In Zongman, he transformed into Fu Hua at the beginning

Her words were still not very pleasant, but Esdeath could hear some displeasure in them.

This made Esdeath feel better.

Because what made Abrana unhappy was that she did not listen to the minister's advice and stay in the imperial capital, but came here early, which led to her deeper development of the imperial equipment and her strength was further improved.

"I won't keep you waiting that long. Let's wait and see who will win next time we meet."

Esdeath, feeling a little better, had no intention of continuing the nonsense, and the two of them turned around and returned to the battlefield.

At this time, the fight between the three beast warriors and Will Hei Tong could not be said to be a back-and-forth fight, but at least it was almost a draw.

On the battlefield where Esdeath and Abrana left, several strange and powerful faces had appeared. They were the dead summoned by the March of the Dead. Although each of them was no match for Daidas, their numbers were too large.

Even with Nyu's assistance, the two of them would often take a lot of damage.

Liva's side was obviously much more relaxed. Will's noble chariot was indeed powerful, but Liva was also strong in places with abundant water resources. The water melted from the icebergs allowed him to carry out offensive and defensive battles without any burden.

The scene of the two of them approaching each other in an eerie harmony made everyone confused at the same time.

"Let's go, Will and Hei Tong. This test ends here."

Esdeath didn't care about other people's reactions, but walked straight towards her subordinates.

But Abrana beside her suddenly said, "Wait a minute."

Looking at Esdeath who looked back in confusion, Abrana smiled and said, "Leave the little black-haired girl behind, and you can take the other one with you."

Chapter 16. Prisoners.

Upon hearing this, both Will and Heitong's expressions changed.

Judging from the current situation, although Captain Esdeath's injuries were too light to be considered injuries, there was no sign of combat on Abrana's body. From this point alone, it was clear that General Esdeath was slightly inferior in combat.

Although a battle cannot be judged solely by the momentary victory or defeat, many times the person who is at a disadvantage at the beginning can turn defeat into victory after understanding the opponent's strengths and weaknesses, but Esdeath, who is stronger than them, cannot be unaware of this.

If they still choose to retreat in this situation, there is only one possibility: Captain Esdeath does not think he has a chance of defeating the opponent.

"Oh?"

Esdeath narrowed her eyes again. "I don't remember ever saying I'd leave my men here."

"I can't let you leave here without paying any price, right? Or... do you want to fight to the very end?"

Abbrana's expression didn't change at all. From the beginning to now, it seemed that nothing could arouse her strong emotions.

"Compared to me, you seem to be more reluctant to see such a scene, right?"

Esdeath laughed.

Otherwise, he would have let her go without fighting or anything.

"I just don't want to waste resources meaninglessly."

“But if it makes sense, it would be different,” Abrana said.

Everyone knew that Abrana didn't want the battle between the two to destroy the city or even the army, but no one knew why Abrana had set her sights on Black Eyes. No one knew why, and no one knew how far she was willing to go to get Black Eyes.

"Then it seems we have no choice but to continue."

Esdeath felt a little regretful, but this regret could not hide her still high enthusiasm.

Yes, if one were to compare losing after giving her all and winning in a less than fair way after giving her all, Esdeath would be more inclined towards the latter. But that didn't mean she thought the former was unacceptable. Moreover, she wasn't 100% sure she would lose, she just couldn't think of how to win.

"Is this really good?"

Abbrana raised an eyebrow. "If we continue, the men you want to protect will undoubtedly die in our battle. Would sacrificing two be more acceptable to you than sacrificing one?"

These words could not shake Esdeath.

She did care about the lives of her subordinates, but she definitely cared more about herself.

However, Abbrana's words reminded Hei Tong.

As to whether Hei Tong cares about the empire or not, that is naturally... hard to say.

Although she turned against her sister for the sake of the empire, it was not so much for the empire as it was for the sake of her dead companions in the assassination team. In order not to let their deaths be in vain and to inherit their rationality and the reasons for their lives, Hei Tong stood here firmly.

At this moment, her choice has not changed.

"Captain Esdeath, please leave me here."

Hei Tong spoke.

"Black pupil!?"

Will's eyes widened in disbelief: "Don't give up! We may not be unable to escape..."

"That's not necessary, Hei Tong."

Esdeath also had an idea.

"Don't worry so much, I won't kill her."

Abbrana chuckled and agreed.

"You bastard! What are you going to do to Kuroneko?!"

Will was wary of this woman with a dangerous fake smile from the beginning to the end. In his eyes, Abrana was simply the template of a villain in a picture book: powerful, ambitious, and with countless evil means.

There was no way he would let his teammates be taken away by such a person.

"Don't move, Will."

The cold blade reached Will's throat before he could react.

It wasn't that his reaction speed slowed down, or that he lost his sensitivity to danger, but that he didn't expect that the owner of this blade would be Hei Tong.

Although he knew that this was forcing him to compromise, in order not to implicate himself, Will also felt a strong sense of unwillingness and sadness.

It was not directed at Hei Tong, but at his own powerlessness.

Esdeath had no habit of sending her men to their deaths, and after seeing the determination in Hei Tong's eyes and knowing that her actions were not completely reckless, she withdrew her gaze.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to her. She will be intact when you meet next time. I can guarantee it."

