The next moment,
XANXUS fired.
But Reborn suddenly darted out and blocked it with his bare hand, crushing the flame pillar XANXUS had fired with nothing but his grip.
The gap in strength between the two was simply too vast, creating such a visually shocking scene.
After all, to Reborn, XANXUS was pathetically weak!
On top of that, Reborn was fiercely protective of his own.
Seeing someone trying to hurt Asuna,
he stepped in.
At the same time, he warned XANXUS, "Behave yourself. If you still want to take part in this Ring War, then stay in line and don't cause any trouble."
"Otherwise, forget losing your position as the Vongola boss. As long as I'm unhappy, I can destroy the entire Vongola."
Reborn could indeed do that.
No one in the Vongola Family, whether it was the Ninth boss or the outside advisor Iemitsu Sawada, was a match for Reborn. Let alone the remaining Vongola grunts—they could not stop him at all.
That was the true worth of the strongest hitman.
If he wanted to, he could wipe out the current Vongola. No one could do anything about it.
Even if the First Vongola boss stood before Reborn and tried to persuade him not to do it,
he would not be able to persuade him, nor could he beat him.
Who could blame Reborn for being so protective?
Ever since he had taken a liking to Asuna as his disciple, he had raised the little girl like a daughter.
Given Reborn's nearly hundred-year-old age, calling Asuna a little girl was not really a problem.
Cold sweat seeped from XANXUS's forehead. Naturally, he knew Reborn was not joking. Reborn truly had the strength to do it.
XANXUS took a deep breath, turned to the referees, and compromised. "Continue with the