Chapter 365: On the Same Level as Roy!
When the enemy mentioned that name, Ryuunosuke's expression turned grim.
Roy?
He had never heard of that name before.
More importantly, the man across from him claimed they came with Roy—here, in this very sea.
If that name could be uttered in the same breath as the World Government, it spoke volumes. Whoever Roy was, he likely stood at the top of the world's hierarchy.
Ryuunosuke's eyes narrowed.
"The man standing in front of Im…"
He recalled a passage from Rocks' notes—the existence of someone who even Im deferred to.
If his guess was right, then these people… they weren't agents of the World Government.
They were something equal to Roy.
"Ugh... my head hurts already," Ryuunosuke muttered, ruffling his hair. "I still have no idea who the hell you people are."
He shrugged with deliberate sarcasm. "So I'll just lump you in as lackeys of the World Government."
The expression on the enemy leader's face darkened instantly.
They weren't supposed to be Roy's errand boys. In fact, Roy had taken this matter into his own hands ahead of them.
And now? Outsiders mistook them as Roy's dogs?
He couldn't allow that kind of insult to stand.
"…Since you insist, I'll give you a proper introduction."
The man's voice was filled with fury. "What the World Government couldn't accomplish, I will! What Roy failed to complete, I, Sevian, will finish!"
"Today—your entire Dragon Hunter crew dies!"
With those words, Sevian's aura surged and his figure shot forward like a missile.
Behind him, orbs of condensed destruction—those strange marbles—whirled through the air toward Ryuunosuke.
At the same time, the six cloaked warriors behind Sevian launched themselves at Night Raid's flank.
"Captain, we've been chasing these guys for a while now," a lazy voice called out from the side. "Didn't think they'd show up just to look for you."
A man in a red, skin-tight leather jacket appeared in a blur, effortlessly grabbing one of Sevian's subordinates by the neck.
"Ban," Ryuunosuke greeted with a grin. "Meliodas said you were tracking them, yeah? Any leads?"
"If there are, Mine's still working on it. I just handled one of 'em," Ban said with a smirk—and crack—snapped the man's neck.
"I told you to bring one back alive," said Meliodas, appearing behind Ban with his hands lazily folded behind his head.
"Ah, right. My bad. I'll try not to kill the rest," Ban replied, tossing the corpse aside.
"Damn it…" Sevian's brows furrowed. He hadn't anticipated this lineup.
He thought he was dealing with the usual Dragon Hunter roster—but now the Seven Deadly Sins were showing up?
Each of them exuded a monstrous, suffocating presence. These weren't ordinary pirates.
"Hey!" Ryuunosuke's voice cut through the tension, cracking his knuckles. "If you're gonna fight me, at least show a little respect."
"Otherwise, when I knock your teeth out, don't start whining that I ambushed you."
Before Sevian could retort, Ryuunosuke moved.
A flash of light. A violent explosion. In an instant, Sevian was blasted backward, blood flying from his mouth.
"Wha—!?"
Sevian's mind reeled. Just moments ago, the reports said Ryuunosuke and the King of Heaven had nearly killed each other. Both were left wounded.
So how the hell was he this strong now?
It's only been a few months! This level of improvement should be impossible…
Was he holding back against the World Government!?
The thought shook Sevian to his core.
If that were true—then they were in real danger.
"No choice then…"
He forcibly steadied himself mid-air and yanked out a crystalline, diamond-shaped gem.
"Infinity Stone…?" Ryuunosuke's pupils narrowed.
That thing was dangerous. Unpredictable. While they'd studied some uses for it, most of the stone's secrets remained unknown.
"Wades! Save me!!" Sevian screamed and crushed the stone in his palm.
A storm of energy burst forth, wrapping around his body in a violent swirl of light and sound.
"Hmph," Ryuunosuke scoffed. "I thought you had something special hidden up your sleeve."
"If that's it… then go to hell!"
"Holy Prison Mode: Activate!"
His body glowed.
The Dragon Hunting Armor fused with his body.
Moon Reading Fate enveloped him.
Holy Wings unfurled behind him, shining with divine light.
Power crackled from every pore.
Even Sevian trembled.
This… this aura. Even if Wades came in person, it wouldn't matter.
He wouldn't survive this man.
"Spirit Flash!!" Sevian roared in desperation.
Dozens of marbles whirled through the air, forming a massive birdcage-like dome that encased Ryuunosuke.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, a series of gunshots echoed across the sky.
All of Sevian's marbles were deflected off-course.
While they weren't destroyed, they spun away, no longer under his control.
Up high on the mast, Mine lowered her smoking sniper rifle.
Even from a distance, she'd felt it—death.
That oppressive aura Sevian radiated wasn't normal. Which meant she couldn't afford to hold back.
Every shot was a maximum-caliber strike.
Even the marbles, infused with dark power, were rattled under the pressure.
"Nice timing," Ryuunosuke muttered, appearing behind Sevian in a blur—and slammed a punch straight into his ribs.
Crack!
The force hurled Sevian across the air.
But it wasn't over.
"Materialization—activate."
Silk-like threads burst from Ryuunosuke's fingers, laced with sticky mucus.
The space around Sevian twisted, blocked by the dense net of threads.
"Tch. Hisoka was really onto something with this power…" Ryuunosuke smirked.
He snapped his fingers—and the threads yanked Sevian back mid-flight.
"Dragon Slayer's Roar!"
A swirling column of energy formed in his palm, glowing hotter by the second.
It aimed directly at Sevian's helpless form.
"This guy… this is it…"
Sevian couldn't even move.
The mucus in the threads had paralyzed his muscles. If he took that blast head-on, it was over.
"Boom!"
The explosion rocked the sky. The shockwave blasted waves across the sea.
But Ryuunosuke's face didn't relax.
The attack had missed.
Not only that—his threads had been severed.
From the smoke, a calm voice emerged.
"Captain Ryuunosuke… don't overdo it."
"Sometimes, it's best to leave yourself a path back."
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