Chapter 164: [161] : Airmid’s Blessing, Budo's Demise!
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"Oh!"
After a brief moment of silence, a resounding roar echoed across the entire battlefield as everyone witnessed what was happening.
The soldiers who were about to die had come back to life; such a scene provided an unimaginable boost to morale.
With such a precedent, one could imagine that the soldiers in the ensuing battles would fear neither death nor injury, fully committing themselves to this life-and-death struggle.
"This is Miss Airmid's power!"
Feeling his stamina recovering, Tatsumi, who was engaged in a fierce battle, shouted excitedly.
Tatsumi could never forget the scene when Sayo and Ieyasu were brought back from the brink of death by Airmid's magic.
Receiving the magic's blessing and feeling their strength rapidly returning, Tatsumi, Wave, and Kurome all felt immense joy.
For them, as Teigu users, using their Teigu consumed their physical stamina.
Unlike at the beginning, Tatsumi and the others had now fallen into a tough battle.
And unlike before when their opponents were only the Three Beasts.
At this moment, their opponents had increased by four more people.
They were the Four Rakshasa Demons, former personal bodyguards of Prime Minister Honest.
These four were warriors hailing from the world's largest training ground, the Imperial Fist Temple.
Moreover, while training their bodies to the extreme, they had also reached a pinnacle in martial arts.
These two extremes combined made them not at a disadvantage when facing ordinary Teigu users.
They could even defeat them.
After all, the essence of a Teigu is a weapon.
No matter how strong your weapon is, if you yourself are weak, you still cannot attain great strength.
Therefore, although the Four Rakshasa Demons were not Teigu users themselves, they possessed combat power at the level of Teigu users.
In the initial clash, Tatsumi and the others had been overwhelming the Three Beasts.
But with the addition of the Four Rakshasa Demons, the balance of power between the two sides was severely disrupted.
The Four Rakshasa Demons were once the personal bodyguards of Prime Minister Honest.
After the Prime Minister was imprisoned, the four were also put into jail by General Budo, awaiting execution ordered by Emperor Mika.
But after realizing Mika's true identity, General Budo, who was secretly amassing power, took them under his command and hid them away.
And after this battle began, they quickly joined the battlefield.
Originally, the four wanted to support General Budo, but as a warrior, General Budo naturally wouldn't accept their help.
So the four joined the battle among the Teigu users.
Just as the situation on the field was tilting in favor of the Three Beasts, Kurome finally unleashed her Teigu.
During this period, under Airmid's treatment, Kurome's body had gradually recovered to a safe state.
So she received Airmid's permission to fight.
But at the same time, Airmid also instructed her.
Because her body had just healed, if the situation allowed, Airmid hoped that Kurome wouldn't use her Teigu.
Kurome gladly accepted this.
As the saying goes, "The heart is made of flesh."
After this period of treatment, Kurome's attitude toward Airmid became very cordial.
Therefore, she obeyed Airmid's orders without question.
Of course, although Kurome unleashed her Teigu, she did not fully unleash it.
Kurome's Teigu, "March of the Dead: Yatsufusa," can manipulate dead bodies, making them exert strength not inferior to when they were alive.
That is to say, if properly prepared,
Kurome alone can display the combat power of eight people.
As for why it's not nine people?
Because as she manipulates the corpses, Kurome's own stamina greatly decreases.
Therefore, when the Teigu is fully unleashed, Kurome herself doesn't have much combat ability.
However, in this battle, Kurome did not fully unleash her Teigu "Yatsufusa."
Because her biggest trump card is the largest among the eight corpses:
A Super-Class Danger Beast's corpse.
And the reason Kurome didn't summon it is that she was worried its destructive power was too great and could easily destroy the palace.
But even so, the three of them—Tatsumi, Wave, and Kurome—still suppressed the seven opponents in terms of combat strength.
But as time passed, their stamina gradually waned.
