Uchiha Hikaru turned his head and saw a burly, bearded man leading several raggedly dressed underlings as they steadily closed in on him!
A faint smile curved Uchiha Hikaru's lips. His feet did not slow as he continued racing onward.
After gauging their strength, he found that even the burly man in the center only possessed Vice-Captain-level power. The others were even more pathetic.
Uchiha Hikaru had no interest in tangling with such minor characters. With a thought, he kept running toward Seientei.
Seeing that Uchiha Hikaru had not stopped, the lackeys behind him thought, Here's our chance to earn some merit. They grinned maliciously at his retreating back and shouted again, "Our boss told you to stop! Are you deaf?"
"Take one more step and we'll break all three of your legs later!!!"
"Damn it! We told you to stop, didn't we?"
The men behind him barked without restraint. Seeing that Uchiha Hikaru showed no intention of stopping, they all assumed he was afraid of them. He was now fleeing for his life. Such things were not uncommon among Shinigami. Some people had mastered Flash Step and could move far faster than others, but their actual strength was much lower! That was what it meant to be severely lopsided in one area!
Of the group, only two barely managed to trail behind Uchiha Hikaru: the burly man and a somewhat delicate-looking young man.
As for the other lackeys, unable to keep up, they cursed loudly from behind as they chased with all their might, their mouths spewing endless vulgarities.
Up ahead, Uchiha Hikaru heard their shouts and frowned tightly. He did not want to waste his time arguing with these little lackeys!
But looking down on them did not mean he would spare them. If they crossed the line