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"Hmph, join forces?" Esdeath's lips curled into a domineering yet cruel sneer. "That masked fellow is the prey I have set my sights on. I will personally freeze his limbs, one by one, into ice sculptures, and then, slowly, I will savor the expression on his face as he dies in despair."
"As for you rats, who only dare to eke out a living in the gutter..."
Her icy blue eyes were filled with disdain and contempt.
However, Gu Chuan could only shake his head helplessly in his heart.
He knew that Esdeath, though very strong, was still, in the sense of being "human."
But the "plunderer" that is about to arrive can no longer be called a "human".
Esdeath's chances of winning against him are less than 10%.
In the end, it was Gu Chuan who made the final decision.
"I agreed."
He glanced at Najendan and said calmly.
"Until we get rid of that minister, we are allies."
Thus, the two strongest forces from two different worlds, with diametrically opposed stances, finally reached a brief, fragile, yet mutually agreeable cooperation agreement.
……
At the very moment they formed their alliance—
A black streak of light, filled with endless anger and violence, shot down from the sky at a speed that seemed to tear space apart, and finally landed on the roof of the tallest bell tower in the palace!
They are "plunderers"!
Following the trajectory of the evil energy that had been forcibly extracted, he finally returned to the imperial capital, which should have been completely under his control!
However, the scene before him made his evil eyes, hidden beneath the mask, suddenly contract!
There was no chaos.
There was no killing.
No, that was a desperate wail that brought him immense pleasure.
The entire city fell into an eerie, deathly silence. The citizens, who should have been driven to madness, now lay paralyzed in the streets as if they were recovering from a serious illness, their faces filled with bewilderment and weakness.
All the evil energy vanished.
"...Hmph, interesting."
The "plunderer" let out a sneer filled with contempt.
"How could someone possibly purify the sacred seeds I sowed right under my nose?"
"Who is it? Is it the Empire, those few so-called great generals clinging to life? Or is it the Revolutionary Army, those pathetic ants who overestimate their abilities?"
"No, that's not right."
He shook his head, denying his guess.
"This kind of means that can directly and fundamentally control evil energy... is something that mortals in this world cannot do."
Just as he was pondering—
"—Go to hell! You disgusting monster!"
A sharp, clear shout, full of anger and energy, suddenly rang out from behind him!
It's Nami!
She had already locked onto this ominous final boss the moment it appeared!
"—Thunderous Weather!"
A bolt of lightning, several times thicker than before, filled with destructive power and raging like the wrath of a god, descended from the sky and struck the black figure still standing on the rooftop with lightning speed!
However, the "plunderers" didn't even turn their heads.
He simply and casually raised his right hand.
A twisted shield made of pure, black fel energy instantly materialized behind him!
boom--! ! ! !
The terrifying lightning, powerful enough to instantly level a building, was completely swallowed, absorbed, and annihilated the moment it touched the black shield, as if it were a mud ox sinking into the sea, without even causing a ripple!
"—What?!" Nami's face showed disbelief and shock!
The next second, eight figures, along with six figures, appeared simultaneously on the wide rooftop bathed in moonlight.
The two sides are now in a formal standoff!
"—You are the damned plunderer who usurped the position of minister?"
Esdeath walked to the front of the group. Her icy blue eyes were filled with a queenly, bloodthirsty fighting spirit. The ice imperial weapon in her hand had begun to emit a bone-chilling cold that was enough to freeze everything!
Gu Chuan, on the other hand, stood quietly at the very back of the line.
His golden eyes had already pierced through the man's black cloak made of demonic energy, and his mysterious, cold mask.
He clearly "saw" the man's true, terrifying nature.
His body no longer contains any normal human organs or meridians.
There was only one, a black "seed" that was slowly pulsating, formed from the purest and most primal evil energy.
And the black "meridians" that covered his entire body like a spider web, densely packed, which had long been completely assimilated and transformed by evil energy.
The "plunderer" before me is no longer a creature that can be called a "human".
He is a being from another world, who feeds entirely on "fel energy" and revels in "destruction"...
--monster..
168 The Queen's Solo Dance and the Gods' Theater 1 Erba Siba.
Above the rooftop, the moonlight was as white as frost.
In the tense standoff between the two sides, the first to break the silence was the strongest queen, Esdeath, who regarded battle and killing as the only pleasure in her life.
"—Although, I really wanted to save you for last, as the grand finale dessert, to savor slowly."
Her icy blue eyes slowly shifted from the black-haired, golden-eyed man who posed an unprecedented and deadly threat to her, and finally locked onto the masked "plunderer" who exuded an ominous aura.
"But before that, we have to clean up some of the unsightly garbage first."
She knew it very well.
Having lost the most powerful secret technique, "Mahavamsa," which could freeze time and space, his chances of winning against this unfathomable monster before him, whom even Gu Chuan had to take seriously, were extremely slim.
But so what?
She is Esdeath.
She is the Ice Queen who will always seek to be stronger and will never give up!
