I, who was eager to retire, became an Imperial General.

Chapter 65 In the Name of the Empire
"Crack!"

As spiraling, silvery-white magic rings exploded and swept across the area, they then surged forward at an imperceptible speed.

At this moment, a colossal creature seemed to awaken from the depths of the earth, turning its body over, and the ground was instantly torn apart by the impact and surge of the silver spiral.

The dazzling silver light seemed to surpass the sun at this moment, and its brilliance was so dazzling that it was difficult to open one's eyes for a moment.

It only gradually subsided after a long time.

The roar that echoed through the space gradually subsided.

When they opened their eyes again, all that came into view was a terrifying crack that stretched from Leia's feet forward, bottomless and nearly a hundred meters long.

Everything that had previously blocked this terrifying rift had now vanished.

The group of thirty guards, assigned by Baron Micah to force Serbia to act during the negotiations, were also completely devoured and annihilated by Leia's all-out attack, leaving not even a complete corpse behind.

"..."

Amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, Leia, who had unleashed her full power, simply exhaled a wisp of turbid air.

He then calmly sheathed the long sword in his hand at his waist.

But feeling the tearing pain in her arm caused by the excessive release of magic, she still frowned slightly.

This time, in order to ensure that she could kill the dangerous half-dragon, she did not hold back and released all the magic power in her body at once.

The cost of doing so is that because the magic circuits in her body have absorbed too much magic power at once, it will be difficult for her to maintain her peak performance for the next few days. Her combat ability will be reduced to half and it will take three to five days to recover.

However, as long as the target that even Warrant Officer John is troubled by can be eliminated, this price should be acceptable.

Leia pondered this in her mind. Just as she was about to arrange for the soldiers to prepare their equipment and launch another feint attack on Bahamut Town in order to complete her decoy mission,

But the next second, as if sensing something, she couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation, and then turned her emerald green eyes to look at the end of the knife mark.

Within her field of vision, submerged by the 'Stripping Away All Things' technique she unleashed at full power, the knife marks at the end of which should have contained nothing were now obscured.

Lying there at that moment was a fiery red figure, none other than Serbia.

However, compared to her original elegance as a noble lady, the sense of danger she exudes when she transforms into a half-dragon.

The other party's current appearance can be described as miserable.

Serbia's left dragon horn had been severed by the terrifying blade, and his dragon scales were cracking and gushing crimson blood.

The mask on its face also cracked under Leia's terrifying slash, resembling a dragon fish with its scales bursting open, looking extremely ferocious, while continuously gushing out blood mist mixed with magic.

Only her slightly heaving chest and trembling red pupils silently proved that she was still alive.

However, under the influence of the stripping force that remained in her body, like a malignant tumor clinging to her bones, constantly releasing a strange and cold aura that eroded her flesh and restricted the circuitry of her magic, she was affected.

Even though Serbia used all her strength, she couldn't even control her fingers.

They had already lost the ability to resist.

So, did this guy use the orcs' magic resistance and a temporary counterattack to withstand his own stripping away of all things and survive?

Leah, standing still and only glancing at the other party from afar, was able to analyze the specific situation.

After discovering that the other person was not dead, she intended to draw her sword again, step forward, and behead him.

But then Leia suddenly realized that the other party's half-dragon physique was indeed rare, not to mention that he could withstand the "Stripping Away All Things" technique, which is known as one of the three great miracles of the world, without dying, which was enough to prove that the other party was a valuable special individual.

Even though the empire has now abolished the forbidden modification experiments, no one is certain whether His Majesty the Emperor will use them again in the future.

After all, as the last forbidden experiment of the Empire, which is currently known to only a very few people, Warrant Officer John, the only successful case in the project called 'Apostle of God,' has already proven everything with his flawless performance.

Perhaps, in the future, when His Majesty the Emperor is won over by Warrant Officer John's outstanding performance, he might change his mind.

Therefore, capturing the enemy is far more valuable than killing them outright!
Even when Warrant Officer John finds out, he'll praise himself for being clever!
Huh? A useless person like me, with all that strength, actually gets praised for being intelligent by the amazing Warrant Officer John!?

