Although Jean Stardust did not know what Kibutsuji Muzan had done in the imperial palace, after an inexplicable wave of energy emanated from within, the gem in their hand began to crack continuously.
A large amount of wind element escaped uncontrollably into the sky, and the encirclement that had already formed around the Imperial Capital began to show signs of collapse.
Generally speaking, the plan could be considered a complete failure at this point.
For Jean Stardust, the best option now was to leave the Imperial Capital immediately and seek another way out.
However, thinking of Esdeath's expression of desire for revenge and the disgusting scenes currently taking place in the Imperial Capital, Jean Stardust did not give up.
They tried their best to release the elemental power within their body, striving to regain control over the escaping wind element.
But the elemental power inside Jean Stardust's body was simply too little. Even with the remaining Snickers bar to constantly replenish it, the rate of release could not keep up with the rate of depletion; everything was just a drop in the bucket.
The only way was to release an extremely large amount of elemental power all at once.
Looking at the whole Snickers bar in their hand, they gritted their teeth and ate the entire thing in two or three bites.
Then, an unimaginably massive amount of elemental power filled Jean Stardust's body.
Their skin cracked, blood flowed profusely, their limbs refused to obey, and their five senses were on the verge of shutting down.
Their brain felt as if it were about to burst from the intense pain, and the wildly rampaging wind element seemed intent on pulverizing their mind.
They had never experienced such agony before; even death could not compare to this level of pain.
Their brain was even unable to process the emotion of regret.
At this moment, with all sensory perception of the outside world failing, only one thing remained: the pendant hanging on their chest was still emitting a faint chill.
Relying on this single bit of coolness, Jean Stardust managed to barely mobilize the elemental power within their body, preventing themselves from instantly turning into fireworks scattered on the ground.
Esdeath's image appeared in their blank mind. Jean Stardust moved, gritting their teeth and focusing their spirit, using their own willpower to forcibly control elements hundreds of times beyond their own limits.
Then, following instinct, they released as much as possible.
A massive amount of elements began to rotate inward, using the original boundary surrounding the Imperial Capital as a limit. Seconds later, a gigantic tornado reaching from the sky to the earth swept through the Imperial Capital.
The elemental power that had originally escaped was also swept up, with its total volume exceeding the original plan by more than double.
Unfortunately, Jean Stardust could no longer see this magnificent scene. Exhausting their last ounce of strength, they wrapped a wisp of wind around the ice pendant, then merged it with the rest of the wind.
The faint aura of ice clinging to it instantly infected the entire storm, turning the massive storm sweeping through the Imperial Capital into a blizzard.
The ice shards within cut through the demons like knives, piling up in large quantities on their bodies, constantly stealing their body heat, making their bodies brittle, restricting their movement, and ultimately causing them to freeze solid and turn into piles of powder.
As for the culprit behind all this, Jean Stardust was slumped in the corner of a broken wall. Although protected by the pendant, which kept them safe from the ice and snow, their stamina was completely drained, little blood remained, their mental power was exhausted, and they could not even lift their head.
Just then, crisp footsteps rang out, gradually approaching Jean Stardust.
Although Jean Stardust could not lift their head to look at the newcomer, the familiar sound made them smile, and soon, familiar white military boots came into view.
Then came the sound of rummaging through items and pouring liquid. Accompanied by the Queen's gentle movements, she lifted Jean Stardust's head and once again passed the juice of the azure spider lily into Jean Stardust's mouth using her own lips.
Relying on its astonishing effects, Jean Stardust finally regained enough strength to speak.
"Still such a bitter and spicy kiss, but not bad," they said to Esdeath, with a face full of exhaustion.
"You've worked hard," she said to Jean Stardust, hiding the heartache in her heart and speaking in that proud tone of hers. At the same time, she adjusted her hat and said with a confident smile, "Leave the rest to me."
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She settled Jean Stardust in a nearby house and used ice to protect its safety. Even though there were few demons left standing in the entire Imperial Capital, Esdeath still put in multiple layers of protection, just in case.
Finally, she placed the frozen azure spider lily into Jean Stardust's arms and walked out of the house.
After settling Jean Stardust down, Esdeath spread her arms, feeling the amplification that the entire frozen Imperial Capital brought to Demon's Extract.
Although her body was becoming weak, she could be said to be several times stronger than in her prime at this moment, and she was full of confidence in defeating Kibutsuji Muzan.
She was extremely familiar with the layout of the Imperial Capital; without the slightest hesitation, she walked straight toward the imperial palace.
As Esdeath approached the imperial palace step by step, massive ice cones continuously smashed into the palace from the sky.
When Esdeath arrived at the entrance, the originally magnificent palace complex had already turned into ruins.
"Oh? Is this the confidence you have in returning for revenge?" Kibutsuji Muzan, wearing a black robe and completely unscathed, walked out with a hideous expression.
"Now is the time for you to pay for everything, Kibutsuji Muzan."
With that, she wielded an ice sword and attacked Muzan.
Similarly, Muzan also extended a large number of eerie limbs from his body, attacking Esdeath.
This battle was less like a fight between two living beings and more like a clash between two natural disasters.
Esdeath's attacks could be said to be suppressing Kibutsuji Muzan; the blizzard filling the sky was her ally.
But Muzan's regenerative ability had reached a state of insanity, and Esdeath simply could not inflict effective damage on him.
Even so, she continued to attack, again and again, without pause, as if she had gone mad.
However, if one observed her fighting closely, it was actually measured and controlled, without the slightest panic.
As time passed, both of them continuously unleashed more powerful moves, leveling the already ruined palace to the ground.
During this time, as Esdeath kept attacking, the temperature in the palace area became lower and lower.
Even Kibutsuji Muzan gradually found his movements restricted.
No matter how powerful the demons' cells were, cells were still cells, and the tolerance of a single cell had its limits. Being in this overall harmful environment, the damage to him was accumulating steadily.
Even his regenerative ability showed signs of being unable to keep up.
Sensing that something was wrong, Muzan immediately changed his body structure, transforming it into a nozzle-like structure from which he spewed raging fire.
Although the drop in temperature after Esdeath's next round of attacks made this special biological oil unable to burn, Muzan took the time to drastically modify his body, allowing this oil to burn within his body to maintain his body temperature.
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