Akame's current state, she was likely no match for this guy either!

"Akame, what do we do now?" Lubbock asked with some anxiety.

"As long as we hold out until Master arrives, we will be fine!" Akame said.

"Then when will your master arrive here? If he comes any later, he will only be able to collect our corpses!"

At the same time Lubbock spoke, the Reaper vanished into mid-air once again. However, this time he had no opportunity to strike, as several golden Sword Qi beams attacked from afar, forcing him out of the super-speed world.

A whirlwind suddenly whipped up on the scene, and Lingyun's figure appeared.

"I am your opponent!"