Including her, there were only seven people in total during the night raid, right?

She probably didn't leave anyone out.

After subconsciously considering the question, Najenda finally realized something was wrong.

boom--!

The chair was suddenly overturned, and Najenda stood up and threw a punch, striking the unknown entity beside her in one fluid motion.

"Calm down, don't get agitated."

Grabbing Najendan's mechanical arm, Lin Que casually detached the front half of the arm.

“A weak and feeble attack like yours is useless against me.”

"That power?!"

Seeing that her attack had failed, Najenda did not retreat rashly.

Standing in front of Lin Que, she glanced at Lubbock, whose face was ashen, and asked, "Who are you?"

"Of course I am who I am~"

Lin Que shrugged: "Who else could it be?"

Can't the riddle teller just die?!

Najenda took a deep breath and gestured to Night Raid and the others who were not far away and had entered battle mode.

"Red Eyes, you don't need to move yet."

"Although this person sneaked in, I could tell that he didn't mean any harm."

"They sneaked in without any ill intent."

Lin Que almost burst out laughing: "No wonder you've reached this position, Chief Najendan, you're quite the storyteller."

"Thanks for the compliment."

Najendan, without changing her expression, asked again, "Then, may I speak of your purpose?"

"Okay."

Lin Que pointed to the girls inside the night raid: "To put it simply, I've taken a liking to you guys. Want to join me?"

Najendan: "?"

Are you looking for a wife over here?

"That's not it."

Lin Que joked, "The bride price is too expensive. I have limited assets and can only marry one or two women."

"But that would be too unfair to those who aren't married. I'm a rather loving person, so I'd rather not get married at all."

"Since we're not getting married, she can't be called a wife."

"you......"

Najenda froze, her pupils shrinking to pinpoints: "You can hear my thoughts?"

"Not just yours."

Grasping the silk threads that stretched from the ground all the way up to his body, Lin Que smiled as he looked at Lubbock, whose left hand was behind his back.

"I can hear what this person is thinking too~"

boom--!

.......

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Subduing the Night Raid and Entering the Imperial Palace ( )

A loud crash, accompanied by Lubbock's screams, echoed through the night raid meeting room.

By the time everyone, including Akame, realized what was happening, Lubbock was already rolling around at Lin Que's feet, clutching his stomach.

"To be honest, I didn't actually listen on purpose."

Lin Que lifted his foot to help Lubbock turn over, and smiled as he looked at him.

"But your feelings were so strong that they naturally reached my ears."

"Why could someone bypass my silken barrier and enter the Night Raid's interior?"

"【Damn it! Because of my mistake, the woman I like is in danger!】"

"Am I right, Lubbock?"

"Cough...cough!"

An unprecedented, intense pain spread from his left arm throughout his body. Lubbock seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he only coughed up a pool of blood.

"Lubbock!"

"Well, you don't need to scream so pitifully."

Lin Que looked at Najendan beside him: "Although I'm not interested in men, he is capable, at least he can help run errands and do odd jobs when I'm not around."

"It's just a small punishment to make him understand the consequences of attacking me. After some treatment, it'll be easy for him to save his life."

Whether or not the left hand will still be usable by then is another question.

"No matter how nicely you put it, the fact that you attacked our comrades is undeniable."

Just then, Brand, who had already changed into the evil spirit possession form, stepped forward and confronted Lin Que.

"Tell me your true purpose, or I'll have no choice but to take action!"

"Ugh, I hate inflexible thinking."

boom--!

The walls of the conference room cracked instantly, and Brand flew out of them.

"You still want to fight me even at this point? It seems you haven't grasped the difference in our strength."

Standing where Brand had originally stood, Lin Que glanced at Mine and the others beside him, and finally his gaze settled on Akame.

"Want to try? Try cutting me with your Murasame sword."

Lin Que extended his palm in front of Chi Tong and reminded her with a smile, "Remember to use force~ Otherwise you won't even be able to cut through her skin."

Chitong: "..."

Faced with Lin Que's provocation, Chi Tong did not act rashly.

Akame glanced at the broken wall not far away and, noticing that Brand hadn't returned, broke out in a cold sweat.

Before betraying the Empire, she encountered many powerful people, including Esdeath, whom Najenda greatly feared.

Even the strongest in that empire had never given her such a terrifying sense of oppression.

Her intuition told her that the other party was not bluffing.

Even if she swung her sword with all her might, she might not be able to cut through Lin Que's skin, and might even anger him.

But if he doesn't take action, his other companions might become Lin Que's next target.

Akame's hand, which was holding Murasame's, began to tremble slightly, and she was unusually caught in a dilemma.

"Akame! Don't do it!"

Just then, Najenda's voice came from the side.

Although it was a short time, she seemed to have gone through a mental struggle, and the expression on her face was extremely complicated.

"We surrender."

[Group member 'Sea King' has subdued the assassination organization 'Night Raid,' increasing his world reputation by 280 points and earning him 84000 group points as a reward.]

"Not bad, it seems that keeping you around was useful after all."

Calmly withdrawing his hand, Lin Que turned and walked towards the exit not far away.

"Bring all the wounded along."

"Esdeath should be arriving at the palace soon. Let's go and meet her."

Najendan: "?"

Where to go? Who to meet?

...

The Imperial Palace.

"Welcome back, General Esdeath."

Sitting on the throne in the very center, the young emperor looked at Esdeath, who had just entered the hall.

"I have already heard about your achievements from the ministers."

"To annihilate the northern barbarians in less than half a month is truly an unprecedented and tremendous achievement."

"As a reward, I am prepared to bestow upon you ten thousand taels of gold."

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