In Zongman, he transformed into Fu Hua at the beginning

"If you can't achieve it, then why don't you do it?"

Akame's words made Najeshitan look up suddenly. Looking at the girl's unchanged expression, Najeshitan couldn't help laughing out loud.

"I never thought that one day I would be taught a lesson by you."

Yes, if it cannot be achieved, then why not do it?

"Everyone who attacked at night..."

"Everyone who participated in the night raid did not fight alongside the Revolutionary Army out of faith."

Akame's words were simple and direct, without any twists and turns, but they also hit the soft spot of Najeshitan: "We fight because we believe in the path that the boss believes in."

"...!"

Najeshitan's daze did not last long. She quickly put the cigarette butt back in her mouth and took a deep puff, as if saying her final goodbye to it.

Then she made up her mind: "Let's meet with Lady Abrana again tomorrow morning."

"it is good."

In a magnificent mansion filled with rare treasures, an old man in his seventies was sitting at the dining table and feasting on his food. He was fat, but upon closer inspection, the faint blue veins in his skin showed that the meat was not just fat.

"Esdeath, I didn't expect you to come see me so soon."

As Ernest stuffed the meat into his mouth, he said, "Are you no longer interested in night raids?"

Not long ago, Esdeath killed the largest tribe of alien races in the north. Knowing that wildfires cannot be extinguished, new growth will come with the spring breeze, Esdeath did not take the opportunity to uproot the alien races, but retreated to the imperial capital to wait for their next growth.

After all, if they were all killed, then there would be no one to kill her, and that's not how you cut leeks.

While waiting for all parties to gather their forces, Esdeath, in order to kill time, set her sights on the assassination organization, Night Raid, which was entrenched in the heads of the nobles in the imperial capital.

The organization of all imperial weapon users ignited Esdeath's blood, which had just cooled down. She certainly liked the feeling of watching the enemies fall in front of her on the battlefield like mowing the grass, but she also liked the feeling of killing the prey after full activity (playing around) like a cat and mouse.

What's more, these prey are much stronger than ordinary mice, which aroused her strong interest.

but……

That was before.

Now she has someone more interested in her.

"The Minister has probably heard of the Dragon Girl who inherited the Dragon Duke's imperial weapon and raised her banner in the east."

Esdeath said with a smile.

"Ah, of course. It was Eugene's adopted daughter. She was the one who dealt with the three beast warriors."

The Minister naturally remembered Abbrana, and he had even met her in person when Abbrana was a child, but that was not important.

Although he knew that Esdeath had set her sights on the dragon girl, the minister still used the three beast warriors to help Abrana attract some hatred.

Esdeath is indeed a battle maniac, but contrary to her high fighting spirit, she is indifferent to everything other than fighting and abuse. She does not care about gold, silver, jewelry, or power.

However, she also cares about something, and that is her subordinates.

If other people's property is gold, silver and jewelry, then Esdeath's property is her subordinates. The death of the three beast warriors did not bring her sadness. In the eyes of Esdeath, who advocates that strength is everything, death can only mean weakness, and it is natural for the weak to be plundered by the strong.

But she would not ignore it. She would definitely pay for this blood feud with blood, because she was stronger. Her property was plundered by others, so she naturally had to get it back.

"Since we are going to go to war with her, why not let me lead the team myself?"

Esdeath volunteered.

Chapter 12: The upcoming encounter between ice and fire.

Faced with Esdeath's request, the minister did not agree immediately.

It's not that he doesn't know how powerful Aburana is outside. For him, who knows all the imperial equipment, he is naturally very clear about the danger of the Dragon Duke's imperial equipment. If he can't destroy the opponent in one go, then the opponent will only become stronger.

But... there are still two things bothering him now.

One of them is the night attack. The existence of the night attack has caused his omnipresent hands and eyes in the imperial capital to shrink rapidly. His current control over the imperial capital is actually far less than before. This is why he regards the night attack as a thorn in his side even though he is not worried about being assassinated.

Every time he needed to develop his hands and eyes, he had to spend money and time, which was extremely unpleasant to Ernest.

And the other point is... he was worried about Esdeath's safety on this trip.

He knew too well how powerful the Duke of Dragon was back then. If Esdeath was taken as his servant, he would have no place to stand in the world. For this reason, as long as there was a possibility that Esdeath would lose, he didn't want to take the risk.

Instead of taking risks, it is better to wait for the enemy to reach the imperial capital. By then, with Esdeath, Bud, and the Supreme Imperial Artifact, Ernest will not know how to lose.

As for the loss of territory caused by this... Ernest didn't care much. As long as he won this battle, he would still be the minister who ruled the world. Then Esdeath could just go and conquer the world again, which would not be difficult.

