Under Nami's guidance, Kakuzu and Hidan stepped into a seemingly desolate town, where countless fierce and menacing figures roamed amidst the chaos...
“Kakuzu, this is the black market in the East Sea. Here, you can also exchange bounties for pirates, though the prices might be a bit lower...” Nami said to Kakuzu...
As a little thief in the East Sea, Nami had spent years mingling in the waters of the East Sea, and she was very familiar with the various underground forces there...
Since they had destroyed the naval branch and could not exchange bounties for pirates within the navy, they decided to come to the black market in the East Sea to claim their rewards...
“Very well, we'll exchange bounties here today...” Kakuzu said excitedly, his heart racing at the thought of soon acquiring vast amounts of money...
“Bounties and money! When will this life ever end? The evil god is still waiting for my prayers and sacrifices! Where can I find offerings for the great evil god...” In contrast to Kakuzu's excitement, Hidan looked rather dispirited...
For Hidan, the zealot, the evil god was everything to him; he wanted the world to pray to the great evil god and offer sacrifices...
But just then, a figure wearing a spotted dog hat suddenly charged out, attacking Hidan swiftly...
“Damn pirates, die!”
Without a doubt, this person was none other than Rear Admiral Dalmesia from the Navy Headquarters...
As Dalmesia launched his attack on Hidan, his entire body rapidly transformed; his hands turned into claws, his body elongated, his head became that of a dog, and his feet morphed into dog paws... From a distance, he resembled a standing spotted dog...
This was the ability of Dalmesia's Devil Fruit, the Animal Type: Dog-Dog Fruit: Spotted Dog Form...
“Not good, Lord Hidan, be careful, it's the Navy...” Seeing Dalmesia charging over, Nami shouted in alarm...
“The Navy!? Just in time, I'll offer you to the great evil god!” As Dalmesia approached, Hidan quickly swung his scythe...
“Bang...” A loud crash echoed as Hidan's scythe collided with Dalmesia's attack...
“Did I block it!? Try this... Mad Dog Claw Strike...” Seeing Hidan block his attack, Dalmesia showed no hesitation, pushing off with his feet, his dog paws lunging at Hidan again...
Facing Dalmesia's attack, Hidan reacted quickly, immediately using his scythe to parry, but the immense force still sent him flying...
“Good opportunity... Attack...”
Seeing Hidan in mid-air, the hidden Weasel and Spider Demon Admiral struck instantly, their swords rushing towards Hidan...
At that moment, Hidan had just landed, exhausted from his previous effort, with no time to evade... He was unable to dodge the ambush from the two...
“Pfft...” Two sharp swords pierced into Hidan's body, directly stabbing through his heart...
“One down...”
“It seems our plan has succeeded...”
“So this is a member of the Akatsuki organization? Not much to write home about...”
Weasel, Spider Demon, and Dalmesia, the three Navy Admirals, couldn't help but smile...
This was their plan: Dalmesia would feign an attack to draw Hidan's attention while Weasel and Spider Demon would seize the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow...
Their plan was indeed very successful, as their swords had successfully pierced Hidan's chest...
“Ah... This is bad, Lord Hidan is dead... Kakuzu, what should we do now...” Seeing Hidan pierced by the dual swords, Nami immediately panicked...
“Don't worry, although Hidan is quite annoying, he won't die so easily...” Kakuzu said, looking at Hidan...
“Hey, you damn pirates, how dare you sneak attack me without honor...” Just then, Hidan suddenly shouted...
“What!? How is this possible!?” Seeing Hidan talking as if nothing had happened, Weasel, Spider Demon, and Dalmesia all wore shocked expressions...
As Navy Admirals, both Weasel and Spider Demon were very confident in their swordsmanship; they were certain that their swords had pierced Hidan's heart. Such a severe injury would be unbearable even for the powerful Yonko pirates...
It was precisely because of this that they were so astonished to see Hidan acting as if nothing had happened...
“You two, don't move! You have no idea how painful this is!” Hidan yelled at Weasel and Spider Demon, swinging his scythe towards them...
“Not good... Get back...” Facing Hidan's attack, Weasel and Spider Demon both retreated simultaneously...
As the two quickly fell back, the swords embedded in Hidan's body were pulled out along with their retreat, causing a torrent of blood to spray from Hidan...
“You two damn bastards, you actually hurt my body! I'm going to kill you, kill you...” Hidan roared at Weasel and the others.
“Is... is this the ability of a member of the Akatsuki organization!?...”
“To sustain such injuries and still not die...”
“What should we do now...”
Seeing Hidan making such a commotion, the expressions on Weasel, Spider Demon, and Dalmesia's faces grew very serious...
Originally, according to their plan, they would first eliminate one member of the Akatsuki organization, then deal with the other...
Their plan had succeeded; they had successfully ambushed Hidan and struck at his vital point... But they never expected that Hidan, who should have been severely injured, would act as if nothing had happened...