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Esdeath came alone, and could leave almost as easily as she pleased. No one could stop her, but the Revolutionary Army had been operating at headquarters for many years, and she couldn't just leave whenever she wanted.

If Esdeath were to employ guerrilla warfare tactics, attacking the Revolutionary Army headquarters every day and then retreating, given her immense destructive power, the Revolutionary Army's years of effort would be wiped out in less than three days.

"If we continue to let them act recklessly like this, all our years of hard work will be in vain. We already have the ability to confront the Empire head-on, and the time is almost right."

But if we let that madman continue to waste his energy, let alone overthrow the empire, we'll barely be able to protect ourselves from it.

"Didn't Najenda just say that as long as there are ten true Imperial Arms users, including Akame, plus 50,000 elite soldiers, they are confident of defeating Esdeath?"

"We still have 50,000 elite troops. As for the Imperial Arms users, there are still a few left at headquarters. Add Akame and the other members of Night Raid, and we should be fine."

Because of Esdeath's powerful attack, the Revolutionary Army has held an emergency meeting. The Revolutionary Army's high command, having no other options against her, can only place their hopes on what Najenda had said earlier.

As former colleagues and friends, everyone felt that Najenda was one of the people who understood Esdeath the most, and now no one would question Esdeath's strength anymore. Now they just hoped that Najenda could contact Akame and Night Raid as soon as possible and have them come here to stop this monster, Esdeath!

With 50,000 elite troops and ten true Teigu users including Akame, Najenda herself wasn't sure if such a lineup could stand up to Esdeath.

Although she was quite familiar with Esdeath, she had never seen Esdeath truly serious. Wood, on the other hand, fought Esdeath twice with earth-shattering force, but unfortunately, she was not present on either occasion.

Taking Esdeath as an opponent is extremely dangerous, but Najenda has no other choice at the moment.

If the Revolutionary Army falls, they will lose their last chance to overthrow the Empire. So, amidst everyone's anxious gazes, Najenda finally contacted Akame and the others, giving them their address and hoping they would come to their aid as soon as possible.

Akame and the others, who originally planned to take action against the remaining members of the "Hunter", were quite taken aback when they received Najenda's plea for help.

They hadn't expected that before they could even make a move, the enemy commander had already raided their base.

There are priorities and urgent matters. Compared to dealing with Kuroko and Will, the crisis at the Revolutionary Army headquarters is obviously more important. After all, if the Revolutionary Army headquarters, which serves as the rear base, is gone, then the overthrow of the Empire will be out of the question.

Therefore, after receiving Najendan's plea for help, Tatsumi and his group had no choice but to change their original plans again and rush to the Revolutionary Army's headquarters without stopping.

Chapter 441 The "Night Raid" Upon Arrival at Headquarters

Esdeath revealed a pleased expression after turning another mansion into an ice field and easily turning someone in her hand into an ice sculpture, which she then smashed into pieces on the ground.

The so-called high command of the revolutionary army was far less capable than she had imagined, and the elite troops of the revolutionary army were nothing but useless trash in her eyes.

Even those few Revolutionary Army Teigu users who jumped out earlier were, in Esdeath's eyes, rather boring characters.

However, just now, she finally learned the information she needed from a high-ranking revolutionary army officer who had been killed, namely the exact location of the revolutionary army headquarters.

Esdeath did all this primarily to force out the "Night Raid" members who were hiding like rats.

Unfortunately, she had already killed many of the revolutionary army members, but the "night raiders" still chose to remain holed up and not come out.

The few Imperial Arms users who occasionally appeared were, in Esdeath's eyes, completely insignificant characters.

"I refuse to believe that once I've breached the entire Revolutionary Army headquarters, you'll still be able to hold your tempers and not come out!"

Ever since Esdeath began hunting down high-ranking members of the Revolutionary Army, the Revolutionary Army has been keeping a close eye on her every move.

When they discovered that after destroying the residence of a high-ranking official, the enemy was heading straight for the Revolutionary Army headquarters, the high-ranking officials of the Revolutionary Army knew that the location of their headquarters had probably been exposed.

