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He claimed that if the person saved him, he would reward them with countless treasures of gold and silver, and even make them a minister or a general.

At first, many passersby thought the young emperor was a mentally unstable child. However, when they took a closer look at the clothes and scepter on the young emperor's body, and realized that they were indeed items that only an emperor could use, they mustered up their courage and went up to Wood and the others to ask if the other party was really His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire.

"Yes, I am the emperor of the empire. These people are rebels from the revolutionary army. They not only dared to break into the palace, but also killed ministers and captured me."

"If you can defeat these people and save me, I will grant you titles and make you all nobles of the empire."

Before Wood and the others could say anything, the little emperor, who was being carried on their shoulders, started yelling loudly.

Upon hearing the young emperor's shouts, a large number of bewildered villagers gathered around, and Kurohime drew his sword with a grim expression. (It wasn't Hachifusa; it was a substitute found in the previous villages.)

"My lords, is he truly His Majesty the Emperor of our Empire? And is that minister truly dead?"

When asked by the villagers, Wood nodded without hiding anything, because it was the truth. The little emperor's shout had already attracted a lot of people, and it would be difficult for them to hide it.

Now Wood's biggest headache is how to escape. If these people really want to save the young emperor, then should he kill them all?

"Lord Wood, what should we do now? If we just run away, these people might betray our whereabouts later."

For safety's sake, I actually suggest we eliminate them all.

Black Eyes slowly drew the long sword from her waist, exuding an astonishing killing intent. As a member of the Empire's assassination squad, she saw no difference between nobles and commoners. If the situation required it, she would not hesitate to kill.

The moment they saw the murderous intent in Black Eyes' eyes, all the onlookers who had been surrounding Wood and his group chickened out, and an old man stepped forward to explain, "Gentlemen, you've misunderstood. We don't want to save His Majesty the Emperor, nor do we want to oppose you."

We were merely verifying the information. If what we just heard was true, we'd be busy entertaining you, let alone clashing with you gentlemen.

After the old man's explanation, Wood and the others finally understood. Simply put, their village was quite far from the capital, which was why news from the capital hadn't reached them yet.

If they had known earlier that the ministers were dead and even the young emperor had been captured, they would have celebrated with a feast, just like the other villages.

Because of this incident, the young emperor, whose mouth had been gagged, was now truly desperate. At the same time, he had finally realized that he had always been so despicable in the eyes of the people of the empire.

The emperor of a nation was captured alive, and instead of being alarmed, his people celebrated. This shows how unsuccessful he was as emperor.

To be honest, the young emperor was actually quite pitiful. He wasn't inherently bad; he was just used and manipulated by his ministers.

So-called ignorance and stupidity are also based on their young age.

However, no matter how pitiful the young emperor was, neither Wood nor Mine intended to let him off the hook.

Even if the young emperor mostly took the blame for his ministers, this world is cruel. Not only young children, but also those who do wrong, must bear the consequences of their actions.

Otherwise, who will seek justice for the innocent souls who died because of the young emperor and his ministers?

------Dividing line

Meanwhile, as Wood and his team eliminated the minister and barely defeated the Imperial Guardian God Supreme Armament "Guardian Machine God," escaping the Imperial Capital, the battle between the Revolutionary Army headquarters and Esdeath also entered a fierce stage.

Although Esdeath is a battle maniac, she is not a pure brute. As a renowned imperial general, she also possesses a certain degree of strategy.

When Esdeath faced hundreds of thousands of elite Revolutionary Army soldiers alone for the first time, along with more than a dozen Imperial Arms users including "Night Raid," even someone as strong as Esdeath struggled greatly.

So after the Ice Storm General's ice cavalry was completely defeated, he used this technique, whose true purpose was to store the energy of the Imperial Arms, to unleash a massive blizzard, directly burying nearly 100,000 elite Revolutionary Army soldiers.

Later, when surrounded by more than a dozen Imperial Arms users, including Akame, Esdeath used the secret technique "Makapatomo," which can only be used once a day and can completely freeze time and space, and successfully escaped from Akame's encirclement.

