Reincarnation Paradise Park

Chapter 205: Chapter 15: Playing Oneself

”Although it’s unclear where you’re from, you’re a good subordinate.”

Esdeath waved her arms, and dozens of ice spikes shot forward rapidly.

Su Xiao’s pupils slightly contracted, starting to track the flight paths of those ice spikes.

The Dragon Slash in his hand swung continuously, shattering the ice spikes that flew towards him one after another.

Su Xiao felt that Esdeath was very strong, stronger than any enemy he had faced before, though she talked a bit too much during battle. If they fought desperately, it was very likely they would both perish together, but he had a way to counter that move of freezing space.

Looking at Esdeath in front of him, Su Xiao suddenly thought that if he wanted to quickly climb up in the Empire and get close to the Little Emperor, Esdeath was a good opportunity.

”You won; I’m now your subordinate.”

Su Xiao’s words made Esdeath pause for a moment.

”Are you kidding? A battle of this level can’t satisfy me.”

Esdeath was obviously somewhat displeased.

”Even if there are army attacks from the rear, it doesn’t matter?”

”Army?”

Esdeath stopped her movement, prepared to charge forward; she just loved slaughtering, not without reason.

Su Xiao squatted slightly on the ground, his fingers inserted into the snow.

”About one, three, and five.”

Hearing Su Xiao’s words, Esdeath chuckled.

”Calling five people an army, even if it’s five thousand, it doesn’t matter. Poor excuse, I suddenly don’t want to take you as a subordinate anymore.”

Su Xiao looked up at Esdeath.

”What if it’s fifty thousand?”

Esdeath turned her head to look at her deputy.

”Have you received any news of an enemy attack?”

The deputy immediately shook his head.

”General, there’s no news delivered by the scout in front...”

Boom, boom.

The ground was still trembling slightly, and in the distance, amidst the flying snow, a dark shadow could vaguely be seen charging in.

”Retreat to the fortress.”

Esdeath immediately led her men back to the fortress.

”You too.”

After saying that, Esdeath rushed towards the wall.

Su Xiao put away the Dragon Slash and followed behind the many soldiers. Based on the intelligence from the original work, joining Esdeath’s army was a good choice.

Although Esdeath was a well-built female general, she had a tendency to abuse and torture enemies. However, Esdeath’s reputation in the army was extremely high.

The money rewarded by the Empire to Esdeath was all used to reward her subordinate soldiers. She would have meals with ordinary soldiers and didn’t have the habit of having special treatment.

The army under Esdeath was different from other Imperial armies, never accepting bribes, and had a harmonious relationship with the Empire’s civilians, with a very high reputation in the Empire.

If Esdeath were to raise the banner of rebellion, the success rate would be over ninety percent, perhaps even higher.

Aside from the penchant for torturing enemies and loving slaughter, Esdeath is indeed a top-tier military talent.

The decaying Empire could stand until now because of the reliance on Esdeath’s hundreds of thousands of troops, though it’s also possible the Empire mastered many Imperial tools.

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The huge rumbling sound gradually approached from afar. There were now rows of soldiers standing on the wall, some of whom were sick and came out to fight, their spirits weary but their fighting spirit still high.

”How could there be so many enemies? Could the intelligence be wrong?”

Esdeath stood on the wall, staring into the distance.

The rushing black shadows in the distance gradually approached, and after seeing their appearance clearly, there was a burst of astonishment among the soldiers on the wall.

”Snowfield Wolves, weren’t these dangerous species extinct?”

What appeared in front of them was a dense pack of Giant Wolves. The fur of these wolves was greyish-white, their size similar to tigers, showing off their sharp white fangs as they ran, with eyes full of ferocity and cunning.

”So that’s it, it seems the Extreme North Army has reached some sort of agreement with that cunning beast.”

Esdeath murmured to herself; she was from the Northern Border Region and knew a bit about the situation here.

”General, should we send out troops?”

Esdeath’s deputy asked.

