Bonney-Sen and Chaton's expressions stiffened, and a sense of foreboding rose in their hearts.
Ronglin pointed toward the distant bay and said coolly, "If I hadn't had the Heart Pirates' little submarine move over and pretend to be fleeing underwater, I'm afraid you still wouldn't have taken the bait!"
Bonney-Sen's face changed drastically. "How is that possible?! Dynamite Rock is so powerful—how could you possibly be unharmed? Then what was the point of all those unnecessary actions you took earlier?"
"I was just messing with you!" Ronglin's expression turned cold. "For a madman like you, I wanted to see what it felt like to toy with your emotions bit by bit!"
Surging Fury~
The composure and calmness on Bonney-Sen's handsome face gradually vanished, replaced by a twisted expression. Seeing that Ronglin showed no signs of injury, he could more or less guess what had happened. They had been played—played by the person he hated most.
"Hmph!" Bonney-Sen flicked his hand, and a faint halo gathered in his palm. His gaze was cold and vicious. "So what if you're uninjured? Today, Vice Admiral Chaton and I are joining forces. That's more than enough to take down a brazen madman like you!"
Ronglin had nothing more to say to Bonney-Sen in midair. The hatred between them had long since become impossibly tangled. Ronglin did not blame others for envying or hating him; after all, this was far from the first time someone had treated him as an enemy out of jealousy. But Bonney-Sen had extended the fury of that hatred onto innocent people, all for the sake of making Ronglin feel even the slightest negative emotion.
Ronglin could not tolerate such behavior, nor could he tolerate someone as mentally twisted as this continuing to oppose him.
Boom!
Ronglin rapidly formed hand seals,