With the ability to transform, I am a judge.

"Kuro-telephoto...that Imperial Arms belongs to Kurome!"

Faced with Mine's question, Akame rarely showed her emotions, and then, before anyone could react, she chased after Yang Li in the direction he had left.

Only Leone clicked her tongue slightly. She had heard Akame's story and knew how important her sister Kurome was to Akame.

"Hurry up and follow! Akame, be careful not to fall into a trap!"

She immediately called for Lubbock and Mine to follow, and with her excellent physical abilities, Leone took the lead and hung behind Akame.

Unfortunately, Akame's eyes were now only on Yang Li, or more precisely, on Yang Li holding the Imperial Arms Hachifusa. Her feelings for her sister took over in an instant, completely suppressing her thoughts and reason.

Yang Li, who was running at full speed on the rooftop, was completely stunned by the fierce fighting spirit behind her, but then she figured something out.

Yang Li glanced at the Imperial Arm in his hand, a smile suddenly appeared on his lips, and he accelerated abruptly.

Once Yang Li started running at full speed, no one could keep up with him except for Akame, causing Akame to quickly fall behind her teammates.

By taking advantage of the varying heights of the rooftops, Yang Li gradually increased the distance between herself and Akame, but still maintained a speed that Akame could keep up with.

【Xenfeld】 floated behind Yang Li and began to probe the relevant data of Akame. It would be better to fight a battle that he was confident of winning.

[Comparing the user's and the subject's mental attributes and soul strength... Comparison complete! The user's current mental attribute is 1.37 times that of the subject, and their soul strength is 1.07 times that of the subject! The user will obtain 87% of the subject's data!]

[Reconnaissance Data:]

Name: Akame

Gender: Female

Type: Human

Health: 100%

Mana: 1124

Power: 33

Agility: 35

Physical condition: 30

Spirit: 28

Charisma: 35

Holding capacity:

1. Imperial Assassination Technique LV.15: Perfectly conceals one's aura, greatly reducing the possibility of being detected, making it easier to capture the enemy's vitals in battle!

2. Sword Master LV.1: Increases damage dealt by swords by 183%, and increases nerve reflex speed by 30.5%; grants immunity to most mental control abilities!

3. Killing Intent Stun LV.5: Having slaughtered countless lives, the killing intent alone can stun opponents, reducing their physical defense by 15 points!

4. Mind's Eye LV.1: Enhances the ability to anticipate danger in battle, making it easier to seize the weaknesses in the enemy's moves!

5. Calm Mind (Natural Dullness) LV.20: Emotions fluctuate very little; very few things can stir their emotions. Concentration is greatly enhanced during battle! Note: This ability may fail if a companion is in danger or if information about their younger sister, Kurome, is obtained!

6. Ultimate Skill? Level?

……

Akame's abilities seem rather limited, mostly focused on enhancing close combat, but when combined with [One-Hit Kill Murasame], her strength is undoubtedly top-tier.

At least in one-on-one combat, Yang Li dared not get too entangled with her, otherwise he would be waiting to die if he got slashed.

Yang Li is unsure what the ultimate skill is, but he has some guesses, since it was shown in the original work.

However, this ultimate skill might need to be used in conjunction with the secret techniques of the demon sword Murasame, if it's done as Yang Li remembers...

Yang Li is now 100% certain that the woman hanging behind her, radiating intense killing intent, has definitely lost her 'calm mind' skill.

Based on Akame's personality, she would never rashly pursue an unknown person whose strength is equal to or even slightly superior to her own, especially when her teammates are separated from her.

But now, because of Kurome, Akame's mind is probably in turmoil. Although Yang Li didn't originally intend to be an enemy of Night Raid, if Akame continues to entangle herself like this...

If she were to fight with murderous intent, Yang Li would be 70% confident of killing Chi Tong and escaping unscathed, but in that case, she would have no choice but to join the Empire's camp.

