"Hmm, am I late?"
Walking onto the Red Fang Gang's turf and looking at the massive breach—likely smashed open by something heavy—it was clear he had arrived too late.
"I didn't realize they were this efficient before."
Geno rummaged around the building, looking for any clues or valuable items.
It couldn't be helped; he was already here, and he couldn't just go back empty-handed. Since he didn't know where those guys had run off to, he might as well eat some leftovers here.
If he couldn't get the main course, couldn't he at least scavenge the scraps?
It was just a 'knife run', nothing to be ashamed of.
"These are..."
He had originally thought to just grab something random so his trip wouldn't be in vain and he could give Twiggy a good explanation upon return. But he never expected this—really never expected this.
"Heh, I originally thought they had a decent reputation among the lower-class people, so I assumed they didn't touch this stuff."
Thud!
He kicked a box in front of him, effortlessly blasting a large hole in it. The contents naturally tumbled out.
They were small plastic bags filled with an unknown white powder. Friends who frequently watch police dramas will be very familiar with this.
"In the end, does everyone change? Humans really are complex."
"Hey! Who are you! Wait? What did you do!"
The commotion in the warehouse quickly attracted the remaining personnel of the Red Fang Gang. Naturally, the objects they were guarding were these 'starches'.
"It's not important who I am. What is important is that you guys are about to be out of luck."
After speaking, Geno's gaze sharpened. He immediately lunged forward with a stride and delivered a massive slap to the minion who had spoken first, sending him flying.
This action undoubtedly enraged the remaining minions. One by one, they grabbed water pipes, melon knives, and similar items, rushing up to attack.
However, how could they be a match for Geno? In just two or three moves, they were beaten to the ground.
Geno even clapped his hands with a hint of ease.
No matter how you put it, he was a Level 3 Ethereal. Although his strength was somewhat attenuated outside the Hollow, cleaning up a few hooligans was still more than easy enough.
By the way, he handily called the Public Security bureau. Presumably, they would be very interested in this place.
After tying up the few hooligans, he used one of their mobile phones to call the police.
Just as he was thinking about where to go next, Geno's attention was suddenly drawn to the television on the wall.
"I fed your ! I am a reporter for this station! I can't listen to this anymore! This group of sinful must be *!"
The irritable telegraph-style reporter on the TV instantly pointed out the direction for Geno.
"Fourteenth Street. That's a bit far. Hope I can make it."
As he spoke, Geno's figure instantly vanished from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already on the road dozens of meters away.
This was Thanatos's teleportation. He hadn't just been idling away this past year without making any progress.
"At this speed, I should be able to arrive in ten minutes."
Flickering in and out of existence, Geno rushed toward the location of the Cunning Hares.
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At the same time, on the other side, Nicole and the others were facing an unprecedented level of trouble.
At this moment, they were being chased by the Red Fang Gang to the point of having no way out.
"Damn it! This glass is actually bulletproof!"
"Boohoohoo, please don't resist. I will send you on your way very gently, boohoohoo."
The one speaking was the boss of the Red Fang Gang, [Whitey] Miguel—a white-haired middle-aged man who looked mentally unstable.
Just a few minutes ago, Nicole and the others had driven their car and crashed into this building.
They had thought they could use the complex structure inside the building to shake off the Red Fang Gang. Unexpectedly, the Red Fang Gang had set up an ambush here long ago, and now they had become the ones forced into a dead end.
"Time to wake up~ Billy!"
"Uh? What?"
While [Whitey] was still crying and whimpering his threats, Nicole called out to Billy, who was lying on the ground, and initiated their plan.
Billy's hand yanked a flashbang off a Red Fang Gang minion's body.
"Please don't close your eyes, everyone—Say Cheese!"
As Billy pulled the pin, with a bang, a blinding white light filled every corner of the room.
"My... my eyes!"
The group of Red Fang Gang lackeys were all blinded by the white light, unable to move. Only Miguel, hiding behind the crowd, avoided the disaster.
"Damn it! I'm going to slaughter you!"
Whirwhirwhirwhirwhirwhir~~~~
"Boss! It's the cops' air patrol squad!"
Just as Miguel grabbed his knife, ready to make a move, an armed helicopter suddenly appeared outside the building.
It was the Air Patrol Squad Owl 4, affiliated with the New Eridu Public Security.
The flashbang just now was intended to attract its arrival.
Miguel obviously figured this out as well, but now he had no options left.
Human flesh has zero resistance in the face of a steel torrent.
Nicole and the others, meanwhile, raised their hands high toward the helicopter to prove their harmlessness.
As long as the Red Fang Gang didn't want to be arrested by Public Security, they would have to flee immediately, and the Hares would be able to leave safely in the process.
However...
Evidently, they had all miscalculated one thing.
"What? Found that bunch of scum from the Red Fang Gang? Then what the meow are you waiting for, officer!"
On the TV in the corner, the reporter at the press conference heard the news that the Red Fang Gang had been found, and his eyes practically glowed.
"Choose the biggest caliber! JUS—TICE—EX—E—CU—TION!!!"
"Owl 4, confirming attack order."
Whether it was because this reporter's voice was a bit too loud, or perhaps he possessed great leadership charisma, the pilot of Owl 4 clearly took his words as an attack command.
Decisively, he fired the largest caliber missile carried by his helicopter.
Straight at the location of Nicole and the others.
"Uh, we're screwed."
"This bulletproof glass... does it stop missiles..."
BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!!!!!
The blast wave from the explosion rose abruptly on this floor, and the group of lackeys turned into ash in an instant.
The members of the Cunning Hares fared a little better; they were merely blown away by the blast wave.
"I want to file a complaint!!!"
Billy yelled as he and Anby flew through the air, falling toward the direction of the Hollow at an alarming speed.
Not far away, Geno, who had just arrived, saw this scene and immediately sighed with some helplessness.
"Sigh, why am I always one step too slow?"
He saw it very clearly. Aside from Billy and Anby, there was also a white-haired man and the safe from the mission objective falling into the Hollow together.
As for Nicole, who was with them, she wasn't among them. If she hadn't been blasted into ash by the rocket, she had presumably gone to find rescue.
Thus, Geno had to call Twiggy.
"Twiggy, they fell in. I'm going to go take a look first, you... Twiggy? Twiggy?"
Halfway through his sentence, Twiggy hung up the phone directly.
"Sigh, what is all this mess."
Geno couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it—how did stealing a safe lead to getting blown into a Hollow?
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