I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

“I can’t beat him. He’s stronger than me. Enki is weaker than me, but he’s about the same as Bud. So the Empire simply can’t get rid of them.”

Esdeath had already foreseen the empire's downfall.

Her cooperation with the ministers doesn't mean she's a fool.

Esdeath, of course, also saw what the empire was like after the ministers' misdeeds.

With the revolutionary army still unresolved domestically, and Bai Ye and his group able to directly cross the Empire's defenses and enter the Empire, it's obvious what exactly happened in the Empire.

Therefore, if one loses, it actually means that the empire has lost.

She also wanted a rival, and Bai Ye was that rival. That's how it was in the tribe, and that's how it used to be—the strong were respected!

She never truly belonged to the empire; she joined it merely to find rivals.

Her relationship with the ministers was purely cooperative, so how could she be accused of betrayal?

It was the Empire that wanted to keep her, not the other way around!

"I understand, I'm sorry, Lady Esdeath!"

They had previously been questioning why Esdeath would surrender.

Now I understand.

It's simply because they've already seen the gap between the two sides.

"Untie those soldiers behind me, they're following me!"

Esdeath looked at Byakuya, then pointed to the ice sculptures behind her. These soldiers had followed her through thick and thin.

Esdeath naturally didn't want anything to happen to them.

Although she was cruel, she was definitely a good general.

What puzzled her was that, despite both being ice-based abilities, she couldn't undo Bai Ye's power.

"Hmm, when are you coming to our area?"

After Bai Ye released his frozen state, he looked at Esdeath and asked.

The moment the soldiers were unfrozen, they immediately assumed a fighting stance. Then, a second later, after Esdeath waved for them to put down their weapons, they were somewhat puzzled.

Didn't I see them preparing for a fight earlier?

Why should they stop?

"The war is over, so let's make our choices now!"

Esdeath glanced at them and then offered them two choices.

One of them left with her and went to the Hailan Empire, while the other stayed in the empire. She wouldn't do anything to those who wanted to stay and would let them leave.

Upon hearing Esdeath's words, everyone present froze in place!

what happened?

Why are you surrendering now?!

"Make a choice, stop being so indecisive!"

Esdeath looked at the group of soldiers, now giving them a choice as well.

Immediately, all the soldiers began to make their choices, and those with family connections basically prepared to return to the Empire.

They were conflicted, but the thought of their families in the capital, and the certain death of their families if they left with Esdeath, forced them to return.

Those without family naturally chose to leave with Esdeath.

[Ding! You changed Esdeath's fate and were rewarded with one chance to draw a prize.]

What about the rest?

Bai Ye was somewhat surprised. Esdeath had implicated many people, so why didn't she give herself a reward?

The Hunters she formed later included people who died because of them, and many members of Night Raid were also connected to Esdeath.

It seems I need to make contact with the Empire myself, which means I need to completely defeat the Empire and the Revolutionary Army before I can end all of this?

Anyway, he's not in a hurry right now.

"Then let's go."

He glanced around and saw that, besides the three beast warriors, there were probably more than ten thousand soldiers willing to leave with him.

Everyone else was preparing to return to the capital.

Looking at the group of soldiers in front of her, Esdeath's eyes flashed with disappointment. She had thought they would all leave with her, but it seemed that these guys were not so loyal to her after all.

Although she was somewhat disappointed, Esdeath didn't care that he wasn't willing to leave with her.

"What did you say?! Esdeath betrayed the Empire!!!"

Upon learning this information, Minister Ernest was immediately dismayed.

This is truly the worst news I've heard since waking up today, and probably the worst news I've heard in a while!

no? !

Is Esdeath out of her mind?

Based on the reports from the returning soldiers, Minister Ernest also understood why Esdeath had not returned.

They were defeated, which is why they chose not to return and instead chose to submit to their opponent.

"That's right, Esdeath has already left with the Emperor of the Hylan Empire, and according to intelligence, it seems that the Emperor of the Hylan Empire defeated her!"

The subordinate continued to report, explaining that according to the intelligence, this was the situation.

"So, the emperor of the Hylan Empire has power surpassing Esdeath?"

I'm really convinced.

How can this guy be so strong?!

And what will she do without Esdeath?

The ministers now only had one thought: to quickly go into the palace to win over Bud, but Bud completely ignored them.

Then the only option is to target the young emperor.

We must keep the little emperor under control!

"By the way, have someone talk to the emperor of the Hailan Empire. We can offer him whatever he wants!"

Ernest now has to admit that he has no way to deal with him anymore!

He could only pray that Bai Ye wouldn't launch a full-scale attack on the Empire, although he felt that this was basically impossible.

All that matters now is keeping the other side calm; the minister certainly doesn't want to lose everything he has.

The person he hates most right now is Esdeath.

He had given Esdeath so much, including her Imperial Arms, yet Esdeath repaid him in this way.

She originally intended to wait for Esdeath to return so she could help her deal with Night Raid.

But on the way back, he was intercepted?

"I understand!"

As the subordinate was about to leave, the minister waved his hand to stop him again and asked, "How did they get here?"

It seems their empire's border defenses haven't even noticed the Hailan Empire's arrival.

But how exactly did Bai Ye get through it?

"The border guards said they didn't see anything, but tens of thousands of people from the Hailan Empire have come!"

According to the returning soldiers, there were tens of thousands of people on their side.

How could tens of thousands of people sneak into the interior without being seen from so many outposts?

"Fine, I'm going to the palace first. You guys keep an eye on the night raid!"

Now that Esdeath isn't coming back, I'll have to turn to Bud.

We arrived at the palace.

The ministers went directly to the young emperor.

At this moment, even the young emperor was starting to panic.

"Minister Ernest, is General Esdeath really not coming back?"

Even in the palace, the young emperor heard news about Esdeath.

She just left like that.

“Yes, Esdeath has betrayed the Empire.” Ernest said, looking into the depths of the palace, and asked, “Isn’t General Bud coming out yet?”

The empire is now in a precarious state, and without Bud, he truly dares not imagine what the future holds.

"Hehe, now you know you're in a hurry, huh?"

Bud emerged from the shadows, looked at the minister, and a cold smile flashed in his eyes.

If he could get rid of Ernest long ago, he would have done so long ago.

This guy has been wreaking havoc on the empire. The already precarious empire is now on the verge of collapse after being manipulated by his minister.

I originally thought that with Esdeath outside and myself inside, even with ministers, I should be able to suppress them.

Esdeath's betrayal was something they hadn't anticipated, and the rise of the Hylan Empire was also a problem that couldn't be ignored.

Their initial idea was to eliminate the alien race, which had been cooperating with the Revolutionary Army. The Revolutionary Army offered various conditions to get the alien race to help them restrain the Empire, so Esdeath went.

At that time, the Hailan Empire was vying for the throne, so it was impossible for them to directly intervene in the internal affairs of the empire.

Who could have imagined that such a freak would emerge from the Hailan Empire?

Is the empire truly doomed this time?

They have incompetent teammates inside and are surrounded by powerful enemies outside.

"General Bud, this is not the time for making sarcastic remarks. If this continues, I feel we're all doomed."

At this point, the minister clearly had no intention of continuing the argument with Bud.