"But...but I didn't see anything!" The smoke was indeed too far away for the average person to see with the naked eye, and even Hana was skeptical.
"I'm not 100% sure either. I'll take a speedboat to check it out. I'll call if anything happens." Hana didn't even have time to change out of her bikini; she just put on a life jacket and set off.
As the saying goes, "looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death," and the place where you can only see wisps of smoke on the horizon is actually quite far from Nakino Island. It took Kanon a long time to drive the speedboat, and it was getting dark before she finally saw a large cruise ship belching black smoke.
"Strange..." Hanon wanted to call the police immediately, but before she could press the number key, she realized something was wrong: "It's a cruise ship on fire, so why is there no one on the deck?"
"So, let's take a risk?"
Author's Note: Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll be moving on to the death row inmate chapter today.
Section 610, Chapter 603: My match with Yujiro Hanma is even.
Once Hanon boarded the cruise ship, she realized she had misjudged the situation. While no one was calling for help on the deck, it didn't mean the deck was empty. On the contrary, it was filled with people lying haphazardly!
Or rather... a corpse.
"Wow, some people are already dead, and some are still alive, but they're not far from dying... It's terrifying." After examining them, Hanon made a rough assessment: "The injuries are mainly gunshot wounds and blast wounds. All of them are strong men, and they have firearms around them, including heavy weapons such as machine guns and grenades! This group of people are either soldiers or mercenaries. Ordinary gangs don't have this kind of resources. So who defeated them?"
Hanon shivered, wondering if she had gotten herself into something really bad.
"Is this a pirate raid? A gang fight? Or even a state-sponsored secret operation? Should we get off the ship and call the police? Let the police handle it..." Just as Hana hesitated, the sound of a speedboat cutting through the waves suddenly came from the sea, followed by a whooshing sound of something flying through the air. Hana recognized this sound; she always heard it in movies...
"Hey, this isn't a rocket launcher—" Before he could finish speaking, he was silenced by an explosion, accompanied by a gust of wind filled with the smell of gunpowder and a thick fog.
The tremor roused the survivors on the deck. One man struggled to crawl forward, reaching for a submachine gun: "Damn it, they're even using RPGs now. These lunatics, I want it, I want it... *splat*."
Before the man could even touch the gun, a shoe stepped on his face, knocking him unconscious.
"Pah, weren't you so arrogant when you were chasing me?" The shoe rubbed against the man's face; it belonged to a pair of beautiful legs, which in turn belonged to a red-haired Western beauty. Beside the Western beauty was a black-haired Eastern beauty; both women, each carrying a gun, cautiously walked onto the deck from the smoke.
The Eastern beauty said, "It seems they have already broken into the cabin. I'll go find them now. Mary, you're injured, so stay here and guard the speedboat to provide backup."
The Western beauty, called "Mary," wasn't putting on a brave face; this arrangement was indeed quite reasonable: "I understand, leave it to me, Miki, be careful..." At this point, she suddenly realized something: "Guarding the ship is indeed a very important duty! For example, there are still some rats on board that haven't been cleaned up—"
Mary suddenly fired into the smoke, and the beautiful Oriental girl, Miki, reacted quickly and followed up. The two fired fiercely, but after the bullets entered the smoke, there was only the sound of them hitting the ship's hull. No one was hit and fell down, and no one could be seen either.
"Is nobody here?" Miki looked over in confusion. When the smoke cleared, there was indeed nothing there.
But Mary remained vigilant: "But I clearly detected a very faint killing intent. I've been an assassin my whole life, I can't be wrong... It's there!"
Someone suddenly rushed out from the other side of the deck, and Mary immediately opened fire to meet the attack.
However, Mary only "saw" a figure, not actually "saw" the person. The person was so fast that Mary, who had been an assassin all her life, could only see a flash of light. Just as she made a shooting motion, the bullet shot out in a straight line and was easily dodged by the person, who then closed in on her.
