A biting cold wind blew across his face.
Numa stood on the city wall, looking at the swirling snowstorm before him, his Soldiers all prepared for battle.
At this moment, the ground began to tremble.
Figures emerged one by one from the snowstorm.
Leading them was a blue-haired beauty with fair skin, a tall figure, and dressed in a white military uniform.
She was Esdeath, the strongest person in this world.
Numa looked at Esdeath below, a grave expression on his face; he knew of this woman's deeds.
The Empire's strongest General.
He wondered if he could defeat her.
Of course, such emotions could not be revealed, as he was the spiritual pillar of this army and its people.
Therefore, there could not be a trace of negative emotion.
Esdeath looked at Numa atop the city wall.
"The strongest Brave of the Northern Kingdom?"
"I wonder how long he can last; I hope he can make this fun for me."
Esdeath had an inexplicable smile on her lips; without any dialogue, she waved her hand.
The battle erupted instantly, without any warning.
Numa's original plan to advance south turned into a defense of the capital, while Esdeath began her northern expedition.
Soldiers from both sides clashed like a tide, and the shouts of battle instantly resounded through the heavens and earth.
So, next came the command of both armies.
Time flew by, and three days passed.
Corpses lay strewn across the snowy plains.
"Damn it!"
Numa punched the city wall, the battle below still ongoing, people constantly falling.
His heart was bleeding; these were his people! His Soldiers!
He searched for Esdeath's location.
This woman... had not appeared even once since yesterday.
Could it be that he wasn't even worthy of her making a move?
Numa gritted his teeth and said, "Where is that damned woman now!"
He didn't know what Esdeath was doing; it couldn't be that she was going straight for the king alone.
Numa's guess was not wrong.
Esdeath had already captured the King alive from the Northern Kingdom's palace, or rather, she had seized Numa's father.
It is well known that from ancient times, spear users have E-rank luck, with only Zhao Zilong being an exception.
His luck, as a spear user, was also not good.
Just as Numa was calming himself, the woman who had been missing for a long time appeared, dragging a lump of flesh behind her with chains.
She walked towards the battlefield.
Fighters from both sides stopped fighting.
The Empire's Soldiers stopped because their General had arrived, while the Northern Kingdom's Soldiers stopped because they saw their King.
"K-King."
Attacking the city is inferior to attacking the heart.
This was truly a strike at the heart!
"Father!"
Numa looked at the center of the field in disbelief.
How could it be!
His own father had actually been captured alive!
Esdeath arrived at the center of the battlefield, then casually stepped on the King.
"Do you want to live? Or do you want to die?"
"Mercy! Mercy, I want to live! I want to live!"
"You should know what to do now, right?"
"I know."
Looking at the spineless King, Esdeath kicked him forward with disdain.
The King felt pain all over his body.
He was just at home eating hotpot and singing songs, and then he was directly captured alive.
He looked up at his son and shouted furiously.
"Bastard, surrender! 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?
His once spirited father was gone.
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 demon's symbol told him what it was.
This was an Imperial Arm that summoned a demon at the cost of one's own life.
He just didn't believe that the woman in front of him could defeat a demon.
Numa took a deep breath; he could only fight with his back against the wall. 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.
The arrow, like a shooting star, 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!"
(Brothers, regarding this guy Numa, I don't think he would surrender just because of the King's words, so let's leave it at that.)
The Soldiers were shocked by Numa's actions, their morale greatly boosted, and they shouted as they charged towards the Empire's Soldiers.
Esdeath watched this scene, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes.
"An interesting fellow."
She lightly leaped and entered the battlefield.
One person facing Numa's army of thousands.
Esdeath drew the sharp blade from her waist, and the cold air around her intensified.
Looking at the charging Soldiers, her lips curved upwards, and then she waved her hand.
Countless ice walls surged forward, forming a barrier of ice.
The Brave 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, directly severing the spear, and at the same time, his abdomen was slashed open and instantly frozen.
Numa immediately reeled back, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
"So... so strong."
"Hey, if you have any more tricks, use them. Make it fun for me, and maybe I'll withdraw my troops."
Looking at Esdeath before him, Numa wiped his mouth.
He pulled out the card.
Seeing this, Esdeath became interested, waiting for his next move.
"Ancient demon, I awaken you at the cost of my own life, to return to the human world.
Transform the world into a scene of hell!"
As his words fell, a magic circle appeared, and a towering pillar of light shot straight into the sky.
"Haha, interesting, I didn't expect to encounter something so interesting!"
Esdeath's face showed excitement; she was somewhat looking forward to what would happen next.
Inside the pillar of light.
Numa looked at Abel, who had black wings, and was momentarily stunned.
He didn't expect... that he would actually summon a demon.
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 betrayed by his own King, then branded as a slave by Esdeath, played with enough, and then kicked to death.
How truly pathetic.
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 evil spirits.
As the pillar of light dissipated, Esdeath saw a white-haired, red-eyed man walk out.
Beside him, Numa was already dead.
"An Imperial Arm I haven't seen before, a biological Imperial Arm that uses one's own life force as a price."
"Interesting, too interesting."
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