In a mutton shop on the commercial street in Water Capital.
After hearing the commotion outside, Sephiraoth stopped counting the money in his hand. He stuffed the money back into the inner pocket of his suit jacket and prepared to go outside to see what was going on.
However...
Before he could reach the shop door, three figures rushed into the mutton shop. They held pistols in their hands and long swords hung from their waists. They looked extremely fierce.
"Hand over all the meat and money in the shop!"
"Brother Bass, there's a pretty woman here!"
Among the three, a bald man pointed his pistol at Lilith beside the silver-haired teenager.
"Heh! Damn nice!
I've actually come across such a pretty woman. I'll go first. After I'm done having fun, it'll be your turns."
Andrew Bass was a two-meter-tall, muscular one-eyed man with a crew cut, a face full of brute force, and wearing a black eye patch over his left eye.
He was the combat captain of the Watson Pirate Group, with a bounty of 9.6 million berries. For him, killing, looting, and arson were as common as eating and drinking.
"Please spare my sister! You can take whatever you want from the shop."
The blond young man's body trembled slightly, but he still stepped forward bravely and stood in front of the three. He held a kitchen knife tightly in his hand.
If all the things in the shop were taken away, he would suffer a huge loss, but it was worth it for his sister...
Bang! Bang!
Andrew Bass sneered. He directly raised his pistol and fired two shots at the blond young man. One shot hit his chest and the other hit his forehead, taking his life instantly.
Plop!
The blond young man's body slumped limply to the ground.
"Are you telling me what to do?
What a fool who doesn't know the situation. You're not qualified to negotiate with me! ... Pfft!"
As he spoke, the one-eyed man spat a mouthful of spit on the blond young man's corpse, right on his face.
"Brother!!!"
Everything happened so fast and suddenly. After the blond girl came to her senses, she wanted to rush towards the corpse.
But...
"Don't be stupid. Run!"
Sephiraoth quickly reached out his right hand, grabbed the blond girl, dragged her to the back door of the shop, and slammed the back door shut.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As he closed the door, three gunshots rang out in succession...
Three blood blossoms instantly bloomed on the young man's back. All three pirates had fired a shot at him.
Seeing that the silver-haired young man's hand still rested on the door, Andrew Bass bared his teeth, and the grin on his face became even more ferocious:
"Another dumbass! You're gonna die anyway!"
However...
The next moment.
In the surprised gazes of the three, the silver-haired young man's body quickly changed. His ears became long and slender, his height soared to two meters, and a pair of fleshy wings grew from his back.
"Roar!"
Sephiraoth let out a beast-like growl, and there was a fierce look of killing in his eyes.
He turned around, drew his sword, and charged forward, almost in one smooth motion!
Seeing this scene, all three pirates showed expressions of horror. Only Andrew Bass managed to react in time and instinctively fired a shot at the young man.
Bang!
Since he didn't aim at all, the shot was extremely inaccurate. It was like a shot that just missed the target, not even hitting a hair on Sephiroth (Sāfēiluósī). The bullet directly hit the wall of the shop.
Whoosh!
A flash of red sword light, and one of the pirates was instantly beheaded by the silver - haired teenager. Blood spurted everywhere.
Even a few drops of blood splashed onto his cheek. It was warm and had a faint fishy smell...
Sephiroth (Sāfēiluósī) had personally chopped off a man's head at close range, but there was not the slightest trace of fear or panic in his heart.
For a surgeon, blood, severed limbs and the like were already a common sight. He had even seen more terrifying scenes...
On the contrary, after personally killing this scumbag, he felt a sense of excitement and relief in his heart.
The tragic death of their comrade instantly woke the two pirates up. They quickly raised their pistols, aimed at Sephiroth and pulled the triggers. Meanwhile, their legs quickly retreated towards the outside of the shop.
Bang! Bang!
The young man who had transformed into a vampire had significantly increased his physical fitness. Relying on his prediction, he continued to move forward while quickly dodging to the side.
But...
One of the bullets still grazed his left arm, leaving a bloodstain.
However...
In contrast, after dodging, he suddenly stepped forward and charged. With the Akiba Sword (Qiūyè Dāo) in his hand, he swept across in one motion, instantly cutting open the throat of another pirate.
Andrew Bass cursed under his breath. He switched the gun to his left hand, drew out the long knife from his waist with his right hand, and quickly slashed diagonally at the silver - haired teenager.
In the shocked eyes of the one - eyed man, this slash directly split Sephiroth's head in half diagonally.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
Several black bats flapped their wings and flew out of the silver - haired teenager's head.
When Sephiroth took the blow head - on, his hand never stopped moving. The long knife swung past, and with one strike, it cut off Andrew Bass's neck.
Plop!
The headless body fell heavily to the ground. The one - eyed head was full of astonishment on its face.
He just couldn't figure out why the silver - haired teenager could split his head into blood - red bats and dodge his fatal slash.
At this time, the entire commercial street was in a complete mess. More than forty pirates, in groups of three or five, armed with weapons, rushed into the shops to loot. Gunshots, screams, and pleas for mercy were endless.
Sephiroth frowned and looked at the two - masted sailboat moored on the shore of the waterway. His heart was full of doubts.
On the mast of this sailboat, a black skull flag was hanging. Obviously, it was a pirate ship.
Since the commercial street was located near the center of Water City, normally, a pirate ship sailing in openly couldn't have gone unnoticed...
Bang!
Just as the silver - haired teenager was still puzzled, accompanied by a gunshot, a flower of blood suddenly bloomed on his left chest.
His eyes were fixed straight ahead, but he couldn't see anyone who had fired in his direction.
Could it be a sniper...?
All of a sudden!
A sense of danger flashed in his mind, and he instinctively turned his head.
Bang!
The next instant.
A searing pain shot through his left ear immediately. Even though he had tried to dodge on purpose, the bullet still went through his left ear...