One Man, One Blade

The attitudes of the other captains made Lister and his men feel very embarrassed.

The feeling of being teammates in the same army group but standing on the opposite side is as disgusting as swallowing a fly.

"Lister, do you think we should give it to him?"

Truman seemed somewhat persuaded by the captains around him and tentatively sought their opinion.

"Give me a damn thing!"

"Let's have another fight! One of us're already down, what are we going to get?"

In comparison, Oni, the ship's gunnery officer, had a fiery temper.

He had a bit of Captain Boren's temperament and was clearly unwilling to put up with this.

Captain Cohen remained hesitant, knowing that if he were to make a decision, he would bear the responsibility.

But before they could compromise, the soldiers on the other side seemed to have already lost their temper.

And the red-haired captain seemed to have run out of patience, becoming increasingly impolite.

"Your Ship A73 is really efficient! You've wasted so much of our time!"

"Just a heads-up, the parking fee is now 400,000 credits!"

"If this drags on any longer, it will amount to 500,000!"

"If we pay the credits, what will happen to the dead soldiers?"

Captain Cohen finally spoke up and probed the other party.

"Then you'll have to resolve that yourselves. It was your soldiers who started this fight; it has nothing to do with us!"

"I've already been very lenient by not asking you for medical expenses! If you're not satisfied, you can try suing me in a military court yourself!"

As expected, the Federation Military District is not exactly a safe haven either.

Given the other party's attitude, Lister understood that the so-called military court prosecution was likely to fail.

In contrast, the Federation Government uses different levels of civilization to carry out oppression and exploitation.

The Federation Military District is even simpler, with each level overpowering the others, from the Central Army Civilization Army to the weakest Expeditionary Army, creating a constant class antagonism.

The scene fell silent again, a result Cohen naturally could not accept.

If no one dies, it's fine; just pay the credits.

But given the current situation, and given how big this matter is, he certainly can't just compromise like this.

Even if it has to be delayed, it has to be delayed until the captains return.

"Reck, was it that redhead on the other side who hurt you?"

At that moment, Lister's voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

The voice wasn't loud, and the tone was calm, but since everyone present was a high-level Class Holder, they could hear it clearly.

"Hehe~! Okay!"

"This captain is quite something, he's got guts! I really like him!"

"I'm the one who just hurt him. You're not satisfied? You want to fight us again?"

Before Reck could answer, the red-haired captain had already admitted it.

He said he liked it, but the killing Killing Intent Wave emanating from him was already rising, which Lister clearly sensed.

"Let me tell you, if you start fighting again, we won't hold back!"

"They attempted to force us to stop without our Central Army Group's approval."

"You'd better think carefully about what will happen if things get out of hand!"

Upon hearing this, Cohen tugged at his arm and shook his head slightly in acknowledgment.

However, upon hearing this, Lister couldn't help but smile.

He wasn't sure at first whether the other party was truly unafraid of making a scene, but now they were clearly putting on a brave front and even starting to invoke regulations to intimidate them, which reassured Lister.

Clearly, the other side is still afraid. They can probably suppress minor brawls between sergeants, but if it's a conflict between officers, especially a conflict before a mission in the Federation Military District, they're probably just as uncertain and want to get them to back down first so they can admit defeat.

Lister then thought of his Third Advancement quest, and after some consideration, decided to make a big fuss about it.

He ignored the redhead opposite him and turned to ask Reck beside him.

"Do you know which enemy officer killed one of our ship's sergeants?"

"It's me! What's wrong?!"

"Those mere scum from the Civilization Army, I'll kill them if I want!"

A female soldier covered in blood stepped forward without fear and took a few steps to stand next to the red-haired captain.

He's at least 2.3 meters tall, and his explosively muscular physique is utterly devoid of any aesthetic appeal.

He looked at Lister with a fierce expression, his eyes filled with disdain.

Indeed, the type of officer determines the type of soldiers they have.

Just as the female soldier was about to continue her provocative remarks, a solid, terrifying killing intent instantly enveloped everyone's hearts.

A silver-black blade of light streaked towards the soldier at incredible speed.

The red-haired captain, who was standing nearby, reacted and tried to help defend, but he was powerless to do so.

The new S-rank Shadowless Blade has excellent energy conduction and extremely fast attack speed.

In the blink of an eye, the soldier's body was severed from his head.

The terrifying, silver-black blade of light was perfectly controlled, slicing just past the soldier before disappearing just as it grazed the neck of the soldier behind it.

"You... how dare you!?"

"Great! Okay!"

The red-haired captain was trembling with rage, staring blankly at Lister, looking utterly incredulous.

He truly hadn't expected that the other side would actually dare to attack their Central Army.

