"General!"
"Is something the matter?" Kaede was sitting in a chair resting at that moment and opened her eyes as she looked at Nahash entering.
"I have discovered traces of Night Raid in the city," Nahash said.
"Night Raid?" Kaede's eyes flashed, then she shook her head, "That should be a matter for the Jaegers, it has nothing to do with us."
"Hmm." Nahash also nodded, but he was still frowning as he said, "I feel that this matter is not that simple. Night Raid has not appeared for some time, but this time they have appeared before us, and they are doing so very high-profilely."
"Intentional?" Kaede also understood what Nahash meant.
"Yes, I feel that is the case, but..." Nahash said with a bitter smile.
"But Esdeath completely ignores your suggestions, right?" Kaede understood Esdeath's personality well; even if she knew it was a trap, she would still go, because this was also an opportunity to wipe out Night Raid in one fell swoop.
"Exactly." Nahash's face became even more helpless; even if he could guess it, he didn't know what to do with such a superior.
"Trust in Esdeath; with her there, nothing will go wrong." Kaede said as she picked up the tea that Koujo Shizuka had brewed for her from the table.
Ever since they parted ways that time, Esdeath had not taken the initiative to come find her, but Kaede could feel that Esdeath seemed to have been having some friction with the Prime Minister lately.
Hmm, this was a good thing for Kaede, but Kaede also knew that relying on this alone was not enough to pull Esdeath into their camp; something more was needed, which was a bit troublesome.
As for the matter of Esdeath confessing to her? Hmm, that was selectively filtered out by Kaede.
"Understood." Nahash clearly wanted to say something else, but upon seeing Koujo Shizuka's signal, he didn't say anything more.
...
Koujo Shizuka was tidying up items, while Nahash, who was beside her, had a stunned look on his face because Kaede had already left.
"So, there is no need to persuade her at all, because the General's younger sister is over there." As she said this, Koujo Shizuka's eyes dimmed; who could understand the General better than she did?
"Yes." Nahash also had to admit this.
On Esdeath's side, they had actually already encountered trouble, because there were two locations where Night Raid might appear, and since Esdeath wanted to wipe out Night Raid in one fell swoop this time, she issued orders to split their forces.
Esdeath and Liver were one group, while Kurome, Boros, and Wave were the other.
As for Run, Run did not come along this time; after all, someone needed to stay in the rear.
Kurome and her group rode on horses and soon arrived at a place that looked very much like a trap, because there was actually a scarecrow in front.
Several people looked at each other, their expressions turning serious.
However, at this moment, a violent wave of noise suddenly came from behind.
"It really is a trap!" Several people reacted, but the owner of that movement rushed directly towards Kurome.
"Kurome!" Although he didn't understand why, even though he was closer, that guy was targeting Kurome; how could Wave, who was nearby, agree to that?
So he blocked in front of Kurome, readying his defense.
However, the force of the attacker exceeded his imagination; the violent impact directly broke through his defensive power.
"Bang!"
Following that, Wave was actually sent flying backwards, and the speed at which he was flying backwards did not look like he would stop anytime soon.
"Although the snipe failed, I still took one out," Susanoo said expressionlessly.
"Damn it, even with preparations, is there such power?" Boros's eyes flashed with seriousness, but the scene that followed shocked him.
Because there were exactly three people from Night Raid standing there; according to the intelligence, this was almost all of Night Raid's combat strength.
"Is General Esdeath on the other side the bait?" A trace of despair appeared in Boros's eyes; it seemed that this time it was truly a narrow escape.
"Kurome, Boros. Among the Jaegers, you are also the most prominent targets. Prepare yourselves!" Najenda pointed at Kurome and Boros and shouted.
"...As a Jaeger, I have burned countless people, and I have felt that being targeted by assassins is inevitable, but..." Boros thought of his wife and child; they were still waiting for him to return. How could he die now!
"Sister..." Kurome looked at Akame, her eyes revealing complexity. If it were just her, perhaps that night she would have wished to kill Akame and end this battle with her own hands.
However, at this moment, Kurome's feelings for Akame had become a bit complex; if she could be captured alive, then capture her alive...
"yatsufusa!" Without chatting with her sister, Kurome had been learning from Kaede: never waste time, and besides, there might be people lurking in the shadows watching her.
Therefore, it was safer to release the puppets earlier.
"Kurome..." Akame looked at Kurome, who had summoned the puppets without even greeting her, and the expression in her eyes became a bit painful and complex. Now, she had already drifted apart from her sisters, hadn't she? This was all self-inflicted.
However, Akame also firmly believed that she was correct; this corrupt empire should be overthrown!
"Super Danger Beast - Desta-Gool."
"Northern tribe assassin - Dola."
"Famous bodyguard - Wall."
"Brainless but useful Apeman."
"Former Imperial General - Rokkug."
Kurome did not have any carelessness and directly released the puppets sealed within her yatsufusa.
"Fight!" Even if ambushed, Kurome was fearless; she was already used to fighting against superior numbers, and besides, they couldn't exactly be called few on their side!
"Damn it, no wonder Esdeath was so relieved to split the team into two groups; it turns out that even if they were ambushed, it didn't matter!" Najenda opened her eyes wide, finally realizing what they had miscalculated in their plan.
However, even so, at this point, they could only fight!
Kurome and Boros must die here today; their Teigu abilities were too terrifying for a war!
The next moment, everyone began to clash.
Rokkug sought out Leone, Susanoo actually collided with Desta-Gool, while Akame was dealing with Dola and Apeman alone.
Wall protected the side of Boros and Kurome; Boros could use his Teigu to provide long-range support, while Kurome's hand was already placed on the yatsufusa. As soon as anyone on the field showed a flaw, she would launch a fatal strike.
At first glance, this was an absolute upper hand for Kurome and Boros, but only Kurome knew that things were not looking good, because the use of yatsufusa was very physically demanding. If she couldn't resolve it quickly, it would be very troublesome.
She had to end the battle quickly; Kurome's eyes revealed seriousness and determination.
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