Nagoya, Shinsei Securities.
Floor 60th.
Kenji watched them approach as they stopped about 2 meters away from him, the man in the lead holding a phone and comparing a picture on it with the woman on Kenji's shoulder.
"It's her, secure her!"
Gave the man in front the order, Kenji's eyes under the mask narrowing a bit.
"What about the man?"
"Eliminate."
His words fell and Kenji's eyes couldn't help but widen at what he heard, seeing one man holding a baton calmly stepping towards him.
Time seemed to slow down as he saw the man arriving before swinging the baton towards his head, Kenji's body moving on its own as leaning behind slightly to avoid it, his right leg rising at the same time, kicked towards the man's chest.
THUD!!! CRACK!!
Aghh!!
The man was completely caught off-guard by Kenji's super reflexes, the moment the kick landed on his chest, the sound of ribs breaking heard clearly as his feet left the ground and he flew back and hit his companions equally stunned as well.
Thud!!
Most of them hit by the man tumbled down and Kenji came back to his senses as well, setting off like a bomb and rushing towards the elevator carrying both women, passing by them on his way.
"Hurry! Catch him, don't let him escape!!!"
Shouted the leader as he struggled to get up, having taken the direct blunt from his teammate hitting him.
Those who were in the back and weren't affected much quickly got up and chased after Kenji, but the difference in their and Kenji's speed despite the latter carrying two people was like heaven and hell, only able to watch as Kenji entered the elevator and pressed the button, the door closing before they could enter.
The leader seeing Kenji having escaped hurriedly pressed the button on the bracelet on his wrist and bringing it close to his face, spoke up.
"The elevator!! Secure the elevators! A tall man in cargo pants and grey shirt is escaping with the target!!"
In the elevator, Kenji watched the floor number coming to 45, one-fourth of the distance to the first floor covered, on his face under the mask all sorts of thoughts.
"Whoever this woman is, all this seems to have been staged for her. Probably I'll be greeted by a dozen of them as soon as I step out of the elevator at the ground floor." Thought Kenji as he looked at the black-haired charming woman on his shoulder, remembering how the man earlier had tried to capture her.
The blackout, the smoke, all of this seemed to have been planned to capture her. He didn't know who she was but he knew with her around him he'd be like a firefly in the dark, attracting attention from the people trying to capture her.
"I'm sorry… but my job isn't more important than my life after all."
Saying that, Kenji seeing the floor number on the elevator having reached 25 immediately pressed twenty, seconds later it stopping at the 20th floor and fortunately him not greeted by the accomplices of those who attacked him.
Stepping into the 20th floor, he gazed around and noticed a compartment right above the stairs area, placing both women inside it and with the words "May luck be with you… and me also" closing it.
Then looking at the stairs that would lead him straight down to the first floor, the exit, Kenji decided to use them after all, the element of surprise attack from the enemy here much less than the elevator when he stepped out.
"Guess it can't be avoided."
As he walked down the stairs, Kenji's ears picked a faint sound of footsteps from below, getting louder every second and he couldn't help but speak in a helpless tone.
"Now my life depends on you, don't disappoint me." Prayed Kenji as he gazed at the panel before him in the void.
Fighting (Beginner) (+)
With a thought Kenji clicked the + sign before the fighting skill, consuming three from his five skill points, leaving the balance at two.
Fighting (Beginner) → Fighting (Perfect)
The moment the skill level turned to perfect, Kenji felt his body going still but thankfully at the last moment him having grasped the railing otherwise he might have fallen.
His muscles all around his body twitched as a mysterious force drilled a memory into them forcefully and a lot of knowledge about all sorts of fighting techniques drilled into his head also, his mastery over those techniques increasing at the speed of light as well like he had spent decades perfecting each technique separately.
As changes took place in Kenji the sound of footsteps got louder every second and finally just as Kenji felt his body returning under his control, a few steps down from where he stood appeared around ten people, all tall and intimidating holding batons, donning thick jackets and wearing cargo pants, just like him wearing a respirator as well.
Seeing Kenji their upward movement came to a halt, the man in front eyeing him with narrowed eyes and speaking next moment.
"Grey work shirt, navy cargo pants, we found him M4 but the target is no longer with him."
Spoke the man bringing the bracelet on his wrist close to his face under the respirator, a moment later a voice sounding from it.
"Eliminate him quickly and search for her. We don't have much time before their reinforcements arrive."
The orders were loud and clear as the man in front waved his hand and those behind him rushed towards Kenji at once, whose eyes showed a fierce look.