Chương 61: What to do when you're targeted by a sadistic queen?

A broken arm bone is not considered a particularly serious injury for Yang Cheng, who has the ability to heal himself.

Esdeath's Demon Manifestation: Devil's Essence, while arguably the strongest Imperial Arms... no, it should be said that while Esdeath herself is the strongest Imperial Arms user, it's not to say that Yoshinari has absolutely no chance of winning if they were to actually fight her.

His Free Technique, "Azure Flame of Zero Realm," while different in its form of power expression from Esdeath's, actually shares many similarities.

Others may be helpless against Esdeath's ice abilities, but Yangcheng's Freedom Technique allows him to be immune to a certain degree of cold.

Of course, while he has the ability to challenge Esdeath, Yang Cheng feels that his chances of winning are lower than Esdeath's in a real life-or-death battle.

After all, the opponent's power comes from Imperial Arms, while his Free Technique consumes the power of existence.

If the power of existence is consumed beyond its limit, it is equivalent to losing one's life, especially a trump card that can freeze time and space. Esdeath also possesses a similar power.

In addition, there's Esdeath's battle-maniac personality...

In short, Yang Cheng felt that if he got entangled with Esdeath, things would become quite troublesome.

Their relationship wasn't at the point of life or death, so compared to fighting to the death with the super S-level battle maniac, Yang Cheng naturally felt that running away was the best option.

Seeing Yang Cheng constantly widening the distance between himself and her using "Shave", Esdeath originally wanted to set off to catch up.

Unexpectedly, Riva, who had left earlier, returned to report at this time.

Because of this interruption, Yang Cheng's figure had almost disappeared from Esdeath's sight, which made her feel very unhappy, but she could only give up for the time being.

Seeing Esdeath glaring at him with displeasure, Riva, who was caught in the crossfire, was also completely dumbfounded.

However, he soon realized that something was wrong. The once magnificent palace of the northern barbarians was now dilapidated everywhere.

Not only was a large hole blasted into the dome, but the surrounding ground and stone pillars were also covered with traces of battle.

It's clear that a rather fierce battle has just taken place here, and Esdeath was one of the main characters in that battle.

Because Liva also discovered that there was broken, but not completely melted, ice in the field.

This discovery surprised Liva greatly.

As one of Esdeath's "Three Beast Warriors," Riva is one of the people who knows best just how strong Esdeath is.

To put it bluntly, even if the "Three Beast Warriors" used all their skills, they would still be unable to defeat General Esdeath without using her Imperial Arms.

Judging from the traces of battle left at the scene and General Esdeath's still-unsatisfied expression, it's not hard for Riva to tell that Esdeath not only used her Imperial Arms in this battle, but also displayed considerable strength.

Although the alien prince lying to the side was strong, his opponent clearly did not possess such strength.

So here's the question: in this unit, are there any guys stronger than the "Three Beast Warriors"?

"Liva, what do you want? If you don't have something important to report, I'll be very angry."

If Riva hadn't suddenly appeared and distracted her, Esdeath believed she wouldn't have let Yosei escape so easily.

Her interest and fighting spirit had just been ignited; she had originally wanted to capture Yang Cheng and teach him a lesson, but now it was all ruined.

Therefore, Esdeath is indeed in a very bad mood right now.

"I have followed your orders and buried the entire army of 400, 000 northern barbarians."

"Just because of this?" Esdeath looked displeased.

"There is another important matter, namely that the old emperor of the empire has passed away and the young emperor is about to ascend the throne."

Therefore, orders came from the Empire that generals fighting abroad must return to the capital within three days to attend the old emperor's funeral and the new emperor's enthronement ceremony.

The change of imperial power in an empire is indeed a major event.

Although Esdeath had no interest in power, the old emperor was indeed someone who had shown her great favor.

As one of the Empire's most outstanding generals, Esdeath has no choice but to return to the capital to attend the old emperor's funeral and, incidentally, to support the new emperor.

After all, if the new emperor ascends the throne and she, who is on par with General Bude in the empire, does not attend, many people will probably have some thoughts.

Esdeath didn't care who became emperor; all she wanted was to fight to her heart's content.

So, to avoid trouble, she really had to make an appearance at the old emperor's funeral and the new emperor's coronation ceremony.

"After collecting the spoils and reorganizing the troops, we will return to the capital tomorrow."

Because the old emperor died suddenly, Esdeath had to return to the capital for the time being. As for Yang Cheng, who had escaped, she would have to find him later.

"What exactly happened here while I was carrying out General Esdeath's orders?"

After Esdeath left, Riva looked at Neu and Esdeath, who were also members of the "Three Beast Warriors," and asked them a question.

The two who witnessed everything quickly told Liva what had happened.

"I didn't expect General Yang Cheng to be so well-hidden... But knowing General Esdeath's personality, she probably won't let him off so easily, right?"

Riva and Yang Cheng had a good personal relationship. After all, before pledging allegiance to Esdeath, Riva was also a righteous imperial general.

Liva had long since realized that Yang Cheng, who possessed certain principles and was inherently upright, was somewhat out of place with them.

"Damn it, if I had known Yang Cheng was that strong, I would have challenged him long ago."

Upon hearing the words of the battle maniac Istars, Niu retorted mercilessly, "Then you'll be killed outright, won't you?"

You probably saw the previous battle, right? Yang Cheng is someone who can fight General Esdeath.

In a way, that guy should be considered a monster too.

If I remember correctly, he wasn't a Teigu user yet, was he?

If he also obtains a powerful Imperial Arm, wouldn't his strength be approaching that of General Esdeath?

Is it really true that he's related to General Esdeath? I really hope he won't become our enemy in the future.

While the three beast warriors were chatting, Esdeath, who had left, felt the blood still surging within her. She stretched out a hand, a slightly excited smile on her face, and said, "Yang Cheng, you can't escape my grasp!"

Yang Cheng, who had already escaped thousands of miles away and hunted a dangerous species to prepare for dinner, suddenly shivered and then added more firewood to the campfire in front of him.