Op shouted in his heart, This is insane! I already told them how formidable the Spirit-Hiding Clan is! Why are they still heading toward them? Are they really not afraid of dying?
In truth, Gaino's Saiyan battle lust had flared up. When he heard that the Spirit-Hiding Clan could conceal themselves, he wanted to see it for himself. He wanted to find out whether their concealment was like Hit's Time Skip. That curiosity drove him to investigate.
Every territory had its own master. Just as Spirit Bloom Star belonged to the Spirit-Hiding Clan, the clan's experts had already sensed Gaino and the others the moment they arrived on the planet. The aura of strangers instantly put them on alert. When Gaino led Yuri and the others toward their territory, that vigilance reached an unprecedented level.
Gaino and the others slowly descended to the ground. He still had not removed his energy barrier, because as he approached the Spirit-Hiding Clan, he had not seen a single person. That meant the Spirit-Hiding Clan was currently invisible.
The Spirit-Hiding Clan's extreme vigilance made Gaino wary as well. It was his first time facing such an opponent. Though he had absolute confidence in his own strength, even a lion used its full strength to hunt a rabbit. Many people lost their lives through arrogance and overconfidence. Gaino would not become one of them.
Just as Gaino became alert, a scythe-like attack suddenly slashed toward his energy barrier. Its blade-tip-like point viciously stabbed into the barrier.
Unfortunately, that level of attack could not break through Gaino's energy barrier. The strike came and went in an instant. A swift attack, a swift retreat—if the first blow failed, the attack ended immediately. That was how assassins operated.
But how could Gaino let such an opportunity go? He