As Lu Ye said, Esdeath can create ice out of thin air, and if you get too close, you might be frozen instantly.

In that case, there would probably be no chance to resist.

“Unfamiliar faces, not the people on the wanted list.” Esdeath looked down at the two, her icy blue eyes captivating. “But regardless of whether you’re a night raider or not, we have to arrest you first. Take off your masks, give up resisting, and I’ll leave your limbs intact.”

Leone and Hill did not do so immediately.

At this moment, there was indeed a piece of gray cloth on both of their faces.

After all, they had to lure so many guards, and they couldn't possibly kill them all, so they had to hide their faces.

Keep in mind that Leone still needs to gather intelligence within the capital.

If someone sees your face, what's the point of playing?

"What should we do? Should we go in?" Hill asked in a low voice.

"No...we absolutely cannot fight." Leone gritted her teeth.

Although facing a formidable foe, her blood was boiling with a fighting spirit, but she had to suppress it.

Previously, when Lu Ye and Esdeath were extracting information on a bench in the street, she had observed Esdeath. The aura emanating from her was extremely terrifying. Now, facing her face to face at close range, Leone completely dispelled her thoughts of fighting.

Although warlike, this lioness knows when to give up when faced with an enemy she cannot defeat.

A series of footsteps sounded from behind; the guards of Anning Road had arrived.

Leone and Hill are now facing attacks from all sides, with Lan having gained air superiority.

“Hill, get ready for that move…” Leone winked and said in a very low voice.

"But how are the two of them going to leave?"

"No, you go first, I'll cover your retreat."

“…No.” Hill shook her head firmly.

“I can do it. I don’t have that old-fashioned idea of ​​sacrificing myself to save you,” Leone said softly. “We all have to survive together, believe me.”

"Not going to speak..." Esdeath said, "Fine, then I'll cut off your legs first, so you can't move."

She raised her hand, and the surrounding air suddenly dropped.

However, Hill held the scissors upright in front of her.

Seeing this, the guards behind were about to fire their guns, but Lan in the air fired feathers to stop them!

Esdeath wants living people; even the most skilled interrogators cannot extract information from the dead.

"Humph!"

Esdeath snorted coldly, and the cold current in her hand instantly turned into ice spikes that grew!

Hill's scissors were nothing to her.

Even if the ice spikes can't penetrate the defense, they can instantly freeze the scissors and apply a huge weight to them. At that point, it will be a problem for the woman with glasses to even be able to lift the scissors.

But Esdeath's idea was wrong.

The next second, the Imperial Arm in Hill's hand emitted an unprecedented, incandescent light.

In an instant, a bright white light enveloped everything.

Not only the guards, but even Esdeath and the hunters couldn't help but close or cover their eyes to avoid looking directly at the extremely pure light. Lan in the air almost fell from the sky because of the white light in front of her.

The entire Anning Road has practically returned to its daytime appearance!

Chapter 269 Leone's Counterattack

A blinding white light tore through the night.

This is the origin of the name of the Imperial Arm that Hill holds, which is shaped like a large pair of scissors.

All things are severed; the light of ecstasy.

The blade of the scissors emitted a blinding light, so bright that no one could open their eyes to see anything.

Everyone was in a state of temporary confusion.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Leone grabbed Hill, gritted his teeth, raised his hand, and used his waist to generate tremendous power in his arm, throwing him forcefully.

Hill's body flew up like a light sandbag, then drew a perfect parabola in the air, landing accurately and precisely at the entrance of the alley across the street, about fifty meters away from the alley.

"Leone, hurry up!" Hill shouted.

However, Leone had already taken action before she even had to call out to her.

The instant she finished "throwing" Hill, Leone, with her enhanced physical abilities, stepped onto the wall and used the recoil to leap into the air.

All of this was done with her eyes closed.

Even though she was under Sheele's protection the moment the Imperial Arms emitted light, she was instantly exposed to the incandescent light from the darkness after Sheele was thrown out, and her eyes were unable to adjust to the surrounding situation for a moment.

