Primordial Era: With unparalleled comprehension, I created three thousand demon realms.

Chapter 44 Esdeath: Do you have the right to be deceived by me?

"Boss, something bad has happened!" Lubbock ran in with a hint of fear in his eyes.

Lubbock is usually in charge of issuing early warnings for night raids on headquarters. The fact that the warning has been triggered means that the enemy has arrived.

"What's wrong?" Najenda asked Lubbock.

But the next moment.

The previously tightly closed door was violently broken open.

A slender figure walked in from outside the door, with long, icy blue hair, light blue eyes, wearing a white military princess uniform and white high-heeled boots, exuding an aura of a queen.

"Nagesiten, it's been a long time," Esdeath's voice rang out.

Najendan's face turned ugly.

She hadn't expected Esdeath to take action herself.

Esdeath looked into the room, where, besides Najenda, there were Akame, Zanami, Lubbock, Sheele, Leone, Brand, Mine, and all the Night Raid members.

“Everyone’s here, which saves me the trouble of searching for them one by one,” Esdeath said slowly, a smile playing on her lips.

He looked at Akame and Hill.

As for Akame, there's not much to say. Hill, this seemingly gentle and weak bespectacled girl, is definitely one of the top assassins in Night Raid. She's a natural-born killer, without any training, but her body's instincts are those of a natural killer. If she received systematic and professional training, it wouldn't be impossible for her to become the strongest assassin.

It's important to know that in the original story, Hill didn't receive any training whatsoever; she fought entirely on instinct.

Unlike Akame, who underwent assassin training from a young age, making her strength justified, Hill was a born assassin king.

She is also one of the people Esdeath values ​​most.

"Esdeath!!!" Najenda's eyes were filled with fear; her arm and eyes had been lost because of Esdeath.

"Either submit, or die here," Esdeath said slowly, her tone resolute. For Esdeath, there was no need to waste any more time here.

If you don't listen, even the greatest talent is useless.

"Do it." Najenda said without the slightest hesitation.

Sheele and Akame appeared in front of Esdeath almost instantly, Akame wielding a black demon sword and Sheele holding scissors that gleamed with silver light.

Almost simultaneously, they were thinking of attacking Esdeath.

The next moment, countless azure lights appeared around Esdeath, and blue ice particles emerged in the air. Almost instantly, the entire Night Raid headquarters transformed into a world of ice and snow.

Everyone froze, only their heads could still move.

Esdeath walked step by step to Najenda.

"Now I'll ask you one last time: submit or die." Esdeath smiled and lifted Najenda's chin.

The weakest of them all, Zha Zha Mi, had turned ashen-faced from the cold.

The current Zha Zha Mi is not possessed by evil spirits; the evil spirits are still in Brand's hands.

To describe Zha Zha Mi in one sentence, it would be: He once dreamed of traveling the world with a sword, but two of his men died as soon as he left the village.

This is the Zha Zha Mi before he joined Night Raid.

Najenda's eyes flickered, then she sighed: "What exactly is your purpose? You don't seem like someone who would rule an empire, and your strength..."

Esdeath looked at Najenda with a smile on her lips. Najenda had spent some time with Esdeath before, so she knew Esdeath quite well.

Esdeath is a ruthless person who preys on the strong and has no interest in power.

In Najenda's view, no matter who becomes emperor of the empire, it could never be Esdeath.

"You really know me well. After you escaped from me, it seems you investigated me quite a bit," Esdeath said slowly. If Night Raiders could be recruited, Esdeath didn't want to eliminate them all, after all, they were all individuals with potential.

Compared to the Imperial Hunters force they assembled themselves in the Destiny Trail, Night Raid was more outstanding.

Najenda's eyes flickered slightly; she could clearly sense that Esdeath was stronger than before.

"I've come to you this time because I want you to do something for me," Esdeath said slowly.

"Help you deal with the Revolutionary Army?" Najenda asked Esdeath with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Do you think the Revolutionary Army deserves my attention?" Esdeath said with a contemptuous smile. In Esdeath's eyes, the Revolutionary Army was no different from chickens and dogs.

What Esdeath truly values ​​is the conquest of other worlds.

Relying solely on oneself is far from sufficient.

This is why Esdeath wanted to retake Night Raid, rather than destroy it.

“This world is vast, and the world beyond it is even larger. I’ve seen things on higher levels, such as other worlds beyond our own,” Esdeath said with a smile.

Upon hearing Esdeath's words, Najenda's pupils contracted.

Esdeath is not a liar, nor would she stoop to lying, which means that what Esdeath said is true.

"You're kidding, right?" Lubbock said with an awkward smile, swallowing hard.

Other worlds beyond our own.

"No, I don't have time to joke with you guys," Esdeath said with a smile.

"In other words, the reason you captured us but didn't kill us is because you want us to help you." Najenda instantly understood Esdeath's intention.

Esdeath nodded with a smile on her face.

“That’s right, that’s what I think too. Now make your choice: follow me to conquer other worlds, or die here and become a skeleton.” Esdeath said with an unyielding will in her eyes.

"Conquering other worlds, is that true?" Zha Zha Mi murmured, his little head still reeling.

Najendan's eyes held a thoughtful expression.

Esdeath is not the kind of person who makes empty promises; in other words, what Esdeath says is true, it just depends on whether they submit to her.

If they refuse to submit, then it's not impossible for Esdeath to destroy them, judging from the power Esdeath has shown.

Destroying them would be far too easy.

“If what you say is true, I am willing to lead Night Raid to submit to you, but what if you are lying to us?” Najenda said in a deep voice.

“Do you even have the right to be fooled by me?” Esdeath said with a smile.

“Your lives and deaths are all in my hands. What good would it do me to lie to you?” Esdeath said with a smile, and the ice dissipated.

Akame and the others stood still, watching Najenda.

We await Najendan's final decision.

Finally, Lubbock said, "Boss, I'll do whatever you want."

"I have no objection," Akame said expressionlessly.

Hill and Brand nodded in agreement. What they agreed on was the changes in the Empire. Although it had become more ruthless, it was no longer as corrupt as before.

“Is that so? I understand. I am willing to lead Night Raid to submit to you.” Najenda made her final decision.

(End of this chapter)