12: The Able
There were two more men dressed in black in the empty hallway, and the bright red on the white floor tiles was particularly glaring.
The blood splattered on the walls had long since dried, and it was not hard to imagine that there had been a battle here before. Two mafia members in standard uniforms crouched beside the cracks in the floor tiles poked by their swords, their index fingers running through the cold, sticky blood, as if judging the length of time until the end of the battle.
"Who?"
The slight "creaking" sound of the iron door interrupted the two of them from thinking, and the figure walking out from behind the door immediately put the two on alert.
When Takizu walked out of the room, he happened to meet two people who were checking for bloodstains, and the sound of gunfire echoed in the small space, and one of the personnel wearing the same uniform as Takichen decisively pressed the trigger, but missed.
It seems that someone has already discovered the abnormality here, although Takichen didn't expect to be able to leave here quietly, but it was indeed something that Takichen didn't expect to have someone patrolling over in such a short period of time, and the security level of this place seems to be quite strict, and it seems a little inappropriate to break in recklessly.
"What are you doing? That's a companion. ”
The person next to him patted him on the shoulder, and under the anxiety that seemed to be reproachful, his tone was still very calm, and he didn't take the life and death of his "companion" seriously.
"I'm sorry, I was too nervous to see blood on the ground, and he just came out of the room, so..."
"Are you alright?"
The man with the flintlock musket hurriedly stood up, but the gun in his hand was still aimed at Takita, and instead the man who reminded his teammates greeted Takita.
"I'm fine, it was really dangerous just now, but can you tell him to put the gun away first? It doesn't seem appropriate to point a gun at a companion, right? ”
"Why did you come out of it? What's going on with these bloodstains? Also, Where did Master Willis go? ”
Suddenly, two mafia members pointed their guns at Takitaki, and the briefly distracted brain quickly began to think about it, and finally determined the identity of Takitaki's intruder.
As two "bang" sounds came out, the bullets in the flintlock pistol flew towards Takita.
"I thought I would be able to get out of here easily, and you would be able to live happily in this world, but it seems that this situation does not allow us to live in harmony now. Do you think I'm going to be scared of flintlock pistols? Or do you think guns keep you safe? ”
The bullet passed through Takita's body, burst into close contact with the wall, and finally sparked in the iron door.
Although they are just ordinary mafias, the personnel patrolling this underground have a strict team formation, and the members of the team have long been familiar with each other for so many years, even if the new members suddenly enter the team, it is impossible to come out of this room, this is the place guarded by Lord Willis. And now that Willis was gone, there was still warm blood on the ground, and the suspicious guy who came out of the room didn't feel right.
Now that a powerful swordsman like Willis is gone, and the guns are useless against the guy, the two mafias immediately change their minds. After seeing that Takichen was unharmed, the two of them turned around and ran, or this is what normal people should be, at least they were wise, and they chose to flee without hesitation after recognizing the gap between themselves and Takichen.
"Very good, that's what prey should look like."
Even if he reacted quickly and made the most correct judgment in an instant, how could two ordinary people escape from Takichen's hands.
At this moment, two poignant blood flowers bloomed in front of Taki Chen's eyes, and the bloodthirsty intent in his heart that was gradually going crazy gradually increased. Although I don't know exactly what this bloodthirsty intention is, it is not a good thing to let this negative emotion gradually increase, and it is very likely that you will lose your mind.
Blood splattered on the corners of Takitaki's mouth, and a trace of crimson appeared in the world in his eyes, and even his breathing couldn't help but start to get heavier, and the heat dispersed from the corners of his mouth to all sides.
"I understand that you have endured for a long time, but I cannot be blinded by blood, because I still have things to accomplish, how can I lose myself here."
The thirst for blood grew stronger, as hot as boiling blood, and relying on what little reason he had left, Takichen walked deeper into the corridor step by step.
"Over there!"
Perhaps the sound of the pistol echoed through the hallway, and a group of people attracted by the gunfire blocked Takita's path.
"Stop! There is no escape for you. ”
The mafia pointed their guns at Takitaki, and as soon as he made a move, he would be buried by a rain of bullets.
