World took a few bullets from inside his coat and bounced them in his palm, looking at Ari with undisguised mockery and contempt.
"Because I'm a member of the FFF Guild! Seriously, old man, are we fighting or not? You just keep dragging this out."
Ari first pointed at the name on his forehead and shouted, then dropped his fighting stance, straightened up, and started complaining.
World's expression darkened at those words, and veins bulged on his forehead as he spoke coldly.
"Boy, you're the one in such a hurry to die!"
"More-More Fiftyfold Scattershot!"
After testing him earlier, World already knew that tenfold speed alone would struggle to hit Ari, so he went straight to fiftyfold speed!
"Shit! You really love sneak attacks, old man! Have you got no shame?"
Ari reacted quickly. The moment World attacked, he hurriedly flicked up some of the fine black sand on the ground with his staff.
"Stop right there!"
Ari thrust the hand holding his iron staff forward and roared.
A contemptuous smile first curled World's lips, but it soon vanished, replaced by utter disbelief.
He had just witnessed something he had thought impossible.
Those blindingly fast bullets had actually stopped in midair! And they were still some distance from Ari!
"What's going on?"
World shouted.
"That's my ability!"
Seeing that the bullets had indeed stopped in front of him, Ari let out a soft breath, then gave his staff a flashy twirl in his hand as he spoke.
"Oh, right, I've got a nickname too. You probably haven't heard it, though. 'Brake Pad.'"
Ari gave World another provocative look and pointed at his name on his forehead.
World was thoroughly irritated by Ari's arrogance. He slowly bent down and scooped a handful of pebbles from the level ground.
"Has anyone ever