𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭-𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥 ② / 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫
Kid held onto his hat and whispered quietly.
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“『Total Assimilation』───.”
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Kid’s form changed.
To what could be described as a bird-human, resembling a hawk, a falcon, an eagle, and a crow━━Large wings sprouted from his back, and his entire body transformed into a grotesque figure.
His hat vanished, and the mutated Kid pointed both of his hands at Apocalypse.
Both hands transformed into the shape of 『guns』, and his wings spread wide.
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“Pathetic wannabe with a mishmash of abilities. No matter what powers you have━━. . . . . .my bullets will 『pierce』 through everything. If you give up and shake your tail, I’ll make it easy for you.”
“Vulgar brat. Changing your appearance won’t change who you are.”
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Apocalypse readied his sword.
Kid floated gently upwards and fired a bullet.
The bullet penetrated Apocalypse’s body but was quickly healed━━or rather, 『reverted』.
The power of the demon Ogre. In essence, returning to his strongest self.
Kid clicked his tongue but soon sported a defiant grin.
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“Pathetic. . . . . .!! Eat this, 『Ability-piercing Bullet』!!”
“What?!”
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The bullet shot by Kid pierced through Apocalypse’s shoulder.
He immediately activated 『reversion』, but his shoulder didn’t heal.
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“What is this. . . . . .”
“It’s a bullet that destroys your 『ability』 itself. My 『piercing』 goes through everything. People, objects, time, space. . . . . .and even 『abilities』. It’s a damn hassle to visualize, so I can’t use it often.”
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It’s his trump card, limited to three shots a day.
With Total Assimilation, Kid could refine several new bullets.
Once, he couldn’t stand a chance against Ogre. The 『Ability-piercing Bullet』 was born to avenge that powerlessness.
Kid pointed his left hand at Apocalypse.
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“Now. . . . . .I’ll blast through your ability.”
“. . . . . .Hmph. Even if I lose 《Reversion》, it won’t matter.”
“Then, let’s test it out!!”
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Kid shot upwards.
As he descended rapidly, he fired bullets in rapid succession. Apocalypse, moving at high speed, conjured hundreds of golden swords and launched them at Kid.
Kid, while descending rapidly, dodged the swords.
Bullets rained down, but as they approached a few meters from Apocalypse, their movement slowed down.
Additionally, Apocalypse opened his mouth wide and spewed flames.
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“━━Damn it!!”
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Clicking his tongue, Kid flapped his wings vigorously. The flames weakened for a moment, and Kid ascended rapidly. He transformed both arms into 《machine guns》 and rained bullets from above Apocalypse.
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“Futile.”
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However━━ Apocalypse slowed down all the bullets using the 『Slow』 ability.
Because the bullets were slow, they were easy to dodge. Apocalypse took a step back from where the bullets landed.
And then, he realized.
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“Too slow.”
“Wha━━”
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Kid was right behind him.
Just a step behind where he had moved back.
『Slow』 was effective. Kid’s movements were slow.
But Kid was right there where Apocalypse had retreated. Kid’s gun muzzle touched Apocalypse’s back.
The fired bullet pierced through Apocalypse’s back, exiting through his stomach.
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“Gah, Wha━━?!”
“Hey, your slow ability is gone now!!”
“Y, You!!”
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When Apocalypse swung his sword, its tip grazed Kid’s chest.
Blood oozed from Kid’s chest. In close combat, Apocalypse had the advantage.
Trying to fly again, Apocalypse quickly approached, preventing Kid from taking to the skies.
The sword swung at the speed of light, easily surpassing Kid’s reflex speed.
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“Damn it!! You bastard. . . . . .!!”
“I will cut you down here!!”
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In close combat, Apocalypse was stronger.
As it stood, Kid was being pushed back. He barely managed to dodge the sword but couldn’t counterattack.
Apocalypse increased the speed of his sword.
No more skills were needed. At this distance, he could slice Kid in two.
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“HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!! For the lord!!”
“Damn. . . . . .This is ridiculous.”
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And then━━aiming to slice in two, the sword was swung down vertically.
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“Take this!!”
“Aaaaargh!!”
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Kid grabbed it.
The downward-swinging sword, with both hands.
Fresh blood sprayed from both hands.
Even in power, Apocalypse was superior. Kid was being gradually overpowered.
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“Ugh, ahh. . . . . .!!”
“HaHaHaHaHa!! I’ll slice you in two like this!!”
“You. . . . . .bastard.”
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Apocalypse applied not only strength but also his weight. Kid’s arms were pinned, and he was being gradually pushed back.
The sword touched Kid’s head.. . . . . .then his forehead, drawing blood.
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“It’s over!! I’ll slice you in two!!”
“Yeah━━it’s over.”
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Boom!! ━━ a single gunshot.
Slowly, Apocalypse’s abdomen grew warm.
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“What? Wh, What?”
“Idiot. . . . . .Realize it, you fool.”
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Apocalypse noticed.
Kid’s right foot. The big toe turned into a gun muzzle, shooting a bullet into Apocalypse’s abdomen.
And it wasn’t just any bullet.
Kid’s trump card: the 『Ultimate Annihilation Bullet』.
A bullet that penetrates and destroys time, space, existence, life, origin, everything. The once-a-day trump card pierced through Apocalypse’s body.
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“Impossible. . . . . .”
“You thought I couldn’t shoot because you pinned my hands? That was my aim, to get a clear shot at your unprotected belly.”
“You. . . . . .sly, underhanded. . . . . .”
“Can’t hear ya. Hehe, like I said earlier, it doesn’t matter how it’s done. Winning is what counts. You idiot.”
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Due to the 『Ultimate Annihilation Bullet』, Apocalypse’s existence wavered.
Slowly, gradually turning into particles, Apocalypse disintegrated.
Kid stepped back, deactivating 『Total Assimilation』 and aimed 『Headsman』 at Apocalypse.
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“You despicable human. . . . . .Because of people like you. . . . . .Demon Emperor-sama is. . . . . .”
“I don’t care, idiot. No matter how you look at it, isn’t what she’s doing worse?”
“You don’t know. She’s kind. . . . . .”
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Before he could finish, a bullet from Kid pierced through Apocalypse’s heart.
Apocalypse vanished as if shattering━━leaving nothing behind.
Kid took out his pipe and lit a tobacco.
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“Well, whatever happens next is up to that idiot. I’ll leave the rest to him and take a smoke break.”
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Saying that, he took out a spare Skittle and sat on a nearby rock.
Kid wanted to enjoy his tobacco and alcohol, but was interrupted by the arriving Ridelle and others, so his smoke break had to wait.
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