Night gradually descended.
The sky slowly darkened until the sun set in the west, a bright moon hung in the sky, and night enveloped the land.
However, this night was destined not to be a quiet one.
"Ah~~Such an ordinary life~~"
A patrolman leaned against a wall, a cigarette in his mouth, looking up at the bright moon in the sky, a sigh escaping his lips.
"Alright, instead of complaining, you'd better get to work."
Under the light on the other side, another patrolman approached, holding two bottles of drinks, tossing one over.
"This one's on me."
"Holy cow, you're this nice? Did you do something to offend me?"
The other man's face darkened for a moment, and he kicked out, but the first man dodged it with a laugh.
Opening their drinks, the two men walked closer, clinked their bottles together, and each took a sip. Facing the bright moon in the sky, they began to chat.
"I say... you know about the recent events, right?"
"Are you talking about... that matter?"
"Yeah, why are you still here? So many people have resigned recently."
Hearing this, one of them silently took a puff of his cigarette.
"This is an iron rice bowl, and recently with overtime, it's triple pay... I still have a wife and kids at home. I don't have any special talents, nor do I have much education, so it's hard to find a job."
"For money, you don't care about your life?"
"It's not that I don't care about my life, but if I lose this life now, my seriously ill child will have no life left."
"...That's true, one has to live... Anyway, there's a big subsidy if you die."
"What about you?"
"Me, huh... My family..."
The two lonely men silently looked at the moon, confiding in each other, accompanied only by the chirping of insects.
After silently finishing an entire cigarette, the patrolman threw the butt on the ground and stepped on it to extinguish it.
"Alright, time to get back to work, otherwise we'll get caught and have our wages docked."
"You only ever say that, when have they ever actually docked it..."
As they joked, the two were about to part ways when suddenly their mental power perception magic began to intensely warn them.
Something was approaching, and... it was fast!
The two instantly tensed up, immediately regrouped, and stood side by side, looking nervously in a certain direction.
Then, a figure burst out from the profound darkness, descended from the sky, and landed steadily on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. His scarlet, unusual eyes were incredibly demonic in the night.
The newcomer was none other than Fang Wuwei.
After a day of contemplation, Fang Wuwei still decided to come and rescue the person, and he was prepared to go in hard.
Even Ikenouchi Maki, that foolish child, could tell something was off, so how could he not see through the deception? But he still came, because this was the only clue currently before them.
Since there was deception either way, why not just go all out and save the trouble, instead of playing stealth?
Looking at the two nervous people in front of him, Fang Wuwei gripped his hand, and asauchi appeared in his grasp. He swung it in a circle, emitting a chilling, eerie glow under the moonlight.
"If you don't want to die, then get lost immediately."
As soon as Fang Wuwei finished speaking, the two men's legs instantly went limp, their waists moved, and they ran faster than anyone.
Are you kidding? With only a few bucks a month, why risk their lives?
Losing their job was a small matter, at most they'd go move bricks, but losing their life meant it was truly gone.
Watching the two flee as if on wings, Fang Wuwei roughly understood the situation and walked into the factory.
However, very quickly, the factory's alarm blared, and countless patrolmen and security personnel were arriving, attempting to stop him.
But Fang Wuwei didn't care; his goal was merely to attract firepower. The real rescue plan would naturally be executed by Ikenouchi Maki.
A large group of security personnel poured out of the factory, holding various knives, guns, and clubs. In the distance, several Magicians began weaving spells, preparing for a long-range bombardment.
"Hey! You!"
One burly man, who appeared to be their leader, gripped a gleaming longsword and shouted at Fang Wuwei with a fierce expression.
"This is Buren Family's critical production area! No trespassing! If you've trespassed by mistake, please leave immediately, otherwise we have the right to arrest you, or even kill you on the spot!"
Fang Wuwei looked at the people surrounding him, lowered his head, shook it, and swung his asauchi, performing a dazzling sword flourish, then spoke coldly.
"I'm only saying this once: if you don't want to die, get out of here now while you still can. I won't pursue you!"
"You don't know your place!"
The leading man roared, his longsword emitting a dazzling light as he thrust it towards Fang Wuwei.
At the same time, countless bright lights of various colors flashed across his body; the logistics personnel behind him had already professionally applied a full set of buffs for him.
Speed, defense, strength, magic power—everything was there.
The buffed-up man charged furiously, thrusting his longsword straight out, aiming for Fang Wuwei's chest, intending to defeat him with a single strike.
Unfortunately, in Fang Wuwei's eyes... it wasn't fast enough.
Swinging his asauchi, Fang Wuwei activated Intimidation, and his blade was coated with a layer of golden light. He spun to narrowly dodge the strike, barely grazing the longsword, then his footsteps became elusive, and with a spinning slash, he instantly beheaded the large man, who had no time to retreat, leaving a golden trail of light in the night.
The man's head flew into the air, spilling a stream of blood that scattered.
His face still bore anger and ferocity, and his body continued to charge for a distance, supported by inertia.
But his life was already fixed, and he died then and there.
Moments later, the man's high-flying head dropped to the ground, and his body also lost momentum and fell, kicking up a cloud of dust and forming a pool of blood.
The incredibly rich smell of blood in the air and the corpse lying on the ground continuously assaulted the souls of those still standing.
Killed in one encounter? Killed in one encounter?!
What the hell, let's retreat.
They were already somewhat timid, their faces showing fear, and they unconsciously took two steps back.
Seeing this, Fang Wuwei flicked his blade, shaking off the specks of blood, and slowly walked towards them.
"I'll give you one more chance. Leave now, I won't pursue you. Remember to run far away."
Those who had lost their will to fight began to retreat, ignoring the angry shouts from their superiors behind them and above, and started to become chaotic.
With so little money a month, why risk their lives? Let them go!
The crowd began to stir. Those who didn't want to face Wuwei had already left. Wuwei was also happy to give them a chance, not wanting to cause more slaughter.
In the end, only about half of the people remained, still standing their ground, unwilling to leave.
"Time's almost up~"
A strange smile appeared on Fang Wuwei's face as he spoke to those who remained.
However, what responded to him was a sky full of magic missiles and various long-range magic, almost engulfing him.
Sometimes magic missed its target; some hit the ground, kicking up a high cloud of dust, which, along with various spells, submerged Fang Wuwei.
"Is it over?"
"No, definitely not. According to the 'no damage with smoke' rule, he'll probably jump out again."
Sure enough, a figure leaped high from the dust and charged towards the crowd.
"A1 Flashbang, please? I beg you!"
Ding~~
"Ah! My eyes!!"
Just as Fang Wuwei charged into the crowd and started fighting wildly, Ikenouchi Maki had already arrived inside the factory, cloaked in an invisibility robe, and began her stealth rescue plan.