At the same time that Honest was killed by Ryuu.
On the battlefield outside the imperial capital, the battle between Xin and Esther was also coming to an end.
*Boom ~!
With a casual punch, the huge icicle in front of him was shattered, and Xin rushed to Esdeath like a Tyrannosaurus.
The pure power gathered at one point and easily smashed the several layers of ice shields in front of him.
Just when Xin's attack was about to land on Esdeath, a small icicle suddenly struck from the side, knocking Esdeath into the air first.
"It's really tenacious."
The attack failed, Xin was not disappointed.
Looking at Esdeath, who got up from the ground not far away and was wearing a somewhat damaged military uniform, he asked.
"Aren't you giving up yet?"
"You should feel the gap between you and me."
"Of course."
Wiping the blood on the corner of his mouth, Esdeath smiled more happily. "Whether it is strength or speed, you are at least one level beyond me."
"Even in the pure competition of abilities, your control is more than half of mine."
"I have to say that your strength has really completely exceeded my expectations."
"If you keep fighting like this, I'm afraid I'll be defeated for at most one more minute."
"But I look at you, it seems that you are not ready to give up."
Xin, who understood what was going to happen next, stood quietly on the spot.
"You should still have a hole card, and you are confident that you can reverse the situation and defeat my hole card."
"Don't keep it, use it."
"I will crack it head-on and completely smash your pride."
"It's really arrogant."
Temporarily freezing the bleeding wound, Esdeath straightened his back and looked over. "However, you do have the right to be arrogant."
"In that case, then you should take a good look at it."
In the fast-paced battle where he could lose his life at any time, Esdeath, who had never had a chance to use it, let out a breath.
Slowly raised her white hands and closed them little by little in front of her chest.
The extreme coldness continued to gather, turning into a faint blue light ball and forming between her hands.
Aiming it at Xin not far away, her face showed the confidence of winning.
"This is my strongest blow!"
"Mahāpadma!"
*Snap!
The dark blue brilliance bloomed, and the cold air compressed to the limit spewed away towards the surroundings.
With Esdeath as the center, the entire battlefield and even the imperial capital further away were enveloped in this extremely cold air in an instant.
Falling snowflakes, violent winds, rushing rivers, bloody battles between the revolutionary army and the imperial army, civilians hiding in houses in the imperial capital.
Whether it is a living creature or a dead thing without life, there is no resistance in the face of this blow of freezing time and space.
The world stopped working at this moment.
Standing in this silent world, Esdeath, who successfully played the last hole card, stepped forward and slowly came to Xin.
"Looks like i won."