"Onii-chan! Who is this shameless bad woman?!" Perona threw the food she was holding into the air and lunged between Mai Hime and Victor, vigorously pushing the former.
"Shameless? Impudent! I am the victim here! You impertinent silly girl, let go!" Mai Hime shrieked, and somehow, she managed to break free from Victor's grip, engaging in a scuffle with Perona.
Victor tried his best not to sigh to the heavens. Ignoring the increasingly suggestive brawl, Victor bent down to pick up the short sword that had fallen to the ground. Before he could properly examine the short sword in his hand, the half-crouching Victor suddenly looked up at the other end of the alley. He swung the short sword in his hand, sharply cutting a line on the ground.
A beige zipper appeared along the cut, and at the same time, the ground at both ends of the zipper became soft like fabric, though it still felt like hard stone to the touch.
Victor easily pulled up one end of the ground like a piece of canvas, simultaneously deactivating his ability.
Resin Zipper: Building Blocks.
A large section of the stone ground rose with a roar, acting as a Giggantic shield in front of the three. At that very moment, a charcoal bomb, radiating intense heat, slammed into the enormous 'stone shield,' sending a shower of shattered rock and a violent cloud of dust into the air.
The two beautiful girls reacted quickly. Two burly large ghosts swiftly materialized beside Perona, guarding her. Mai Hime snatched the short sword from Victor's hand, glared at him fiercely, and took up a reverse grip stance.
At the end of the alley, a group of figures appeared. The horse-faced mohawk man and the bald man in blue with a bandage wrapped around his neck were among them. Walking in the center was an unusually tall, thin man with a long beard. The edges of his eyebrows and beard glowed with embers, and his expression was sinister. Needless to say, he was 'Charcoal Eyebrows,' as Victor had mentioned earlier.
"'Charcoal Eyebrows' Umridge, the Paramecia-type Charcoal-Charcoal Fruit user with an 87 million Berry bounty." Victor took off his hat and tossed it aside, loosening his collar and saying casually,
"This is a warning. I can overlook the previous attack, but please carefully consider your every next action. So, please take those scraps behind you, turn around, and get lost."
Umridge remained unmoved, his expression still sinister. He slowly scanned the three, lingered briefly on Perona, and finally fixed his gaze on Mai Hime.
"...Is it you?" Umridge's voice was also unusually deep and eerie. "Kneel and crawl over here with that pink-haired girl, or your fate will be as miserable as this foul-mouthed brat's." As he spoke, dark red embers appeared on the fingertips of his black mole-skin gloves.
Mai Hime frowned deeply and whispered to Victor, "This sorcerer is very strong! You two run quickly, I'll hold him back." Despite her words, Mai Hime had made up her mind that as soon as Victor and Perona escaped, she would immediately take her own life.
Even though she was severely injured and weak, unable to exert even a tenth or two of her full strength, and would find it difficult to defeat the tall, ugly man opposite her, she would never surrender her purity, which she had protected for eighteen years, to such a shameless wretch!
Victor sighed helplessly, grabbed Mai Hime by the back of her collar, and tossed her to Perona.
"Why are you adding so much drama? An injured person should act like an injured person; just stay with Perona quietly." He took off his casual jacket, threw it on the ground, and leisurely rolled up his shirt sleeves. "You're wasting my goodwill, Mr. Umridge."
"Heh heh... An arrogant little brat..." The embers on Umridge's eyebrows suddenly flared up, sending sparks flying. "I promise you'll die a particularly painful death."
Umridge's feet scorched the ground as he darted forward at extreme speed, stopping in front of the giant stone shield protecting Victor and the others! His hands
transformed into charcoal fists, burning with embers, and he slammed them together onto the stone shield!
"Meteorite Charcoal Bomb Fist!!"
Boom----!!!!
Like an instant explosion, the stone shield, along with the stone walls surrounding the alley, were all shattered! 'Charcoal Eyebrows'' subordinates were all sent flying out of the alley, screaming from the violent shockwave.
In the smoky ruins of the alley, Umridge revealed a savage smile. "Scamper like a rat, brat! I'm going to tear every bone from your body alive when I catch you!"
"Oh? Great minds think alike, don't they, Mr. Umridge?" Victor's voice suddenly came from behind Umridge.
Veins popped on Umridge's temples, and dark red charcoal armor appeared all over his body. Then, he instantly exploded!!
"Charcoal Burst Body!!"
The alley experienced a second destructive explosion, completely destroying and collapsing the buildings on both sides. A figure suddenly shot up into the air from the sudden dust cloud; it was 'Charcoal Eyebrows' Umridge, with his slender figure.
Umridge felt that his second wide-range attack hadn't harmed the brat. Squinting his long, triangular eyes in mid-air, he quickly locked onto Perona, who was pulling Mai Hime towards the docks not far away.
"Brat, you'll soon pay the price for your foul mouth... starting with your woman! Impact Charcoal Wings!!" A charcoal-filled groove appeared on Umridge's back, then exploded violently, using the propulsion to lunge from the air towards Perona and Mai Hime!
The idea was good, but from the smoky alley below, five infinitely extending metallic zippers suddenly shot out. They flew at extreme speed towards Umridge like golden meteors trailing fire!
Metal Zipper: Five-String Biwa!
Umridge adjusted his position in the air using the instantaneously formed impact charcoal grooves on his body, but he realized that the five metallic zippers weren't intended to injure him. They grazed Umridge's body as they flew past, then suddenly changed direction, and the five Ferocious Chains directly bound 'Charcoal Eyebrows' in mid-air like tightly wrapped iron Ferocious Chains.
The smoke below suddenly dispersed, revealing Victor standing firm. The ends of his right hand's five fingers had become single-sided zippers, infinitely extending, forming the five chain blades that bound Umridge. Then, Victor let out a roar, twisting his entire body with force, and violently pulled Umridge towards the ground!
"Wh-What kind of monstrous strength! How can this brat be so strong?! Impact Charcoal Boots! Maximum Output!!"
Umridge's feet directly transformed into impact charcoal thrusters, furiously spewing violent explosions. He wanted to use the propulsion to resist Victor's monstrous strength, but this was exactly what Victor intended!
"Goodbye, Mr. Umridge... Metal zipper: Meat Grinder!"
The Ferocious Chains on 'Charcoal Eyebrows' suddenly loosened slightly. Before Umridge could sigh in relief, every chain link on the side facing him suddenly transformed into indestructible, barbed, serrated long blades. Using the combined forces of their struggle, the five serrated chain blades rapidly spun around Umridge's body!!
Blood rained down from the sky.
On that day, all the citizens, merchants, and pirates present at the Kano Country's dock market witnessed the brutal side of 'Coral''s leader - 'Ferocious Chains' Victor!
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