Why did Kaede's ability counter Winneger's? In terms of body, Kaede's resistance to damage wasn't as high as Guy's. After all, that Guy was abused every day, developing the strongest resistance to damage; if you didn't attack his vital points, you could hardly hurt him.
However, if it came to comparing recovery ability, it depended on whether the enemy was strong enough.
The sword was already unsheathed. If she couldn't use the draw-slash, then whether it was unsheathed or not didn't matter.
The next moment, Kaede's figure appeared next to Winneger.
"So fast!" Winneger widened his eyes. When exactly did she move? How could she possess such fast speed?
But when Winneger saw Kaede just slashing at him with her sword like that, a smile couldn't help but appear on his lips. It seemed to be nothing but bluster; such an injury was not enough to make him lose his combat ability, and besides... in terms of recovery...
Not a single drop of blood flowed from the wound, which was extremely eerie.
And on Kaede's left arm, a curse mark appeared, and immediately after, a wound emerged on it.
But, the next moment, that wound on Kaede began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"This recovery!" Guy and the others widened their eyes when they saw this. This recovery ability was too terrifying!
"You!" Winneger seemed to sense something was wrong, retreated a few steps, then felt the changes in his own body, and finally, his face turned gloomy.
"Your sword can consume blood!" That's right, Winneger finally discovered the change in his body, that feeling of weakness from instantly losing blood!
"So, in front of me, you are just small fry." A mocking smile appeared on Kaede's lips. Actually, it wasn't her sword, but the secret technique of her Teigu, Blood-Colored Dead End, which was originally a secret technique that relied on intercepting the enemy's blood to restore her own completely.
The reason Kaede's wounds recovered so quickly was because of this. However, it could only be said that he was indeed small fry; just a single slash, and not even in a critical position, yet it could intercept so much blood.
Like Esdeath, although she hadn't used this secret technique on Esdeath, Kaede could feel that even if she used it, the intercepted blood wouldn't be much.
Without saying anything more, and without leaving Winneger time to escape or curse, Kaede's actions were simple and direct. She slashed at Winneger again and again, and then wounds constantly appeared on her own body, only to recover again.
The situation seemed to be a foregone conclusion. Given Kaede's speed, Winneger didn't even need to think about escaping, because it was impossible to escape; that speed was too inhuman!
Just when everyone thought it was about to end, Kaede suddenly stopped.
By this time, Winneger had already lost so much blood that he couldn't even open his eyes; it could be said that he had passed out.
Even for Kaede's last few attacks, Winneger hadn't actually used the curse because he no longer had the strength to use it. It could be said that as long as Kaede swung one more light slash, she could directly take this lingering life in front of her.
However, if she took his life, this tomb would collapse. As expected, it was better to take him out and kill him.
As for how Kaede knew, well, she had known this from the mouth of that lackey from the very beginning.
Their leader ruled everything by relying on power and this special point. The only thing that surprised her was that secret technique. If it weren't for that vague intuition, perhaps she really would have fallen here.
"Tie him up, don't let him die." Kaede said after looking at Guy.
"Yeah, okay." This time Guy didn't ask why; she said so, so she must have her reasons.
Natala and Gin wanted to say something, but in the end, they didn't say it out loud. After all, they weren't familiar with Kaede. Although they vaguely felt that Kaede seemed to have changed, no matter how she changed, it wasn't something they could reach.
Not caring what they were thinking, and even if she knew, she wouldn't care, Kaede continued to search for the whereabouts of Akame and Kurome in this tomb.
...
And on Esdeath's side.
"Before me, everything freezes!"
As Esdeath's words fell, the entire tomb turned into a world of ice and snow, especially the bear, which was directly frozen by ice blocks.
"With ice blocks like this, I only need to use a little force to break free!"
"Is that so? Then try it and see, small fry!" Esdeath revealed that familiar queen-like smile on her lips. Honestly, she really hoped that this bear could break free; in that case, she could have some real fun. But, the reality was, no matter how hard the bear tried, it couldn't break free.
"Small fry." Without saying anything more, Esdeath swung the sword in her hand.
"Please, spare me." The bear, realizing it couldn't break free, actually transformed back into human form, and even turned into a weak-looking teenager in his teens, his eyes flashing with expectation and pitifulness.
The sword swung down, and blood splattered.
Esdeath retracted her sword, not even looking at the corpse on the ground, and proceeded further inside.
...
And on Akame's side, Jamo had also successfully led Akame and Kurome to a man tied up with chains. Jamo was seen whispering something in the ear of the tied man, and then he untied him.
The man lifted his head. Under his disheveled hair was a face that was extremely violent and had little conscious awareness.
He was seen charging at Akame and Kurome as soon as he stood up, completing a transformation in the process. His appearance was surprisingly similar to Winneger's!
"Heh heh, he is a person of the Head clan! Just wait to die!" Jamo was laughing sinisterly over there.
But the next moment, he felt something was wrong. Even the person who had turned into a divine beast didn't seem to be as fast as Akame and Kurome. Was his vision blurring?
How could he be this strong?
"No, I have to get out of here!" Just as Jamo thought about leaving after seeing this, he realized that he had been tied up by a whip without even noticing when it happened.
"What is this..." Jamo blinked, not understanding what was going on.
"I didn't expect to catch such a big fish right after meeting my companions~" Green walked over from the side, looking towards Akame and Kurome.
He soon discovered that the battle over there had already ended. In the end, Akame had beheaded the opponent with a single slash. Could one say anything less than "as expected of Akame"?
Green pushed up his glasses, lost in thought.
"Green?" After killing the opponent, Akame noticed Green standing there, and a look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face.
"And also... grilled octopus!" Akame's eyes lit up again.
"No! Don't!" the octopus screamed. A natural predator, this was a natural predator.
"It seems you're all safe... That's good." At this moment, Kaede finally arrived. Seeing Akame and Kurome standing there, their clothes slightly disheveled but still intact, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Big Sister!!" Akame and Kurome were stunned. Wasn't Big Sister supposed to be on another mission? Why is she here?
Seeming to realize something, a warm look flashed in Akame and Kurome's eyes as they rushed over to hug Kaede.
"Big Sister!!"
"Alright, alright, stop messing around." A warm smile couldn't help but appear on Kaede's face as she squinted her eyes and hugged Akame and Kurome.
As long as... the two of you are safe, that's all that matters.
"I didn't expect Kaede to be able to show such a smile." Esdeath, lingering in the shadows, watched this scene with a smile on the corner of her lips. It seemed she had never shown such a smile in front of her, right?
She suddenly remembered that after that martial arts tournament, her final opponent, Mera, had sought her out. What was it that she wanted? (For those who haven't read Zero... a reminder: Mera is a lesbian.)
Recalling the scene from back then with a slight smile on her lips, Esdeath did not appear before them, choosing instead to walk step by step towards the exit.
"Kaede, huh? From now on, you are my prey!" Esdeath licked her lips. As the sunlight shone on her for the first time in a while, Esdeath stretched, exposing her stunning curves without reservation, and then once again revealed that queen-like smile.
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