As for Duke's head, the wanted poster specified five thousand Golden Krakens.
In addition, the bounties for Jayce, Captain Lister, and the other crew members also caught Duke's eye.
This was clearly a bounty issued by Gangplank, intending to drive Duke and the others into a desperate situation.
That old man's calculations were very good. First, he sank Duke's ship, cutting off his retreat. Then, he issued a wanted poster, stirring the nerves of various large and small forces, making Duke and his people surrounded by enemies.
If Duke wanted to live, there was only one path.
To obediently go find Gangplank, accept his extortion and blackmail, and offer a massive amount of wealth.
However, Gangplank clearly underestimated Duke's strength. For mortals like them, Duke could crush them as easily as crushing an ant!
"Alright, calm down, Captain Lister!"
Duke patted Lister's shoulder and slowly walked towards the surrounding crowd. Everyone was gripping their weapons, their greedy eyes darting back and forth over Duke's body.
It was as if they wanted to bite a piece of flesh off him.
"Gentlemen, you've come at a really bad time!"
Duke put his hands into his trench coat pockets. As Duke scanned the crowd, Edith locked onto all the thugs with fierce expressions.
"Right now, I'm in a very bad mood. Here!" Duke pointed to his heart. "There's a ball of Fire pressing down!"
The Hive drones began to release sub-drones. In the blink of an eye, the Hive's sub-drones surrounded the entire dock.
"Kid, stop with the damn nonsense. You're not leaving this dock today!"
A man with a hook for a left hand pointed a scimitar in his right hand at Duke, yelling madly, "I'm going to cut off your head!"
Duke lazily raised his arm, folding his middle, ring, and pinky fingers, leaving only his index finger and thumb extended. His index finger pointed directly at the man with the hook for an arm in front of him.
"Then you can just die!"
Pfft!
The opponent's forehead was pierced, and he immediately fell to the ground. Everyone looked at Duke, who had made his hand into a gun shape but hadn't made any other movement. Duke clearly hadn't done anything, yet the hooked boss who had been yelling a second ago was dead.
"Don't be afraid, he's only one person, let's charge together!"
Pfft!
The person who had urged the crowd immediately fell limply. Duke also moved his finger to his position. The entire dock was surrounded by his drones, and these people were exposed within his coverage.
The Hive's sub-drones were equipped with miniature submachine guns. Although the bullets were not many, under the enormous quantity, everything was futile.
"Witchcraft, this guy knows witchcraft!"
"He's an evil Black Wizard!"
"He killed Hooked Boss and Pointy-Mouth Bick without any movement. This guy must be a wizard!"
.....
As terrified screams erupted, Duke turned around, exposing his back to everyone.
"Deal with them, Edith!"
"Yes, Boss!"
The next second, all the sub-drones fired in unison, shooting everyone behind Duke dead on the spot.
Captain Lister's eyes widened at the sight, and his Adam's apple bobbed once.
As Duke's subordinate, he himself didn't know how Duke managed to do this. No wonder someone so young could become one of the three power-holders of the Ferros Family.
This kind of incredible method alone is enough for him to secure a place in the Twin Cities!
"Let's go, Captain Lister, we're returning to the hotel!"
"Alright, sir."
Duke and the others stepped over blood and corpses, leaving the dock. After Duke and his group departed, the Wharf Rats, who had been secretly stirring, swarmed in and began to Devour.
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The Netherworld.
"Captain, everyone we incited is dead!"
One of Gangplank's Master Sailors rushed into the Captain's cabin, stammering, "One hundred and sixteen people, all dead!"
"Hmph!"
Gangplank placed his weapon on the table, grabbed a handful of gunpowder, and slowly watched the sand-like gunpowder fall from his palm.
"Bilgewater never lacks people who would tie their heads to their belts for a single Golden Krakens. Continue to increase the bounty and send more people!"
"Tell Okao and the other leaders that I want those Piltover guys to not see tomorrow's Sun!"
"Yes!"
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The Siren.
"Captain, latest news!"
Miss Fortune's first mate, Rafen, entered Miss Fortune's room. Miss Fortune, who was making her own ammunition, stopped her work and looked at Rafen.
"What is it?"
"It's about Duke!"
"Isn't that kid wanted by Gangplank?"
"That's right!" Rafen swallowed, his eyes filled with horror. He had thought that the young man who always smiled was already ruthless enough, but he never expected him to be capable of such a thing.
"Duke killed everyone who was incited by Gangplank's bounty to besiege him at the dock. The exact number is one hundred and sixteen!"
"How many?"
Miss Fortune's eyelids twitched, and she asked Rafen loudly.
Rafen stammered in reply, "One hundred and sixteen!"
"Does that little guy know what he's doing?"
Miss Fortune stood up from her chair and paced back and forth in the Captain's cabin.
"Send people to keep an eye on him and be ready to support him at any time!"
"Captain, do we have to get involved in this messy situation?"
"That kid is a Craftsman Master. You know the weight of those four words. Putting everything else aside, the fact that he is the inventor of the Piltover Exoskeleton is enough for us to protect him!"
"Yes, I'm going right away!"
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