"Yes!"
A gunshot rattled the nerves of everyone present....
Roy's lips maintained a gentle smile as he proactively shielded Haseki Dorou before him.
"Young master, be careful."
[Ten]
The milky-white Nen wrapped around... the white-haired youth was half a step behind Roy, constantly on alert. The moment a black-clad man pulled the trigger, he stepped forward, striking with a hand-chop, causing a gust of wind like a "tiger's roar,"
Instantaneously deflecting the bullet heading straight for Roy's face!
"Bang!" The bullet flew back, hitting that black-clad man's face, followed by a resounding "Boom!"
The black-clad man exploded on the spot, and the shockwave generated with him at the center forced Haseki Dorou to retreat step by step until he reached Roy. Only then did he barely manage to use [Ten] to shield his entire body, mitigating the damage from the explosion; this was because he himself had a strong "Enhancement" type physical constitution...
If it were a non-combat personnel, like "Kube" from the spiders, or... the girl crouched atop the trash heap spying here, just one move like this would be lethal or injurious!
"Here they come! It's Bolton's human bomber!"
Shalnark and Kuroro each held a side of a pair of binoculars, seeing clearly... the latter frowned in silence, while the former was excited and even envious, watching the demonic young man calmly enjoying his steak in the prayer hall. He said enviously, "I don't know what Bolton said to those guys to make Dean's crew willingly serve as his human bombs to die for him."
This kind of manipulation, making others absolutely obedient... Shalnark's eyes shone, and he licked his lips... I want that so much!
"Are they really willing?" Pakunoda approached Kuroro, looking through the binoculars with him... the Dean mentioned by Shalnark was pacing at the battlefield's edge, holding a metal rod, his long face filled with fear and uncertainty... he was gulping hard, occasionally stealing a glance at Bolton behind him.... it didn't seem like he was willing at all...
"Young master, something is wrong with these people."
They were fearful yet didn't retreat, even though their comrade exploded right in front of them, not one ran away in fright... this contradicted the most basic human understanding of fear!
Haseki Dorou calmed his turbulent blood energy, frowning as he stood in front of Roy.
His eyes instantly filled with a faint Nen as he activated [Gyo], observing carefully... on each of these black-clad men, he discovered faint strands of "Nen," not like Nen users, but as if something had been implanted in them, forcing them to act against common sense.
"It's a brand,"
"You could also call it... a bomb..."
Roy's gaze moved past Haseki Dorou, looking expressionlessly at the demonic youth deeper in the hall, unexpectedly... on his first day entering Meteor Street, he had encountered the owner of the "Paired Destroyers."
[Paired Destroyers]: The left hand holds the "Sun," the right hand holds the "Moon," allowing the owner to engrave the "Sun" and "Moon" marks on others, instantly exploding upon contact, with power increasing over 3-5 seconds.
Limitation: Must use both hands, long contact can expose it. Additionally, after the user's death, the "Nen user" will not disappear, and instead, it gets stronger; once marked, even using other abilities in tandem won't remove it.
In the original work, Kuroro used this ability as the foundation, detonating the Heavens Arena, killing Sisko.
However, back then, for Kuroro to do so, there was a key premise—
He had made ample preparations before his duel with Sisko, borrowing the Nen abilities of Shalnark and Kube through his own Nen ability "Bandit's Secret," then using "antennas" to manipulate, "God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand" to copy... successfully controlling many copied puppets, forcibly constricting Sisko's movement space, and only then did he kill him... but now....
Bolton was sitting in the hall, having no intention of physically contacting his subordinates, so... even if he had pre-engraved the "Moon Mark" on the group of black-clad men, how did he manage to send the "Sun Mark" across space to complete the necessary explosive condition?
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Explosions erupted... steel rods and bullets swarmed in!
Even knowing the enemy would explode... Haseki Dorou had no choice but to assume his stance, fully protecting Roy on both sides... a fist swung, a leg kicked, each move incorporated with "flames" of "punches" and "kicks," apparently...
The young man was using the battle as a trial ground to practice "Flame Breathing!"
"Flame Breathing·First Form·Unknowing Fire... Second Form·Rising Scorching Sun... Third Form·Flaming Universe..."
Walking amidst explosions... forging within flames... gradually... a series of notifications emerged in Roy's mind, disrupting his thoughts....
[Prompt: Your follower "Haseki Dorou" is getting stronger... Power Of Faith +0.1+0.1+0.1...]
[Note: The host can randomly allocate Power Of Faith to any skill point, increasing "skill" proficiency....]
"Boom!"
Another explosion sounded, the shockwave swept through, causing the youth's black hair to sway.....
In silence, Roy gradually came to an understanding,
Since chatting with his great-grandfather Maha in a dream, solidifying his path of "Faith," his path of "Seizing Binding" had opened, ever since....
As the "Sun" universally revered and relied upon by everyone, whether he was willing or not, he had already fallen deeply into the bonds with Haseki Dorou, Wutong, Kyojuro Rengoku, Makijuro, and... Vanessa, Old Keller, and others.