Arc 5The Blood Covenant

Lin Feng staged Night Raid’s deaths and turned Najenda, Akame, Leone, and Mine into vampires, then gathered allies for a coming strike against Honest. As his forces moved into position, Chelsea killed Bols and Lin Feng began a direct fight with Esdeath.

  • Lubbock trapped Cosmina with his threads, but Lin Feng’s shadow illusion incapacitated her, allowing Lubbock to kill her while Leone and Mine helped defeat Enshin with Seryu’s support.
  • Lin Feng told Night Raid he had spared Syura to frame them for Wild Hunt’s deaths, then arranged a staged capture and asked the group to accept vampirism to escape Honest’s retaliation.
  • Lin Feng presented the apparently dead Night Raid members to Honest and the palace officials, then revived them at his residence as vampires before explaining that they would remain hidden and work with him.
  • Honest transferred command of the Jaegers back to Esdeath and ordered her to monitor Lin Feng, while Lin Feng secretly listened and learned that the minister was moving against him.
  • Wave joined Lin Feng’s side and helped reveal that Night Raid had survived, and he also brought Kurome to see Akame, who urged her to choose between Lin Feng’s reformists and the corrupt ministers.
  • Lin Feng prepared his forces to attack, Seryu joined them, and Kurome agreed to take part while withholding her condition until after the mission.
  • Chelsea assassinated Bols by poisoning him after disguising herself as a little girl, and Lin Feng lured Esdeath to the meeting room where she found Bols’s corpse.
  • Esdeath chose not to expose Lin Feng to Honest and challenged him to fight, and Lin Feng transformed into a shadow and attacked, while Esdeath countered with ice and froze his wrist before he shattered the ice.
Chapters 101–125 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 101The Songstress's Elegy

Lubbock used traps and layers of thread to restrain Cosmina, but she broke free with her powerful voice and prepared to kill him. Just as Lubbock readied his Boundary Cutting Thread for a desperate attack, Cosmina abruptly stopped singing.

  • Lubbock lured Cosmina into a thread net, then bound her hands and body with another set of threads to keep her from using her microphone.
  • Cosmina unleashed a piercing voice that shook the ground and slackened the threads restraining her.
  • Cosmina advanced on Lubbock and aimed her microphone at him while he considered using the Boundary Cutting Thread as a last resort.
  • Lubbock drew the nearly invisible Boundary Cutting Thread taut, but Cosmina abruptly stopped singing.

Ch. 102The Second Long Cannon

Lubbock defeated Cosmina with Lin Feng’s help, while Leone and Mine struggled against Enshin. The chapter ended with Enshin dodging Mine’s cannon blast and being grazed after sensing an attack from behind.

  • Lin Feng’s shadow trapped Cosmina in an illusion, leaving her unconscious and mentally broken.
  • Lubbock slashed Cosmina’s throat while she was incapacitated, and Lin Feng told him to regroup with his companions.
  • Leone fought Enshin at close range while Mine searched for a safe opening to fire her cannon.
  • Leone drew Enshin’s attention away from Mine, then called for Mine to shoot.
  • Mine fired her Pumpkin Cannon at Enshin, who disrupted the blast with his sword but dodged an attack from behind and was grazed.

Ch. 103Imperial Guard Captain Seryu, reporting for duty

Seryu ambushed Enshin and revealed her enormous, regenerating Teigu, Koro, while Mine and Leone worked together to trap him. Mine’s powerful shot engulfed Enshin as Leone shielded herself behind him, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

  • Seryu shot Enshin from behind and identified herself as a captain of the District Thirteen Imperial Guard.
  • Enshin charged at Seryu, but Koro grew into a giant and regenerated after his blades pierced its chest.
  • Koro attacked Enshin, forcing him to dodge as Mine aimed Romantic Artillery: Pumpkin at him.
  • Leone clamped onto Enshin’s Whirling Blade Sword and struck him toward Mine’s line of fire.
  • Mine fired at full strength while Leone used Enshin as a shield, and the blast burned Enshin’s body.

Ch. 104The Meeting Place

Seryu, Mine, and Leone defeated Enshin, then Lin Feng arrived and asked the Night Raid members to help him with an undisclosed mission. Leone pleaded for her companions’ safety, and Lin Feng promised their lives would not be threatened but warned that they might face major decisions or unavoidable changes.

  • Seryu ordered Koro to crush Enshin’s corpse, while Mine checked on the injured Leone.
  • Seryu told Mine and Leone that she despised Night Raid but would follow orders to cooperate with them.
  • Lin Feng arrived, greeted Seryu, and recognized Leone from their earlier encounter.
  • Leone apologized to Lin Feng and asked him to spare her companions, explaining that her actions had not involved them.
  • Lin Feng invited Seryu, Mine, and Leone to help him with something, promising their lives would be safe while warning of major decisions and changes.

