Starting with Fireflies, Speedrun the World

"Is this Esdeath really human? Even the legendary gods are nothing special."

"Does such a being truly have any hope of winning?"

Looking at Esdeath's series of actions, she can no longer be called human; it wouldn't be surprising to say she's a god.

It can change the weather of a country in an instant...

Looking at the ice dragon, I instinctively felt a sense of powerlessness; how could I possibly defeat such an opponent?

Our only hope is Mr. Schwarz.

Everyone looked at Schwarz with anticipation, silently cheering and praying for him.

[Building a wall...the way to preserve it!]

The moment the Super Ice Dragon appeared, Schwarz did not hesitate and immediately displayed his protective power.

An invisible giant wall appeared in front of him. The ice dragon crashed into the protective wall but failed to destroy it. Instead, it collapsed and turned into a large pool of ice crystals.

"Another unfamiliar force, you're making me more and more curious."

Seeing the protective power displayed by Swallow, Esdeath felt no fear but rather even greater joy; this was the kind of battle she had been seeking.

A complete and utter outburst, without holding back in the slightest.

"So, can you stop this?!"

Esdeath stood atop a hundred-meter-high ice pillar, raising her hands... An iceberg materialized above her, and Esdeath then hurled it directly at Schwarz.

Immediately afterwards, he stepped onto the iceberg and sped up.

[Enhance Deployment Efficiency!]

Faced with the overwhelming pressure, Schwarz simply raised his right hand and summoned the [Auxiliary Mechanical Arm Unit].

A giant steel arm appeared, but Schwarz didn't stop. He immediately summoned a second mechanical arm with his other hand.

Then, under his control, the mechanical arm opened, and two steel hands slammed into the front of the iceberg, actually stopping its descent.

Seeing that the mechanical hand controlled by Schwarz could actually block her iceberg, Esdeath immediately increased the force, making the iceberg even heavier and larger, pressing it down firmly.

The two mechanical hands felt the increasing force and began to become unstable, slowly descending towards Schwarz.

[Control the situation, detonate!]

Seeing that the mechanical hand had reached its limit, Schwarzlo decisively issued a command. Immediately afterwards, numerous sparks appeared on the mechanical hand, which began to become unstable, and finally exploded with a loud bang.

The sparks from the explosion spread throughout the entire iceberg, causing it to collapse completely.

The iceberg exploded, shattering into countless pieces that scattered everywhere. However, Esdeath remained unaffected and instead appeared before Swallow, engaging in close combat.

Esdeath is not just a simple mage; in addition to her control over ice blades, she also possesses superhuman strength.

The ice in his hands transformed into twin blades, which were in no way inferior even when fighting against the steel-bodied Schwarz.

However, when Schwarz revealed the power to destroy destiny, Esdeath sensed danger and immediately distanced herself.

Sure enough, the moment she created distance, Schwarz's punch shattered space, causing numerous cracks to appear in the surrounding environment.

Seeing Esdeath create some distance, Schwarz summoned his mechanical hand again and unfolded its device. A small magnetic black hole appeared in his palm, exerting an extremely terrifying suction force on Esdeath.

Feeling her body being uncontrollably pulled toward Schwarz's mechanical hand, Esdeath controlled the ice to spread across the ground, then wrapped her body in it to prevent it from being sucked in.

"It failed..."

Leone, watching Swallow's abilities, thought Esdeath would suffer the same fate as her before, and it was clear that Swallow's power was much stronger this time.

But Esdeath was not sucked into that magnetic black hole.

It’s really not easy to deal with.

Schwarz didn't seem to care. Seeing that this move wasn't working, he decisively gave up and charged towards Esdeath.

The two clashed again, but Esdeath sensed something was wrong; an unknown and terrifying power was manifested in Swallow's attack.

This is the power of destruction!

The path to destruction manifested itself in him, and his power reached another extreme. With a single punch, even the wind from the punch caused mirror-like cracks to appear in the surrounding space.

Sensing danger, Esdeath completely lost her composure.

"Mokobo Temo!"

In that instant, Esdeath used one of her secret techniques, and a terrifying chill erupted instantly, freezing the entire surrounding space-time.

