The position she guarded was the western gate of the Imperial Capital. The western tribesmen turned pale the moment they saw Esdeath. After all, the terror she had inspired back then was no mere rumor.
They lost their nerve before the battle even began. The instant her world of ice spread out, Esdeath's troops charged in and began slaughtering them.
Although Durandal had ordered her to guard the gate... wasn't killing every enemy the best way to obey that order?
Besides, the soldiers under her command were nothing like Bude's. They were veterans hardened by countless battles and personally trained by her, while Bude's Imperial Guard merely underwent grueling daily drills and had far too little real combat experience. On one battlefield, they fought desperately to resist; on the other, there was nothing but unchecked slaughter.
The western tribesmen could only glare fiercely at Esdeath's deputy generals, planning to deal with them after the forces from elsewhere broke in as well.
There was no problem at all on Esdeath's side, but cracks began to appear on Bude's front. He faced the Revolutionary Army directly. At first, he could still hold on against the three Imperial Arms users.
But once the members of Night Raid joined the battle, Bude could no longer endure it. Especially after Guan Xing had given several members of Night Raid talismans specifically designed to grant immunity to lightning beforehand, there were almost no surprises... In the end, Bude died at Night Raid's hands like some insignificant extra.
A legendary general had fallen...
After Bude was dealt with, the entire Revolutionary Army erupted, letting out ecstatic howls. General Bude had always been a massive boulder weighing on the Revolutionary Army's heart. To overthrow the Empire, they had to defeat Bude.
Yet Bude's name had filled them with