He wants a queen who is supreme in strength, but she has to obey him.
And the best way is to defeat her first!
Borrowing the knight training field, Leon would take a test with Esdeath.
"This is excellent. I can see that you've fought various types of monsters—your skills are very good."
After Leon sighed in admiration, he delivered a low kick to Esdeath's legs to knock her down, but although his legs seemed normal, the force behind them was simply inhuman.
Esdeath's style of combat is dominant and deadly, just like her belief in the law of the jungle, but it is neither ugly nor vulgar, because it is a pure reflection of the aesthetics of violence.
[Delta will have some difficulty if she fights her, but there's no problem if she faces Alpha...]
Leon subconsciously compared Esdeath to the blonde elf—the girl who is currently his strongest subordinate and can do everything perfectly.
Although Alpha would still win, if Esdeath acquired Leon's combat techniques, the result might be different.
She clearly didn't have [Demonic Possession], but could still reach such a level of strength. Esdeath once again made Leon look at her with admiration, and his assessment of her improved.
"Your Highness also has a lot of experience. That was the most beautiful movement I've ever seen."
Esdeath looked at her hand—she hadn't landed a single hit. She looked at Leon, who was standing with a relaxed expression on his face.
The desire to conquer burned in her heart.
"Warm-up is over. It's time to get serious."
Esdeath said as she advanced toward Leon.
She swept her leg, trying to land a blow.
In the next second, centered around her right foot, the whole place was instantly frozen by ice. At the same time, the air became increasingly cold as snowflakes fell from the sky, swirling around the two of them and gradually forming a white ice tornado.
"So cold!"
"Does this woman have that much magical power?"
"His Highness won't be in danger, right?"
The spectators shivered, rubbing their shoulders from the cold. They were already freezing outside the field—so how cold must it be for Leon inside?
Leon felt it for a moment and was surprised to find that the temperature was close to 100 degrees below zero.
What terrifying ice-attribute talent. She was truly the Ice Queen.
"Your Highness, the fun is just starting!" The corners of Esdeath's lips curled, revealing a dangerous yet beautiful smile.
The snowy wind howled, lifting her long water-blue hair into the air. This was her domain. In this pure white ice and snow prison, her beauty was breathtaking!
"I want to see your true strength!"
Esdeath released all her magical power, creating hundreds of ice spears around her.
The cold air they emitted made it clear how deadly this fight would be. If one of those spears struck an ordinary person, they would surely turn into an ice sculpture—shattered instantly into thousands of pieces.
A very brutal blow, to say the least.
But Leon smiled at the sight.
"I have to admit, I'm quite surprised, Esdeath."
"Your Highness, I won't hold back. If you can't handle this, please surrender."
The Ice Queen would not restrain herself against Leon, the man with the title of [Dragon Killer].
The ice field she created made the whole area favorable to her. An ordinary person's body would freeze or slow down in this extreme cold, but she had grown up with ice and snow—she was unaffected by this environment.
Then she created her ice spears, each one a fatal strike.
There was no way to dodge them all.
If Leon got hit, what awaited him was his blood and organs being frozen solid, his body pierced and shattered by her ice sword.
This is Esdeath, the Ice Queen!
Her true beauty lies not in her appearance, but in her absolute and terrifying strength!
However—
"This is not enough. The number is too small, and the temperature isn't cold enough. If you want to conquer me with this level, that's just the dream of a fool!"
Leon spoke calmly.
Esdeath was indeed very strong, but she wasn't a match for him yet. He had several ways to handle the situation before him.
The simplest and easiest was to create a space barrier. No matter how many ice weapons she used, Leon would never be hit.
But Leon wouldn't use such a "simple" method because his goal was conquest! He wanted to completely overpower the woman in front of him!
The arrogant queen had just realized the gap between her and him as he crushed her efforts, so… Leon chose the most direct method! Overwhelm her head-on!
Black flames formed around Leon, easily melting all the ice surrounding him.
The flames burned through the entire area, melting and instantly evaporating the ice and snow.
"Impossible!"
Esdeath widened her eyes in shock. This was the first time she'd encountered someone who could melt her ice so directly.
Leon's flames instantly dispelled the cold—but that was just the beginning.
Then came a punch.
Esdeath quickly summoned a massive ice wall, more than ten meters thick, to defend herself.
But it had no effect.
The ice wall was instantly shattered.
Esdeath herself was sent flying, launched several meters away toward the audience.
Now lying on the ground, she stared up at the sky.
Leon's punch hadn't even been aimed directly at her, but into the air—yet it had such terrifying power. The sky that received the blow was now cloudless and clear.
"So much power..."
Esdeath murmured.
She had no idea where all that magic came from.
The magical power behind that single punch exceeded her own total reserves—yet Leon still looked completely relaxed.
Esdeath was like a shard of cold ice thrown into the vast ocean that was Leon. No matter how cold or solid she was, she couldn't freeze the ocean—instead, she would slowly melt into it.
Yes, her ice shattered in that moment.
The young man had used the most dominant method to crush her head-on.
When she came back to her senses, Esdeath looked at Leon with excitement and joy. She, who loved conquering others, had been conquered today.
"Your Highness, I will never give up."
"I hope so, Esdeath."
Leon nodded with a smile. How could a queen-type character be so easy to handle? Though she had been overpowered, she hadn't surrendered yet.
But that didn't matter. The days are long, and love grows over time. Sooner or later, this piece of ice would completely melt into water.
"So now it's time to offer your loyalty."
(End of Chapter)
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