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DanMachi: Is It Wrong for a Mafia Boss to Go to the Dungeon?
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Chapter 369: Face Fruit, The Yonko Treated Like a Passerby
Rumble—!
The ground of the entire Z-City was wailing. The asphalt road cracked inch by inch like a fragile biscuit. A purple carapace moved like a flowing Great Wall of steel, blotting out the sky and sun. That suffocating pressure was even several times stronger than the Vaccine Man just now!
Bone Cracking Bat's hand holding his weapon was trembling. He craned his neck, followed that massive body upwards with his gaze. He couldn't even see the end of this centipede!
"This is... what kind of ghost thing is this... With this size, is it really still a living creature?!"
This was the Dragon-Level Disaster. Elder Centipede!
That aura, ancient, tyrannical, and full of desire for destruction. Even from thousands of meters away, it made one feel their blood freezing.
However, under that shadow immense enough to swallow everything, two men seemed somewhat out of place.
Red-Haired Shanks looked up, his single arm resting on his sword hilt. In those sharp eyes, there was no fear. Only a flame named excitement dancing wildly.
"Hey, Beckman. This thing really looks powerful enough. Compared to Kaido's Azure Dragon form, this guy seems more like a real dragon?"
Benn Beckman spat out the cigarette butt in his mouth, his eyes cold as knives. He didn't answer his captain's nonsense. Instead, he slowly raised the seemingly ordinary black flintlock in his hand.
In this world named "Dungeon", this old partner that had followed him for many years seemed to have undergone some wonderful changes too.
"The size is indeed big enough. Just don't know if the skin is thick enough." Beckman's mouth curled into a sneer.
Armament Haki!
Buzz—!
Jet-black airflow instantly wrapped around the gun barrel. Even the surrounding air was twisted by this domineering power. As the man with a bounty comparable to a Yonko, as the smartest First Mate on this sea, every bullet of Benn Beckman carried terrifying power capable of shattering a warship!
"Since it's a bug... Then lie down obediently!"
Bang—!!!
A gunshot loud enough to shatter eardrums. What sprayed from the muzzle was not fire, but a black beam wrapped in dark red lightning! The bullet tore through the air, carrying a shrill whistling sound. It bombarded the center of Elder Centipede's terrifying old face with incomparable precision!
This strike was fast to the extreme! Even the S-Class Hero King standing nearby only felt a blur before his eyes. Bone Cracking Bat didn't even have time to react.
Clang!!!
A loud noise of metal clashing exploded in mid-air. Sparks flew! Brilliant as fireworks.
However, the next second, Benn Beckman's face, which had always maintained calm and composure, froze rarely. The smile originally hanging on Shanks' lips also converged slightly.
They saw that Haki bullet, capable of penetrating steel several meters thick, hit Elder Centipede's purple chitinous carapace... and it was like hitting an unshakable divine mountain! Aside from leaving a shallow white mark on it, it didn't even crack it a tiny bit!
The bullet was deflected by the recoil force. With a whoosh, it shot into a nearby skyscraper.
Boom!
That skyscraper was instantly blasted with a huge hole right through it. Dust rolled.
"..."
The scene was extremely awkward for a moment. Beckman looked at the smoking gun barrel in his hand, then looked at the unscathed Elder Centipede. His eyebrows twitched wildly.
"Hey hey... Are you kidding me? Even Kaido's dragon scales would bleed if he took a shot from me, right? Is this thing's skin made of Seastone?!"
This defense was simply unreasonable!
"Roar—!!!"
Although defense wasn't broken, this attack clearly enraged the behemoth. Elder Centipede let out an earth-shattering roar. On that ugly human face appeared a look of extremely humanized ridicule.
"Pain? No! Not painful at all! Is this tickling attack meant to give me a massage?!"
Rumble—!
Its massive body, thousands of meters long, began to twist. Just a simple turn, and several surrounding streets were instantly turned into ruins! Countless rocks smashed towards the four people like cannonballs.
"O... Over! Even guns can't pierce it!" Bone Cracking Bat held his head in despair. "Are physical attacks ineffective?! Is this the despair of a Dragon-Level monster?!"
Just then, King, who had been standing nearby without moving... On that face that looked incredibly majestic but was actually about to cry, cold sweat was sliding down like a waterfall.
Thump thump thump thump thump—!
The sound of the King Engine grew louder and louder, almost drowning out Elder Centipede's roar.
Shanks turned his head, glanced at this "Strongest Man on Earth". Found the other party still had both hands in his pockets, motionless. That posture was like he was watching a show.
"I see." Shanks grinned. A trace of "enlightenment" flashed in his eyes. "Is this the composure of a powerhouse? Seems an opponent of this level isn't worth King taking action personally. Since that's the case..."
Shanks suddenly took a step forward. The cape behind him fluttered loudly. That single arm slowly grasped the famous sword "Gryphon" at his waist.
"Then let me, this 'Newcomer', clean up the trash for the Senior!"
Boom—!
A terrifying wave of red-black air erupted abruptly with Shanks as the center! Conqueror's Haki! And it was... Top-tier Conqueror's Coating!
The surrounding space seemed to freeze at this moment. Elder Centipede, who was roaring arrogantly just now, actually stiffened for a moment! That pressure originating from the depths of the soul made this monster, who had lived for unknown years, instinctively feel a trace of threat.
"Since the shell is hard, then cut its weak point!" Benn Beckman reminded calmly from the side. "Boss. Although it looks like a unified whole, at the joints of its huge body, the thickness of the carapace should be weaker!"
Observation Haki fully active! In Beckman's perception, countless red dots lit up on that behemoth's body.
"Roger!"
Shanks laughed loudly. The ground beneath his feet exploded. His whole person shot into the sky like an arrow leaving the string! He turned into a red streak of light in the air, facing that Elder Centipede pressing down like a mountain!
At this moment, he was so tiny. Yet so dazzling!
"A bug is a bug. No matter how big it grows..."
Shanks' figure instantly appeared below Elder Centipede's huge head. Right at the gap connecting the first and second segments of the carapace! The longsword Gryphon in his hand, at this moment, had been completely dyed black by thick Conqueror's Haki!
Black-red lightning danced wildly on the blade. That was power enough to cut open the world and sever cause and effect!
Shanks' eyes instantly became incomparably sharp.
"Under my sword... Everything dies!"
"Divine Departure!!!"
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