On the deserted street, Dunn's headless body stood motionless.
A figure carrying a bow and arrows leaped down beside him.
"So this new Pirate King wasn't much after all," the Ranger said with some contempt.
"Heh, against a [Firearms Master] with an alchemical Steam Rifle, anyone below Legendary would die, apart from those old monsters."
As the assassin spoke, he tried to pull his hand back.
He tugged hard, but it wouldn't budge.
The assassin froze, then his expression changed drastically. "He's still alive!"
The Ranger's expression changed as well. Before coming, they had studied the information on this newly risen Pirate King and knew he was a physical-side Classholder, born extraordinary, one of Heaven's Favored.
But even a physical-side Transcendent couldn't survive having his head blown apart!
Normally, even a physical-side Transcendent would need 40 points in the physical attribute and the Transcendent Feat-Flesh Regeneration-to survive losing a vital part such as the head.
And normally, even an ordinary Legendary couldn't reach 40 points in their primary attribute.
Even someone as abnormal as Dunn couldn't do so before reaching Legendary.
So, as far as their understanding went, Dunn should have been as dead as could be.
The next moment, flesh writhed at the severed stump of Dunn's neck. A mass of blood spurted out, forming the shape of a head, and within moments, Dunn's head had been restored, completely intact.
"So it was a gunman! I was wondering how you got past my perception."
With his restored head, Dunn gave the assassin in his grasp a savage grin.
Even now, Dunn felt a lingering fear. That shot had scared him into a cold sweat. Fortunately, after eating the Vampire Fruit, his head was no longer a weak point.
His only remaining weak point was his heart!
If they had