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Esdeath did not stop such discussions, and even let them continue.
As a result, Kong Yang became a special figure in the army. Although he looked weak and frail, like a pretty boy, no one dared to treat him with disrespect.
This surprised Kong Yang greatly; they truly lived up to their reputation as soldiers under Esdeath.
It should be understood that soldiers admire the strong, especially combat units like this. Kong Yang had only been associated with Esdeath for a short time, yet he was treated with such respect by so many soldiers.
It is clear that Esdeath was almost a 'faith' in their hearts.
Such an army is an invincible weapon on the battlefield; its unity of purpose makes it truly terrifying.
At the front of the army, Esdeath and Kong Yang each rode a horse, followed closely by the Three Beast Warriors, and behind them were the marching troops.
"Kong Yang, are you really alright?"
Esdeath looked at Kong Yang, whose body was still clearly 'weak', and said.
She had originally planned to stay a few more days, but Kong Yang refused. This was a favor she owed him, and if she continued, Kong Yang, a grown man, would be too ashamed to stay.
"It's alright, Esdeath, don't worry."
"Okay, if you feel unwell, you can let me know."
"it is good."
Kong Yang smiled slightly. Although his body was still in a terrible state, the battlefield was the place he looked forward to the most, rather than resting on the spot.
After all, Kong Yang now possesses not only the original sins of lust and gluttony, but also the gate to great sins.
As a dark artifact capable of containing the original Seven Deadly Sins, the Gate of Sins can naturally absorb all negative forces in this world, including and exceeding the scope of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Furthermore, death and slaughter are the easiest things to breed darkness and sin, therefore, war is Kong Yang's best medicine for recovery.
"General, we have discovered a village ahead. It is a village of a different race."
Just then, a scout returned and reported to Esdeath.
Upon hearing about the village, the three beast warriors standing nearby immediately lit up. As Esdeath's subordinates, they naturally inherited Esdeath's preferences to some extent: invasion, slaughter, and the survival of the fittest were their current will.
"A village? How many people are there?"
"It's a village with about a thousand people, but most of them are young and middle-aged."
"Heh~, a village? This is an outpost of the alien race, but it doesn't matter. Daidas, lead a squad and wipe them out."
"Yes, Lady Esdeath."
Daidas immediately smiled with excitement. He was a battle maniac who loved fighting strong opponents to increase his experience points.
For him, every battle is a process of accumulating experience points, so he enjoys fighting, looks forward to battles with the strong, and especially likes to lead the charge.
"Men, charge into battle with me!"
"Yes, Lord Daidas." *N
Daidas took the lead, riding his horse at full speed forward, followed closely by a group of men.
Everyone's faces were filled with excitement and madness; this was a bloodthirsty army.
"What an excellent unit, Esdeath. This is the best unit I have ever seen, bar none."
"It's just a small-scale operation; the real war hasn't even begun yet."
"Then I'm really looking forward to it."
"As expected, Kong Yang, I wasn't wrong, we are the same kind."
Esdeath stared at Kong Yang, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
They all believe in the "survival of the fittest" law of the Black Forest, and all talk of human kindness and morality is bullshit; only power matters.
It is only natural for the strong to slaughter the weak. If one day you are oppressed or even killed, it only means that you are too weak and you have no one else to blame.
However, over the years, no one has resonated with her on this idea.
Even the Three Beast Warriors and her soldiers only accepted all of this under her influence.
Kong Yang, however, is different. Like herself, she is a believer in 'power'.
"Perhaps, this is fate."
"Really? I think so too."
Esdeath laughed, and laughed heartily, all of which was seen by Riva behind her.
Looking at this man, Liva felt a mixture of envy and jealousy. This man now possessed what he had always dreamed of.
"Hey, Liva, are you alright?"
"I am fine."
Liva took a deep breath and composed himself.
From the very beginning, he was very clear about his position; he was merely Esdeath's servant, nothing more.
To have such thoughts about one's master is extremely disrespectful.
Meanwhile, Daidas and his soldiers had arrived at the alien village.
'Tap~ Tap~ Tap~'
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
At the village entrance, a member of another race immediately spotted the approaching Daidas and his men.
'Pfft~'
However, just as he shouted, a flying axe smashed his head open.
Teigu Belvark, the Teigu of Axes, can only be wielded by those with extraordinary arm strength, but its attack power is also extremely strong. It can be split into two axes and thrown out, and as long as it has strength, it can track the enemy.
"Experience points gained, attack, attack, I need more experience points."
Led by Daidas, the Imperial soldiers charged into the village like wolves among sheep.
"Damn Imperial soldiers, die!"
"Go to hell."
"I don't want to die yet."
"Why, why are there soldiers from the Empire?"
"Kill them!"
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Because of the sudden attack, the entire village of alien tribes was caught off guard, and the battle ended easily.
