In contrast, Modi was unharmed. The surrounding criminals were horrified. The powerful criminal they relied on, Heavy Punch Homan, was actually injured. This was an unbearable blow to them.
At that moment, the Skinner, Roose Bolton, stepped forward, his expression unchanged.
"This guy is strong."
"Right!" Homan ripped off a piece of his clothing to bandage his fist, his voice low and muffled.
"I'll go take care of the others, then I'll come back to help you," Roose Bolton said.
Homan nodded grimly. From their previous exchange, he already knew he was no match for Modi.
The two charged forward simultaneously. The surrounding criminals immediately erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
Homan and Modi clashed again, fists and sword colliding, the two locked in a contest of strength. Roose Bolton flashed past Modi's side.
"Once Roose takes care of your people, the two of us will gang up on you. You're dead meat," Homan said, his eyes filled with killing intent, a cruel sneer on his face.
Modi's lips curled into a contemptuous smile.
"You should be worried about yourselves. You don't really think I'm the strongest, do you?"
Homan's eyes widened, a sense of unease growing in his heart. And in the next moment, that unease turned into panic.
Because Roose Bolton came flying back from the front, crashing through a wall.
Homan was momentarily distracted, and Modi immediately slashed him, leaving a bloody gash.
"His strength is several times greater than mine," Modi kicked Homan away.
Homan clutched his stomach, quickly retreating. He ignored his injury, staring in disbelief at Roose Bolton, who was lying on the ground.
The cheers of the criminals present abruptly ceased. They were all filled with disbelief and terror.
"The two of them are ours. You guys deal with the rest," Bege said.
"Yes, sir!" Sam and the others immediately charged towards the other criminals.
Roose Bolton climbed up from the ground, wiping the blood from his mouth, his gaze filled with fear as he stared at Bege.
"Your bounty is a bit inflated. You're far inferior to Crocodile Kairodo," Bege said coldly, staring at Roose Bolton.
"Crocodile Kairodo... You're..." Roose Bolton's face changed drastically.
"The Masked Bounty Hunter Group."
Bege's words caused Roose Bolton to break out in a cold sweat. Homan's face was also filled with fear and unease.
"High bounties and weak strength make for the best hunting targets for us," Bege chuckled lightly.
Suddenly, Bege's expression changed dramatically. He sensed a deadly threat. His body instinctively shifted, and a bullet whizzed past his head, striking the ground.
Bege's gaze turned sharp and cold, looking out. In a distant, tall building, a person with a sniper rifle was aiming at him.
"He saw me! Damn it, he even dodged a sniper bullet. What kind of opponent is this?" The sniper on the distant building was terrified and turned to flee.
"One Sword Style—Flying Dragon: Blaze!" Bege, enraged, used Soru to leap into the air. He then unleashed ten slashes in rapid succession. Ten dragon-shaped blades of energy pierced the air and completely demolished the building.
"Run!"
Below, Roose Bolton, staring at Bege in the air, looked terrified, shouted, and then quickly charged away.
Homan, in an instant, also made the decision to flee, but Modi quickly blocked him.
The other criminals also scattered in panic, but Sam and the others chased them down and killed them one by one.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Bege ran through the air, flashing across rooftops. In less than half a minute, he caught up to Roose Bolton.
"Damn it, won't you even give me a way out?!" Roose Bolton pulled out ten small knives and flung them in anger.
Clang, clang, clang...
Bege deflected all the knives with his sword. He pointed his sword diagonally, saying calmly, "Did you ever give a way out to those you killed?"
"So, you should just fall!"
Swish!
Bege disappeared. A fierce gust of wind suddenly assaulted him. Roose Bolton hadn't even had time to react before a figure appeared before his eyes.
The longsword was raised and brought down with a mighty slash.
"So fast!"
Roose Bolton's pupils contracted. He instinctively raised the small knife in his hand to meet the incoming longsword.
Crack!
The two blades collided, but in the next second, something terrifying happened to him.
He couldn't block Bege's longsword. Almost instantly, the longsword reached his forehead. The tip of the blade even pricked his forehead's skin. This chilling sensation made Roose Bolton's hair stand on end. A strong desire to survive made him unleash all his strength, his feet repeatedly stomping the ground, forcing himself to retreat three meters.
Swish!
The instant he retreated, Bege's longsword slashed down. The force of the strike even created a sharp wind blade that shot across his body, tearing a gash in his clothes.
"He's a high-bounty pirate after all. It seems I need to get serious to take him down," Bege said coldly. He held his longsword horizontally, radiating a fierce aura.
"You're so strong, why are you killing us? Go to the New World! That's where your stage is," Roose Bolton yelled.
"Because we're short on cash. Aren't you heinous criminals just a pile of Berries?" Bege said.
"Damn it!" Roose Bolton growled.
Bege took a step, his speed increasing. When he was three meters from Roose Bolton, he vanished in a flash.
This extreme speed stunned Roose Bolton.
"Where is he?!"
In his moment of confusion, the cold tip of a blade appeared at his chest. The sharp point pierced his chest, drawing blood.
Pfft!
The longsword pierced his body. Bege stood behind him.
But it was this sharp pain that made Roose Bolton cry out in agony.
"Don't worry, this blow didn't hit your heart. You're still useful, so you can't die yet," Bege said coldly.
Roose Bolton threw a small knife backward. Bege instantly activated Armament Haki on his hand and deflected the knife.
"Futile struggles!" Bege frowned and punched him unconscious.
Bege carried Roose Bolton towards the complex. Two criminals who had just escaped were easily slain by Bege. He entered the alley, which was littered with corpses. Blood flowed like a river, and the thick stench of blood was nauseating.
In a corner of the wall, surviving criminals lay there, groaning in pain, unable to move.
Bege looked up and saw that Modi's battle hadn't ended yet. He casually tossed Roose Bolton to the ground, instructing his disciples to tie him up. He took out a cigar from his pocket and leisurely started smoking.
"This is the criminals' lair. Search every building. Take everything of value," Bege ordered.
"Understood." The disciples were very interested in searching for treasure.
Bege spotted the burly man and his crew huddled together in a corner, almost embracing each other. The five men were terrified, shocked by the horrific scene.
"You five, come here," Bege said softly. The burly man immediately got up and ran to Bege, trembling all over. Even speaking was difficult.
"S-Sir, what are your orders?"
"Find all the criminals here with bounties," Bege ordered.
"Y-Yes, yes..." The burly man nodded without hesitation and then, with his four underlings, began searching for people in the pool of blood.
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