Although it didn't last long, it was more than enough for Esdeath.

The only drawback is that she can only use this special move once a day.

Seeing that everything in the world had stopped and that Swallow had also stopped moving, Esdeath reached out her hand to him.

"That's really amazing, it forced me to use this move."

"But in the end, I still won!"

What secrets are you hiding? Let me find out one by one!

At this moment, Esdeath seemed to have won, because in this frozen moment of time, she was able to carry out all her schemes.

The moment she placed her hand on Swallow, terrifying ice completely filled his body, freezing him from the inside out.

However, once the time-space freeze ended, Esdeath sensed something was wrong; the Swallow before her was not real.

"be cheated."

Realizing what was happening, Esdeath immediately tried to dodge. But she was too late...

【it's over. 】

Schwarz reverted to his ethereal form and appeared behind her, completely overwhelming her in one fell swoop.

Before Esdeath could do anything, Swallow took out a strange pair of handcuffs and cuffed her hands.

The moment Esdeath was handcuffed, she found herself feeling powerless, and her control over the ice lost its effect.

These handcuffs are a marvelous artifact; they can completely incapacitate targets no larger than planetary level.

Clearly, Swallow did not intend to kill Esdeath from the beginning, but rather to capture her alive.

Putting everything else aside, it's almost impossible for Esdeath's Teigu to be removed from her body. Her Teigu has completely fused with her body; you could say Esdeath is the Teigu, the Super Dangerous Species itself.

The gains from capturing them alive are even greater...

More importantly, Esdeath is equivalent to Bai Qi in this world, and her faction is not unchangeable, unlike other powerful figures who are beyond redemption.

She believes in the law of the jungle, which in some ways makes her easier to control.

[Target successfully captured alive... apprehended.]

......

With Esdeath captured, this operation can be considered completely over.

"Lady Esdeath, captured alive? How could this be...?"

On the cliff, Kurohime looked at the scene unfolding before her, appearing utterly incredulous. Even though she didn't care, she had to admit that Esdeath's strength was terrifyingly powerful.

When facing Esdeath, although she dared to attack, she had no confidence whatsoever that she could defeat her.

Therefore, she greatly admires Lady Esdeath.

But the fact that Lady Esdeath could be captured alive was something she could hardly believe.

Even the Empire's Grand General Bud might not be a match for Esdeath, who is a powerful figure who can single-handedly suppress an army of hundreds of thousands.

Even though it's hard to believe, the facts are now right in front of her.

Before Hei Tong could do anything, several figures had already surrounded her.

It was the others who participated in the night raid...

Having captured Esdeath from Swallow, they naturally couldn't remain inactive.

"..."

Looking at the people in front of her, including her own sister, Kurohime's expression remained unchanged; she simply slowly drew her Imperial Arms.

The next moment, she summoned all eight controlled corpse puppets, but summoning these puppets at the same time also pushed her physical strength to its limit.

Another mouthful of blood spurted out, but Black Eyes remained unconcerned.

"Kuro-touch, give up. Even Esdeath has already been defeated..."

Akame stepped forward and calmly spoke to her younger sister.

He had previously said he wanted to give her a funeral, but how could she possibly want her sister to die? It's just that he couldn't persuade her, and besides, her body was...nearly reaching its limit...

"I will not surrender..."

Despite seeing no hope of winning, Kurohime still chose to make her move.

But the next moment, a figure appeared beside Hei Tong and knocked her unconscious before she could react.

The corpse puppet she summoned naturally disappeared as well.

"Black pupil."

Seeing her younger sister Kurohime fall, Akame opened her mouth but said nothing.

After knocking down Kurohime, Schwarz lifted her and Esdeath together.

It was only then that Clara went over and checked on Kurohime's condition. She found that Kurohime's body was in very bad shape, but it wasn't entirely hopeless.

If possible, Clara wouldn't want the Akame and Kurome sisters to actually kill each other.

"Sister Akame, please leave Sister Kurome in Clara's care. Clara has a way to heal her and will try her best to persuade her."

"Ah."