Ch. 105Lin Feng's plan

Lin Feng explained that he had arranged Wild Hunt’s defeat to protect himself and Night Raid, then asked the assassins to help him fake their deaths. He revealed that he could turn the four women in Night Raid into vampires, leaving them stunned as they considered his plan.

  • Lin Feng told Night Raid that he had spread false information about his palace duties and had spared Syura so they could frame Wild Hunt’s deaths on the group.
  • Lin Feng asked Night Raid to leave their distinctive attack marks on Syura and kill him, but Najenda warned that the minister would retaliate and distrust Lin Feng.
  • Lin Feng proposed publicly claiming to have killed Night Raid and collecting their bodies, so both the assassins and Lin Feng would escape the minister’s blame.
  • Lin Feng privately told Najenda, Akame, Leone, and Mine that he could turn them into vampires after staging their deaths before the minister.
  • The four women reacted with disbelief as Lin Feng told them to hold their breath during the staged deaths and await their new lives.

Ch. 106Dispelling doubts

Lin Feng persuaded Night Raid to trust his plan to fake their deaths and revive them as vampires, promising to protect them. He began demonstrating the plan by asking Leone to wound Syura while leaving his corpse intact.

  • Najenda and Night Raid questioned whether they could trust Lin Feng's claim that he could revive them by having them drink blood.
  • Mine, Leone, and Akame said they would accept becoming vampires if they could stay with their companions and continue their cause.
  • Lin Feng promised to guarantee Night Raid's safety, and Najenda accepted his plan despite the risks and the need to abandon their base.
  • Lin Feng asked Leone to wound Syura without destroying his corpse, while Akame declined because her Teigu would turn him to ash.
  • Leone stepped forward to attack Syura, her anger restoring her strength.

Ch. 107Everything was ready; all that was missing was the east wind

Lin Feng killed Syura with Night Raid, then secretly bound Mine, Akame, Najenda, and Leone and used Shambhala to bring them to the palace. He arrived before Minister Honest and General Budo with the four women hidden in a sack, leaving the officials stunned when he opened it.

  • Mine wounded the unconscious Syura with her Teigu, and Leone confirmed his death with a final blow.
  • Lin Feng returned to his residence, where Run had restrained Mine, Akame, Najenda, and Leone at their request.
  • Lin Feng used Shambhala to set teleportation coordinates and carried the four Night Raid members away in a sack.
  • Lin Feng entered the palace council chamber and set the sack before Minister Honest, General Budo, and the assembled officials.
  • Lin Feng opened the sack, stunning everyone who saw what was inside.

Ch. 108Night Raid's execution assembly (part one)

Lin Feng presented four captured Night Raid members and Syura’s corpse to Honest, claiming he had destroyed Night Raid and its base. The chapter ended with Honest celebrating Night Raid’s apparent defeat while Lin Feng concealed his true intentions.

  • Lin Feng brought Akame, Mine, Leone, and Najetta before Honest and General Budo as captured Night Raid members.
  • Lin Feng presented Syura’s corpse and claimed Syura had been killed fighting Leone and Mine while Lin Feng battled the rest of Night Raid.
  • Lin Feng said Akame had killed Wild Hunt’s other members and that Night Raid’s base had been destroyed, with the remaining members dead.
  • Honest showed little grief over Syura’s death and instead celebrated the capture of Najetta and the apparent destruction of Night Raid.
  • Lin Feng gave Honest a box containing what he described as the ashes of Izou and Enshin.

Ch. 109Night Raid's execution assembly (part two)

Lin Feng staged the deaths of Night Raid’s four captured members before the ministers, using his bloodsucking skill to make them appear dead. He left the council hall carrying their bodies, claiming he would preserve them, while planning to deal with Minister Honest later.

  • Minister Honest celebrated Night Raid’s capture as Lin Feng addressed the assembled ministers and justified killing the captives before them.
  • Lin Feng used his bloodsucking skill to drain Mine, Leone, Najenda, and Akame until they appeared dead.
  • Lin Feng persuaded Minister Honest to let him take the bodies away for a special sealing treatment, and General Budo confirmed that the women seemed lifeless.
  • Lin Feng packed Night Raid’s four members into bags, carried them out of the council hall, and said he would return to discuss the next steps.

