Ke Xue: He mastered the steel-cutting divine skill at the start.

Kaito Kid was speechless. He was trying to escape, and this was a heavily guarded military base, not like those manors and buildings where jewels were hidden.

"I'm telling you, I don't care how you know, and I don't want to know. All I want to do right now is defeat you!"

As he spoke, he suddenly pulled out something—a pistol—and pulled the trigger sharply at the other person. However, instead of bullets, he fired playing cards. This was one of his signature items: a playing card pistol.

He pulled the trigger, then immediately put on his roller skates and sped off toward the passage.

The moment Kuroba Kaito turned his head, Yamada, who had been looking calm, suddenly turned sharp, his eyes like cat's pupils turned upside down, instantly containing a terrifying aura.

He suddenly drew the long sword hanging at his waist. The blade flashed like lightning, and as he charged forward, he unleashed several slashes in the blink of an eye, shredding all the flying playing cards in the blink of an eye!

This scene caught Kaito Kuroba's eye out of the corner of his eye, and he grinned.

Since meeting Miyazaki Yu, what he hates most are these freaks with superb swordsmanship. Although this guy's strength is not as good as Miyazaki Yu's, he can cut all his metal plates so cleanly and neatly in the blink of an eye. His true strength has probably reached the level of a sword master!

"Damn it, I don't want to get entangled with someone like you anymore. Here's what I'm going to do!"

Seeing that the opponent was moving extremely fast and was about to rush over in the blink of an eye, Kaito Kuroba decided to abandon all martial ethics and suddenly pressed a mechanism on his body. In an instant, dozens of small black balls fell to the ground.

These little balls are really good stuff. Unlike the smoke grenades we used to have, these things have incredibly powerful effects.

Sure enough, some of the small balls suddenly exploded with considerable force, comparable to a regular iron grenade, and also contained tear gas and hypnotic gas.

Kaito Kuroba went all out to venture into this dangerous place, but it must be said that this kid is also a typical spendthrift. Although Toichi Kuroba died, he still left him enough wealth to live a carefree life.

The fact that they had the money to make these tools suggests that it must have cost a lot of money to produce them.

Kaito Kuroba felt smug as he rode his roller skates.

"Hehe, these are all good stuff that I specially made after that to deal with that pervert Miyazaki Yu. Later I thought about it and realized that they were not enough to deal with him, but they should be more than enough to deal with you, right?"

He glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye and saw that the guy hadn't followed, a smug look appearing on his face.

But at that moment, a creaking sound that made your teeth ache suddenly came from the passageway.

Then they saw that numerous holes had been opened in the wall at some point, and from each hole, about the size of a washbasin, extended a dark gun barrel—the barrels of heavy machine guns.

"what?"

Upon seeing this, Phantom Thief Kid's expression changed drastically. In that instant, he truly realized that military bases and those buildings that house precious jewels were fundamentally different!

In military units, there are not as many restrictions as in civilian buildings. Even firearms cannot be used at will, let alone heavy weapons.

But here, it's completely different.

This is a military base, and invading here is tantamount to declaring war on the entire base. Since it is a declaration of war, the only option is to use any means necessary to completely annihilate the enemy.

"Click-clack—"

The gun barrel suddenly began to spin, and bullets rained down on Kaito Kuroba. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough that he had already reacted the moment he noticed the gun barrel. He immediately chose another direction and began a desperate sprint.

However, each time they entered a new passage, they were surprised to find a large number of firearms hidden within. These concealed weapon systems were probably only known to a few generals.

The purpose was to deal with potential intruders, and unexpectedly, it has finally come in handy!

However, Kaito Kuroba finally reacted and immediately launched a counterattack. Using his playing card gun, he shot the metal playing cards into the guns the instant they appeared, destroying the machine guns.

As the gun was destroyed, the bullets fired afterward triggered an explosion, tearing the wall apart.

"Damn it, this place is getting more and more dangerous, I need to get out of here right now!"

Just then, a figure rushed towards him like lightning.

The opponent's speed was simply too fast, so fast that it was impossible to react. Like an arrow released from a bow, the sword light was already in front of them in the blink of an eye.

Even though he was Kaito Kid, he was powerless to resist and could only try his best to dodge, but it was all too late.

The blade pierced his right chest in an instant, protruding from behind him!

Chapter 402 Vermouth's Last-Minute Rescue

"you,,,"

Kaito Kuroba stared at the scene in disbelief, his eyes wide open.

His bones were broken, and the friction between the bones in his chest cavity and the blade of the sword aggravated the muscles and blood vessels in the wound, causing the pain to surge like a tsunami, and his strength to rapidly dissipate.

"This is what it feels like to suffer a severe injury. Your whole body feels an abnormal warmth in an instant. After the pain reaches a certain level, you become somewhat numb. But then, all your strength disappears rapidly, and your fingertips start to feel cold."

This is how he felt at that moment; it was the feeling of being infinitely close to death.

"When my father was assassinated back then, he probably felt the same way. He reminded me to put on a poker face and not let others see my true thoughts. This trick was indeed very useful, but unfortunately, I encountered a monster this time who insisted on bringing me to such a dangerous place, so I had no choice but to come."

But if I can't go back, Aoko will be very sad, right? And Mom, even though she likes to travel around, she still cares about me a lot.

Yamada looked at Kuroba Kaito, whose face was now deathly pale and who was unable to move, and gave a cold smile.

"Kaito Kid, I don't care what your reasons are for coming here to steal information, but by doing this, you are making an enemy of the country. This is not the child's play you used to play with those blockhead cops. The consequence of making an enemy of the country is death!"

