Obviously, the other side had no intention of letting them go.
"Come to think of it, I should thank you, boss, for gathering all of Blood Axe's executives in one place."
Seeing all his targets assembled together, Shi Hen was very satisfied.
At least he would not have to go knocking on their doors one by one.
Shi Hen waved his hand, and countless bullets suspended in midair instantly flew backward, piercing through every Mafia executive except the scar-faced man. Red liquid splattered across the entire meeting room.
Staring blankly at the scene unfolding before him, the scar-faced man, who had been planning to say a few harsh words, found his mind completely blank.
What could he possibly do against a monster that could kill them as easily as crushing ants?
"As your reward, I'll allow you three minutes to escape, boss. Perhaps if you gather all the forces of the Blood Axe Mafia, you might be able to deal with me."
Shi Hen's smiling voice rang out, and the scar-faced man finally came back to his senses.
He shot Shi Hen a vicious look, then fled without hesitation.
This was his only chance to survive.
Through the meeting room door, which had been hastily opened and left ajar, the scar-faced man's shouts came from the corridor:
"Someone, get over here! Red Dragon Gang scum has broken in!"
Hearing the scar-faced man deliberately muddy the waters, Shi Hen shook his head and chuckled before stepping out of the meeting room.
The smell of blood in there was too choking.
Thud, thud, thud—
Chaotic footsteps rang out through the corridor as Mafia members rushed over from every direction after hearing the commotion.
"Who are you? Stop right there!"
Upon seeing the white-robed figure strolling leisurely down the corridor, someone who clearly did not belong to their side, the first Mafia members to arrive could not help but shout at him.
Ignoring their cries completely, Shi Hen continued walking at an unhurried pace.
Seeing this utterly bizarre scene, the Mafia members exchanged glances and simultaneously pulled the triggers of their submachine guns.
Though the other party appeared unarmed, their years of experience on the streets told them that this fellow was far more dangerous than he looked.
Countless bullets shot forth, but upon reaching Shi Hen, they veered away as though they had struck an invisible barrier, embedding themselves in the surrounding walls and leaving behind crater after crater.
Every so often, a few bullets flew back, mercilessly killing the Mafia members who were firing their guns.
As Shi Hen walked onward, he left behind countless bullet holes and corpse after corpse of Mafia members. Blood spread across the ground, staining the entire corridor dark red.
Without even glancing at these Mafia gunmen, Shi Hen simply kept walking leisurely, his expression unchanged.
Once they had picked up weapons, they needed to be prepared to stake their lives on them. If they died, they had no one to blame.
Watching the youth's godlike methods, Raven, hidden in the shadows, could not help clicking her tongue.
As expected, Natural Stigmata Awakeners were all monsters.
Back at Crow's Nest Bar, this guy had held back by an entire Pacific Ocean, hadn't he?
She could also deflect bullets, but... there was no need to.
The Honkai Energy needed to deflect a single bullet was at least ten times what normal evasion required. She did not possess such vast reserves of Honkai Energy, nor could her body bear such a terrifying burden.
By rough estimate, the Honkai Energy the youth had expended since the battle began was already an utterly terrifying amount, enough to support the operations of an entire Tactical Mech squad.
After all, whether facing machine guns or grenade launchers, Shi Hen had never once dodged. He had crushed everything through sheer power.
Raven would not even dare dream of using Honkai Energy so extravagantly.
Though her Honkai Energy adaptability was strong, she was still only human.
Boom!
After passing through three corridors in succession, an unusual sound rang out, making Shi Hen's lips curl upward.
He knew that what he had been waiting for had finally arrived.
Rat-a-tat-tat—
Deafening gunfire erupted as a barrage of metal rounds, each as thick as a baby's fist, shot toward Shi Hen. Yet, like their predecessors, they veered away before reaching the youth, accomplishing nothing while blasting huge chunks out of the surrounding walls and pillars.
"Tactical Mech..."
Looking at the humanoid armor standing five meters tall ahead of him, carrying an enormous rotary machine gun, Shi Hen smiled happily.
In his eyes, this Tactical Mech was the only thing in the entire Mafia Organization worth looking forward to.
As the primary means by which Anti-Honkai organization Anti-Entropy fought the Honkai, Shi Hen very much wanted to see what a Tactical Mech was capable of.
Still walking forward at an unhurried pace, Shi Hen gave the pilot inside the mech ample time, hoping the other side would give him a pleasant surprise.
As the distance between man and mech steadily shrank, the machine gun's "rat-a-tat" gradually fell silent.
The mech pilot had realized that although the Tactical Mech's machine gun was immensely powerful, it still could not do anything to the enemy before him.
He needed a weapon with greater destructive power!
With that thought, the pilot gritted his teeth and pressed a spot on the control panel.
Hiss—
The Tactical Mech's back armor sprang open, and a long black cannon barrel extended out and mounted itself over the mech's shoulder. An orange-yellow glow began to shine at the muzzle, growing brighter and brighter.
Clearly, this Tactical Mech was about to unleash its ultimate move.
The light intensified by the second, reaching its peak within moments. It made people instinctively want to look away, lest their eyes be injured by the glare.
Yet Shi Hen continued staring intently at the mech's cannon muzzle, anticipation growing on his face. He even thoughtfully stopped walking, sparing the pilot the trouble of aiming.
