Chapter 179: The Monster Association’s Attention
"None of them will get away."
After receiving the exact location, Sonic willed the sword in his hand to converge.
The countless fragments rapidly returned, reforming into the sword's body. Only one piece remained missing.
Sonic did not care.
He turned east and gave chase.
On an extremely well hidden rooftop along the street, a pink eyeball with trembling wings witnessed everything that had just happened.
But just as it was about to leave, a sword fragment whistled through the air.
It pierced through the eyeball in an instant and embedded itself into the rooftop floor.
Deep underground beneath the Ghost Town, the mastermind controlling the eyeball stood below the tiered structure of a circular chamber resembling an ancient Roman colosseum.
Its bloated pink body had several small arms growing from its head, while a single giant eye occupied nearly two thirds of its face.
It was Gyoro Gyoro, the strategist of the Monster Association.
And behind that puppet, the true controller was Psykos.
Through the destroyed clone, Gyoro Gyoro had seen everything.
The human had not been recruited into the organization.
More importantly, he held immense hostility toward Monsters.
In that case, they had no choice but to send an Executive to hunt him down.
With that thought, Gyoro Gyoro looked toward the massive figure seated upon the throne and spoke slowly.
"Lord Orochi, the two ninjas failed to recruit the Monster killer."
Its huge eye narrowed.
"One of them has already been killed."
Gyoro Gyoro continued, "I suggest dispatching an Executive immediately to silence him."
Monster King Orochi, seated upon the throne, nodded slightly.
Then his gaze swept across the many Executives gathered on the highest level.
"Which of you will deal with him?"
The moment his voice fell, a slender humanoid cat stepped out from the dark floor.
It bared its sharp claws and revealed a wicked grin.
"A game of hunting prey?"
Its tail swayed.
"I'll take such a fun task, meow."
Seeing that the one who stepped forward was the Executive Nyan, Gyoro Gyoro was quite satisfied.
"That fellow is extremely fast. If you are the one to act, Nyan, it should be relatively easy."
It then gave the location.
"No time to waste. They are in the eastern district of the Ghost Town."
After obtaining the specific direction, Nyan licked its claws.
Its body became fluid, squeezing through an almost imperceptible crack above before vanishing from everyone's sight.
Perhaps to be safe, Monster King Orochi looked toward the Executives again.
"Gouketsu."
A burly figure in the upper tier responded in a deep voice.
"You go as well."
Orochi's gaze remained calm.
"Try to bring that human back alive."
Gouketsu lowered his head.
"I understand."
At the same time, Gyoro Gyoro sent another clone to the surface, following behind Gouketsu.
It also carried the sword fragment that had pierced through its previous clone.
At that same moment, in the eastern district of the Ghost Town, two figures were rapidly weaving through the deserted city.
They flashed between streets and buildings at high speed.
Gale Wind was running in front.
At this moment, his entire body was covered in wounds.
His right arm had been severed.
His left eye had been blinded.
Dense, ugly scars covered his body.
Every injury proved one thing.
Sonic was far more powerful than he had expected.
This level of strength would surely be unmatched even among the Heavenly Ninja Party.
But why?
Why had this guy become so strong?
As he ran, Gale Wind's mind was filled with confusion.
What concerned him even more was the sword.
Why could it split apart freely?
And why could it swap positions with its wielder?
This junior of his seemed to be shrouded in mist, impossible to see through.
Then, in the next instant, a broken sword fragment struck.
It slashed into Gale Wind's shoulder.
Feeling the sharp pain, Gale Wind instinctively dropped in the direction of the attack, doing everything he could to reduce the force of the blow.
He crashed straight down onto the street, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Sonic landed shortly afterward.
He looked toward the dust ahead.
Inside his mind, Asuramaru's voice rang out.
"The enemy's reinforcements are almost here. Aren't you going to kill this guy first?"
"They're finally arriving?"
Hearing that reminder, Sonic could not help curling his lips into a smirk.
It was the smile of someone whose scheme had succeeded.
Asuramaru immediately criticized him.
"Your smile is truly disgusting."
Sonic's expression darkened, and he snapped back irritably, "What the hell do you know?"
His eyes remained fixed ahead.
"I'm waiting for their reinforcements."
He raised the sword slightly.
"It's too troublesome to search for these Monsters one by one. It's much easier to lure them out and kill them."
Regarding Sonic's confident statement, Asuramaru slightly sensed the three approaching auras.
Two of them were powerful beings beyond ordinary Dragon level.
They were definitely Executives of the Monster Association.
The current Sonic might not necessarily win.
Thinking of this, and remembering how stubbornly Sonic always talked back, Asuramaru could not help teasing him.
"Can you really win? If you can't hold on and come begging me later, I might lend you some power."
"Shut up."
Sonic retorted, then locked his gaze forward.
The dust gradually cleared.
It revealed the dying Gale Wind.
Beside him stood a humanoid cat, staring at Sonic with the eyes of a predator.
"I am Nyan, an Executive of the Monster Association."
The cat Monster stretched its claws, its tone playful.
"I'm here to kill you. Are you ready to be hunted by me? Meow."
It looked arrogant.
But in reality, Nyan subtly glanced at the dying Gale Wind beside it while carefully observing Sonic's every move.
It had no intention of acting rashly.
Even with such caution, however, Sonic's figure vanished without warning the instant he raised his hand.
Where did he go?
In the next moment, Sonic appeared beside Nyan.
His sword swept violently toward Nyan's neck.
The sudden attack caught Nyan off guard.
Fortunately, its speed was not slow.
Its body flattened into a thin ribbon like shape and slipped into a crack in the ground, avoiding the fatal slash.
It moved rapidly through the cracks underground.
In the blink of an eye, it reappeared a hundred meters away.
Even so, a shallow cut had been left on its left cheek.
Blood welled from the wound and slowly trickled down.
"My face?"
Feeling the sting on its cheek, Nyan stared at Sonic from a distance.
Confusion and anger flashed through its vertical pupils.
But it did not lose composure.
Instead, it quickly analyzed the situation.
That wasn't just speed.
It felt more like teleportation.
Is it because of that dying ninja?
On the other side, Sonic remained standing in place with his sword in one hand.
He looked down at Gale Wind, who was barely alive at his feet.
Then, with a casual stroke, he separated Gale Wind's head from his body.
At the same time, the system notification rang in Asuramaru's mind.
[Ding! Intense negative emotions detected from Dragon level Monster Gale Wind before death. Gained 100,000 emotion points!]
[This kill obtained 50,000 Demon Power. Fifty percent will be fed back to the Sword Master.]
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