Japanese Terrorist: What? I'll fight Hellstar!

"stop!"

Seeing the scene unfolding so close at hand, Ms. Sekiguchi's mind went blank.

He didn't know where this surge of passion came from, but he knew he couldn't continue making mistakes.

Teacher Sekiguchi's facial muscles contorted with fear and determination. His body moved before he could think, lunging at the Slit-Mouthed Woman and pressing down on her side and arm.

This desperate lunge, though clumsy, did indeed disrupt the Slit-Mouthed Woman. Her arm swayed, and she failed to grab Luna in time. Her glance at Sekiguchi-sensei revealed surprise and contempt.

"pass……"

She opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something.

At that very moment—

"Bang!"

At the end of the corridor, flames erupted and gunshots rang out deafeningly!

Amamiya Rin knelt on the ground, the modified gun resting steadily on his arm.

The Seven mask on his face looked somewhat serious in the dim light. Through the eye holes of the mask, his gaze was as calm as ice, fixed on the Slit-Mouthed Woman. Smoke curled from the muzzle of his gun. In the extremely short time that Sekiguchi-sensei bought, he aimed at the Slit-Mouthed Woman's head and fired a bullet.

The bullet tore through the air and struck precisely at the side profile of the woman with the slit mouth, which was exposed as she turned her head!

The Slit-Mouthed Woman reacted incredibly quickly, turning her head the instant the gun fired, but the bullet still grazed her cheek.

"Sizzle—!"

The immense kinetic energy first tore apart the thick scarf that covered her face, and pieces of fabric mixed with cotton wadding exploded.

Immediately afterwards, the bullet mercilessly pierced her mangled face, which was torn from the corner of her mouth to her ear!

The flesh was ripped open, and shattered soft tissue mixed with dark blood splattered backward, blasting a pool of filth on the wall behind.

"Ugh—!"

The Slit-Mouthed Woman let out a painful and furious roar, the sound made even more muffled and eerie by the damage to her cheek.

The scarf slipped down to its lowest point, revealing the gruesome wound that could have stopped a child's nighttime crying, now fully exposed in the dim light, making it appear even more terrifying.

"Hey! Ugly duckling! Don't run away!"

Tomie reacted with lightning speed, charging forward almost at the same time the gun fired.

She stomped her feet hard on the ground, her sturdy body leaping out like a cheetah, her right fist brimming with power as she slammed it towards the slit-mouthed woman's slightly staggering body, which was still injured.

However, the excruciating pain and rage did not cause the Slit-Mouthed Woman to lose her composure; instead, they aroused her even deeper ferocity.

Seeing that her attempt to capture Lu Cai was thwarted, Tomie rushed over again, her bloodshot, venomous eyes instantly locking onto Guan Kou, who pounced on her and grabbed her arm.

"A hypocritical man..."

Amidst the hoarse curses, the Slit-Mouthed Woman's other arm suddenly lashed out at the passerby's face!

At the pass, all he could see was a sharp fingernail rapidly magnifying before his eyes.

"Pfft!"

The slit-mouthed woman's fingertip pierced into the eye socket of Sekiguchi's right eye without any resistance!

The fingertip pierced the eyeball, digging deep into the fragile bone behind it.

The excruciating pain and darkness instantly overwhelmed Guan Kou's consciousness; he couldn't even utter a scream before his body began to convulse violently.

The slit-mouthed woman's fingers clenched cruelly, almost crushing the orbital bone embedded between her fingers.

Using the hand embedded in Sekiguchi's face as a point of leverage, she grabbed his clothes with her other hand and lifted the heavy Sekiguchi up like a sandbag, then flung him violently toward Tomie!

Sekiguchi's face was covered in blood, and his body, twisted in pain, drew a tragic arc in the air before crashing squarely into Tomie, who had rushed close behind!

As Tomie charged forward with great momentum, she saw a large, living person hurtling towards her head, and she had no choice but to abruptly stop and twist her body to dodge.

"Bang!"

Ms. Sekiguchi's heavy body brushed against her shoulder and fell heavily onto the hard floor of the corridor with a thud that sent chills down her spine. Blood quickly spread across the floor.

He twitched once, then stopped moving, his fate unknown.

Behind them, Amamiya Rin remained silent.

I didn't catch it... Oh well, that's normal.

Tomie is Tomie after all. Even if she turned her brain into muscles, she would still be Tomie.

Moreover, rather than catching hostages thrown by the enemy and giving them an opportunity to take advantage, avoiding pursuit is a more suitable choice for combat.

Tomie didn't even glance at the pass on the ground; her gaze was fixed on the slit-mouthed woman. With a push of her foot, she was about to continue her pursuit.

However, this brief delay was enough for the Slit-Mouthed Woman to create distance.

The dark figure leaped swiftly with a few quick bounds, like a night owl flying close to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, they retreated to the other end of the corridor, dozens of meters away, disappearing into the deeper shadows near the stairwell.

Only those eyes, filled with resentment and murderous intent, shone like two scarlet will-o'-the-wisps in the dim light, fixed intently on Tomie.

"Tsk! Ugly freak who only bullies elementary school kids and ordinary people! If you have any backbone, come at me head-on!"

Tomie wanted to spit at the Slit-Mouthed Woman, but because of the mask, she could only click her tongue.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment in the face of Tomie's provocation.

Immediately afterwards, the two points of will-o'-the-wisp suddenly blazed brightly!

The Slit-Mouthed Woman has moved!

There were no detours, no fancy tricks, just the simplest, most direct, and most effective tactic that suited her strengths—a straight-line sprint!

"boom--!"

An invisible shockwave seemed to explode beneath her feet, and her figure blurred into a long, trailing afterimage the instant the shockwave spread.

The ear-piercing sonic boom echoed violently in the narrow corridor, making people's eardrums ache.

This time, the Slit-Mouthed Woman went all out, unleashing a speed that surpassed any of her previous feats!

The huge scissors, tightly gripped in both hands, were now fully open, their two chilling blades like the wings of death, swiftly drawing two arcs of death that covered a large area in front of them!

The blade reflected the faint light from afar, carrying a savage aura that seemed intent on shredding everything in its path!

Tomie's pupils contracted.

Fast! Too fast!

Her fighting instincts and the premonition brought about by her meditative state allowed her to understand the Slit-Mouthed Woman's intentions the instant she moved, and also to see the trajectory of the scissors she was swinging.

The brain frantically issued commands to dodge, but the body's speed seemed utterly powerless in the face of such an absolute speed difference!

That's too late!

Whether it's boxing footwork or kendo footwork, they all reveal a huge flaw when faced with this simple and brutal attack—insufficient range!

The open scissors had such a large attack area that they blocked most of the space for dodging to the left and right.

Her reflexes were enough to predict the Slit-Mouthed Woman's movements, but her physical speed wasn't fast enough to escape.

"Drink it—!"

With nowhere to retreat, Tomie was instead filled with fierce courage!

She exhaled and made a sound, pushing the Red Lotus Breathing Technique to its limit, causing all the muscles in her body to bulge and subtly swell.

Tomie neither dodged nor evaded, but twisted her waist and thrust her shoulder forward, unleashing a powerful punch with all her might at the blurry afterimage that had rushed close, and at the ferocious face behind the scissors!

Attack against attack! Head-on confrontation!