Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Especially if you want to kill the enemy quickly, it's even more difficult with just your fists.

Chapters 467 and 470, The Ever-Changing Star Lord

That's why Sano chose to disarm the enemy in the last melee—of course, now that he has the spider venom that kills instantly, he no longer needs to disarm them.

Even taking the knife wouldn't be as efficient as this.

But there are still too many people here.

Even if it seems like you don't need to exert much effort and can defeat the enemy with just a touch, the secretion of spider venom still requires physical strength. Not to mention, under the tactic of overwhelming numbers, once injured, it's like being stuck in a swamp.

The most troublesome thing is perhaps what Gin said.

These guys further improved the combat techniques they developed specifically for Sano.

Of course, it's hard to say whether it's an improvement or just a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Throwing knife.

It seemed that its speed was slower than a bullet, and Sano could easily dodge it.

But once the numbers increase...

Those blades, raining down from all directions, were no match for Sano's high agility.

There is definitely an upper limit.

Spider venom alone is clearly not enough.

Just as the second wave of throwing knives was about to be thrown, Sano quickly spat out the cigarette butt that was already burning up to his butt, which he had been holding in his mouth just in case.

The arson effect is activated.

A huge fireball appeared out of thin air.

While obscuring their vision, it briefly stopped these guys from moving.

Several throwing knives that had already been thrown were deflected by the fireball.

After the fireball disappeared, only a few wisps of flame remained, dancing on the ground and in the air.

Sano had already put his hand into his pocket.

Immediately following.

Sano pulled a large bill from his pocket, out of his wallet which was laid out flat.

of course.

No one saw the banknote.

All that could be seen was Sano pulling a large bag, about half the height of a person, out of his pocket.

The bag was full.

Sano grabbed one side with both hands and swung it violently.

Everything inside flew outwards and fell to the ground.

These things are cylindrical.

It's about the size of a palm and looks like a beverage can.

"Watch out for bombs!"

Although it was somewhat incomprehensible how Sano was able to pull such a large bag out of a small pocket, the tense situation meant no one had the mind to pay attention to such small details.

Everyone's first thought was that Sano had thrown a bomb.

However, since the objects on the ground are not very large, and given the distance, if their power were too great, they would definitely threaten Sano himself.

Therefore, no matter how you look at it.

These bombs were not very powerful.

So, in a split second, the fearless guy immediately slammed down the "bomb".

As long as the damage is minimized, the distance can be closed again before the second wave of bombs is dropped.

Then the result will not change.

...Unfortunately, what I threw wasn't a bomb.

Sano's lips curled into a smile, and the next second, a "pfft" sound was heard.

Large amounts of white gas began to spew out from under those people, gradually enveloping an area of ​​tens to hundreds of meters in radius centered on Sano.

Even some areas on the second floor were affected.

...Smoke bomb?

The middle-aged man on the third floor frowned slightly. Was he feeling he couldn't win and wanted to run away?

However, just a few seconds later, the middle-aged man saw his men below again, and suddenly they began to sway unsteadily once more.

Finally, he collapsed.

poison?

No, is it an anesthetic gas?

But this kind of area-of-effect item doesn't distinguish between friend and foe...

The middle-aged man turned his gaze to the center of the smoke, to the blurry outline of a human figure.

Why didn't it fall?

When the smoke cleared, the middle-aged man noticed that under Sano's baseball cap, there was a gas mask that only covered his mouth and nose.

...How is this possible!?

This wasn't there just now!

Although the middle-aged man couldn't see the face under the baseball cap clearly, perhaps due to the angle, even if the angle was wrong...

Such a large gas mask couldn't possibly be invisible.

If it had been discovered from the beginning that Sano was wearing a gas mask.

Things won't be that simple then.

Oh, right, this guy had a cigarette in his mouth when he came in!

The middle-aged man squinted.

Did you take it out and put it on the moment the anesthetic gas was released?

Never mind, it's not a big problem.

...Sano stood in the smoke, his eyes indifferent.

Putting aside the use of spider venom in close combat, the current situation is a different combat mode that Sano has developed by combining his disguise and his wallet.

to be frank.

To master the skill of precisely pulling out the banknote he needed from a wallet full of cash, Sano spent a lot of effort practicing constantly, but the more crucial thing was the new way to use the vest.

The vest's versatile design allows Sano to freely modify his clothing.

Besides being used when switching outfits, it can also be used to modify various clothing and equipment, which Sano originally thought was the upper limit of this effect.

But just recently, Sano suddenly had a brilliant idea.

When altering clothing, Sano can modify not only the outer appearance but also the inner materials.

For example, is the clothing made of pure cotton or something else?

Is it possible for Sano to modify his clothes into a bulletproof vest?

Despite the limitations imposed by the "clothing" category, Sano was unable to fully unleash his boundless imagination to create a completely new type of clothing out of thin air.

But bulletproof vests are clothing that already exist.

As long as you have a detailed understanding of the structure of a bulletproof vest, it should be possible.

So Sano began trying this again.

Bulletproof vests, diving suits, and even armor made entirely of steel.

Experiments have shown that it is all possible.

Then Sano came up with various auxiliary equipment—for example, changing masks into gas masks, and glasses into infrared thermal imaging night vision goggles, etc.

...There shouldn't be any major problems either.

However, due to time constraints, Sano has not yet been able to fully develop this area.

This line of thought unconsciously reminded Sano of a movie he had seen countless times on TV when he was a child.

The God of Change?

I think that's the name.

However, unlike that thing, Sano's approach is slightly less outrageous.

The only difference is that Sano now has a wallet, so this effect can be utilized.

It seems there's nothing worth worrying about. Sano could easily put all sorts of equipment and items into his wallet, but doing so would mean either taking them out or putting them on afterward.

It's all quite time-consuming.

Although altering clothing also requires some time to "imagine".

But at least relatively speaking, it is still simple enough.

...Just as Sano lifted his foot, intending to continue forward to find the middle-aged man on the third floor, a series of footsteps sounded, and another group of people surged down from the second floor.

This time, the other side even wore gas masks.

Playing away from home is indeed troublesome; issues with numbers and equipment are not problems.

"I'm sorry, Rye, that's why I said that choosing me first wasn't a wise choice. I don't know if you have any extra tranquilizer darts on you, or how many bombs you're carrying, but I don't need any more people here, and reinforcements are already on their way."

The middle-aged man tried again to persuade Sano to surrender: "While my losses are not too great, you still have a chance to back out. Otherwise, if we continue fighting, the final result will really be a fight to the death."

"A fight to the death?"