Chapter 107: Feitan Portor!

As I promised, guys...

I cook!

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Sin gazed at Catrina's lifeless body, shaking his head.

"If she weren't our enemy, Master probably would've spared her..."

He understood Raymond was a principled man who wouldn't take lives needlessly. Yet, Sin also knew that being merciful to one's enemies often meant being cruel to oneself.

However...

Now wasn't the time to dwell on such thoughts. His Nen surged forward, charging the air around him.

"..."

Closing the distance with Raymond, Sin glanced at the Phantom Troupe, who had finished dispatching the remaining guests beside them.

Franklin strode beside Feitan, looking at the odd scene before him with interest, "Hmm, these two seem quite skilled..."

"Skill matters a little. They will die soon enough."

Feitan seemed to silently agree with Franklin despite saying that as he glared at Raymond. 

He turned to Shizuki as he continued, "Shizuku, handle the cleanup."

"The rest is all yours."

Franklin added with his arms crossed.

"...Alright," Shizuku responded from the second floor, surveying the scene below to confirm that all those attempting to flee had been killed.

She then leaped down to Feitan's side, clutching a vacuum-like creature in her hand.

"Let's do it, Blinky-chan..."

Channeling her Nen into the creature, she addressed it affectionately. 

Placing the vacuum over the field strewn with corpses and blood, it sprung to life, swiftly sucking up the remnants until the area was immaculately clean.

Raymond observed Shizuku's ability with interest, "That's really convenient. That will certainly erase any traces of their existence in this hall..."

"Thank you for your compliment,"

Shizuku tilted her head slightly in response. 

She was feeling a bit perplexed.

Shizuku couldn't help but wonder why Raymond appeared so indifferent towards these people.

She glanced at Sin, who seemed visibly tense as she silently thought, "His bodyguard doesn't seem to be as calm, though?"

"..."

Raymond shook his head at Shizuku's seemingly innocent response.

If he didn't know better, he would have thought this woman in front of him had no clue about the harsh truths of the world.

Glancing around at the security cameras, he continued, "I assume you guys also tampered with the security cameras as well, right?"

"...!"

Everyone was taken aback by Raymond's words, their eyes widening slightly in surprise.

It was on point!

Shalnark was indeed handling the security cameras from the outside, along with the rest of their members who had come to rob the auction.

"...I'll kill this guy," Feitan declared, channeling his Nen throughout his entire body.

He recognized that anyone capable of immediately seeing through their plan must be a dangerous individual.

The atmosphere grew heavier, and Sin felt the weight of the pressure, realizing that the individuals before him were not your average criminals.

"You stay here and rest a little," Raymond ordered, walking past Sin, who widened his eyes in surprise at the instructions.

"But, Master—"

"You heard what I said," Raymond interjected, silencing Sin's attempt to argue.

"...I don't know if you're an idiot or what, but..."

Feitan's eyebrows furrowed at Raymond's nonchalant demeanor, feeling offended by it.

In a swift blur, he appeared at Raymond's side in the blink of an eye. His voice trailed off, "...Go fuck yourse---!!"

Before he could complete his sentence, Feitan widened his eyes while swinging his hand toward Raymond's neck.

To his surprise, he realized that a pair of crimson eyes were staring right at him, sending a jolt of alarm through him.

"Hmm, that's not nice..."

In a fluid motion, Raymond closed the distance in a flash and launched a powerful kick toward Feitan, "...Please don't underestimate me."

"You-!"

Feitan's reflexes kicked in, crossing his arms in a desperate attempt to block the incoming blow.

BOOM!

But the force of Raymond's kick was overwhelming, sending him hurtling down the hall with a thunderous impact that left a gaping crater in the wall with dust covering it.

"Huh?"

"...Did Feitan just get pushed back?"

Franklin and Shizuku exchanged stunned glances, disbelief written across their faces.

"--motherfucker!!"

A roar echoed from the crater as Feitan emerged, dust swirling around him as he rose to his feet.

Feitan's eyes blazed with fury as he reached into his baggy clothes, retrieving a concealed umbrella.

Franklin and Shizuku watched in surprise, uncertainty clouding their expressions.

Feitan's move to reveal his concealed weapon was unexpected.

While he might not have been the strongest physically in their group, his overall strength was definitely among the best.

So, seeing him take out the concealed weapon was a shock to them.

"...He took out his concealed weapon?"

Franklin then looked at Raymond in a new light, knowing Feitan was quite sharp at assessing his opponents.

And both Franklin and Shizuku knew that Feitan's decision to bring out his weapon indicated that he perceived Raymond as a genuine threat.

"Oh?"

Raymond looked at the umbrella with interest, his lips curling up in a smirk.

"Now..."

Feitan's voice cut through the air as he swiftly moved across the ground, appearing right in front of Raymond with his killing intent bursting out.

Raymond was preparing to jump back to create a distance, but faltered as Feitan opened his umbrella.

His senses heightened as he caught sight of the sinister skull adorning the umbrella's surface, blocking his view.

"Hmm?"

Instinct warned him of imminent danger.

And as he expected...

BANG!!!

The umbrella's tip surged forward with unexpected velocity, resembling a bullet in its trajectory.

"It can shoot a bullet?"

Reacting swiftly to avoid the umbrella's attack, Raymond immediately leaned to the left as he narrowly evaded the deadly projectile.

However...

"...!"

As Raymond shifted his position, the umbrella dropped to the ground, and Feitan vanished from sight.

"I've got you now, you bastard!"

But just as Raymond braced himself, he heard a voice from his blind spot.

Suddenly, with a sharp wind slicing through the air, Feitan materialized on his left side, wielding a short sword!

Feitan's lips curled up slightly as his anger began to dissipate.

However...

CLANG!!!

Instead of the expected sound of metal slicing through flesh, there was a resounding clang as Feitan's sword clashed against a kitchen knife held firmly by Raymond.

"You...!"

"Well, to think you hid a sword in that umbrella of yours..."

Raymond remarked, eyeing the sword in Feitan's hand that has an umbrella handle. He was impressed by the cleverly concealed weapon within the umbrella's shaft.

"That's interesting...."

With a swift rotation of his body, Raymond delivered a powerful kick, which Feitan deftly blocked with his hand.

"...Interesting, my ass!"

The impact propelled Feitan backward, and he landed beside Franklin and Shizuku.

He glared angrily at Raymond, feeling his ego bruised repeatedly by Raymond's nonchalant attitude toward their fight, treating him as if he were insignificant.

The three members of the Phantom Troupe exchanged glances, a surge of Nen energy enveloping the entire building.

They regarded Raymond with a serious expression as he closed his eyes.

"...!"

When he reopened them, a strong pressure clashed with theirs as Raymond's crimson eyes glowed, sending a chill down their spines.

"Now, why don't you all stop wasting my time and come at me together?"

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