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While Uchiha Madara still needed some time to reach the Imperial Capital, let us shift our attention to Night Raid.
While Uchiha Madara annihilated the Revolutionary Army and before Najenda returned, Night Raid's interior remained calm.
According to Najenda's previous orders, Akame was currently acting as Night Raid's interim leader. Beneath her were the other members of Night Raid: Mine, Leone, Lubbock, Sheele, and Bulat.
The six of them, under Akame's leadership, continued Night Raid's operations, carrying out their usual work.
This day, the six members of Night Raid had no missions; each was doing their own thing.
Bulat, the most enthusiastic, was bare-chested and full of vigor on the training ground. Akame, eagerly anticipating lunch, was hunting in the forest near the Night Raid base. Mine was also training with her Imperial Arm in the forest. Sheele was reading her book. Leone was bathing in a spring somewhere. Lubbock was secretly peeking at her bath.
Everything was so orderly, until…
A massive shadow enveloped the forest outside the Night Raid base. A powerful aura was undeniably emanating!
At the same time, the six scattered members of Night Raid simultaneously startled and looked up.
What arrived was a flying Danger Beast, shaped like a Devil Manta Ray, soaring through the sky towards the Night Raid base!
Undoubtedly, sitting atop it was Najenda, who had just rushed back from the annihilation of the Revolutionary Army, along with Chelsea.
Seeing this, the six members of Night Raid promptly put down their work and training and rushed back to the Night Raid base.
As professional assassins, their physical conditioning was quite strong. In a short while, all of them rushed back to the Night Raid base, just in time for the Devil Manta Ray-shaped flying Danger Beast to land.
Under Akame's leadership, the six members of Night Raid stood in a well-trained line, chests held high, fighting spirit soaring.
However, their boss, Najenda, who disembarked from the Devil Manta Ray-shaped flying Danger Beast, for some reason, seemed very distressed.
Moreover, Najenda carried a huge package on one arm and supported another young girl with the other.
Akame, as the interim leader, was the first to step forward, asking with great concern:
"Boss! What happened to you!? Also, who is this…?"
Supporting Chelsea, Najenda quickly said to the six people:
"Sigh… it's a long story. This is Chelsea, a new member who has joined Night Raid. She suffered quite a serious injury for some reasons, and we didn't have time to treat it on our journey here. Akame, please take her to get bandaged up first!"
"Yes!"
Akame was very obedient and took Chelsea to Night Raid's infirmary to bandage and treat her wounds.
Although Najenda didn't say anything, the hearts of all Night Raid members were heavy.
To be called "a long story" by the boss, with the boss looking distressed, and even this new member's injuries being untreatable even before rushing back — it must be something truly terrible.
Could it be… that the two of them encountered Esdeath on their way back!?
More than one Night Raid member had such a guess, but Najenda said nothing, and they could only speculate.
After hiding all the Imperial Arms she carried in Night Raid's storage room, Najenda quickly gathered all the Night Raid members and initiated an emergency meeting.
All members of Night Raid gathered urgently in the meeting room, with even Chelsea, who had just received a hasty bandaging and treatment, being no exception.
The order reached all Night Raid members to assemble, and it took less than a minute. This showed the excellent training of the Night Raid members.
In the Night Raid meeting room, Najenda, seated at the head of the table, slowly scanned her beloved subordinates, her gaze sweeping over each member. She secretly nodded, then began to speak:
"Everyone, I presume you must have questions about why Chelsea and I returned in such a hurry, and why we called an emergency meeting so urgently. I have to explain this matter."
After a brief pause, Najenda swept her gaze over the members, her voice very heavy as she said:
"This matter is… the Revolutionary Army… has been annihilated!"
Earth-shattering revelation!
It truly was an earth-shattering revelation!
All the members of Night Raid, upon hearing this news from Najenda, were utterly stunned, their mouths agape, their tongues tied. The shock in their hearts was simply beyond words.
Their first reaction was that the boss was joking!
However, looking at Najenda's heavy expression, and the severe injuries of the new member, Chelsea, although it was hard to believe and they were very reluctant to accept it, they finally realized that this matter was true!
The entire meeting room fell into a deathly silence, and the faces of all Night Raid members looked quite grim.
The deathly silence lasted for about five full minutes.
During these five minutes, Najenda didn't say another word, merely sighing inwardly, waiting for her subordinates to slowly digest this news.
Night Raid members like Bulat, Akame, and Leone had relatively mature minds, so they were the first to process and accept this earth-shattering disappearance.
Sheele… she was naturally naive. Although shocked by this, it wasn't very difficult for her to accept it.
However, for Lubbock and Mine, who were younger and not mature enough, it was the hardest to accept such news.
Lubbock was the first to stand up, shouting excitedly at Najenda:
"How is this possible!? Boss! That was the Revolutionary Army! How could such a huge Revolutionary Army just be annihilated!?" Najenda gave Lubbock a helpless glance, her voice filled with sorrow and calm as she replied:
"Lubbock, although I'm very reluctant to believe it, this is the truth."
Lubbock slumped back into his seat, his eyes vacant.
Next was Mine, whose expression was quite agitated. She directly stood up, slammed both hands on the table with a thump, and stared directly at Najenda, asking:
"Boss! Who on earth annihilated the Revolutionary Army!? The Empire? The Path of Peace? Or other foreign races!?"
All the Night Raid members' gazes collectively gathered on Najenda. This was the question they desperately wanted to know.
Being gazed at so intently by her subordinates, Najenda found her words increasingly difficult to utter, but what needed to be said still had to be said.
She said helplessly and with a sigh:
"None of them… the Revolutionary Army… was annihilated by a single person!"
"What!?" x 6
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