Ernest told Esdeath what he was thinking. Of course, in order to prevent Esdeath from being dissatisfied with his questioning of her strength, Ernest did not say anything about three against one. He only said that Esdeath would take action after the other party arrived.

Esdeath doesn't play political games, but she is not a fool. She can naturally guess what Ernest is thinking by considering the context.

But she didn't say much.

Because what Ernest said was at least correct in one thing, that is, the opponent will inevitably become stronger when attacking, and after defeating the opponent, he can experience a war-like prosperity like the founding of a country.

Thinking of this, even Esdeath couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.

But... this doesn't mean that Esdeath's enthusiasm has been suppressed.

It was certainly fun to play cat and mouse with Ye Xi, but a bigger prey had appeared and she couldn't hold back any longer.

Thinking of this, she simply handed over all matters in the imperial capital to the always reliable Lan, and she took Hei Tong and Will on board the dangerous flying vehicle.

Although she considered herself the strongest, it did not mean that she would underestimate the enemy. In battle, one must give his all and try every possible means to win. Therefore, she directly estimated that Abrana's strength was not much different from her own, or even comparable.

In this situation, external interference seems particularly disappointing, which is why we brought two people along.

Hei Tong was somewhat confused about this extra mission, but she had no objection. Although she wanted to continue tracking down her sister who was in the night raid, she and Esdeath would not be there during the mission, and with her sister's strength, it was impossible for her to lose to others and die.

Will had even less objection. After hearing that the rebels outside had captured two territories in succession, one of which was even a marquisate, Will was filled with righteous indignation and decided to teach the rebels a lesson.

Can……

Is it really okay with just the three of them?

Will was somewhat surprised by the situation.

He thought he was going to lead the army to suppress the rebels.

"Just going to say hello."

Esdeath explained: "If that guy is not strong enough, then just kill her. If she is strong enough, then wait until she arrives in the imperial capital and then kill her."

If she is really strong enough, we may not even have to kill her.

Besides fighting, Esdeath's hobbies are torture, and if the object of either of these is a strong person, she will be even more excited.

Depending on the situation, as long as the opponent is strong enough to make her give her all, Esdeath really can't bear to kill him. Instead of killing him, she would rather keep this strong person in captivity, make her stronger, and repeat the battles with the strong person and the subsequent torture.

Resurrected Dragon Duke, I hope you won't let me down.

the other side.

Having made up her mind, Najeshitan did not hesitate any longer and went straight to Abrana, expressing her willingness to consider joining.

This is excellent news for Abrana.

As mentioned before, the only reason she needs the Revolutionary Army is that it has enough connections. Most of those who are willing to resist the empire and speak out for the miserable current situation of the people are in the Revolutionary Army. Even if they are not in the Revolutionary Army, the Revolutionary Army has a list of names.

Najeshitan is one of the high-ranking officials of the Revolutionary Army. Although Night Raid has been secretly regarded as a discarded pawn by the Revolutionary Army, Najeshitan is different. If Night Raid is used as a tool by them, then Najeshitan is the one who uses the same tool as them.

Therefore, Najeshitan alone was enough to make a list for Abrana, and secretly contact those people with lofty ideals within the revolutionary army, and severely poach the revolutionary army's talents.

To be honest, the fact that the person sent to contact her was Najeshitan laid an extremely important foundation for the Abrana Speed ​​Revolutionary Army.

After deciding to join Abrana, Najeshitan was very sensible and consciously planned how to poach more people and power from the Revolutionary Army for Abrana. She was not only a general with strong military power, but also a civil servant with excellent qualities.

Compared to players like Aburana who rely mainly on strength, supplemented by political literacy, and basically have a God's perspective, Najeshitan may not understand the overall situation as well as Aburana, but she is undoubtedly more authoritative than her in various details.

Eugene was responsible for operating and managing the territory, while Najeshita was responsible for being Abrana's insider to undermine the revolutionary army. At this moment, their own power officially took shape.

After resolving their differences in stance, the two immediately entered a honeymoon period of pleasant conversation. The ambition revealed in Abrana's every move and the generosity behind that ambition made Najeshitan more satisfied with her decision. Meanwhile, Najeshitan's dirty... and clever methods against the Revolutionary Army also made Abrana realize how much benefit she could gain from the Revolutionary Army, which she thought was useless.

Both of them were very satisfied with today's conversation.

After the internal affairs are resolved...

The next step is to continue expanding outward.

Abrana was not a warmonger, but the people and the army needed to eat. The marquisate she had conquered this time was indeed a feast for her, but it still could not satisfy her appetite.

The next morning, Abrana assembled her army, which had expanded to nearly 8000 men, and 4000 servants.

Abara, who led a team that was powerful enough to easily capture a marquisate, was naturally noticed by the sentry on duty, and the news was immediately passed on to Abara's target this time, the Earldom of Fields.