"So fast!" Without time to think, Mary's close-quarters combat skills were quite impressive. She decisively threw away her gun and drew her knife, flashing a military dagger with a flick of her wrist, and slashed back. But her opponent could dodge bullets, so how could Mary's dagger possibly hit? Three or four slashes missed, and she was instead toyed with by the figure, spinning around twice without even touching a hair on her opponent's head.
"Damn it!" Miki, holding a gun, was too afraid to fire as the man was entangled with Mary. In the blink of an eye, the man had confused Mary, grabbed her hand and bent it backward, while his other hand wrapped around Mary's neck, locking her in place. He also used Mary as a human shield, standing in front of Miki.
"This young lady has a nice figure."
Mary and Miki were shocked. The voice was clearly that of a woman, and she was definitely not very old. How could there be a young girl on this ship?
"who are you?"
Well, of course it's Kanon.
Having subdued Mary, Hanon loosened her grip on Mary's neck, and a bunch of small items fell to the ground with a clatter. These were the items she had searched Mary's body while turning around: "Carrying so many dangerous items on you, I think I should be the one asking this question: Who are you?"
The situation became somewhat tense for a moment.
Mary struggled a few times, only to find that the girl behind her was incredibly strong, her hands like iron clamps, refusing to budge no matter how hard she tried. Mary was horrified: "Angel dust! It's angel dust!"
"Angel dust?" Hanon asked, puzzled. "What's that? Can you eat it?"
However, Mary panicked. Angel Dust was a drug that not only granted users superhuman strength, making them fearless and capable of completing missions even with gunshot wounds, but also had a brainwashing effect, causing confusion and rendering users only able to accept and obey limited information—a truly terrifying drug. She attributed Kanon's displayed physical abilities to consuming Angel Dust, thus concluding that the girl behind her was undoubtedly the enemy.
Desperate to break free, Mary shouted to her companions, "Miki! Don't worry about me, go find Ryo and Umibozu! I'll hold her off!"
Miki refused to leave: "No, how can I abandon you..."
The two beauties exchanged a glance, their camaraderie deepening at that moment.
"Ahem, excuse me for interrupting your intimate moment, you two." Hanon whispered in Mary's ear, "That 'Ryo' you're talking about, it wouldn't happen to be named 'Saeba Ryo,' would it?"
Why are you asking a question you already know the answer to?
"Oh, it's a misunderstanding." Hanon was embarrassed. So the incident on the ship was caused by City Hunter? She had only been away from their home for a little over a month, and they had already caused such a big scene. They really were a group of troublemakers.
After releasing Mary, Hana faced the two beautiful older sisters with composure: "I was just passing by this ship and happened to know A-Liao and A-Xiang."
Mary and Miki were still skeptical. They looked at the girl in front of them, who was wearing a bikini and life jacket and had a world-class appearance and figure, and asked with doubt: "You can say the name of Akane, so you do know City Hunter. But why did you attack us?"
"Come on, it was you guys who were blowing up the ship and shooting at it, it's practically battlefield PTSD!" Hanon was the one who should be complaining! She had just boarded the ship when she was attacked by some random RPG, and if it weren't for her high combat strength, she would have been taken down by the first volley from the two girls.
Miki and Mary exchanged a glance, somewhat trusting Kanon, but this raised a new problem—what to do with Kanon? This girl was still a stranger to them. Whether she stayed on the speedboat with Mary or went with Miki to find Ryo and the others, she would be a threat if she turned against them, making it a very difficult decision.
Finally, Miki made the decision: "Um, this young lady..."
"Oh, my name is Hanon, Yohanon."
"Okay, Hanon, you come with me to find Ryo and the others. They're fighting a powerful enemy in the cabin. You're skilled enough to be of help. Mary, you stay here and guard the speedboat."
