What Will Night Raid Become?

Before this, they had imagined countless times how Lin Luo would deal with these troops.

But who could have imagined that he would not even raise a hand?

An army nearly ten thousand strong had collapsed completely.

Even catching ten thousand pigs would have taken a while.

Akame drew a breath and said longingly, "Is this your Magic Power, Master?"

"That's right!"

"This is only a basic application. In time, you'll be able to do it too."

Lin Luo nodded.

This was essentially a Magic Power version of Conqueror's Haki.

It was useless against somewhat stronger opponents, but it was a godlike skill for clearing out small fry.

"Master, I'll work hard!"

Akame nodded firmly, her expression solemn and earnest.

In that brief battle, she had already realized some of the ingenious uses of Magic Power.

If the circumstances had allowed it, she would have taken out her Grimoire right then and buried herself in study.

"All right, we should keep moving."

Lin Luo had barely finished speaking when he sensed something and turned to look. A burly, blond-haired, blue-eyed man in armor was striding toward them.

"Great General Budo!"

Akame's expression hardened.

The newcomer wielded the Imperial Arms Thunder God's Rage and was one of the Empire's two strongest warriors.

At the sight of him, Najenda and Leone braced themselves as though facing a formidable enemy.

Every cell in their bodies was telling them the same thing.

This man was dangerous.

Lin Luo, however, wore a warm smile, his gaze settling on the man's armor.

It was good stuff. He would take it.

He did not need it himself, but it could help his familiars grow stronger more quickly.

"How did you do that?"

Budo stopped and looked at Lin Luo, his eyes full of wariness.

"Leave your Imperial Arms behind, and I'll spare your life."

Lin Luo spoke calmly. "After all, crushing an ant without damaging its corpse is a troublesome task."

Budo froze, then understood.

The man before him was looking down on him.

"For trespassing in the Imperial Palace, you deserve ten thousand deaths."

Budo's face twisted viciously. "Don't think having the power of an Imperial Arms gives you the right to court death."

Killing intent surged within him. Who did this suicidal fool think he was?

Bang!

The next instant, a crater exploded beneath his feet.

He lunged forward like lightning, brilliant electrical light erupting from his arms.

Clang!

Akame drew Murasame, only to sheath it again immediately.

Because Lin Luo had already stepped forward and simply raised a hand.

Boom!

A deafening roar rang out.

Visible ripples spread outward in every direction.

Najenda and Leone's expressions changed. Their bodies went numb, and their minds went blank.

"Ugh!"

Budo grunted as that surging force sent him flying backward.

His feet plowed two trenches more than ten meters long through the ground.

"What kind of monster are you?"

Budo's face was expressionless, but his arms were trembling slightly.

This was the first time anyone had blocked his Imperial Arms bare-handed.

That seemingly unimposing body contained unimaginable power.

"What type of Imperial Arms do you have?"

Budo spoke slowly, trying to extract as much information as possible.

"I don't have an Imperial Arms!"

Lin Luo told him the truth. "You, on the other hand, are a little stronger than I expected."

"You damned bastard!"

A savage gleam filled Budo's eyes, his expression ferocious.

Crackle!

Dazzling lightning flickered across his armor.

As he roared, it surged.

The lightning condensed, forming a suit of thunder armor that seemed almost solid.

In just an instant.

Budo had entered his strongest state.

Chapter 18: What Will Night Raid Become?

"To think someone besides that woman could force me to use this form!"

His voice rumbled like thunder. At that moment, Budo seemed like a thunder god descended to earth.

"Not bad!"

Watching it all, Lin Luo's eyes brightened slightly.

These Imperial Arms had more potential than he had imagined.

Then again, it made sense. The secret art of Esdeath's Demon's Extract could even freeze time, which said plenty.

"You're still treating me like this?"

Budo flew into a rage. He shot forward like a bolt of lightning and hurled a One-Punch Man at Lin Luo.

Boom!

Ripples spread through the air.

Yet his fist seemed to have struck an impenetrable wall.

Budo's eyes widened as he realized, to his horror, that his lightning could not even damage the man's clothes.

It was as though an invisible force kept everything out.

How was this possible?

He was the Empire's strongest. Even a Super Danger Beast could not ignore his full-strength One-Punch Man.

What exactly was this man?

Boom!

Lin Luo struck back with a One-Punch Man, punching straight through the lightning armor and caving in Budo's body.

The ferocious force sent visible shock waves bursting through the air.

Waves rippled through their surroundings as though across the surface of a lake.

The next instant!

Budo flew backward like a cannonball, crashing into a distant palace and bringing it down.

Lin Luo brushed nonexistent dust from his school uniform, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.

"It seems fighting without magic once in a while is a pretty good experience too."

It was all thanks to his Origin Magic.

Anyone who thought he was a fragile mage could not have been more mistaken.

After all, what respectable mage could not fight up close?

"..."

In the distance, Leone and Najenda were already dumbstruck.

Even Akame's lips had parted slightly.

The Empire's strongest warrior, Great General Budo, was being toyed with like a child?

This simply was not human!

Wait, the other party was a Devil, wasn't he?

"Gah!"

Budo spat out a mouthful of blood and struggled to his feet. Looking at the not particularly tall figure in the distance, his expression changed drastically.

"Looks like I still overdid it a little."

Watching the lightning flicker erratically over Budo's body, Lin Luo raised an eyebrow.

That Imperial Arms already belonged to him. He couldn't let it get broken.

"Oh well. I'll hit somewhere the armor doesn't cover."

Lin Luo snapped his fingers.

Hum!

A pale blue Magic Circle appeared before him.

"This..."

Budo's eyelids twitched violently.

Terror!

Utter terror!

Although he did not know what Lin Luo intended to do.

That eerie Magic Circle seemed to drag him back to when he had been weak, to the fear he had felt facing a Danger Beast for the first time.

"Die!"

With a roar, Budo leaped into the air.

Whatever Lin Luo intended to do, he had to stop him.

Crack!

Brilliant blue lightning burst forth, seeming to tear through the void.

Thud!

A dull impact rang out.

The armored, headless corpse crashed to the ground.