Ch. 110Suspicion and Rebirth

Lin Feng deceived Minister Honest into believing Night Raid was destroyed, then used Shambhala to bring the four fallen members to his residence and revive them with his blood. The women awakened with crimson eyes, though their changed appearance and condition remained unexplained.

  • Minister Honest believed Lin Feng had eliminated Night Raid, then decided Lin Feng had become a threat and ordered General Budo to track him.
  • General Budo used Adramelech to confirm that Lin Feng was heading toward his residence.
  • Lin Feng teleported himself and the four bound Night Raid members to his residence with Dimensional Formation: Shambhala.
  • Lin Feng activated his Alucard Template and used his blood aura to awaken the dormant blood in Mine, Leone, Najenda, and Akame.
  • Akame revived first, followed by the others, and all four opened their eyes with crimson irises and paler skin.

Ch. 111New members of the side residence

Lin Feng turned the four Night Raid girls he had killed into vampires, restoring them with enhanced strength and healing. He hid the group in his side residence, where they would wait until they could help him change the country, and warned that Honest would soon come after him.

  • Lin Feng explained that he had transformed the four Night Raid girls into his kind before their brains died, giving them rapid healing unless their hearts were shattered.
  • Leone, Akame, Mine, and Najenda tested their new strength and heightened senses, while Lin Feng returned their Teigu.
  • Lin Feng told Night Raid that Honest believed them dead, their names would be removed from wanted notices, and they should stay in the side residence and avoid using their Teigu in public.
  • Najenda knelt to thank Lin Feng for saving Night Raid, and he said their goals aligned and they would work together as companions.
  • Lin Feng told Najenda that she would soon understand how Night Raid could help him, because Honest would likely come after him any moment.

Ch. 112United in purpose, strong as one

Lin Feng explained to Night Raid that Honest’s plans and hidden powers made a major conflict likely, and urged them to prepare while he built support among palace officials. After leaving for the palace, he found Sheele and Chelsea outside and faced Sheele’s fears about the danger ahead.

  • Mine asked why Lin Feng thought Honest was no longer satisfied with his performance, and Lin Feng explained that Honest believed Night Raid was dead and had few forces left to oppose him.
  • Lin Feng told Najenda that he was hiding Night Raid partly to strengthen his reputation and gain support from officials before any rebellion.
  • Lin Feng warned Night Raid that Honest and the young emperor might possess unknown Teigu powers and said a major battle could soon erupt.
  • Lin Feng said he needed to return to the palace as agreed, then found Chelsea and Sheele listening outside the door.
  • Sheele asked whether Lin Feng would soon face danger by standing against Honest, and Lin Feng held her by the shoulders.

Ch. 113Sheele's worries

Lin Feng reassured Sheele before revealing that he expected a conflict with Minister Honest and was ready to act against the forces controlling the Imperial Capital. He left with Chelsea to prepare, while Sheele trusted his promise and sensed that major upheaval was approaching.

  • Lin Feng promised Sheele he would return safely, and Chelsea inferred that he was preparing for Minister Honest's move against him.
  • Lin Feng said he intended to challenge the minister and identified Honest, Esdeath, and the emperor as the Imperial Capital's destabilizing forces.
  • Chelsea offered to help Lin Feng and revealed to Sheele that she was an assassination specialist who handled intelligence and dangerous missions.
  • Chelsea and Lin Feng comforted Sheele, and Lin Feng told her she mattered deeply to him and asked her to give him time to prove it.
  • Lin Feng left the lieutenant general's residence with Chelsea and instructed her to stop Imperial Capital personnel from searching it, using lethal force if they broke in.

Ch. 114Stripping Military Command over Wine

After Lin Feng defeated Night Raid, Minister Honest moved to strip him of command over the Jaegers and return them to Esdeath. Lin Feng arrived at the council hall as Honest offered him a farewell toast, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

  • Honest asked General Budo to assess Lin Feng, then claimed Lin Feng's unpredictable methods made him unsuitable to command the Jaegers.
  • Honest sent Budo to summon Esdeath and planned to weaken Lin Feng's military authority rather than move against him immediately.
  • Esdeath arrived, and Honest announced that the Jaegers would return to her command now that Night Raid had been eliminated.
  • Esdeath froze the wine Honest offered her and privately blamed herself for failing to gather intelligence before Lin Feng acted.
  • Lin Feng arrived at the council hall, where Honest offered him wine as a farewell toast to the Jaegers.

Ch. 115Playing Along

Lin Feng accepted Honest’s order to surrender command of the Jaegers to Esdeath, then secretly returned to overhear Honest accuse him of plotting rebellion. Honest ordered Esdeath and Budo to prioritize a new matter, but the chapter ended before he explained it.

