The Empire spanned from north to south, but its capital was in the south.
Therefore, this resulted in little snow in the capital, let alone it not even being the season for snow yet, making snowy weather even more impossible.
But now, in a place not far from the capital, the ground was already frozen, and cold winds blew from time to time...
"Um, Captain, what's going on?" A nearby Soldier, shivering from the cold, asked their captain.
"Sigh!" The captain sighed and shrugged. He was able to hold on. Looking into the distance, he said, "It must be two generals fighting."
"Huh?" The Soldier opened his eyes wide and asked foolishly, "Do we need to stop them?"
"Stop them?" The captain glanced sideways at the Soldier who said this. "If you can stop them, go ahead." After speaking, the captain turned and returned to the house.
There were almost no people outside now; everyone had been forced into their rooms by this sudden cold snap and had put on winter clothes early.
There was one more thing the captain didn't say: although it seemed they were quite far from the battle site, they were still affected like this.
If they wanted to stop them, they would definitely have to go to the battle site, right? Judging by the current situation, they would probably be frozen into ice blocks before even reaching the destination. How could they possibly stop them under these circumstances?
The Soldier was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and immediately followed the captain. He wasn't stupid and immediately understood the captain's meaning: he couldn't go seek death.
In the center of the battle, Esdeath and Kaede weren't even panting yet; it seemed it would take quite some time to determine a winner.
However, Kaede knew they didn't have that much time to fight.
The biting cold wind couldn't affect Kaede at all now. Her body was arguably already at the pinnacle of this world; even Esdeath was not her equal.
The reason they had been fighting for so long was that Kaede's Teigu wasn't suitable for this kind of battle. She couldn't hit or cut Esdeath, so her secret techniques couldn't be used. There was only one she could use, but once used, she had to decide the outcome quickly.
After all, that one consumed her own blood.
Thus, Kaede looked at Esdeath and said, "Let's decide the winner with the next move. We don't have that much time."
"Very well." Esdeath nodded. At this moment, her hand was numb from the shock; only Kaede's strength could do that to her. Moreover, their sword skills were similar, and in front of Kaede, she couldn't use techniques to divert the force at all.
In a clash of strength, Esdeath had to admit she was at a disadvantage.
"Then, the next move will decide it!" Esdeath narrowed her eyes, and the power within her began to condense.
At this moment, Kaede sheathed her sword again, eyes fixed tightly on Esdeath, trying to find the best attack position.
The next moment, Kaede's figure disappeared from where she stood and charged at Esdeath. A brilliant light bloomed at this moment.
Esdeath's lips curled into a happy smile; instead of stepping forward, she stepped back.
"Hagel Urspreng!!"
Instantly, a huge ice pillar erupted from in front of Esdeath, stabbing towards Kaede.
The brilliant blade aura collided with the ice spikes at this moment, and immediately, ice shards flew everywhere and the blade aura scattered.
As if by coincidence, the ice pillar was blocked at this moment, and Kaede's sword momentum also paused; it was still a result of neither side winning.
However, Kaede didn't want to continue fighting now. Without using her Teigu, their battle might not end even until tomorrow. It seemed that for two people with such stamina, a battle of this level would take several days to finish.
Blood-red Dragon Pupils began to flicker at this moment. Around Kaede's body, a dragon shadow seemed to appear, roaring at Esdeath.
"Hm?" Esdeath watched this scene, a smile appearing on her lips. "Interesting." Saying this, Esdeath poured all her power into this strike.
At this moment, Kaede's dim blade aura erupted with dazzling light once again, and it was even dyed with a blood-red hue.
The momentum was like a rainbow, unstoppable!
"Slash!"
The next moment, Kaede's sword cut through all obstacles in front of her, and Kaede arrived in front of the stunned Esdeath.
Without hesitation, Kaede, with her remaining strength, swung her sword.
Esdeath could only raise her sword to block in front of her.
"Bang!"
The next moment, a broken sword spun in the air and finally stuck into the icy ground.
At this time, Kaede's sword finally rested on Esdeath's neck.
"Hmph~ You win." Esdeath strangely wasn't angry; instead, she smiled. When that dragon shadow appeared, she had a premonition, and it was indeed so.
"Ah." Kaede nodded, withdrew her sword, and then deactivated that state; it really couldn't be used for long.
The moment she deactivated it, Kaede felt her head spin, and a wave of dizziness hit her. This was a symptom of excessive blood loss.
Not expecting it to consume so much, Kaede fell forward directly, landing in an embrace that wasn't exactly warm.
Kaede recovered a little at this time, gritted her teeth, and was a bit annoyed. She hadn't expected that a mere instantaneous burst would consume so much, not even Kaede had anticipated it.
The next moment, Kaede wanted to struggle to get up, but she found that the hand wrapped around her waist was quite strong, not letting her break free at all.
Before Kaede could ask what Esdeath was doing, she felt a hand on her chin. Following the force of that cool little hand, Kaede opened her eyes.
Instantly, Dragon Pupils met ice pupils.
Then, the next moment, the owner of the ice pupils approached instantly. The owner of the Dragon Pupils seemed to want to resist, but her weak body left her with absolutely no capital to resist.
Eventually, the owners of the Dragon Pupils and ice pupils kissed.
The next moment, Kaede's face was flushed, and her eyes slowly closed. At the moment they closed, a trace of shyness and anger flashed in her Dragon Pupils.
The shyness was normal shyness; the anger was dissatisfaction with this position, that she was the one being held in an embrace.
However, the next moment, Kaede became immersed in this kiss. Esdeath's lips were indeed cool, a thought flashed through Kaede's mind.
After a long while, Kaede, having recovered her strength, pushed Esdeath away. However, Kaede glared at Esdeath and then turned her head away, saying nothing more.
It was just that the flush on her face could not be eliminated no matter what.
"Hehe." Esdeath smiled. Even though she had just lost the battle, she didn't feel sad at this moment; on the contrary, she was quite happy, especially seeing Kaede's appearance, Esdeath's smile grew even wider.
Listening to Esdeath's laughter, the anger on Kaede's face grew more intense, but in the end, Kaede reined in her anger and returned to calmness.
And a look of regret seemed to appear in Esdeath's eyes.
Kaede glared at Esdeath and said, "What is the request you mentioned? Let me see if I can fulfill it."
"No." Speaking of this, Esdeath narrowed her eyes, smiling at Kaede, "My request has actually already been fulfilled~"
"..." Kaede looked at Esdeath, stunned for a moment, then realized what request Esdeath was talking about. Her face couldn't help but flush once again. Glaring viciously at Esdeath, Kaede headed towards the location of the base.
"..." Esdeath touched her lips, then revealed a smile she couldn't suppress no matter what, and followed her.
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