Hearing Shira's exceedingly grating words, both Esdeath and Budo frowned. However, this was not the time to deal with a petty clown like Shira.
Chen Fan looked at Shira and said, "Does someone who has been hiding here from me every day out of fear still have the nerve to say that? Don't worry. You'll be dead soon enough." Shira was startled by Chen Fan's gaze and took a step back. Realizing that he had actually retreated in fear, and in front of Esdeath, Budo, and so many others, Shira was furious. He wished he could rush forward and kill Chen Fan himself, but he also knew that he was no match for him. Secretly, he swore that once Chen Fan was captured, he would torture him for three days and nights.
"I don't know what grudge you have with Shira, but since you are a member of Night Raid, there is nothing more to say. Night Raid has disrupted the order of the Imperial Capital, and we usually have no chance to capture you. Since you have come here this time, I can only arrest you. Those who cause trouble in His Majesty's palace shall be punished by my Imperial Arms—Adramelech!"
As Great General Budo spoke, he walked toward Chen Fan. Budo wore what seemed to be a full suit of black armor, and the entire set appeared to be Imperial Arms. The metal mechanisms on his arms, resembling pile drivers, continuously pumped up and down as if compressing immense power. One could imagine just how terrifying their force would be when they truly struck...
When Esdeath saw Budo about to fight Chen Fan, she was conflicted over whether to intervene. Her original plan had been to eliminate everyone in Night Raid except Chen Fan, so that he would