"Father!" Numa looked at the center of the field in disbelief.
How could it be!
His father had actually been captured alive!
Esdeath arrived at the center of the battlefield, then stepped on the King.
"Do you want to live? Or do you want to die?"
"Mercy! I want to live!" The king pleaded.
"You should know what to do now, right?"
"I... I know!"
Looking at the spineless King, Esdeath kicked him forward with disdain.
The King was just at home eating food and singing songs, and then he was captured alive.
He looked up at his son and shouted furiously, "Bastard, surrender! Do you want to see your own father die?"
Numa's eyes widened, looking at his father's desperate plea for surrender to save his life, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
This... this was the current King?
Surrendering was impossible, he had to be fully prepared. He held a card in his hand. Although he didn't understand the words on it, the devil's symbol told him what it was.
This was a Teigu that summoned a devil at the cost of one's own life. He didn't believe that the woman in front of him could defeat a devil.
Numa took a deep breath. He raised his bow and aimed at his father.
"Father, please die!"
"Rebel! What are you trying to do!"
Numa looked at his father coldly, and his finger released the arrow, which pierced through the King's head.
As the King fell, Numa led his soldiers out of the city.
"Warriors! The Empire's invaders are ahead! For the tribe! Annihilate them!"
Their morale greatly boosted, the soldiers shouted as they charged towards the Empire's troops.
Esdeath watched this scene, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes.
"An interesting fellow."
She entered the battlefield personally, facing Numa's army of thousands singlehandedly.
Esdeath drew the blade from her waist, and the cold air around her intensified.
As she waved her hand, countless ice walls surged forward, forming a barrier of ice.
The soldiers of the Northern Kingdom were swallowed by the ice walls, frozen within them.
Numa's heart tightened at the sight, but he did not retreat. He charged towards Esdeath with his spear.
Looking at the charging Numa, Esdeath's figure flickered, appearing before him, and then she slashed down with her sword.
So fast!
Numa quickly raised his spear to block. The blade cut through, severing the spear, and at the same time, his abdomen was slashed open.
Numa immediately reeled back, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
"So... so strong."
"If you have any more tricks, use them. Make it fun for me, and maybe I'll withdraw my troops." Esdeath said.
Numa wiped his mouth and pulled out the card.
Seeing this, Esdeath became interested, waiting for his next move.
"Ancient devil, I awaken you at the cost of my own life, to return to the human world.
Transform the world into a scene of hell."
A magic circle appeared, and a towering pillar of light shot straight into the sky.
"Haha, I didn't expect to encounter something so interesting!" Esdeath's face showed excitement.
Inside the pillar of light.
Numa looked at Abel, who had black wings, and was momentarily stunned.
Abel looked at Numa, frowning. He had thought it would be a beautiful girl, he didn't expect it to be this unlucky guy.
He was branded as a slave by Esdeath, played with, and then killed.
Numa was about to speak, but Abel's spear pierced his body, and in his dying moments, he heard Abel's words.
"I know your request. I will destroy all nations, and you will become an undead to witness everything."
"Th-Thank you."
Numa died, becoming one of the million Undead troops.
As the pillar of light dissipated, Esdeath saw a white-haired, red-eyed man walk out. Beside him, Numa was already dead.
"A Teigu I haven't seen before, one that uses one's own life force as a price. Interesting."
Esdeath looked at Abel in the distance, a look of excitement on her face.
The next second, she appeared in front of Abel, her blade slashing towards his neck.
Just as it was about to cut his neck, Abel extended his hand and used three fingers to pinch it.
A hint of surprise flashed in Esdeath's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by excitement.
She was certain that this guy was not a Teigu, but a living, breathing person.
Abel looked at Esdeath, the corners of his lips curving upwards.
Not bad, he had found his high-end combat power.
At this moment, Esdeath increased her strength, wanting to pull back her blade, but found that it was firmly held by Abel, unmoving.
"An interesting fellow."
Esdeath suddenly released her blade and kicked Abel's abdomen.
Abel firmly grabbed Esdeath's ankle, then threw her into the air. Esdeath flipped in the air and landed steadily.
This action made the soldiers behind her look on in disbelief. Someone could actually block their General's attack!
Esdeath looked at Abel with great satisfaction, he was qualified to become one of her own.
At this moment, Abel toyed with the blade, then threw it back.
"Catch it."
Esdeath gripped it firmly, then looked at Abel, her eyes slightly bright.
But then, Abel's words made her slightly stunned. "Esdeath, become a devil. From now on, serve me for life and fight for me."
Devil?
Serve?
Esdeath was slightly puzzled. She didn't understand the former, and as for the latter...
She looked at Abel.
Hmm... he fit her aesthetic perfectly. She just didn't know if his other conditions met her requirements.
However, she decided to give Abel a chance to conquer her.
The strong can arbitrarily control the weak. This was Esdeath's creed.
"If you want me to serve you, then you must defeat me. Of course, conversely, if I defeat you, you will belong to me."
Abel's smile deepened. "As you wish."