Chapter 117

[Then let the battle begin, Esdeath.]

Upon hearing Clara's words, Svarog stopped thinking and entered combat mode.

The moment he locked onto Esdeath, he raised his arm, and a scorching beam of light shot towards Esdeath.

Esdeath immediately created ice walls in front of her, but they were easily pierced and melted by the beam of light.

She managed to dodge the attack at the last moment with a quick dodge.

"That was a really powerful attack. Suddenly I don't want to destroy you anymore. You have self-awareness, right? It would be so interesting to turn you into my pet!"

Esdeath was impressed by his attack, which was able to penetrate so many layers of ice walls. Looking at the handsome and tall Mechanical Construct in front of her, she suddenly didn't want to destroy it directly anymore.

Although she has never trained a mechanical being before, she wouldn't mind giving it a try.

As she spoke, Esdeath stomped on the ground, and the next moment an ice pillar extended from the ground, sending Esdeath directly in front of Svarog.

Appearing in the air above Svarog, she simply raised her hand... and an ice ball hundreds or even thousands of meters in diameter was created, which she then hurled at Svarog.

Upon seeing the colossal object overhead, Svarog immediately deployed its missile launchers, locking onto the giant ice ball and Esdeath for a bombardment.

Boom! Boom boom!!!

The missiles exploded wildly, shattering the giant ice ball into ice shards, and the entire sky was filled with smoke from the explosions.

However, Svarog doesn't believe Esdeath will explode along with the puck, and doesn't believe she will die that way.

Sure enough, the next second Esdeath rushed out of the center of the explosion, completely unharmed, and in the blink of an eye, she was already in front of Svarog.

With both hands, he created a giant ice spear and thrust it directly at the Mechanical Construct in front of him.

Faced with the giant ice spear in front of him, Svarog raised his iron fist and slammed it down.

The ice spear was smashed by a punch, but Esdeath seized the opportunity to release the ice spear and simultaneously sidestep, creating another ice blade to slash at Svarog.

Although it is just an ice blade, its hardness and toughness are in no way inferior to the sharpness of an Imperial Arms, and it is enough to easily cut through steel.

But Svarog was not afraid. He simply grabbed the ice blade that was slashing at him, and the ice blade that could cut through iron like mud was like a toy in his hands.

This is the power of Preservation!

Esdeath was taken aback, but became even more excited. Terrifying ice erupted from her body, freezing everything around her instantly.

A large number of ice crystals also appeared on Svarog's body, but this could not freeze him like it did other Automaton Soldier.

While the two were fighting, Clara had already moved away from Svarog and Esdeath and appeared beside the Night Raid members.

Even without being specifically targeted at others, Esdeath's ice and Mr. Svarog's bombardment can easily affect those around them.

So we still need to protect other people.

Svarog and Esdeath's power has surpassed the defensive force field of ordinary Automaton "Beetle".

However, with the special ability of the Light Cone in her hand, the Preservation force field appeared, and the people around Clara were immediately protected.

It perfectly isolates the interference from ice and other power fluctuations.

Meanwhile, Clara used her Abundance power to begin treating the injured.

"Thank you, Clara."

"It's done so quickly!"

Feeling the pain disappear, the wounds heal, and the invisible force protecting them, Leone and the others immediately thanked Clara.

"It's what Clara should do."

After fully healing Shil's injuries, Clara finally put away the Abundance Light Cone.

While the Night Raid members were curious about Clara's amazing powers, they didn't ask any further questions. Now wasn't the time, and Clara would tell them what she wanted to say herself.

If she doesn't want to talk about it, it's best not to force her.

Once they had recovered sufficiently, the group turned their attention to the battle between Esdeath and Svarog, as this was the crucial point.

If Svarog also loses, then something really bad is going to happen today.

After all, Esdeath was too powerful.

The power displayed by the two people in front of them exceeded their expectations. Although they had overestimated Esdeath's strength, they found that it was still far from enough.

"This is Esdeath's true power!"

"Luckily, Svarog was here, otherwise we would really be finished today."

"That's too strong! Esdeath..."

Seeing the strength Esdeath displayed, Mine and the others felt their scalps tingle. Was this really an opponent they could handle?

Fortunately, Clara and Svarog were there, otherwise, who knows what would have happened today.

I previously thought the boss overestimated Esdeath's abilities, but now it seems... even the boss underestimated Esdeath.

Even with 50,000 elite troops, they couldn't possibly be a match for Esdeath.

Is a million-strong army even possible...?

"Esdeath is so powerful, will Mr. Svarog win?"

"We will win."

Clara paused, then spoke seriously.

Chapter 55 Makoto Houtou!

"..."

On the cliff, Kurome climbed up, panting heavily.

Her battle with her sister Akame was not over. The difference in their strength was not actually that great, especially since Kurome had the help of the corpse puppet controlled by the Imperial Arm.

In the original work, Kurome died at Akame's hands, partly because he did so willingly.

However, using the Eighth Chamber technique is a key reason why Kurome is relatively weak due to the physical exertion it takes, even though she is used to it.