Soon, the main force arrived, but the village had already been captured, and corpses were everywhere. The surviving aliens were all tied up and awaiting Esdeath's orders.
After Kong Yang arrived here, he began to absorb all the negative energy in the area.
However, there weren't many lustful or gluttonous ones among them. Although the Gate of Great Sin could absorb all negative forces, without the corresponding Great Sin to be attributed to, Kong Yang's absorption efficiency was nearly ten times worse.
If there are 100 units of anger here, now that Kong Yang has absorbed them, only about 10 units will remain.
However, this is already very good. Without the Gate of Great Sin, Kong Yang wouldn't even have gotten one-tenth of this.
Chapter 4: The Fear Inflicted by Esdeath!
Esdeath dismounted and looked at the dozen or so people who were tied up.
A once vast village of a thousand people was reduced to just a dozen or so. This is the cruelty of war.
"Those damned Imperials, they suddenly launched an attack on us."
"You were defeated simply because you were too weak, there was no other reason."
"Esdeath, you better not let me live, or I will definitely kill you."
The alien's gaze toward Esdeath was filled with resentment and anger, as well as an intense killing intent. He wasn't joking; he was serious. This was a deep-seated hatred.
However, Esdeath laughed immediately in the face of this alien threat.
"Untie their ropes."
"Yes, General."
The soldier standing nearby did not hesitate to take out a knife and then released the dozen or so people.
The dozen or so aliens were stunned; they didn't understand what Esdeath meant.
"Let's go."
"What do you mean?"
"You are now free, I will not kill you."
"Are you trying to humiliate us? You slaughtered our village and now you want to let us go?"
"That's right. You who are burdened with hatred will definitely do anything to survive, and then come back to kill me. That would be perfect."
"you………"
"Go, use all your means, and then take your revenge on me."
"You'll regret this, Esdeath."
The dozen or so people exchanged glances and quickly left, since no one wanted to die.
Neither the three beastmen nor the surrounding soldiers were surprised by this.
This happens frequently. After each victory in a war, most of the enemy is killed, and most of the prisoners are also killed. However, a few are always spared and released.
This is Esdeath's intention: let them go, let their hatred sustain them so they can live on and then take revenge on Esdeath later.
Esdeath loves war and enjoys the feeling of crushing and annihilating all her enemies.
Therefore, she will not let the war end. After eliminating one alien force after another, she will leave behind the seeds of hatred, which will slowly take root and sprout, eventually becoming Esdeath's enemy again in the future.
That way she can enjoy war forever. This is Esdeath, a super S-type queen general.
After doing all this, Esdeath glanced at Kong Yang out of the corner of her eye.
This was the best opportunity to confirm his thoughts. This was a village that had just been invaded, surrounded by corpses and blood, and there were even many women who had been violated by her soldiers.
If Kong Yang was merely pandering to her before, he will definitely show it now.
Years ago, General Najendan, who was also the youngest general in the empire, betrayed the empire because she couldn't stand her own behavior.
Often, subtle changes in a person's face are enough to reveal their thoughts.
When Esdeath looked at Kong Yang, she noticed that his expression hadn't changed much from beginning to end; in fact, a hint of disappointment and lingering satisfaction flashed across his face.
Esdeath noticed all of this, and immediately became even more certain that Kong Yang and she were of the same kind, the same kind of people.
The other side will also enjoy the pleasure and excitement brought by war, and will not have any of those messy thoughts.
Kong Yang had no idea that Esdeath had seen and misunderstood the subtle changes in his facial expressions after he absorbed all the negative energy here.
The reason for the disappointment is that this is ultimately just a village, with less than a thousand people and their negative influence is too little.
As for feeling unsatisfied, it's because the depletion of the ethereal energy had only just begun; it ended before it even started, hence the feeling of unsatisfaction.
Moreover, Kong Yang honestly didn't care about the murdered aliens or the humiliated women.
He didn't know them, nor did he care about them. So what if you killed more? As for the women, these women, who looked like Native Americans, were of such poor quality in Kong Yang's eyes that he simply ignored them.
"keep going."
With Esdeath's command given, the army continued its advance.
This is just an appetizer. The appearance of a foreign village here means that we have entered the territory of the northern foreign tribes.
This means that the real war is getting closer and closer.
However, even though she had entered someone else's territory, Esdeath had no intention of speeding up her advance.
She was waiting, waiting for all the tribes of the northern alien races to gather together, after all, she was well aware of her own fearsome reputation.
The entire northern region is covered in ice and snow. In such a place, hunting from village to village is too time-consuming. It would be much simpler to gather them all together and then wipe them out in one fell swoop.
Moreover, the more people they had, the more excited Esdeath became, because that's what made it feel like a conquest.
And so, over the next week or so, they encountered more than a dozen villages, and without exception, they were all slaughtered.
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