"You... you killed the Shadow Beasts? Why! They were supposed to be the ones the Ten Dons sent to deal with the Phantom Troupe!"
Seeing the four Shadow Beasts instantly annihilated, Baise's face showed shock and disbelief.
She completely failed to understand Allen's actions, nor could she grasp what possible benefit he gained from doing it.
"Why? Because the Shadow Beasts are on my hunting list too, of course. If I remember correctly, every single one of them has a substantial bounty on the Hunter Website," Allen replied matter-of-factly as he put away his bow and arrow.
"You maniac! You'd offend the entire world's Mafia and the Ten Dons just for a few bounties?"
Baise was utterly stunned by this powerful justification.
You have to understand, there are plenty of people with high bounties in this world—the most notable example being the Zoldyck Family. Almost everyone, young and old, is equivalent to a mobile bank vault, and even Chairman Netero once had a sky-high bounty on his head for a time.
But the question is, who actually dares to act on it?
By the same token, although the Shadow Beasts have decent bounties, how many Bounty Hunters dare to risk offending the entire Mafia hierarchy to hunt them?
Allen held up two fingers and corrected her meaningfully: "No, you've misunderstood two things. First, I won't rush to collect the Shadow Beasts' bounties; instead, I'll let the Phantom Troupe take the blame for a while. Second, with the Phantom Troupe and the Mafia entering full-scale warfare, how long do you think the Ten Dons can survive? Or rather, do you think those gang leaders who constantly talk about business and making money can prevail against a group of desperados who don't even care about their own lives?"
When Baise heard this, her pupils instantly dilated, and she asked in a tone of voice she could barely believe: "Are you saying... the Ten Dons, who have ruled the world's Mafia for decades, will all be wiped out by the Phantom Troupe?!"
"Isn't that obvious? After all, sometimes, even the greatest wealth and power are no match for a fist right in your face. What's more, the Phantom Troupe doesn't just have muscle; they're also highly intelligent."
Saying this, Allen cast his gaze toward the battlefield in the distance.
He saw that under Uvogin's slaughter, the pursuing gang members were already completely wiped out or injured; hundreds of corpses piled up across the canyon. The thick stench of blood attracted many wild beasts that constantly prowled nearby, occasionally letting out deep roars.
Without a doubt, Uvogin's display ignited the desire in Bodoro, who was also an Enhancer, to fight him. He wanted to speak up and request to engage several times, but held back in the end.
Seeing the intense fighting spirit in the martial artist's eyes, Allen smiled and reassured him: "Not yet. It's not your turn to fight. I promise you'll get a worthy opponent tomorrow night. As for Uvogin, let me handle him first."
The moment he finished speaking, he immediately used the Orb of Deception to transform into the appearance of Rabid Dog. Under Baise's stunned gaze, he crossed the distance of several hundred meters at extreme speed, leaping onto the battlefield strewn with mutilated corpses.
"Shadow Beast?"
Uvogin narrowed his eyes, staring at the sudden intruder, and asked directly.
"That's right! Since I only have less than five minutes, let's skip the meaningless talk and get straight to the slaughter."
Allen instantly unleashed a level of Nen aura comparable to Uvogin's, enveloping his entire body.
"Huh? You seem strong. Tell me, did you capture Shizuku earlier?" Uvogin asked with a ferocious sneer.
"If you mean that little girl with the strange vacuum cleaner, she's probably close to a mental breakdown from being tortured and experimented on by those interrogation freaks right now," Allen said, shrugging with a deliberately regretful expression.
Clearly, he was intentionally provoking the enemy, or rather, the entire Phantom Troupe.
Only then would these guys launch a desperate retaliation and wage war against the entire Mafia hierarchy and the Ten Dons.
"Bastard! I'll smash you!"
"Big Bang Impact!"
Uvogin proved himself a typical Enhancer; his explosive temper was instantly ignited, and without a word, he swung his fist and charged.
"Heh, smash me? Sorry, you're not good enough."
Relying on nerve reflexes five to ten times greater than most Nen users, Allen effortlessly grabbed his opponent's wrist, guided it slightly to the side, while simultaneously swinging his own fist and driving it viciously into the vulnerable abdomen.
Boom!
Following a loud crash, Uvogin was sent flying, smashing a massive hole into the cliff face behind him. A torrent of shattered rocks and dirt quickly tumbled down from above, burying him alive.
But the next second...
He blasted all the dirt and rocks away with a single punch. Blood stained the corners of his mouth as he charged forward like a heavy tank, roaring madly, "Good! You've succeeded in enraging me! Go to hell, you Shadow Beast piece of trash!"
But Allen was unmoved, remaining rooted to the spot and mocking him with an attitude of utter contempt: "With reaction speed as slow as a snail?"
As the last word left his mouth, he instantly vanished from his position, reappearing in front of Uvogin at a speed too fast for the naked eye to track, swinging his fists left and right toward Uvogin's coarse face. Leveraging the power of his leg, core, back, and arm muscles, he moved like a precise and highly efficient pendulum.
Every swing delivered a punch accurately to his opponent's face.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Although Uvogin tried to use Ken to defend against the relentless, stormy barrage while also looking for a chance to launch a counter-attack.
Unfortunately, his reactions were too slow. Furthermore, his exceptionally large and sturdy physique meant the nerve signals took longer to travel to his brain and back, resulting in him completely failing to keep up with the rhythm.
Virtually every swing of his fist only struck after-images or air.
In less than half a minute, his consciousness began to blur under the impact of the frenzied pendulum punches, relying entirely on animalistic instinct and muscle memory for a final struggle and resistance.
As the member of the Phantom Troupe with the greatest arm strength and the highest frontal combat ability, this was the first time Uvogin had ever encountered a situation where he was completely powerless to resist.
The intense pain produced by the punches striking his body clearly demonstrated that his opponent possessed Nen aura and Enhancement abilities that were in no way inferior to his own.
Even more terrifyingly, through the constant beating, he faintly saw a fleeting look of mockery and derision in the opponent's eyes.
"Damn it! Uvogin's about to collapse!" Shalnark, who was standing on the cliff edge, finally couldn't help but stand up.
It wasn't just him; Feitan, Franklin, Nobunaga, and Machi all stopped their card game nearby.
After all, the Phantom Troupe isn't an organization that adheres to notions of fair one-on-one combat; they are a notoriously vicious band of thieves, and bullying the weak and ganging up on the few is their norm.
Without any hesitation, and without needing much communication, the five Troupe members immediately plunged into the fight, surrounding Allen, who was brutally pummeling Uvogin, from all directions.
Franklin, in particular, opened his modified fingers and immediately began pouring out Nen bullets without a word, attempting to separate the two.
Unfortunately, Allen's combat experience was far from lacking. He instantly used the much larger Uvogin as a human shield, with over two-thirds of the Nen bullets ultimately hitting Uvogin's back, spraying copious amounts of blood.
The intense pain caused the brute to shout uncontrollably, "Damn it! Can you aim properly?!"
"Shut up! A loser doesn't get to talk!" Franklin snapped back testily.
Regardless, he stopped the indiscriminate spray of Nen bullets.
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