Fight as Long as You Want!

"What are you standing around for? Waiting for me to feed you? Eat!"

Seeing Bullet spacing out, Xia Luo walked up and slapped him again without holding back. Beloved subordinate? That was just something he said for others to hear. Others might not be allowed to hit him, but couldn't he?

"You..."

Bullet was furious and wanted to curse, but he didn't dare.

First, although he had no idea who the other man was, the man had indeed saved him. Cursing him would be inappropriate.

Second, the man was strong. Extremely strong. He couldn't beat him.

Well, the second reason was the important one.

Otherwise, with his personality, he wouldn't care who the man was—he'd beat him first and talk later.

Then Bullet tipped his head back and swallowed the entire bottle of antidote.

"Aren't you going to check it? What if it's poison?"

"You really don't learn, do you? You were just betrayed, and now you're swallowing medicine from a stranger without any precautions."

At that moment, Xia Luo's words seemed dipped in poison, viciously sharp.

Bullet's face darkened as he suppressed his anger. "With your strength, if you wanted to harm me, you wouldn't need poison at all."

"Oh? So you do have a brain." Xia Luo feigned surprise.

Bullet's expression turned even darker. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Tell me. Who are you, and why did you save me?"

Xia Luo smiled. "Didn't I just say it? I'm your boss, and you're my beloved subordinate."

"Isn't it only natural for a boss to save his subordinate?"

"But I don't know you. You're not from around here, are you? Are you a pirate?" Bullet was highly vigilant.

Xia Luo shook his head with a chuckle. "Stop probing. I'll help you get revenge, and you'll come with me. How about it?"

"If you agree, they'll be your gift of introduction. Kill them or torture them—you decide."

After saying that, Xia Luo was in no hurry. He quietly waited for Bullet to make his decision.

What if Bullet refused? Simple. Kill him.

Keeping him around would sooner or later cause trouble anyway. Better to get rid of him early.

Given the things Bullet would do in the future, Xia Luo would feel no guilt over killing him.

He only wanted to recruit Bullet now because Bullet had not completely gone astray, had not committed irreparable sins, and could still be saved.

Meanwhile, Bullet frowned in thought. The facts proved that Xia Luo had not lied—the medicine really was an antidote. The pain in Bullet's abdomen and the dizziness in his head had eased considerably.

The question now was whether he should accept the man's terms.

Bullet did not keep Xia Luo waiting long before making his decision.

"Fine, I accept. But I have one condition."

Bullet agreed so readily for several reasons. First, Xia Luo had saved his life, and Bullet greatly admired the strong. Second, Xia Luo had promised to help him get revenge. Finally, he really liked Xia Luo's gift of introduction.

Thinking back to those traitors leaving earlier, Bullet truly regretted not killing them immediately.

For Bullet, he could die, but traitors had to die too.

Taking all that into account, Bullet decided to accept Xia Luo's offer.

Hearing Bullet's answer, Xia Luo's lips curled up slightly. In a cheerful mood, he said, "All right. What condition? Say it."

Bullet drew a deep breath and grinned. "The condition is... defeat me! Make me submit wholeheartedly!"

"All right!"

Xia Luo agreed without hesitation. He then dispelled his Semi-Beast Form and returned to his human body, standing three meters tall.

Bullet was puzzled. "Why did you..."

Xia Luo shrugged and smiled. "Don't misunderstand. I transformed earlier only to hide my identity. I don't need a Devil Fruit to defeat you."

Battle intent surged in Bullet's eyes. "How arrogant. I like it!"

"Come on."

"Here I come!"

Bullet's body shot toward Xia Luo like a cannonball, his fist howling through the air.

Smack!!

Xia Luo neither dodged nor evaded. He raised a hand and firmly caught Bullet's fist, then yanked hard. While Bullet was off-balance, Xia Luo's knee slammed into him and sent him flying.

"Again."

Xia Luo looked relaxed, his posture casual as he beckoned at Bullet provocatively.

Bullet gritted his teeth, quickly climbed to his feet, and attacked again.

Bang!!

Bullet was sent flying again, but he still refused to give up, intending to wear Xia Luo down with his unreasonable physical stamina.

However, he had miscalculated.

A battle of endurance?

For Xia Luo, Bullet could fight for as long as he wanted—until Xia Luo had won completely!

Bang bang bang!

In the forest, the two engaged in a fierce brawl. Xia Luo's hands became afterimages as every strike landed on Bullet. The immense force bent Bullet's body over; before he could react, he crashed into the ground, instantly cracking the earth.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Bullet spat blood, stars swimming before his eyes. He nearly passed out. "Why do my attacks do nothing to you, while my fists get jolted with pain instead?"

A smile rested on Xia Luo's lips. "Want to learn?"

"Yes!"

Bullet answered without hesitation.

"All right. I'll teach you when I get the chance."

"You said it. You can't go back on your word!"

"Mm, I won't."

Seeing Bullet bruised and swollen yet brimming with excitement, Xia Luo could not help shaking his head with a smile. At the end of the day, he was still just a kid.

Well, Xia Luo himself was also still underage, but that was not important. What mattered was mental age.

Then Xia Luo asked, "Are you convinced now?"

Bullet nodded obediently. "I'm convinced."

"Call me Boss."

"I'm convinced, Boss!"

Hearing that, Xia Luo grinned. Good. His first subordinate had been recruited successfully. This trip had not been wasted after all.

"All right, go handle your business. Don't worry about me."

"Mm."

Bullet nodded, then turned toward Mota and the others. The smile on his face was replaced by chilling killing intent.

"Mota, it looks like the ones who can't escape death today are you!"

"Bullet, you got lucky that someone saved you. Give us a quick death."

Mota knew Bullet would not spare him, so instead of begging, he put on a defiant front.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me! We were only following orders, Bullet!"

"Yeah, Bullet! You should know that we couldn't disobey our superiors' orders. We didn't mean to betray you. Please spare us!"

"I'm sorry, I deserve to die! I'm not human, I was scared. Lord Hade threatened my family, I had no choice!"

Unlike Mota's defiance, the six traitors had no backbone. Faced with death, they all dropped to their knees and begged, weeping bitterly as they admitted fault and pleaded misery.

But Bullet clearly was not buying it. "Heh, you say you had no choice? You had no choice, so I deserved to die?"

"So what if you were following orders? The moment you chose to betray me, the moment you made me drink poisoned water, your deaths were already decided."

"Traitors are unforgivable!"

Bullet roared and screamed, wildly venting his emotions on them. One punch, two punches, three punches... until he beat them to death with his bare hands.

One of them was frightened to death on the spot.

In the end, Mota and the others could not escape death either, though their deaths were relatively easier. As enemies who had attacked him, Bullet felt their actions were understandable. Therefore, he had no intention of torturing them and simply gave them a quick death.