Uchiha Hiko turned to look. A burly, bearded man was leading several ragged subordinates steadily closer to him!
A faint smile curled Uchiha Hiko's lips. His feet did not slow as he continued racing onward.
He gauged their strength. Even the rough-looking man in the middle was only around lieutenant level, while the others were even more pathetic.
Uchiha Hiko had no interest in tangling with such minor characters. With a thought, he kept moving and sprinted toward Seireitei.
Seeing that Uchiha Hiko had not stopped, the lackeys behind him thought, Here's our chance to earn merit. They grinned wickedly at his back and shouted again, "Our boss told you to stop! Are you deaf?"
"Take one more step and we'll break all three of your legs!!!"
"Damn it!! Didn't you hear us tell you to stop?"
The men behind him barked without restraint. Seeing that Uchiha Hiko showed no intention of stopping, they all assumed he was afraid of them.
He was running for his life. Such things were not uncommon among Soul Reapers. Some people were highly proficient in Flash Step, making them far faster than others.
Yet their actual strength was much lower than everyone else's! It was an extreme imbalance in their abilities!
Only two of them could barely keep up behind Uchiha Hiko: the burly man and a somewhat delicate-looking young man.
As for the other lackeys, unable to keep up, they cursed loudly from behind as they chased with all their might, spewing endless filth.
Up ahead, Uchiha Hiko frowned at the shouting behind him. Though he did not wish to waste time arguing with these lackeys!
Looking down on them did not mean he would let them go. If they crossed the line in his mind!
Then District 80 would gain a few