More importantly, the opponent's strength is truly remarkable.

That solid, extreme killing intent, the tremor emanating from the depths of one's soul, does not lie.

The Central Army soldiers, who had been itching to move, suddenly froze, standing there dumbfounded.

However, Lister had no intention of stopping there!

In the next Flash, he appeared in front of the red-haired captain.

The next moment, a Knee Strike was already delivered.

The red-haired captain was completely enraged when he saw that Lister still dared to continue his attack.

He met the Knee Strike with a side kick without hesitation, his toes gathering a powerful surge of Nen.

As a telekinetic Class Holder, he was not afraid of Lister's close-range combat skills.

Even though he sensed that the other party's strength was somewhat extraordinary, he was confident that with the enhancement of his own psychic power, he could cripple the captain with a single kick.

"Boom!"

At the moment of impact, a powerful shockwave swept across the entire area.

A moment later, the red-haired captain was kicked into the air, his face filled with disbelief.

It's hard to believe that such a seemingly ordinary Knee Strike actually hurt so much when it landed on me.

More importantly, this damage was so severe that it affected his soul, making it completely unstoppable.

Before he could continue thinking, a deeper, more piercing pain came from his soul, as if he had been locked in place.

In an instant, alarm bells rang in my mind. Through countless battles, my sixth sense for death had become extremely acute.

The red-haired captain quickly calmed down and began to assess his surroundings.

The silver-black blade light once again attacked him with lightning speed!

Driven by an overwhelming will to survive, his psychic power surged violently, and despite the stiffness and dizziness caused by the Knee Strike, he managed to propel his body upwards.

However, the blade was faster; the blade that was originally aimed at his chest still managed to cut to the end of his calf.

Attack: Deals -11405 damage, ignores defense -31774 damage, deals -70221 true damage.

One strike reduced the opponent's health by 70%.

However, even taking that kick head-on wasn't easy for Lister.

As expected of a 14th-tier Class Holder, the psychic power system is indeed strong these days.

That kick also cost him nearly 70,000 health points, but fortunately, his health was high enough that he could withstand it.

The red-haired captain really couldn't withstand that blow.

The red-haired captain now fully understands that he has truly bitten off more than he can chew.

The pain of that knife piercing his soul caused him to tremble even after he fell to the ground.

Before he could recover, he was stabbed again in the back, though this time the other person had clearly held back.

Even so, he was completely exhausted and on the verge of death.

Lister slowly walked up to the other man, grabbed his full head of red hair, and dragged him slowly past the group of the Central Army soldiers.

Blood kept oozing from his scalp, soaking his red hair and making the color appear even more vibrant.

As everyone watched in silence, Lister dragged the object to the front of his ship's sailors.

The red-haired captain was too weak to feel anything at the moment, and could only vaguely make out that he was being dragged along.

He felt a sense of relief, since the fact that the other party was still cautious meant that the other party was still holding back. He then used the last of his strength to murmur a warning once more.

"What's your name! I'm the thirty-ninth..."

"Lister... you've already killed a soldier, why not spare his life?"

Cohen, standing to the side, had a complicated expression; the current situation was completely beyond his expectations.

Although he usually led the Ship A73 when the captain was absent.

But this was definitely not an ordinary situation; the boundless killing intent emanating from Lister chilled even him to the bone.

They feared he had become bloodthirsty and was now even attacking his own people!

Fortunately, Lister nodded at him, which reassured Captain Cohen.

Captain Oni, standing to the side, couldn't help but spit at the red-haired captain.

"We let this kid off easy! He was so arrogant just now! We should spare his life!"

But the next moment, Lister's behavior once again surprised them.

His gaze swept over the several captains from the other ships who were watching.

His killing intent only intensified, and the atmosphere instantly became tense again!

The captains who were watching had long since guessed Lister's identity.

The news that a new "Blade Arts Overlord" had emerged in the Arcane Army Group had naturally reached their ships after six months.

I just never bothered to find out where this "Blade Arts Overlord" was; I just assumed he was at headquarters.

Now, even the most clueless among them would understand that this "Blade Arts Overlord" was none other than Lister, who, like them, had participated in the Federation Military District's recruitment drive.

At that moment, they were completely enveloped by the solid Killing Intent Wave from Lister.

The immense pressure on their souls caused a deep-seated fear to well up within them.

Fortunately, his calm voice finally rang out at that moment.

"One person, one knife."

"Either you kill him, or I'll kill you."

The voice wasn't loud, but to the captains, it sounded like a demon!

Given the red-haired captain's current near-death state, how could they dare?

"No... no! You can't... kill me..."

The red-haired captain clearly heard Lister's words, and his fear began to grow once again.