Because Kuta hated Cipher Pol agents, the others had come to hate them too.
Whenever they encountered them, they wiped them out, leaving no survivors.
"A Celestial Dragon did die, after all."
A-Luo ran a hand through his hair and tilted his head, likewise looking toward Kodora and his companions. He sneered, "Judging by the looks of these guys, they probably aren't here to fight. Maybe they just want to collect that stupid pig of a Celestial Dragon's corpse."
"Ahahahahaha!!"
"But..."
The laughter cut off abruptly. A-Tao swiftly drew Hell Hound from her waist and aimed its muzzle at the approaching Kodora.
Her voice brimmed with murderous intent.
"If you want to collect the corpse, you'll need our permission first. And we'll have to see whether you're qualified to get past us and enter the Auction House."
Kodora was clearly the leader. Naturally, he would be the one to kill.
Lowering her head, A-Tao sprouted two antennae and aligned her eye with the scope mounted on the gun. A flash of red flickered through her sharply defined black-and-white eyes.
In her vision, the world went still.
Kodora and his companions, racing toward them in the distance, seemed to have suddenly entered a spatial quagmire. Their movements slowed dramatically.
Pitch-black Armament Haki traveled up her arm and wrapped directly around the bullet inside the barrel.
She had no intention of showing mercy. Against Cipher Pol Aigis Zero, she would use her full strength right away. If they could withstand it, she would fire a few more shots. If they couldn't, they could die.
Bang!
The translucent white bullet, coated in Armament Haki, shot out of the barrel, pierced the air, and flew straight toward the space between Kodora's eyebrows.
Screech~
Kodora's heart clenched violently. An overwhelming terror surged through him, making