"Damn it, I knew all along that Phil was unreliable. He knew he was going to die, but he couldn't even keep a secret!"

The intelligence he revealed will only plunge the entire revolutionary army into utter ruin. That damned coward, even in his dying moments, he wants to drag others down with him.

Esdeath's actions all proved that she already knew the exact location of the Revolutionary Army headquarters and was heading straight for it.

The high-ranking officers at the Revolutionary Army headquarters had hoped that their colleagues were true men who would keep the secret even if they faced the threat of death.

The Empire has a very limited list of high-ranking officials. As long as Esdeath eliminates everyone on the list without obtaining any useful information from them, the headquarters will be safe.

After all, as rebels, the location of their headquarters was naturally very secretive, and it would not be easy to find the Revolutionary Army headquarters without the help of relevant personnel.

Even among the members of "Night Raid," apart from Najenda, Brand and Hill who returned to recover from their injuries, and Chelsea who left from here, none of the other members knew the exact location of the Revolutionary Army headquarters.

As long as the headquarters' location remains undiscovered, Esdeath, having eliminated all the targets on the list, will ultimately find herself helpless.

Although their revolutionary army suffered heavy losses in this wave, they were not completely defeated. If they could recuperate for a few more years, they would still have a chance to overthrow the empire.

Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned, and human nature is just as unpredictable.

No one can guarantee whether a person will choose to betray in extreme circumstances, and even if there is only one such person, one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch.

"What's the use of blaming that guy now? He was killed too, and smashed to pieces."

The question we should be considering now is how to protect ourselves: should we choose to hold our ground here, or should we choose to evacuate?

"Are you kidding me? The enemy is just one person, and we're already choosing to retreat? How can we talk about overthrowing the entire empire if we do that?"

And even if we were to evacuate, where could we go? We've been operating here for so many years. What would happen to our property if we left?

Are all those military equipment, food supplies, and scientific research technologies just going to be given away to the Empire for nothing?

The revolutionary army's high command was arguing fiercely about whether to fight or leave, with each faction holding its own opinion.

However, in terms of numbers, the revolutionary army's high-ranking officers who chose to stay and fight to the death clearly constituted the majority.

Because the Revolutionary Army really doesn't have much room to retreat now. If they abandon their current strongholds and withdraw, the army might be able to survive, but they won't be able to take many of the strategic materials from headquarters with them.

Moreover, with such a large number of them, the amount of food they consume every day is quite outrageous.

They can hold out for two or three days, but what if it goes on for too long?

They wouldn't even need the imperial army to intervene; their massive population would starve to death.

Rather than that, they might as well fight to the death; that way, they might still have a chance of winning.

"Najendan, haven't the members of 'Night Raid' arrived yet?"

Najendan was also one of the high-ranking members of the Revolutionary Army, so she was naturally qualified to participate in the meeting. Moreover, she was also one of the pro-war faction. As a former general of the Empire, she was even more aware of the consequences of abandoning the stronghold now.

Just as she was pondering how to break the deadlock, a colleague suddenly patted her on the shoulder and asked a question, and everyone else's eyes were instantly focused on her.

Most of the pro-war faction now pins their hopes on the "night raid" that is coming to this area.

Previously, they had dismissed the achievements of the "night raids," believing that they were nothing more than assassinating those obese, scumbag nobles in the capital who could no longer walk.

But it wasn't until they actually faced Esdeath that they realized just how formidable the assassination organization "Night Raid" lurking in the capital truly was.

Despite facing such a monster as an opponent, they were still able to repeatedly succeed and thwart it.

The Revolutionary Army's high-ranking officers present knew that "Night Raid" had clashed head-on with Esdeath, that monster, several times and had always managed to escape unscathed.

It should be noted that since their encounter with Esdeath, none of the revolutionaries sent out to ambush her have returned alive.

"Report: General Brand has arrived at the checkpoint with a group of men claiming to be his comrades. Should we allow them to pass?"