Kanon noticed Miki and Mary's predicament; from their perspective, dealing with Kanon was indeed a problem! Well, for Kanon, there was actually a simpler solution: "In my opinion, you two stay on the speedboat to provide backup, and I'll go find Ryo, Kaori, and that Kai… Kai…"
"Master Umibo," Miki said.
"Oh, what does he look like?"
"Tall and muscular, bald, and usually wearing sunglasses."
"Understood. I will go find them. If there are enemies, I will help them eliminate them; if there are no enemies, I will bring them out safely."
"This..." Miki was stunned. Wasn't the girl in front of her too eager to help others? Was she reliable? If she was, could she really do it?
While the two girls were still hesitating, Hanon had already passed them and run towards the cabin: "Don't worry~ Have you heard of Yujiro Hanma? He's known as a one-man army, a one-man army, and a one-man army. I'm evenly matched with him."
"Which number, which number?"
Author's Note: It's a little late, but there will be two more chapters tonight.
Section 611, Chapter 604: Wing Chun - Ip Man
Let's take a look at Ryo Saeba's short essay about his life in City Hunter.
Ryo's biological parents are unknown. As a child, he survived a plane crash and lost his memory. He wandered to the Americas and joined a guerrilla group, where he was adopted by the captain, Umihara, and became a mercenary, taking the name Ryo Saeba. Umihara was once an idealistic and powerful guerrilla fighter, but his long and brutal combat career twisted him, turning him into an ambitious villain who developed a special drug called "Angel Dust," intending to use it to create berserkers to control the world.
Ryo Saeba became an early user of Angel Dust. In his madness, he massacred an entire enemy army. The only survivor, the captain, was also severely injured in the eyes. He was the mercenary Umibozu, who later became an equal to City Hunter and was both an enemy and a friend.
After that incident, Ryo Saeba traveled to the United States and formed the first City Hunter team with the father of Miss Mary, whom Kanon had met, officially beginning his legendary career as a private detective. Later, Mary's father was killed by his enemies, forcing Ryo to come to Japan, where he formed a Japanese version of the City Hunter team with Hideyuki Makimura. Until Hideyuki was killed by an assassin who had taken Angel Dust, Ryo and his sister Kaori became partners, accompanying each other through thick and thin to this day.
The above is the main storyline of Ryo Saeba's past life. As for today, it is the day he bids farewell to his past self.
Haiyuan Shen, Ryo's adoptive father, master, and enemy, has arrived in Tokyo. The father and son will have their final battle. Kaori and their friend Umibozu will join him in venturing into the dragon's den. As for Miki, whom Kanon just met, she is Umibozu's lover. She had been taking care of Mary, who was injured on her way to the warning, and now they are heading to the battlefield together.
The mercenaries lying on the deck were all killed by the Sea Monk, while the enemies in the cabin were scattered and posed no threat whatsoever. The group easily fought their way into the depths of the cabin, where, apart from the Sea God, they now faced their most formidable enemy—Mick Angel.
Mick is America’s number one private detective and assassin, so his skill level is naturally very high. But more importantly, he is a good friend of A-Liao and A-Xiang. He was previously hired by Haiyuan Shen to assassinate A-Liao, but he refused the job. As a result, he was attacked and captured by Haiyuan Shen, fed with angel dust, and turned into a walking corpse.
"It's all thanks to me that you were able to meet your friends alive." At this moment, Ryo Saeba was fighting to the death with Mike, while the Sea God made sarcastic remarks from the side: "Summoning is useless. Mike will only listen to my voice. This new type of angel dust has a strong brainwashing effect, which is perfect for controlling berserkers. After today, I will use it to further expand my power and then fulfill my ambition of controlling the world."
But Ryo Saeba couldn't care less about anything else. Because it was a friend, he couldn't fire his gun despite having it. Instead, he was forced into dangerous situations by Mike, who had incredible strength and speed. Before him, the tall Umibozu had already been beaten to the point of near death by Mike.
