Chapter 209

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In an instant, a giant snake appeared out of nowhere and bit at the kneeling figure of Aki.

The size of the snake was akin to the summoned beast Manda in the world of Naruto.

"Aki!"

Himeno roared with all her strength, about to recklessly rush out.

But she was forcefully held back by the demon Power standing next to her.

They were not on the same level; rushing out would simply be a suicide mission.

"Stop yelling, my ears are going deaf. Take this guy and get away quickly, but not too far."

Somehow, Abel has already rescued Aki from the jaws of the snake and returned to the side of Himeno and the others.

Himeno, having regained her friend, could barely contain the tears in her eyes. She simply nodded and walked away with Power, supporting Aki.

Akane hesitated for a moment, contemplating whether to pursue them.

Although the summoning of her contracted devil of the serpent only required a piece of her fingernail as a price,

A human's fingernails are limited to only 10 pieces; once used up, she would have to offer other parts of her body.

Since her mission was merely to retrieve the heart of the Chainsaw Devil, it wasn't worth wasting her precious summons on some mere minions.

In her eyes, the likes of Himeno who could not even withstand a single attack from the serpent devil were nothing more than official minions.

On the contrary, the one who had just whisked away their target under her watch seemed to be quite extraordinary.

"Are you also an official devil hunter?" Akane asked, while extending her left hand, ready to strike at any moment.

"Whether I am or not is irrelevant; you're going to die soon anyway."

Abel stepped forward, his hand somehow possessing an icy blade.

Akane's face turned cold, "Arrogant fool. Snake, devour him!"

In the next moment, the giant snake opened its gaping maw, lunging at Abel.

Facing such a colossal beast, Abel simply waved his icy blade.

Instantly, a stunning aurora-like sword energy, in the shape of an X, sliced from the snake's mouth all the way through!

Thud.

The serpent devil, split into four, glided past Abel's position before crashing at his feet.

Looking at the purple liquid staining his pants, he frowned immediately.

Akane was completely petrified with fear!

After all, before making a pact with the serpent devil, she was just an ordinary human.

The image of Abel slicing through the serpent devil, killing it with a flash of his blade, replayed in her mind like a nightmare.

By the time Abel reached her, she did not even have the courage to turn and run; she stood frozen in place as if she was a mere log.

"What was that?"

"Just ordinary swordsmanship."

Ordinary swordsmanship.

With endless bewilderment, Akane's head rolled to the ground.

For Abel, the concept of holding back against an enemy who had lost their strongest asset, sparing their life in some classic act of mercy, was not in his considerations.

Once an enemy, the battle could only end in death!

After effortlessly eliminating both the serpent devil and its contractor, Abel found 'Katana' not too far away.

In just a short amount of time, Denji, transformed into the Chainsaw Man, had been severed at the waist, with only the upper half of his body being held in 'Katana's' hand.

Denji should not have been defeated so quickly.

But he had overestimated the enemy's concern or understanding for a 'comrade.' So when he took a gunman who had attacked him hostage and threatened "Samurai Sword," the outcome was already sealed. 

With a single strike, both he and the hostage were cut in half at the waist. 

"Hmm? Why is it you, Akane?" 

"Samurai Sword" was clearly taken aback upon seeing Abel appear. 

"If you're referring to the woman who was standing with you earlier, she's gone ahead to wait for you." 

"Samurai Sword" immediately turned his gaze behind Abel, only then did he notice the giant snake's corpse and Akane's head, dead with eyes wide open. 

"It seems I have underestimated you."

After saying that, "Samurai Sword" promptly handed over the bisected saw man to a gun-wielding subordinate, "Take this and go first." 

"Don't worry, you are humans and haven't attacked anyone. The official Devil Hunters won't dare to do anything to you."

Indeed, those who had been knocked out were the minions of Denji. 

On the other hand, those killed were all by the hand of "Samurai Sword." 

Being official personnel, they would definitely be more cautious and not casually kill ordinary people. 

However, this rule did not apply to Abel. 

Because he was not any kind of official Devil Hunter. 

He wasn't even from this world! 

So he did not need to follow any damn rules. 

Swoosh! 

Abel's figure moved instantly, cutting through the thugs who were about to get into the car. 

The next moment, blood splattered everywhere! 

The remaining thugs fell into pools of blood, and even the half-sawed man was taken. 

Before dying, they wanted to question "Samurai Sword," "Didn't you say he wouldn't dare to do anything to us?!" 

"Samurai Sword," shocked by Abel's speed, rapidly turned around, ready to fight. 

"Who exactly are you?"

By then, even an idiot like "Samurai Sword" had realized that this guy might not be an official Devil Hunter. 

Because if he wasn't mistaken, this guy had caught bullets with his bare hands at the beginning! 

Is this the kind of cruel act an official Devil Hunter could perform? 

"Who I am is not important. What's important is that I'm very interested in the heart of the Katana Devil, so could you please hand it over?" 

"Samurai Sword's" expression turned immediately grim. Without the heart of the Katana Devil, could he still live? 

This was forcing him to die! 

There was nothing more to say. 

In a blink of an eye, "Samurai Sword" crouched down again, assuming the stance of the Three-Sword-Style Iai Strike. 

He had just used this technique to consecutively 'instantly kill' both Aki and Denji. 

Now, it was Abel's turn. 

Swoosh!

"Samurai Sword" vanished from his spot and then appeared behind Abel. 

"It's over."

"It really is over."

A voice suddenly resounded behind "Samurai Sword," causing him to shiver. 

As the illusion left in place by Abel vanished, Abel's ice blade had already pierced through his opponent's head! 

Pff! 

"Samurai Sword" fell to the ground. 

Yet even with such a fatal wound, this guy was still capable of a 'death throes counter-attack'! 

He crawled up from the ground, attempting to swing his sword at Abel. 

But at that moment, Abel merely whispered, "Explode." 

The dark power injected into his body instantly transformed into a dozen sharp blades, exploding outward from within. 

In an instant, "Samurai Sword" was torn to pieces.