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"Don't worry, I've found several more Imperial Arms users. Come in."

As the revolutionary army leader finished speaking, several people walked in through the door.

The leader was a man with an 'X' mark on his face, and the people behind him all followed him.

Who are they?

"They are all Teigu users, and they are also our helpers in this war."

"Teigu users? Just how many Teigu users does your Revolutionary Army have?"

A look of shock, and a hint of fear, flashed in the eyes of the southern tribal leader.

Good heavens, you just had one Night Raid stolen, and now you've brought in so many Imperial Arms users. You have more Imperial Arms users than the Empire does.

“I’m not a member of the Revolutionary Army. My name is Sheila, and I’m the son of a former minister.”

"Former minister?"

“That’s right, my father is Minister Ernest.”

Sheila, son of Minister Honest, wields the Imperial Arms Dimensional Array Shangri-La. He is a young tyrant who commits all sorts of evil deeds in the Imperial Capital. His cruelty is no less than that of his father. He is vicious and lecherous, and he uses his father's power to rape and harm innocent girls everywhere.

He strives to surpass his father, believing that being stronger than his father is the greatest form of "filial piety." He has traveled all over the world, visiting Western kingdoms, southern islands, and northern tundra, but he has not been able to visit the so-called uncivilized eastern island nation.

During this journey, they gathered their own 'team'—a group of Imperial Arms users who were all heinous villains.

The southern tribal leader's eyes widened. The son of Minister Ernest? Wasn't that the very source of evil that the revolutionary army was trying to kill not long ago? How did they end up together now?

This truly proves the saying: there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

“Sila, the son of the former minister.”

"That's right, and my Teigu Shangri-La is a space-type Teigu, which will definitely have a miraculous effect, especially on the battlefield."

"A space-type Imperial Arms? The legends are true? Space-type Imperial Arms really exist?"

"Of course it exists, mine is one of them."

"If it's a space-type Imperial Arm, then on the battlefield~"

“We don’t need to confront the current Imperial Arms users of the Empire head-on. We just need to launch a surprise attack on the Imperial Capital. Although I respect General Esdeath, she herself believes in the supremacy of the strong.”

At this moment, the gaze of the southern tribal leader became fiery, while the face of the revolutionary army leader was full of mockery.

This idiot has no idea how terrifying Esdeath is. When we actually get to the battlefield, let these alien cannon fodder deplete the Empire's strength, and then we'll make our move ourselves.

Having these alien races in front of you deplete the power of the Imperial Arms users is the best option.

After all, although Teigu users are powerful, they are still human. He had seen quite a few Teigu users in the Revolutionary Army, and they were nothing in the face of a real army.

You can kill a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand, but what if it's a hundred thousand? Or a million?

You think you can still kill them all?

While Imperial Arms are powerful, those who wield them are not invincible.

However, just as the revolutionary army looked down on the foreign leader, Sheila looked down on the revolutionary army as well.

How could he possibly cooperate with the revolutionary army? He wanted the entire empire; he wanted to surpass his own father.

His father was indeed very capable, once manipulating the entire empire as a civil official. However, he lacked power; the lack of power was his original sin.

He was different; he was very strong, and his subordinates were even stronger than his father's four demon kings.

Once there, all I need to do is wait for the Empire and the Revolutionary Army to fight to the death with the alliance of the alien races, and then I can go out and reap the benefits. With Shangri-La, I have this advantage.

All you need to do is leave a spatial node, and you can freely travel through space. When both sides are exhausted, that's when you'll reap the rewards.

Now that his father is dead, let him take his place and control this empire.

It can be said that everyone present, without exception, had their own ulterior motives.

This so-called 'alliance' is nothing more than a collection of conspiracies and interests, and it will crumble instantly with the slightest external force.

Because each of them has their own ulterior motives and acts for their own benefit.

Meanwhile, the empire was gradually thriving, and everything was being integrated. With the two great gods Esdeath and Kong Yang at the top, even those with ulterior motives had now restrained themselves to avoid making any mistakes.

Chapter Thirty-Two: Kong Yang, Who Knows Everything!

Within the headquarters of the Hunters in the Empire.

Here, the former hunters and night raiders have all come together to become the new hunters.

The only difference is that the three beastmen are no longer here; all three of them are now serving as generals in the army.

Because the three of them were Esdeath's most direct and trusted subordinates, they were dispatched to the army to take over the troops that were originally under the control of General Budo and the ministers.

With the addition of the Dark Seed given to them by Kong Yang, they are now considered among the strongest in this world.

"According to the latest intelligence, the Revolutionary Army has reached a cooperative alliance with the Southern alien race, the Western alien race, and the Northern alien race."

Akame said slowly, "Now that Najenda has become the new minister, she is the leader of the Night Raid side of the Hunters. Although she belongs to the Hunters, she also has her own small group."

"Northern barbarians? Weren't the northern barbarians defeated by Queen Esdeath? Half a million soldiers were slaughtered, and another 400,000 were buried alive. Where did this military alliance come from?"

Dr. Fashion asked, puzzled, "I've read about Esdeath's wars; they're all art."

"Indeed, the capital of the northern alien race was destroyed, and many tribes were also wiped out as a result. However, the northern territory is not small, and there are still many tribes that did not participate. These tribes have now gathered together into a new alien army."

"If they had all been killed back then, this wouldn't have happened."

Black Eyes spoke slowly. She had no good feelings towards alien races. Over the years in the assassination squad, she had not only assassinated people who opposed the empire, but also alien races.

"Black eyes~"

"That's enough, sister, I don't want to argue with you."

