call out...
"Die, Carlos! Go to hell and atone for the innocent people you killed... Hah!!"
The man in black stomped on the ground, instantly leaping into the air, gripping the dagger with both hands and stabbing fiercely at Carlos.
"Heh heh heh, prepare to die? Perhaps, but I won't die at the hands of a nobody like you. You're a hundred years away from my life... Get lost!!"
Carlos glanced casually at the man in black who was stabbing at him, a slight smile playing on his lips. He stretched out his left hand and gripped the handle of the stabbing weapon tightly, looking at the man with utter disdain. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he sent the man in black flying.
Bang...
brush!!
The man in black had just been thrown to the ground, and before anyone could react, he swung his right hand, which was gripping the hilt of his knife, forward, clearing away the dust and smoke in front of them, and he stood before the two of them once again.
Swoosh...
The man in black did not give up. He stomped his foot on the ground again and thrust his knife forward once more.
"Danger... Lord Carlos!!"
The black-clad subordinate standing near Carlos, seeing his former comrade Les attacking him again, immediately shielded Carlos with his body.
"My target isn't you, Lester, get out of my way..."
Bang...
Seeing that Les was actually shielding Lester with Carlos body, Rice spoke calmly, then slightly turned his body and kicked out with his right foot, sending Lester flying.
"Haha, interesting... Let's give it a try then..."
Clang!!
Carlos smiled as the dagger, gleaming with a chilling light, approached him. Without any panic, he slashed forward with his right arm, his broadsword striking the dagger's blade with a loud, piercing clang.
"Hmm... not bad, you have some skill, but not enough... with that kind of strength, you can only tickle me... get off me!!"
After a brief standoff, Carlos spoke first, followed by a surge of immense power that flowed from his body and onto the blade, sending Les and his sword flying.
boom...
He crashed into the ground again, creating a large crater in the soft lawn, sending fine sand and dust swirling in all directions.
"Ahem... I miscalculated. I didn't expect Carlos was always considered a useless piece of trash with only money and power, to be so strong. This is going to be difficult. I don't know how to get this message to headquarters!"
Les crouched down, his gaze fixed cautiously on Carlos, pondering how to leave this place as quickly as possible while silently reciting to himself.
"Heh heh heh, what, now that you've been exposed, you don't actually think you can escape from me and report this to your mastermind, do you...? Aren't you taking me far too lightly...?"
Little did he know that Carlos had seen everything he was doing. Carlos's mocking words reached his ears, letting Les know that leaving wouldn't be so easy.
"Whether you can leave here or not isn't up to you, it's up to me... Goodbye Carlos. I'll report your strength to the higher-ups, and a large number of people will come back to cause you trouble. Don't just die like this..."
After carefully comparing the strengths of both sides, Les abandoned the mission and took out a few small blue pills from his person, throwing them on the ground.
bump...
Upon impact, the blue ball emitted a large amount of blue smoke, enveloping the entire area, and Les prepared to slip away.
"Heh, this way your eyes won't be able to see my tracks, and I can take the opportunity to escape. Goodbye, Carlos..."
Enveloped in smoke, Les gazed at the spot where Carlos had been, a slow smile spreading across his face. He chuckled softly, then turned without hesitation to leave.
Swoosh...
"Hmm... what's that sound?!"
Just then, as he turned and leaped into the air to leave, a whooshing sound rang in his ears, making Les immediately alert. He looked around and shouted.
brush...
"Oh no, this is..."
Before he could even realize it, a strong, powerful tail, like a long rope, wrapped around Les's stomach and bound him tightly, then pulled him away with a tremendous force.
"Hmph, if I let a nobody like you, who came to assassinate me, slip through my fingers like this, what will become of Carlos's reputation?!"
Carlos's deep, cold voice pulled him back to reality, and Les snapped out of his daze, looking at him with a hint of fear in his eyes.
"No, that can't be! This ability wasn't mentioned in any intelligence reports at all... Ancient Zoan... Model: Griffin!!"
Before Les stood Carlos, now in beast form, with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion, enormous wings on his back, and a ten-meter-long Lion Tail tightly wrapped around his body. Wasn't this the legendary Ancient Zoan Griffin Fruit, possessing power comparable to Mythical Zoan?
"Hahaha, looks like you've already guessed my ability, haven't you? That's right, just as you thought, I'm a Devil Fruit user, and Ancient Zoan Griffin Fruit..."
You must be incredibly shocked, right? You know, I've never displayed this ability in public before. Everyone who has witnessed it has been executed by me."
Carlos, with his arrogant and Haki eagle head, looked at him with a disdainful expression and said.
"Hahaha, I see. No wonder our organization didn't have this information, not even the intelligence that you possess such strength. It seems the whole world has been deceived by you, Carlos..."
I must say, you truly live up to your reputation as the king of the underworld. You're able to feign weakness to such an extent. Come on, give me the final blow. To die from something as powerful as you wouldn't be a wasted life."
Les, seeing that he had already revealed all his secrets, knew he couldn't escape. His eyes filled with resignation as he looked at him and shouted.
"Hahaha, good, that's tough enough, kid. Since that's how it is, I'll grant your wish and let you die by my strongest move!!"
Eagle's... Storm Tornado!!"
Seeing his performance before his death, Carlos couldn't help but praise him, then used his tail to snap his spine and forcefully threw him into the air.
With a flap of his wings, he lifted his entire body up and flapped his snow-white eagle wings, instantly forming a tornado. Then, he unleashed a series of slashes into it, causing the Hurricane to grow larger and stronger in an instant, engulfing Les, who was falling from the sky.
"Heh, there's no chance of escape anymore. I'm truly sorry, Chief, I can no longer accompany you to witness the arrival of that new era..."
Les watched as the massive tornado slowly engulfed him, ignoring the tearing of his flesh.
Images from the past flashed through his mind, finally settling on his joining the organization and swearing to dedicate himself to that great ideal. At that moment, his last remaining body was torn apart inch by inch by the raging tornado, turning into drops of blood that splattered into the air.
"Hmph, you should be proud enough that a mere assassin could force me to use this form!!"
Enveloped in smoke, Carlos reverted to his original form, glanced at the drops of blood from Les scattering in the air, snorted coldly, and turned to walk back to his room.
"Phew... that's really terrifying. Lord Carlos's abilities... thankfully he didn't hold it against me for bringing Les into this mess. I need to hurry and complete the tasks Lord Carlos assigned me, lest I get killed by him too..."
Meanwhile, Lester, who had been kicked away by Les, watched the entire battle and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, saying with relief. Just as he was about to set off to complete his mission, a white silver blade was about to slash at him, but Lester did not notice the danger approaching.
Clang...
A silver slash sliced across his neck, separating Lester's head from his body.
"Hmm, this is... my body... how could this be..."
These were his last thoughts before he sank into chaos and darkness.
Thump...
His head and body fell to the ground with a faint echo.
Immediately afterwards, Carlos's voice came over.
"How could I possibly let someone who's seen my cards leave here?"