Something's wrong with how I'm watching anime.

In combat, most of the time a person's reaction is not determined by thought, but by instinctively making the best solution when practicing techniques and stances through rigorous training.

After experiencing numerous real-world battles, experience and instinct will merge together, allowing you to instantly understand your next move the moment you take action.

"Now I finally understand why mages all prefer melee combat..."

Kazama muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear.

"Magic attacks are convenient, but they lack a sense of realism and always feel a bit off. A head-on collision, with every punch landing, feels much more satisfying."

Kazama felt utterly exhilarated.

The power of fighting, besides bringing instinctive combat skills, also carries a fighting spirit and ferocity that can influence one's thinking. After all, intention and momentum are also indispensable parts of traditional Chinese martial arts.

They were starving and thirsty, and longed to fight.

But... there's no need.

As he pondered, Kazama's rationality dispelled his fighting spirit once more.

He didn't come here to fight.

The most urgent task is to quickly subdue the person in front of us and then deal with the parasite before the police arrive.

..............

Chen Jie struggled to get up from the ground.

He felt as if his whole body was falling apart, and the pain made his face turn blue. Every breath he took caused a tight pain in his chest. He could barely struggle to stand up, and he had a premonition that he was about to suffocate.

This pain is especially noticeable in the left rib area and right knee area.

Kazama's punch and lean could have directly caused bone fractures or cracks in the areas affected.

If it weren't for his excellent physical condition and his strong ability to withstand blows due to years of Muay Thai training, Kazama's collision would have been enough to seriously injure him and completely disable him.

Even if he hadn't fainted and been seriously injured on the spot, Chen Jie's current condition wouldn't be much better. Any ordinary adult could easily handle him in his current state.

This fat guy in front of me is definitely a master!

People can't be seen.

This was the only word Chen Jie could think of at that moment.

If Chen Jie had previously underestimated the fat man because of his size and loose posture, then...

The fat man's nimble dodging of bullets, along with his actions of turning off the lights and seizing the gun, made Chen Jie more vigilant.

But that's about it.

After all, this only proves that the guy in front of him is a rather agile fat man.

However, that punch and lean just now completely shattered his contempt and turned it into disbelief.

“I don’t remember having such a person as ‘the cripple’.”

Chen Jie struggled to his feet.

"I admit defeat because I'm not as skilled as you. You can kill me or torture me as you please, and you can take what you want."

As if he understood his situation and fate, Chen Jie said this.

"You seem to have misunderstood something."

Kazama spoke calmly, as if the other person was imagining something strange in their mind.

However, Kazama had no interest in explaining anything and walked directly toward Chen Jie.

He won't kill the other person, but he'll knock them unconscious and leave them here.

Whether the man was firing a gun or kneeing the victim, it proved that he was a desperate criminal, most likely a wanted criminal with several lives on his hands.

It's better to let the police who raid the area handle this kind of person and detain them to await legal judgment.

Just as Kazama approached Chen Jie, preparing to knock him unconscious.

Suddenly, the door behind Kazama was kicked open, and someone barged in.

"Don't move! Police!"

A woman in a white-collar suit stood in the doorway, holding a pistol in both hands, poised to fire, aiming at Kazama's back, who was standing inside the room.

"Hands up!"

P.S.: Give me some feedback, guys. Single-player mode is so frustrating.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Indoor Combat

Let's go back ten minutes.

When the agreed-upon time with the main force arrived, the police officers who had infiltrated the casino disguised as ordinary gamblers immediately took action.

The targets were several gang members who were patrolling the casino.

Because it was a sudden attack, these gang members were immediately subdued, pinned to the ground, and handcuffed.

This sudden turn of events startled the gamblers who had noticed the scene, leaving them momentarily stunned.

The plainclothes officers then revealed their identities.

"police!"

These words, imbued with a unique magic, plunged the casino into an instant silence, followed by a burst of excitement.

However, most gamblers were ordinary people after all. When the police shouted, "Everyone! Cover your heads and squat down!" and officers blocked the exits with guns drawn, the gamblers eventually squatted down and covered their heads as instructed.

The situation was brought under control in an instant.

The once bustling and lively casino was now completely silent. In the quiet, the only sound was the sharp, urgent alarm bells blaring outside the factory area.

Li Bingruo pressed her knee down on the back of a casino employee with a buzz cut and an earring, and handcuffed the man's hands behind his back before standing up.

She took out the headset from her pocket and put it on.

After a series of static noises, the headset quieted down, revealing a dignified male voice.

"Hey?"

"Report the situation immediately if you hear this."

After looking around the casino, Li Bingruo spoke:

"Captain Zhang, everything is going smoothly. The casino is under control, but we haven't found any trace of the target."

"Li Bingruo, you've done a great job. Keep the situation under control, and we'll be in right away."

"Ah."

After reporting the situation, Li Bingruo looked up at the casino again.

In fact, with the situation already stabilized, five people are enough to keep an eye on the game.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Bingruo spoke:

"Liu Dajin, Leng Qiang, you two come with me to the back and take a look."

"clear."

The two strong men chosen by Li Bingruo stepped forward, and the three of them went together to the area behind the casino.

However, after walking a short distance down the corridor, the three saw a person lying at the corner.

The police officer named Liu Dajin squatted down, checked the breathing of the person lying on the ground, then opened the person's eyelids before standing up and reporting to Li Bingruo.

"Ice team, this guy's passed out. He must have been knocked unconscious."

Upon hearing her teammate's words, Li Bingruo's expression immediately turned serious.

Judging from the tattoos on the arm of the man who had collapsed on the ground, he was probably also an employee of the casino.

It is clearly not an ordinary thing for a casino employee to be knocked unconscious and left here.

"Ice team, what should we do now?" Liu Dajin asked.

Li Bingruo took a deep breath before speaking:

"Keep exploring ahead."

"We cannot afford to miss the target we are tasked with apprehending this time."

However, as the three of them continued forward, another fork in the road appeared.

“On one side is the warehouse, on the other is the dog farm. Ice hockey team, which way should we go?” another police officer, Leng Qiang, asked at this moment.

The raid had been in preparation for quite some time, and the police had naturally gotten a general idea of ​​the factory area's layout.

Li Bingruo made her decision after only a brief moment of thought.

"You two go to the warehouse, I'll go to the dog farm. Be careful during the operation, and take extra precautions."

"Splitting our forces? That doesn't seem like a good idea..."

Both of Li Bingruo's subordinates hesitated when they heard her decision.

"It would be better if we waited here for reinforcements to arrive."

"Time is life! The intelligence our undercover agents finally obtained is that Chen Jie is hiding here. Wasting even a second could mean he gets away. And if he escapes, it will be difficult to find such an opportunity again."

"this...."

"If you're scared, then just wait here..."

Li Bingruo stopped wasting words and walked directly onto the road on her left.

Her two hands looked at each other, a helpless bitter smile on their faces, and finally stepped onto the right-hand path.

..........

Li Bingruo walked alone down the corridor.

Holding the guns in both hands, she was extremely attentive, constantly observing the situation.

However, she soon noticed something was wrong.

After turning the corner, there was another person lying on the ground.

She recognized this person; she had seen his photo during a previous meeting. He was Wang Chang, the casino owner and Xiao San's close henchman.