This must be a lie!

Marin stared at the scene with her eyes wide open, feeling as if she was dreaming.

The emperor is dead?

Minister Ernest is dead too?

General Bud is dead too?

Just die like that?

It was completely different from what Marin had imagined. They were killed so easily in front of everyone that it seemed a little unreal to Marin.

"Are you okay, Myne?"

At this moment, a voice sounded, and Marin turned around and saw Chi Tong wearing a cloak and appeared beside her, staring at her. The guards who were originally responsible for guarding her and Hill seemed to have completely lost consciousness. The weapons in their hands fell to the ground. Everyone looked at the figure on the platform as if they were watching a horrible nightmare, and they didn't even notice that Chi Tong had come to them.

And Akame didn't care about the opinions of the guards and directly pulled out Murasame. There was a flash of sword light, and the next moment the chains binding Maine and Hill were immediately cut off.

"Thank you, huh...but it still feels a little hairy."

After moving her wrist, Mine looked at Murasame in Akahime's hand. Even though she knew that Murasame's curse had been "killed", the impression she had formed over the years could not change so quickly.

"It's fine."

"I know, it's just a habit...Hill, are you okay?"

"Yeah... I'm fine."

Hearing Maine's question, Hill nodded. At this time, the guards nearby finally realized that something was wrong. They turned around and looked at Chi Tong and the other three. However, contrary to Maine's expectations, they did not come up to fight. On the contrary, these guards were stunned for a moment, then screamed, turned around and ran away.

"this……"

Looking at the panicked looks of the guards, Marin stood there in a daze, not knowing how to react.

"Oh my, this is really panicking."

At the same time, another voice sounded. Turning around, they saw Chelsea coming to the two of them with a smile on her face.

"The entire arena is now in chaos. To be honest, I didn't expect Mr. Fang Zheng to be so tough... Here, your imperial weapons. The people who are keeping them are so scared that they are out of their minds. It's understandable, after all, the emperor and Minister Ernest are all dead..."

As she spoke, Chelsea handed the two imperial weapons on her back to Ciel and Mine respectively.

"What's the situation outside now?"

At this time Fang Zheng also walked over slowly and asked, while Chelsi giggled.

"It's already a mess, especially in the palace. The situation outside is not much better. Many people have spontaneously come out to protest. Moreover, they are very eager to let the hero who killed the emperor and the ministers come out and say a few words to them."

Having said that, Chelsea smiled and winked at Fang Zheng.

"Why don't you go out and say a few words? Maybe you can become the emperor."

"I'm tired of being the emperor, and this trick is enough after one try. It's a bit boring to play it a second time."

Fang Zheng seemed to have no interest. In fact, the current situation was simply a replica of Xiang Yu's situation. At that time, Fang Zheng occupied Xianyang, and then Xiang Yu came to seize the throne. Now Fang Zheng occupied the imperial capital and had to face the challenge of Esdeath. Of course, if Fang Zheng wanted to, he could also kill Esdeath and then become the emperor again... But as Fang Zheng said, he was tired of being the emperor. Now was his vacation time as an assassin, so he should stop playing the emperor.

"Really? Aren't you afraid that the revolutionary army will come and steal the fruits of your victory?"

"If they are not afraid of Esdeath, they can come."

Fang Zheng snorted in disdain at Chelsea's question. Are you kidding? Esdeath isn't dead yet. Do the Revolutionary Army have the guts to occupy the Imperial Capital? Do they think they've lived long enough?

"But I still have to say a few words."

Fang Zheng clapped his hands, then leaped up, carrying the emperor's body to the top of the high wall. At this time, many people had gathered in the direction of the arena. Many of them had learned of the emperor's death, but they did not dare to believe it. Therefore, even so, they broke through the city gate and came here, wanting to confirm this fact with their own eyes.

Then they saw Fang Zheng standing on the high wall, and in his hand was the emperor's body.

"The Emperor is dead."

Looking at the crowd gathering below, Fang Zheng threw forward casually. The next moment, the emperor's thin body suddenly leaped down from the high wall, then jumped up like a bungee jump, and then hung down.

Looking at the emperor who seemed to be hanged on the city wall, everyone exclaimed.

"Ernest is dead, too."

