Boom... "Whether it's day or night, I can see clearly!"
"How delightful!"
"You think you can attack me while I'm speaking?"
"Impossible, impossible!"
Zank the Executioner pointed to his Imperial Arms, the "All-Seeing Eye: Observer," on his forehead, looking at Tatsumi, who was continuously swinging his sword at him, with a mocking expression.
"Clang..."
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
His moves being seen through by his opponent made all of Tatsumi's attacks futile.
Instead, his own injuries were constantly increasing.
"He's not on the same level as any opponent I've faced before!"
Tatsumi clutched his waist, trying to stop the continuous flow of blood.
Looking at Tatsumi like this, Zank's face twisted into a deranged smile as he shouted at Tatsumi:
"The expression on your face when your head is cut off will surely be exciting beyond words! Hahahahaha!"
Saying this, he raised both hands, ready to use the weapons fixed to his arms to finish off Tatsumi.
"Clang..."
"If you kill him, I'll be very troubled. After all, he's one of us now."
"Who's there!!!"
Zank looked at the cold man in front of him, who had blocked his attack with just one finger, and shouted in shock.
"Big Brother Lucci, if you don't make a move soon, I'm really going to die!"
Tatsumi couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he saw Rob Lucci appear.
Although he knew Lucci was following him, in a desperate situation, he still couldn't help but feel a surge of fear.
"You're still too naive. I started receiving brutal training when I was very young."
Hearing Lucci's words, a look of shock flashed in Tatsumi's eyes.
He hadn't expected that Big Brother Lucci, who usually seemed a bit cold, had such a painful past.
"How dare you ignore me like this! I'll cut off all your heads!!!"
Zank finished speaking and swung his arm, aiming at Lucci's neck.
"Clang!"
"How is that possible!!!"
Zank looked in horror as his weapon struck the other person's neck, but caused no damage.
It only left a white mark on the other person.
"Should I have used Iron Body after all...?"
Lucci twisted his neck, muttering in a low voice with an expressionless face.
"No, this is not someone I can deal with, I must escape!"
Zank, as expected of a former professional executioner at the Empire's largest prison, had excellent perception of danger.
He didn't hesitate at all, directly giving up on continuing the attack and turning to run out of the alley.
"Heh, naive. Finger Pistol!"
Lucci looked at the fleeing figure, calmly extended his right hand, and fired a Finger Pistol at the other person's heart.
"Oh no! Pfft!"
Zank, who had perceived Lucci's movements through Future Sight,
tried to dodge but found that before he could even move, the Finger Pistol had already pierced his heart.
Then a mouthful of fresh blood spurted from his mouth, and he fell to the ground with an unwilling expression.
"As expected of Big Brother Lucci, he's truly too strong!"
Looking at Rob Lucci, who had dealt with his opponent in a single move, Tatsumi looked at him with an expression of admiration.
"Tatsumi, after returning to Monster Country Federation, you need to go to the Imperial Military Academy for further study."
"You'll be able to do this easily after that."
Hearing about the Imperial Military Academy, Tatsumi's face couldn't help but show a hint of yearning.
Lucci, seeing Tatsumi like this, gave him a sympathetic look.
Zephyr and Old Man White, those two old guys, are not good people. Young man, you'll have a tough time ahead.
"Alright, the first trial is over. Let's go back."
After speaking, Lucci took out a bottle of perfect healing potion and threw it to Tatsumi, then turned and walked out of the alley.
"Ah... Yes! Huh? Big Brother Lucci, wait for me!"
Tatsumi, who hurriedly caught the healing potion, immediately opened it and drank it all.
Feeling his injuries rapidly recovering, he quickly got up and followed.
At this moment, Zhong Chen, who was watching the two of them using Water Mirror Technique, gently waved his right hand to close the water mirror floating in the air.
"Still needs more refinement."
Zhong Chen muttered in a low voice with an expression that said, 'Young man, you still need to practice.'
[System Sign-in!]
[Ding, congratulations to Host for obtaining one Jerry (Seven-Colored)]
[This... No way! It's over, everything is over!]
Seeing the system prompt, Zhong Chen's face showed a blank expression, and he collapsed onto the ground in despair.
"Lord Chen? What's wrong!"
Seeing Zhong Chen suddenly collapse onto the ground, Ace and the others beside him were immediately shocked.
They hurriedly ran over to help Zhong Chen up, asking with worried expressions:
"Are you alright? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Looking at Zhong Chen, who didn't answer them, but just kept muttering about the Monster Country Federation being over, everything being over.
"No, Katakuri, quickly call Lord Rimuru. I'll go inform Lord Ramiris!"
"Something happened to Lord Chen!"
Ace looked at Zhong Chen like this, suppressing his inner worry, and said to the others beside him.
"Okay, I'll contact him immediately!"
Katakuri had also never seen Zhong Chen like this before.
One must know that Zhong Chen always gave the impression of being omnipotent, and no matter how big the matter, it was nothing to him.
Now, he was actually collapsed on the ground with a blank expression, constantly muttering about the Monster Country Federation being over. This was definitely a situation that made even him feel fear.
The Monster Country Federation was home to him. Everyone here was kind and had never discriminated against him and his younger siblings.
He would never allow anyone to destroy the Monster Country Federation!
Thinking of this, Katakuri's face showed a resolute expression. He walked to the side, took out his phone, and was about to call Rimuru.
However, before the call could even be dialed, it was interrupted by a hand.
"Hehe... I was just joking with you all, don't be so serious!"
Katakuri looked towards the sound and saw Zhong Chen looking at him with a smile, the despair from earlier having vanished without a trace.
"Huh? *n"
"You're really too much!"
"Yeah, is this kind of joke even allowed?"
"I just thought I was going to fight to the death!"
"Right..."
Zhong Chen listened to Ace and the others' accusations, scratching his cheek a bit awkwardly.
Actually, he had also been shocked by the Jerry he signed in for. One Tom had already caused Academy City to be restless.
If Jerry were added to that, would the entire Monster Country Federation ever have peace?
Tom plus Jerry wasn't as simple as one plus one equals two; this would cause a qualitative change.
"Hehe, my bad, I apologize, okay?"
Zhong Chen, completely without the airs of a supreme leader, directly apologized to Ace and the others who had been scared.
"Hmph, hmph, that's more like it!"
"Exactly, otherwise I was planning to report it to Chairwoman Shizu."
Everyone who heard Zhong Chen apologize had an expression that said, 'This time it's fine, but if there's a next time... well, we'll talk about it next time.'
And what was Chairwoman Shizu doing at this moment...?