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Akame was taken aback by what he heard, then nodded, remembering Clara's healing abilities.

Akame would be overjoyed if she could truly change Kurome's mind and restore her health. Although she rarely showed it outwardly, she was always very concerned about it.

Then everyone began to clean up the mess. Several hunters were still alive, but they were brought under control. Specific arrangements would have to be discussed later.

We definitely can't let them get away with this.

The base has now been completely exposed, and it's time to move to a new one.

This isn't too difficult. Najenda already had a preliminary plan, and they would immediately move to a new base the day this place was exposed.

......

After cleaning up the mess, everyone took the important items from the base and left overnight for a new base.

The new base is also an extremely well-hidden place, and under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for Imperial spies to discover it.

More importantly, Najendan had made preparations in advance, and had some backups of basic living supplies.

There shouldn't be any problem with staying temporarily.

As for the others, we'll naturally need to go back to the market to buy them, but we can take our time and there's no rush.

Clara only left after she had imprisoned the hunter prisoners in individual rooms and kept them under control, ensuring there was no possibility of escape, and had a large number of automatons watching over them.

There are other things to do, so there's no rush.

Let's arrange other things first...

Chapter 56 The Strong Dominate the Weak, You Said

New base.

Compared to the previous location, this place is probably safer because there are quite a few dangerous species active around, and they are all relatively powerful.

There are rumors of Level 2 Dragon-type Dangerous Species, Level 1 Fantasy Species, Special Species, and even the legendary Super Dangerous Species, though none have ever been seen.

Such a dangerous place, under normal circumstances no one would come here.

This is good news for those who raid at night, as they are unlikely to face any major danger unless they encounter one of the legendary super-dangerous species.

Even if you can't win, you can still get rid of the target...

In a simple meeting room inside the base, the members of the Night Raid were gathered together.

Boss Najendam led Clara to the main seat, even stepping down a step herself, and gave her the highest praise.

"We were able to get through this safely thanks to Clara."

"If it weren't for Clara, we might not exist anymore!"

Looking at the timid, barefoot little girl in front of her, Najenda said in a very good mood that the biggest boulder in her heart could now be completely put down.

Even now, Najenda still finds it hard to believe that Esdeath, who is so powerful that she cannot even be called human, has been captured alive.

Schwarz was stronger than expected.

Without Esdeath's threat, the pressure of the night raid instantly decreased to an extremely low level. Although there was still General Budo, who was on par with Esdeath, he was much easier to deal with than Esdeath.

Moreover, if Esdeath can be defeated here in Schwarzlo, then defeating General Budo is equally possible.

"Yes, if it weren't for Clara, let alone facing Esdeath, even with so many guards and hunters, it would be difficult to deal with her..."

"Thankfully, there were so many of Clara's robots to help."

"Unfortunately, this also resulted in the scrapping of a large number of robots..."

"Anyway, thank you, Clara."

The other members of Night Raid also looked serious and fearful. Without Clara's robot and Schwarz's help, they really couldn't imagine what the consequences of their previous encounter would have been.

Esdeath's strength is terrifying. The robots suffered no losses when dealing with the guards and other members of the Jaegers, but many of them were directly destroyed in front of Esdeath.

All of them combined couldn't possibly be a match for Esdeath.

It was indeed the right choice to lure Clara into the night raid.

"It's all thanks to Mr. Schwarz; Clara didn't do anything..."

Clara felt a little embarrassed by everyone's stares and quickly waved her hands. Compared to Mr. Schwarzschild's contribution, she hadn't done anything.

"Mr. Schwarz said that his credit is Clara's credit."

"Moreover... not to mention Mr. Schwarzlo's help, Clara also helped a lot before."

Swallow and Clara can be considered as one individual; their relationship is even closer than that between the Teigu user and the Teigu. Najenda, of course, is not considered separately.

Moreover, Clara herself has been a great help to them.

"In short, we have achieved a major breakthrough this time, capturing Esdeath, which is equivalent to cutting off one of the Empire's arms. When reporting to headquarters, I will recommend Clara for credit."

Although this was just a counterattack, it eliminated Esdeath, a major problem, which was a great contribution to the Revolutionary Army.

This is certainly a great achievement.

With this achievement, they can obtain more aid from the Revolutionary Army to support the next phase of the Night Raid. Clara will also likely be quite generous with the rare metals she needs.