Especially Kurome; the burden of Yatsufusa on her was indeed too heavy.
Therefore, as time went on, their advantage was gradually disappearing.
But at this moment, the stamina recovery effect brought by Airmid's magic truly allowed the three to catch their breath.
With the help of magic, Tatsumi and the others continued to suppress the Three Beasts and the Four Rakshasa Demons.
And they looked for the right opportunity, aiming to defeat their opponents.
...
"Didn't expect you to have such talent by your side!"
Glancing at Airmid in the distance, Esdeath, standing on the ground, said with a light smile.
"I have plenty of excellent warriors under me; it's your experience that's too shallow!"
Mika also smiled and replied.
Although Mika and Esdeath were in a fierce battle, both maintained light smiles on their faces.
Because both were feeling extremely exhilarated at this moment.
That feeling of being evenly matched made them unable to stop.
Gazing deeply at Mika, Esdeath said softly, "Perhaps."
"But no matter what, Victory is mine!"
"Don't make me laugh! Victory? That belongs to me!"
With absolute confidence shining in their eyes, Mika and Esdeath confronted each other head-on.
Their confident gazes fiercely collided in midair.
In the next moment, the two swiftly charged at each other, swinging their weapons.
"Clang!"
As the sound of weapons clashing rang out, their battle entered a new round.
But this time, Esdeath no longer engaged in pure physical confrontation.
When she swung her sword at Mika, two winding ice pillars stabbed toward him from behind.
This time, the even colder ice pillars no longer feared the heat released by the flames.
They shot rapidly toward Mika.
But Mika was no pushover.
He exerted force with his foot, spinning his entire body around.
As he turned, two flame sword auras flew toward the two ice pillars.
Both sides shattered completely upon collision.
Finally turning into fragments that dispersed with the wind.
This became the pattern of their subsequent battles.
From then on, every attack Esdeath launched was accompanied by countless ice creations.
And Mika continuously swung out flame sword auras, slicing them apart one by one.
Whenever Mika attacked, Esdeath would prepare ice shields to defend against his assaults.
Or she would raise ice spikes midway in Mika's advance to hinder his attacks.
Because Esdeath's every attack and defense was perfectly timed,
It made it difficult for Mika to gain the upper hand.
Their battle unsurprisingly reached a stalemate.
"Truly worthy of being called the 'strongest,' General Esdeath!"
"Such strength is indeed unparalleled in this world."
Watching Esdeath's every move and expression, Mika couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
But the stronger Esdeath was, the more it ignited Mika's fighting spirit.
Mika had already planned everything in his mind to defeat Esdeath.
But now was not yet the time for the decisive battle.
At this moment, he was still waiting for Mellie's signal.
...
"Hmm, finally done!"
Looking at the officials who had all pledged allegiance to her, Mellie couldn't help but stretch lazily.
Then she curiously looked outside the palace.
"Has Fufu not completed the task yet?"
Because he had long anticipated the possibility of General Budo and General Esdeath rebelling, Mika had already made plans for the battle with these two.
As for Esdeath, even Mika couldn't afford to be careless.
Her ultimate skill, "Mahapadma," even if Mika were accidentally hit, he probably wouldn't escape unscathed.
Therefore, Mika had prepared a big gift for Esdeath.
But before he could deliver this gift, Mellie needed to make some preparations.
And because Mellie had other important matters, she entrusted this task to Fufu.
In Mellie's view, whether she did it or Fufu did, there was no difference for such a simple task.
As her strength increased, her Nen ability was also continuously improving.
At this time, Fufu already possessed considerable intelligence.
It could fully carry out the tasks Mellie assigned.
"Doesn't this mean I have nothing to do now?"
Thinking of this, Mellie paused for a moment and then walked toward the distant battlefield.
"Then I'll go watch the fun!"
...
"Clang!"
The spear in her hand struck fiercely against General Budo's arm guard.
