With the ability to transform, I am a judge.

The alchemical behemoth, standing a full two and a half meters tall, roared to the sky. Behind it, a blue-haired woman watched the battlefield, blood splattering everywhere, with a smile on her face.

As the weapon, resembling both a rapier and a scimitar, was drawn, Esdeath's lips curled into a bloodthirsty smile, her face gradually turning frenzied.

The earth-shaking footsteps rang out once more, and the icy blue legion arrived—Esdeath's 100,000 ice knights.

Esdeath's second Imperial Arm, the secret technique 'Ice Storm General', is a special move she uses in battle. If prepared, it involves a large number of ice knights.

Without any verbal command, all the ice knights began their charge, recklessly breaking into the battlefield from the flanks.

Unlike soldiers made of flesh and blood, Esdeath's ice knights were not controlled by the blood demon energy, so the revolutionary army soldiers fell one after another as they charged, like wheat being harvested.

Ordinary standard weapons are useless against ice knights. Although sharp weapons can shatter bodies made of solid ice, with Esdeath around, all ice knights have unimaginable regenerative abilities.

Even when surrounded, he was not seriously injured. While absorbing the cold air to recover his body, he swung down his ice sword and ice spear.

The battlefield escalated once again. The remaining Northern Expeditionary Army became instantly fanatical upon seeing Esdeath's return, and their fighting power soared. However, the Blood Demon Aura rendered them powerless.

The night raiders on the city wall watched Esdeath, who had also charged into the battlefield, and were speechless at her bravery and bloodlust.

Najenda forcefully stubbed out her cigarette. She could naturally tell that there was something wrong with the Revolutionary Army soldiers, but Esdeath's sudden return caught everyone off guard.

With her ice-themed Imperial Arms and exceptional physical abilities, Esdeath was practically a killing machine on the battlefield. The large, dark, and muscular monsters around her were also incredibly powerful, and any soldiers captured by them either ended up in bloody carnage or became food for the enemy.

The situation is troublesome. Najendan is very agitated, and the battle lines have already advanced into the capital.

Civilians are innocent, and under normal circumstances, Revolutionary Army soldiers would certainly not slaughter civilians. However, after witnessing the mist emanating from the bodies of dead soldiers and the control of enemy soldiers, Najenda no longer believed that way.

"Najenda, it's been a long time! Do you have any secret weapons to deal with me this time?!"

Esdeath, gazing at the city walls, swiftly reaped lives with her blade while laughing as she inquired of her former colleagues atop the walls.

"Esdeath..."

Najenda frowned deeply as she watched Esdeath maintain a carefree smile despite slaughtering and ravaging living beings.

The resolve that had been wavering was now completely solidified: this woman had to die on the battlefield, or this country would never have peace...

Najenda once concluded that to successfully defeat Esdeath, one would need over 100,000 elite soldiers, as well as ten Divine Artifact Users, including Akame.

There are currently around 500,000 Revolutionary Army soldiers still outside the city, and the Imperial Arms users are a group of top-tier Imperial Arms users who launched a night raid...

Akame, the naturally naive girl, possesses the long-sword-shaped Imperial Arm, [One-Hit Kill Murasame].

The airheaded girl, number two, Kurome, possesses the long-sword-shaped Imperial Arms, "March of the Dead: Hachifusa." Because she can control countless terrifying puppets, her strength is actually the strongest in Night Raid.

Najenda, a strategist, possesses the biological Imperial Arm [Lightning Bolt Susanoo], and in her secret technique state, she is infinitely close to the strongest level of the Empire.

Chelsea, a cunning girl, possesses the transformation-type Imperial Arm [Transformation Freedom Gaia Foundation]. Although she doesn't know any fighting skills, her assassination record is comparable to Akame's.

The tsundere pink-haired girl Mine possesses the firearm-type Imperial Arms [Romantic Turret Pumpkin], which allows her to fight against powerful enemies of a higher level under certain circumstances, but at a great cost.

Lubbock, the pervert, possesses the thread-type Imperial Arm [Thousand Transformations: Cross Tail], and excels in target acquisition, protection, and support.

Tatsumi is a hot-blooded idiot who doesn't have a Teigu, making him the weakest member of Night Raid, but he has good resilience and potential.

……

These are the members currently stationed on the walls of the Imperial Capital who can participate in night raids.

However, considering Esdeath's terrifying strength, Najenda herself, Mine, Chelsea, Lubbock, and Tatsumi are all unable to fight her head-on.

