Chapter 22

Thief Cat: "If it succeeds, those 1000 points will be a reward for you as a backup; if it fails, you can come over and save me."

Sea King: "Okay."

"You've been gone for a long time this time, Nami."

On a huge throne, Arlong looked at Nami walking towards him.

His saw-toothed long nose shook up and down, and the split corners of his mouth and his saw-toothed teeth made him look as scary as a monster.

"How was the harvest this time?"

"I earned a huge sum~ Look!"

Nami held up the large backpack in her hand and shook it up and down.

"There are too many idiots on the sea; there was absolutely no pressure."

"Hahaha~ You can't blame them for that!"

Arlong let out a burst of laughter: "There are very few people as good at betrayal as you!"

"Well~ it's okay."

Nami shrugged: "Speaking of which, I got something good this time; do you want to take a look?"

"Oh?"

Arlong narrowed his eyes: "What is it?"

"Something that can blow you to pieces, you bastard!"

Like a face-changing act in Peking Opera, Nami, who was smiling a second ago, suddenly roared and threw the backpack in her hand at Arlong with all her might.

With the support of her enhanced physical fitness, the backpack crossed a distance of more than ten meters in an instant and landed in front of Arlong.

"Hmm?"

The moment the backpack hit the ground, the smell of burning sulfur began to spread in the air.

After realizing what the items inside the backpack were, Arlong's eyes widened sharply.

"Explosives?!"

Boom—!

A deafening explosion sounded, and a terrifying shockwave spread in all directions along with the sound.

A huge gap was blown into the grand palace, and rubble fell from the sky.

Standing at the entrance of the palace, Nami, who had retreated the moment she threw the explosives, stared fixedly ahead.

"Did it succeed?"

What she just threw out was not ordinary explosives.

It was special explosives that Kanae Kocho had gifted her after she told them about her situation in the group.

According to her, these were obtained from a companion of hers named Tengen Uzui, and their power was enough to injure a Lower Rank demon.

Although she didn't know how strong a Lower Rank demon was, Nami found that the power of these marble-sized bombs was indeed not weak after testing them once.

That was why she had the idea of making a move herself to see if she could take care of Arlong.

"You really disappointed me, Nami."

In the thick smoke, a voice full of suppressed anger suddenly sounded.

The sound of heavy footsteps rang out, and Arlong's tall figure suddenly appeared in front of Nami.

Nami's face sank: "Failed."

Even though he had endured that terrifying explosion at close range, Arlong was almost completely unaffected.

All over his body, only his tattered clothes proved that he hadn't dodged the explosion just now.

"I actually thought highly of you, thinking you were a smart person."

Carrying a large saw-blade he pulled out from somewhere, Arlong looked at Nami expressionlessly.

"Tell me, why did you do this?"

"Was your brain blown up, Arlong?"

Nami showed a sarcastic smile on her face: "What I am best at is betrayal." ===== CHAPTER 24 =====