manynovel Chapter 72 The Undying Duo and August
Chapter 72 The Undying Duo and August
What evil god?
Augustus was puzzled and looked up in the direction of the sound.
At this moment, Hidan and Kakuzu had already walked to a short distance away. August did not get up, but simply turned his head to look at the two men who exuded a faint murderous aura and whose temperament was somewhat similar to that of a dark guild mage.
Seeing that Augustus was just calmly looking him over without saying a word or even standing up, he realized that Augustus was not the only one who was looking at him.
Not to mention Kakuzu, even Hidan intuitively sensed this—that the old man in front of them showed no fear whatsoever.
"Oh, he seems to be quite a character," Kakuzu thought to himself.
After all, he was a guy who once dared to assassinate Hashirama Senju and lived for so many years, so he still has that much insight.
Pointing the Bloodstained Three-Month Scythe at August, Hidan revealed a pure yet cruel smile, grinning at August and saying, "Hey, old man, it seems you're not very polite. However, if you're willing to become a sacrifice for the Jashin, the Jashin will still be magnanimous and forgive you."
Seeing Hidan, a complete stranger who was showing murderous intent towards him, Augustus's eyes flickered slightly, and he finally stood up.
Meeting Hidan's eyes, which revealed a murderous and hunting desire, August couldn't help but chuckle: "Really, it's been many years since someone has looked at me like that."
As Auguste stood up, an inexplicable aura gradually rose from his body, and for some reason, Kakuzu felt a vague unease in his heart.
He said to Hidan, "Don't waste time, Hidan. We still need to get back to report to the leader, and..."
Kakuzu looked at August again, and after confirming that he didn't recognize the face, added, "And this guy isn't on the bounty list."
Unlike Hidan, a simple battle maniac, Kakuzu doesn't like to work for free, especially when his intuition tells him that his opponent is not simple.
Although not particularly intelligent, she had been partnered with Kakuzu for a long time, and Kakuzu had never stopped her when she was searching for offerings.
Hidan seemed to realize something, turned to look at Kakuzu, and grinned mockingly: "Hey, hey, hey, Kakuzu, no way, you're not afraid to fight an old man, are you? Hahahaha, that's so embarrassing!"
Kakuzu's eyes darkened slightly, and he said, "As expected, you idiot, you don't look like you're going to live long."
Seeing that Kakuzu was actually wary of August, Hidan burst into laughter again. He shouted at August, "Hey, old man, I've actually witnessed such a joke. Lord Jashin will definitely be very satisfied with you as a sacrifice, hahahaha."
Augustus looked at the rambling Hidan, gently raised an arm, pointed his index finger at Hidan, and said calmly, "What a pity, I already have a king to follow. Let me send you to see the so-called evil god you speak of."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a dazzling beam of magic shot from August's fingertips, instantly piercing Hidan's heart.
"So fast!" Standing next to Hidan, the angle was shocked. He instinctively jumped away and made a defensive move.
"Ugh..." Hidan reached out and clutched his bleeding chest, his pupils trembling, and he knelt on the ground.
Augustus landed a successful blow, calmly lowered his arm, and turned to leave.
"Damn it! You bastard, who gave you permission to leave? How dare you blaspheme the evil god..."
The sound from behind made August pause in his steps. He turned around and was somewhat surprised to see that the guy who had been shot in the heart and should have been dead was actually standing up again.
Hidan still had traces of blood from his wounds on his body, but he didn't seem to be affected at all.
His eyes blazed with fury as he brandished his March Scythe and charged toward August: "Die!"
……
Inside Amegakure, Mavis, who was introducing the Asland Magicians Guild and Magic Council members to Konan, suddenly paused, ran to the window, and looked in one direction with a solemn expression.
Seeing this, Xiao Nan frowned slightly and walked over to Mavis's side, asking, "What's wrong, Mavis?"
"In the distance, I can sense magical power. This powerful magical power feels like..."
Muttering to herself, Mavis suddenly turned and rushed out the door, running towards the direction of the magic she sensed.
Seeing this, Xiao Nan wanted to follow, and soon after she went out, she saw Payne.
“Pain, Mavis said she sensed magic power…” Konan, who was about to report to Pain, saw Pain nod and said, “I also sensed signs of battle coming from one direction. Let’s go together.”
Before long, the two caught up with Mavis. Using the wings constructed by the Dance of the Shikigami, Konan carried Mavis and flew towards the direction from which the magic was coming from.
Just as Payne, Konan, and Mavis were about to arrive, a pillar of fire suddenly shot into the sky from the forest, instantly burning a large clearing around them.
When the pillar of fire died down, what Pain and Konan saw was Kakuzu and Hidan lying on the ground, their bodies tattered and their fates unknown.
Payne frowned and was the first to arrive near Kakuzu and Hidan, while Konan, with a serious expression, landed not far away with Mavis.
Knowing full well the strength of Kakuzu and Hidan, and how troublesome their immortality made them, Pain looked up at the unharmed old man standing opposite him and said calmly, "You are very strong."
Pain didn't ask the other party why they wanted to be enemies with Kakuzu and Hidan.
Although Kakuzu and Hidan were members of Akatsuki, Pain was aware of the moral character of the Akatsuki's rogue ninjas and only used them.
However, Kakuzu and Hidan are still very useful, especially Kakuzu's ability to make money. Thinking of this, Pain continued directly, "You can't kill these two."
But the person on the other end didn't respond at all. Payne frowned in displeasure, only to find that the person wasn't looking at him at all, but instead staring straight behind him.
Behind him?
Just as Payne was about to turn around, he heard Mavis speak hesitantly behind him: "...August? Aren't you already..."
At this moment, Mavis was somewhat surprised and uncertain, for the person in front of her was none other than August, the strongest magic king among the Twelve Shields of Arubales.
But August was right in front of her, dead because he failed to activate Alusmakia!
Thinking about this, Mavis became increasingly puzzled, but at the same time, a strange feeling arose in her heart.
The image of August's dying gaze upon her flashed before Mavis's eyes again.
What kind of look is that...?
Why...why did you look at her like that...?
At this moment, Xiao Nan, who was standing next to Mavis, also looked at Mavis in surprise. Did these two really know each other?
Then Xiao Nan looked at August across from her. So, is this the source of the magic that Mavis sensed?
August looked at Mavis with a complicated expression, opened his mouth as if unsure how to address her, and finally uttered in a hesitant voice, "...Mavis..."