Let's Fight

Lilith followed Esdeath as they walked south.

Esdeath had told Lilith that the place where she lived was located in the northern part of the empire.

Regarding the foreign peoples driven out by the empire, the vast majority of imperial citizens had no idea what kind of peoples they were. They simply called them "foreign peoples," and at most added two words based on their location.

For example, the place where Esdeath lived was in the northern part of the empire and was frequently harassed by northern foreign peoples.

Esdeath's father and her people were killed by northern foreign peoples during one of Esdeath's hunting trips.

From a young age, Esdeath's father had instilled in her the idea that "only the strong survive." After witnessing the deaths of her father and her people, she became even more convinced that only the strong could live, and if one died, it was simply because they were too weak.

Lilith had to admit that, to some extent, this way of thinking was a bit deranged.

However, when she thought of the other perverts in this world, Lilith suddenly felt that Esdeath was quite normal.

At the very least, she was gentle with her subordinates and was someone she could have a normal conversation with.

Speaking of which, Lilith thought of a certain police officer in the Imperial Capital. She was usually a kind-hearted police officer, but as soon as she encountered anything related to "evil," she immediately turned into someone else.

Her appearance, her tone, and her distorted facial expressions made it believable that she was a villain.

"The Imperial Capital..."

Lilith hadn't forgotten that the minister, who was the source of all evil, was in the Imperial Capital.

But speaking of the source of all evil.

Although the Imperial Capital was rife with sin.

Most of the nobles in the Imperial Capital were beasts in human skin, doing inhuman things, or rather, all the kind ones had been forced to their deaths.

And in the slums, people died almost every moment.

But compared to the shadows hidden beneath the beautiful exterior, the visible sins in the slums, in contrast, brought a sense of relief to many.

It had to be said that this was quite ironic.

Although that minister was called the source of sin, in Lilith's opinion, he was more like a "human" than those so-called nobles, a pure villain, not a beast.

But no matter what, the Imperial Capital, at this moment, was too dangerous for Lilith.

Before she had enough strength to protect herself, she had no intention of going to the Imperial Capital.

But Lilith definitely planned to visit the Imperial Capital at some point.

If nothing else, Lilith didn't want to miss out on those magical Imperial Arms.

You must know that those Imperial Arms could turn ordinary humans into individuals capable of fighting a hundred, or even a thousand, enemies.

Everyone who knew about Imperial Arms understood this.

That only Imperial Arms users could kill Imperial Arms users!

Over the past thousand years, those who had challenged Imperial Arms users had paid with their blood, learning a harsh lesson.

And in the future, Esdeath, the strongest Imperial Arms user, would grow to the point of confronting the entire rebel army single-handedly.

This made Lilith wonder if she alone could take down the entire empire.

And the reason she hadn't done so was simply because it would be too boring.

After all, after slaughtering the entire empire, there would be no enemies left that could interest her, something Esdeath could not accept.

"Hey, Lilith."

"What is it, Esdeath?"

"Where do you think we should go after we reach the empire?"

Esdeath's question caused Lilith to fall silent for a moment.

Logically speaking, joining the army after reaching the empire would be the best path for a strong person like Esdeath.

In the future, Esdeath would rise through the ranks in the army with her powerful strength and be highly regarded by Minister Honest.

And a turbulent empire was also what Esdeath desired.

Thus, the two hit it off and became collaborators.

In order to make Esdeath even stronger, and also to make Esdeath her protective umbrella, Minister Honest spared no expense in investing in her.

It had to be said that Minister Honest had a keen eye for talent. After obtaining the blood-type Imperial Arm, Demon's Extract, Esdeath finally became the strongest in the empire.

And with Esdeath's existence, Minister Honest's actions became even more unbridled.

General Budou, who had been somewhat wary of protecting the royal family, now became even more reckless.

If everything followed the established course, Esdeath would obtain her Imperial Arm within a few years at the latest, but Lilith had some reservations about the Imperial Capital.

Because she was aware of her own charm, she knew that if she appeared in the Imperial Capital, those brainless idiots would surely come to bother her.

But...

Lilith looked at Esdeath ahead.

Although Esdeath was not as beautiful as her, she was still a rare beauty. However, many people only knew of her power and forgot that she was a woman.

Some people, let alone harboring ill intentions, would be so terrified just hearing Esdeath's name that they would wet themselves.

All of this was because of Esdeath's immense power!

"If you want to become stronger, joining the army is a good idea."

Esdeath's current skills were all acquired through hunting Dangerous Species. Although Dangerous Species were difficult to deal with, they were still different from humans.

Esdeath needed more time to grow, and furthermore, the battlefield was the fastest way to gain fame.

At this time, Esdeath was just an unremarkable young girl. She had no connections to obtain an Imperial Arm.

Of course, this didn't rule out the possibility of them coincidentally picking up an Imperial Arm while walking down the street...

"Joining the army..."

Esdeath nodded.

As expected, Lilith had the same thought as her.

She had originally planned to join the army anyway.

Firstly, she wanted to hone her skills within the army, and secondly, she wanted to kill more of the northern tribes.

After all, she still had a deep-seated hatred for the northern tribes that needed to be settled!

At this period, Esdeath had not yet undergone the baptism of war, and her heart was not yet so cold as to forget her hatred.

"I was thinking the same thing."

Seeing Esdeath nod, Lilith couldn't help but ask, "Do you know how to join the army?"

After all, generally speaking, the army would not allow young girls like Esdeath and Lilith to join.

Did Esdeath have some special method?

"I don't know, but with our strength, wouldn't it be easy to join the army? At worst, we could just fight the officers in the army!"

Looking at Esdeath's confident expression.

Lilith's mouth twitched. She knew it would be like this.

However, this was indeed a method, but the prerequisite was that you had to be strong enough, otherwise, you might easily get killed.

But speaking of which, after Esdeath joined the army, in the years before she received investment from Minister Honest, she relied on her own strength to become a general.