Leaving the forest, Kronos returned to the town.
Looking up at the sky, the gray clouds seemed to indicate that it was going to rain.
Crossing the street, Kronos arrived at a blacksmith's shop.
The blacksmith, the owner of the shop, knew Kronos well as he was a regular customer at the tavern.
Upon seeing Kronos arrive, the blacksmith stopped his work, smiled, and said, "Yo! Kronos! What brings you here? Looking to buy something?"
With a smile, Kronos pointed to the long knife hanging on the shelf not far away and said, "I want to buy that knife, but I don't have any money on me right now. Can I bring the money later?"
The blacksmith froze for a moment upon hearing Kronos' words, then laughed. He put down the tool in his hand and walked over to the shelf.
"Hahaha... No problem, it's just a knife. I have plenty of them here. I'll send it to you later!"
"However," the blacksmith added with a grin, "You'll have to buy me a drink later!"
With that, the blacksmith picked up the long knife from the shelf and tossed it to Kronos.
Kronos caught the knife, smiled, and said, "No problem."
Kronos tied the long knife to his waist and, after chatting with the blacksmith, left the shop.
He strode in the direction of the bandit lair.
Walking down the street, where people were bustling about, many people saw Kronos and greeted him.
Kronos responded to each of them as he walked, his mind also reflecting on his fruit abilities.
Now, he had mastered space and rule abilities—two forms of power. They corresponded to the void and order of Chaos.
But what power does darkness correspond to?
As Kronos pondered this, a sudden commotion erupted ahead on the street.
"Get out of the way, assholes!!"
The loud shout made Kronos look up.
He saw five bandits with long knives hanging from their waists walking down the street, heading straight for Kronos.
Seeing this, Kronos smiled.
'Here it comes!'
As he thought this, Kronos walked straight toward the bandits.
The townspeople, afraid of the bandits, quickly made way for them.
But Kronos, with a long sword around his waist, continued walking toward them.
Soon, people recognized Kronos.
"Look, isn't that Kronos from Erika's Tavern?!"
"Why is he here?!"
"Why the hell is he walking toward those bandits?!"
"Kronos! Get out of the way! They're bandits! It's dangerous!"
Shouts rang out from the crowd, but Kronos remained indifferent as he continued walking toward the bandits.
As Kronos neared, the people around him became anxious but were too afraid to intervene.
At this point, the bandits also noticed Kronos.
Seeing that Kronos was not moving out of the way and was walking straight toward them, the leader of the bandits immediately frowned.
"Who are you, kid? Don't you want to live?!"
Kronos didn't stop, and the distance between them continued to shrink.
Ten meters, five meters, two meters, one meter!
As Kronos walked right in front of the leader, the bandit's pride was wounded, and he became furious.
"Idiot! Since you want to die so badly, I'll help you out."
With that, the bandit leader drew his long sword.
Clang!!
Without any further words, the bandit leader slashed at Kronos with the sword.
The townspeople, witnessing this, couldn't help but scream, closing their eyes as they braced for the cruel scene.
"Ah!!!"
However, just as the bandit leader raised his sword to strike, a strange hum filled the air.
Om!!
In the next instant, the leader of the bandits, along with the other four, was suddenly frozen in place.
Unable to move, they realized they were trapped.
The bandit leader's face filled with horror.
"You... What did you do to me?!"
Staring at Kronos, the leader of the bandits stammered.
But Kronos did not respond to his question. Instead, he coldly issued a command.
"Kneel."
Kronos' voice rang out, and a deafening hum echoed in the air.
Buzz!
Immediately, a terrifying pressure descended on the five bandits.
Boom!!
Boom!!
Doom!!
With muffled sounds, the five bandits were pressed forcefully to the ground by the immense gravity.
The sheer force caused their knees to smash into the ground, creating deep pits in the earth.
At the same time, the sound of bones cracking rang out.
Crack!
"Ugh!!!"
The excruciating pain sent sharp cries of agony from the five bandits as their bones shattered.
The townspeople stood frozen, their faces full of disbelief at what they were witnessing.
Kronos stood in front of them, his expression cold and indifferent as he gazed at the bandits.
The bandits remained trapped, unable to move.
At that moment, Kronos placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword.
Clang!
The sound of the blade being unsheathed sent a shiver down the spines of the five bandits, and their pupils dilated in terror.
"You... What do you want to do?!"
"Do you know what terrible consequences you'll face if you do this?!"
"If you kill me, you'll die too!"
"Our bosses won't let you go!!!"
The leader of the bandits growled at Kronos, his voice filled with fear.
He could feel it.
The impending threat of death.
This man in front of him truly wanted to kill him.
He wasn't afraid of the bandits!
This... was a madman!
At that moment, Kronos' cold voice echoed again.
"Soon, your boss will join you."
"Go ahead and wait."
With those words, Kronos slowly raised the long knife in his hand.
Upon seeing this, the leader of the bandits panicked and began to plead, his earlier bravado fading.
"No! No! No!"
"Please, don't kill me! Please, don't kill me... Please!"
But Kronos simply ignored his desperate pleas.
With a cold stare, Kronos swung his sword without hesitation.
Shh!
Pfft!!
The head of the bandit leader rolled off, and warm blood splattered everywhere.
The remaining bandits, still trapped and kneeling on the ground, were horrified and horrified beyond belief at the sight of their leader's decapitation.
They screamed in terror.
"Ugh!!!"
"Ugh!!!"
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