Although Mine can provide remote support, the only remaining people who can fight Esdeath in close combat are Akame, Kurome, and Susanoo.

Akame, as a trump card capable of delivering a fatal blow, cannot be immediately deployed in battle due to the overwhelming shortage of Imperial Arms users.

Faced with Esdeath's sudden attack from behind, the remaining 500,000 blood golems outside the imperial capital immediately turned around to meet the enemy.

It seems that even the person behind the scenes is wary of Esdeath, which is why they sent half of their people to fight against her, but ordinary soldiers alone are not enough.

Several Blood Puppet Imperial Arms Users were hidden among the soldiers, along with several second-tier Contractor Blood Puppet Users. These were beings comparable to or even surpassing ordinary Imperial Arms Users.

Esdeath was surrounded by ice knights, these formidable ice blocks easily withstood the attacks of the Revolutionary Army soldiers, allowing Esdeath to calmly gaze at Najenda.

"Mine will stay here to find an opportunity to snipe Esdeath. Lubbock will protect Mine. Chelsea and Tatsumi will immediately enter the Imperial Capital to assassinate the young emperor and his ministers."

Shaking off her coat, Najenda's face revealed a resolute smile, and she left her companions with a determined back view.

"Quickly resolve the problems in the capital, then call Brand and the others over. They need to come and provide support as soon as possible... Kuroko, Susanoo, launch an attack."

Susanoo wielded a long, club-like weapon with a sharp blade protruding from the head, and then jumped directly off the city wall.

After exchanging a glance with her sister, Kurohime drew Yatsufusa from her scabbard, and eight puppets appeared simultaneously in the black mist, going all out from the start.

Dolls of all sizes descended from the sky, instantly shattering the balance between ordinary soldiers and ice knights, while Susanoo charged forward relentlessly.

Several Imperial Arms users and Contractor Blood Puppet also rushed out from the pile of soldiers at the same time and launched an attack on Esdeath in the center.

A voluptuous, dark-skinned girl leaped high into the air, and a battle axe cleaved down from above, as the Imperial Arms [Two Great Axes - Belvark] crashed down.

This was originally one of Esdeath's three Beast Masters' Imperial Arms. Yang Li had Tatsumi take it away, and now it has fallen into the hands of the Revolutionary Army.

Only Imperial Arms that can be used by those with sufficient strength, while lacking special abilities, possess an unimaginable specialization in a single power.

Without turning around, Esdeath remained calmly smiling after sensing the attack, while the Teigu user who had ambushed her from behind was already frozen.

Ever since she sensed the little thing in the blood mist, Esdeath has kept her body below zero degrees Celsius.

Although this temperature would be extremely dangerous for an average person, it was actually no different from a gentle spring breeze for Esdeath, whose bloodline consisted of extremely dangerous ice-type species.

The low temperature resulted in the accumulation of cold air, so the moment Esdeath sensed the attack, she simply stomped lightly on the ground.

The ice that surged from the ground sealed off the attackers. Esdeath looked at Najenda, whose expression had changed drastically, and smiled slightly but very happily.

“What a sight! I love seeing you, who are always so shrewd and calculating, also looking incredulous and panicked… Najenda.”

PS: 1. This is the third update today... I really want to slack off, but I don't have time, this volume is coming to an end.

2. Can you guys give me some advice, like which world to do quests in? I have a lot of plans after Tier 3, but Tier 2 is really a bit of a headache.

3. The next volume is planned to be set in a battle city, featuring one-on-one or two-on-one combat; the timeline will be either the first main storyline of the anime or the Wanglong Star Martial Arts Festival a year before the main storyline. You can choose whichever you prefer.

Chapter 303, Section 310: A Near-Crushing Battle (Congratulations to FPX for defeating G2 3-0)

Chapter 303: A Near-Complete Battle

With the frozen Imperial Arms user as her back view, and countless soldiers trying to form an encirclement, the attack that froze and killed dozens of people in an instant made Najenda's face turn ugly.

The battle had already fully commenced, but the shadow of the past once again loomed over Najenda's heart. Esdeath's strength was too unfair, completely beyond the norm.

Countless ice knights were already separated and surrounded to prevent them from helping Esdeath, and then countless soldiers charged forward.

They charged in waves to engage her, and the Teigu users also gathered all their strength to attack, but the effect was not good. Apart from Susanoo and Kurome, the others couldn't even reach the hem of Esdeath's clothes.

The extreme cold slowed everyone down, and the torrential rain turned into ice and snow due to the low temperature. The ice shards stung our faces.

