64. Midnight Assault

"Najenda, be careful. Retreat immediately according to the plan once you succeed."

Looking at the mansion in the distance, which was many times more luxurious than their own general's residence, Rokugou said to Najenda with a serious expression.

"Okay."

Najenda nodded lightly, said nothing more, and jumped onto a tall building next to her.

According to their plan, Najenda would use her Teigu, Roman Artillery [Pumpkin], to destroy the general's mansion in front, while Rokugou would be responsible for guarding. Once they succeeded, they would immediately retreat, escape the imperial capital overnight, and join the revolutionary army they had already contacted.

"Hoo…"

The night wind blew on her already pale and haggard face, as if to chill her to the bone. Najenda set up her Teigu, Roman Artillery, aimed it at the mansion below in the distance, and took a deep breath.

Her original indifferent expression disappeared, replaced by endless complexity.

Since that day, the girl had been dreaming every night, dreaming of everything those demons had done to her. She struggled, shouted, begged, and was so helpless, with no one to save her.

Now, she could finally take revenge!

As long as she maximized Pumpkin's power, although it wouldn't have the terrifying power of that pink-haired girl, it could definitely easily raze the mansion in front of her to the ground, and those demons who had defiled her would disappear from the world.

However, when the moment actually came, Najenda found herself somewhat lost…

What was she living for? For the empire? The empire was already corrupt, and it was no longer worth her loyalty!

For the people, to save them from misery? But when she needed to be saved, who came to save her?!

Najenda was lost, and even the beliefs she had always held onto were crumbling, as if her entire life had lost direction.

She was a woman stronger than countless others, but she was still just a woman after all…

Although the night was dark, for some reason, it was as if her eyes possessed magical power at this moment, as if she could see through everything and see everything in the house in the distance.

He was probably having fun with his women again, that man who had taken everything from her!

For some reason, Najenda found a sour feeling in her heart when she thought of this.

She shook her head, dispelling the inexplicable distracting thoughts in her heart. No matter what, he would die tonight, and she would die too, and then everything would be over!

Yes, Najenda had decided that as long as she killed that man and those demon women, she would commit suicide! Anyway, she had no beliefs that she had to live for, and the idea of dedicating herself to the country and the people could no longer support her.

"Die!"

A cold light flashed in her silver eyes, and the girl finally made up her mind. A fiery red energy ball was constantly gathering in front of the Roman Artillery. When it reached its limit, Najenda decisively pulled the trigger.

Whoosh!!!

The energy ball turned into a fiery red shock wave, shooting towards the mansion in the distance with irresistible force. The space seemed to be shaking wherever it passed. If nothing unexpected happened, the area below would definitely turn into a sea of fire in the next moment, and everything would dissipate into dust!

However, the unexpected still happened!

Boom!!!

A loud explosion, but it wasn't as big as expected.

Moreover, to the shock of Najenda and Rokugou below, the shock wave didn't hit the ground, but was blocked by a suddenly appearing barrier-like thing when it approached the top of the mansion. Like ripples, no matter how the shock wave collided, it couldn't break through that thin energy wall!

In the end, as the shock wave's energy was exhausted, everything returned to normal again, and the barrier turned invisible again, dissipating into the air, as if it had never appeared…

"The operation failed, Najenda, retreat quickly!"

The first to recover was Rokugou below. Although he didn't know what was going on, he knew that their operation had failed and their whereabouts had been exposed. Cold sweat broke out all over his body, and he shouted anxiously at Najenda above.

"Rokugou, you run away quickly, I'm going to stay."

"These two people will become the biggest threat to the revolutionary army, even more terrifying than the minister. If we don't eliminate them tonight, there will be no chance in the future."

Compared to Rokugou's shock and anxiety, Najenda was unusually calm. She shook her head and said to Rokugou below.

"What nonsense are you talking about! Run quickly!!"

Rokugou was almost angered to the point of vomiting blood, and he had the urge to curse.

Why didn't he insist more and agree to her stupid plan before? Najenda had been acting strangely recently. A clearly foolish decision like this would never have been made by the rational Number One Female General of the Empire in the past!

The situation was urgent. If those two terrifying guys came out, neither of them would be able to escape. Not to mention them, even those police were not people they could deal with. Rokugou didn't care so much, and with a flick of the whip in his hand, he prepared to tie Najenda down and forcibly take her away.

As if she had expected the other party's actions, Najenda jumped to the side and dodged the attack of the long whip, while quickly raising the Roman Artillery in her hand and aiming it below:

"Rokugou, don't force me, leave quickly!"

Her voice carried a hint of determination, even pleading. Najenda really didn't want to drag her friend into this.

"You…"

He was speechless, the girl had already gone this far!

Being able to become a general of the empire, Rokugou was naturally not a hesitant person. He knew that it was impossible to take Najenda away today. Although he felt extremely regretful, this was the path she had chosen.

With a long sigh, he directly dashed towards the direction outside the city.

"That's good…"

Watching Rokugou disappear into the night, Najenda seemed to have let go of her last burden.

Turning around, a cold light flashed in her silver eyes, and she once again aimed the Roman Artillery at the mansion below, gathering energy, and firing!

Boom! Boom boom!! Boom boom boom!!!

At the same time, inside the mansion.

"Hmm… darling, Na… hmm… Najenda is here again, go catch… hmm… her!"

Even with the earth-shattering roar outside, nothing could be heard inside the room, only Esdeath's high-pitched moans echoed continuously.

Although it was late at night, this was the busiest time for Sora. The guard girls were no longer able to fight and were hugging each other, snoring loudly. Seryu and Kije were lying on the side with flushed faces, panting, looking like they had experienced strenuous exercise, although they were a little tired, their faces were full of happiness and satisfaction.

Esdeath's physique was different from ordinary people, and she could always last the longest. At this time, she was hugging Sora, and the two were entangled madly.

With the strength of Sora and Esdeath, they had already discovered Najenda and Rokugou approaching, but the two were in the heat of the moment and didn't bother to pay attention, and with their strength, they couldn't even break the barrier.

However, now Esdeath was a little anxious, worried that Najenda would run away immediately after realizing she had failed. She still wanted to train that woman again. It would be a pity if she ran away!

"Don't worry, she won't… roar… run away!"

With a flushed face, Sora roared in a low voice and sped up his movements again.

He had already sensed the situation outside, and even if the other party ran away, he could still catch her back. Sora had already decided that he would never let that woman go this time!

So, a bizarre scene unfolded: Najenda outside was bombarding the mansion relentlessly, while Sora and Esdeath inside were locked in a desperate embrace. The whole scene felt somewhat beautiful…