AZI Volume 1 Chapter 14

*Tatatatata!!!* continuing to fire the submachine gun, Long Hua simultaneously operates the bike to evade the sniper's arrows and the rain of bullets that are being shot at him by the pursuers that are continuing to chase after his tail in police cruisers.

"…Abnormal."

Muttering this, Jue Yun shakes his head.

More than half an hour has passed since the start of this chase.

Wouldn't a bike that's been made to run at such speeds for this long have run out of gas by now?

Even if it were electric powered, it would have surely been drained of its battery by now.

As for the enemy's gun, how is it that it has yet to run out of bullets? Not once has that person reloaded that gun.

*Tatatatata!!!* compared to his enemies—who have to reload their firearms every few seconds, the gun in Long Hua's left hand has no need for it, since its depleted ammunition is continuously being replenished from the modification effects of Tai Xuan.

"…Hm?"

Turning his attention back on the road, Long Hua sees a figure standing in the far distance.

(I'm seeing less and less people the more miles I put in. That person…)

The other side should have already realized that he is a Sinner, and those charged with dealing with rogue Sinners can only be—

(A member of the Disciplinary Bureau?)

A sense of irony filled Long Hua's heart, as he thought about having to deal with someone of the same trade that he had just become a part of.

"…"

"…"

As Long Hua continues to approach, the figure turns out to be a girl with long blue hair tied into a tail that reaches to her waist.

Held in the girl's right hand is a single-handed sword that measures at three feet in length.

The width of the sword's blade is equal to two fingers and attached to the pommel of the sword is a decorative white tassel.

The attire of the brown-eyed girl consists of a loose white jacket over a black shirt, along with a loose set of dress pants and tall black boots.

"Hm?"

In response to Long Hua's approach, the girl takes five steps forward and raises her sword that is emanating with an aura of energy.

"…"

Instinctively Long Hua reaches for the key to his bike and pulls it out of its socket, while in the same instance—

*…!* following a flash of white radiance, the bike is abruptly divided into ten pieces that scatter outwards!

"…"

Having avoided that attack by the barest possible margin by leaping a few meters into the air, Long Hua lands a few feet away from the enemy with the key to his bike shoved into his pocket.

So long as he still possesses a piece of the bike, he can easily restore it using Tai Xuan.

"2nd Lieut. of DB 04-03, Shén Lè, for whatever the hell you're doing, you're under arrest."

...…

"This is gotta end up making things a lot more difficult…"

Standing at the edge of a rooftop, Yu Ji looks down at the scene.

Surrounding the figure in the honeycomb patterned robes from the front is a member of the Disciplinary Bureau of the fourth ward, while behind them is a total of 15 military officers—who are getting out of their transport vehicles.

The military officers aside, what makes the situation difficult would have to be the female Sinner of the bureau.

(If she gets him first, my pay would be less… I guess, I'll have to look for an opening to kill steal. Then again, now would be the perfect chance to fire a shot.)

Pressing one knee down on the ground, Yu Ji closes one eye and notches an arrow prior to taking aim with his bow.

...…

"I repeat, for whatever the hell you're doing, you're under arrest."

"…"

Outwardly the girl named Shen Le looks refined, seemingly the very image of justice, but those eyes—

(I don't know where I've seen eyes like that from in the past, but they're definitely rotten. She doesn't even see me as a person. In her eyes, I'm probably something akin to a voucher that can be exchanged for cash…)

(C'mon, masked freak, show some resistance, so I can cut you down and make you a part of my military record. If I kill you all by myself, I should be half-way through to my next promotion.)

The two simultaneously thought of these things as they stared the other down, and just as Long Hua thought to speak—

*Shu…!* leaping backwards, an arrow stabs into the spot that he was just standing on.

In the same instance, Shen Le approaches with her sword brushing against the asphalt!

"Young lady, whatever you do, don't damage the cube that he has by his waist!"

Realizing that a showdown between monsters will begin, Jue Yun immediately shouts this concern of his out to Shen Le.

"So, anything else is fair game? Alright!"

"…"

Maintaining his distance from Shen Le whose blade has kicked up a shower of sparks, Long Hua focuses on evading her attacks while firing his submachine gun at her.

The thought of confronting Shen Le head-on hadn't even crossed Long Hua's mind, for he is currently in possession of a firearm, making it difficult to fight in close-quarters combat, and at the same time—

*Shu! Shu! Shu!* three arrows descend down from above.

"…Tch."

Directing the gun in the general direction of the incoming arrows, Long Hua pulls the trigger three times while resetting his aim each time to send three bullets out of its barrel.

*Ping! Ping! Ping!* with pinpoint accuracy, the three bullets manage to hit the arrows' head causing them to stray from their original course of flight.