NOVEL NEXT Chapter 11: All Members Gather
Akame, this is a very common name. Perhaps her parents gave her this name simply because of her red pupils. Judging by her appearance alone, aside from the sword in her hand, anyone who has seen her would be captivated and think of her as just a beautiful girl.
But a person's identity cannot be determined by their appearance.
It is said that she is the most ruthless assassin in the imperial capital and is known as the trump card of Night Raid. When she was young, she and her younger sister were sold to the Empire and entered the assassin training center for training. She is one of the seven elites. After that, she completed the tasks assigned according to the Empire's wishes. All assassinations were carried out alone. During her missions, she continuously felt the darkness of the Empire and eventually joined Night Raid.
It can be said that in terms of assassination skills alone, this 15-year-old girl can be considered one of the top figures in this world. Many powerful figures have died by her hand. Moreover, she also possesses an Imperial Arms named Murasame.
Murasame can kill a person instantly even with the slightest scratch, and its power is even more terrifying in Akame's hands. The combination of the demonic sword and the assassin brings nightmares to the officials in the imperial capital.
As an assassin, Akame is undoubtedly highly skilled. In the original work, even the strongest of the two empires, Budo and Esdeath, have suffered due to her extraordinary ability to conceal her aura. No matter the situation, her pupils remain unchanged.
However, this time, a slight expression of surprise appeared on Akame's delicate face.
Several long swords appeared out of nowhere and blocked the person in front of her like a shield, stopping Murasame.
'What's going on? How did these swords appear?'
Although confused, Akame did not stop her movements. She exerted strength in her legs, and her body moved away. Her judgment was correct. The next second, several long swords stabbed into the spot she had just been.
"I must praise your decisiveness and your extraordinary assassination skills." Shirou stored the weapon in his hand, clapped, and praised.
"Was that the effect of your Imperial Arms just now?"
"Who knows? It might be a Servant Arms (Singu)."
"...Are you looking down on me?" Akame's eyes focused on her opponent. "I've fought a Servant Arms user before, but it's impossible for Servant Arms to have such power."
Four hundred years after the creation of Imperial Arms, the emperor at that time also attempted to create Imperial Arms, but he was never able to surpass the previous Imperial Arms. The emperor considered this a disgrace, so he mocked these weapons as Servant Arms and sealed them away. After so long, Servant Arms were brought out and used again. Although their performance was not as good as Imperial Arms, their power was still quite high. However, one thing is certain: Servant Arms are definitely not as good as Imperial Arms, and Akame knows this better.
Shirou did not respond to her words but instead looked around.
"There might be some of your comrades hiding in this area. If they come out one by one, it would be quite troublesome even for me."
"What are you talking about?" Akame felt a bad premonition in her heart.
Shirou ignored her and instead looked at Keith, who had fallen to the ground earlier – the unconscious dangerous species creature was now tightly wrapped by hundreds of silk threads.
"Let's capture them all. Assassins who act openly are much easier to deal with than those who act in the shadows."
As Shirou spoke, a massive wave of magic power erupted from his body. The tremendous force even caused the wind to blow in the surrounding area.
'Danger!'
Akame's perception ability, which is several times stronger than that of an ordinary person, repeatedly warned her. She gritted her teeth and rushed forward again. Although she didn't know what the person in front of her intended to do, as long as she killed him before that, she could stop it. This was her plan and what she did.
It was too late.
Swords: long swords, heavy swords, short swords, rapiers, and swords... A large number of swords formed a sea of swords, floating in the air of this area, like a dark cloud covering the sky, blocking the sun, and even darkening the hearts of the Night Raid members.
"What kind of joke is this! This number is too exaggerated." Mine said with a slight tremble.
Just now, with Bulat's help, she finally managed to shoot down all the arrows and realized this was the scene.
"Indeed, this enemy is very strong!" Bulat stared seriously at the rain of swords in the air, and his hand holding the spear unconsciously tightened. He wasn't too worried about himself now. After all, in terms of defense alone, he could be considered the best in Night Raid, but it's hard to say for the others.
However, the Night Raid members didn't have time to think too much. The swords fell like a heavy rain.
This was nothing short of a disaster. The area centered on the Night Raid base and the land within a 100-meter radius seemed to be in the midst of a war, with countless swords falling indiscriminately at bullet speed, completely altering the topography of the area.
"AAAAAAHHHHH!!!" Bulat roared, focusing his mind to the extreme, swinging the spear in his hand to block the incoming swords for Mine.
These swords were just ordinary beautiful swords, not even the lowest-ranked Noble Phantasm, but speed is power. Even a drop of water shot at bullet speed can kill a person, let alone these swords. Therefore, even with Bulat's martial skills, he was still in a difficult situation.
The other Night Raid members also showed their skills. Mine raised the Pumpkin in her hand. The powerful firepower and genius shooting skills made the swords around her disappear. It seemed she was the most at ease among them.
Akame beside her had to give up on the plan to attack Shirou and relied on her agility to do her best to avoid the attacks.
The other Night Raid members hiding in the darkness also used their own methods to withstand the attacks from the sky.
A green-haired man used several silk threads to weave an airtight net, protecting himself and another woman with mechanical arms and an eye patch. The strong silk threads deflected the incoming swords, not harming them in the slightest.
The man's name was Lubbock, a member of Night Raid, with a somewhat lustful and reckless personality, but in reality, he deeply cared for his comrades and possessed an Imperial Arms named Cross Tail.
The other woman was Lubbock's crush, named Najenda, the leader of Night Raid and a former general of the Empire.
Another purple-haired woman wearing a purple cheongsam held a large pair of scissors and barely blocked the attacking swords, but the tremendous force made her step back one step at a time. Although she was in chaos, she still managed to block them.
Sheele, a member of Night Raid, a natural glasses-wearing girl. Although she was usually very silly, she was very determined when performing tasks. She possessed an Imperial Arms named Extase, an Imperial Arms in the form of scissors that can cut anything in the world. Due to its high hardness, it can also be used for defense.
No matter how many there were, they were still limited. The sword rain stopped after less than ten seconds, but Shirou's goal had been achieved. The previous wave of attacks had cleared all obstacles within a hundred meters. The Night Raid members could no longer hide and were all exposed to his sight.
"Hu..." He slowly exhaled in relief and stopped the flow of magic power in his body.
If his magic power hadn't increased dozens of times compared to before, he really wouldn't have dared to play like this. If he had been the target of a group attack before, his magic power would have been exhausted, but now he only felt a little mentally tired.
But at that moment, a voice came from afar: "What on earth is going on?"
Looking at the yellow animal-eared girl who had just arrived at the scene, the corner of Shirou's mouth slightly curved upward.
'Now, it's complete.'
On this ordinary day, deep in the mountains, a Heroic Spirit from another world met all the members of the legendary local assassination organization.