Akame's Confusion!

The overall situation in the north is currently only in the preparatory stage, as neither side has made sufficient preparations.

From the perspective of World Government.

Apart from Onigumo's main battle division, which has arrived at its designated position, the other divisions are still en route.

Charlotte Oven's main battle division was stationed outside the city of Seka Fortress. He did not choose to attack the city directly because Bullet had given him orders to wait for his arrival.

Bullet decided to take over the Seka Fortress himself to ensure that Oven's main battle division was in good condition to face the large force from the Alkemi Alchemy Kingdom.

Also, Oven needs to take over the 10,000 Auxiliary Corps that Bullet brought, so he can only wait quietly for now. Anyway, it seems that the Seka Fortress doesn't have the courage to launch an attack on them.

At the same time.

The World Government is still sending Air Force and naval forces into the world because, according to the prisoners captured by the Sea Ninja, it is known that the Empire possesses organized Air Force units and naval fleets.

Therefore, Flying Warship, naval warships, fighter jets, and even small floating Sky Island used as Air Force bases all need to be sent into the Star Gate one after another.

For these purposes, Imu specially sent Stussy over to turn them one by one into 'figurine models' and then pack them into large, categorized boxes.

As for the Empire...

They were also in the process of mobilizing troops from all sides, especially Army General Brand, who was personally leading 600,000 Imperial Army back to the Imperial Capital.

He did not bring all his troops with him, but left them on the western frontier to keep watch on the movements of the Alchemi Kingdom.

On the other side.

In the East Blue, Esdeath impatiently urged the Shenwa Island Country to give her a reply as soon as possible.

The truth is, if the latter doesn't send a large force to advance north with her side and launch a surprise attack on the World Government's Star Gate Base from the sea, she really wouldn't dare to lead most of her warships alone.

Who knows if the Shenwa Island Country might take this opportunity to attack the Imperial Navy Headquarters?

Moreover, even Esdeath had to admit that the Shenwa Island Country, whose civilization was far more advanced than that of the Empire, would indeed be a great help if they were allies.

Their swordsmanship, their Famous Sword, and their ability to control Danger Beasts marine Teigu are truly amazing!

Actually.

Esdeath wasn't entirely dismissive of Melard's words; at least she had gained a deeper understanding of the World Government, so she was much more cautious in her actions than before.

She always took war very seriously!

But.

No matter how the World Government, the Empire, the Alkemi Alchemy Kingdom, the Shenwa Island Country Nation stir up trouble.

It seems to have little impact on the ninjas, CIPHER POL, the Imperial Intelligence Corps, and the assassins of 'Oarburgh' who represent 'undercurrents'.

They are still fighting each other in various cities, wilderness, and mountain corners.

However, both sides have recently been consciously moving towards White Horse Mountain, which has made the killings around White Horse Mountain even more intense and brutal.

Although Sea Ninja and CIPHER POL are individually stronger, the Imperial Intelligence Corps and 'Oarburgh' have the advantage in numbers.

At this point, the Imperial Intelligence Corps had long since abandoned the rule of leaving the killings to 'Oarburgh'; anyone with a weapon had to participate in the battle.

After all, the people on the World Government's side don't care whether they are investigators or assassins.

[Ding-ding. Dang-dang, ding-dang-dang-dang.]

This is a place called 'Masora Town', located on the south side of White Horse Mountain.

The residents had already hidden inside their houses, peering cautiously through the cracks in their windows at the street outside, where many mangled corpses lay in pools of blood.

But what's most terrifying is the constant clanging sound in the air, along with the occasional shrill screams and dying wails.

"So strong!"

Akame's face turned grim as she witnessed another rapidly flashing flame decapitate one of her own intelligence agents right before her eyes, causing her to immediately halt her advance.

The blood spurting from the cut signified the complete annihilation of the Imperial Intelligence Corps at the scene.

"Next, it's your turn, you red-eyed woman who killed three of my men."

As the afterimage stopped and the flames dissipated, the opponent's appearance reappeared before Akame.

This person wore a blue and yellow mask, had a head of fluffy, long, spiky white hair, and was dressed in a black ninja uniform Kazuma. In his hand, he held a white-handled longsword with fiery red patterns on the blade, and behind him hung three Tomoe- shaped ornaments burning with flames.

It's none other than 'Thunder Blade' Jonin from the Sea Ninja Village!

Not far from him, the corpses of Chunin, also dressed in black uniforms Kazuma, were completely cold, and mysterious black runes appeared on their skin.

Thunder Blade chose to eliminate the 'unrelated people' first to prevent them from distracting him and causing him to accidentally get cut by their blades.

And that one hiding in the shadows, shooting out a golden beam of light every now and then, is also very troublesome!

The key point is that he tried to kill Akame first, but although Akame was clearly much weaker than him, the combat talent she displayed was extremely amazing.

Just when they think they've succeeded, they always manage to defuse the crisis with various ingenious solutions.

He even vaguely sensed that the woman was adapting to his fighting rhythm.

"Snort!"

Akame didn't like to waste words, so she immediately grabbed the Teigu 'Murasame' that she had just acquired and transformed into a dark red afterimage as she rushed towards Thunder Blade at high speed.

"They actually took the initiative to attack; their courage is commendable."

Thunder Blade gave a deep compliment, then flicked his Nichirin Blade in the back of his hand, unleashing the "First Form: Unknowing Fire" of "Flame Breathing," transforming himself into a long line of fire and launching a high-speed attack.

However, the fire he created was not just a phantom effect; it also contained real flames originating from the 'Flame Magatama' behind him.

Fire control is something everyone knows how to do.

Seeing this, Akame had no intention of confronting him head-on. Instead, she moved with the blade, her nimble steps striking, stabbing, or slashing, like a black and red butterfly fluttering back and forth on the edge of a flame.

This resulted in the two sides appearing to be locked in a fierce battle, yet there was no sound of swords clashing.

[BIU!]

Sudden.

A golden ray swept through the cool air and struck Thunder Blade precisely on the back, causing him to pause slightly.

This time was extremely short, but Akame did not let it slip by. The 'Murasame' in her hand transformed into a bright blade of light, slicing across Thunder Blade's left arm in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, he and the Thunder Blade crossed paths, and the two stood back to back without moving.

"That same sensation again, what is it?"

Akame frowned and turned around, carefully examining the Thunder Blade that seemed to have suffered no damage. It was the same before; even though 'Murasame' had touched the opponent's skin, it just couldn't break through the defense.

Based on her understanding of muscles, she was quite certain that it wasn't some kind of Physical Arts that Hardening muscles, but rather more like a layer of tough armor.

A suit of armor powerful enough to withstand the blades of 'Murasame', and even Mine's 'Pumpkin' projectiles!

"However, I have a strange sense of familiarity about it, like the aura emanating from a human body. But how can aura turn into armor?"

So many people showed up yesterday, are they all diving back into the deep sea today?