Indeed, the one who arrived was none other than Uchiha Madara's constant thought, Esdeath.
At this moment, within the military formation surrounding them, Esdeath and Uchiha Madara exchanged glances, their eyes communicating.
Uchiha Madara, as always, smiled.
However, Esdeath returned a smile to Uchiha Madara that she considered provocative, but which Uchiha Madara found playful.
Seeing Esdeath's smile, Uchiha Madara reacted instantly, this girl is up to something!
Sure enough, Esdeath turned, and facing the cheers of the vast army behind her, she accepted them gracefully.
Esdeath's appearance was nothing short of a powerful heart stimulant for these disheartened soldiers!
In the eyes of these Imperial Army soldiers, Esdeath's strength was extraordinary. As one of the Empire's strongest, on par with their Grand General Buder, her appearance at this moment was incredibly timely!
With General Esdeath's formidable strength, even if she couldn't defeat these "27 demons" in front of her, at the very least, saving Grand General Buder and leading them to a successful retreat should be no problem.
Esdeath gracefully faced the cheers, then turned to question the Imperial Army soldiers:
"What exactly happened? How did Buder end up in such a state?"
The general immediately dismounted, scurrying over to Esdeath, and tearfully denounced Uchiha Madara, pointing and gesticulating:
"General Esdeath, it was this man who beat Grand General Buder into this state! Please, Grand General Esdeath, avenge Grand General Buder!"
The general spoke with great sorrow. Esdeath, however, paid him no mind. She turned around theatrically and glared fiercely at Uchiha Madara, her voice sharp and chilling:
"I know Buder's strength. I never expected that someone could beat him into such a state now. How interesting. I can't resist a duel with you!"
Esdeath's tone erupted with fighting spirit.
At this moment, both Uchiha Madara and the general were baffled.
Uchiha Madara was baffled because, seeing Esdeath's stance, it truly seemed like she intended to fight him!
What's going on? Hasn't this girl been beaten enough by me already?
Furthermore, if the two of them really went all out here, it would probably destroy half of the Imperial Capital. Is this girl really playing for keeps!?
The general was baffled because, hearing Esdeath's tone, it seemed like she genuinely intended to fight a proper battle.
He quickly recalled Esdeath's personality: she was a battle maniac. She didn't fear battle; she feared the absence of battle. When encountering powerful enemies, she wasn't afraid; instead, she was delighted!
No, this won't do. In the current situation, I cannot let Esdeath vent her desire for battle!
The general directly knelt on one knee, pleading with Esdeath:
"General Esdeath, this fiend's strength is extraordinary. If General Esdeath were to fight him, it would undoubtedly affect a wide area. This place is too close to the Imperial Capital; accidentally damaging the Imperial Capital would be disastrous."
"Your subordinate humbly requests, General, to temporarily curb your fighting spirit and first bring Grand General Buder back to the Imperial Capital for further discussion!"
Completely disregarding the general's plea and advice, Esdeath's gaze burned as she stared at Uchiha Madara, unclear whether she was muttering to herself or speaking to the general, or to Uchiha Madara across from her:
"Forget all that messy stuff for now. First, let me test this fellow. I've just developed my strongest move yet, and if I don't try it on this person, I'll be itching to death!"
Uchiha Madara and the general were both stunned at the same time.
Esdeath's words, while seemingly rejecting the general's advice and plea, were actually a reminder to Uchiha Madara.
I've just developed my strongest move, now let's see if you can handle it. If you can, I'll still be your woman. But if you can't... hehe, then you'll just be my little plaything!
Uchiha Madara felt a strong sense of challenge. He immediately smiled, playing along with Esdeath:
"Hahahahahaha... I never expected General Esdeath, one of the legendary strongest in the Empire, to be such a beautiful woman. Esdeath, do you want to test my strength? You can, but after you lose, don't cry, alright...?"
Esdeath declared war, and Uchiha Madara accepted the challenge.
Seeing the situation developing in an unpredictable direction, the general, kneeling on one knee beside Esdeath, immediately grew anxious and pleaded with Esdeath again:
"General Esdeath, please forgive me!"
Esdeath grew impatient and snapped at him without turning her head:
"Shut up! If you keep babbling, I'll freeze you into an icicle!"
The general was struck dumb, and helplessly lowered his head. He couldn't stop Esdeath.
"Don't worry, I'm just directly unleashing my strongest move here. It won't affect too wide an area, and it will be very quick. Perhaps, it will be completed before you even realize it..."
Ignoring the general, Esdeath exerted pressure towards Uchiha Madara.
As Esdeath moved, she clearly uttered five words:
"Maha Patama..."
In that instant, terrifying cold air instantly spread from Esdeath's body. A dreadful chill immediately permeated the surroundings. The temperature instantly dropped to an incomprehensible degree, and these temperatures, under Esdeath's control, directly affected the surrounding space-time!
With a crunch, the surrounding space-time was completely frozen by Esdeath!
The entire space-time turned ice-blue. Within this ice-blue, frozen space-time, no one else could move freely except for Esdeath herself. All the soldiers had no idea what was happening. In other words, with the freezing of space-time, their thoughts and lives were also brought to a standstill.
Letting out a long breath, Esdeath walked up to Uchiha Madara, who was similarly frozen, and smiled enchantingly.
"This move is called Maha Patama. Its effect is to directly freeze space-time. I comprehended and developed it on my way back!"
Saying this, Esdeath extended a slender, jade-like hand, about to caress Uchiha Madara's face:
"I admit your strength is terrifyingly strong, but facing such an unreasonable move from me, you must be helpless, Madara..."
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