Before he could recover, his body crashed into the wall of the hall.
"Getting distracted during a fight, are you looking for death?"
Vladimir tapped the ground with the toe of his right foot, and in an instant, his entire body dashed out like lightning.
The explosiveness of this speed was far above Kyros.
"So fast!"
Having just adjusted his posture, Kyros saw Vladimir's sword coming, and his pupils contracted.
His brain didn't have time to react, but his body's experience made him raise his sword to resist.
Clang clang!
Two consecutive sounds of swords colliding, and then, the sword in Kyros' hand shattered instantly.
The entire sword body couldn't withstand the strike of the Sword of Promised Victory, as brittle as paper.
"Impossible! This is the best sword in the country!"
Kyros' expression changed drastically, immediately doing a side roll to dodge Vladimir's slash.
"You're so weak, where did you get the confidence to challenge me..."
Vladimir slashed his sword on the stone wall, before the sword even arrived, an invisible sword aura left a deep mark on the wall.
Just then, Kyros grabbed a soldier's weapon at random.
But before he could even draw the sword from its scabbard, Vladimir's sword had already fallen.
The next moment, Ding!
With a crisp sound, the entire sword, along with its scabbard, was directly cut in two.
"Wh..."
Kyros' breath hitched, this couldn't even be called a duel, it was just a one-sided crushing.
Just the difference in weapons alone had left him ten streets behind.
"This is the end."
Vladimir's expression was calm, casually flicking the sword.
Pfft!
Kyros' body stiffened, and the next moment, a bloodstain appeared on his entire abdomen, blood spraying out.
Vladimir turned around, sheathed his sword, and walked towards the center of the hall, at the same time saying softly: "You think 2 billion is a lot? This is protection money. Compared to what your country will experience in the future, us only taking 2 billion is already a discount."
"Kyros!" King Riku stared blankly at his trusted subordinate.
This was the strongest gladiator in the country, but he wasn't even a match.
This member of Phantom, he had dealt with him in a few moves, as easily as eating and drinking.
"He won't die, I just sent him to the hospital bed for three months."
Vladimir walked to the front of Dold III, stopping and saying: "King, if you're unwilling to pay the 2 billion protection fee, then at least invite Hawkeye to come and hold the fort."
Since things had come to this, he was too lazy to say anything about the cost of buying a ship.
"Hawkeye... The world's greatest swordsman!"
King Riku waved his hand weakly, saying: "Knight King, this wasn't my intention, I had Kyros come, not to challenge you. However, it's meaningless to say this now."
After a pause, he had someone bring a bankbook.
"This is the 2 billion you want."
Vladimir generously accepted it, and after confirming the amount, he said: "The money is fine."
"Then, when will you leave?" King Riku said hesitantly: "This money doesn't need to be returned, just consider it my gift to you."
"No, the money definitely has to be returned," Vladimir shook his head, saying: "Go ask Four Emperor BIG MOM for it, or directly ask Charlotte Kanten, he wouldn't dare not return it."
Hearing this, King Riku was speechless.
Although he didn't know what the relationship between the Phantom Pirates and Four Emperor BIG MOM was, he assumed it wasn't very friendly. He couldn't afford to offend either of these two great gods, how could he dare to ask for money.
However, Vladimir's next sentence made him even more depressed.
"As for when we'll leave... That's a pity, I'll have to bother you for a few more days."
Vladimir smiled, saying: "If nothing unexpected happens, Four Emperor BIG MOM's people are already on their way. If I leave, they'll vent their anger on you, are you sure you want me to leave?"
Of course, this was just a saying, how could he leave, he was still counting on the Four Emperor to send a few more people, so that Vladimir could catch them and ask Big Mom for ransom.
Hearing these words, King Riku and the Queen looked at each other, both feeling helpless.
When gods fight, mortals suffer!
...
Having obtained the 2 billion protection fee, Vladimir was too lazy to pay attention to the king for the time being. He took his leave and went to the underground prison.
Arriving at the dark place, before he even got close, Unico suddenly put on a fighting stance, saying with extreme vigilance: "Who are you? If you get any closer, I'll attack!"
Seeing this, Vladimir said calmly: "Nine-Tailed has left, I'm here to handle things here in his place."
"Nine-Lord has left?" Unico was stunned: "Where did Nine-Lord go? And who are you?"
"I am a member of Phantom, Knight King. As for where Nine-Tailed went... He was summoned back by the captain, it's best not to ask too many details."
Saying this, Vladimir didn't say much, he stepped into the prison cell, his gaze stopping on Marco's body.
The prisoner Marco, unconsciously sensed the approach of footsteps, and slowly opened his eyes.
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