"What...?"
The guards stared in disbelief. After a moment, they hurriedly aimed their guns at Lucci, but Ye Chen suddenly shouted and charged at them like a gust of wind. "Sorry, but I don't like being interrupted either."
Ye Chen plunged into the crowd, leaping and striking with a flurry of punches and kicks. Guards went sprawling in every direction. Before long, most of the several hundred men lay on the ground.
"Ah... These two are too strong! Retreat!"
Seeing how badly things were going, the guards scrambled out of the casino.
Ye Chen copied Lucci and spat on the floor. Lucci gave a cold snort and strode toward him again. Ye Chen suddenly smiled. "You're strong. I happen to be looking for companions. If you don't mind... Hey!"
Before Ye Chen could finish, Lucci sprang at him. His Leopard Tail whipped around like an iron lash. Crack! The air split with a piercing snap. Ye Chen quickly jumped aside, and the Leopard Tail smashed a nearby gambling table in half.
Killing intent surged from Lucci. He bore down on Ye Chen like a lion or tiger, closed the distance in an instant, and kicked. Ye Chen neither dodged nor retreated. He met the kick with a punch, and neither man held back.
Ye Chen carried Oto and Kogarashi, but his swordsmanship was still nothing to boast about. In hand-to-hand combat, though, he was no weaker. Lucci was a master of it himself, and the two fought at close quarters, trading solid blows with the simplest and most brutal methods they had.
Bang!
Ye Chen kicked Lucci, who merely smiled in disdain and drove a fist at Ye Chen's right leg. Ye Chen stepped aside, braced one hand on the floor, and swept out with an Autumn Wind Falling Leaves