After the battle with Law, Gel was not beaten to the point of crying, but she was not only furious, but also very frustrated.
And now, seeing Biscuit step forward, she immediately understood that Law, who had come to her with the toad, was indeed arranged by Biscuit.
A flash of anger crossed Gel's face, but she didn't immediately lash out. Instead, she started thinking, 'When had I ever pissed off Biscuit?'
'What kind of grudge could warrant Biscuit specifically sending someone who countered my ability so thoroughly?'
However, no matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn't recall ever provoking Biscuit, so she didn't understand why would Biscuit do this.
Gel assumed Law had been deliberately arranged by Biscuit to target her, which explained why he immediately saw through the poisons she usually used and her trump cards.
From any angle, Gel could never have guessed that Biscuit had simply considered her a suitable sparring partner, and the fact that Law found out her weakness so quickly was mainly related to his own ability.
"Biscuit, I don't have any beef with you, right?"
Ignoring the crowd slowly approaching them, Gel locked eyes on Biscuit, skipping any pleasantries and cutting straight to the point.
Hearing Gel address Biscuit by name so casually, Law immediately realized that the two must know each other well.
"Of course not." Biscuit replied with a shake of her head as she stopped in front of them.
Gel pointed a finger at Law, gritted her teeth and asked: "Then why did you specifically send him after me?"
Biscuit understood what Gel was implying and, without missing a beat, put on a completely innocent expression and said, "Is that true?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Gel's brows furrowed.
"It has nothing to do with me." Biscuit shrugged, effortlessly dodging the accusation, and then said: "This kid just has a thing for women. He was all over you just now, wasn't he? He's clearly taking advantage of you."
She lied easily and not only distanced herself from the matter immediately, but also dumped the blame on Law.
Hearing Biscuit's words, Law was stunned, thinking how evil Biscuit for shifting the blame to him.
"You really think I'd believe that?" Gel responded coldly.
Biscuit simply shrugged again. Since the sparring hadn't been effective, she didn't want to continue to tangle with Gel about this matter. She pointed directly at the toad's corpse and said, "Whatever. It's yours now. Let's call it even."
After that, she looked at Law and said, "We're leaving."
"Got it." Law nodded.
Seeing how decisively Biscuit was washing her hands of the whole thing, Gel was beyond frustrated. If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't take either of them in a fight, she'd have exploded on the spot.
'Forget it. I came here for the Doom Toad anyway.'
In desperation, Gel could only use the Doom Toad to comfort herself.
Just then, a voice cut through the rainy night.
"Law?"
The voice called out Law's name.
The moment his name was called, Law, and also Biscuit halted, turning towards the source of the voice.
Among the crowd, a middle-aged man in a raincoat rushing towards them.
With the help of the flashing lightning, Law and Biscuit saw the face of the middle-aged man clearly. He had thick eyebrows with a cut in one of them, a square nose, wide mouth, and despite his age, he didn't have a single beard hair.
When Law saw this middle-aged man, he felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.
Biscuit tilted her head to look at Law and asked, "Do you know him?"
"He looks familiar, but I can't remember." Law shook his head slightly.
"So are we leaving or staying?" Biscuit glanced at the crowd around them, who were eager to move, and felt that there was no point in staying any longer.
"Let's go." Law replied without hesitation.
The two ignored the middle-aged man and walked in another direction.
"Benefactor, wait!"
When the middle-aged man confirmed Law's identity, he immediately changed the way he addressed him. Seeing Law leaving without a second glance, he suddenly became anxious and rushed towards Law at a fast speed.
At the same time, the people who had their eyes on the Doom Toad's corpse could no longer hold back and appeared one after another, moving closer to Gel.
At a glance, there were at least two hundred of them.
Most of Gel's Aura was taken away by Law, leaving her with less than twenty percent. However, it was still more than enough to deal with this group of greedy fools.
"Perfect timing."
Gel was already fuming with nowhere to vent her anger, and this group had just walked right into her line of fire.
The people approaching had no idea how dangerous Gel was. Their eyes were locked onto the Doom Toad's corpse. Though it was dead, if handled properly, it could still be sold for tens of millions of Jenny.
What greeted them, however, were fine needles laced with black scorpion venom, one for person, no more, no less.
Thud, thud…
Ten seconds later, those who had approached began collapsing one after another. The ones who hadn't been 'taken care of' yet were utterly confused since the poisoned needles had silently pierced into their bodies without a sound.
Law and Biscuit had already stopped moving and turned to look at the scene. The middle-aged man approached, while more than twenty of those who had rushed toward the Doom Toad had already fallen, with the number rising rapidly.
'Just how many needles does that woman have hidden...?' Law secretly clicked his tongue. He had no idea where Gel was pulling out so many poison needles from. In less than a minute, she had already taken down eighty people.
The middle-aged man finally noticed the current situation and was taken aback.
"These poor guys, they just happened to become Gel's stress relief." Biscuit squinted her eyes slightly.
Law glanced at her, silently wondering just who this Gel was.
The three of them stood in the rain, watching as Gel took down every single person who had set their sights on the Doom Toad. More than two hundred people meant that Gel had thrown out more than two hundred poison needles.
At this point, even if she had been throwing silver darts, Gel wouldn't have hesitated. If she was angry enough, she'd even throw gold darts just to vent.
The middle-aged man stared blankly at the people lying in the rain. If he hadn't come looking for Law, he probably would have ended up as one of them. He had no idea what kind of method this woman had used to take down so many people so silently.
"Do you have something to talk to me about?" Law looked at the dazed middle-aged man, trying to recall where he had seen him before.
The middle-aged man snapped back to reality and, upon seeing Law's thoughtful expression, immediately guessed that Law had forgotten him. Feeling a little awkward, he subtly reminded: "Last time, I was fortunate enough to be saved by you and escaped the Rotting Spiders. I never got the chance to properly thank you."
When the Rotten Spider was mentioned, Law suddenly remembered it and waved his hand, saying, "It's a small matter. Also, you can just call me Law."
The middle-aged man first glanced cautiously at the people lying in the rain, and then asked: "Law, you're here to study the poisons of the Bliss Mushroom and the Doom Toad, right?"
Law was stunned and was about to deny it, but the middle-aged man continued speaking before he could.
"If, and I mean if, I wonder if I have the honor to be of any assistance. Although I am not very knowledgeable in this area, I might be able to help a little."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man looked at Law expectantly.
"You've got it wrong. I'm here for..." Law denied, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a muffled sound. It was the sound made when Gel picked up the Doom Toad and threw it near them.
Law, Biscuit and the middle-aged man immediately turned to look at Gel.
Facing the three people's gazes, Gel said calmly: "That felt good."
The two hundred or so unlucky guys whose bodies were paralyzed but conscious probably didn't hear what Gel said.
"…" The middle-aged man instinctively took a step or two back.
…
Half an hour later, inside the stone cabin.
There was a round-back stone chair in the corner by the window, and Sanbica was sitting on the chair while hugging her knees.
As the candlelight flickered, she quietly looked at the two strange uninvited guests. If the toad corpse lying by the door was counted, then there were three of them.
In the end, Sanbica was a newcomer who had just obtained a Hunter License, so she did not know Gel, who was active in the Hunter's Association.
"She's a member of the Zodiacs?"
After hearing Biscuit's introduction, Law looked surprised, and the words 'How can she not be strong?' were practically written all over his face.
Seeing Law's infuriating expression, Gel had the urge to give him a thorough beating.