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"Umbrella Corporation is far from simple, both in the identity of its founder, Kim Bradley, and its own connections with the Pergorose government."
"For a company like this, no matter what they've done, even if you have evidence, few people would be willing to touch it."
"Dannika, you've made a bad move."
Tenshin Kousuke stood up, walked out of the room, carrying a backpack. He placed the backpack on the coffee table.
Then he went back into the room and brought out a pile of cash, stuffing it into the backpack, along with a few clothes.
Finally, he pulled out a katana from somewhere. Under Dannika's puzzled gaze, he slowly walked to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and peered through the glass, scanning the movements on the street outside.
"It's safe for now..."
Tenshin Kousuke murmured. This was his professional instinct as an Investigative Hunter. He possessed the ability to spot irregularities and anomalies in the most complex environments in the shortest amount of time.
"What are you... doing?"
Dannika watched his actions, a little nervous, and asked subconsciously.
"Are you hungry?"
Tenshin Kousuke didn't answer her question, but instead asked one of his own.
"A little, but is this the time to talk about that?"
"There's some food in the fridge. If you don't want to go hungry on the road ahead..."
Tenshin Kousuke said solemnly, lowered the curtain, walked to the refrigerator, and took out two bottles of milk, along with sandwiches and burgers, placing them in front of Dannika.
"Eat quickly. I'll go find you some suitable clothes... and shoes."
Tenshin Kousuke said, glancing at her bare feet, then strode into the house's closet room, picking out a casual outfit and sneakers.
"Put these on."
He tossed the clothes onto the sofa where Dannika was sitting, then picked up a sandwich, a burger, and a bottle of milk for himself. He devoured the sandwich and burger in a few bites, and in Dannika's astonished gaze, chugged the milk in one go.
"Don't look at me like that. This is how you eat in an emergency."
Tenshin Kousuke finished his milk, placed the bottle on the coffee table, and seeing that Dannika had almost finished eating, he also changed his clothes.
"You should change your clothes quickly too. Time is of the essence. We should leave here as soon as possible."
Tenshin Kousuke's eyes were grave. He had heard things.
In the black market, the Inamin Company offered a 50 billion Jenny bounty for information on Dr. Helen Stuart's whereabouts and her retrieval.
Eventually, Dr. Helen's whereabouts were tracked to Umbrella Corporation.
But, even knowing the target's location, to this day, no one has ever come out of Umbrella Corporation headquarters alive.
It was simply an abyss, a demon's lair that devoured people whole.
This situation was extremely troublesome, no, even dangerous.
"Where are we going?"
Dannika changed clothes directly in front of Tenshin Kousuke, asking at the same time.
"At least, we need to leave Pergorose."
Tenshin Kousuke just sat on the sofa, admiring her graceful figure.
"Shh!"
Suddenly, Tenshin Kousuke raised his index finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture.
Dannika, who had just finished changing, froze. She slowly covered her mouth with her right hand, not wanting to mess things up at a critical moment.
"A car's coming!"
Tenshin Kousuke lowered his voice, tiptoed to the light switch, and turned off the living room lights. The room fell into silence and darkness.
"Humming..."
Sure enough, as soon as the lights went out, the roar of a car engine sounded not far from the community street.
"Screech..."
The car stopped. The sharp, ear-piercing sound of tires grinding against the pavement was exceptionally clear in the silent early morning.
A car really came!
Dannika's pupils instantly dilated. Fear and unease enveloped her mind. Tenshin Kousuke gripped his sword and quietly moved towards the door, "waiting for the rabbit."
Neither of them spoke. Tenshin Kousuke was calm, while Dannika didn't even dare to breathe.
"Come..."
Tenshin Kousuke was extremely calm in his heart, gripping the hilt of his katana, his index finger and thumb resting against the guard, ready to draw the sword quickly at any moment.
He adjusted his heartbeat and breathing, carefully listening for any movement outside.
"Tap... tap..."
Three people!
Tenshin Kousuke's eyes narrowed. He heard a faint sound of footsteps. If he were an ordinary person, he might not have heard such footsteps.
This indicated that the approaching individuals were highly trained elites.
Zetsu!
Tenshin Kousuke sensed the three approaching figures and activated Zetsu to conceal his presence and mask his aura.
In truth, he felt a faint hint of regret in his heart at this moment.
He had underestimated the opponent's methods and swiftness. They had found the place so quickly.