She longed to use her own body to personally test just how deep the seemingly insurmountable chasm between herself and this "monster" from another world really was!
"—General Ice Storm (WessSchnabe1)!"
Without the slightest hesitation, with a clear, cold shout, countless sharp ice spikes made of extremely cold ice crystals, gleaming with a deadly cold light, instantly condensed behind her! They were like the densest, deadly rainstorm, with a shrill shriek tearing through the atmosphere, sweeping down on the "plunderer" who was still standing in place, frantically shooting towards him!
However, faced with this terrifying attack that could freeze an elite army into an ice sculpture in an instant, the "Raiders" didn't even lift an eyelid.
He simply waved his hand, somewhat impatiently.
On one side, a black barrier composed of pure, twisted fel energy instantly unfolded before him.
The moment all the icicles touched that black barrier, they were like ice and snow thrown into lava, silently and completely corroded, melted, and annihilated.
"Huh, what a small skill."
The "Raider" let out a disdainful snort. His evil gaze, hidden beneath the mask, didn't even linger on Esdeath for long.
His entire attention had already been completely drawn to that black and red energy sphere, which was floating above Gu Chuan's palm and was formed from the evil energy of the entire world, exuding supreme allure!
"...How wonderful energy..."
The "Raider's" breathing became heavy. He could clearly feel that as long as he could completely devour that energy sphere, he would break through the existing shackles and ascend to a completely new, higher level of life, even one that could rival the "Master" who created him!
"Woman, you're in my way."
He turned his gaze back to Esdeath, who was still creating an army of ice in an attempt to attack him, his tone filled with condescending and condescending "mercy".
"Since you still have some use, I can give you a choice."
"—Now, kneel down, swear allegiance to me. After I have dealt with that man and seized the power that rightfully belongs to me, I can bestow upon you the supreme honor of becoming my apostle."
"...Are you joking?"
Esdeath's face revealed a cruel, bloodthirsty, queen-like smile.
"You want me to submit to you?"
"—Maybe in the next life!"
"—Mahāprabhā…No!"
Instinctively, she wanted to activate her strongest secret technique, one that even Gu Chuan had to take seriously. But as the words reached her lips, she suddenly remembered that she had long since lost that power.
An unprecedented surge of anger, a feeling of humiliation, instantly welled up in her heart!
"—White Shattered Ice Dust!"
She unleashed all the power of her Imperial Arms without reservation! A terrifying iceberg, comparable to a real iceberg, radiating absolute zero cold, rose from the ground and, with an unstoppable force that threatened to crush the entire Imperial Palace, fiercely suppressed the "plunderer"!
However, the battle situation presented a one-sided and desperate picture.
Each of Esdeath's attacks was effortlessly and casually neutralized by her opponent. Meanwhile, she herself was constantly being corrupted by the dense, pervasive evil energy surrounding her.
Her icy blue eyes began to uncontrollably glow with an ominous, violent red light. Her mental state was deteriorating at a visible rate.
Meanwhile, Gu Chuan, her nominal "ally," remained unmoved.
He simply stood there quietly, like the most indifferent and heartless spectator, watching the queen's solo dance, which was destined to end in tragedy.
"This was her own choice."
He spoke calmly to the girls beside him, whose faces showed a hint of reluctance and worry.
"Since she has chosen to uphold justice in her own way, then whatever the outcome, we have no reason to interfere."
As he spoke, he casually snapped his fingers.
The next second, a miraculous scene unfolded.
An invisible chair, composed of pure, transparent vectors, seemingly like "air," appeared silently behind him.
He sat down leisurely, and even crossed his legs.
"Come on, don't stand, sit down."
He snapped his fingers again, and a dozen or so identical "air chairs" appeared on the roof.
He extended a warm invitation to Nami, March 7th, Tushan Honghong, and the rest of NghtRad, who were all equally bewildered.
"..."
The entire rooftop fell into an eerie, deathly silence.
Everyone stared blankly at the man who seemed to be there not to fight a war, but to watch a 3D movie at the cinema, looking completely relaxed.
In the end, it was March 7th again. Curiosity, enough to kill the cat, made the first girl to react.
She cautiously reached out her little hand and poked the "air chair" that looked like it had nothing in it.
Upon discovering that it truly possessed a solid and reliable tactile sensation, her large eyes instantly filled with a light of novelty and excitement!
She plopped down on it, and like a child, happily swung her legs around.
Wow! You can really sit on it! That's amazing!
Having become the first person to try something new, Tu Shan Honghong, expressionless, walked over and sat down gracefully.
After looking at each other for a long time, the members of NghtRad finally sat down one by one, hesitantly, at the urging of their leader, Najendan, who gave them a helpless look.
And so, a surreal scene, a masterpiece worthy of being called a world-famous painting, filled with absurdity and the bizarre, appeared on the roof of the tallest clock tower in the capital.
On one side, there was a fierce, devastating battle between ice and evil.