He's in Marvel, working behind the scenes.

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She could react, but her body couldn't keep up.

However, this situation was expected, so we remained calm despite the alarm.

His eyes were wide open in anger, his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception were wide open.

Those eyes, which seemed to be the embodiment of death, caused Ghost Cave to pause slightly.

That is, this brief pause.

Ryougi Shiki's movements kept pace, her katana spinning in her right hand, deflecting the blade at an extremely tricky angle, while her left hand grabbed the dagger that slid out of her sleeve and slashed at her opponent.

puff!

With the sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh, the two passed each other.

Ghost Cave remained in a sword-wielding stance, his eyes wide with disbelief. "You can use a sword!?"

After saying that, his head lolled to the side and he collapsed.

Chapter 336: The Great Battle Begins

Quiet, quiet, quiet.

Everyone watched this scene with a sense of unease, and the courtyard fell silent.

Before drawing his sword, Ghost Cave's aura reached its peak.

They all vaguely sensed that the outcome could be decided in an instant.

But everyone thought Ghost Cave would win.

After all, Ryougi Shiki's awkward sword-wielding posture made it hard to imagine that she would win.

No, this is all an act.

Her final move—spinning her sword and precisely parrying the opponent's slash—clearly demonstrated master-level swordsmanship.

Show weakness to the enemy, and you may be cunning in your plans.

Ghost Cave, who seemed to have an easy victory, was killed with a single blow.

"This is impossible!?"

Doriba still finds it hard to accept.

As Ghost Cave's second-in-command, she was the one who carried out the most missions with Ghost Cave.

She knew very well the power of the Ghost Cave.

Exceptional swordsmanship, ever-changing ninjutsu, the superpower to reset time, battle-hardened experience, unparalleled combat awareness...

His strength was immense, and no one could rival him.

But now, he hasn't even used one ten-thousandth of his strength before he was instantly defeated by his opponent.

How could she possibly believe it?

Call ~

Ryougi Shiki let out a long breath, and her heartbeat returned to normal.

Although it was only one strike.

However, it was a well-planned attack, a strike delivered with all the energy and spirit in the air.

It consumes a lot of physical and mental energy.

She looked up at Kingpin, a lukewarm smile on her face. "So, is my skill level acceptable to you?"

Kim did not respond.

Holding the ceremonial staff, he slowly knelt down in front of the Ghost Cave, turned his body over, and saw a shallow wound from his left shoulder to his chest.

"This……"

Everyone looked at each other.

This kind of wound is not fatal, and it doesn't even damage the internal organs; it's just a superficial injury.

But the Ghost Cave collapsed.

Kingpin checked Oni-ku's breathing, and after confirming there was no breath, he turned to Ryougi Shiki and asked in confusion, "Is this your special ability?"

"Ah."

Ryougi Shiki nodded and said, "I don't trust anyone but myself, so I can't tell you the specifics. But since we're accomplices, to make it easier for us to act together in the future, I'll tell you the general effect. That is, a one-hit kill under certain circumstances."

"...Okay, I understand."

Kingpin stared at Ryougi Shiki's face for a long time before nodding in agreement.

He stood up, glancing at Doriba and the others, and said sternly, "Ghost Cave's death was an accident. No one is allowed to cause trouble for Ryougi Shiki because of this. I will negotiate with the Hand."

"Yes."

Seeing this, Kingpin smiled and said, "Then let's hold a banquet to welcome Ryougi Shiki to the fold!"

"I'd rather skip the banquet; I prefer to be alone."

After rejecting Kingpin's proposal, Ryougi Shiki excitedly licked her lips and said, "Hurry up and assign me a mission. I need some powerful guys. If they're just ordinary people, I don't need to join you."

Don't worry, it'll be arranged soon.

Kingpin also put on a smile.

"Then I'll wait for your news. Please arrange a place for me to rest."

"no problem."

……

Ryougi Shiki left with the maid.

Kingpin's smile froze, instantly turning grim.

Although Ryougi Shiki killed Oni-ku, proving that she was more powerful than Oni-ku, things are not that simple.

Ghost Cave has a good nature and a clear background.

Having worked together for so long, I have complete respect for Kingpin and have no worries about betrayal.

And what about the Ryougi Shiki?

All he knew was that Ryougi Shiki appeared in Queens six months ago and that she had a bloodthirsty impulse.

There is no other news.

Putting aside the fact that he couldn't fully trust this guy, even if he could, that killer's twisted personality would usually cause trouble during missions.

It's nowhere near as useful as Ghost Cave.

Ghost Cave's death greatly impacted his plans.

“The Vongola will be attacking around this time. There’s no time left to familiarize ourselves with and reclaim Ryougi Shiki. We can only try to account for any unforeseen circumstances and make preparations.” Kingpin’s expression was more solemn than ever before.

He really didn't want to use that if he could.

Although Victor was the one who brought him back from hell, he still couldn't trust Victor. He instinctively sensed that Victor was someone like him.

He must have had other purposes in resurrecting himself.

If such a powerful and ambitious being were to descend upon the world, who knows what kind of mess he would make of it.

……

After the maid left the room.

Ryougi Shiki seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as she lay down on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought.

The most difficult ghost cave to deal with is dead.

Next, all you need to do is backstab and kill two of them during the mission.

Three might not be enough, but two could be a good fight.

Since he was new to the area, Kingpin would certainly not trust him and would definitely send one or two people to keep an eye on him when he went on missions.

Then we'll take them down.

Come back and take out the rest.

Now, let's get some rest!

With that thought, Ryougi Shiki fell into a deep sleep.

……

Boom boom boom!!!

The house shook with a deafening roar.

Ryougi Shiki suddenly opened her eyes and sat up in bed.

She looked out the window.

In the pitch-black night, flames soared into the sky.

A continuous barrage of firepower rained down from the sky, unleashing bursts of flame and shockwaves.

boom!