But she remembered her surroundings; from the moment she was surrounded, she had been observing her surroundings, looking for a way out.

Even with her eyes closed, she executed the entire escape maneuver flawlessly.

Once she jumps out of the alley, she will be able to escape safely.

But the next moment, something unexpected happened.

The surroundings suddenly turned cold, and the temperature in the air dropped sharply. Leone felt a shiver run through her body because her skin was covered with a layer of ice crystals, and her pores were constricted in response to the cold.

But she didn't care about that at the moment, because a layer of ice crystals had appeared above her head.

The ice was a deep blue color, but its surface was very smooth and it looked very thick. Leone did not intend to force a breakthrough, as it would take too much time, and without preparation, it was not certain that he could break it in one blow.

So they prepared to change direction and try to leave from another direction.

But when she pushed off the wall for leverage, she was completely stunned.

The wall she was about to use as leverage was already covered with a thick layer of ice.

—Isn't it the sky that's frozen?

Looking around, the entire alley was covered in ice.

Leone then realized that it wasn't just the area above that spot that was covered in ice; the entire alley was blocked off.

She truly hadn't expected Esdeath to have this trick up her sleeve.

This alley is like a narrow rectangular mold, and Esdeath used the "mold" to create this ice-shaped cage, trapping her inside.

Leone thought to herself, "No wonder she's hailed as the 'strongest woman in the capital.'"

Even with her field of vision limited, Esdeath was able to react quickly and provide a timely solution.

If Esdeath had acted a little earlier, perhaps even Sheele would have been trapped here with him...

What to do now?

Leone's mind raced, trying to come up with a solution.

Almost a second later, she made her decision.

Leone bent over, knees bent, waist and legs simultaneously gathering strength, then suddenly leaped up, concentrating all his power into his right fist, and launched an attack on the ice above.

There was no more time for her to think.

Hill has left, and everyone is gradually recovering from the effects of the blazing light.

In this situation, there is no other way but to force it open.

“——吼啊啊啊!!”

With a roar, her right fist, wielding all her might, shot straight up.

"boom!"

With a beautiful uppercut, the ice made a dull thud.

Then... click!

Cracks appeared at the points where the ice was struck, and they were cracking rapidly.

But that wasn't enough to shatter it.

Leone cursed inwardly. The chase had already drained a lot of her energy. If she were still in good physical and mental condition, she could have broken through this ice layer with just over 70% of her strength. But she didn't give up easily. While her body was still at its highest point, Leone threw another punch, delivering a series of blows to the ice layer above her head.

"Ughhhhhh!!"

The ice shattered suddenly under the barrage of punches, like a storm.

Leone grabbed onto a crack in the ice and pulled himself up with all his might.

Great, you succeeded!

Just as she was feeling smug, a white figure suddenly flashed past her.

Leone bent backward in an instant, thus avoiding being slit in the throat.

The person who attacked Leone was Lan.

He was the first to regain his sight from the blazing light, because after being exposed to the intense light, he landed on the roof and immediately wrapped himself in his wings, leaving a small gap to let the light in and allow his eyes to adjust to the sudden light.

Leone, who was on the rooftop, took off running.

Because she is no longer capable of fighting.

Her actions just now were also risky.

Because the strength of the ice was uncertain, Leone had to exert all his strength to deliver an absolutely powerful blow.

After her first punch failed, she unleashed a flurry of blows, which nearly exhausted her already limited stamina.

She is now weak from temporary exhaustion and can only run.

But Lan was fast. He spread his wings and flew, then swooped down toward Leone, launching sharp feathers in mid-air while his blade aimed straight for Leone's heart.

Sweat soaked her body, and Leone sensed danger approaching, but she didn't panic. She continued running forward, while her beast ears keenly picked up the sound of the wind in the air to judge the distance between her and Ran.

Lan, however, was confident.

The rooftops of each building are not connected; there are gaps between them. If Leone wants to escape, she has to keep crossing the gaps between the buildings.

He was aiming for the moment Leone crossed the two buildings, because that was when her attack power was at its lowest.

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