"How could this happen?"
A Holy Knight Candidate stared wide-eyed in disbelief as a bloody line appeared across his neck, and his life slipped away.
Captain John was extremely cunning. After finding his target, he had concealed part of his strength.
Then he seized an opening and unleashed it without warning.
For a master swordsman like him, a battle often ended with a single lethal strike.
Especially when his opponent had misjudged his strength.
The battlefield was too vast, and few people noticed Captain John's movements.
In the heat of battle, who had the attention to spare for anything else?
Even the Celestial Dragons' Path Guardians had opponents of their own.
Once might have gone unnoticed, but after several such attacks, Captain John drew attention.
Captain John was now one of the living dead.
Even with the Nutrient Solution preserving him, he still fell short of his former self in every respect.
His weakened body and slower reactions were secondary concerns.
Losing his Conqueror's Haki alone had severely diminished his strength.
That was his ticket to the very pinnacle.
Moreover, John could no longer fight for days and nights as he once had.
These were the shortcomings he and Silver Axe now shared.
He therefore had to choose his targets carefully and finish them quickly, avoiding prolonged battles.
Once a fight reached a stalemate, he would be in danger.
What he feared most now was damage to his body. If he lost an arm or a leg, even reattaching it would leave him weaker still.
For the proud John, that was unacceptable.
That was why he had not chosen opponents who were too powerful.
The two black-robed men each faced several high-end combatants attacking them together.
Their formidable strength forced the World Government's side to dispatch fighters to deal with