Chapter 203: Help
— Although I do not know where you are from, you are quite strong, " Esdes waved her hand, and dozens of ice spikes quickly rushed forward.
Su Xiao's pupils narrowed slightly and he began to focus on those ice spikes.
The sword in his hands began to continuously cut through the ice spikes.
Su Xiao felt that Esdes was very strong. She was stronger than any enemy he had ever encountered. She wasn't even serious right now. If they started fighting seriously, the two of them would most likely die.
Looking at the Esdes in front of him, Su Xiao realized that if he wanted to advance quickly in the empire and get closer to the emperor, then Esdes was a very good opportunity to do all this.
— You've won, I want to become your subordinate, " Su Xiao's words stunned Esdes.
— Are you kidding me? This kind of fight can't satisfy me, " Esdes was clearly unhappy with this outcome.
— Even if the army is coming to your rear right now?
— The army? Esdeath paused. She loved fighting, but she wasn't irrational.
Su Xiao squatted down and pointed at the snow.
— One, three, five or so.
When Esdes heard Su Xiao's words, she smiled.
— Five men, of course, can be considered an army, but even if 5,000 men hit our rear, it won't change anything. I don't want to accept you as my subordinate with such a bad excuse.
Su Xiao looked up at Esdes. "And if there are fifty thousand of them?
Esdes glanced sideways at the soldiers nearby. — Is there any news?
The captain nearby immediately shook his head.
— General, we haven't received any news from our scouts...
*Boom-boom!*
The ground trembled slightly, and figures vaguely appeared through the blizzard ahead.
— Go to the fortress, " Esdes immediately gave the order. — You too.
After that, Esdes threw herself against the wall.
Su Xiao raised his sword and followed the soldiers. According to the original story, joining the Esdes Army was a good choice.
Although Esdes was a beautiful female general, she had a penchant for torture and bullying, but even with such unusual traits, Esdes had a very good reputation.
The money that the Empire allocated to Esdes went to ordinary soldiers. She ate and drank the same things as ordinary soldiers, and she wasn't in the habit of taking credit for other people's actions.
The army under Esdes ' command was not like the other armies of the empire. She never took bribes and had good relations with ordinary citizens. Her reputation in the empire was extremely good.
If Esdes had rebelled, she would have had a more than 90% chance of success.
Aside from her love of torture and bullying habits, Esdes was a general with a good talent and reputation.
The disintegrating empire was able to hold out until now mainly due to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under the command of Esdes and Teigu.
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The loud noise gradually approached the fortress, and at this time, several rows of soldiers were already standing on the wall. Some of these soldiers were sick, but although their condition wasn't great, they were still eager to fight.
— Where did so many of them come from? Maybe the information is incorrect? Esdeath stood on the wall and stared into the distance.
Figures in the distance gradually approached the fortress.
Seeing the figures, the soldiers on the wall shouted. "The snow wolves, aren't they extinct?!
Many wolves appeared in their field of vision. Their fur was white and they were the size of tigers. Their white fangs were bared as they ran, making them appear quite ferocious.
— So that's it. It seems that the people of the north have reached a consensus with this cunning beast, " Esdes whispered. She was born in the northern border area and knew something about the situation here.
— General, will we move forward?" Adjutant Esdes asked.
— No need, I was wondering why the army of the north suddenly dared to come forward. It seems that these beasts have given them confidence, " Esdes looked at the many giant wolves below with great interest.
— You, follow me, " Esdes looked at Su Xiao.
Su Xiao hesitated for a few seconds and nodded. This must be some sort of test. Joining the empire wasn't as easy as he thought. He was teleported to a place that was too shitty.
Esdes said a few words to the adjutant, and he hurriedly said — " General, this person's background is unknown, it's too risky.
— It's fine, since he's strong, he can become part of the army. If he shows any ill intentions, I will skin him and throw him into the fire, " Esdes turned and looked at Su Xiao with a look that seemed to have already set points on his body where she would start skinning him.
Su Xiao didn't react at all.
After holding her gaze for a while, Esdes jumped down from the dozen-meter-high wall.
As soon as she landed, a layer of ice formed under her feet.
Esdes pressed one hand to the snow...
*Boom!*
A layer of solid ice instantly spread out in all directions, and the giant wolves began to transform into ice sculptures one after another.
Seeing this scene, Su Xiao wasn't surprised. Esdes was best at dealing with enemy armies and powerful people.
Su Xiao also jumped down from the wall and stood behind her. Gradually, the cold air started to get even colder, and the temperature started to drop rapidly.
The extremely harsh conditions of the north played into Esdes ' hands. A single attack from her was able to kill a thousand wolves, which was already a shocking result.
— Esdes stood up and walked forward, and Su Xiao followed her.
Passing by the ice sculptures, Su Xiao was a little puzzled. Where was Esdeath going? And these giant wolves obviously died for a reason.
— You didn't fight to the fullest, did you? Esdes suddenly asked, and Su Xiao knew that she was determined to find out more about him. After all, he was a dark horse at the moment, so if he didn't clear up the details, then his plan would fail before it even took effect.
Fortunately, Su Xiao had already considered many things.
— Only about seventy percent.
Esdes walked in front and Su Xiao walked behind her, and the two of them walked leisurely and talked.
— Seventy percent? I guess I underestimated you. People like you don't appear out of thin air. If you want to join my army, you must tell me your background and give me your name.
— Good. My name is Byakuya, and I'm from Paxong in the eastern part of the Empire. I worked as an assassin and a mercenary. I was trained by one of their organizations. After serving in it for several years, I was mainly responsible for killing important people, eliminating certain leaders, and so on. I served in the organization for five years, but the top brass finally decided to remove me, and that's the whole story.
Esdeath frowned. Su Xiao's background was somewhat complicated.
— Why did your organization reject you?
— I knew too many secrets. Besides, we won, so I wasn't needed anymore.
Esdes wondered if Su Xiao's words could be trusted. Although Su Xiao's background was somewhat complicated, he was strong.
— And for what purpose did you come to the north?
— I was going to join Numa Seik because I wanted to find a new strong leader, but now I've changed my mind, " Su Xiao's words were simple and clear, and Esdes stopped asking questions for a while.
— What will you do after joining the empire? In the end, Esdeath asked one last question.
— What will I do? The only thing I can do is kill people.
When she heard Su Xiao's somewhat direct response, Esdes nodded. She felt that she was lucky this time. "Homeless", a former assassin of some organization... such people were very much needed in such a chaotic time.
They could do things that ordinary soldiers could never do.
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