Whether they were tranquilizer darts or live rounds, after breaking the seal, no matter how many bullets came from all sides, they posed no threat to Law.
At this moment, Law held the power of life and death over the surrounding soldiers.
His decision was... to kill.
[Domain!]
Just as Machi and the others instinctively covered themselves with Ken, Law released his Domain.
The light sphere rapidly expanded outward. The bullets attacking Law and the others, upon touching the Domain's light sphere, turned to dust along with their kinetic energy.
The surrounding soldiers were stunned by the scene before their eyes.
Some soldiers even rubbed their eyes, unable to believe it.
They clearly saw the bullets go from high speed to an instant stop, giving the illusion the bullets had suddenly appeared. Then, the stationary bullets suddenly turned to powder, scattering in the wind.
"What happened?"
"Is that superpowers?"
Someone muttered.
Then, the Domain's light sphere enveloped all the soldiers.
Law's slightly cold gaze swept over the soldiers ahead. Under their shocked and puzzled stares, he raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.
The crisp sound was like a morning bell striking their hearts, making their bodies shudder one by one.
They had no idea what exactly happened. Upon hearing the snap, the soldiers only felt a sharp pain in their internal organs.
"Conti..."
The leading officer didn't care about the details, wanting to order his subordinates to keep firing, but before he could finish speaking, he found he no longer had the strength to speak. Copious amounts of blood gushed silently from his mouth.
He looked down in astonishment as the blood silently surging from his mouth quickly soaked his uniform.
Before a question mark could fully form in his mind, he heard the successive sounds of bodies hitting the ground around him.
His subordinates around him... were falling one after another.
He opened his mouth, then weakly fell to the ground shortly after, losing all signs of life.
There were about three hundred soldiers blocking Law's path. After Law snapped his fingers, they all fell almost simultaneously, dying silently.
Using the Domain to kill these soldiers naturally added three hundred black pages.
"Let's go."
Law retracted the Domain and stepped forward.
He didn't use Invisible Sniper to blow off the enemies' heads because that ability was developed precisely to avoid increasing the number of black pages.
Now, killing was to add black pages, so of course he couldn't use that ability.
Salin and Machi quickly followed Law.
Uvogin and Nobunaga exchanged a glance, feeling that Law's speed in clearing out the grunts was too fast.
Even for them, it would take some time.
Seeing Law use his ability to kill about three hundred people, a flicker of worry passed through Hakuro's black eyes behind his glasses.
He knew Law could easily kill these three hundred people without dyeing the pages black, but Law did it anyway. What did that mean?
It meant Kuro's importance weighed heavily in Law's heart, giving Hakuro a strong sense of crisis.
The sight of over three hundred soldiers falling was seen by some civilians. The disturbance that had just calmed showed signs of reigniting.
This scene was also seen by soldiers converging towards the area.
As soldiers, they always followed orders. Even though Law and his group displayed bizarre abilities, they couldn't retreat… they had to block Law and the others.
Among this subsequent batch of soldiers were several fairly strong Nen Users. They could see Law's terror more clearly than ordinary soldiers, but they also couldn't retreat.
Tragically, in Nasubi's eyes, their role was merely to slow down Law's group a bit.
As for how many died, based on the severity of the situation, Nasubi's heart wouldn't ripple with emotion.
When a new batch of soldiers maneuvered to block the path again, Law immediately realized the formidable individual Hakuro mentioned might be from the Kakin Empire.
Despite this, Law still acted, killing most of the newly gathered soldiers within his Domain, adding another three hundred black pages.
Even though black pages increased by six hundred in a short time, it was still far from enough for Kuro to be liberated.
Soldiers kept coming, relentlessly entangling them, only to be killed by Law. Just as they were about to reach the forest edge, the portly Kakin King appeared.
Seeing Nasubi, Law immediately realized this was the formidable individual Hakuro mentioned.
"It's him."
Hakuro's low confirmation affirmed Law's judgment.
A calm and steady Aura flowed around Nasubi's body. His breathing had a unique rhythm, clearly indicating a Nen User with decades of cultivation.
His arrival made the soldiers instinctively quickly clear an area. Moreover, most of the soldiers felt deep anxiety.
They thought, 'How could His Majesty's noble person set foot in such a dangerous place?'
Sharing this thought was Nugui, but only he knew one fact: All the soldiers present, plus him, couldn't match even one of Nasubi's fingers.
So, from Nasubi's perspective, that kind of anxious worry was laughable.
"Indeed, quite extraordinary."
Upon arriving at the scene, Nasubi instantly fixed his eyes on Law.
With just one glance, he knew Law was the person he was looking for.
As for the others... he didn't pay them any mind at all.
While Nasubi observed Law, Law also assessed Nasubi.
Just from the Aura flowing around Nasubi, Law saw Netero's shadow. Disregarding other factors, based on this alone, Law knew the opponent wasn't simple.
At that moment, the Spider Mother manifested behind Nasubi in full view of everyone.
Nen Beasts born from the Seed Urn typically shared one characteristic: ordinary people couldn't see them after manifestation, while Nen Users, even without using Gyo, could see Nen Beasts born from the Seed Urn under specific conditions.
Nasubi's Spider Mother was also born from the Seed Urn, naturally possessing this characteristic.
Ordinary soldiers couldn't see the Spider Mother, but Law and the others all saw its ferocious and repulsive appearance.
Except for Law, including Hakuro, Machi and the others felt their hairs stand on end. They sensed a tangible threat from the Spider Mother.
"This guy with white wings... it's not logical. I sense over ten Nen Beasts' Auras from it, no, it should be over twenty!" Hakuro jumped onto Law's shoulder, speaking in a low voice.
"What do you mean?"
Law asked without looking away.
"I can't quite explain it. It feels like a combination of twenty or even more Nen Beasts. And its strength must be terrifying."
"Is that so..."
Law only felt Nasubi and that peculiar Nen Beast were very strong, but not to an unmanageable degree.
As soon as the Spider Mother appeared, it fixed its gaze on Law with the look of eyeing food.
This kind of stare made Law recall various magical beast tribes and many creatures he encountered on the Dark Continent, who also saw him as food.
Appetite was killing intent.
Law sensed it but didn't feel any malice from Nasubi.
The Nen Beast and its host not being in sync was a rather contradictory perception, also indicating that the Spider Mother, like Kuro and Hakuro, possessed considerable autonomy.
"Why are you intercepting us?"
Law looked at Nasubi, posing the question he most wanted answered.
He recognized Nasubi's strength and, considering Machi and the others were present, didn't want to easily start a fight.
Hearing Law's words, Nasubi thought for a moment and said, "You are a pillar of talent. I hope you can stay in Kakin and serve me."
Law was momentarily stunned, completely unable to fathom why Nasubi wanted to recruit him. He calmly replied, "And if I refuse?"
Upon hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Nasubi's face.
His purpose in coming was, in essence, to forcibly keep Law.
He wanted Law himself...