"Who are you? How dare you come here to make trouble! ”
The man who took the lead took off his sunglasses, and the hideous scar on his right eye ran through the entire eye socket, adding to his ferocity.
Takichen didn't answer him, just put his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist and walked forward slowly.
An eerie atmosphere enveloped the space, and those reddened eyes stared straight at the crowd in front of them, like bloodthirsty beasts, each step striking the heart of the enemy like a hammer.
"Shoot!"
Bang! Bang! Bang~
The bullet sparked through Takita's body on the wall, and after a round of attacks, Takizu rushed towards them, followed by an invisible demon knife playing a sharp waltz in the light.
Blood flowed down the blade under the bright red blade, and fear finally began to creep in as the mafia members fell to the ground one by one.
"Monster!"
With the exception of the man with the scar on his right eye, the surviving rabble was long gone.
"Did the vixen send you?"
The man stood alone in front of Takichen, but all that responded to him was a blood-stained demon knife.
"I'm Huls, the hard fruit ability, although I don't know what ability you used to dodge the bullet, but this level can't hurt me."
The sound of chopping hard objects reached Takichen's ears, and the demon knife was blocked in front of the man's chest by the man's arm, and although it became sharper after the killing, it still failed to break through the man's defenses.
"Devil Fruit Ability..."
"That's right, my body is as hard as steel, and an attack like this is useless to me."
The sound of heavy breathing seemed so abrupt under the brief silence, and the man with the scar on his right eye stared at Takito's red eyes without the slightest fear, but on the contrary, there was an urge to try it.
"Stop resisting uselessly, and tell me if you're a lackey sent by the vixen."
The steel-like fist swung against the demon knife, and there was a metal-like crashing sound, and the man's attacks became more and more frequent and ferocious, without giving Takitsu a chance to breathe.
Huls was one of the few stalwarts in the Order, physically as tough as steel, and one of the few people who knew about the two sisters. In his opinion, a large part of the reason why Takita, who has a certain strength, was able to enter here was because of Airi's sister, who ran her own casino, but secretly kept accumulating strength.
"Secret Technique - Yan Hui!"
The demon knife left three light white marks on the man's body, and the burning pain stimulated the man's nerves, but did not cause substantial damage.
"Very good, you managed to make me feel pain, but even then you can't hurt me, just accept your fate!"
"Slash the Sky!"
Ignoring Huls's slightly shocked expression, after pulling a certain distance, Takitaki used the fruit ability with his hand, but still couldn't break through his defenses.
After the blood dripped clean, the demon knife disappeared from view again, although this demon knife could only be seen by Takichen, but the man relied on his hard body to keep forcing Takichen back, and steadily approached with that reckless pace like a bulldozer.
At one point when Hulse revealed a gap, Takichen quickly pressed his palm to his chest. "Explode."
Even if the current Takitaki is affected by bloodthirsty impulses, he still retains his sanity, relying on the time he bought before to evacuate the air in this area, and then condense it in the palm of his left hand. The brief vacuum that suddenly formed in just two seconds caught Hulse a little off guard, so much so that there was a brief distraction.
It was this momentary distraction, Takichen aimed the air compressed to the extreme in his left hand at Huls, and the powerful impact made Huls a little angry, and even his body took a few steps back without obeying the call, feeling as if his internal organs had been displaced.
"Ahem~ a very strong move, very good, very good, you me off."
The violent impact made Hulse spit out a mouthful of blood, and then he rushed towards Takichen even more frantically, with a momentum that would not stop until he killed Takichen.
He has not been injured since he had the ability to bear fruits, and he has run rampant unscrupulously by relying on his hard body, so that he has developed an arrogant personality and looks down on others at all.
"Cut me, cut me with the knife in your hand! What's wrong with you, it's not okay to this extent? Humble inferior dog!"
Based on the damage he had taken many times, Hulse was almost certain that the weapon in Takita's hand was a long knife.