Haiyuan Shen added, "Your skills are really good, but it's a pity that you'll be defeated sooner or later if you don't fire your gun. You and Haifangzhu are both quite naive."
As Haiyuan Shen teased him, Saeba Ryo's mood grew heavy. He felt like he was fighting against the shell of a friend, a body whose soul was already dead. Rather than let Mike suffer, it would be better to...
Ah Liao raised his gun.
"Hehehe, even if a warrior who has consumed angel dust gets a headshot, one or two shots won't kill him." Haiyuan Shen laughed like a devil: "But if you fire a few more shots, he'll be taken down sooner or later."
"No!" Ah Xiang screamed. She was still soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see Ah Liao kill their friend, so she lunged at Mick.
"Scent!" As expected, Ryo Saeba couldn't pull the trigger, and Mick grabbed Scent, about to harm her.
Just then, a figure rushed over. By the time everyone could see clearly, the person had stopped behind Mick, whose elbow was bent abnormally—it had been dislocated silently. Since she couldn't use her strength, Ah Xiang was also freed. She looked at the newcomer in surprise: "Huanyin?!"
Then, a shocked Ah Xiang asked a silly question: "Why are you wearing a bikini?"
Hana blushed: "What a coincidence, what a coincidence!"
Before Hanon could say anything, the crazed Mick, oblivious to the dislocated elbow, lunged straight at her.
"Watch out!" Ah Xiang exclaimed, but then realized—that was Hana, a martial artist who could stop a car with a single kick, a figure whose glorious past could fill a page.
Mick's physical abilities are superhuman for ordinary people, and he becomes even more ferocious when he goes berserk. However, in the world of fighting, which pursues the pinnacle of human physical abilities, Mick's physical abilities are about the same as Adam's—that is, Adam before he became a disciple of Shibukawa Goki and didn't understand the techniques.
So the result of Mick's attack on Kanon was... his other arm was broken by "Hosen" with his first punch, and then Kanon broke both of Mick's knees with a low sweep and a kick.
With all four limbs severed, Mick still struggled to bite Hanon with his teeth, but Hanon ignored him and simply shook her hand, walking over to A-Liao and A-Xiang: "It's only been a month since I last saw you, and you've already caused such a big scene. When I was here, we were just playing around every day."
...How is City Hunter supposed to answer that?
The appearance of Kanon made the atmosphere suddenly strange. It was like being about to make the most important decision in your life, and then suddenly being amused by a funny video sent by a friend. You couldn't keep a straight face, and you wanted to say, "Seriously, we're doing serious business!"
Both Ryo and A-Xiang were in the same boat, and the Sea God and Sea Monk, who did not recognize Hanon, were even more at a loss. Sea Monk had just regained his senses after being beaten up by Mike, and when he saw Mike lying on the ground just like him with a ferocious expression, he immediately realized: "Ryo, how did you subdue Mike?"
"Who are you?" Haiyuan Shen suddenly stood up, staring at Huayin in disbelief. His "super berserker," created with angel dust, had been easily defeated in a second? He couldn't accept it!
"Uh..." Hanon hesitated for a long time, unsure whether she should reveal her real name. Although she wasn't afraid of this kind of assassin, being entangled with him would be a real headache. In the end, Hanon clasped her hands in a fist and said, "Wing Chun, Ip Man."
"What is all this nonsense!" Haiyuan Shen was furious. This feeling of being unable to control everything made him extremely agitated. He angrily glared at Hanon, Umibozu, Akane, and... Saeba Ryo. After seeing Ryo's expression, Haiyuan Shen paused for a moment, then regained his composure: "Yes, there are still important matters to attend to."
Haiyuan walked to a control panel, pressed a button, and a glass wall instantly fell from the ceiling, separating Saeba Ryo from the others: "Let's settle this, my son."
Author's Note: There will be one more chapter tonight.
Section 612, Chapter 605: Ordinary Smugglers
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