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Chapter 99: Silencing the WitnessAshley looked at Marcus with a puzzled expression, clearly expecting an explanation from him.Marcus wasn't surprised that Uncle Teng could notice such a subtle detail; a master like Uncle Tengpossessed extremely strong observational skills.To be honest, Marcus was also incredibly shocked by that scene earlier, but recalling his previous actions, he finally understood everything."Let me speak first," Uncle Teng explained, seeing Ashley's confused face. "Actually, the assassin chose a remarkably opportune moment. At that time, even if I had gone all out, I would have been just a fraction too late."As he spoke, Uncle Teng glanced at the assassin on the ground, who was being tied up by the guards."But if that's the case, wouldn't I have already..." Ashley asked, stroking her chin in confusion."What's the hurry? I haven't finished yet," Uncle Teng continued. "But at the very last moment, something blocked the dagger.""And it was that very moment that bought me enough time to catch this assassin."At this, Ashley nodded, half-understanding. She just knew that someone had acted first, and that person was Marcus.Ashley looked at Marcus with surprise and said, "Marcus, I didn't expect you to be so powerful, even faster than Uncle Teng!"But before Marcus could speak, Ashley bit her finger and said with a suspicious look."But earlier, why were you beaten so badly by Uncle Teng?"Marcus was initially a bit embarrassed by the first half of her sentence, but as soon as the second half came out, his face immediately darkened, and he felt utterly mortified.This kind of thing, it's better if only a few of us know, okay? Please don't say it out loud!Uncle Teng, beside him, also had a darkened expression. This isn't the point, okay?Seeing that Uncle Teng and Marcus's expressions were a bit off, Ashley asked with a puzzled look, "What, did I say something wrong?""Cough, cough..." Uncle Teng pretended to cough, changing the subject. "That's not what we're talking about right now. Let's talk about what Marcus did."Reminded by Uncle Teng, Ashley, realizing she had gone off-topic, quickly asked, "Marcus, how did you do it?"Marcus, whose expression had improved somewhat, began to explain."Actually, it wasn't that I acted faster than Uncle Teng; it's that I had already acted earlier."Marcus's words made Ashley and Uncle Teng even more confused. Did Marcus possess the ability to foresee the future?But earlier, Uncle Teng had clearly seen Marcuslooking incredibly shocked when facing that scene, not like someone who knew beforehand.Marcus pursed his lips and continued to explain, "This is related to my Devil Fruit Ability. I can create an invisible shield that can change shape at will.""Therefore, when dealing with those assassins earlier, I created a full-body armor on Ashley. Later, I accidentally forgot about it and didn't remember to retract it.""Actually, I didn't expect that this slight oversight would save Ashley's life."Speaking of this, Marcus was filled with emotion. No one expected that his accidental forgetfulness would save Ashley's life. It seemed that heaven wanted Ashley to live.Uncle Teng, listening to Marcus's explanation, was also full of emotion and happy for the Young Miss's good fortune.At this moment, Ashley, carefree, ran her finger over her arm and indeed felt a layer of transparent, hard shell-like material.Ashley, full of playfulness, started playing with it as if no one else was around, becoming happier and happier, completely devoid of the fear she had felt earlier.Crack!A sound of metal breaking drew everyone's attention, revealing a shocking scene.Ashley was seen grasping a broken iron sword with her bare hands. Connecting this with the sound just now, an unbelievable guess emerged in everyone's minds.Could the Young Miss have broken this sword?But in an instant, everyone dismissed this impractical idea from their minds. Everyone knew the Young Miss was just an ordinary person, as ordinary as could be.How could she possibly have the strength to break this iron sword!Marcus, of course, understood this perfectly. This longsword belonged to that Swordsman and had already been almost cut through by his Space Blade.Only a tiny bit was still connected. Ashley, using this Space Armor, had grasped the longsword with her hands and broken it, creating an illusion.What made Marcus most speechless was that Ashley was actually playing. The danger hadn't even passed, yet she still had the mind to play.Uncle Teng walked over with a dark expression, grabbing Ashley's arm and signaling her to stop playing.Feeling the thin