The white light dissipated.
The air was thick with the pungent smell of burning smoke, a smell that was almost nauseating, but Kurome and Wave kept their eyes glued to Budo's direction.
The power of the ' Feather of God ' far exceeded their expectations. Even though General Budo Teigu 'Thunder God's Wrath - Adramelech ' had gathered all the thunderous power within it to resist the lightning cannon he fired, it was almost shattered.
Scattered fragments of armor and iron stakes at the hands could be seen on the ground, broken into pieces of varying sizes and emitting a burnt smell. They even emitted tiny electromagnetic fluctuations, like the faint breaths of a dying man.
General Budo's chest and abdomen were charred black, and there was no sign of life at all.
Even the super- Danger Beasts ' Destaguru ' could hardly withstand such a thunderous impact, so how could this man, who was made of flesh and blood, possibly resist it?
Kurome sheathed the katana, and a dark purple-black gloom was drawn from the various undead, coalescing and returning to the vicinity of the scabbard, rippling around Kurome.
Then, Kurome slumped down and let out a long sigh.
Lan and Wave also lost their last bit of strength and bent over to ease their tension.
"It's all thanks to you... Lan..."
"Don't say that... If you guys hadn't played forward, I would never have been able to force him to use this level of attack..."
"We've caused such a commotion, the ministers must know about it by now."
Wave looked up at the sky, where the only remaining room had been reduced to ruins by lightning. The sun, which had just risen in the bright sunshine, seemed less warm than usual.
"He'll realize it, but I'm afraid he doesn't have the time to deal with it right now."
The main council chamber of the Imperial Capital Palace in the capital.
Honest's position and the arrangement of the people in front of him were like the very center of a minefield.
Any rash action, any step taken in any direction, will be met with a barrage of bombs from that zone; that is the situation we are in now.
But Honest treated it as a joke.
"Shouldn't the Emperor be awake by now?"
As he muttered to himself, Akame was the first to charge forward.
The little red tie tumbled and swayed in the air; even at close range, the girl's movements were incredibly swift and unpredictable.
The reason she added several unnecessary aerial somersaults during her movements was to use the swaying of her tie to confuse the enemy about her trajectory, thus causing them to misjudge her direction.
"Clang----!!!"
In an instant, Honest drew his sword without even looking and blocked behind him.
The sound of two swords clashing violently rang out, Akame immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
This man is completely abnormal.
Even at over fifty, he still possessed this level of reflexes. Despite multiple directional interferences, he saw his own concealed attack with machine-like precision.
" Akame, I've always missed you."
Honest turned to look at Akame, Akame, fearing a surprise attack, took three steps back.
This body, forged with banned drugs, possesses extremely strong combat capabilities. Even in his advanced age, his reaction speed and reflexes are still comparable to those of top assassins.
"Why aren't you affected by the side effects of the medication...?"
"Well... hehe, it's a secret..."
"Honest said jokingly," Akame said, and suddenly his blade flashed horizontally, about to stab Honest.
A long blade came slashing down, but Honest dodged it with a light step, narrowly missing its edge.
Just then, in the reflection of the blade, Honest sensed the triple sword energy hidden behind the previous strike.
Akame lives up to her reputation as a former member of the Imperial Assassination Squad. Not only is her swordsmanship superb, but her strikes are also concealed and precise, making her more like an assassin than a swordsman.
"As expected of Gozuki's subordinate, he managed to unleash four sword strikes in an instant, heh..."
Honest threw down his sword and leaped upwards with a speed beyond human reflexes, dodging the sword strikes as he slashed.
Then, he felt a chill on his neck; these were the threads that Lubbock had laid out beforehand with his ' Cross Tail '.
I've been waiting for you for ages!
Lubbock pulled hard on the launcher in his right hand, and the three strands of silk close to Minister Honest were rapidly retracted.
"Among these are my ' Boundary Cutting Thread '!"
Lubbock knew all too well the sharpness of this ' Boundary Cutting Thread '. Even if he used sweat and other props to make the thread slippery and lose its toughness, the Boundary Cutting Thread could still pierce Honest's throat.
"Whoosh----!!"
"--?!!"
Honest slashed forward with both claws, tearing apart all the threads except for the Boundary Cutting Thread before they even touched him. Then, he somersaulted twice in the air, easily leaping over the supposedly unbreakable thread, and landed on the sword he had just thrown down.
"How is this possible... How did he see my line?"
" Lubbock, he's not a normal person... you can't understand him through the lens of ordinary combat!"
Najenda said, her face covered in cold sweat.
Without a word, Honest leaped high into the air again. Beneath his feet, a barrage of beams of light slammed into the jade wall, the entire room trembling with a dull thud. Deep cracks had appeared on the jade.
"Tch... still not working...?"
Mine put down the Pumpkin Cannon Platform she was holding and clicked her tongue.
"Now--!"
Akame seized the moment Honest leaped down and swiftly slashed at Honest's legs with the 'Demon Murasame '.
Honest had anticipated this, and he flipped his legs over like crab claws, suddenly clamping down on Akame's long blade. Despite the heavy noble boots holding the blade together, the back of the blade could not harm him in the slightest.
Using the support of his feet, Honest actually stood on top of Akame's demonic sword.
'What incredible strength...'
Akame sensed the vast difference in their fighting strength.
Rumor has it that the empire's forbidden medicine can cause a leap in physical strength with each use, but because the raw materials are extremely toxic Danger Beasts, people will die suddenly after using it no more than three times.
Judging from Honest's current performance, Akame is probably certain that this is not the result of taking it three times, but rather seven, eight, or even more than ten times.
However, Akame still couldn't understand why Honest's body hadn't shown any rejection reaction to the drug that had once been Teigu.