Catastrophe-class?

"Goodness, Master Tao, you're back! It's not what you think. We've always respected Captain Tao and treated him with all due courtesy."

Mad Rat was, after all, the leader of a gang, and he really was working for someone important.

Though he was terrified and knew what the title Eight-Armed Vajra meant, and how much weight a Boundary Breaker carried, he had no choice but to put on a smile, swallow his pride, and approach Tao Yu in a thoroughly humble manner.

"I, your humble servant..."

"I just saw you grabbing my brother's hand, didn't I?"

Tao Yu glanced at Mad Rat.

With a wet snap, Mad Rat didn't hesitate for even a moment. He tore off his own right arm with his left hand, leaving a ragged, bloody wound.

"I was the one who offended Captain Tao. I..."

Before he could finish, he exploded into a spray of blood under Tao Yu's gaze.

"He's ruthless even to himself. Better not to leave him alive."

Tao Yu muttered. Tao Tong's eyelid twitched. His younger brother really was just like the rumors said...

The Black Rat Gang's leader, a rising power who had once thrown his weight around the neighborhood, had died without warning.

The entire scene fell silent.

The man who'd claimed his sister had married into a wealthy family nearly fainted.

But before he could pass out, Tao Yu casually flicked a finger, and the man's head burst apart.

"He's a spineless coward. Why keep him around?"

Huh?

The other members of the Black Rat Gang were so terrified they wet themselves.

So neither groveling nor standing firm would work!

He was going to kill them either way, huh?

Thud! Thud!

Tao Yu had barely arrived, yet the Black Rat Gang's leader and deputy leader had already died without