Chapter 237: Injury (Fourth update, additional update for Guild Leader 'Su Su Xiao Chan~')

Kurome died, died in her sister's arms. For this girl who had been transformed by medicine and was already non-human, this was fate, and also a destination.

Akame gently placed Kurome on the ground, sheathed the Yatsufusa on the side, and placed it beside Kurome.

"I once swore that if we met for the second time, I would kill you to avenge Bulat."

Akame didn't rush over to fight for her life directly, but looked at Su Xiao calmly.

"Is that so."

Su Xiao flicked the cigarette butt in his hand. In the forest not far away, a black shadow was looming, seemingly wanting to run out to smell what the cigarette butt Su Xiao flicked was, whether it could be eaten, and whether it tasted good.

Su Xiao glared at the forest, and the black shadow in the forest hurriedly shrank back into the grass.

"You are definitely not a dark unit loyal to the Empire. What is your purpose?"

Akame stared at Su Xiao, her tone firm.

"Who knows, but... you are not my opponent in your current physical state."

Su Xiao didn't belong to any side, he only acted according to his own will.

A cold wind blew through the forest, and the

"Yes, so I must abandon my human body."

Akame slowly raised Murasame and aimed it at her palm.

Puchi.

A splash of blood sprayed out; Akame had actually used Murasame to slash her own palm.

Murasame is a blade that kills in a single strike; once wounded by Murasame, the curse poison invades the body, and the injured will die very quickly.

But Akame is different; she is the wielder of Murasame and has used it to kill many people. Using this move now is Akame's ultimate technique.

"Ah!!"

Akame knelt on one knee, head tilted back, letting out a low cry. The sound seemed to come from the Nine Netherworlds, hollow and overlapping with many other voices.

A purple-black mist spread around Akame; the curse poison was eroding her body.

Clearly, Akame was unleashing her ultimate move. Su Xiao did not have the habit of watching enemies charge up their ultimate moves. Now was a good opportunity, so he decisively charged forward.

With a few quick strides, he rushed in front of Akame, his long blade slashing toward her head.

Ding.

Murasame blocked the slash of Checking Zhan Long Shan, and a spark flew up.

Akame's appearance had changed drastically; her hair, which originally reached her waist, now hung down to her calves. Her crimson eyes were even redder, and the whites of her eyes had turned black.

Many blood-red patterns appeared on Akame's fair skin, and the patterns even climbed up to the right side of her cheek.

Akame raised her blade and looked at Su Xiao.

"I have killed many people. Anger, hatred, unwillingness, despair... Murasame records all of these.

Now I carry them, turning them into power. Even if I burn myself to ashes, I will defeat you."

The Akame from before was a righteous assassin, but the current Akame appeared ghostly and sinister.

Su Xiao did not speak; his mind was highly focused. Akame gave him a very dangerous feeling.

Hu~.

Her black hair fluttered in the wind. After a gust of wind hit him head-on, Su Xiao discovered that Akame had already reached him, and Murasame was stabbing toward his face. She was at most ten centimeters away from wounding him.

Death was already looming before him. Su Xiao had experienced this feeling of being close to death many times.

Holding Checking Zhan Long Shan in front of him, Su Xiao immediately tilted his head.

Zizi~.

Checking Zhan Long Shan rubbed against Murasame, and a large spray of sparks appeared.

So fast! Akame's speed was so fast that he couldn't react in time. If not for his rich combat experience, he might have died under this slash.

Akame's speed had skyrocketed, and her strength had also skyrocketed.

Ding, ding.

After two head-on clashes, Su Xiao felt his arm holding the blade go somewhat numb.

Moreover, fighting Akame was far more dangerous than fighting others. Being wounded meant being eroded by the curse poison, and Su Xiao was not sure if he could withstand it.

Su Xiao engaged Akame in a head-on sword fight, changing his usual tactics to focus primarily on defense this time.

Checking Zhan Long Shan danced in front of him, leaving no gaps. Although Akame's strength and speed had skyrocketed, her swordsmanship had not improved.

Su Xiao was now like someone leaping on the edge of a blade; one careless move and he would lose his life.

Akame's slashes became faster and faster, but Su Xiao's defense remained impenetrable.

