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The two burly men in black exchanged glances, nodding slightly, their eyes filled with vigilance.
"Thud..."
The two began to circle Illumi. Illumi's upturned lips returned to normal, and he re-covered the cedar box in his hand, placing it at his feet.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
The moment Illumi put down the cedar box, the bald strong man fired. Bullets cut through the air, whistling towards him. But Illumi's expression was calm. He looked up, his left eye glowing red, the Ouroboros mark covering his pupil.
Under the power of the Ultimate Eye, the bullets fired by the bald strong man displayed their trajectories like in a game, and Illumi's mind automatically conjured various optimal dodging postures. He was unsure if the opponent's bullets had any special effects, so he couldn't touch them carelessly.
"Swish swish swish..."
Bullets grazed past him, but not even his clothes were touched.
"Hmm?"
The bald strong man's face showed surprise. Since he developed his ability, no one had ever completely avoided his shots. But it was only for an instant before his expression returned to normal; he wasn't alone.
The bald strong man kept firing, bullets whizzing past Illumi, heading towards his back. The strong man with the Yin-Yang haircut stood behind Illumi. As he quickly rushed towards him, a dark red shield materialized.
"Let me see your ability."
Illumi, who was currently dodging bullets with various bizarre postures, naturally noticed what was behind him.
"Swallow."
Just as the bullets were about to hit the shield, a giant mouth full of sharp teeth suddenly appeared on the dark red shield, swallowing all the bullets whole.
"Spit."
The Yin-Yang haired strong man opened his mouth and uttered a word. The mouth on the shield opened again, and bullets shot out.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Bullets continuously shot at him from the front, and bullets also assailed him from behind. Illumi's pupils constricted, and a white glow emanated from his body.
"Swish!"
In an instant, Illumi transformed into his original child-like appearance, once again dodging the bullets coming from both front and back. Upon landing, his legs turned into springs, clamping the cedar box beneath his feet. He sprang up, soaring towards the factory roof.
As Illumi flew towards the factory roof, the bald strong man wasn't idle. He aimed his pistol at Illumi and continuously pulled the trigger.
"Clang clang clang..."
But unfortunately, Illumi brought his legs together in mid-air, forming a shield covered with his aura. The bullets only made metallic clanging sounds as they struck the shield, with no other effect.
"Thud."
Landing on a wooden beam on the factory roof, Illumi smiled.
"If you want the Golden Mask, come and get me."
Illumi held the box in his left hand, and his right hand transformed into a blade. With a "swish," he tore through the factory roof and leaped out. The cooperation between these two was a little tricky, especially the shield's ability to absorb others' attacks and then release them. He needed to separate the two and defeat them one by one.
Illumi left the factory, and the two men also stopped attacking. They gathered together and looked up at the hole in the roof.
"Naive."
The bald strong man with squinting eyes was expressionless. He raised his silver pistol, aimed at the hole in the roof, and continuously pulled the trigger.
Then the two exchanged a nod and chased out through the hole.
Meanwhile, Illumi was sprinting through the streets of Blanca City. Due to his excessive speed, he caused a gust of wind to sweep through the street.
"Ahhh~"
A delicate scream echoed on the street.
Illumi transformed into a stream of light, passing a long-haired beauty in a light blue dress. The strong wind swept past, lifting her skirt, giving a group of gentlemen a feast for their eyes.
"Pfft."
The sound of flesh being pierced entered his ears.
Illumi instinctively looked back, only to see a large amount of fresh blood gushing from the center of the long-haired beauty's waist, staining her light blue dress red as she slowly collapsed.
"She's been shot!"
This thought flashed through Illumi's mind, but he hadn't heard any gunshots.
"Tarine!"
A woman beside her looked at her fallen companion and called out her name. Squatting down, she happened to clearly see a large amount of fresh blood gushing from the woman named Tarine's abdomen, and immediately let out a piercing scream.
"Ahhh~ Pfft~"
The scream abruptly stopped because her head was also struck by an invisible bullet. A bloody hole appeared on her temple, and she fell sideways with a "thud."
"That person's bullets, the bullets are tracking me!"
Illumi immediately realized that the two women died because they blocked the bullets tracking him.
"His bullets are a kind of mark." He instantly remembered that he had used his legs to form a shield to block the bald strong man's bullets, and had been marked by the opponent.
"Pfft pfft pfft..."
Illumi ran wildly, and on the streets he passed, people continuously fell to the ground, shot.
"He's over there."
The bald strong man, sensing Illumi's location through the mark, took a detour with his companion, intending to intercept Illumi ahead.
"En."
Illumi lightly chanted in his mind as he ran wildly. A semi-circular barrier spread outwards from Illumi, centered on himself.
"Detection range five meters, attack range two meters."
Illumi calculated in his mind that his 'En' could maintain a five-meter range. And after acquiring Gin Freecss's sword technique, his attack range was two meters. Within these two meters, no one could hope to evade his blade.
"I got you."
The Yin-Yang haired strong man suddenly appeared at the intersection in front of Illumi.
"Give up, you can't escape."
The bald strong man also appeared behind Illumi at the same time. His pistol didn't even aim at him, directly pulling the trigger.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
A continuous series of whooshing sounds filled the air.
"Clatter."
The cedar box fell to the ground. Illumi was expressionless. Since he had been marked by them, the cat-and-mouse game was over.
"Swish!"
Illumi turned to face the bald strong man, his arms glowing white, transforming into two sabers, and charged towards the opponent.
"Thud thud thud..."
His left eye glowed red, and the trajectory of each bullet was clearly reflected in his pupil.
"Clink clank clink..."
While ducking and dodging, combined with the 'En' attack range, the two sabers transformed into streaks of white light, deflecting all the unavoidable bullets.
"Damn it!"
The bald strong man's face drastically changed. He hadn't expected this little brat's close combat ability to be so strong.
"Can you block this one?!"
Facing Illumi, who was rapidly closing in, the bald strong man gripped his pistol with both hands, aiming it at Illumi. A large amount of aura gathered at the muzzle, emitting a dazzling white light.
"Soul Chasing Cannon!"
"Boom!"
A loud bang, and a five-centimeter diameter white beam shot towards Illumi. And the bald strong man, due to the recoil of this beam, had his arms raised high, and his feet retreated three steps backward.
"Heh..."
Illumi's face showed disdain. As the beam was fired, he instantly leaped up, his body inverted in mid-air, his sabers scraping against the surface of the beam.
"Swoosh!"
A flash of white light. A trail of blood appeared on the bald strong man's neck. His raised arms and neck simultaneously slid to the ground. With a "pfft," a rain of blood fell onto the street.