Kagu twisted his stiff body around.
He stared in shock at Qin Ran, who had somehow appeared behind him, and at the calm-faced Boer.
Boer had long since lost his previous politeness and warmth.
All that remained was a faintly mocking expression.
Had they discovered everything long ago?
Had they been acting along with him?
As soon as that thought arose, Kagu violently shook his head.
Impossible!
My plan is flawless!
Even if the original plan failed, the backup plan would be enough to make up for everything!
They just got lucky!
Yes, it was only a coincidence!
Thinking that, Kagu took a deep breath.
"Don't think that just because you happened to ruin my plan, you can..."
Bang!
Still believing he had everything under control, Kagu began to speak slowly. But before he could finish, Qin Ran raised his hand and fired.
Disdain appeared in Kagu's eyes.
The item in Qin Ran's hand was indeed quite good.
But no matter how good an item was, it still had to hit its target.
A matchlock gun that could not hit its target?
It was no different from a fire poker!
Just as Kagu prepared to shift his footing and Dodge, pitch-black tentacles spread through the air around him.
[Thorn of Entanglement]!
A legendary item from the treasury of the Three Kings.
This equipment, created through Alchemy after the Anomaly's death, extended its tentacles at Qin Ran's will and wrapped around Kagu.
Although Kagu broke free from the entanglement in the next instant, the bullet fired from the muzzle of [Dark Potion Gun] had already struck Kagu squarely in the head.
It was no longer an air bullet, but a Reloaded live round with powerful-grade attack power and strong-grade Flame damage.
A matchlock gun that could not hit its target was