That Means I'm Too Weak!

Melard clenched her fists angrily, looking at me as if to say, "Why won't you listen to me?"

Honestly.

If it were anyone else, she would have said a few words and then knocked them unconscious and taken them away. But she couldn't do that with the woman in front of her. Firstly, she didn't want to fight, and secondly, even if she did, she probably wouldn't be able to beat her.

Melard has always been very confident, even somewhat arrogant.

Even so, one has to admit that if one's talent and strength are considered first-rate in this world, then the Empire's Army General Brand and Air Force Admiral Budo belong to the same level.

The woman before him, whom he had met since his youth, belonged to a class beyond the first tier, a transcendent being of a unique caliber.

Imperial Navy Admiral Esdeath!

Nevertheless, Melard still did not believe she would survive the ensuing war.

Because she had already witnessed the magnificent, spectacular, and incredibly terrifying scene of the 'Giant World', and had also seen Bullet's astonishing performance in directly confronting the 'Fivefold Rotary Furnace'.

So she told Esdeath everything she had seen without reservation, just so that Esdeath could understand the enormous gap between them!

Unsurprisingly, Melard failed.

"The World Government has already conquered three worlds, it's really strong, isn't that great?"

"They must have enemies there who can satisfy me, right?"

Wearing a white naval uniform skirt, Esdeath leaned against a wide stone chair with her legs crossed, her right hand supporting her chin as she sensually licked her pink lips with her tongue.

Her face was full of anticipation and excitement, and the light in her eyes was undisguised and dazzling.

"Why can't you understand!"

"You're no match for those monsters! You'll die!"

Melard sighed weakly. Actually, she knew Esdeath very well; she was a battle maniac. But didn't she still choose to come and try to persuade her?

Because she loves her.

"Die?"

Esdeath slowly rose, calmly looking at Melard and saying, "That just means I'm too weak, nothing more."

Born in the border region of the Northern Snow Region, she is the daughter of the Balutes Tribe, a tribe that specializes in hunting Danger Beasts. From a young age, she was instilled with the idea that only the strong can survive.

Moreover, they believed this principle more firmly than any other Balutes Tribe, convinced that to survive one must become strong.

What is a strong person?

Those who fight and win, those who survive the carnage, are the strong; conversely, regardless of the reason, they are the weak, and their death is only to be deserved!

"Yeah."

Melard lowered her head, her expression hidden in shadow, and her tone became ruthless, making the atmosphere in the hall even more oppressive.

"As expected, I can't convince you with words. In that case, I'll have to try taking you away by force."

When she raised her head again, the aura belonging to 'Oarburgh' was released, and her eyes were filled with determination.

"Today, either I defeat you and we run away together to live on, or you kill me. That's better than me watching you die!"

Esdeath looked her over with interest and chuckled, "I almost forgot, you're still the Empire's strongest assassin, and it seems like it's been a while since we last clashed."

"Alright, since that's the case, then give it a try and let me see if you've gotten any stronger~"

But just as Melard's muscles tensed, Esdeath spoke up again to stop her.

"You're no match for me in this form. You should just transform into the 'Insect Queen,' and I can wait for you."

Melard sneered, "You're as confident as ever. Fine, then I won't hold back!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

She spread her arms, and twelve plump white silkworms jumped out of her body, then spat out streams of milky white silk from their mouths.

In the blink of an eye, Melard was enveloped in a large white cocoon.

"How interesting. Combining the abilities of insect-type Danger Beasts with Western synthetic alchemy, you truly deserve the title of master when it comes to playing with insects!"

Esdeath chuckled softly, her arms crossed over her chest, showcasing her voluptuous figure to its fullest extent.

A moment later.

With a cracking sound, the cocoon split into two halves on its own and fell to the ground, revealing a completely new Melard.

A pair of translucent, deep purple butterfly wings unfolded behind her, a pair of white antennae extended from the corners of her eyes, and her forearms and calves were 'attached' with a layer of purple patterns that resembled stockings.

The overall look was as if she were wearing an extremely revealing one-piece bikini, which accentuated her already alluring qualities, making her even more glamorous and sexy.

"Then let's begin."

Esdeath, upon hearing Melard's words, said with some dissatisfaction, "Don't you 'Oarburgh' all have a pre-battle opening line? Why don't you say it?"

"That would be tantamount to sentencing someone to death in the name of 'Shinigami,' and this battle is not about killing you," Melard said softly, looking at her tenderly.

"No, you have to tell me!"

Esdeath was already used to Melard's somewhat strange personality and continued to make her demands without changing her expression.

Because there's nothing wrong with her sexual orientation, she's waiting to have a normal, sweet romance with a man she likes.

"Hmm, okay then."

Melard smiled indulgently, then immediately suppressed his smile, opened his arms, and chanted expressionlessly, "I am the Fang of Shinigami Oarburgh, the Blade of Impermanence, to take you to the Hades for eternal An Ning."

"Yes, this is it!"

Esdeath looked delighted, like a little girl who had just found her purpose, and then laughed, "I wish there were people in this world who could conquer death. I'd love to see that."

But Melard stopped joking with her and disappeared almost instantly.

The next second.

A sharp icicle more than three meters tall appeared out of thin air where she had been standing, and then exploded into pieces with a Huoguang.

At the same time.

A dense swarm of black insects flew down from the ceiling of the main hall; these were the insect-type Danger Beasts known as the "Crawling Thing," a name passed down through generations of leaders of the "Oarburgh"!

These insects were not originally a product of nature, but rather a creation of Alchemists.

They can not only act according to the will of their manipulators, but also have an extremely hard exterior, almost impervious to blades and spears, and incredibly powerful teeth that can easily crush rocks and steel.

If it were a mortal body, being surrounded by a swarm of insects for just a dozen seconds would be enough to devour a person without leaving a drop of blood!

The creature that just shattered the icicles was another Danger Beasts insect called the 'Exploding Ant'.

Despite being the size of an ant, it possessed the power to destroy a house when it self-destructed, Melard had already hidden it under his feet.

I was planning to detonate it when Esdeath charged in to attack.

[Swish------]

Suddenly, as Esdeath drew her long sword from her waist, the swarm of insects above her head was swept away by a blast of cold air, turning into ice particles, which then shattered into even smaller ice crystals that scattered in the wind.

"After all these years, you still haven't improved these insects' ability to withstand the cold?"

The already chilly atmosphere inside the hall grew even colder as her voice grew lower, prompting Melard to let out a cold snort.

"That's why I made a special trip to the Jifonora Forest before I came, just to bring enough Exploding Ant to deal with you!"

The next moment.

A series of deafening explosions echoed through the snow-white castle as the two powerful women engaged in a fierce battle, their figures blurring amidst the Huoguang, smoke, and ice.