Adams's indifferent gaze swept over the remaining Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agents and the maids who were so frightened they were nearly collapsing. Then, a smile that could almost be called kind appeared on his face, his white teeth reflecting a cold glint in the sunlight.
"Don't be afraid."
His voice was steady, even carrying a strange hint of comfort.
"I'll try... to make sure you don't feel any pain."
Adams had decided to kill these people long ago. The moment he discovered this was a Celestial Dragon ship, he had resolved to slaughter everyone aboard and plunder its supplies.
After all, as everyone knew, Celestial Dragon ships were usually mobile treasure vaults. Besides, in his eyes, most of the men were die-hard agents who could not be persuaded to surrender, while the women were all secondhand goods with no value as spoils.
Adams held Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs horizontally at his waist, the muscles in both arms swelling as he prepared to swing his sword and unleash a torrential blast of sword energy, clearing out these World Government hounds and lackeys once and for all.
Just before the sword energy could be unleashed—
Shamrock shot out of the large hole in the deck at an astonishing speed. In almost an instant, he used Soru to appear behind Adams!
His expensive clothes had become tattered and covered in dust, leaving him looking rather disheveled.
Yet his expression remained exceptionally calm. He even deliberately revealed a trace of elegance and nobility, as though he had not been the one sent flying moments ago.
The blade of the rapier in his hand now glimmered with a dark red light seemingly drawn from the depths of hell, carrying an aura of destruction as it silently slashed toward Adams's neck.
The attack was