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"Swish swish swish..."
Illumi, having retreated to the grass, chopped towards his own left leg with his hand. With several soft sounds, a poisonous snake was diced into seven or eight segments, writhing frantically in the grass.
"Rip~"
Quickly crouching down, he tore a strip of cloth from his pant leg and used it as a bandage, tightly binding his left leg.
It could be seen that on Illumi's left ankle, there were two distinct fang marks—the wound from the viper bite, surrounded by a small amount of blood.
"'Bitten by a Habu yet still appearing so calm and composed.'"
Maynard stood in place, grinning at the crouching Illumi.
"'Mere hemotoxin... not enough to rob me of my mobility.'"
Illumi finished tying the bandage and stood up again, feeling the burning pain at the wound, a slight sense of unease rising in his heart.
Although he had undergone anti-poison training since childhood, making his body different from ordinary people with strong resistance to toxins...
However, against this kind of lethal poison, if he didn't receive an antivenom injection within 8 hours, his left leg might still become useless.
Illumi looked towards the villa. Whether at the main entrance or on the second-floor balcony, large numbers of Habu vipers were emerging, one after another, densely covering the lawn and the entire exterior wall of the villa.
And they were currently surrounding Illumi.
"'You fellow... you've turned this villa into a snake pit, haven't you?'"
Illumi's face was grim. He had sensed something was wrong earlier when he saw the women covered in bite marks in the villa hall, but he was still a step too slow and got bitten by a viper.
"'Naturally. My protection for the employer is extremely thorough.'"
Maynard still stood motionless, but his body slowly shifted to the left, seemingly wary of something.
"'Say, that Nen beast of yours... was it really just born?'"
While moving, Maynard 'looked' towards the small woods nearby, a drop of cold sweat trickling down as he forced a smile.
"'He's been constantly emitting dangerous signals, like a bomb about to explode at any moment.'"
"'Feels even more dangerous than you, his master.'"
"Rustle..."
Accompanying Maynard's words, King Bradley slowly walked out of the woods, his scarlet right eye fixed intently on Maynard.
"'Want me to help you kill him?'"
King Bradley spoke, asking Illumi in a deep voice.
"'No. I'll hold him off. You go kill the person inside the villa,'" Illumi looked at him and instructed.
"'Understood.'"
King Bradley nodded in reply and strode towards the villa. The Habu vipers immediately swarmed forward, trying to coil around him.
"Swish swish swish..."
King Bradley joined his hands into chops, transforming into streaks of white light, rapidly slashing at the surging snakes. Severed segments flew continuously, and the hissing of vipers filled the air.
Maynard watched the figure in the white shirt slaughtering the vipers, a drop of cold sweat appearing on his head.
"'Hey hey, I've never seen a Nen beast like this.'"
"'Can talk, ask questions, and possesses such superb swordsmanship... What's the difference between this and a human?'"
Maynard 'looked' towards Illumi, who was assuming a stance. This brat, what kind of Nen ability did he develop?
"Aaah~!!!"
Just then, a woman's scream suddenly came from inside the villa. Illumi and Maynard simultaneously looked towards the second floor. A red light flashed in King Bradley's eye.
"Snakes!"
"Where did so many snakes come from!"
Amidst the woman's panicked screams, a figure in red appeared on the second-floor balcony. It was Fitzgerald's daughter, Felicia Fitzgerald.
Dressed in a stunning red evening gown, with long red hair cascading down like a shawl, her features were lovely.
"Oof..."
Felicia Fitzgerald gripped the balcony railing, looking down at the dense mass of vipers below, covering her mouth with her hands, her face filled with terror.
"Get back!"
Maynard looked at Felicia on the balcony and roared, then pushed off the ground and charged towards King Bradley.
"Swish!"
Illumi abruptly appeared at Maynard's side, his fingertips gleaming with sharp intensity, stabbing towards Maynard's temple like a treasured sword.
"Smack!"
Maynard grabbed Illumi's right hand and slammed him onto the ground with a back throw.
In the instant Illumi and Maynard clashed, King Bradley pushed off with his legs and leaped onto the second-floor balcony.
In Felicia's terrified eyes, he brushed past her.
"Drip... drop..."
King Bradley stood behind Felicia, fresh blood dripping drip-drip from his fingertips.
"Splurch~"
Felicia's throat erupted like a fountain, spewing large amounts of blood. Her body slid off the balcony, falling with a thud onto the viper-infested lawn below.
"Hisss!!"
The vipers hissed and coiled around her. Felicia's corpse was instantly covered by the dense snake swarm, forming an oval snake ball.
Maynard 'looked' at Felicia who had fallen into the snake pit. Even though he could control the snakes, it was useless now, because she was already dead.
"Thump!"
The sound of flesh being pierced made Maynard jolt.
"'Legendary mercenary.'"
Illumi's cold voice sounded from beneath Maynard. Illumi's left index finger was embedded in Maynard's ear.
"'You're finished.'"
The corner of Illumi's mouth lifted. With a splurch, he pulled his finger out, bringing a large amount of blood with it, which dripped drip-drip onto his face.
"Aaaah~!!!"
Stimulated by the intense pain, Maynard roared furiously, mounted Illumi's waist, reached forward with both hands, and gripped Illumi's neck.
"'Are you kidding me!?'"
"'Maynard Morris, dying at the hands of a brat like you!?'"
Illumi's eyes narrowed, cracking sounds coming from his neck. He subconsciously grabbed Maynard's fingers with both hands, attempting to pry them open.
"Oof... oof..."
Illumi struggled violently with his legs, desperately trying to throw off Maynard's mount. But due to Maynard's immense strength, he was choked unable to breathe, white foam escaping his lips.
"'You fellow, have you gone mad!'"
Illumi panicked only for a moment before realizing his strength was no match for Maynard's. He raised both hands and stabbed towards Maynard.
"Splurch!"
His left hand stabbed into Maynard's left eye, gouging it out.
"Splurch!"
His right index finger, wrapped in a large amount of aura, pierced Maynard's throat, then was viciously pulled out.
"Splutter~!!"
A large amount of blood sprayed from the hole in his throat, drenching Illumi like a blood man.
However, Maynard seemed even more frenzied. Even with a hole pierced in his throat, his windpipe blocked by blood making breathing impossible, the strength in his hands didn't loosen in the slightest.
"'You bastard, why aren't you dead yet!!!'"
Illumi's eyes were also bulging, more white foam frothing from his mouth, blood vessels spreading in his eye sockets, his vision starting to blur.
"Thump thump..."
Suddenly, Illumi felt the pressure on his neck release, his breathing restored. Focusing his gaze, he saw both of Maynard's arms had been severed by something, cut clean off at the shoulders.
"Thud!"
Maynard's body slumped sideways, but his hands remained on Illumi's neck.