She uses medication to maintain her health, even though this only further strains her body. But Kurome doesn't care; she hasn't thought about how long she can live.

As long as you've fulfilled your wish, that's enough.

The two were fighting fiercely, but after sensing Esdeath's power, Akame sister, broke free from her entanglement and headed straight for the place where the commotion came from.

Kurome couldn't stop her; dragging her weary body, she finally arrived here.

She was stunned to see Lady Esdeath fighting a robot in front of her; there was actually an opponent who could rival Lady Esdeath.

[Saturation! Bombardment!!]

Svarog glowed red as he pointed at Esdeath in front of him. The next second, a dense barrage of missiles shot out from his body, all locking onto Esdeath.

Svarog discovered that Esdeath before him seemed even more powerful than he had analyzed.

However, the probability of victory is still higher for him.

Faced with countless missiles, Esdeath kicked the ground, and centered on herself... layers of ice pillars appeared, continuously blocking the missile bombardment.

"Snowstorm!!"

In the instant she blocked the missile, Esdeath raised her right hand, palm up...

In that instant, a terrifying whirlwind formed around her, and then the weather began to spread outwards from the capital.

In just a short time, a vast area of nearly one million square kilometers was plunged into the depths of winter. Snowflakes even began to fall in the capital and surrounding cities.

In the instant the environment changed, Esdeath manipulated the cold air in the sky, transforming it into a blizzard that was even more unimaginable to ordinary people.

Then an ice dragon thousands of meters long appeared and swooped down from the sky toward Svarog.

"..."

"That's outrageous!"

"Is this Esdeath really human? Even the legendary gods are nothing special."

"Does such a being truly have any hope of winning?"

Looking at Esdeath's series of actions, she can no longer be called human; it wouldn't be surprising to say she's a god.

It can change the weather of a country in an instant...

Looking at the ice dragon, I instinctively felt a sense of powerlessness; how could I possibly defeat such an opponent?

Our only hope is Mr. Svarog.

Everyone looked at Svarog with anticipation, silently cheering and praying for him.

[Building a wall... the way to Preservation!]

The moment the Super Ice Dragon appeared, Svarog did not hesitate and immediately displayed his Preservation power.

An invisible giant wall appeared in front of him. The ice dragon crashed into the Preservation wall but failed to destroy it. Instead, it collapsed and turned into a large pool of ice crystals.

"Another unfamiliar force, you're making me more and more curious."

Seeing the Preservation power displayed by Svarog, Esdeath felt no fear but rather even greater joy; this was the kind of battle she had been seeking.

A complete and utter outburst, without holding back in the slightest.

"So, can you stop this?!"

Esdeath stood atop a hundred-meter-high ice pillar, raising her hands... An iceberg materialized above her, and Esdeath then hurled it directly at Svarog.

Immediately afterwards, he stepped onto the iceberg and sped up.

[Enhance Deployment Efficiency!]

Faced with the overwhelming pressure, Svarog simply raised his right hand and summoned the [Auxiliary Mechanical Arm Unit].

A giant steel arm appeared, but Svarog didn't stop. He immediately summoned a second mechanical arm with his other hand.

Then, under his control, the mechanical arm opened, and two steel hands slammed into the front of the iceberg, actually stopping its descent.

Seeing that the mechanical hand controlled by Svarog could actually block her iceberg, Esdeath immediately increased the force, making the iceberg even heavier and larger, pressing it down firmly.

The two mechanical hands felt the increasing force and began to become unstable, slowly descending towards Svarog.

[Control the situation, detonate!]

Seeing that the mechanical hand had reached its limit, Svarog decisively issued a command. Immediately afterwards, numerous sparks appeared on the mechanical hand, which began to become unstable, and finally exploded with a loud bang.

The sparks from the explosion spread throughout the entire iceberg, causing it to collapse completely.

The iceberg exploded, shattering into countless pieces that scattered everywhere. However, Esdeath remained unaffected and instead appeared before Svarog, engaging in close combat.

Esdeath is not just a simple mage; in addition to her control over ice blades, she also possesses superhuman strength.

The ice in his hands transformed into twin blades, which were in no way inferior even when fighting against the steel-bodied Svarog.

However, when Svarog revealed the power to Destruction Path, Esdeath sensed danger and immediately distanced herself.

Sure enough, the moment she created distance, Svarog's punch shattered space, causing numerous cracks to appear in the surrounding environment.

Seeing Esdeath create some distance, Svarog summoned his mechanical hand again and unfolded its device. A small magnetic black hole appeared in his palm, exerting an extremely terrifying suction force on Esdeath.

Feeling her body being uncontrollably pulled toward Svarog's mechanical hand, Esdeath controlled the ice to spread across the ground, then wrapped her body in it to prevent it from being sucked in.

"It failed..."

Leone, watching Svarog's abilities, thought Esdeath would suffer the same fate as her before, and it was clear that Svarog's power was much stronger this time.

But Esdeath was not sucked into that magnetic black hole.

They're definitely not easy to deal with.