The final result of this battle appears to be a victory for the Revolutionary Army, as they successfully repelled Esdeath. However, in reality, the Revolutionary Army suffered a huge loss.

Esdeath was repelled, but the Revolutionary Army also lost more than 100,000 soldiers, and even several Teigu users were killed.

If the loss resulted in Esdeath being spared or suffering some damage, then it wouldn't be a complete loss.

The key point is that, apart from being exhausted and suffering some minor injuries, Esdeath at that time was practically unharmed.

Just when the Revolutionary Army thought the matter was over, Esdeath, whose power had been fully restored, came knocking on their door again just one day later.

And just like the first time, before Esdeath was exhausted, she took away nearly 100,000 elite Revolutionary Army soldiers and the lives of two Teigu users, and then left in a carefree manner.

There was no way around it. Although the Revolutionary Army had taken various precautions to prevent Esdeath from escaping before the battle, the ability of "Makabodomo" to freeze time and space was simply too powerful and unsolvable. In an environment where time and space were stopped, no one could stop Esdeath from leaving.

So, a somewhat comical scene unfolded at the end: after several battles, it wasn't Esdeath's side, with its weak and outnumbered forces, that couldn't hold on first, but rather the Revolutionary Army headquarters that couldn't withstand the attrition.

That's right, the Revolutionary Army headquarters is indeed much stronger and more well-equipped than Esdeath, who was all alone.

But no matter how strong and well-equipped they are, they can't withstand wave after wave of attrition warfare from the enemy.

At first, the Revolutionary Army headquarters was able to send out a large number of elite troops to fight, but in the end, too many people died, and even ordinary recruits were sent up to make up the numbers.

The same goes for the Teigu users. After several rounds of battles, as more and more people died, their situation against Esdeath gradually shifted from one of dominating her to one of being dominated by her.

If they continue fighting at this pace, it's only a matter of time before Esdeath drains the entire Revolutionary Army headquarters.

"If this continues, we won't be able to send out enough forces to suppress Esdeath during her next attack."

At the Revolutionary Army headquarters, Najenda announced the statistics to everyone with a worried expression, and everyone who participated in the meeting also looked gloomy.

Esdeath's tactics were simple and straightforward: she would come and weaken the enemy each time, then run away before her strength was exhausted. After all, the Revolutionary Army's stronghold was right there, so they couldn't escape.

Even though the Revolutionary Army made thorough preparations multiple times, all their preparations were in vain within the time frozen by "Mokpapatama". It was only after experiencing it several times that Najenda and the others realized that Esdeath possessed this incredible ability to freeze time.

"That's why you should have listened to me and retreated as a whole. If you had retreated earlier, things wouldn't be in this situation now."

"Shut up, you idiot. Do you think they'll just let us leave if we start to retreat?"

Furthermore, if we can't even handle Esdeath, how can we talk about overthrowing the entire empire?

Esdeath is very strong, but it's also true that we've cornered her several times before. If we can find a way to overcome that time-freezing power…”

"You're talking nonsense too! If we could overcome that ability, we would have killed her long ago. Why is she acting so arrogantly here?"

The problem is that the ability to freeze time and space is too unsolvable. If no one can move, how can we stop them? By sacrificing our own lives?

Seeing the Revolutionary Army cadres arguing again, Najenda looked exasperated. Then, as if to calm the restless crowd, she spoke up again: "If Wood were here now, perhaps he could do it."

Wood's own strength was enough to rival Esdeath, and his Imperial Arm "Winter Knight" also had strong resistance to ice.

Even if 'Makkhatmo's' power is strong, it's still an ice-attribute power. Wood, who has some resistance to ice, might be able to withstand such power. Even if he can't completely withstand it, at least the time he's frozen will definitely be shorter than others.

Upon hearing Najenda's words, the Revolutionary Army cadres present couldn't help but show a hopeful expression and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's quickly send that Wood back to the Revolutionary Army headquarters to provide support!"

"While the capital is important, if even the headquarters falls, wouldn't the kingdom descend into chaos without a leader, even if the empire is overthrown?"

Seeing the hopeful expressions on the faces of the revolutionary army cadres, Najenda also looked troubled.

