While Lancer and Esdeath were fighting, Liver had already led the team and others to sneak into the city.
I have to say, 'Demon Armor' was really useful, especially the built-in invisibility ability was perfect for scouts. As long as the enemy didn't look closely, they would never think there would be a person there.
It was by using the pathfinding ability of 'Demon Armor' that the group easily bypassed the blockade and entered the city.
But what happened next was beyond their expectations.
According to the information collected by Lancer and the Imperial Guard, this man named Honest was very good at 'scheming'. He was like a poisonous snake, quietly hiding in the dark, and would deliver a fatal blow only when the opponent showed a flaw!
So they originally thought that the other party would be hiding in a secret room somewhere, and the original plan was to capture one of his subordinates and interrogate them for the location, but they didn't expect the other party to be standing openly on the city wall. This was a bit unexpected.
Are there traps?
There were undoubtedly traps, but given the current situation, they had to act even if there were traps. However, they still needed to confirm. It didn't matter if they stepped into a trap for the target, but if it was for a fake target, it would be a loss.
"Warden, can you confirm that guy's identity?"
"No problem. I have seen the other party a few times. Both his movements and other details are exactly the same. Even if there is an Imperial Armament that can imitate a person's appearance, it can't be exactly the same as the original owner!"
The gloomy man, who was called the 'Warden', possessed 'All-Seeing Eyes [The Observer]', which gave him a much stronger observational ability than normal creatures when using his ability. He was also one of the core figures in this mission.
"Since the target has been confirmed — move!!"
According to the original plan, Lancer should have cooperated with them from the inside and outside, but Esdeath's appearance forced them to execute plan B. The first to act was Liver, whose Imperial Armament was the only one that could attack from a distance among all of them.
Although it seemed very unfavorable to use an Imperial Armament that manipulates water on land, this was an exception, because the water content in the entire space was increasing sharply due to the battle between Esdeath and Lancer.
Liver easily condensed several water blades, and as Liver made his move, two figures also shot out from beside him.
Two figures, one silver and one blue, shot out. They were undoubtedly 'Demon Armor' and 'Noble Chariot'. Behind them was Bols, who was carrying 'Inferno Call'. His Imperial Armament was a medium-range weapon, and it had to get close to the opponent to show its power. And that 'Warden' was holding a long sword and following closely behind. He was a 'non-primary combatant', and his main task was to lock on to Honest and act as a commander and lookout to protect everyone.
And Honest, who was standing on the city wall, showed a 'ferocious' smile when he heard the sound of something breaking through the air behind him.
"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~"
The water blades passed by Honest, but they were swallowed by a crack that suddenly appeared. In front of 'Demon Armor', an Imperial Armament user holding a strange scythe and 'Gozuki', who was already on the empire's wanted list, appeared. At the same time, the city wall next to Honest also shook violently, and then a stone giant rushed towards Bols!
"Spread out!!"
"Bang!!"
Along with the roaring sound, the interface was directly overturned, and countless onlookers and rebel soldiers were turned into corpses by this one blow...
There was no doubt that Honest had been waiting for this for a long time.
Although he didn't know how many Imperial Armament users would be besieging him this time, at least for now, it hadn't exceeded his estimated data.
"If a gap appears later, have your reinforced soldiers go and plug the gap! As long as we get rid of that man, this will be our victory!"
High-end combat power was enough to influence the outcome of a battle, and this did not depend on his direct damage. It was more reflected in the suppression of the enemy and the morale boost for his own side. As long as Lancer was killed by Esdeath later, it would be his chance, and...
A cold light flashed in Honest's eyes. Although Esdeath hadn't done anything during this time and was mostly just waiting silently in her room, the feeling of having someone pressing down on him was really uncomfortable.
In his opinion, with his arrangements, that man named Lancer was bound to die. The more important thing was how to deal with Esdeath. It would be best to have her and the other party die together!
The movement of the battle in the city was not small, but when he saw the stone giant appear, Lancer knew that Liver and the others had probably engaged with Honest's Imperial Armament users, but unfortunately, Lancer at this time had no time to support the battlefield in the city.
Normally, he would charge with the spear tip forward, but at this time, he had to put his hands behind his back to move faster, and the original thrust had to become a slash. The purpose of this was to speed up the area of destruction.
A thrust was undoubtedly more lethal, but a slash could attack more targets.
Although Esdeath, who had been chased quite miserably by Lancer before, was a bit unhappy, she had to admit that she couldn't defeat Lancer in close combat, so she had to change her thinking — since she couldn't win in close combat, she would kite him.
Under her command, the entire battlefield became a maze of ice and snow, and this maze was also full of deadly traps, both the almost ubiquitous ice blades and, more importantly, the 'dangerous species' made of various types of ice.
Although these dangerous species were not too strong, the characteristic that they would be restored after being shattered was really disgusting. It seemed that the other party planned to wear Lancer down to death, and after he discovered Esdeath's purpose, he also started to 'maneuver' without hesitation.
Icebergs, dangerous species, traps...
This place was almost a recreation of Esdeath's hometown. The world of ice and snow was her home ground, and Lancer endured the biting cold wind while looking for a slim 'hope' in this world of ice and snow.
Suddenly, he found that a certain place was revealing a strange aura.
Is it a trap?
Let's try it!
Feeling the temperature of his body constantly dropping, he knew that he couldn't keep this up. The rapid conversion of a large amount of blood in a short period of time had already made the 'cape' unbearable, and at the same time, the cracks in the two weapons were also increasing with the constant fighting. If he still couldn't find Esdeath, then he would have to retreat first, and at least take some measures to keep warm.
But when the spear in his hand pierced the solid ice, something 'unexpected' happened.
Esdeath, inside the solid ice, had a face full of disbelief, as if she didn't know why Lancer was able to find her; and Lancer also didn't expect to find Esdeath so easily.
But the fat man on a certain section of the city wall clenched his fist fiercely!
"Get ready to teleport!"
There was no doubt that that strange thing just now was a trick by Honest. His goal was to kill both of them directly. Whether Esdeath or Lancer won, it was a failure for him. He was waiting for this very moment!!