However, after he knew that Takichen's attack had no effect on him, he couldn't help but start to be arrogant, and his rampant appearance gave people a sense of villain's triumph, and only these two words could more appropriately describe Hulse in front of him.
In the gap after Hulse's punch, Takizu turned to attack, and the demon knife stabbed him in the side of the chest at a tricky angle.
Although Takichen also thought about whether to find another chance to destroy Hulse's other eye, but in the end he gave up, Huls, who only had one eye left, would definitely focus on protecting the only eye.
"Do you think I didn't notice my weaknesses? Attacking at this level, a bad dog is still trying to defeat me!"
Seemingly confident in his fruit abilities, Hulse ignored the demon knife that stabbed him in the side chest. It's a pity that the fists that Hulse wields and constantly smashes at Takitsu don't have the slightest fighting skills to speak of, just a reckless man who only knows how to swing punches indiscriminately.
His body is a weapon, a reliable and strong bulwark; His body is also a weakness, a clumsy and fragile line of defense.
Takichen's fruit ability barely caused any damage to Huls, and for this, Takichen couldn't help but think in his heart: It's so hard! But people who rely too much on the ability of the fruit also have a very obvious weakness.
"Tell me, what did that vixen tell you to do here? Is it here to save the little girl? Oh, by the way, you can't even save yourself now, what can you do? ”
Hulse smashed the wall bricks to pieces with a heavy punch, and the rubble splattered to the ground, "crackling" and jumping in the hallway.
Takijin and Huls confronted each other, and both stopped attacking at the same time, but Hulse's arm had a slight crack, and even the rate of breathing was faster than before, and the sweat on his forehead warned him that he had consumed too much energy.
"That poor little girl seems to be called Arrie, and now she is lying on the machine, and she can't even speak, is she the one you are looking for?"
"Where is she?"
"Looks like you're targeting her, the vixen's accomplice. Obediently kneel in front of me, and I'll tell you where she is. ”
Although Huls was gasping for breath now, he didn't pay any attention to the unruly swordsman in front of him, and even looked at Takichen with contempt.
"Where is she?"
"You shouldn't understand what I'm saying, didn't you hear Lao Tzu ask you to kneel down and beg me? Maybe I'll be merciful enough to tell you that she's lying on a machine at the mercy of someone else, or maybe she's dead. ”
Hulse's smug expression seemed to tell an inconsequential matter, and then he swung his clumsy fist at Takitsu again.
But this time, Takichen didn't entangle with Hulse anymore, with his flexible body, the demon knife under the full attack would leave a pale white mark on the opponent's body every time, and the sound of metal colliding was so harsh, and every minute and every second of time passed urged Takichen to end all this as soon as possible.
"Finally fighting back? That's interesting, so let me tell you the good news! That little girl doesn't have long to live, the plan is already in advance, and when you see her, it will only be a cold corpse. No, you won't get a chance to see her, this is where you will be buried. ”
Huls's annoying face was fully displayed in Takitsu's eyes, and he laughed unscrupulously: "Humble inferior dog!"
"No matter how hard an object is, it has its weak spots, and it's over."
The demon knife pierced through Huls's abdomen with lightning speed, and a slight sound reached his ears, and then left subtle cracks on Huls's body, which spread to his whole body little by little along the knife marks left by Takitaki before.
"Impossible! How could my steely body be hurt. ”
Blood slowly flowed down the cracked wound, staining the tattered clothing.
"No, I can't just die! I'm a hard fruit powerhouse, and I'm Lord Huls, who claims to be the strongest defense. ”
Hulse attacked Takichen like a mad dog, but the chaotic attack in this chapter didn't have any effect, but instead made the body collapse faster.
"Goodbye!"
"I'm... Huls..."
The demon knife pierced through the man's heart, and his eyes revealed incredible, as if he couldn't accept his death, until the end of his life, he still wanted to drag Takichen to be buried with him, but the fist waving in mid-air fell softly.
After pulling the demon knife out of the man's body, Takichen stepped forward again, leaving behind the crumbling walls and corpses with warm blood flowing on the ground, proving that there had been a terrible battle here.