Chapter 169: "The Cost of Correcting Mistakes Is High" (I)
Nobunaga strode over the ground strewn with dead branches and leaves and through shallow, muddy puddles, his footsteps thudding as his eyes stayed fixed on the figure racing through the train cars.
"Gelman is unbelievably fast. Even Uvogin and I, both Enhancers, can't catch up to him, and he's a Conjurer."
"That guy's becoming more and more of a monster... Damn it, what kind of person did Chrollo and Machi recruit back then?"
The sight before him left Nobunaga increasingly astonished. The traitor who had infiltrated the Phantom Troupe was clearly even more troublesome than he'd imagined. No wonder he'd managed to kill Phinks and Feitan.
At least those feats weren't fake.
Nobunaga reminded himself to stay on high alert when fighting Gelman. He couldn't afford to let his guard down.
He didn't know that Gelman's Physique had now reached Master-level. His sheer physical prowess was astounding: his speed now rivaled Feitan's back then, while his strength fell just short of Uvogin's.
In a sense, Gelman was now an Enhancer, too.
Of course, Gelman's Physique still couldn't compare to Chairman Netero's, honed through years of training.
Uvogin continued his long-striding pursuit atop the train, each landing making the roof boom. He taunted Gelman inside the car a few times, but when that got no response, he turned to Nobunaga.
"Nobunaga, you've got to find a way to stop him. This chase is going nowhere!"
Nobunaga shouted back.
"You think I don't know that? If I could, I'd love to slash his back or cut off both his legs..."
"Uvogin, enough talk. Keep your eyes on him, and don't give him a chance to pull anything!"
A dense forest lay ahead of Nobunaga, its thick branches reaching toward the tracks. Some