Operation: Save the Kitty

"Damn it, looks like we'll have to walk."

Power clenched her fists and returned to the roadside.

"Look, there's another car coming!"

Denji pointed behind them and exclaimed.

"There's always a way out. All we have to do is wait, and an opportunity will come to us."

"I'm traumatized! You two can stop the car this time."

Power stood beside the road with her arms folded.

Denji stood in the middle of the road and waved.

This time, it was relatively safe.

A brand-new black Mercedes-Benz slowly stopped in front of Denji.

"Hey, get out of the way! Stop blocking the road." The car's horn blared irritably.

The driver was a man wearing sunglasses.

A woman with a stunning figure sat beside him.

He took off his sunglasses and glared at Denji, his tone decidedly unfriendly.

"Could you give us a ride?" Denji asked politely.

"I'm busy. Wait for the next car."

"Hardly any cars come through here. Who knows when the next one will show up?"

"That's not my problem. Now get out of the way."

"We're Public Safety Devil Hunters. We got into a car accident on our way to a mission, so we need to commandeer your car for a ride."

Meng Fan invoked the name of the Public Safety Devil Hunters, hoping the man in sunglasses would know better than to refuse.

"Public Safety Devil Hunters?" The man in sunglasses looked them over again, but then said, "That's still not my problem. You can call the Public Security Department for backup."

"So you're not going to show me any respect at all?"

"What makes you think you deserve my respect?" The man put his sunglasses back on, looking utterly full of himself. He seemed to have some powerful connections.

"Fine, then I don't need to spare your dignity either." Meng Fan smiled politely, walked over to the car, and reached inside to grab the man by his collar.

"What are you doing? Do you know who I am?"

"Devils don't care who you are. They only care how you taste."

As he finished speaking, a chainsaw roared behind Meng Fan.

Denji, transformed into Chainsaw Man, stood right beside him.

"Ah! A devil!!" The woman beside the driver fainted on the spot from fright.

The man's face instantly turned pale. "No, please! Spare me..."

"Spare you? Weren't you acting pretty tough a moment ago?"

"I was wrong! Don't eat me! I'll give you the car, okay?"

"Are you sure you want to give me your car?"

"Yes, the car is yours! Drive it wherever you want! Just don't eat me!"

The man in sunglasses burst into tears, all his earlier arrogance gone.

"Don't tell anyone about what happened today, or you'll have nightmares for the rest of your life."

"No problem! No problem!"

"Get out."

The man in sunglasses shuddered, immediately opened the door, and scrambled out.

"Get in."

Meng Fan called to the others and took the driver's seat.

Power and Denji both sat in the back.

"Hey, take your girlfriend with you."

"I don't want her anymore. If you get hungry on the road, you can have her as a snack."

"Holy shit, you're so generous!"

"As long as you don't eat me, you can have both the car and my girlfriend."

"You're giving me your girlfriend? So that means I've got a girlfriend now?" Denji glanced at the woman in the passenger seat. Her figure was more than good enough for him.

"I don't want any girlfriend, but I wouldn't mind draining her blood."

"Do whatever you want with her. She's yours now, anyway." The man in sunglasses sat on the ground, his voice utterly meek.

"You really are a piece of shit." The moment Meng Fan finished speaking, his fist made intimate contact with the man's face.

The punch left the man in sunglasses flat on his back by the roadside, unconscious and facing the sky.

As for the woman in the passenger seat, Meng Fan didn't throw her out. Instead, he took her along to their destination.

"Master, you're really taking that guy's girlfriend?"

Seeing that Meng Fan hadn't left the woman behind, Denji immediately asked.

"I don't want her. I just don't want her staying with that man. Once we finish the mission, we'll take her back to the city. As for him, he can fend for himself."

"Not bad. I'm liking you more and more," Power said with a laugh.

The car sped along.

Soon, a small wooden cabin came into view up ahead.

"That's it! The Bat Devil's hideout."

Power shook Meng Fan's shoulder and pointed at the cabin ahead.

"Let's get out here. Getting too close wouldn't be good for the woman in the car."

The three got out and looked at the cabin nearby.

"Master, should we charge straight in and kill him?"

"That wouldn't be good for the kitty. If we push the Bat Devil too far, he might eat it."

"He wants a human. Power, use Denji as bait to draw his attention. Then I'll sneak up behind him and grab the kitty."

"That's a good plan." As Power spoke, she was already standing behind Denji, a Blood Hammer in her hands that had appeared at some point.

Bam!!

One blow knocked Denji straight to the ground.

"Why did you hit him? He could've just closed his eyes and pretended."

"I was afraid he'd cause trouble and get in the way of you saving the kitty. Knocking him out will make the Bat Devil less suspicious, too."

"Well, you've already done it. We'll have to go with that."

With the plan settled, they moved into action.

Power dragged Denji into the cabin.

Meng Fan circled around to the back of the cabin.

When the door opened, an enormous, pitch-black Bat Devil came into view inside.

His huge body was crammed into the cramped cabin, making him look rather down on his luck.

"Blood Devil, what took you so long?"

"There was traffic, so I was late. But I brought you a human."

Power grabbed Denji by the back of his collar and tossed him onto the floor.

"Good. Then I'll dig in."

The Bat Devil picked Denji up and squeezed hard.

Denji instantly woke from the pressure and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The blood splashed into the Bat Devil's mouth. "What foul blood! Only children's blood makes the most delicious meal."

With that, he threw Denji onto the floor.

His missing arm immediately grew back, good as new.

"I gave you the human. Where's my kitty?"

"You made me drink foul blood, and you still want your kitty? As punishment, the kitty will be my sacrifice, too."

The Bat Devil reached toward his neck.

But he discovered that the little cage holding the kitty was gone from his necklace.

"Where's the kitty??" The Bat Devil looked down, but there was no sign of it.

"The kitty's already somewhere safe." Just then, the cabin door swung open, and Meng Fan walked in.

"Who are you?!"

"You can call me the kitty's guardian."

"Power, you betrayed me!"

"Betrayed you? If it weren't for Meng Fan, you would've fooled me!"

"Whatever. I've recovered now, anyway. Both of you are going to die."

The Bat Devil swung his enormous hand down at them.

The two sprang away, quickly putting distance between themselves and him as they ran outside the cabin.

Bam!!

The next second, the Bat Devil stood up, his body bursting straight through the cabin as he roared, "After I kill you, I'm going to the city to eat a hundred children!"

"You're the first devil I've met today who loves to daydream."

"Die!!!" The Bat Devil's mouth lengthened, and he sucked in a deep breath, his abdomen rapidly contracting.

An immensely powerful sonic blast rushed toward them.

The tremendous force sent them flying a hundred meters away.

"What pushovers. Now I'm going to eat some children," the Bat Devil said with a laugh.

What he hadn't expected, however, was that a huge swarm of rats had already gathered behind him.