Bloodline is Everything - Chapter 95

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【Bloodline is a Thug Chapter 95】

Chapter 95: War (3)

A brilliant azure sky without a single cloud.
A single black dot marked its expanse.
It was far too large to be a bird. More than that, unlike any bird, it hung motionless in the air without a single wingbeat.
A closer look would have revealed its identity immediately.
A person.
A man in a black suit stood upon the sky itself, gazing down at the earth below.
-Secretary Kim! The Santoru Family has been eliminated!
“Well done. How are things progressing with the Matos Family?”
-We’re nearly finished wrapping up on this end too~.
“Accelerate the pace. There are still many families remaining.”
The man, Secretary Kim, issued orders while maintaining constant communication.
Electronic devices were unnecessary. His skill alone was more than sufficient.
【Karama’s Herald】
A skill that allowed him to exchange thoughts and intentions with up to ten people simultaneously.
While ten was a modest number, its range was nearly infinite in scope.
Moreover, unlike electronic devices, it functioned even where radio signals could not reach.
Beyond that, Secretary Kim was employing yet another skill.
【Thousand-Mile Eyes】
A skill that allowed one to perceive anywhere in this world.
While not literally true, surveying all of South America was effortless for him.
Secretary Kim stood in the sky, commanding the Black Sharp Squad—Kwon Mi’s team.
“Remnant forces are fleeing eastward. Pursue them and annihilate them all.”
In truth, calling it command was generous. The power disparity between the Black Sharp Squad and the Cartel was not merely overwhelming—it was absolute.
Secretary Kim’s role was simply to enable the Black Sharp Squad to destroy even more.
-Oh, that’s right! Secretary Kim!
At that moment, a woman’s voice came through—Kim Ha-eun’s voice, having just annihilated the Padro Family.
-Is it true that Kwon Han-ul insisted on facing Jose Dil Pablo alone? Really?
-I’m curious about that too. Isn’t that incredibly dangerous?
-Exactly. Just let us handle it. Why did Kwon Mi agree to Kwon Han-ul’s request anyway?
The team members’ voices came pouring through.
With Karama’s Herald, if the skill’s owner acted as a relay point, people could converse with one another freely.
-Jose Dil Pablo is the only one Kwon Mi warned us to be cautious about.
-To that extent? I find it hard to believe.
-Me too. Is he really that strong?
Amidst a flurry of speculation, Secretary Kim finally spoke.
“Kwon Mi has analyzed the potential outcome should she clash with Jose Dil Pablo and the Black Sharp Squad. Would you like to hear her assessment?”
-Yes, I’d like to hear it.
-Don’t drag it out. Speak quickly.
-I’m curious too.
Secretary Kim’s voice remained measured as he continued.
“One person means certain defeat. Two means advantage. Three means certain victory.”
The people who had been chattering so loudly fell suddenly silent.

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“You came alone?”
Jose Dil Pablo asked Kwon Han-ul, who spread both arms wide in response.
“Can you tell by looking?”
“Have you lost your mind?”
The words weren’t meant as provocation.
Jose Dil Pablo was genuinely astonished.
“You’re going to face me alone?”
“Why? Is there a problem with that?”
“Many. Very many.”
Grind.
Jose Dil Pablo’s teeth clenched. He looked thoroughly displeased.
“Is this how the Heukcheon Bloodline always conducts themselves? Or have your eyes been blinded by the false prestige of Heukcheon’s name?”
Murderous intent resonated with his seething rage.
A suffocating dread—as though death itself was imminent—crawled across every inch of my skin.
“I disliked you from the moment we first met.”
Jose Dil Pablo raised his thorn sword. Aura enveloped the blade.
He swept the aura sideways. It released as a cutting slash.
In that instant, the Sea split in half and surged upward.
It was a truly terrifying display of power.
“Let me confirm whether you truly deserve such arrogance!”