”Not necessary; I was wondering why the Extreme North Army dared to invade suddenly; now it seems that beast gave the Extreme North Army confidence.”

Esdeath looked with interest at the many Giant Wolves below.

”You, come with me.”

Esdeath looked at Su Xiao.

Su Xiao hesitated for a few seconds before nodding. This should be some kind of assessment. Joining the Imperial Camp wasn’t as simple as he thought; his teleport location was too tricky.

Esdeath instructed the deputy with a few words, and the deputy was somewhat amazed, hurriedly saying:

”General, this person’s background is unknown; doing this is too risky.”

”It’s okay; as long as they are strong, my army accepts them all. If they have ill intentions, skin them and throw them into the fire.”

Esdeath turned her head to glance at Su Xiao, her gaze seemingly studying where to cut.

Su Xiao’s face remained expressionless.

After observing Su Xiao for a moment, Esdeath took a few steps forward and jumped down from the dozen-meter-high wall.

Just before landing, Esdeath formed an ice layer under her feet, stepping lightly on it and landing smoothly.

Esdeath pressed one hand gently onto the snow.

Boom.

A layer of solid ice spread out instantly, and all the Giant Wolves running froze in place, turning into ice sculptures.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiao wasn’t surprised; Esdeath’s development was geared towards large armies, while he favored killing strong individuals.

Su Xiao also leaped down from the wall, standing on the ice surface as a chill gradually rose, making the temperature here even lower.

The Extreme Cold weather of the north was very suitable for Esdeath’s fights, yet her ability to kill tens of thousands of enemies in one strike was enough to shock people.

”Let’s go.”

Esdeath got up and walked towards the distance, and Su Xiao followed along.

Walking among the ice sculptures of Giant Wolves, Su Xiao was somewhat puzzled about where Esdeath was planning to go. Moreover, the attack by these wolves was clearly purposeful.

”You didn’t fully exert yourself in the previous encounter, did you?”

Esdeath suddenly spoke, and Su Xiao guessed this was her probing his background. After all, he had an unknown origin; if he didn’t clarify this, his infiltration plan would basically fall apart.

Fortunately, Su Xiao had researched a vast amount of data from the original work, simulating his origins, background, etc., in his mind.

”About seventy percent.”

Esdeath walked in front, Su Xiao followed behind, as they walked and chatted.

”Seventy percent? It seems I underestimated you. Someone with strength like yours wouldn’t appear out of nowhere. If you want to join my army, explain your origin and name.”

”Alright.”

”My name is Bai Ye from the Paxia Forest in the east of the Empire. Recently, I’ve worked as an assassin, mercenary, trained by an organization in the east, then served a few years in the army, mainly responsible for: assassination of key figures, enemy rear destruction. Beheading enemy leaders and such, serving in the army for five years, after which the army intended to dispose of me, that’s it.”

Esdeath frowned slightly; to her, Su Xiao’s background seemed a bit complex, having been both an assassin and served in the Anbu of the army.

”Why did the army you served abandon you?”

”I know too many secrets. Besides, the country I was in has already won, no longer needing people like me.”

Esdeath pondered whether Su Xiao’s words were credible. Although his background was somewhat complex, Su Xiao’s strength was evident; for someone of such strength, a simple background would be suspicious.

”What is your purpose this time in the Extreme North?”

”I planned to ally with the Extreme North Army’s Numa Sika, but I felt that guy lacked prospects, so I’m backing a more powerful Empire.”

Su Xiao’s words were straightforward, and unless Esdeath asked questions, he didn’t say more. This was the habitual language style of assassination squads, which Su Xiao was trying his best to imitate.

”After joining the Empire, what is your purpose, or what is your ideal?”

Esdeath asked the final question.

”Ideal? I was trained to kill. Give me money, status, and I’ll kill.”

Hearing Su Xiao’s somewhat blunt reply made Esdeath very satisfied. She felt like she had found a treasure this time—a ’homeless’ former Anbu member, which is highly sought-after in any unstable country, capable of doing things soldiers could never accomplish.