At the same time, Esdeath and the other two, who were temporarily staying in the Earldom of Fields to rest due to fatigue from the danger, had just stepped into a restaurant.

Chapter 13: Esdeath couldn't suppress her smile.

"Damn it! That damned Dragon Girl! And the ministers! They actually said something like 'we can retreat to the imperial capital first'!"

Earl Fields sat at his desk, listening to the scout's report and couldn't help cursing.

He followed the minister for the sake of profit. Now the minister not only has no intention of helping him, but also wants him to return to the imperial capital?

If I return to the imperial capital, I will no longer be a fellow criminal, but a down-and-out nobleman seeking refuge!

Thinking of this, Fields gritted his teeth.

He originally thought that a marquisate would be enough to satisfy the dragon girl temporarily, but he didn't expect that she would attack him in less than a month, which left him no time to continue exchanging interests with the ministers.

But now is not the time to think about these things. If I don’t leave quickly, I’m afraid my fate will be no different from that of Marquis Melville.

Now that things have come to this, the only thing we can do is flee.

"Assemble all soldiers! Order them to stand in battle formation! Hold the city walls! These shameless traitors simply cannot comprehend the power and depth of the Empire! General Esdeath will soon arrive to annihilate these pathetic enemies!"

After he finished speaking, he ordered the scouts to pass on the message, and then found the housekeeper and the guards to pack up all the valuable property in the house.

According to the scouts' prediction, it will take about two days for the dragon girl's troops to arrive here, which is more than enough time for me to pack up.

Esdeath believes in the logic that the strong are supreme, but this does not mean that she does not know how to sympathize with people weaker than her. In fact, she is very clear that the so-called strength and weakness are relative. Although Will and Hei Tong are both weak to her, from an objective perspective, these two are undoubtedly strong.

She treated her subordinates (property) with special favor, not to mention that these two subordinates were strong men.

Even though she and Will had already filled their stomachs, Esdeath did not feel dissatisfied at all when she saw Hei Tong still adding more food with relish. She simply chatted with her while waiting for her to finish eating.

In situations that are not on the battlefield, her aura is still astonishing, but to powerful people like Will and Hei Tong, this aura seems insignificant. Instead, her compassion and gentleness are more obvious to them.

Having fought for many years and traveled everywhere, Esdeath always has plenty of experiences and topics to talk about. Although most of them are about 'that time I met Xxx who was quite powerful', 'that time Xxx's howl was quite pleasant', 'hunting the Xxx dangerous species entrenched in Xxx place is a real pleasure', but for Will, a country boy from the seaside, and Hei Tong, a member of the assassination team who only operates in the imperial capital and surrounding cities, these are enough to be called adventure stories.

The two were happy to listen, and Esdeath was naturally willing to share. After she gradually talked about the torture-related matters and scared Will, she calmed down a little and turned the topic elsewhere. However, she thought in her heart that it would be better to avoid Will next time with such topics "between girls" and talk about it when she and Hei Tong were alone.

Hei Tong didn't think there was anything wrong with this. After all, as a member of the assassination team, she often had the job of interrogating the enemies, and she even learned some lessons from Esdeath.

Only after Hei Tong had eaten his fill did the three of them walk out of the restaurant. When they were planning to go to the square to find a suitable hotel, they saw an unexpected scene.

A soldier hung a recruitment notice in the most conspicuous place in the square to remind all active and retired soldiers that they were about to go to war.

The target of the war was the rebel Abrana who arrived here two days later.

To the people and soldiers, this name was extremely unfamiliar. Most people just glanced at it and didn't care. A small number of soldiers just treated it as an ordinary defensive battle. However, a larger number of soldiers and a few citizens smelled blood.

They didn't know who Abrana was, but the city lord's eagerness to recruit soldiers revealed a sense of crisis.

This notice naturally made the people and soldiers worried, but it made Esdeath excited.

Unexpectedly, before I could go over there, the other party actually came towards me first.

"Captain Esdeath?"

Will hadn't expected this to happen. Should he still go to the Marquisate of Melville? He wouldn't be able to find anyone there. If he went directly to the Marquisate, the situation would be different from the Marquisate's. The Marquisate now had an army around him.

No matter how you look at it, this isn't the right time to come to me...

"Isn't this a great opportunity?"

Esdeath smiled. "I was just thinking of just testing it out, but now it seems I can enjoy it a bit."

"Eh……?"

Will's eye twitched. "Wait, Captain? We don't seem to have official permission to attack."

Although he is a passionate young man and came here because of the captain's invitation and his righteous heart, secret operations are completely different from head-on warfare... At least he can deny his secret operations, but he doesn't have such a roundabout position on the battlefield.

Dark pupils glanced at Will.