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The team members began asking in confusion.
-You’re joking, right?
-Someone from a place like this is that strong?
-Honestly, it sounds like a lie… but since Kwon Mi said it, I can’t exactly disbelieve it….
If one member of the Black Sharp Squad fights Jose Dil Pablo, they will definitely lose.
Even if we reluctantly accept that much, two members aren’t guaranteed victory—they’d merely have the advantage?
“According to our investigation, all of Jose Dil Pablo’s stats have already reached S-rank.”
He possesses all of them—stats that grant transcendent power with just a single one.
Moreover, he’s already acquired the skills and traits designed to maximize his abilities.
And he knows how to wield all of them with perfect freedom.
“The skills Jose Dil Pablo possesses are also extraordinarily dangerous.”
【Eight-Directional Hands】
The skill itself is simple—push and pull objects. The problem is that it can be applied in any direction whatsoever. That’s why its applications are limitless.
It could be used for offense, defense, and even movement.
“Jose Dil Pablo once used that skill to drag a million tons of seawater into the air.”
What would happen if he applied that kind of force to crush or hurl a living being?
Anything with ordinary durability would be unable to withstand it and would lose its life.
-But high stats and good skills don’t necessarily mean someone is strong, do they?
-That’s right. How you utilize them is also incredibly important.
-Training programs matter too. That’s how you can push your abilities to their absolute limit.
The team members each offered their counterarguments. Secretary Kim spoke calmly.
“It seems everyone’s forgotten who Jose Dil Pablo killed before.”
He’d killed two world-rankers and one villain from Pandemonium.
“Raul Phoenix. The heir to the globally recognized Phoenix Guild, a genius who became a world-ranker in his mid-twenties. But when he came to South America on vacation, he got into a dispute with Jose Dil Pablo and his head exploded, killing him.”
The Phoenix Guild was outraged, but they couldn’t stand against the Cartel and had to back down.
“Ivan Lichtauer. The second son of an old European noble family, a world-ranker who was on the verge of being promoted to Triple Number. But when he came to South America to purchase a Dungeon, things went wrong, and in his fury he challenged Jose Dil Pablo to a duel—only to have his entire body crushed and die.”
The Lichtauer family was naturally enraged. Since the family’s own power was weak, they tried to request revenge from other organizations, but none of them accepted.
“Gremlin. A villain affiliated with Pandemonium, wanted for killing all the young men in a city in a single night and disappearing. When he tried to commit the same crime in South America, he was killed by Jose Dil Pablo’s bare hands.”
In Gremlin’s case, since there were no connections to speak of, nothing particularly noteworthy occurred.
From these cases, one certainty could be confirmed.
“Jose Dil Pablo is estimated to already possess the strength of a world-ranker… and specifically, one comparable to a Triple Number.”
The team members began murmuring among themselves. But gradually, they began to accept it.
The world is vast.
Occasionally, hunters of such incomprehensibly exceptional talent were born.
Broadly speaking, weren’t all the hunters belonging to the Black Sharp Squad cases of that nature as well?
-So he… Kwon Han-ul said he’d handle it alone?
-Shouldn’t we try to stop him now?
Various opinions were exchanged. Then, someone spoke.
-Wouldn’t it be fine since the Witch of Heukcheon is backing him up?
“The Witch of Heukcheon is currently conducting operations elsewhere.”
-…Why?
“Kwon Han-ul made an earnest request. He said he would handle Jose Dil Pablo alone, and asked us to support Joo Ha-yeon and the Black Sharp Squad.”
The entire Black Sharp Squad was taken aback by those words.
They were shocked that ‘that’ Joo Ha-yeon had obediently listened to a man’s words.
And they were shocked that Kwon Han-ul actually intended to take on Jose Dil Pablo.
-I… I hate to say this, but is Kwon Han-ul perhaps… suicidal?
-Maybe he has some basis for confidence?
-Even if he did, there’s no way that could work with such a massive gap in ability….
Despite the team’s concerns, Secretary Kim spoke with unwavering resolve.
“It is an order from Kwon Mi. Unnecessary interference is forbidden.”
-No, but why exactly?
-This is practically suicide!
The team members protested vehemently.
-Could it be that Kwon Han-ul is being sacrificed for the sake of her son….
“Enough. If you speak any more nonsense, I won’t let it slide.”
Secretary Kim’s sharp warning sent a chill through the atmosphere.
“…Kwon Mi said this about Kwon Han-ul: As always, he will accomplish reckless deeds without hesitation.”
At those words, all the Black Sharp Squad members recalled what they had heard about Kwon Han-ul.
The second True Blood to appear in Heukcheon.
And a figure who had succeeded at impossible tasks time and again.
“Kwon Mi trusts in the potential of this True Blood.”

