Brand's burly figure appeared behind Akame, his hands resting on her shoulders.
If he hadn't intervened,
even the suddenly strengthened Tatsumi would have been pierced through the heart by the next strike.
Akame was speechless.
If not for his capricious and terrible personality, Brand would have long been the acting captain of Night Raid, and she wouldn't have to worry about such bothersome trifles.
Yet, even in battle, he still wanted to spare the enemy.
Brand asked curiously, "Are you a young man who just arrived in the Imperial Capital?"
To be honest,
Brand couldn't bear to let such a young man with ideals, ambitions, and considerable potential die.
Recruiting him into the Revolutionary Army was the best option.
"You cold-blooded guys, for money, you actually killed Miss Aria's entire family! Aren't you afraid of the curse of the undead?"
Tatsumi wasn't happy about his narrow escape; he just looked at them furiously.
"A curse?"
The members of Night Raid showed playful expressions, and Brand said in a deep voice, "Oh, deluded youth, who will be cursed, and who will be avenged by the undead? I will show you!"
Without further explanation,
Brand turned and walked towards the warehouse, preparing to break it open and expose the truth.
Just then,
Tatsumi moved, his swinging steel dagger effortlessly knocking away Akame's demon sword, then he charged towards Brand, who was exposed from behind.
"You…!"
Akame's expression changed slightly; feeling the tingling pain in her palm, she quickly pursued him.
But she found that
Tatsumi, who could only barely contend with her before, had erupted with astonishing speed, reaching Brand's back in two seconds.
Screech…
The steel dagger scraped across the Teigu [Demon Armor: Incursio], emitting a piercing shriek.
Brand didn't even turn his head; he backhanded Tatsumi, who was ambushing him, squeezed his wrist, and snatched the steel dagger.
"Brand!"
Brand heard his companions' calls and turned his head in confusion.
Seeing their expressions of surprise and uncertainty, he waved his hand and chuckled, "It's fine; my [Demon Armor: Incursio] is an armor-type Teigu. Even Akame's demon sword can't…"
Mid-sentence,
following his companions' gazes, Brand saw a thumb-length scratch on his armor.
It wasn't deep; it hadn't penetrated the armor, and Brand was unharmed.
But…
This was the Teigu [Demon Armor: Incursio]!
A Teigu made from dangerous, ferocious dragon-type beasts.
Its defensive capabilities were like an iron wall, not a boast by the Teigu User, but a title bestowed upon it by countless slain enemies.
"[Demon Armor: Incursio] was…?"
Mine couldn't help but cover her mouth.
During Night Raid's training, they had tested it, and even her Teigu [Pumpkin Cannon] couldn't penetrate Brand's armor.
Yet it was pierced by an inconspicuous steel dagger?
"Is it a Teigu?"
"I didn't expect you to possess a sword-type Teigu; this is truly an unexpected gain."
After his initial shock, Brand burst out laughing.
He didn't care that the Teigu was damaged; [Demon Armor: Incursio]'s characteristic was its ability to evolve infinitely. With a little training, the damaged part would be repaired.
Most importantly,
Tatsumi not only had a passionate heart but also excellent combat skills and potential, and he even came with a sword-type Teigu.
If he became a member of Night Raid, their chances of killing the minister would be even greater.
"Teigu, what is that?"
Tatsumi had never heard anything about Teigu.
Forty-eight Teigu sounded like a lot, but they were scattered across the entire continent, pitifully few in number. Ordinary commoners had never even heard of them.
"A powerful tool made from super dangerous beasts, possessing various abilities."
Brand raised the steel dagger and explained, "Just like your dagger, it can penetrate my [Demon Armor: Incursio], so it's definitely a Teigu…"
Suddenly,
his pupils trembled slightly, and black game text appeared in his vision.
[Blessed Steel Dagger (Purple)]: A blessed steel dagger. Hold it tight, and you are a battle-hardened warrior.
"Text?"
Brand shook his head, trying to dispel the hallucination-like text before his eyes.
But he couldn't, no matter what.
As long as he held the steel dagger and his gaze lingered for a few seconds, the text would automatically pop up.
It was like some kind of text introduction,
displaying the information of this steel dagger to him.
"Four-dimensional attributes increased by ten points, [Dagger Mastery Lv.5], active skill [Strength Burst] can temporarily boost all attributes?"
Brand muttered, reciting the information of the steel dagger.
Then,
he felt as if he had become stronger?
Just as this steel dagger described, strength, agility, spirit, constitution…
Even a complex set of dagger techniques surged into his mind.
Shaking off the struggling Tatsumi,
Brand stuck [Demon Armor: Incursio]'s auxiliary weapon, Red Back Shrike, into the ground, gripped the steel dagger, and charged towards Akame.
Bang!
The blade continuously struck. Akame responded very decisively, holding her demon sword with both hands to block. She only felt a massive force coming from the dagger, making her repeatedly retreat to dissipate the force.
Brand was once an Imperial soldier. Even after becoming a Night Raid assassin, his attack methods were broad and powerful.
Especially when paired with [Demon Armor: Incursio], he fought like a tough tank.
However,
in his current fight with Akame, he was like a nimble swordsman, wielding the dagger with ease.
"Am I seeing things?"
"Is Brand's dagger technique really this strong?"
"And his physical fitness, has it gotten stronger again?"
Akame was steadily pushed back, finally widening the distance, no longer wanting to be Brand's test subject.
All the members of Night Raid were also full of doubt and shock.
Their usually warm-hearted, guileless big brother had secretly practiced dagger techniques, keeping it a secret from them until now.
"Is it the dagger?!"
Akame was the first to notice the key, looking at the solemn-faced Brand, she asked.
She had a brief fight with Tatsumi.
Just now, Brand's dagger technique was very similar to Tatsumi's, but due to physical fitness differences, the two's execution was vastly different.
Brand, whose combat skills were usually crude, could crush the Night Raid members with his sturdy armor and immense strength, becoming the strongest in Night Raid.
But now,
Brand, who had mastered dagger techniques, was like a savage beast that had learned a skill.
Akame had no doubt that if the two fought to the death, she would be killed by the dagger-wielding Brand within minutes.
"That's right, what a miraculous Teigu! It can bestow upon me decades of dagger training, and it can enhance strength, speed, and neural reactions…"
Brand spoke halfway, then suddenly realized.
He hadn't taken off [Demon Armor: Incursio] at all. While already activating one ferocious dragon-type Teigu, he was still able to use a second Teigu.
His mind and body hadn't collapsed?
Furthermore, because his [Spirit] and [Constitution] attributes were enhanced, the burden of [Demon Armor: Incursio] was not as great as before.
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