Unlimited Blade Works of the Raging Dimension

At another Night Raid base, the members sat around a long table, and the atmosphere seemed somewhat solemn.

When Shirou left, the swords scattered around Night Raid had dissipated into the most basic magical energy, vanishing without a trace. The Night Raid members also returned to their base, but they didn't let their guard down. After all, their previous base had been exposed and they had to relocate. Fortunately, they had more than one base.

Najenda sitting in the first seat, took a deep drag from her cigarette and sighed, breaking the somber mood.

"Alright, don't be discouraged by this failure. The opponent was too strong, and there was nothing we could do to overcome him. What we need to do now is figure out how to deal with such an enemy next time." She looked around at her subordinates, her tone becoming serious. "Next time, we can't guarantee that we'll escape as easily as we did this time."

"That's right. The reason we all survived this time is because the other party showed mercy." It was Bulat who spoke up.

His strength was clearly the best among the Night Raid members. His observational skills matched his strength. "If the other party had been determined to kill us, only a few of us would have survived."

"Although it's a reluctant fact, did you notice that the man used at least two special weapons in the battle, and those weapons seemed just as effective as Imperial Arms." It was Mine who said this. Compared to his strength, Shirou's weapons left a deeper impression on her. "Aside from his final technique, whether it was the purple shield with immense defensive power or the two swords he used later, they all looked like Imperial Arms. Although it's extraordinary, it's very possible that the other party can use two Imperial Arms simultaneously."

"That's impossible. A person can only use one Imperial Arm. If two are used at the same time, the user's mind and body will collapse. This is common sense." It was Lubbock who spoke.

"Also, even though the weapons had multiple Imperial Arms, he never used them simultaneously. So, the other party should have multiple Imperial Arms, but he only uses one at a time. This makes sense."

Lubbock was correct, because even in the original work, although Wave used two Imperial Arms—Grand Chariot and Mastema—simultaneously, which exploded with immense power, after using it twice, his internal organs had already suffered irreparable damage. From this perspective, someone using two Imperial Arms at the same time is undoubtedly seeking death.

"Let the headquarters investigate the other party's weapons. The key is the other party's identity. Judging from his attire, he doesn't seem to be from the empire. Moreover, his strength is immense, but we've never heard of him. He must be from another country. Then, let's have our headquarters investigate his weapons, okay, boss?" Said Bulat.

"No problem." Najenda nodded, "I'll return to the Revolutionary Army headquarters tomorrow and have them look into this matter."

"And Esdeath, since the other party left that message for us, there's a high possibility that he's been to the northern foreign tribe battlefield, and he might know Esdeath."

The one who said this was Akame. As she spoke, she handed her tie to Najenda, "Boss, let's have the people at headquarters analyze what we need to pay attention to from this tie."

"Alright, I understand. This is something we definitely need to pay attention to." Najenda nodded and took the tie.

"Hmmmm, that enemy is really cunning." Leone stretched lazily, but then she became serious, "Actually, I ran into him before you fought him."

"What?"

"Why are you so surprised? I saw him while I was hunting. I realized he was heading toward the base, so I rushed back." Leone waved her hand and said, "Thinking about it now, I was really lucky. Even seeing him from a distance made me feel terrified. Who exactly is this person?"

"Leone, where did the other party come from?"

"It seemed like he came from the direction of the imperial capital. What's going on?" Leone asked curiously, but then she thought of something and suddenly became serious. "Boss, do you mean that person is from the imperial capital?"

"No, if he were from the Imperial Department, he wouldn't have let us go so easily. He must have only recently arrived in the Imperial Capital." Najenda said, "But everyone must be careful when carrying out missions in the future."

"Yes!" *5

However, Leone seemed to remember something and looked at Akame with a playful expression.

"What is it, Leone?" Akame felt a little uncomfortable with Leone's gaze and looked herself over from head to toe, "Is there something strange about me?"

"Does that guy like you, Akame?"

"What?" Akame blinked, "How could you know this?"

"Look, that guy went through so much trouble just to get your tie, and in the end, he gave it back to you. It seems like he's interested in you." Leone said with a grin.

"Enough, Leone, this joke isn't funny at all." Akame realized her friend was just teasing her, although the joke wasn't very funny.

"It's fine, I was just joking to lighten the mood."

"It's not funny."

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At the same time, on a mountain near the northern border of the empire.

"Mahapadma."

Along with the sharp voice, an extremely cold force swept out with the speaker at its center. Everything around it froze, and time and space seemed to come to a halt.

No, not seemed.

Time truly froze. Birds in the air remained suspended in the distance, motionless like statues. Insects foraging on the ground maintained their original movements but were frozen in time. The entire valley fell into complete silence.

"Finally, it's done."

The girl standing in the valley looked at her masterpiece and nodded in satisfaction. This girl wore a special military uniform and a military cap, with long blue hair and icy blue eyes—Esdeath.

Since being defeated by Shirou, Esdeath had been traveling to develop new techniques, aiming to defeat the other party.

"But it lasts too short."

As soon as the words left her mouth, everything returned to normal. The birds continued their previous flight, and the insects resumed their hunting, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Esdeath shook her head somewhat dissatisfied, "Of course, freezing time and space can only go so far."

However, Esdeath wasn't discouraged. She turned her head and looked in the direction of the imperial capital. "Just wait, Emiya Shirou. I will definitely crush you completely when we meet again."

Behind her, a line of knights stood silently, unmoving like the dead.