"Hehe, General Esdeath, welcome, welcome. I am…"
Although he hated her to death inside, the bald man still endured it when thinking of the terrifying woman before him. Wearing a forced smile, he prepared to introduce himself to Esdeath.
"Enough. I'm not interested in who you are. Where are they? Bring them here immediately."
Frowning, Esdeath interrupted impatiently. If she had the leisure, she'd rather go home to test some new training methods she invented. Who cares who he is!
"Uh… Yes, General Esdeath!"
His face darkened. Seeing Esdeath's proud attitude that com ignored him, the bald man's anger flared up, murderous intent bursting forth.
"Go, bring them all here."
He coldly ordered the soldiers beside him.
"Yes, sir."
Overwhelmed by fear, the soldiers trembled slightly. Neither the bald man nor this legendary general was someone they dared to provoke. Like receiving a great pardon, they hurried out.
Although the bald man was very scheming, he couldn't fool Esdeath's sharp eyes. She smirked slightly, not caring much. Such trash was truly beneath her notice.
Suzuka expression was mocking, Seryu's was icy cold. This despicable guy actually dared to harbor murderous intent against their Lady Esdeath…
Feeling as if he was being watched by a dangerously venomous beast, the bald man suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. But just then—
Click! The sound of a door opening attracted everyone's attention. Soldiers led five young boys and girls inside.
A strange light flashed in Esdeath's icy blue eyes. Knowing these girls would soon become her sisters, she looked at them with interest.
The first girl on the left was petite, wearing a long coat, with a ribbon tied on her head. Her bangs were long, her face round with a bit of cute baby fat, looking very adorable.
The second girl wore a Gothic princess dress, tall and slender, with short black hair and glasses, exuding an artistic girl vibe.
The third was a tall boy, cold and handsome, holding a pheasant knife. Although handsome, Esdeath ignored him.
To the boy's right was another girl, wearing a black short dress, petite, with black hair and eyes, no extra decoration, her expression full of coldness.
A gleam flashed in Esdeath's icy eyes. This girl gave her a sense of kinship, making her look twice.
The last girl had silver hair tied in a ponytail, a delicate beautiful oval face, and a perfectly developed, curvy figure. Yes, the type her beloved liked.
While Esdeath was examining the four girls, they were also looking at her. Though they kept calm on the surface, inside they were extremely surprised. In terms of temperament, appearance, and figure, this woman was the most perfect existence they had ever seen!
Uh, although were assassins, they were still girls by nature. Seeing such an outstanding female for the first time, they couldn't help but compare themselves, though the result was quite disheartening.
"Remus, Womyn, Kurome, Gin, this is Imperial General Esdeath. By order of the minister, from now on you belong to the General's mansion."
Though bleeding inside, the bald man dared not play tricks in front of Esdeath. He comforted himself with the thought that these tools wouldn't be useful for long anyway.
"Yes!"
Though shocked, the four girls immediately answered without objection.
Unlike the elite group trained by Gozuki, the bald man used completely opposite methods of bloody and violent intimidation. He didn't want to be a trusted father figure to these youths; he only needed a group of tools who would obey any order under any circumstances!
Previously surprised, now knowing the identity of the woman before them, the girls were utterly shocked!
General Esdeath, who was as famous as the former General Najenda, was arguably the top female figure in the entire empire!
Following such a strong and perfect woman, even the usually cold Kurome felt an unusual excitement in her heart.
But just then—
"Did you tamper with their bodies?"
Esdeath's voice, directed at the bald man, was no longer impatient but filled with endless coldness.
His heart tightened. Seeing Esdeath's eyes narrowed with a cruel smile, the bald man broke out in a cold sweat, suddenly regretting his previous actions.
"General Esdeath, those were drugs to enhance their physiques. I only hoped they would be more useful for…"
Swish! Before he could finish, a cold light flashed, and his voice was abruptly cut off!
Terrified, he watched his body split in two and freezing solid. At this moment, the bald man truly regretted it. Knowing how terrifying this woman was, why did he still try to scheme…
Bang!!!
The two ice sculptures fell to the ground, shattering like ice shards…
Slowly sheathed her Western-style longsword. Except for the two women Seryu and Suzuka, who wore sarcastic cold smiles, everyone else was stunned by the sudden change!
"Well, although once my beloved returns and makes a contract with them, removing the side effects will be easy, but you did something I dislike."
Without even glancing at the shattered ice shards, Esdeath murmured with a bloodthirsty smile.
"Ma…Master…"
"KILL! KILL THEM! QUICKLY KILL THEM!! Aah…"
The soldiers finally came to their senses and screamed in terror. Their terrifying master had died so easily! But before they could shout more, their vision began to blur, and out of the corner of their eyes, they saw a headless body standing.
That body was their own…
"Those who dare to defy Lady Esdeath must all die!"
With a swing of her long sword, shaking off the fresh crimson bloodstains, Seryu wore a bloodthirsty and cruel smile.
"Yare yare, I haven't fought in a long time. After this is over, Lady Esdeath, you must reward me properly!"
Looking at the soldiers continuously rushing in from all sides, Suzuka's face flushed with a faint blush.
Well, this woman's masochistic side is bursting out at a time like this…
"Kill them all! There are only three women on the enemy's side! Ah…"
"Avenging my lord, we absolutely cannot let them escape!"
"So fast, this is… ah!!!"
"No, we're no match for them, retreat! Retreat!"
"Ah, run! Demons, they're all demons!!"
…
Under the endless shock on the faces of the four black-eyed girls and the only boy, Natala, just the two women behind General Esdeath had slaughtered hundreds of guards here in a very short time!
As assassins, although they had all undergone extensive training since childhood, seeing the piles of corpses and countless severed limbs around them, they couldn't help but feel a wave of nausea.
They had originally thought that aside from the specially treated elite group of seven, they themselves were the strongest fighting machines. But now, the boys and girls realized how ignorant they had been. Whether it was the girl wielding a Western longsword or the woman whose body could stretch and transform in bizarre ways, either one could easily sweep them away!
Just these two were already so powerful, not to mention General Esdeath, one of the empire's strongest, who killed the bald man with a single move and didn't even bother to lift a finger afterward!