With a sudden stomp of his foot, Yang Li, who had been flying through the air, landed in a small alley with a very complicated terrain.

Upon seeing Yang Li's choice, Akame hesitated subconsciously for a moment, but still jumped into the alley without hesitation, because she hadn't heard from Kurohime in a long time.

Even the fact that [March of the Dead - Eight Houses] was in Kurohime's hands was only learned through intelligence gathering, given Kurohime's unimaginable activity as an assassin.

Falling into a narrow alley, completely separated from her teammates, Akame drew her Murasame sword, sensing a faint but persistent sense of danger...

A dark figure leaped out of the side window, and the tough and sharp Hachifusa slashed down. Akame, slightly startled, quickly supported Murasame.

Clang~

Sparks flew as the blades clashed, and Yang Li, aided by gravity from above, suppressed Chi Tong with a slight advantage in strength.

Completely unable to deflect the attack from Hachifusa's Akame, the immense force emanating from the sword forced her to her knees.

"This Imperial Arm...why?"

"This is my Imperial Arm, it just looks a lot like Kurome's Imperial Arm... You're being reckless."

The blade had already struck Akame's shoulder, blood seeping from the torn clothes, and a trace of pain appeared on Akame's cheek.

Just as Yang Li was contemplating whether to fight or let go, a strong sense of crisis made her heart skip a beat, and she subconsciously kicked out.

The heavy kick caused Akame to grunt, and he was immediately sent flying backward uncontrollably, while Yang Li quickly jumped away.

An orange beam of light grazed past her head; if she hadn't dodged it, she would surely have died from it.

Her attempt to dodge resulted in the stones used to pave the ground being blasted to pieces.

A cold gaze swept across the alleyway, where a blonde, busty woman with a pink-haired, arrogant girl tucked under her arm gave Yang Li an awkward chuckle, the gun barrel still steaming.

Without taking the initiative, Yang Li glanced around and found that Lubbock was not nearby. It was obvious that Leone and Mine had come to provide support first.

However, Yang Li had no intention of killing Chi Tong, since she was not a member of the Empire's faction. Otherwise, she would have definitely led Chi Tong into the depths of the slums.

The chaotic and complex slums were a challenge even for Leone, who had grown up there. Therefore, if Yang Li had wanted to, she was confident she could have killed Akame before the rest of the Night Raid team arrived.

"Wait, wait a minute..."

Ignoring Akame, who was clutching her stomach and trying to get up, Yang Li sheathed Hachifusa and then ran away quickly under everyone's bewildered gaze.

Because of the powerful blow to her hips, Akame's legs were somewhat weak; this was Yang Li's application of mixed martial arts.

This is the beauty of technique. Yang Li had only managed to suppress Chi Tong because Chi Tong was unprepared.

If they really went all out, Yang Li could win, but he would have to be extremely careful. A level 1 sword master is no pushover, and Yang Li didn't want to risk his life to test the danger of the demon sword Murasame.

P.S.: I have classes all day today, and evening self-study, so I'll only be able to update the remaining two chapters tonight. I'll try my best... As for this chapter, it's an extra one from last night; I was originally planning to use it as an extra chapter. (So sad)

Chapter 227, Section 233: Heading West

Chapter 227: Heading West

Early in the morning, Yang Li left the capital and headed west, because she had just learned some incredible news.

Originally, as the capital city was the center of the story, it would have been possible to discover side quests or complete the first part of the main quest (I) as soon as possible, but Yang Li still decided to leave the capital city and go to the west.

The first mission has a 30-day time limit. Yang Li plans to stay in a place relatively close to the capital for a while, trying to find some benefits while also adding some puppets to the Eighth House.

As a special contractor, Yang Li considered herself quite capable of causing trouble, so she had no choice but to leave the capital, because she heard that Esdeath was still in the capital...

That's right, Yang Li's arrival didn't occur at the start of the story, but rather during the pre-story gap period, before Esdeath had gone north to fight the rebel army of the alien race.

