Esdeath looked at Abel in the distance, a look of excitement on her face.
The next second, Esdeath appeared in front of Abel, her saber instantly unsheathed and slashing towards his neck.
Just as it was about to cut his neck, Abel did not turn his head, but directly extended his hand and used three fingers to pinch Esdeath's saber.
At this moment, the two looked at each other.
A hint of surprise flashed in Esdeath's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by excitement; the guy in front of her had given her a big surprise.
Esdeath was certain that this guy was not an Imperial Arm, but a living, breathing person.
And Abel looked at Esdeath, the corners of his mouth curving upwards.
Not bad, he had found his high-end combat power.
At this moment, Esdeath increased her strength, wanting to pull back her saber, but found that it was firmly held by Abel, unmoving.
"An interesting fellow."
Esdeath's mouth curved upwards; she suddenly released her saber and kicked Abel's abdomen.
Abel struck again, firmly grabbing Esdeath's ankle, then gently flung her, throwing 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 saber, then threw it back.
"Catch it."
Looking at the saber, Esdeath gripped it firmly, then looked at Abel, her eyes slightly bright.
But then, Abel's words made her slightly stunned.
"Esdeath."
Abel called out her name, then continued, "Become a demon; from now on, serve me for life, fight for me, and wield your sword for me!"
Demon?
Serve?
Esdeath's expression 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, Esdeath 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."
As soon as his voice fell, Esdeath instantly, as soon as her voice fell, Esdeath instantly rushed towards Abel like a ghost, so fast that she only left a residual image.
In just an instant, the two were within arm's reach.
"As expected of the General."
"Fighting me so casually, you might die if you're not careful."
As she spoke, her saber gleamed with a cold light, slashing towards Abel's neck.
Abel's mouth curved upwards.
Just as the saber was about to touch Abel's neck, Abel's body suddenly disappeared from its original spot like a ghost.
A hint of surprise flashed in Esdeath's eyes.
Without hesitation, she turned and slashed horizontally.
Clang!!!
A deafening sound echoed throughout the entire area.
The Empire's Soldiers covered their ears, but some of the closer Soldiers bled from their ears and then dramatically fainted.
The powerful airwave generated by the collision swept out, and dust flew everywhere.
Esdeath looked closely and saw that Abel had actually blocked her saber with a small knife, his relaxed demeanor making her full-strength attack seem like child's play.
At this moment, Esdeath's desire to fight surged.
Crack~
A faint cracking sound came.
The next moment, Esdeath's saber directly broke in half.
Then Esdeath felt a pain in her abdomen, and her entire body flew backward like a missile, crashing heavily to the ground, forming a large pit.
At this moment, the surviving Soldiers all showed expressions of disbelief.
Their General was so easily sent flying by someone else?
She was the strongest person in the Empire!
However...
"Form ranks! Protect the General!!"
"Enough!"
Esdeath stood up from the pit.
How long had it been?
She didn't know how long it had been!
How long had it been since she had experienced this feeling of being completely overwhelmed in terms of power!
The Soldiers looked at their General in confusion.
"General!"
"I said enough!!"
Esdeath shouted impatiently, and the Empire's army stopped their actions and automatically made way for the General.
Esdeath casually discarded the broken saber.
Then she looked at Abel and slowly walked towards him.
Unconsciously.
With Esdeath as the anchor point, everything she looked at was frozen by ice and snow.
The damaged city wall began to freeze.
The already cold northern land became even colder.
Esdeath's Ice Imperial Arm, 'Demon's Manifestation: Demon's Extract,' activated.
"You are worthy of witnessing the power I possess!"
"Then let me see it properly."
Listening to Abel's words, Esdeath revealed a beautiful smile.
The next instant!
Esdeath moved, and the next moment, a large number of ice thorns rapidly enveloped Abel.
These things were just so-so to Abel.
Abel looked at the incoming ice thorns with a slight smile.
He walked forward while waving the small knife in his hand.
Countless cold lights appeared.
Those ice thorns instantly turned into tiny ice crystals, a very beautiful sight.
"An interesting fellow."
Esdeath said, her expression beginning to turn serious.
Since the ice thorns were shattered, then what about this?
Thinking, Esdeath raised her hand.
The already dim northern land became even dimmer.
A small mountain-like chunk of ice floated into the air.
Giant hail from the sky!
The chunk of ice in the sky smashed down heavily from the air towards Abel.
Abel's mouth curved upwards.
With one hand, he unleashed a Crescent Moon Slash.
A sword qi slash appeared, attacking the ice chunk.
The ice chunk split into two from the middle.
The separated ice chunks fell to both sides, raising plumes of snow mist.
Looking at the man in front of her, the excitement on Esdeath's face never diminished.
She was very much looking forward to his next move.
"Ice... Cavalry!"
As Esdeath used this move, she effectively became an army of one.
One by one, half-human, half-horse warriors formed from ice appeared behind Esdeath; these were her Ice Cavalry.
"Legion battle? Then I'll join in too."
"I am the Lord of the Undead, and also the Commander of the Undead."
"Deceased Undead, appear, dedicate yourselves, and achieve victory for your King!!"
As the Spirit Language activated.
One by one, the deceased Undead descended anew.
Numa, whose life had been taken by Abel earlier, was also among them; they had their own consciousness, but Abel's command was supreme.
Without any words.
The Ice Cavalry and the Undead Legion instantly collided, ice and Undead battling, emitting roars.
The Ice Cavalry wielded ice blades, while the Undead used their pre-death abilities to crush their opponents.
Esdeath watched this scene, her eyes full of excitement; the guy in front of her was giving her more and more surprises!
Moreover, Abel seemed to be her other half, given to her by heaven.
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