  • Lin Feng drank Honest’s wine, realized it was not poisoned, and agreed to transfer command of the Jaegers to Esdeath.
  • After drinking with the ministers, Lin Feng used the Power of Alucard to clear his head and left the council chamber.
  • Lin Feng transformed into a shadow and secretly returned to listen to Honest speaking with Esdeath.
  • Honest told Esdeath he had weakened Lin Feng’s influence to keep him in check, then claimed Lin Feng might be plotting rebellion.
  • Honest accused Lin Feng of disrespecting the Imperial Capital by capturing Night Raid alive while killing key officials outright, and ordered Esdeath and Budo to prioritize a new matter.

Ch. 116Submission and Defection

Lin Feng learned that Honest had ordered Esdeath and Budo to watch him and seek grounds to kill him, while Wave asked to join his command. The chapter ended with Lin Feng inviting Wave to discuss matters in his backyard.

  • Honest ordered Esdeath to monitor Lin Feng and kill him if she found any suspicious clue, while Lin Feng secretly listened from the shadows.
  • Lin Feng left the palace with Chelsea, who had been disguised as a button, and discussed the threat from Esdeath and Budo.
  • Wave approached Lin Feng and asked to serve under him, warning that Honest would target Lin Feng after eliminating his rivals.
  • Lin Feng told Wave that Honest had ordered Esdeath and Budo to monitor and control them.
  • Lin Feng considered Wave's value to his forces and invited him to sit in his backyard.

Ch. 117Two forces unite

Lin Feng gathered Night Raid, Run, and Wave at his residence and announced that he was ready to launch an all-out offensive against Honest. Wave left to check whether Esdeath and Budo were watching, while Kurome and Bols remained at the Jaegers conference hall as Esdeath focused on monitoring Lin Feng.

  • Wave recognized the members of Night Raid and learned that they had survived and become Lin Feng's strength.
  • Run explained to Wave why he had joined the Imperial Guard and revealed that they had both been working for the revolution.
  • Lin Feng said he would use Honest's attempt to accuse him of treason as grounds to strike back, and noted that he had gained support among the capital's nobles and palace followers.
  • Wave left Lin Feng's residence to check for Esdeath and Budo, while Lin Feng told Leone that he trusted Wave.
  • Kurome and Bols reported to the Jaegers conference hall as Esdeath remained occupied with watching Lin Feng for signs of treason.

Ch. 118Poaching: Targeting Kurome

Kurome learned that Lin Feng wanted her to join his service as he prepared for a palace upheaval, and Wave claimed Lin Feng could restore Akame to eternal life. Kurome doubted the claim but was left shaken by the promise that she could see her sister that night.

  • Kurome and Bols wondered why the Jaegers still existed now that Night Raid had been wiped out and several members were gone.
  • Wave told Kurome that command of the Jaegers was changing and asked her to speak with him privately.
  • Wave revealed that Lin Feng wanted Kurome to remain his subordinate and help with a planned change in the palace.
  • Wave explained that Minister Honest planned to frame Lin Feng and have Esdeath and Budo watch him, which could stir discontent among officials.
  • Wave promised that Lin Feng could grant Akame eternal life and invited Kurome to see her that night.
  • Kurome questioned Wave's claim that Akame was alive, but she was left trembling and questioning what she had believed about death.

Ch. 119Her Only Attachment

Wave brought Kurome to Lin Feng’s residence, where Lin Feng showed her that Akame was alive. Kurome recognized her sister and erupted with killing intent, prompting Lin Feng to confront her with his blood-energy illusion.

  • Kurome secretly followed Wave from the palace to Lin Feng’s residence.
  • Sheele welcomed Wave and Kurome, and Lin Feng joined them.
  • Wave explained that Kurome could become a dangerous enemy and asked Lin Feng to let her see Akame.
  • Lin Feng led them to the side courtyard, where Kurome found Akame eating roast meat with Murasame beside her.
  • Kurome recognized Akame and released her killing intent, and Lin Feng confronted her with a vision of blood energy.

Ch. 120For whom did she fight

Lin Feng used his power to calm Kurome and challenge her belief in the royal family, while Akame let Kurome stab her to prove she could recover. The chapter ended with Lin Feng asking Kurome whether she had fought for the Imperial Capital or for the people who had deceived her.

  • Lin Feng overwhelmed Kurome with an illusion, and Wave helped her sit down as she recovered.
  • Lin Feng told Kurome that the royal family had deceived and used both sisters, but Kurome resisted the claim.
  • Akame stopped Lin Feng from intervening and asked to handle Kurome herself.
  • Kurome stabbed Akame with Yatsufusa, but Akame's wound healed almost instantly.
  • Lin Feng asked Kurome who she had fought for: the Imperial Capital or the people deceiving her there.

