Chapter 74: Look, There’s a Ship in the Sky
Dagger-wielding assassins spread out in all directions, forming a tight formation like a massive net, completely surrounding Newgate.
Seeing their gunmen injured and their firearms shattered, the losses were too great. They had to take down Newgate today to claim his bounty and recover at least some of their losses.
"All together!"
The assassins, armed with poison-laced daggers, charged at Newgate from every direction, hoping to overwhelm his defenses with sheer numbers. As long as they landed the first strike, the poison would take effect, and everything else would fall into place.
They had used this tactic countless times before. Pirates, always arrogant, rarely paid attention to minor wounds—until the poison set in. Then, without fail, they would curse them as cowards.
But as assassins, why should they care? Against ruthless pirates, was it really cowardly to coat their blades in poison? Wasn't this simply an equal exchange—brutality for cunning?
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Newgate eyed the assassins closing in, their daggers glowing with a sinister green hue. One glance was enough to tell him they were coated in something nasty. With so many attackers, even he couldn't block every strike. He had to break through.
A powerful shockwave burst from his fist, surging forward. The assassins in his path flinched, instinctively retreating, unwilling to take the hit head-on.
"Don't dodge! Hold the line!"
The assassin leader roared in frustration, furious at his subordinates' hesitation.