She was just giving an example in the hope that the revolutionary army wouldn't completely lose its fighting spirit due to a loss of confidence, but now it seems that she has shot herself in the foot.

Leone and the others said they left a letter for Wood before they came, but several days have passed and Wood and the others still haven't arrived. This can only mean that they are also held up by something or have encountered some trouble.

Fortunately, just as Najenda was at a loss for words, Brand suddenly spoke up, saying, "Even if we rushed over from the capital now, it would probably be too late."

Based on Esdeath's previous attack patterns, she should reappear and attack by the afternoon at the latest.

Just as General Najenda said, we will no longer have the ability to suppress the enemy next time, so this is the last chance.

Besides Wood's "Winter Knight," there are other Imperial Arms that can overcome Esdeath's ability to freeze time and space, though perhaps not as effectively as "Winter Knight."

As Brand stepped forward and spoke, he turned his gaze to Tatsumi and said, "Tatsumi, you should have felt it too, right? Esdeath's ability called 'Mokpatomo' has a much weaker effect on you than on others."

That's why you're always able to react earlier than others.

Upon hearing what Brand said, Tatsumi belatedly nodded in agreement. He had previously thought it was due to his extraordinary talent, but now, after hearing what his older brother Brand said, it seemed that everything made sense.

"'Demon Possessed' is an Imperial Arm created using the Super Dragon-type Dangerous Species Tyrande as its material. Its ability to become invisible is not true invisibility, but rather the ability to adapt to and assimilate to the environment."

In other words, even in a frozen spacetime, the ability of "possessed by evil spirits" can adapt.

The problem is that Tatsumi's current Teigu strength is insufficient, which is why he cannot completely escape the influence of Mahapadma.

"So the solution is simple: let me, who is more familiar with 'possessed by evil spirits,' use this Imperial Arm."

That might be able to break through Esdeath's "Mahavairocana." Although I'm definitely no match for her in a one-on-one fight, as long as I can stop her from escaping while she freezes time and space, I can create an opportunity for you.

Brand's words immediately brought hope to the faces of the revolutionary cadres present.

They now have no way out. Regardless of whether what Brand said is true or not, they have no other choice but to believe him.

"No, I don't agree to this! When I wanted to return 'Possessed by Evil Spirits' to you before, didn't Brother Brand himself say that?"

Wood may have pulled you back from the brink of death, but if you force yourself to use "Possessed by Evil" again, you'll die!

"And you can't fool me, Brother Brand. After I learned that you were 'dead,' I trained harder and even used 'Possessed by Evil Spirits' to spar with Wood."

He once commented that I was extremely compatible with "possessed by evil spirits," even surpassing you in the past.

So if even I can't withstand Esdeath's Mahapadma with 'Demon Possession,' then you, Brother Brand, are even less likely to be able to, unless you intend to use that!"

Taking leave today

As the title says, my grandmother passed away. Today is the seventh day after her death, and I don't have time to write or update, so I need to take a day off. (╯﹏╰)

Chapter 452 The Final Demonic Possession!

Hearing Tatsumi's unusually agitated words, Brand smiled wryly and said, "I see. Tatsumi, you know about it too? That ability..."

Did Wood tell you? Or did you find out yourself?

Seeing the other "Night Raid" companions looking confused, Tatsumi took the initiative to explain: "Wood's Teigu 'Winter Knight' and the Teigu 'Demon's Embrace' that my brother Brand and I used are both quite special Teigu."

Although they are called Teigu, they are living beings. Because the Dangerous Species materials used to create the Teigu, 'Skasa' and 'Tyrande', are still alive, these two Teigu bring huge side effects when used.

However, crisis also brings possibility. Both "Winter Knight" and "Possessed by Demons" possess secret techniques that allow the Imperial Arms to "evolve," but the price to pay for using these techniques is the body being corrupted, turning into a complete monster, or even resulting in death!

Upon hearing Tatsumi's explanation, the Night Raid members were all stunned, because they were genuinely unaware of the secrets surrounding "Winter Knight" and "Possessed by Evil Spirits," having always believed they were just ordinary armor-type Imperial Arms.