Miss Bakkin instinctively took two steps back.
Bang. A muffled gunshot rang out, and a bullet flew toward the back of Miss Bakkin's head.
Jin Hu had fired. The old woman had been getting on his nerves too, so he had simply pulled the trigger.
Just as Werther was about to turn back to Edward Weevil, Miss Bakkin tilted her head and dodged the bullet.
"Did you really think I was a helpless old woman? I haven't killed anyone in ages, not since I met that fool. Let's see what the famous Thunder Swordsman can do."
"Huh?"
Werther tilted his head slightly and stared at the old woman in surprise.
Did she really think dodging one of Jin Hu's bullets meant she could fight the two of them? Jin Hu hadn't even used Observation Haki on that shot.
A minute later, Werther flicked Intent Blood lightly, shaking off the bits of flesh that Jin Hu's powerful sniper rifle had sprayed across it.
A heap of mangled flesh lay before Werther. It had been Miss Bakkin.
Werther hadn't meant to cut her into such a state. The old woman's body had simply been too frail. Just as he slashed through her throat, Jin Hu had fired.
To keep Miss Bakkin from dodging again, Jin Hu had used a special bullet that exploded on impact. That was how she had ended up like this.
After wiping the blood from his hand, Werther gave Jin Hu the middle finger. If he hadn't reacted quickly, Absolute would have been drenched in blood.
"Ah! You killed my mom! I'll fight you to the death!"
Edward Weevil roared and charged at Werther, tears filling his eyes.
Werther advanced to meet the hulking man, whose one arm had been severed, whose chest bore a huge wound, and