Pfft—
With a dull sound, the light at its peak suddenly went out. The mech instantly collapsed as well, like a doll that had been completely broken.
As Anti-Entropy's primary means of fighting the Honkai, Tactical Mechs had been designed to use Honkai Energy as their power source.
However, Honkai Energy equipment had an incredibly serious flaw: its terrifyingly short service life.
A qualified Tactical Mech that lasted a month after leaving the factory was already considered long-lived.
The mech in Blood Axe's possession had ended up here from Anti-Entropy only after being written off.
It had already been on the verge of scrapping, and it was being powered by nonstandard electrical energy. It would have been a miracle if this mech had functioned normally.
"What a waste of my feelings."
With one swing of his staff, Shi Hen smashed the Tactical Mech and its pilot into a flattened slab of metal, then walked off cursing.
Playtime was over. It was time for him to find the Mafia Organization's boss.
He hoped the man was still alive.
Newbie Mission Complete
Vroom—
The sound of a car engine starting rang out as the scar-faced man hurriedly shifted gears and drove away, leaving behind the territory he had spent decades building.
That white-robed bastard was not human at all!
He had watched with his own eyes as machine gun bullets did nothing to him, and even rocket launchers could not harm him in the slightest.
A monster like that was completely beyond what humans could fight.
Although he had ordered the Tactical Mech into action, he did not believe the result would be any different.
His only slim chance of survival was to flee while the Blood Axe Organization's members kept that monster occupied.
As the scenery around him gradually changed and the underground garage exit came into view, the scar-faced man could not help feeling excited.
Almost there. I'll be out of this hellhole soon!
"Boss, while your little brothers are still fighting desperately, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to run away alone?"
The sudden hoarse voice made the scar-faced man's heart sink.
"You monster, what exactly do you want!?"
His emotions finally collapsed, and the scar-faced man roared at the white-robed figure who had appeared in the back seat.
Knowing that death was unavoidable no matter what he did, he could no longer be bothered to consider whether this would anger the other party.
Looking at the scar-faced man, who had lost the ability to think, Shi Hen merely shook his head slowly. "The serpent sends you its regards. It hopes you'll be a good person in your next life."
As he spoke, Shi Hen pinched a bullet between his fingertips, and a pale white glow of Honkai Energy quickly lit up.
"Hahaha!" Laughing in fury, the scar-faced man tore open his suit jacket, revealing layer upon layer of explosives wrapped around his body. "Let's die together, monster!"
Boom!
A violent explosion rang out. All four doors of the car shot away, and the entire vehicle turned into a fireball.
"Shi Hen!"
A black figure suddenly appeared beside the burning car. With a sweep of her hand, she split apart the surging flames.
"I'm fine, Sister Natasha."
Shi Hen spoke in his usual calm voice as he stepped out of the car, the flames parting automatically before him.
After examining Shi Hen several times and confirming that the youth did not have so much as a scratch, Raven finally relaxed slightly. Then her expression darkened. "You were far too careless. What if he had other tricks up his sleeve?"
Facing the mercenary woman's reproachful gaze, Shi Hen gave an awkward smile and did not argue.
She was concerned about him, after all. Was he supposed to flare up his Honkai Energy just to show off his muscles?
Rolling her eyes at the youth, Raven pulled a white mask from her person and tossed it to him. "Here, this is for you.
It's a little gadget made by the organization. It's not especially useful, but it's still much better than that thing you're wearing."
What kind of person still wears a black stocking over their head?
That was seriously embarrassing, okay?
Rubbing the mask with his fingertips, Shi Hen felt its texture, neither metal nor jade. His heart suddenly stirred, and a flash of Honkai Energy transformed the white mask into a bracelet.
For it to change shape so easily, this seemingly ordinary white mask was clearly made of Soul Steel!
World Serpent really was rich.
Marvelling inwardly, Shi Hen put the bracelet on his left wrist and gave Raven a sunny smile. "Thank you, Sister Natasha."
He had decided. Once he joined World Serpent, he would cling tightly to Sister Raven's thick thigh!
Raven only rolled her eyes at the youth before looking toward the burning car. "That means you've completed all your mission objectives.
Good job!"
The commotion had just been a little too big.
Thinking of the scene where the youth had bulldozed his way through everything while recklessly pouring out Honkai Energy, Raven felt even more resigned.
Stigmata Awakeners really didn't treat themselves like humans at all, did they!?
"It was because Sister Natasha's intelligence was detailed enough."
Shi Hen waved his hand, not growing arrogant.
With the information Raven had provided, the Blood Axe Mafia had been completely exposed before him, with not the slightest secret left to hide.
The outcome of this battle had been decided long before it began.
Woop, woop—
Just as she was about to say something else, the police sirens suddenly echoing through the sky made Raven's expression change slightly, surprise appearing in her eyes. "The police? How did they get here so quickly?"
Based on what she knew about this country, it should have taken the police at least half an hour to arrive.
"Oh, I called them."
Shi Hen explained.
After all, an armed brawl was about to break out here. It was perfectly reasonable for me to call the police, wasn't it?
Besides, he had already crushed the Blood Axe Mafia's main forces. The police of this country could not possibly be incapable of even handling the cleanup, could they?
Raven: "..."
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