A giant bird, engulfed in deadly flames, fell from the sky. Abbrana extended a hand and gestured to the two of them, "Do you need a ride?"

Esdeath was well aware of Abrana's abilities.

Although her ability can revive a dead body, the strength of that body will be fixed. Although she can give more power to make the body stronger, it is undoubtedly better to keep this power for herself.

Therefore, Abbrana prefers living men unless absolutely necessary.

Otherwise, she might as well just turn everyone into a servant.

The originally good mood became much worse. Esdeath took Will and stepped onto the bird's back without saying a word.

This servant bird was definitely much faster than the dangerous species she had come with. After all, it could fly without any concerns about its physical strength.

She couldn't wait to accumulate strength.

Esdeath's departure made the Earldom of Fields lose the courage to resist. If that earth-shaking battle took place in the city, the entire city would be destroyed. Facing such a strong man who could easily destroy the entire city by himself, they had no chance of winning at all.

Kuroneko became Aburana's trophy. The three beast warriors handcuffed him, tied his arms, and took away his imperial weapon. He then took him all the way into the city. He followed Aburana and watched her kill the count while chatting and laughing.

Seeing her sitting down at the desk that originally belonged to the Marquis, Hei Tong, who had been tied up all the way to the desk, couldn't help but ask: "What are you going to do to me?"

"doing what?"

Abrana smiled, then raised her hand to signal Liva to untie Hei Tong.

"What does it mean?"

Hei Tong became more and more confused.

What does it mean? Actually, it doesn't mean anything.

The sisters Akame and Kurome are a big pain point for Amber in the original work. She came here for recognition, but she still wants to change some things within her ability, such as letting the sisters stop confronting each other.

That being said, Abrana actually doesn't have the confidence to convince her yet.

Because compared to Akame, who is very strong both inside and out, Heitong is obviously much weaker in both aspects. The reason why she has such powerful strength is largely due to the drugs that enhance her physical fitness.

Once you stop taking the medicine, serious sequelae will occur, but even if you continue to take it, your life span will be greatly shortened.

This is the strength that is truly gained at the cost of one's life.

This hidden danger needs to be eliminated first.

Chapter 17 Nonsense.

"I've heard of you, the current ace of the Imperial Assassination Force, Black Eyes."

Abbrana's opening remarks stunned Hei Tong for a moment: "How did you know that?"

This was not information that could be found easily. The Empire's assassination squad kept their identities strictly confidential. It was precisely because they had no information that they could arouse the greatest fear. Even when she left the assassination squad and joined Esdeath's army, she did so as a civilian Imperial Guardian.

Is this woman really some rural noble who's never been to the imperial capital? How could she even know something like this? Where did she get the information?

"Don't underestimate my intelligence network."

Abbrana didn't answer her question directly, but Hei Tong had a guess.

"It's my sister... It's my sister, right?!"

Abrana has no layout in the imperial capital, so her information channel can only be obtained through the revolutionary army.

Thinking that the woman in front of him had had contact with his sister and might even have a way to contact his sister, Hei Tong naturally couldn't suppress his emotions.

"Don't be rude in front of Her Royal Highness!"

Liva, who was standing behind Hei Tong, scolded.

Of course, his consciousness is still in the small dark room, and this sentence was said by Abrana under his control.

"Princess...Your Highness...?"

Hei Tong was stunned by these words.

Princess? Who? This Dragon Girl?

"The one sitting before you is the eldest daughter of the late emperor!"

"Varied……?"

The eldest princess?

Heitong was a little stunned by this identity, but soon felt something was wrong.

"If you are the eldest daughter of the Emperor, why are you at the border of the Empire?"

The question was never asked because before she could speak, Abrana interrupted the topic: "Liva, that identity means nothing to me."

The green eyes beneath her platinum bangs were shrouded in shadow, yet they seemed to gleam with a faint green light, making the coldness and disdain within clear to the naked eye: "I have never been someone's daughter."

Her disdain, coupled with her strength that was even stronger than Esdeath, made Hei Tong swallow the doubts in his mouth.

Yes, such a powerful person who is unrivaled in the world cannot possibly need any illusory title, and under the rebellion driven by pride, she would not be happy to be mentioned as the "Princess".

What she wanted was to be the 'founding monarch', not the 'Xxth emperor of the usurped throne'.

After figuring this out, Hei Tong completely put aside her doubts. However… after putting aside her doubts, she turned her attention back to the things she cared about: "Do you know my sister?"

"Ah, you mean Akame."

Abbrana said casually, "Yes, I do know her, and she is also one of my most trusted subordinates."

Although he had only been her subordinate for a few days, and strictly speaking, he was not hers but her subordinate's subordinate, Abrana did not even doubt that if she and Najeshitan disagreed, Akame would support Najeshitan without hesitation.

But it didn't matter, Abrana was used to the nonsense.

"Your subordinates...?"

Hei Tong was puzzled and questioned his previous guess: "Are you a cadre of the revolutionary army?"

In her previous thought, this was impossible, but Akame was from the Revolutionary Army, and Abrana said that Akame was her subordinate, which meant that Abrana was also from the Revolutionary Army.

"Is there a possibility that Akame is not a member of the Revolutionary Army?"

Love Brana.

"...?"

"It seems you really don't know about this."