Piyu chased out of the stone house and reached for the hem of Bai Zhu's clothes.
"Wait. The other two people in the red circle haven't shown themselves yet, and there are at least three squads of guards near the black gate. We can sneak in through the drainage channel, seal the exits first, then make our move."
Bai Zhu didn't stop walking. Carrying Hozukimaru, he stepped out of the stone house.
"Piyu, ever since I debuted, I've only figured out one thing."
"What?"
"When you have absolute strength, you should give up thinking and just charge in."
Piyu's hand holding the phone froze in midair.
Bai Zhu raised his spear, its tip pointing toward the distant fortress.
"I was scared of the stuff in the ruins because I really couldn't beat it. But against people? Sorry, I really don't have any opponents."
"You just said we had to find all of them."
"Palm is already watching the exits. They can't run. People have to be caught sooner or later, and walls have to be torn down sooner or later. Tear them down early, and we can go back to eat sooner."
Piyu swallowed twice and turned to Knov.
Knov adjusted his glasses without speaking. He had continuously opened spatial entrances along the way, and his Nen consumption hadn't recovered yet. A frontal breakthrough would indeed reduce the number of transfers.
Milluki walked out of the stone house with his terminal in his arms.
"I agree this time."
Piyu turned and stared at him.
"You're joining in this nonsense too?"
"I'd been dealing with this Creation Society when the two of us first met. Later, it turned out they had a hand in quite a few things. They're seriously annoying. If we can crush them head-on, I don't want to