After walking out of the bar, Alvin saw that most of the Mad Lion Pirates had already gathered, and even a portion of the mafia forces had mobilized.
"Hmm… it's almost time to act, but before that, I need to strengthen myself."
"System, consume 60 million bounty points to strengthen Armament Haki!"
"Ding~"
"Strengthening… 3… 2… 1… Strengthening successful!"
Armament Haki Proficiency (Normal): 52/100 (Can add points! A qualitative change will occur after max level!)
"Hiss… refreshing! Mad Lion Pirates, mafia, CP agents, I'm coming to cut you all down!"
After the strengthening finished,
Alvin, holding the Demon Blade Chronicle, jumped onto the roof of a nearby building and rushed straight toward the gathering point of the three factions, completely unconcerned about hiding his intentions.
His speed was extremely fast. He only stopped when he was roughly two thousand meters away from them. At that moment he stored the Demon Blade Chronicle in his spatial storage and replaced it with a sniper rifle!
Outside the manor of the Mad Lion Pirates,
through the sniper scope, Alvin clearly saw Balke, the captain of the Mad Lion Pirates, speaking with a CP agent wearing a black "gentleman style" suit.
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"Captain Balke, remember this clearly. Under no circumstances can you reveal our existence. Otherwise the World Government will simply find a new partner. Do you understand?" the suited CP agent said in a stern tone.
" Don't worry, Mr. Geer. I understand all of that. But if Red Hawk really attacks us, you can't just sit by and do nothing." Balke replied with a laugh while glancing toward the mafia formation nearby.
"Of course. We will assist you. If you are killed by Red Hawk, cleaning up the aftermath would also give us a major headache," CP Agent Geer said calmly.
Said, the mafia leader involved in this operation, also nodded. However, the way he looked at Balke carried obvious disdain.
In the West Blue, the mafia looked down on pirates, believing them to be nothing more than savage raiders.
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"They're about to die, and they're still busy discussing things…" Alvin muttered softly while aiming at Balke.
His voice was extremely quiet, yet it carried a chilling killing intent.
"Bang!"
Alvin's index finger gently squeezed the trigger. A bullet wrapped in Armament Haki instantly shot out of the sniper rifle, tearing through the air as it screamed toward Balke!
Balke seemed to sense something. His Observation Haki spread instantly, and his face immediately turned pale with terror.
His body abruptly shifted to the left while beginning to transform into his beast form. Half of his body moved out of the bullet's path.
But that movement exposed Tom behind him.
"Pfft!"
In rapid succession, with almost no interval between them, the sound of a bullet piercing flesh rang out.
"Boom!!!"
Before anyone present could react, the body of Tom exploded violently!
The blast sent the surrounding people flying backward.
Those closest to the explosion were severely wounded. Balke, being a Zoan Devil Fruit user who had already begun transforming, suffered lighter injuries.
Even so, half of his arm was pierced and blown off!
A series of miserable screams erupted across the scene. More than a dozen pirates, mafia members, pirate officers, mafia cadres, and even CP agents were injured.
"Ding~"
"Bounty Points +66 million!"
"Damn it… what a loyal guy. He blocked the bullet for his captain!" Alvin thought angrily, wanting to curse.
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"Woo woo woo…"
"Help!"
"Ah!!! Who did this!"
"It must be Red Hawk!"
"He actually ambushed us!"
"Woo woo woo… help, Captain…"
…
The smoke from the explosion had not yet cleared. Cries, pleas for help, and furious shouting from pirates, mafia members, and CP agents filled the entire area.
"Quick!"
"Red Hawk is a sniper! Everyone find cover!"
"Everyone!"
"Hurry!"
Balke had already hidden behind cover. Enduring the pain of his severed arm, he shouted alongside the mafia boss, ordering their men to hide immediately.
"Bang!"
"Rumble!"
"Ding~"
"Bounty Points +53 million!"
"Aaron!" Balke roared desperately toward the explosion site.
After another shot, the enemy side suffered even more casualties. Apart from those who were already unable to move, everyone else had hidden under buildings or behind large trees.
"Red Hawk!"