The sound of their collision echoed into the distance.
At this time, Airmid was still facing General Budo.
Although with the help of his Teigu, General Budo had gained strength equal to Airmid's.
But that was just earlier.
As time passed, Airmid had gradually adapted to General Budo's attack style.
Facing the lightning he released, Airmid, in the state of "Transparent World," could completely evade them without a trace of injury.
At the same time, under the effect of the magic "Dia Fratel," Airmid's stamina remained at its peak.
As for General Budo?
While entangled with Airmid, his stamina was rapidly depleting.
As the battle progressed, General Budo's heart grew increasingly heavy.
Airmid's martial prowess horrified him.
Especially her ability to seize opportunities, which made him extremely uncomfortable.
If not for his Teigu's ability to deal area damage to defend by attacking, he might have already been riddled with holes.
But the large-scale attacks resulted in rapid stamina depletion.
Seeing Airmid's condition still at its peak, General Budo couldn't help but feel a trace of despair.
Could he really not turn the tide and save the Emperor?
Just as General Budo thought this, Airmid, who was always observing his state, immediately noticed.
"His mind is unsettled—a flaw!"
Upon discovering this Weakness, Airmid, who had been waiting, immediately launched an all-out attack.
She stomped heavily, and her figure transformed into a blur, rushing toward General Budo.
"Not good!"
Seeing Airmid charging swiftly, General Budo immediately realized he had shown a flaw.
Although he had lost focus for less than 0.1 seconds.
But it was this 0.1-second lapse that caused him to lose the initiative.
"I cannot lose here!"
In rage, General Budo slammed his fist into the ground.
In the next moment, several lightning pillars descended from the sky, enveloping him in the center, aiming to block Airmid's advance.
But how could Airmid stop her steps now?
General Budo was right before her.
The distance between them was already negligible.
In this situation, Airmid shouted loudly: "Enhance!"
"Over Enhancement!"
With determination, Airmid activated her Nen ability.
At this moment, her aura was continuously rising.
Then, at the peak, she forced her way through the descending lightning pillars, charging directly to General Budo's side.
"It's over, General Budo!"
"I cannot die here; His Majesty is still waiting for me to rescue him!"
Staring intently at Airmid, who had passed through the lightning, General Budo, crouching on the ground, attempted to counterattack.
But his movement was obviously a beat slower.
And that single beat made all the difference.
"Slash!"
With the sound of a weapon piercing flesh, Airmid's spear penetrated General Budo's neck.
"It's over!"
"Ah!"
Hearing Airmid's words, General Budo clearly wanted to say something.
But with his vocal cords pierced, he couldn't utter a sound.
In the end, amidst his silent struggles, Airmid pulled out her spear.
Sending this General completely to the afterlife.
"General Budo... General Budo actually lost!"
Because the battlefield between Airmid and General Budo was in the center, his death was witnessed by all the surrounding soldiers.
Seeing this scene, the soldiers on Mika's side immediately had a surge in morale.
Conversely, the enemy soldiers' morale plummeted to the lowest point.
After all, the one who died was General Budo!
You must know, the core of this rebellion wasn't the strongest Esdeath, but the more renowned General Budo.
These elite soldiers were willing to rebel because their leader was General Budo!
But now General Budo was dead.
This fact immediately shocked the soldiers.
Seeing this, it was mild to say their morale hit rock bottom; some soldiers directly dropped their weapons and chose to surrender.
General Budo, who could lead them and give them a bright future, was dead.
If they didn't surrender, did they have to sacrifice their lives for a young Emperor they had never met and weren't sure was real?
Isn't that absurd?
As some "smart" enemy soldiers surrendered, a large number of hesitant and confused soldiers immediately followed suit.
Thus, large swathes of enemy troops began to surrender.
Seeing this, the Four Rakshasa Demons, who were battling Tatsumi and the others, panicked.
And they began to think about fleeing.
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