Beneath the deep night, the mountain road was pitch black, with only the crisscrossed high beams illuminating countless intertwined shadows. Amidst the piercing screams and roars, the relentless outlines of sinister shadows were reflected on the blood-stained asphalt.
It took less than half a minute to knock down the first ten people. Those who were struck flew out, screaming, hitting the ground and convulsing, unable to get up. Then, it took forty seconds to knock down the next ten.
And then, one minute, two minutes...
"Forty-one, forty-two, forty-three! Forty-three..."
Forty-three fully-powered punches, ignoring the bats and blades hitting his forehead and body, Ueno struggled to breathe, looking up at the enemies before him.
They swayed in the cold glow of the car lights, encircling him, like monsters baring their fangs in the darkness.
Seeing no one clearly, only shifting shadows continuously flashed before his eyes.
