Late at night, a dark crimson figure raced across the rooftops.
After arriving in Hell's Kitchen, Hong Fei found the first person's location without much effort.
He no longer wore a mask. In its place was a hood the same dark crimson as his clothes. A Horizontal Blade was strapped to his back, and a pistol hung at his lower back.
Standing on the rooftop, he looked toward the silhouette moving behind a window in the building opposite. He took a few steps back, drew in a breath of Qi, and explosive force surged through his legs.
He took two strides forward, then planted his final foot on the roof's edge and kicked off hard, his body shooting straight ahead.
After adjusting his direction, he heard a crack as glass shattered. Hong Fei crashed through the narrow window, rolled across the floor, and steadied himself.
The television blared noisily behind him. Across a long sofa, a woman wrapped in a bath towel let out a short cry of alarm before staring at him in surprise and anger.
There was no fear in her eyes.
After meeting his gaze for a second, Jessica Jones immediately kicked the sofa. The heavy couch flipped into the air and hurtled toward Hong Fei.
She possessed extraordinary strength, speed, and endurance. Hong Fei did not underestimate her and immediately activated Shinigami Eye.
He dropped to his knees and leaned his upper body back. As the sofa skimmed past his face, Jessica was already swinging down one long leg in a rapid chop.
She seemed to have forgotten that the bath towel was the only thing covering her.
Under Shinigami Eye, Jessica's movements slowed. Hong Fei was involuntarily treated to a perfectly clear view from below.
He sidestepped her long, smooth leg, rose swiftly, and flashed