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“Ah, wait a moment.”
Kwon Han-ul suddenly raised both palms and spoke.
The abrupt gesture caused Jose Dil Pablo’s momentum to screech to a halt.
“What now! If you’re thinking of begging for your life at this point….”
“That’s not it. There’s someone I need to look after.”
Kwon Han-ul’s gaze dropped. He spotted GG sprawled beneath Jose Dil Pablo’s feet.
“GG, are you still alive?”
Through the blood-caked face, GG’s eyes gleamed with astonishment. Kwon Han-ul chuckled softly and spoke.
“The fact that you’re capable of surprise suggests you’re not in critical condition.”
Jose Dil Pablo furrowed his brow and shot back.
“So you two know each other after all.”
“Why don’t you let that person go and fight me instead?”
“Who do you think you are to make demands?”
Jose Dil Pablo pressed his foot down on GG’s back. GG let out a groan.
“I have no intention of letting this wretched bastard off easy.”
“How merciless. What will you do later when you regret it?”
“What nonsense are you spouting now.”
“If I defeat you in a moment, then you’ll be the one crawling on the ground begging. What will you do then, ashamed as you’ll be?”
“…You’ve truly lost your mind.”
Jose Dil Pablo’s voice rose.
“I don’t know what you’re banking on, but you’d better know your limits! Otherwise I’ll dice you into pieces and kill you….”
That was when it happened.
Jose Dil Pablo found his mouth closing of its own accord.
Even he couldn’t explain why. The sensation emanating from Kwon Han-ul felt far too dangerous.
“Since this is my first time using it, I haven’t quite gotten the hang of it yet.”
It was an abrupt statement, but Jose Dil Pablo had no room to question it.
Kwon Han-ul’s momentum was far from ordinary.
“Thanks to you playing along with my rambling, I’ve bought myself time.”
What was he doing?
The oppressive force and ominous aura radiating from Kwon Han-ul intensified and weakened in waves.
“Ah, so this is how it works.”
Kwon Han-ul exclaimed as if he’d just grasped something.
Like suppressed magma erupting from the earth, Kwon Han-ul’s mana burst forth.
Something was going terribly wrong.
Jose Dil Pablo reflexively seized GG by the nape of the neck and hoisted him upward.
“Kwon Han-ul! Stop this instant!”
He pressed a blade to GG’s throat and shouted.
“If you don’t stop, I’ll slit this bastard’s throat!”
He didn’t know what their relationship was.
But the overwhelming conviction that he had to stop Kwon Han-ul by any means necessary seized Jose Dil Pablo’s mind.
“Stop this instant!”
Jose Dil Pablo roared.
At that moment, Kwon Han-ul muttered one final word.
“Dragon.”
Mana coalesced around Kwon Han-ul as its epicenter. Black buds of energy enveloped him.
【The power of ‘Phantom Beast Blood’ activates.】
【’Black Dragon Bloodline’ reacts with ‘Phantom Beast Blood’!】
【The power of ‘Phantom Beast Blood’ transforms!】
【The might of the ‘Black Dragon’ manifests in this place!】
【A half-incarnate form materializes!】

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