Yang Li didn't know exactly how long it would take, because there was no news of a rebellion by the northern ethnic minorities, and the northern warrior Numa Seka had not yet made a name for himself in battle.

Given the contractors' ability to cause trouble, they could easily lure out Esdeath, who is bored out of her mind all day. Any ordinary second-tier contractor would surely die if they faced Esdeath.

Yang Li was confident she could escape unscathed, but she didn't want to expose herself to Esdeath so early; it was too dangerous, and who knew what that crazy woman might do.

We can't go north, because Esdeath might head north tomorrow to quell the rebellion, and there's nothing of value to be found there.

The South isn't much better either. There are some rather mysterious southern tribes and the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army there. Once the Contractors arrive, a large number of them will definitely head straight there.

Given the troublemakers' ability to cause problems, one can imagine how chaotic the South will become.

The East is too peaceful; there's not a single sound in the original story. Heaven knows what's going on there; its mystery is comparable to that of the southern nomadic tribes.

After much deliberation, Yang Li decided that the west was the most suitable location, as it seemed that the minister's son, Sheila, and his allies were all there at this time of year...

The original work seems to have mentioned that the minister's son, Shira, always stayed outside the capital, gathering all sorts of talented people, so much so that when he appeared, most of his subordinates were Imperial Arms users.

Imperial Arms are hard to obtain, so selling them to other contractors after returning to 'Abyss Paradise' is a good option, since Imperial Arms are among the best in their respective tiers.

Yang Li was quite interested in the Imperial Arms [Dimensional Array: Shangri-La], which involved the spatial domain, with an interest no less than that for the time-stopping ability, which he hadn't studied much about yet.

Since ancient times, space has been the most revered realm. These two types of abilities are extremely rare and powerful in the 'Abyss Paradise'.

However, all of this depends on luck. Based on all the information currently available, Yang Li can roughly estimate that Esdeath left the capital and headed north about twenty days after the collective arrival of the contractors.

In fact, Yang Li discovered that all the time limits marked on the mission were set according to the collective arrival time of the contractors.

The chat platform hasn't been launched yet, so Yang Li is still ahead for now. Therefore, she should make good use of the extra time she has compared to other contractors.

Everywhere she looked was lush green. Yang Li was now flying over the great forest, sitting on the back of a huge, dangerous eagle, and could see a great distance.

This giant eagle was a five-star special-grade dangerous species that Yang Li found while traveling. It was heavily injured, so he killed it and put it into his Imperial Arms as a mount.

It's great for traveling. The Giant Eagle Dangerous Species' direct combat power isn't high, and its strength has been greatly reduced due to being seriously injured and dying, but its speed hasn't decreased at all.

Although it wasn't as fast as Yang Li when she transformed into Icarus, the speed was just right, the wind felt comfortable, and most importantly, it was quite energy-efficient.

Time passed quickly in the air, and a large city gradually appeared in Yang Li's field of vision. Although it was not as big as the capital, it was still quite large and had a bustling atmosphere.

Controlling his puppet giant eagle to descend into the woods, Yang Li discovered that the forests in this world were more numerous than he had imagined. Due to the presence of dangerous species, the forest resources of this world had not been developed much.

Putting away the puppets used for traveling, Yang Li inserted the Eighth Chamber into its sheath. The puppets could not be summoned unless the blade was fully drawn.

After straightening his clothes, Yang Li, dressed in all black, walked towards the city gate. The guards here gave off a very formal feeling.

Without any bribery, Yang Li was allowed into the city directly, because she had nothing dangerous on her except a knife, and carrying weapons was perfectly normal in this world.

After all, there is danger wherever you go, so isn't it normal to carry a knife for self-defense? Yang Li walked into the city, and the streets were bustling with activity. The governor here was doing a good job of governing.

Unlike the pervasive atmosphere of hypocrisy and corruption in the capital, Yang Li felt that this was the atmosphere that should exist under normal circumstances, and that the corruption of the empire did not have much of an impact here.