Ch. 121On the eve of the decisive battle

Akame tried to persuade Kurome to join Lin Feng’s reformist faction, but Kurome fled, unable to accept the evidence against the Imperial Palace. As Lin Feng prepared to launch the decisive battle the next day, Chelsea brought Seryu to join his side.

  • Akame explained to Kurome that she served Lin Feng and urged her to choose between his reformists and the corrupt ministers.
  • Kurome broke down and ran from the room before deciding whether to join them, and Lin Feng told Wave not to stop her.
  • Lin Feng said his forces were prepared to attack the next day, regardless of whether Kurome warned Honest or other enemies intervened.
  • Chelsea brought Seryu to Lin Feng, and Seryu greeted him warmly before meeting the Night Raid members.
  • Seryu confirmed she had chosen to help Lin Feng and had left Imperial Guard patrol duties to her rookies.

Ch. 122Infiltration at dawn

Honest ordered a search for Lin Feng after Kurome and Wave vanished, while Lin Feng and Chelsea began their infiltration of the palace alongside Night Raid. Chelsea reached the Jaegers meeting room disguised as an ant and found only a bored, masked man inside.

  • Esdeath questioned Honest about the missing Jaegers, and Honest ordered Budo and Esdeath to find Lin Feng.
  • Leone killed a palace guard as she, Mine, Najenda, and Akame felt the power granted by the special blood.
  • Lin Feng and Chelsea entered the palace disguised as Budo and Esdeath, expecting Night Raid to follow the map Lin Feng had prepared.
  • Lin Feng explained that Seryu's presence in the attack was meant to confuse the enemy and buy Night Raid time.
  • Chelsea went to the Jaegers meeting room and found a masked, bare-chested man inside, but Kurome was absent.

Ch. 123The art of assassination

Run and Wave headed to confront General Budo, and Kurome joined them after deciding to turn against the Empire’s liars. Meanwhile, Chelsea prepared to assassinate Bols and stopped him from reaching Esdeath by appearing as a lost little girl.

  • Run and Wave used Lin Feng’s map to make their way toward the meeting room where Budo was likely to be, while Wave explained Budo’s lightning Teigu and its danger to close-range fighters.
  • Kurome appeared behind Run and Wave and said she would join them, though she would reveal her condition after the mission.
  • Chelsea recalled Bols’s role in burning innocent civilians and resolved to assassinate him.
  • A guard summoned Bols to Esdeath, but Chelsea stayed disguised as an ant until the guard left.
  • As Bols stepped out to leave, Chelsea appeared before him as a crying young girl who reminded him of his daughter.

Ch. 124A compassionate heart, a fatal calamity

Chelsea disguised herself as a little girl and killed Bols with poison, then promised to care for his wife and daughter. Lin Feng impersonated a guard to lure Esdeath to the meeting room, but she saw through his act as they approached Bols's corpse.

  • Chelsea transformed into a little girl and tricked Bols into exposing his neck by asking him to help her find her parents.
  • Chelsea revealed that Bols had burned the girl’s parents to death and injected him with a fatal poison.
  • As he died, Bols reflected on his past cruelty, and Chelsea promised to care for his wife and daughter before closing his eyes.
  • Lin Feng transformed into a new guard and told Esdeath that Bols needed her at the meeting room.
  • Esdeath followed Lin Feng to the meeting room, where Bols’s blood-covered corpse lay, then accused Lin Feng of pretending.

Ch. 125Lin Feng Fought Esdeath Again

Lin Feng confronted Esdeath in the Jaegers' command room after she recognized his disguise and explained that she wanted to settle who was strongest in the Empire. Their battle began with Esdeath attacking with extreme ice, while Lin Feng countered using Alucard's powers and prepared to fight her directly.

  • Esdeath recognized Lin Feng disguised as a guard but chose not to expose him to Honest, and Lin Feng revealed himself in the command room.
  • Esdeath explained that she wanted to determine who was strongest in the Empire, and Lin Feng agreed to fight without holding back.
  • Esdeath attacked Lin Feng with converging ice spikes and a massive hailstone strike.
  • Lin Feng transformed into a shadow and tried to choke Esdeath, but she protected her throat with frost and blocked his attack.
  • Lin Feng returned to his original form and drew Casull, while Esdeath froze his wrist; he shattered the ice with Alucard's power.
Arc 5 of 7
Arc 5 of 7