High intelligence + Mind's Eye perception allowed him to barely track the position of Murasame's slashes. Combined with his exquisite swordsmanship, Akame could not do anything to him for the time being.

Su Xiao's stamina was very sufficient. Although his previous fight with Karl was dangerous, it did not last long.

The crisp sounds of blade colliding with blade came one after another.

Su Xiao raised his blade to block Akame's head-on slash, the side of his blade deflecting Murasame's strike.

Shua.

Murasame slashed into the ground. Akame began to feel anxious; she could not maintain this state for long.

Su Xiao also knew that Akame could not hold on for long. He was deliberately stalling for time. As long as Akame's state vanished, the opponent would be at his mercy.

Akame stomped on the ground, leaving a very deep footprint, which showed Akame's current strength.

Su Xiao flipped his left hand, and a blue-and-black object appeared in it. He tossed the blue-and-black object toward Akame.

Akame remembered the previous shock grenade, subconsciously closing her eyes and covering her ears, stopping her forward momentum.

Su Xiao rushed in front of Akame in a few steps and kicked her in the lower abdomen.

Peng.

Akame was kicked flying far away, rolling on the ground a few times before getting up.

The blue-and-black object landed on the ground without exploding. On that black object, a line of text was written: "Oreo Sandwich Cookies."

One must use wisdom during battle; otherwise, one is no different from a beast.

Akame bypassed the bag of "Oreo Sandwich Cookies" and rushed toward Su Xiao, but another object appeared in Su Xiao's hand.

Akame, who was running, hesitated, thinking of the possibility of one being real and one being fake.

Su Xiao tossed the object, and Akame stepped back twice.

Peng.

The object landed on the ground, with "Clear Shampoo" written on it.

Akame almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Although she had never seen these things, she knew they were not dangerous.

Akame rushed toward Su Xiao for the third time, and another object appeared in Su Xiao's hand!

This time, Akame gritted her teeth and wanted to continue charging, but Su Xiao tossed the object directly in front of her.

Akame's footsteps faltered, and the object landed on the ground, with "Snickers" written on it.

Being tricked three times in a row, Akame felt her intelligence had been insulted like never before. This time, she buried her head and charged toward Su Xiao.

Another object appeared in Su Xiao's hand, and he tossed it toward Akame again. Akame just covered her ears and charged forward.

Boom!

A strong light appeared before her eyes. Akame's eyes burned with pain, and her ears were ringing. This time, it was a real shock grenade.

Su Xiao rushed in front of Akame in a few steps, his long blade slashing down at her head.

Puchi.

Checking Zhan Long Shan sank deep into Akame's shoulder. Su Xiao's free left hand pressed onto the back of the blade.

Puchi.

A second wound appeared, and Akame's collarbone was severed.

"Even before I die, I will drag you down with me."

Akame ignored the Checking Zhan Long Shan inside her body, enduring the cutting of the blade to slash at Su Xiao.

Su Xiao had no intention of dying together with Akame, so he immediately pulled out his blade and retreated.

Strangely, Akame did not pursue him but stood in place, seemingly having suffered too severe injuries.

Suddenly, Su Xiao's hair stood on end, and an extremely dangerous feeling appeared. But Akame was right in front of him; what was this dangerous feeling about?

Su Xiao did not think about these things; he trusted his intuition more and leaped to the side.

A beautiful figure descended from the sky, her long blade slashing toward Su Xiao from top to bottom.

Su Xiao raised his blade to meet it.

Ding.

A huge force came from Checking Zhan Long Shan. Su Xiao's palm went numb, Checking Zhan Long Shan tilted slightly, and Murasame slid toward the side.

The one standing in place before was not Akame's true body; it was a phantom formed by the opponent's killing intent. This was Akame's ultimate ability.

Murasame slid along the edge of Checking Zhan Long Shan, aiming for Su Xiao's left arm.

"Burial."

Akame let out a low cry.

Su Xiao immediately raised his left arm.

Puchi.

A tiny wound appeared on the back of his left hand, barely breaking the skin.

But Su Xiao had indeed been struck by Murasame. He felt the curse poison surging from the wound into his arm, already reaching his forearm.

"Just giving you an arm."

Su Xiao looked at Akame, whose state was rapidly fading.

The update is a bit late, ha. Considering the author hasn't eaten lunch yet, go easy on the criticism.