Chapter 44 Metal Fruit
The voice was made by Vic, who had interrupted the deal before it was done. A smile appeared on Ethan's face, while Barrow's face had turned black, grim, and filled with murderous intent. Someone had disobeyed his will. It was unforgivable, unforgivable!
Turning around, he saw Vic, the man who killed his men, looking at him with a smile. He was so angry that he wanted to explode and wanted to kill Vic right there, but was comforted by the younger brother next to him.
"9000 million Baileys." Barrow said coldly. He had suppressed his anger. In his eyes, Vic was already a dead man.
"9010 million Baileys." Vic smiled.
When Barrow heard the numbers reported by Vic, it was like a piece of cake. He knew that this person was playing a trick on him. This kid is courting death, Barrow thought.
"1 million Baileys." Barrow closed his eyes.
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"One hundred and fifty million Baileys." Barrow's mouth twitched and his teeth were almost broken.
"Forget it, I'll give it to you. I don't have any money today." Vic said calmly.
These calm words made the people present feel suffocated. Some people had just left because they felt the atmosphere was not right, and now some people left in a hurry. Ethan on the stage was laughing so hard that he couldn't close his legs. This price was already far beyond the expectation. Ben tried to persuade Vic several times but it didn't work and he left too.
This was the first time that Barrow had ever been so angry in his life. Now he was thinking about how to deal with Vic later.
Vic had money, but it was definitely not as much as 150 million. He could only give up with tears. But it didn't matter, as his goal had been achieved.
Barrow had no competitors anymore, and the Caster Blue Gold was his. He went backstage to pay the money and left directly. But before leaving, he looked at Vic as if he was looking at a dead person, but Vic smiled at Barrow.
The auction continued, but nothing in the following items interested the two men. They sat there until the auction was over, then stood up and left the auction venue.
No one dared to walk with Vic and the other person. They left the venue easily. After they came out, many people's eyes were focused on them, and they speculated about their backgrounds.
He is plucking tiger whiskers, and he is plucking them while standing in front of the tiger. After plucking, he gives the tiger a big fight. He doesn't care about his life. Instead of running away quickly, he can be so leisurely. It is really rare.
There are many lawless people in the Sabaody Archipelago, but many of them have been taught a lesson, and only a few who are lucky enough can escape from the island.
Vic ignored everyone's gazes and took Rebecca to area 10. He knew that the fish had been hooked, and now it was just a matter of time before it would surface. Vic's Observation Haki was constantly sensing the surrounding situation.
A quarter of an hour later, Barrow's breath finally appeared in Vic's observation Haki. On the path that Vic had to pass, Vic smiled and walked in the direction he came from.
Finally, Vic met Barrow and his gang who were blocking the bridge. Their expressions were different. Some were sneering, some were ferocious, some were watching the show, some were gloating, and so on.
There were many people watching the show and eating onlookers. It was very lively. Many of them came here with Vic. He didn't care. He was going to be a navy soon. So what if he was the underground king? He had a powerful backer and his strength was not bad.
"Boy, I've been waiting for you for a long time. You're finally here. Have you thought about how to die?"
Barrow said calmly. In his opinion, the opponent was already meat on the chopping board. He could just roll him into a ball or flatten him at will. As for defeating that loser Chad, he didn't care at all. He just stood there and let Chad chop him. Chad couldn't break his defense either. He was very confident.
Vic walked straight to a place five meters away from Barrow and stood still, carefully looking at the cadre under the underground king. He didn't look closely at the auction house before, as the auction house was very dark, with only the stage lit.
Barrow is about two meters and five meters tall, a little taller than Vic. He wears a suit with a purple cloak on the outside. His blond hair is combed back. His facial features are well matched. If it weren't for the sword on his waist, he would look like a successful person rather than a gangster. Vic was a little surprised, because this is beyond the image of most people in the world of pirates.
"Barrow, right? You just took away my Caster Blue Gold. Now you are here to return it to me?" Vic said lightly.
Hearing Vic's words, everyone around burst into laughter. Some of those with low sense of humor laughed to tears, and some even laid on the ground and pounded the ground. Barrow also laughed out of anger. This guy was so funny that he almost couldn't bear to kill him.