Judging by the time, they must have been tracking Dannika from the moment she drove away from her house.
He shouldn't have worried about Dannika and let her eat first. He should have left immediately after clarifying Umbrella Corporation's information.
However, this hint of regret had just surfaced before Tenshin Kousuke immediately suppressed it.
Outside the door, three men in black moved with almost identical steps. The three stopped at the doorway, exchanging glances. The man in the middle pulled out a silenced pistol.
"Pew!"
The bullet left the barrel. The doorknob sparked for an instant. The man in black gripped the doorknob with one hand, exerting force.
"Creak~"
Accompanied by a harsh creaking sound, the main door slowly opened. Tenshin Kousuke's eyes narrowed. The moment a foot stepped over the threshold.
"Swish!"
A white light flashed. The approaching man in black paused his steps, clutched his throat with both hands, and fell backward to the ground.
"Pew pew...!!"
At the same time, the other men in black reacted quickly. Sparks flew as two pistols unleashed a hail of bullets. Tenshin Kousuke reacted swiftly, immediately ducking and rolling on the ground, rolling to the inner side of the wall.
"Click-clack..."
Outside the door, the gunfire stopped, replaced by the sound of two quick magazine changes.
"The person inside the room is not simple."
"His speed and strength surpass ours. Preliminary assessment, he is very likely a Nen user."
The two men in black glanced at their fallen comrade, conversed softly, then exchanged nods.
In an instant, one ducked and pounced forward, sliding across the floor inside the door. The other also cooperated with the timing, rushing inside the door.
Tenshin Kousuke reacted swiftly. When the first man in black ducked and pounced inside the door, he was surprised, but when the second man rushed in, he lunged towards the sofa.
"Pew pew pew...!!"
Flashes of fire appeared at the doorway. The muffled gunshots from behind the silencers were incessant.
Accompanied by a series of "pat-pat-pat" sounds, the water cups and glass on the coffee table were struck by bullets, constantly shattering and scattering everywhere.
"Damn it, my En isn't strong enough to ignore bullets yet."
Tenshin Kousuke hid behind the sofa, his face grim.
He was waiting. Waiting for the two men to run out of bullets. When they changed magazines, that would be his moment to strike and kill with one blow.
As for Dannika, when he first made his move, she had already run into the guest room on the first floor, crouching behind the wall, her lips pressed together, trembling.
"Bang!"
The last gunshot ended, but there was no sound of a magazine change.
Tenshin Kousuke gritted his teeth and endured. Going out now would likely result in being hit by the remaining bullets in their guns.
"Click."
The sound of a magazine change rang out, but only one.
Tenshin Kousuke's face sank. The opponents were cooperating; one was changing a magazine while the other was on guard.
From the scene of them entering earlier, it was clear that their cooperation was good, and their skills were excellent, far surpassing ordinary people.
But!
This was his chance. He might not be able to dodge attacks from two people, but with one person, as long as he didn't get hit in a vital spot, he would win!
His thoughts concluded in an instant. Thus, Tenshin Kousuke unleashed his ability without hesitation.
"Hum~"
A semi-transparent barrier, like a circle, expanded outwards.
"Hmm?"
The man in black who was changing his magazine and the one on guard both froze. This feeling was...
Gyo!
Immediately, the two activated Gyo and saw a black shadow flash past the sofa. In the black shadow's hand was a katana glowing with a faint white light. It was Tenshin Kousuke.
At the same time, a circular, semi-transparent barrier enveloped the two.
"Pew!"
The man in black on guard fired, but surprisingly, Tenshin Kousuke had already made evasive maneuvers before he fired.
"New Tenshin-ryu!"
Tenshin Kousuke thought to himself. He hunched forward, stepping. A bullet grazed his head, severing a strand of hair. He turned the blade of his katana, and with a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, he slashed upwards.
"Thud!"
A hand holding a gun, still attached to the wrist, flew into the air, splattering a bit of blood.
"Hmph~!"
The man in black gritted his teeth and groaned in pain, simultaneously stepping back half a pace to avoid the opponent's blade.
"Swish!"
But Tenshin Kousuke completely disregarded his injured opponent. He transformed into a white flash of light, passing by his side, and rapidly charged towards the man in black who was changing his magazine.
The man who was changing his magazine also watched the figure glowing with a faint white light, gritting his teeth.
