Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

"Oh, no problem!"

Esdeath smiled broadly, not seeing anything wrong with this kind of work.

Rather, it suited her perfectly.

She still remembered Akame; it was Akame who rescued Najenda from under her command. Akame was a very capable young girl.

After defeating Akame, we still have to deal with Najenda.

Since it's a job involving killing, she wouldn't resist it at all.

empire?

No, it has nothing to do with loyalty to the empire; she simply wanted to fight and kill those weak creatures.

kill.

Keep killing.

This is the path she is about to take.

Chapter 320: Countermeasures

The battle continues.

Whether it was the battles of the Workers' and Peasants' Army or the battles of "Akatsuki".

Mine and Najendan led their army in a triumphant advance, having already occupied many territories and established communication channels with the Revolutionary Army.

Chelsea has begun sending people to contact the Revolutionary Army, hoping to establish cooperation.

Of course, the ultimate goal was to annex the revolutionary army.

Politically, we can unite, but militarily, we must be incorporated into the Workers' and Peasants' Army. This is the bottom line. Otherwise, we would rather not cooperate. After all, even without the Revolutionary Army, the Workers' and Peasants' Army can overthrow the empire.

They only took a liking to the revolutionary army because of its battle-hardened soldiers.

By joining the Workers' and Peasants' Army and becoming armed, they can quickly develop combat capabilities and engage in battles against the Imperial Army, thus overthrowing the Empire's rule more quickly.

This work has been ongoing.

Back in the capital, Akame, Kurome, and the others continued working, gathering a lot of intelligence to send back to Jinrui City.

They even collected some Imperial Arms.

Let's leave that aside for now.

Akame and the others were naturally aware of the news that Esdeath had been recalled from the border to prepare for war against the Workers' and Peasants' Army.

They also knew that Esdeath would strike them first.

"That girl isn't so easy to deal with."

Seven Nights spoke.

Akame and the others were all there, so he decided to talk to them to avoid being accidentally killed by Esdeath.

This is very likely.

Although they are all experts, if Esdeath were to use her ability to freeze time and space, Akame and the others would have no way to escape.

So let's give a heads-up now.

"You probably already know what kind of person Esdeath is, so I don't need to elaborate."

Esdeath, one of the two most powerful generals in the empire.

She is someone who, based solely on her physical attributes and fighting skills, is capable of defeating many masters, not to mention that she also possesses the Imperial Arms Demon Manifestation: Devil's Essence.

That gave her the ability to use ice.

"The ability to use ice isn't that scary. Imperial Arms all have special abilities, and these abilities aren't inherently good or bad. It all depends on how the user uses them."

"That's what Qiye said."

However, that's not the key point.

"Esdeath has a hidden ability, I think it's called something like Mahapadma."

“Mahāprabhāṣṭṭhā…”

Akame held the meat and took a bite, seemingly lost in thought.

You can't guess what kind of ability it is just by hearing the name.

What are the effects?

"Freeze time and space."

"Freeze time and space?"

"Correct."

Qiye nodded firmly.

"The terrifying thing about this move is that it can freeze time and space. Although the time is short, I estimate it only lasts for a few seconds, and it cannot be used continuously. It seems that it can only be used once a day."

"It seems...that..."

"Don't mind it."

Qi Ye waved his hand.

It's been too long, and I can't remember some things very clearly.

Anyway, the time-space freeze can't last too long, otherwise Esdeath would be invincible, because she could kill everyone calmly and effortlessly, and to outsiders it would appear as an instant kill.

Even if it's only for a few seconds, it's still very strong.

In a battle between masters, even a momentary opening can be seized upon by the enemy, leading to defeat or even death on the spot.

"In short, you must be wary of her using this trick, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to save you."

Seven Nights couldn't possibly follow them forever.

Moreover, even if time were frozen, he wouldn't be able to escape it; when space encounters time, neither side can gain an advantage.

"I have a problem!"

Leone, who was standing to the side, asked a question.

"Does this move have no weaknesses?"

"Weaknesses are not really a factor, but we do have ways to deal with them."

"Seven Nights replied."

All other abilities have weaknesses. Even spatial abilities can be greatly limited by disrupting or sealing off the space.

But where are the weaknesses of time management?

Disrupting time?

That's something no one could do. Even if they could, the distorted timeline would probably collapse, and everything would restart.

Time should not be controlled by any living being.

"What is the solution?"

"First of all, stay away from her as much as possible. As long as you don't have direct contact with her or fight with her, you don't need to worry."

That's what Qiye said.

Of course, this is unlikely, since the other side is coming to deal with them, and a battle is inevitable and unavoidable.

However, under normal circumstances, it's fine to avoid direct contact with Esdeath.

They wanted to overthrow the empire, not Esdeath.

Therefore, Esdeath is not the main enemy.

She may indeed be very powerful, but if you bypass her and directly behead the emperor and ministers, overthrow the ruling class, the empire will be finished, and Esdeath alone will be unable to change anything.

Besides, she is powerful, not invincible. She is still human, and she can get hurt, get tired, and die.

If you're willing to commit, you can mobilize a large army to attack in shifts, giving her no time to rest. With the help of experts like Akame and Kurome, you can eventually wear her down to death.

However, this is quite troublesome.

Of course, if you ask Nana, she should just have Mine bring the Romantic Cannon Pumpkin over and keep attacking her from a distance. Maybe she'll be killed if she's not careful.

Although it's not very realistic.

Without thinking too much, I moved on to the second one.

"The second point is that after she uses Mahapadma, although she can freeze time and space, her attack power remains unchanged. So if you can maintain a comprehensive and foolproof defense at all times, simply put, like wearing armor that renders her attacks ineffective, then even if time and space are frozen, her attacks will not be able to break through your defenses, so it will be useless."

However, this is only in theory.

Having never tried it, Qiye doesn't know if this theory is even tenable.

Moreover, while comprehensive, all-around defense sounds simple, how many people can actually achieve it?

Moreover, Esdeath's attacks are quite powerful and cannot be easily defended against, so saying this is as good as saying nothing.

"The third thing is to deceive her eyes."

As Qi Ye finished speaking, she looked at Akame again.

Although he didn't remember it very clearly, he vaguely recalled that in a certain timeline, Akame used this move to freeze Esdeath's time and space, preventing her from killing her, and in the end, Esdeath cleaved her in two with a single slash.

"In short, none of these are easy things to do, so to a certain extent, Esdeath is not someone you can handle. So if you encounter her, try to avoid combat and call for backup."

"Call for backup?"

"Yes, that's it."

"That's what Qiye said."

Another circle of light appeared before them, and some dark things came out of the circle with a "thud" and fell to the ground.

"This is a radio communicator."

Seven Nights picked one up.