"Hahaha, I've never heard such a funny joke, hahaha."
"I can't take it anymore. I'm almost dying of laughter. Hahaha."
"Someone come and chop me with a knife, or I will really die of laughter, hahahaha."
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The younger brothers laughed until their legs weakened, the audience was also very happy, and Barrow also had a faint smile on his face.
Barrow raised his right hand and gestured forward. A younger brother came to Barrow holding a wooden box. Barrow opened the lid and showed it to Vic. He also wanted to play a good trick on Vic.
"Your Caster Blue Gold is right here, but I can't give it to you now. Let's have a competition. If you beat me, it's yours. If you can't, you can let me do whatever I want to you. How about that?" Barrow looked at Vic with a playful smile on his face.
"Okay, then come on, you don't need to ask your little brothers to come up and deliver it. No matter how many come, it will be useless!" Vic said calmly.
The minions behind Barrow laughed again. What an ignorant person! He didn't know how powerful Lord Barrow was. He would die without knowing how he died.
Barrow took two steps forward, raised his hands and waved them backwards. All his subordinates retreated and the battlefield was cleared.
"Rebecca, you should back out too. I want to get my blue gold back." Vic curled the corners of his mouth, and Rebecca obediently backed away. She didn't think Vic would lose.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense and let's get started. I haven't done it myself for a long time, so I'll start with you." Barrow said impatiently when he saw the two of them talking.
Vic didn't say anything. After Rebecca stepped back, he disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Barrow. Vic could still see the impatience in Barrow's eyes and the shock that had just emerged.
Vic didn't hesitate. Snow came out of the sheath. A bloody wound appeared on Barrow's chest, blood gushed out, and he fell backwards.
You could hear a pin drop at the scene. The onlookers' jaws dropped to the ground and their eyeballs almost popped out. This must be an illusion. Then, a lot of mumbling was heard.
"I must have worked too hard last night. I'm hallucinating. You need to exercise moderation in the future."
"Did I fall asleep suddenly? Why did I dream that Boss Barrow was chopped off? Am I too eager to get promoted? I dream about what I think about during the day. Alas, this is not what I meant."
"This person can cast illusions, right? Could he be a devil fruit user?"
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After Vic slashed the man, he did not attack again and took a step back. He sensed with his observation Haki that Barrow still had a strong vitality. The reason he was hit by the knife just now was because he was careless and did not take Vic seriously and was not on guard.
After Vic stepped back, Barrow slowly sat up, touched the wound on his chest, and frowned.
"It hurts, boy, good job. I was so careless. I haven't been hurt by a knife in many years. That was before I ate the devil fruit. I miss it so much." Barrow said to Vic, and then he muttered to himself with memories.
When the younger brothers behind him saw the boss stand up, they all came to their senses and excitement appeared in their eyes. They knew that the boss was going to get serious.
Barrow stood up, his body gradually changed, his surface reflected rays of light, and his body seemed to be oiled. Vic knew that he had used the ability of the devil fruit, but as for what the ability was, it was still unclear.
Vic still took the initiative to attack, testing the opponent's ability, and threw a dart directly. Under the acceleration of the Speed Fruit, the dart was much faster than a bullet and hit Barrow's chest in an instant.
With a "ding" sound, the dart was bounced away, leaving only a white dot on Barrow's chest.
Vic roughly guessed the type of fruit, which was a superhuman type, whose body could change into some kind of substance and was good at defense.
"Hahaha, it's useless. I'm a metal man who ate the superhuman metal fruit. My body can become as hard as steel. These things are useless to me, hahaha." Barrow said somewhat proudly.
Ever since he got this fruit, he has never been hurt by anyone. No sword or knife can break his defense. He can be called the "swordsman nemesis"!
With the ability of this devil fruit in the first half of the Grand Line, he can indeed be considered a strong man. Not to mention his attack, at least his defense is very good. It is difficult to be hurt by ordinary swords and guns. At least, before being specially trained by Rayleigh, King Luffy had no way to do anything to him.