Gelman was still half-kneeling on the roof of the sedan. He had completely cleared away the motorcycles from earlier.
At that moment, seven or eight sedans caught up, tailing them closely. The gang members leaned out of the windows and shouted curses at Gelman.
Some raised pistols and submachine guns and opened fire, while others had already pulled out rocket launchers.
They're using rocket launchers now... Gelman thought of Neon inside the car.
It seemed the Shadow Beasts and the gang members had received the Ten Dons' latest orders: disregard Light's objections and abandon Neon. That meant she was no longer worth keeping as a hostage.
Perhaps Light still didn't know that his daughter was in grave danger.
The Ten Dons could simply pretend they didn't know Neon had been taken hostage, then "accidentally" kill her and offer Light some compensation afterward.
Gelman didn't wait for the other side to fire a rocket. He waited for the cannon to "reload," then aimed it at several gang sedans closing in behind them and fired.
Boom—
The two sedans at the front shot into the air amid the flames, tumbled several times, and crashed onto the bridge.
The third car was too close. It tried to dodge, but whether from the blast or from turning the wheel too far, it smashed through the railing, flew off the bridge, and plunged toward the cold Theodore River.
The remaining cars caught up again.
As Gelman waited for the cannon to "reload," he heard a rocket shrieking toward him.
But the black sedan beneath his feet swerved nimbly to the side, and the rocket missed.
Boom! The rocket exploded off to the side. The blast's ringing left Gelman's eardrums aching.
The car suddenly lurched, nearly throwing him off, but he was a Nen user. He