After recounting her achievements, Najenda then began to talk about the prisoners.

She never even considered the possibility of capturing Esdeath alive, and she dared not even think about it.

The best-case scenario I had imagined was simply to be able to stop and delay Esdeath a little longer.

Now that they've captured Esdeath and the others, they don't know what to do with them.

Esdeath is too dangerous; even though she's been captured, Najenda is still worried. If she were to be handed over to headquarters, without Swallow's supervision, she might escape on the way.

Even if she didn't escape along the way, Najenda was very suspicious that taking her to headquarters might inadvertently give Esdeath an opportunity to massacre the entire Revolutionary Army headquarters.

It might be impossible for others, but for Esdeath... there's absolutely no doubt about it.

The reason why Schwarz was able to capture Esdeath was entirely due to Schwarz's overwhelming power.

No one else could stop Esdeath.

So...should we choose to kill Esdeath?

But then she felt it was a bit wasteful, and Najenda fell silent, pondering how to deal with Esdeath's problem.

"As for Esdeath, Clara might try to persuade her to join..."

Upon hearing Najenda mention Esdeath's question, Clara quickly stood up and said that Esdeath was actually easier to persuade than the others.

Because of the dog-eat-dog mentality, Esdeath, as the loser, didn't have any objections to the stronger person who defeated her, so it was easier for her.

Therefore, persuading Esdeath was much simpler than persuading the other members of the Hunters who had their own beliefs.

However, Clara's goal wasn't to persuade Esdeath to join the Revolutionary Army, but rather to join her own side.

"Persuade Esdeath to join us? Is that even possible?"

Najendan was stunned when she heard this, and her first reaction was that it was absolutely impossible to do.

No one understands Esdeath better than her; that girl's strength and personality cannot be judged by human standards.

"Maybe it's possible, so Clara wants to give it a try."

Clara didn't make any guarantees, but she was still somewhat confident.

"If she could really join us, that would be great. It would greatly increase the chances of overthrowing the empire."

Although she felt it was unlikely she could persuade Esdeath, Najenda couldn't help but think that if she could join, the overthrow of the Empire would be just around the corner.

Because of the robots, the Revolutionary Army advanced faster on the battlefield, and with their capture of Esdeath, she suddenly felt that... the success of the revolution was just around the corner.

"Then let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, we'll ask Mr. Schwarz to get rid of her completely."

Najendan decided to let Clara give it a try, even though it was highly unlikely to succeed.

But it wouldn't have much of an impact; they could deal with Esdeath later anyway. She was actually quite worried about either keeping Esdeath alive or handing her over to the Revolutionary Army headquarters.

Death might be the best outcome; Esdeath is too dangerous.

The meeting lasted for quite a while before it ended. Everyone agreed that it would be best to persuade the Hunters if possible, since some of them were family members or friends of the Night Raid members.

For example, black eyes...

Even though Akame says she doesn't care and is willing to kill her sister, it's clear that deep down she still cares about her sister.

If there's even the slightest chance, I'd still like to give it a try; I'll only resort to drastic measures if I absolutely can't persuade them.

None of the Hunters were bad people; they had their own ideals and ambitions. But ultimately, they were just on different sides, so it was impossible to just let them go.

......

"hateful!"

"It's still too weak."

In the private room, Esdeath tried to struggle against the handcuffs on her hands, but even when she tortured her wrists until they bled, she still couldn't break free from their control.

Not only that, but even the control over the ice has completely lost its effectiveness.

Even the body was constantly in a weakened state; this magical handcuff was even more terrifying than the Imperial Arms.

Even the same type of Imperial Arms cannot control her.

Esdeath didn't resent anyone for this; she just felt that she was not strong enough and that she was simply too weak to be captured.

Given the chance, she will continue to grow stronger as before and defeat her opponent again.

It seems I've had too peaceful a life these past few years, and haven't met anyone I can seriously challenge. My training has even become a bit lax.

We should work harder to become stronger.

but……

"This long-lost feeling of powerlessness is...it's just amazing..."

Although she was defeated by someone else, Esdeath now had a goal to strive to surpass, and this feeling excited her.

Just then, the door suddenly opened... and a timid-looking white-haired little girl walked in, causing Esdeath to stop what she was doing.

"You actually sent such a young girl here. After so long, doesn't Najenda dare to come and see me in person?"