But just as Tenshin Kousuke was about to approach him within three meters, the man in black's eyes narrowed. He had finished changing his magazine.
"Pew pew pew...!"
Bullets shot towards Tenshin Kousuke.
At this moment, Tenshin Kousuke was immersed in a strange state.
In his perception, these bullets, one by one, entered his domain, like fish swimming in a straight line in water. Their trajectories were clearly predicted by him.
During his sprint, Tenshin Kousuke lightly tapped the ground with his toes, making subtle adjustments to his body movements. Two bullets smoothly grazed his neck and the side of his temple.
As for the third bullet, Tenshin Kousuke raised his katana. As it contacted the bullet, he lightly turned the blade.
"Clang!"
A metallic clang rang out. The bullet was deflected by the katana blade, which was imbued with aura, and precisely controlled its angle, sending the bullet towards the man in black with the severed hand who was about to attack him.
In the astonished gazes of the two men in black, the deflected bullet shot towards the severed-handed man in black's glabella.
"Thud!"
With a soft thud, the severed-handed man's mouth slightly opened, a bloody hole bloomed on his glabella, and he fell forward.
At this moment, Tenshin Kousuke was expressionless. His steps quickened. A phantom even appeared behind him as he hunched forward, standing before the man in black holding the pistol.
"Great Reversal!"
A dense, dazzling white light bloomed from Tenshin Kousuke's katana. In the man in black's terrified eyes, he slashed from bottom to top.
"Swish!"
Tenshin Kousuke maintained his hunched, forward-stepping posture. His blade sliced through the man in black's groin, abdomen, chest, neck, and face, continuing upwards.
"Mission..."
The man in black holding the pistol's throat bulged, as if he wanted to say something.
But then his whole body trembled. With a "squelch," his entire body was disemboweled, and a large amount of fresh blood sprayed out, turning the entire living room into a rain of blood.
"Thud."
The man in black fell backward to the ground. A large amount of fresh blood continuously flowed from his wound, staining the gray carpet red.
The battle, from start to finish, took but a single breath.
Tenshin Kousuke pressed his lips together, his eyes revealing an incredibly calm expression. He slowly stood up, swung his katana, flicking the blood from the blade, and with a faint sound, sheathed his katana.
"Get up, let's leave here quickly."
Tenshin Kousuke turned and walked into the first-floor guest room, pulling up Dannika, who was still cowering in the corner, trembling.
"Ahhh~!!!"
Dannika, who had just walked out of the room, immediately let out a sharp, ear-piercing scream, clearly terrified by the bloody scene in the living room.
"Kousuke, w-what on earth, happened!?"
Dannika was so scared her face turned pale, and her voice trembled.
"Alright, you drive. I'll change my clothes first. I'll be right there."
But Tenshin Kousuke had no time to comfort her at this moment. He directly pulled out a set of keys from his pocket and shoved them into her hand. While taking off his clothes, he walked towards the closet room.
"Kousuke, you're hurt!"
Only at this moment did Dannika notice that Tenshin Kousuke was covered in so much blood.
"This isn't my blood; it's someone else's."
Tenshin Kousuke replied, stripped down to his underwear. He casually picked out an outfit from the closet room and quickly put it on.
"Why are you still here?"
But when he walked out of the closet room, he found Dannika still standing rooted to the spot.
"I, I'm a little, too scared to move."
Dannika's voice trembled. Tenshin Kousuke noticed her legs subtly shaking. He sighed, picked up the backpack from the floor, took the keys from her hand, hooked her arm, and the two left the house, heading towards the garage.
As the two walked out, they saw the living room lights of four surrounding houses turn on.
The previous gunshots, though muffled by silencers, didn't travel very far.
However, the loud shattering sounds of various furniture in his living room could not be silenced. The surrounding neighbors must have heard it, and some might have even called the police.
"Quick, let's get in the car and leave."
Tenshin Kousuke opened the garage door. The two got into a black jeep, started the car, and stepped on the accelerator, speeding away.
"Kousuke, what do we do now?"
It was Dannika's first time encountering such a situation, and she realized that Tenshin Kousuke at this moment was like a different person from usual, becoming strong, reliable, and giving her a sense of security.
"Go find my friend."
Tenshin Kousuke remained calm. While driving, he opened the glove compartment, took out another phone from inside, and dialed a number.
"Austin, I've run into a bit of trouble..."
"That's how it is. I'm coming to find you right away."
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