"How dare you attack us! The World Government stands behind us! Are you trying to become the enemy of the entire World Government!" Balke shouted while clutching his wounds.
In less than a minute, his most capable teammate and his good brother Aaron had both been killed by Red Hawk.
At this point he no longer cared about anything else.
"Bastard!"
"Balke, what nonsense are you shouting!" Said, the equally injured mafia leader, yelled anxiously.
He looked toward CP Agent Geer, only to see Geer staring at both him and Balke with a dark expression.
The look clearly said one thing.
Are you two idiots?
"Hahaha…"
"Enemy of the entire World Government?"
"You might want to add two more words to that sentence, Balke…" Alvin said with a disdainful laugh.
He stored the sniper rifle in his spatial storage. The Demon Blade Chronicle reappeared in his hand.
Then he immediately rushed toward Balke's position!
"Ah!"
"Bastard!"
"Everyone!"
"Kill him for me!" Balke roared the moment he sensed Alvin rapidly approaching.
Mafia boss Said did the same.
Alvin had been sniping from long range earlier, leaving them no choice but to hide. But now that Alvin was entering close combat, if they did not fight back, they would all die!
"Roar!"
"Kill!"
"Charge!"
"Kill Red Hawk!"
The lightly injured pirates and mafia members, along with those who were still unharmed, gritted their teeth and rushed out from cover, charging toward Alvin.
"Bang! Bang bang!"
"Boom!"
"Die!"
"Red Hawk Alvin!"
…
In an instant, gunfire and rocket explosions erupted toward Alvin's position. Thick smoke from the battlefield swallowed the entire area.
But their attacks were destined to fail.
With his powerful Observation Haki, Alvin avoided every incoming attack and had already reached the pirate and mafia crowd!
"Red Shadow · Thousand Feathers!" Alvin's cold, murderous voice echoed across the battlefield.
In the next moment, Alvin's figure blurred into a red afterimage, moving through the crowd at lightning speed.
Countless crimson sword lights exploded among the enemies. In just a few breaths, the entire battlefield was filled with agonized screams!
"Argh!"
"Help! Red Hawk is a demon!"
"Captain Balke, save me…"
"Someone save me!"
…
Watching Red Hawk move through the crowd like a god of death, the remaining cadres of the Mad Lion Pirates and the mafia turned pale with terror.
"Ah!"
"No…"
"Ugh…"
"Ding~"
"Bounty Points +49 million!"
Alvin burst out from the middle of the battlefield, gripping the Demon Blade Chronicle. His blade instantly split the nearest target, Sheila, cleanly in half!
"Pfft!"
"Ugh…"
"Ding~"
"Bounty Points +33 million!"
"Ah!!! Bastard!! Red Hawk! I'll kill you!!!"
"Roar!"
Balke saw that all of his strongest subordinates were dead. His sanity snapped instantly. His eyes turned bloodshot as he activated his full beast transformation!
"What kind of three legged lion is barking here?" Alvin said indifferently while charging toward Balke, the last remaining member of the Mad Lion Pirates.
"Bastard!"
"I'm roaring like a lion! Not barking like a dog!"
"Roar!"
Balke's furious roar shook the air. His enormous bloody jaws, with fangs coated in Armament Haki, snapped toward Alvin!
Alvin's face remained expressionless.
The Demon Blade Chronicle in his hand was wrapped in pitch black Armament Haki as he swung it toward Balke's head.
"One Sword Style · Bone Breaker!"
"Pfft…"
"Argh!!!"
Starting from the lion's open mouth, Alvin's blade split Balke's head all the way up to the top of his skull.
The massive lion body crashed heavily onto the ground. The light in its eyes slowly faded.
"Ding~"
"Bounty Points +89 million!"
"With your level of Armament Haki, you dare try to fight me?" Alvin said coldly.
Then his gaze shifted toward the remaining mafia members and CP agents.
The mafia forces were still present, and two of the six CP agents had already begun fleeing.
But it did not matter.
"Lord Red Hawk… spare me…"
"Pfft!"
"Ugh…"
…
A few minutes later, all the remaining CP agents and mafia members were dead.
In the end,
even the two fleeing CP agents failed to escape Alvin's blade, which cut them cleanly in half.
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