Without further hesitation, he flicked his wrist, causing the blood on his longsword to drip down. Then, he slashed out again, this time aiming to behead Kidd.

Only the truly dead can keep secrets from being revealed. As a fellow swordsman, no one knows Miyazaki Yu's terrifying power better than him!

He couldn't withstand the slightest attack from that person's sword. An ordinary person, no matter what weapon they were holding, would have no chance against such a sword!

Such a person must be destroyed, and anyone who stands in his way to achieving this goal will only face a cold death!

In that instant, a strong sense of crisis suddenly struck. Yamada desperately changed his trajectory, turning his forward charge into a sideways roll. A bullet landed at his feet; if he had reacted any slower, he would have been hit.

"Who goes there? Does Phantom Thief Kid have accomplices?"

With a single glance, he spotted the enemy. A strange figure stood a few dozen meters away. The reason it was strange was that the person was also wearing the clothes of the Dark Night Duke!

"Kaito Kid, hehe, it seems your strength isn't as great as your reputation. You can't even complete a simple infiltration mission on your own. It seems we need to adjust our assessment of you."

"Duke of Darkness? How is that possible!"

This person is clearly not Miyazaki Yu, because there is a significant difference in their physiques and their voices are completely different. He is impersonating the Dark Duke and appearing here, and it is very strange that this person is doing the same thing.

"It seems you've obtained something valuable from this place. I'd love to see it. If you agree, I'll rescue you!"

Yamada roared, "Damn it, you're all going to die!"

He then took out his pistol. He hadn't needed a pistol when dealing with Kidd, but it wasn't necessary now. He didn't want any more accidents to happen.

"boom--"

He fired a shot, but what happened next made his eyes widen in disbelief!

The bullets from the pistol landed on the other person without causing any damage, as if the bullets had landed on titanium alloy!

He recklessly opened fire on the Dark Duke, as if he didn't believe in fate. However, the bullets in his hand could not cause any damage, just like raindrops falling on asphalt, only lightly brushing away some dirt, but not really hurting the other party.

"Alright, you've had your fun, it's my turn!"

A barrage of bullets shot out, and he suddenly unleashed all his strength to dodge them. His swordsman-level power was finally put to full use at this moment.

"As expected, Lord Yamada's strength has reached the level of a swordsman. It's surprising how well you've hidden it."

After running out of pistol bullets, the Duke of Darkness chuckled.

"Ha, you're out of bullets too. I don't know how you managed to stop the bullets, but it's probably because you were wearing some kind of special bulletproof vest. But now that you're here, you're doomed!"

Duke of Dark Night chuckled softly: "Ah, Lord Yamada has always prided himself on his calm and wisdom, but at this moment, he is just a fellow who has lost his composure and judgment. Since there is a first and a second Duke of Dark Night, is there not a third one?"

"There's no one in your command center right now. If the command center is hacked, the entire base will activate its self-destruct program."

Yamada's expression suddenly changed drastically. Although he guessed that this was a delaying tactic by the other party in order to get him to leave, he dared not gamble!

He roared, then turned and ran off into the distance, disappearing at the end of the passage.

"Mr. Phantom Thief, you are seriously injured. What I need to do now is take you to get treatment. You won't die."

At this point, Kidd was severely injured and somewhat delirious.

"Who exactly are you? Were you sent by Miyazaki Yu?"

The Duke of Darkness remained noncommittal.

"You don't have to answer, but I'd like to know, how are you going to leave here?"

"Of course we should take the elevator! This place is hundreds of meters underground. If we don't take a dedicated elevator, we can't fly out!"

Kaito Kid reluctantly replied, "But access here has been blocked, and all the elevators are out of service."

"You don't need to worry about that. All you need to do now is get some sleep. When you wake up, everything will have completely changed."

With that, he suddenly reached out and struck him on the neck, causing Kaito Kuroba to fall into a coma.

"What a talkative guy, but he's quite a handsome young man."

She had already reached out and removed the disguise from his face, and at this moment she also took off her mask, revealing her true face, which was none other than Vermouth!

"These high school students these days are really something! Some have become renowned detectives, while others have become the Phantom Thief Kid, who even the police can't handle. But it's no wonder, he's the son of Toichi Kuroba, after all."

A hand clad in armor gently stroked his face.

"Kid, starting tomorrow, the name Phantom Thief Kid will become a taboo. Let those idiots go further and further down the wrong path, but only if this place can continue to exist!"

At this moment, Yamada rushed towards the command room without regard for his own safety. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he returned to the command room, where Professor Mizuki and several base officials were still in charge.

"Mr. Yamada, what brings you back? Did you capture Phantom Thief Kid?"

Yamada gritted his teeth and said, "What are you doing? There are clearly many cameras at the place where I fought Kid. Don't you know I've been tricked? Why didn't you warn me?"

Professor Mizuki was startled: "But Mr. Yamada, wasn't District 13 just sealed off by Kid? We've been trying to restore the access control system and reopen the gates, but just when we were about to succeed, the power was cut off. As a result, we've lost contact with District 13!"

"what?"

A sense of foreboding suddenly rose in Yamada's heart.

Chapter 403 Silent Carnage (3rd update!)

"Area Thirteen? Area Thirteen!"

His face was now extremely pale. This situation was by no means accidental; clearly, something beyond his comprehension was quietly happening.

But what exactly happened?

This is not a supermarket or a grocery store, but a heavily fortified underground bunker, a permanent fortification capable of withstanding a nuclear strike!

It is a large base that can exist independently for decades without external support.

But even in such a secure place, someone managed to sneak in silently, without anyone noticing, and there was more than one infiltrator!