yet hard shield, a look of surprise also flashed across Uncle Teng's face.During the previous battle, Uncle Teng knew that Marcus could not only emit an extremely sharp black circular blade, but also control the movement of objects, create small explosive spheres, restrict people's movements, and now even produce this thing. What Devil Fruit had Marcus eaten?Actually, Uncle Teng didn't know that Marcus's abilities were not limited to this; he still had some Moves he hadn't used.However, Uncle Teng clearly had no time to think about these things now. He grabbed Ashley and headed towards the Peak's entrance.Who knew what assassins might still be hiding in the dark? Staying on this street was indeed unsafe; only inside the Peak would they be truly safe.He said to the Manager, who was half-dead with fright, "If you can make this assassin talk this time, I will put in a good word for you."Uncle Teng knew that this Manager was also kept in the dark, knowing nothing, and had committed no fault. Moreover, this Manager was extremely capable of managing the Peak, so Uncle Tengdecided to give him a chance to redeem himself.The Manager, who had thought he was doomed, showed an expression of wild joy upon hearing Uncle Teng's words and quickly thanked him."Thank you, Uncle Teng, thank you, Uncle Teng! I won't disappoint you; I will definitely make this assassin talk."Uncle Teng didn't reply. He waved his hand and led Ashley towards the Peak. The opportunity had been given to the Manager; whether he could seize it was up to him.The Manager turned to look at the assassin, his face filled with murderous intent and rage.Among everyone, the Manager hated the assassin the most. This assassin had almost caused his innocent death; this was an irreconcilable feud.Whether for his own life or for his burning hatred, the Manager would make this assassin suffer to the extreme.Ashley turned around, "Marcus, hurry, hurry and catch up!"Bang! Bang!Two extremely faint gunshots rang out, not at the entrance of the Peak, but from a building a thousand meters away. Two Sharpshooters fired two shots at Ashley and the others.Although no gunshots were heard, in front of Uncle Teng and Marcus, who possessed Observation Haki, these two bullets were detected as soon as they approached.Uncle Teng pulled Ashley behind him, lightly flicked his longsword, and the bullets, which were initially moving at high speed in a straight line, inexplicably flew towards the ground under Uncle Teng's sword, embedding themselves in the soil.Soru!Marcus suddenly appeared in front of the assassin, pushing his right hand forward. The other bullet instantly slowed to zero, hovering silently in front of his palm."What, it's actually this kind of thing."Cracks slowly appeared on the shell of the bullet suspended in mid-air. Beams of light emanated from the cracks, growing brighter and brighter!Not good!Immediately after, this bullet seemed to transform into a ray of light, extremely dazzling.Confinement!As the words fell, these intense lights seemed to be trapped by something, confined within an invisible small sphere.On the other side, beneath Uncle Teng's feet, an earth-shattering sound echoed. Cracks rapidly appeared in the ground, and countless clumps of soil mixed with stones flew up from the ground. The ground within a hundred-meter radius was blown up by the explosion.Hmph!Uncle Teng snorted coldly, stomping his right foot down fiercely. All of it instantly returned to stability.And with Uncle Teng at the center, the ground within a hundred-meter radius had sunk by several centimeters, creating a large circular pit, due to his stomp.Marcus, drenched in sweat, slowly released his hand, and wisps of powder drifted down from mid-air.Marcus's strength was not as great as Uncle Teng's. Containing such a powerful explosion was already his limit, and he almost couldn't hold on.Seeing the destructive power of Uncle Teng's single stomp, Marcus was also incredibly shocked. Being completely crushed by this strength was not unfair!Marcus grabbed the assassin lying on the ground, leaped lightly, and appeared before Uncle Teng, saying, "Someone not only wants to kill Ashley, but also wants to silence this assassin.""Hmm!" Uncle Teng nodded. "Protect the Young Miss and enter the Peak."Yes!The two assassins a thousand meters away, seeing that their mission was incomplete, quickly packed their things, erased their traces, and retreated.Four dark figures emerged from the corner!PS: All four updates delivered!UU Reading welcomes all readers to visit and read. The latest, fastest, and hottest serialized works are all on UU Reading! Mobile users, please go to read.