The opponent was too powerful, so Najenda no longer hesitated and raised her mechanical arm directly at Susanoo, and yellow light surged out.

"The evil spirit has manifested."

A flicker of pain crossed her face. Extracting life force was no pleasant process, but if it would grant her the power of victory, Najenda wouldn't mind burning herself out completely.

The yellow light was absorbed by the magatama on Susanoo's chest, and the red magatama instantly turned into gold, and Susanoo's appearance also began to change.

Her deep blue hair turned pale, her kimono slipped down to her waist, and a huge hollow roulette wheel appeared behind her, signaling the arrival of her awakened state.

Faced with the suddenly intensified sense of oppression from the enemy, Esdeath laughed unrestrainedly, as if she had spotted some interesting prey—a smile reserved for hunters.

"The Kusanagi Sword! The Eight-Span Curved Jewel!"

A pale blue light appeared, and the extremely long sword was grasped by Susanoo. At the same time, he disappeared from the spot.

The Kusanagi Sword tore through the cold air, and the closer one got to Esdeath, the greater the effect. However, Susanoo, having unleashed the power of the Three Sacred Treasures, was no longer confined to simple movement...

Esdeath decisively dodged, her first dodge since the start of the battle, indicating that her opponent's attack posed a significant threat to her.

After all, it is a biological Imperial Arm created using Super Dangerous Species as its material. It is no exaggeration to call it a Super Dangerous Species. Its power when completely unbound is immeasurable.

The Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, representing the strongest attack, is Susanoo's proud offensive weapon in his awakened state. Even Budo, with his super strong defense, would have a hard time withstanding it head-on.

The Yasakani no Magatama is a super-fast movement technique, a method that is close to teleportation, so the effect of the cold air entering the body on Susanoo is almost nullified at this time.

With a single sword strike, the earth was torn apart. After Esdeath dodged the Ame-no-Murakumo sword, the frost-covered ground instantly cracked open, creating a ravine several tens of meters long.

Taking advantage of his peak condition, Susanoo launched a relentless pursuit, using the Kusanagi Sword and the Yasakani no Magatama to force Esdeath to constantly dodge, putting her in grave danger several times.

Esdeath dodged the Ama-no-Murakumo sword once again, glanced at her feet, and then leaped to the side without hesitation...

A massive shadow loomed over her as a gigantic Dangerous Species skeleton slammed down with a punch, nearly turning Esdeath into a pancake. This was a Super Dangerous Species doll.

With the help of her Night Raid comrades, Kurome killed it and stored it in her Imperial Arm, which is now being released to fight Esdeath.

As fireworks soared into the sky, the puppet opened and closed its jawbone, spewing out a large fireball that slammed directly into the upright ice shields.

The ice shield shattered, and Esdeath, with a somewhat dangerous expression, set her sights on Kurome, who was hiding in the distance and protected by a puppet. Killing the Teigu user would naturally stop the puppet.

"I won't let you succeed."

The Kusanagi Sword flashed an arc of light, and Esdeath had just rushed out when she was forced back by Susanoo's sword.

If she hadn't retreated, she would have been cleaved in two by that unparalleled sword in one strike, and countless soldiers would have surrounded her again, attacking with all sorts of weapons...

As the frost burst open, Esdeath spun her sword and swept all the soldiers away. This was already the army's 10th or 10th charge against her.

Although she couldn't hurt her, she was quite annoying, so Esdeath held back even a little, and countless ice spears pierced out from her center.

Blood blossoms appeared one by one, and whether they were ordinary soldiers or elite soldiers, they were as easily pierced as thin paper, and one by one they fell to the ground dead.

Sharp, blood-red ice fragments floated in the air, and with a flick of Esdeath's left hand, they scattered in all directions around her.

The sharpness of the snowflakes and ice fragments was unimaginable; they tore through iron armor and helmets in an instant, causing countless soldiers to perish.

Susanoo attempted to attack Esdeath, but was blocked by the rising iceberg. However, the Teigu users among the soldiers intervened and knocked down countless snowflakes and ice fragments.

"Ice spike thrust".

Sharp ice spikes suddenly rose up, almost covering the entire outskirts of the capital; they were the shattered ice knights and various ice blocks.

They burst out without any sense of direction, and precisely because the direction of the attack was unpredictable, countless people were instantly impaled like hedgehogs, dying instantly.

"Hail and frost white."

A large number of ice meteors fell from the sky. Although they weren't as large as Esdeath's sometimes single summons, their sheer quantity made them ideal for area-of-effect attacks...