Betrayal

"Dad! I've searched the back mountain for ages and couldn't find him. That bastard Leiyin has already escaped!" Verdan shouted from afar on the battlefield.

The fighting villagers didn't react much to this. They had probably expected this outcome.

Village Chief Farmer was somewhat broken, regretful, annoyed, and angry. He had trusted that kid so much, and yet he ran away. He had confidently assured everyone that this kid would protect the village. It was all his fault for misjudging him. Now, Farmer really wished he could kill Leiyin!

However, thinking about it was useless. Farmer shouted to Verdan in the distance, "Little Verdan! Run! Run as far as you can! Don't come back!"

Verdan cried upon hearing this, "Then what about you, Dad?"

Farmer said with a serious expression, "Never mind me! It's a father's natural responsibility to protect his daughter. Run!"

Tears welled up in Verdan's eyes. She listened to Farmer and ran into the distance.

Anderson also heard these words. How could he let go of the little beauty he had been longing for day and night?

At this moment, Anderson was entangled in a fight with Miller, but he still said to the Pirates fighting beside him, "Go, and be sure to bring Verdan back to me, or I'll execute you!"

The Pirates obeyed and ran towards Verdan.

Miller continued to pester Anderson.

"Rokushiki - Shigan!"

Miller shouted softly, gathering power in his index finger, which shot out suddenly. Anderson dodged it casually.

"Rokushiki - Rankyaku!"

Miller attacked him again with a shockwave of air swirling around his foot, but Anderson easily dodged it again.

Anderson was too fast.

"It's been a year, and your strength hasn't improved at all." Anderson smiled contemptuously at Miller.

Immediately afterward, Anderson's two hands turned into the claws of a jackal. The claws were as sharp as razors, and they slashed fiercely towards Miller's chest, leaving a web of bloody marks as Miller couldn't dodge in time.

Jackal claws?

That's right, a jackal?

Anderson, captain of the Evil Wolf Pirates, with a bounty of 10,000,000 Belly, a Zoan-type Devil Fruit (Jackal form) user!

In fact, a year ago, when the Evil Wolf Pirates first invaded the village, Anderson had fought Miller. At that time, the two were evenly matched, with Anderson only slightly stronger than Miller.

Over the past year, Miller had gained the trust of the village with his reputation, but his body had long been hollowed out by wine and women. Anderson, on the other hand, had been constantly fighting with people from other islands to expand his power, and his combat power had naturally increased.

Originally, Anderson was already a Devil Fruit user and slightly stronger than Miller, but Miller's physical fitness was far inferior to what it once was, while Anderson's combat power was increasing. The difference in strength was obvious.

"Rokushiki - Tekkai!"

Seeing Anderson's jackal claws clenching into fists, Miller activated the defensive technique Tekkai from Rokushiki to withstand the blow.

As a result, Anderson punched Miller, causing him to spit blood and roll his Byakugan back.

"Your Tekkai is really weak, Miller." The semi-transformed Anderson said mockingly to Miller, who was lying on the ground.

Next, Anderson's face changed, "You bastard, you actually blocked me from chasing Verdan. I'm going to let you die in pain!"

As he spoke, his jackal claws reached out to Miller, the claws slicing into Miller's flesh like razors, and Miller immediately let out a painful wail.

The claws reached for Miller a second time, and he screamed even more painfully.

By the third time, Miller couldn't bear it anymore, "A-Anderson-sama, please spare me!"

Hearing Miller's plea, Anderson revealed an even more smug and excited expression, "Ahahaha, what kind of Guardian are you? You're nothing more than this!"

The villagers who were still fighting hard nearby couldn't believe their ears when they heard Miller say such things.

He was the village's guardian, how could he say such things, even calling Anderson "sama"?! This couldn't help but surprise the villagers.

It's easy to draw a person's face but hard to know their heart!

Even more shocking things were yet to come.

"Anderson-sama, as long as you let me go, I'm willing to do anything for you!" Miller said.

Hearing this, Anderson was even more overjoyed, "Really? Then I want you to turn your spearhead towards these ignorant commoners. Can you do that?"

Miller thought for a moment, "This... No problem!"

Farmer was fighting hard with his sword nearby. He had heard Miller and Anderson's conversation clearly. After killing a Pirate, he shouted towards them, "Miller, do you even know what you're saying?"

Although Farmer disliked Miller, he didn't believe from the bottom of his heart that he would betray everyone.

However, things were not at all what Farmer thought they were.

Hearing Farmer shout at him, Miller retorted, "Shut up! You old geezer, I've put up with you for a long time. You always act so high and mighty, it's annoying to look at, as if you're the savior. You need to know that I'm the one protecting the village!"

"You're protecting shit!" Farmer said angrily, "Look at yourself now, and you still dare to spout nonsense here!"

The villagers who were fighting hard nearby couldn't help but point fingers and accuse him, "Miller, I didn't think you were this kind of person!"

"We really misjudged you!"

"Miller, you're a beast!"

Hearing these words from the villagers, Miller's face darkened, "Since you say I'm a beast, I'll show you what a beast can do!"

As he spoke, Miller rushed towards the crowd, using Rokushiki on the villagers, instantly knocking down three of them.

Miller had already succumbed to absolute power, becoming a slave to the devil, defecting to kill the villagers before the battle.

Only today did people see Miller's true face clearly.

Calling him a "Guardian" was simply a slap in the face to the villagers.

Miller's defection further lowered the morale of the people, who felt that the situation was hopeless and the end was near.

Anderson, while excited, still didn't give up his pursuit of Verdan. He didn't believe that a fifteen-year-old girl with no strength to truss a chicken could escape his grasp. In his view, both Verdan and the village were already in his pocket.

As expected, before long, two Pirates had already captured Verdan and brought her back.

Seeing Verdan, Anderson's blood surged: "Little darling, you can't escape my grasp."

Verdan was already ashen-faced.

What good could come of a lamb entering a tiger's mouth?

Farmer saw the situation here: "Bastard, let go of my daughter!"

Just as the two Pirates were about to drag Verdan onto the ship, two hidden weapons flew over, stabbing the two Pirates to the ground.