Just one day later in Asriel, with King Gallos's full cooperation, the entire nation was swept up in the news of the "Demon Child," Nico Robin, appearing in their country. The gangs in all the cities were mobilized to search for her.
To make the damned CP agents leave quickly, Gallos even issued a reward: anyone who could provide Nico Robin's exact location would receive a reward of 1 to 10 million Berries.
Suddenly, the entire country was like a boiling pot, becoming extraordinarily lively. Everyone, from commoners to gang members, was searching for Nico Robin.
After Andy returned, he changed his disguise again and pretended to join the search. He waited until nightfall before sneaking into the mayor's office building again.
He had been here once before and knew the general layout, so he carefully bypassed the guards and found Zelas's office. The outside was the office, and the inside was his room.
Andy looked around and saw that the entire office was decorated like a nouveau riche's home, glittering with gold. He also noticed a large sea chart, which he felt might be useful in the future, so he put it into his system space.
Just then, he heard intense fighting sounds coming from the room inside the office.
"Bastard," Andy cursed inwardly. "This guy really enjoys life." But this was also an opportunity. Generally, when men are preoccupied, their vigilance isn't very high.
However, as Andy approached the door, the sounds inside seemed to stop. In that instant, he immediately raised his vigilance to the highest level.
"Sahahahaha, you're the man who rescued Nico Robin, aren't you? I didn't expect you to be so bold, daring to break into my office alone." Before the voice faded, Zelas, dressed in a bathrobe, pushed open the door and walked out.
With a loud "Bang!" the moment Zelas opened the door, Andy immediately smashed through the office door and window, then leaped directly onto the opposite rooftop.
"You dare to dream of escaping!" Zelas's face was distorted as he let out a sinister laugh. Immediately after, he picked up a double-edged sword and, like a fierce beast, leaped from the broken window to pursue Andy.
Hearing the commotion, the guards immediately rushed in like a surging tide. However, they did not see the mayor. Just then, Secretary Isha, dressed in a tight suit, walked in.
To them, she was a goddess, but the next second, they realized she was not a simple secretary. In a flash, they all lowered their heads, not daring to look at her again.
Only the leading captain, bracing himself, asked, "Secretary Isha, what exactly happened just now?"
"The person who rescued Nico Robin has appeared. Now, His Excellency the Mayor has gone to pursue him. You are to immediately order everyone to conduct a city-wide search. Nico Robin might have also returned here," Isha said, her face as cold as water, her tone icy.
"Yes, sir! Secretary Isha!" The guard captain dared not show any slack and immediately accepted the order. Afterward, all the guards rushed out of Zelas's office like a tide again.
After they had all left, Isha cast her gaze toward the window. Her cold face instantly became charming and alluring, like a delicate, dewy flower. Her vibrant tongue lightly licked her cherry-like lips as she muttered, "His appearance is indeed handsome, but I wonder what his true strength is..."
Andy sprinted through the forest like an arrow shot from a bow, simultaneously firing his sniper rifle at the relentlessly pursuing Zelas. To his surprise, Zelas managed to dodge every single bullet. In an instant, a frustrating thought surged into his mind.
This guy must possess Observation Haki. A few years ago, he was a mountain bandit with a 23 million Berries bounty, so how could he not have made any progress?
Andy cursed inwardly. He really hadn't expected this guy to possess Observation Haki. He was a fool; this was a big mistake. The idea of using bounty to gauge whether someone has Haki is wrong.
He thought about how before the Warlord system was abolished, the Empress's bounty was only 89 million Berries, but she possessed all three types of Haki. Zelas had a 23 million Berries bounty a few years ago. How could he not have made any progress after being a mayor for a few years?
"Sahahahaha!" Zelas laughed wildly, shouting, "If you surrender to me, I won't just spare your life; I'll make you my right-hand man!"
However, Andy's response was a shot fired back at him. The bullet whizzed past Zelas's ear like lightning, grazing his earlobe and drawing a shocking trail of blood.
"Bastard!" Zelas was furious. "I take back what I just said! This time, you're dead for sure!" At the same time, he was secretly horrified. He had almost been hit just now. This guy's sniping skills were superb; even he, with Observation Haki, had almost fallen for it. In a flash, the two, one in front and one behind, plunged into the forest.
Deep in the forest, Andy suddenly stopped, realizing that his speed was not enough to shake off Zelas.
"What? Giving up?" Zelas also stopped five meters from Andy.
Andy did not respond immediately. He put his sniper rifle into his system space and then took out his Tang horizontal sword.
"Zelas, have you ever heard the saying, 'Villains die from talking too much'?" Before his words finished, Andy's figure, like an arrow released from a bowstring, charged directly at Zelas.
"How dare you!" Zelas roared angrily.
"Clang!"
The sword and blade clashed instantly, and the immense impact caused dazzling sparks to erupt from their edges. The next moment, the sword and blade separated. Both of their expressions became serious.
Zelas had never expected this young man with a youthful face to possess such astonishing strength. And this collision also made Andy realize that his current physique was definitely superior to Zelas's. This discovery excited Andy greatly; he might be able to defeat Zelas.
"Your strength is great, no wonder you have such courage to return to Sagamia, but strength alone is far from enough!" Zelas roared and was the first to attack Andy.
"Then please enlighten me!" Andy excitedly swung his sword, meeting Zelas. In an instant, the sounds of weapons clashing echoed through the forest. The two engaged in a thrilling life-and-death battle, and sparks flew and cold light intertwined continuously in this forest.
However, as time slowly passed, minute by minute, although Andy initially gained the upper hand due to his excellent physique, he gradually began to show flaws due to a lack of sufficient combat experience.
In one careless moment, Andy's left arm was cut by the sharp sword in Zelas's hand, and blood immediately gushed out. But Andy showed no intention of retreating. The pain from the wound instead further ignited his ferocity and fighting spirit.
He continued to vigorously swing the long sword in his hand, launching wave after wave of even fiercer attacks at Zelas.
Zelas suddenly felt that this young man was a madman, fighting completely recklessly. Facing Andy's madness, a hint of fear actually arose in his heart.
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