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Things were even worse than he had imagined!
On his way to the Lion Palace, Mr. Smith saw a distinctly different squad-they exuded the air of a battlefield... no, it was the aura unique to "Death Warriors."
But they were stronger than the Death Warriors he remembered.
And...
Their [Spirituality] was extraordinarily active!
Even when Death Warriors possessed [Spirituality], it was lifeless and stagnant.
It could never be this active.
Not even the "geniuses" ordinary people spoke of could achieve this.
Yet this squad of Death Warriors had done it.
And it was not just one of them.
Every single one had done it.
Their leader, especially, had such outrageously active [Spirituality] that it was clearly stimulating his [Physique] into growing at a frenzied pace.
As though there were no end to it.
In the past, Mr. Smith would certainly have investigated what was going on.
But now?
He only wanted to finish this mission as quickly as possible.
Then take his wife and flee far away.
He did not even intend to stay in South Los.
In fact, he would not stay anywhere in South County.
He would take his wife straight to North County.
He wanted to get away from "Death."
As for his promise to "Death"?
Of course he would not forget it, nor did he deny making it. But "Death" had not told him what the next mission was, had he?
He was not deliberately avoiding him.
"Death" simply had not found him to tell him about the next mission.
He, Smith, was not a man who broke his word.
At that thought, Mr. Smith quickened his pace.
Meanwhile, the leader of the Death Warrior squad that had brushed past the former demigod paused.
"Mr. Cancer?"
The Death Warriors behind him all stopped.
"Nothing.
Someone