Thankfully, Colin, who was always observant, noticed what the bandits were up to and got ahead of them.
The veteran marksman reached for his gun immediately. He hesitated no more and fired several consecutive shots instantly. It wasn't even necessary for him to take aim at his targets.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
The bandits by Victor's side were taken down instantaneously because Colin managed to put a bullet through each of their heads.
Victor couldn't believe it—Nathan's subordinates were insanely strong. They were a bunch of capable fighters, and Colin, especially, was a master marksman.
He couldn't help but doubt Nathan's identity because the latter didn't seem like an ordinary businessman at all. His face grew increasingly pale the more he wondered about Nathan's background.
The bandits were used to putting on an intimidating front before ordinary folks, but they were easily unnerved by those superior to them.
Victor's underlings fled after they witnessed Colin and the Elite Eight showcasing their capabilities.
Victor was actually about to flee as well, but Colin had been keeping an eye on him so he couldn't possibly run away from the sharp-shooter.
He turned around and looked at Nathan with a horrifying look. Victor tried to talk his way out and told Nathan, "Hey, you shouldn't burn your bridges, or else things will get to the point of no return for us. I'm sure you don't want that either, right?"
Nathan, who was initially quite a distance away, somehow showed up in front of Victor the moment he finished his sentence.
Before Victor could grasp the situation, Nathan had already slapped him in the face.
Slap!
Victor's lips bled as he was sent flying by Nathan's powerful slap. In the end, he fell to the ground with a few broken teeth.
"Seriously? Do you think I have to establish any sort of relationship with bandits like you?" Nathan asked rhetorically in a callous tone.
Nathan wasn't kidding: there were only a selected few with whom he would consider worthy of establishing a relationship. These people included Zach Hill, the General of the South; Lucas Ziegler, the General of the West; and Elijah Lowe, the General of the East.
Nathan found Victor's words hilariously appalling because Victor was suggesting that Nathan should become friends with an inferior bandit like himself.
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