Mission Complete

Bandit Leader Kira watched Ye Yang barge in so easily and immediately shouted, "Where is everyone?! Are you all dead?!"

Meanwhile, Kira's younger brother Kil immediately used magic to check the situation outside.

Just now, he had focused all his attention on observing Ye Yang and had not checked what was happening in the stronghold.

When Kil used the animals outside to inspect the area around the stronghold, he discovered that the hundreds of people in their bandit hideout were already lying motionless on the ground.

"How is that possible? He... how did he do it...?"

Ye Yang picked at his ear.

"Hey, big guy, stop yelling. I already took care of everyone outside."

"Even if you scream your throat raw, they won't come."

("Huh? Why does saying that feel so strange?")

After hearing Ye Yang's words, Kira showed no sign of panic. Instead, he looked somewhat irritated.

"Hmph! A bunch of trash, unable to stop even one person."

"Fine. That Lord happens to be in need of a large number of corpses. Once I deal with you, little rat, I'll send you over with them."

Just as Kira was about to attack, Kil beside him spoke up.

"Brother, be careful. He silently dealt with all those people in such a short time. He's not weak."

Kira grinned.

"Don't worry, little brother. He's just a brat. Contact That Lord first."

Kil still gave Ye Yang a grave look, then secretly slipped something into Kira's pocket.

Watching the two brothers' affectionate display, Ye Yang felt a chill run down his spine.

("Damn, don't tell me these two crossed the line.")

"Little bug, judging by the emblem on your hand, you're from the Fairy Tail guild, right?"

"A third-rate guild actually dares to come and subjugate me?"

Ye Yang helplessly spread his hands.

"Can't be helped. They're paying well—2 million J. Just thinking about it is tempting."

"Hmph, overestimating yourself. Some money isn't so easy to earn!"

"Rock Spike!"

An ochre magic circle appeared beneath Ye Yang's feet.

A stone spike immediately shot up from the magic circle.

With a light backward leap, Ye Yang easily evaded the attack.

Then golden light gathered in his hand, and a laser pierced through the stone spike and shot toward Kira.

"Rock Flow Body!"

A magic circle unfolded beneath Kira's feet, and the ground turned fluid like water, carrying Kira swiftly away.

"Boom!"

Ye Yang's laser blast blew apart the wall behind Kira.

Kira quickly moved to Ye Yang's side, but just as he was about to attack, a dazzling golden light appeared before his eyes.

"Speed is power. Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"

"Bang!"

"Boom!!"

Kira was sent flying backward, crashing through the wall and smashing out a massive pit about twenty meters in radius. He instantly lost all signs of life and lay sprawled on the ground.

"He really was weak. Didn't he have a little brother too?"

Just as Ye Yang was about to look for Kil, a wisp of black aura drifted out from Kil's pocket in the pit and directly entered Kira's nostrils.

Kira's supposedly dead body began to wriggle and convulse without end.

Black aura continuously surged from the mouth of the pit.

Before long, a Monster's roar came from within.

"Roar—!!"

Ye Yang still watched everything unfold with a lazy expression.

"Kusaka-nai~ He really has turned into a monster now."

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

A massive black shadow flew out of the pit and crashed into the ground.

"Grrr~ Grrr~"

Kira, once human-shaped, had now transformed into a demonic beast covered all over in rocks, his eyes glowing scarlet red.

At that moment, Kil, who had gone to report the news, came excitedly to Monster Kira's side, his eyes filled with fanaticism.

"It worked!! It worked!!"

"Ahh—!!"

"What a wonderful form, my dear brother."

Ye Yang was somewhat speechless as he looked at the sickly Kil =_=.

"Hey, you... sick... perverted Uncle, this is your beloved family, your own brother!"

"Uh... cough, cough. He turned into this, so what are you getting excited about?"

"Shut up—!!"

"This is biological evolution! Resurrection from death!"

"How could someone like you—"

"Bang!"

Before Kil could finish, Monster Kira slapped him into a meat patty, shoved him into his mouth, and chewed continuously.

"Roar—!!"

"Tut, tut, tut. Evolution? Resurrection? Looks like you're the one returning to the earth now."

After eating the human flesh, Kira seemed to have tasted some delicacy, his nose constantly sniffing the air.

His gaze immediately locked onto Ye Yang's position. Hunger instantly filled Kira's entire body, thick saliva continuously dripping from his mouth.

Monster Kira roared, then leaped with all his strength, crashing down toward Ye Yang like a falling boulder.

Ye Yang transformed into golden light and instantly vanished from where he stood, appearing a hundred meters behind Monster Kira.

Just as Monster Kira was about to turn around, several streaks of golden light shot toward him at high speed.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Four streaks of golden light exploded directly on Monster Kira's body.

The immense power caused Monster Kira to let out a miserable howl.

"Roar—!!"

Sensing that the Monster had not died, Ye Yang once again condensed a massive cross-shaped light at his fingertips.

"Whoosh—!"

"Boom—!!"

Ye Yang slowly walked forward and saw shattered rocks and green flesh scattered across the ground.

"This guy really was pitiful. His own younger brother set him up and turned him into neither human nor ghost."

"But at least your brother died by your hand too."

"Fate really does play tricks on people."

Afterward, Ye Yang thoroughly looted the bandit stronghold, the smile on his face harder to suppress than an AK.

"System, unlock the next stage."

[Ding! Deducting 1 million J from the host. Borsalino unlocked to 20%.]

Golden light immediately burst from Ye Yang's body. Before long, the golden light gradually withdrew back into him.

"Oh ho, so this is 40% Yellow Monkey? The increase in strength really isn't small."

"System, open the panel."

[Ding! System panel opened successfully.]

[Host: Ye Yang]

[Age: 13]

[Template: Borsalino 40%]

[Abilities: Intermediate Armament Haki, Intermediate Observation Haki, Advanced Glint-Glint Fruit, Intermediate Navy Six Styles, Swordmaster.]

[Money: 502941J]

[The next Borsalino template stage requires 20 million J.]

[Backpack: Evolution Fruit*1 (usable once the template reaches 100%)]

"20 million J?!"

"Damn system, shouldn't it be 10 million J?!"

"Everyone else increases it tenfold, so why the hell did you increase it twentyfold?!"

"System! System!"

"Almost forgot. You're a useless system with no dialogue function."

"I need to become S-Class as soon as possible. Otherwise, how long will I have to keep doing these small commissions?"

"Once I collect the reward for this job, I'll buy a house and become a landlord."