“Swish!”
A white blade slash swept across the air, aiming to take out Chrollo and Rin in one strike. Facing such a swift horizontal slash, Chrollo remained expressionless, gently pushing Rin back as he stepped aside himself.
“What!?”
Kuken’s pupils contracted, his eyes fixated on the tip of his blade. The sharp edge stopped just a fist’s distance from Chrollo’s nose, but this small distance rendered Kuken’s attack futile. His face turned grim; realizing he missed, he quickly withdrew his blade and took a step back, his movements crisp and decisive.
Despite being a ninja, Kuken was also very cautious after witnessing Chrollo’s earlier display. However, he did not expect Chrollo to step forward, closely following his retreat.
“You must be joking!”
Kuken’s face showed shock, unable to believe Chrollo’s speed. Chrollo, now just inches from Kuken, looked calm, his deep eyes devoid of emotion as he spoke flatly, “If I can’t kill you… I’ll just break an arm first…”
Hearing his words, Kuken’s face showed bewilderment. Chrollo’s pale hand suddenly reached out, clasping Kuken’s arm holding the blade with a firm grip.
“Snap!”
A crisp sound echoed as the sharp blade fell from Kuken’s hand, his right arm now bent at an odd 90-degree angle, hanging limply from his shoulder.
“Ahh!!”
Breaking free from Chrollo’s grip, despite appearing in his thirties or forties, Kuken couldn’t help but scream in pain. Chrollo didn’t pursue further, retreating to Rin’s side, watching Kuken howl like a wounded beast with a calm gaze, as if analyzing something, and said slowly, “It seems that even ninjas, in terms of physical strength, are only about as strong as ordinary Nen users…”
Beside him, Rin smiled lightly at Chrollo’s successful attack, softly praising, “Well done, Chrollo. With his arm broken, he won’t be able to use ninjutsu anymore.”
But just after speaking, hearing Chrollo’s analysis, Rin hurriedly advised, “Don’t underestimate ninjas just because of this guy. From what I can see, this guy is probably just at the level of a low-ranked ninja. Don’t use him to judge the overall strength of ninjas!”
Chrollo nodded thoughtfully at Rin’s words. Their conversation was almost without regard for those present. In the distance, Kuken’s face turned pale, cold sweat covering his forehead as he clutched his limp arm, his eyes filled with anger and fear as he glared at the two.
The surrounding bandits were already scared out of their wits, even the previously aggressive one. They stood dumbfounded, not knowing what to say. In their eyes, the invincible Kuken had been defeated, and from the looks of his injuries, he was probably going to be killed in the ensuing fight.
Stripped of their brutish bravado, the bandits were just ordinary people terrified of death. Their faces turned pale, thinking of how to survive this ordeal. Chrollo glanced at the bandits and Kuken, who dared not approach, and asked Rin softly, “How do we handle these guys?”
Rin’s face showed a hint of conflict. After hesitating for a while, he quickly ran forward, picked up the fallen ninja blade, and handed it to Chrollo, smiling awkwardly and whispering, “You handle it, just leave that guy alive.”
Chrollo nodded, but just as he was about to step forward, he paused and, with his back to Rin, said softly, “Rin, there’s no need to force yourself to do things you dislike. No matter what happens, I will stand behind you. These things mean nothing to me.”
After speaking, he continued to walk towards the group of bandits. Behind him, Rin rubbed his eyes, muttering, “It’s because of that I can’t always let you bear these alone…”
This time, he didn’t choose to back away but stood his ground, watching with wide eyes. Though he still couldn’t control his inner weakness, he needed to adapt to the bloody slaughter.
At this moment, the bandits were still clueless. Seeing Chrollo walking towards them alone with a blade, some couldn’t help but step forward and beg for mercy, saying, “L-Lord… it’s all Kuken’s orders, we didn’t want to oppose you!”
“Please spare us…”
“Slash—”
A cold blade flash ended his words abruptly, blood gushing from his neck. Seeing their companion’s death, the remaining bandits widened their eyes in horror, their pale faces reflecting their terror. This guy… he wants to kill us all!!
It was only now that the bandits understood the true intentions of the two who had arrived. They hurriedly turned to the trembling Kuken for help.
“Lord Kuken, please save us!”
“Lord Kuken… this guy is a madman, he wants to kill us all!”
But Kuken, with no time to care for his fellow bandits’ cries for help, stared at the calm Chrollo who had started the slaughter, recalling a certain scene from his memory. It was the same blade flash, one after another, killing without hesitation.
This guy is just like those monsters, only lacking a mask…
“This guy… he’s a monster… doesn’t value human life at all…”
“M-Monster…”
Kuken’s lips trembled as he stared wide-eyed at Chrollo, his body shaking uncontrollably. As the bandits fell one by one, the remaining ones couldn’t endure the oppressive madness any longer and began to organize a desperate counterattack.
However, facing Chrollo, once stripped of their brutish facade, they were no different from ordinary civilians. Even against Kuken alone, they couldn’t have won. Facing the experienced killer Chrollo was futile.
Despite dozens of them attacking together, Chrollo calmly swung his blade, finding the perfect angles. It seemed as if the bandits were lining up to die. In no time, the main hall of the temple was filled with blood, the floor covered in pools of red.
At the entrance of the hall, Rin clenched his fists, staring at the scene, feeling his vision filled with crimson blood. The strong smell of blood overwhelmed him, and despite having killed a few himself, Rin couldn’t help but vomit.
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