"I~"

Akame lowered her head; the relationship between her and Kurome remained unresolved to this day.

As for the others around them, they all remained silent. This was their private matter, and it was not appropriate for them to get involved.

“Esdeath deliberately let those alien races go, because she couldn’t let the northern alien races be wiped out, so there would be no war.”

At this moment, Kong Yang, who had been listening in, spoke up to explain that Kong Yang was now the nominal person in charge of the Hunters, not Esdeath.

"Ok?"

Kong Yang's words stunned them, especially the members of the Night Raid, who found it hard to believe.

"Also, you don't need to concern yourselves with the war; that's Esdeath's business. All you need to do is maintain order in the Imperial Capital."

"How could this be? War is no child's play, Lord Kong Yang."

"No, a war of this magnitude is child's play for Esdeath."

"According to intelligence, the Revolutionary Army and the alien alliance have gathered nearly 1.2 million troops this time. This is not a battle that one person can handle."

"Red Eyes, how many wars have you participated in?"

"I have never participated in a war."

"Do you know that at Esdeath's level, the number of people becomes meaningless?"

“……………………”

The silence wasn't just Akame's; everyone present fell silent.

How powerful must someone be to fight against an army of 1.2 million single-handedly? Is that even human? It must be a god.

"Alright, you don't need to worry about anything else. This war is a gift I prepared for Esdeath, and no one is allowed to interfere."

"Gift?"

"That's right, don't you know what Esdeath likes the most?"

Of course they knew that everyone in the entire empire knew what Her Majesty Queen Esdeath liked.

The first was war, and the second was to torture and torment criminals, making them wish they were dead.

After all, once you become king, your subordinates will try to figure out your preferences, and only in this way can they better please you.

"And don't think you've got nothing to do now; Ernest's remnants still exist."

"Ernest's remnants?"

"That's right, his son, Sheila, gathered a group of Teigu users and has now joined the Revolutionary Army Alliance."

"The Revolutionary Alliance accepted Ernest's son?"

In that instant, Akame, Leone, and the others all felt a buzzing in their brains.

Did the revolutionary army we once served really exist? How did it become like this?

"How did you know that Ernest's son joined the Revolutionary Army Alliance with a group of Imperial Arms users?"

At this point, Mine raised a question, since such a matter must be very secretive.

“I guided him there. After all, you have now joined the Empire, and the other side lacks high-end combat power, so they might not have the courage to start a war.”

"Uh~"

It's you again. Why does everything seem to involve you? And why do you seem to know everything?

Guiding Sheila was something Kong Yang sent a maid demon to do. With the strength of a high-level demon, finding a few notorious crocodile villains who were Imperial Arms users in this world would be quite easy.

Kong Yang had to start this great war between the new empire and the revolutionary army's alien alliance.

If a battle involving millions of people can be annihilated, the negative impact it provides will be beyond description.

At that time, with the help of such a massive amount of negative power, Kong Yang could at least recover to the highest level of magic power. He had cleansed the entire capital and killed countless nobles and dignitaries before he could recover to the level of a superior demon.

Although there are no bottlenecks or limitations, the higher you go, the greater the amount of negative energy required.

As you can see, Kong Yang previously improved his strength by absorbing the power of original sin. Now, he only needs to absorb sin and negative power, so the amount required is naturally enormous.

"Also, the minister's son, Shira, possesses the spatial Teigu Shangri-La, which allows him to freely travel between locations where spatial nodes are left. If you want to deal with him, you either need to kill him in one blow or cut off the hand holding the Teigu."

"Uh, you knew that too?"

Will was somewhat incredulous. "You know way too much!"

"Yes, and also, that Sheila is easy to recognize. He has an X mark on his face, his skin is black, and the mark is white. He also has five Teigu users under his command, who are..."

After a long and detailed explanation, everyone's eyes widened in astonishment.

Especially Akame and Kurome, who came from assassination squads. You have to understand that on the battlefield, intelligence is a decisive advantage.

The fight hasn't even started yet, and Kong Yang has already thoroughly analyzed his opponent. That's terrifying.

At this moment, Dr. Fashion dared not harbor any ulterior motives. He felt that the other party might be waiting for him to court disaster and then kill him.

Chapter Thirty-Three: A Storm is Brewing!

'Hmm~'

That morning, Esdeath woke up from her sleep.

Upon seeing Kong Yang so close by, a smile appeared on his face.

She truly found it hard to believe that breaking the 'negative distance' with this man could actually make her stronger.

It's unbelievable, but it's really happening. Now she pesters Kong Yang almost every night, not only to enjoy herself but also to become stronger—it's the best of both worlds.

Because of Esdeath's actions, Kong Yang also slowly woke up, and looked at Esdeath, who had also woken up, with a helpless expression.

Since Najenda joined, she has completely abandoned her responsibilities. Especially after learning that this world would be destroyed in a year, she became even more indifferent and simply dumped everything on Najenda.

Najenda now wishes she could split herself in two and use her as two people.

The empire is currently overwhelmed with problems, as too many officials and dignitaries have been executed, and these positions need to be filled.

Putting everything else aside, screening these people is a huge undertaking, requiring almost no effort at all.

Furthermore, Esdeath's hands-off approach to management only added to the already heavy burden, which is why Najenda has doubted more than once whether she made the wrong choice.

Even exploiting laborers doesn't go this far! And this person really doesn't care about rights at all, actually dumping them all on themselves.

"How is the alliance between the revolutionary army and the alien race doing now?"

"We are gathering troops, and we now have about 1.3 million."