"Hahaha, avenge that useless father, what a joke?"
Hearing Esdeath's words, Shura laughed maniacally.
That old geezer.
His death was for the best.
Since the person in front of him could control the empire by force,
why couldn't he?
"Although I don't know what you're talking about, since you're an enemy, there's only death."
Having learned how to use magic power under Linde's guidance, Black pupil raised her hand and immediately gathered magic power in her palm.
The next moment,
a beam of magic power shot out, striking Shura on the rooftop.
Buzz!
A brilliant light flashed, and the magic power beam instantly disappeared, as if it had been forcefully erased.
"Haha, with this Imperial Arm, I am simply invincible."
Looking at Black pupil, Shura took out his Imperial Arm, Dimension Arrangement Shangri-La.
Immediately, Linde's gaze also fixed on the Dimensional Array.
In this world,
not many Imperial Arms caught his eye.
But this Dimensional Array was definitely one of them.
After all, this was an Imperial Arm involving space.
Although the demons' Teleportation Magic had similar magic,
it was only suitable for travel and absolutely not for use in combat.
"What, are you interested in my Imperial Arm?"
Noticing Linde's gaze, Seryu's face twisted into a sneer: "Give up. The only weakness of this Imperial Arm is that it consumes too much stamina."
"But now, I've found a way."
As he spoke, a syringe appeared in his hand, which he plunged fiercely into his neck.
Buzz!
In an instant, with Seryu at the center, countless spatial coordinates began to spread, eventually covering almost the entire Capital.
"Are you really that confident?"
Linde looked at him with a half-smile.
"Hahaha, haven't you seen it?"
Seryu paused, then burst into laughter: "While it's true you killed that Bude fellow, you do have some skill."
"But under my Dimensional Array, you won't even get a chance to get close…"
Bang… Splat!
A head flew out like a cannonball, exploding in mid-air.
The surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
Whether it was Seryu's subordinates, ready to act at any moment, or the resentful Seryu, all were frozen in place.
They stared at Seryu's headless corpse, their pupils gradually widening, their eyes as if they would pop out.
"Imperial Arms are indeed good things, but the owner is too weak."
Linde, who had appeared on the rooftop at some point, held the Dimensional Array in his hand.
What good is instantaneous movement?
His reflexes couldn't keep up.
He didn't even have a chance to use the Imperial Arm.
"Seryu just died like that?"
"What kind of joke is this?"
Izou and the others exchanged glances, seeing the horror in each other's eyes.
Seryu's Dimensional Array was their biggest trump card for taking action.
Who knew Seryu would be taken out in an instant?
Even the Dimensional Array was stolen.
Looking at the indifferent Linde in the distance, sweat drenched their backs.
Should they fight?
They couldn't win.
Without any communication, they simultaneously fled in different directions.
Watching this, Linde ordered: "Esdeath, Kurome, don't let them escape."
"Yes, Master."
Esdeath and Kurome nodded simultaneously, their figures already vanishing from where they stood.
"Indeed, these guys are all trash; they can't be relied upon to uphold justice."
Seryu, the only one standing still, showed a look of disgust on her face.
"What, do you think you represent justice?"
Linde looked at her amused: "In the end, you're just satisfying your own desires in the name of justice."
"What do you know, you rebellious person."
Seryu glared at Linde: "Today, I will deliver justice's judgment upon you."
"Kill him, Koro."
The moment her voice fell, the small dog accompanying her leaped up.
This was none other than the Imperial Arm, Beast Transformation: Hekatonkheires.
"Roar!"
Koro let out an earth-shattering roar, its entire body beginning to swell infinitely.
In a blink of an eye, a colossal beast several zhang tall opened its gaping maw towards Linde.
"Seriously, do you think such a useless thing can kill me?"
Linde shook his head and gently raised his arm.
Buzz.
Magic power converged in Linde's palm, and a crimson beam of light instantly released, directly enveloping Hekatonkheires.
Boom!
A terrifying explosion resounded, and violent gusts of wind spread in all directions.
"Roar…"
Only a single, extremely mournful scream emerged from the explosion, then silence.
Seryu stood frozen, her lips trembling: "Ko… Koro."
"It's dead. No need to call."
"Ah ah ah ah, I'm going to kill you!"
Seryu, acting insane, leaped up and came before Linde, throwing a punch.
"Naïve."
Linde sidestepped the punch, his other hand directly grabbing Seryu's head, then slamming it heavily onto the eaves.
Bang!
Seryu grunted, her eyes rolling back as she completely fainted.
Linde grabbed her collar and descended from the rooftop.
Not long after.
Kurome and Esdeath had already returned to rendezvous.
Esdeath's clothes were spotless, she was merely carrying two frozen heads.
Behind Kurome were several lifeless corpses.
"It seems everything is resolved."
Linde, holding Seryu, said helplessly: "My mood has been ruined. Let's go on a date next time."
"Understood, Master." 2… In the sleeping quarters.
As soon as he returned, Linde had already thrown the unconscious Seryu onto the carpet.
Kurome glanced at Seryu, somewhat curiously asking: "Master, why didn't you just kill the enemy? Why bring her back?"
Esdeath looked a little strange: "Master, you're not thinking of taking her as a Retainer/Subordinate, are you?"
"Half right."
Linde snapped his fingers and said faintly: "To be precise, I want to conduct an experiment."
He had just seen it.
Seryu had the potential to become a Retainer/Subordinate.
He wanted to try.
Whether someone full of hostility towards him.
An unwilling person could become a Retainer/Subordinate.