Fang Zheng waved his hand, and soon, the second body fell down.

"Bud is dead, too."

As corpses appeared one after another, people exclaimed again and again, and in the end, there was even deathly silence all around.

"The Empire is dead."

Then, Fang Zheng opened his hands.

"But this doesn't mean anything. You are still here, still living on this land. The old empire is dead, and a new empire will come. As long as you are still here, this country will not be destroyed. Remember, the emperor is just a symbol. The power of the symbol is given by the people. Without the people, it loses its power and meaning."

Fang Zheng lowered his head, but everyone stared at him in silence.

"Go back and continue to live as usual. You will find that the world will not stop spinning because of someone's death. Oh, by the way, I have to say one more thing. We are still here. Although we will not ascend the throne and become emperors, we are still here watching everyone. If any of you want to take this opportunity to kill, rob, commit violence, and do evil, then please remember that we are still watching you."

“…”

No one spoke, and soon the crowd gradually dispersed. They walked back calmly and calmly, just as Fang Zheng said, as if they just came here for a walk and then returned to their lives. Fang Zheng glanced around, and after the crowd below had left, he turned around and returned to the arena.

"What should we do next?"

Seeing Fang Zheng returning to the arena, Chelsea asked curiously, and Fang Zheng shrugged.

"We just have to wait for Esdeath to come back, but before that, it seems we have one last trouble to deal with."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng looked towards the entrance of the arena.

At the same time, two figures were walking out.

"elder sister……"

Kurogiri clenched the hilt of the knife in his hand and stared at Akame with a pale face. Beside her, a girl with red hair and a green skirt also held a sharp blade in her hand and looked at everyone expressionlessly.

"Black pupils..."

Looking at her sister, Chi Tong hesitated for a moment, then walked forward, but at this moment, Fang Zheng stopped her.

"You go deal with the red-haired guy, and I'll take care of your sister."

"……I see."

Hearing Fang Zheng's order, Chi Tong hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded. Then she glanced at Hei Tong, turned around and walked towards the red-haired woman. Hei Tong just stared at her sister and walked towards her. But at this moment, Fang Zheng appeared in front of her, blocking her way.

"Get out of the way."

"Your opponent is me."

Looking at Hei Tong in front of him, Fang Zheng chuckled, and Hei Tong gritted his teeth and raised the imperial weapon in his hand.

“Get out of the way!”

With a roar, Hei Tong suddenly swung his blade at Fang Zheng, but Fang Zheng simply blocked it with his hand and deflected Hei Tong's blade.

"Alright, alright, it's about time for the sisters to stop quarreling. The emperor is dead, why are you still sulking here?"

"Stop talking nonsense, what do you know!?"

At this moment, Heitong seemed to have given up on himself. He waved his sword at Fang Zheng frantically and roared loudly.

"My sister and I have been together since we were young. I don't want anything but to be with her. But my sister abandoned me and the Empire! She joined the resistance!"

"Then why don't you just go with your sister?"

Fang Zheng swung the hidden blade in his hand and blocked Hei Tong's attack again.

"How could I possibly do something like that?!"

Hei Tong slashed at Fang Zheng again and shouted at the same time.

"For the sake of the empire, we have eliminated so many enemies and lost so many companions, but my sister completely ignored all of this and betrayed us, betrayed those companions who sacrificed their lives, and betrayed me! I will never, ever forgive her!"

"But now it's all over."

However, facing such an angry Hei Tong, Fang Zheng only added fuel to the fire.

"The emperor is dead, and everything you protected is gone. Let me see... almost all of your companions are dead too. So this is why you came to duel with Chi Tong?"

"That's right, only my sister and I can survive!"

“Haha…”

After hearing Hei Tong's answer, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly.

"He is indeed a little devil."

"What did you say!?"

Hearing this, Hei Tong glared at Fang Zheng with a cold murderous aura. However, facing Hei Tong's murderous aura, Fang Zheng spread out his hands helplessly.

"When I heard what Akame said, I thought it was a big deal...but it's just this? Just this? Oh...as expected...kids just deserve to be punished!"

Just as he finished speaking, the next moment the hidden sword in Fang Zheng's hand suddenly flashed with a cold light and stabbed towards Hei Tong!