While Akainu stubbornly pursued Ace and the others.
Sengoku focused on the Red Count and launched a fierce assault.
He could not say whether he approved of Akainu's determination to kill Ace. He neither supported nor opposed it.
But with the situation as it stood, Sengoku felt he needed to prioritize dealing with the "suspicious individuals" connected to Bondrewd.
"As expected of Sengoku the 'Tactician.' You actually spotted the flaw."
As the Red Count fought Sengoku, he inwardly marveled at the Alliance Leader's prediction.
"-Redfield!"
Golden light flared, accompanied by Sengoku's furious shout.
Against an opponent who could read minds, surprise attacks were largely pointless. He could only overwhelm him with raw power at a rapid pace, leaving him less room to react.
A gigantic golden figure appeared before the Red Count in an instant, the impact making the ground sink.
"Sengoku, you seem rather hotheaded."
The Red Count had pushed off before Sengoku's voice even reached him, dodging the direct strike in advance.
Mind reading allowed him to respond more effectively to Sengoku's relentless assault.
The hem of his red British gentleman's attire billowed in the shock wave. His black wolf ears twitched as well.
A hellhound generally resembled a black wolfdog. But with the Red Count's bearing as an elegant elderly gentleman, his hybrid form looked more like an "aristocratic werewolf."
The golden shock wave swept through where he had been standing, pulverizing a surviving section of a building. Rubble sprayed to either side, leaving two parallel, radiating gouges in the ground.
"Hmph! I simply never expected that the so-called 'Red the Aloof' would one day become a 'lapdog.'"
Sengoku spoke, but his hands never stopped.
The instant the Red Count dodged the shock wave and adjusted his stance, Sengoku launched his second attack.
His golden palm chopped