The Revolutionary Army high command, who had been asking Najenda when Akame and the others had arrived, were overjoyed to hear the soldier's question and quickly replied, "Let them through, let them through. They're all on our side. Then find someone to bring them over here."

The news that the Night Raid members had arrived at the Revolutionary Army headquarters brought a great sense of relief to many high-ranking Revolutionary Army officials present.

Given Night Raid's impressive track record, even if they can't defeat Esdeath, fighting her shouldn't be too difficult.

Moreover, what their Revolutionary Army headquarters lacks right now is not manpower, but strong individuals to serve as high-level combatants. After all, the so-called numerical advantage is almost useless in the face of true powerhouses, as Esdeath has already fully demonstrated.

"You must be members of 'Night Raid' now. Thank you all for your silent efforts in overthrowing the corrupt empire during this time."

"Without your efforts in the capital, we probably wouldn't have gained the upper hand so quickly."

This was Tatsumi's first time visiting the Revolutionary Army headquarters, and also his first time seeing so many important figures. He was initially quite flustered.

Although the trials he has endured have made him more mature, he was still just a country boy before.

These high-ranking revolutionary army cadres in front of them would probably be Grand Councilors and Generals in the Empire, yet they are greeting them so amiably.

Brand and Hill also found the attitude of the Revolutionary Army's high command somewhat strange. After all, they had met these people before when they returned to headquarters to recuperate from their injuries, and they were not as polite as they were now.

"The situation is worse than when I informed you. Someone revealed the location of this headquarters to Esdeath, and she is now heading this way with this location in mind."

As for the Revolutionary Army headquarters, they currently have no forces capable of resisting the enemy and can only rely on you few.

Najendan's words made Brand understand the reason for the Revolutionary Army cadres' sudden change of attitude. It turned out that they were almost wiped out and only now realized how difficult their work before the "night raid" had been.

"Why are there only a few of you? Where are Wood, Mine, and Chelsea?"

According to your previous reply, didn't you say that they were all safe and sound?

Since the attack on the outpost, Najenda, who was recuperating at headquarters, had been in a state of great anxiety, but Leone's reply put her at ease.

Apart from Susanoo who self-destructed, all the other members of the "Night Raid" managed to break through the battle.

To be honest, the people Najenda was most worried about at the time were Chelsea, who was weak in combat, Mine, who had poor physical fitness, and Wood, who had lost his Teigu and was bound by his Imperial Arms.

When Leone replied that Wood and the other two were safe and sound, Najenda was truly relieved. But now, seeing that the three of them were missing from the Night Raid team, Najenda began to suspect that Leone and the others were deliberately deceiving her because they were worried that she would be upset.

"Lubbock, you tell me, what's really going on with Wood and the others? Don't try to lie to me, or you know the consequences!"

Because she was worried that Leone and Akame might be deceiving her again, Najenda could only look at her sycophant Lubbock and ask.

“BOSS, Leone really didn’t lie to you. Wood and the others are really alright. In fact, they even assassinated the ‘Hunter’ members who were carrying the key to the Servants. Wood should have broken free of the Servants’ restraints by now.”

For some reason, Wood has been acting alone with Mine and Chelsea, showing no intention of joining us.

I think that guy is definitely a womanizer; he's got two women on either side now and has no intention of working with us anymore.

Lubbock first confirmed the authenticity of Leone's reply to Najendan, and then, as usual, took a jab at his friend.

"If Wood doesn't show up, things will get a bit complicated..."

Najendan was pleased to confirm that Wood and the others were safe and sound, but she was somewhat disappointed that Wood hadn't come with Tatsumi and the others.

She had previously estimated that to stop Esdeath, at least 50,000 elite soldiers and ten true Imperial Arms users, including Akame, would be needed. That was just a conservative estimate; whether it could actually be done was another matter entirely.

Akame hasn't killed her loved ones yet, the ultimate technique of "Muramasa" is still unavailable, and Esdeath's actual combat strength far exceeds her previous estimates. Will Akame and the others be able to stop Esdeath like this?