"!"

The thought of Warrant Officer John praising him afterwards and announcing to everyone that he was now a qualified commander was daunting.

Leia's heart began to race uncontrollably.

This was absolutely thrilling for her!
I guess I should spare this idiot's life!

Capture her alive, and use that to earn Warrant Officer John's praise!

“That’s right, that’s it, that’s right!” Thinking of the scene where Warrant Officer John praised her for being smart, Leia made up her mind almost instantly.

She slowly suppressed the murderous intent surging in her heart, rubbed her throbbing wrist, and then walked forward expressionlessly.

"despair!"

……

"Cough cough..."

Inside the deep pit, feeling the constant, excruciating pain and the chilling, corrosive sensation coursing through his body, Serbia was filled with an unprecedented despair.

She never expected that the seemingly weak and easily bullied imperial monster could deliver such a terrifying blow in an instant.

Despite being a half-dragon, she possesses the 'Red Dragon' spell inherited from her bloodline. When magic is about to strike her, she can weaken the power of any magic by half by continuously creating a spell barrier on her body in her orc form.

Even so, when she realized that she could not dodge and could only forcibly resist the opponent's attack.

The moment she came into contact with that strange spiral impact, her proud, invisible anti-magic barrier not only failed to withstand it, but also shattered completely due to overload the instant it touched her, and caused a backlash against her.

Before he could feel shock and confusion, Serbia, realizing the danger, had no choice but to grit his teeth and forcefully concentrate his magic power in his hands. He delivered his strongest attack at the cost of crippling his hands, and only survived by the cost of his entire body shattering.

However, the opponent's magical properties were strangely bizarre. After the attack was completed, it did not dissipate as she expected. Instead, it spread gradually in her body with unprecedented dominance, like the venom injected by a cold, venomous snake into its prey.

And in her incredulous gaze, it rapidly eroded and mastered all the spell circuits within her body.

In just a few breaths, she completely lost control of her body, leaving her with unprecedented weakness and numbness.

This guy is simply, simply like a monster!
Serbia couldn't help but smile bitterly. She had never imagined that she, who had always considered herself a monster who had surpassed humanity, would one day use such a term to describe others.

How utterly absurd and ridiculous!

"Tap, tap!"

Hearing the approaching footsteps, like the approach of death, coming from beside him.

For some reason, Serbia felt a sense of calm at that moment.

Her eyes were glazed as she stared at the azure sky above, while memories of the past began to flood her mind. Her life over the past twenty-eight years seemed to have turned into a movie, and she was the only audience member.

Time seemed to slow down inexplicably at this moment.

A childhood shattered by war, a terrible experience of being forced to become a test subject, and twelve years of enduring growth filled with anger and hatred.

Finally, at this moment, is everything finally coming to an end?
However, it was somewhat regrettable that he couldn't personally kill Mephisto Dragon, the culprit who ruined his life.

But I have indeed done my best. How can I, all alone, fight against an empire teeming with monsters?

So, from the moment you make up your mind, your fate is probably already sealed, right?

"despair!"

Listening to the footsteps slowly stopping beside me, and feeling the shadow suddenly looming over my vision.

At this moment, Serbia, knowing that the end was near, did not cry, nor did they beg for mercy.

She struggled to lift her trembling pupils and glanced at the expressionless figure looking down at her from above.

The girl, with her extraordinary long silver hair that reflected brilliant rays of light under the sun, was clearly very beautiful and cute, but she was like a cold machine, always devoid of any emotion.

Even though you've easily defeated yourself and become the victor, why do you still remain in this lifeless state?
Sure enough, compared to myself, this guy is an absolute monster!
"...Let's do it!"

Serbia thought to himself, then sighed softly and closed his eyes resignedly.

She no longer had the strength to hurl insults.

However, just as she was preparing to silently await her impending death...

The next second, the sound that came from beside her made her subconsciously widen her eyes.

"In the name of the Empire, you, the assassin sent by the Allied forces, are now my prisoner!"

Looking down at the 'Allied spy' who was staring at her with a blank expression, Leia, filled with excitement and anticipation, immediately spoke to her in this way.

……

(End of this chapter)