Kumo no longer advanced closer to Kurogawa but aimed directly at his head, fired a shot, blowing a big hole in Kurogawa's head.
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Following that, Kumo shot at Kurogawa's chest, then quickly crouched down and quietly moved to Kurogawa's side, picking up Kurogawa's bulletproof shield and gun, swiftly retreated to hide behind a nearby pillar.
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Soon after, Shiraishi's bullets came flying, "bang" "bang" "bang" consecutively sparking off the brick ground.
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But it was too late, Kurogawa couldn't be saved.
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Hundred meters away, Shiraishi only vaguely saw Kumo shoot at Kurogawa, but wasn't sure if Kurogawa was hit and the exact situation.
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Purely relying on his many years of experience, he judged that Kurogawa was probably in a dire situation.
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Anxiety, worry, anger, various emotions surged in his mind for a while.
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His hand holding the gun trembled.
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Yet he forced himself to calm down, not recklessly charge ahead, but instead avoided falling Kurogawa, accurately aimed at Kumo, and then precisely fired.
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Unfortunately, Kumo's movements were just too fast, and Shiraishi missed.
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-What should be the next move?
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While Shiraishi was still contemplating, Kumo had already launched a preemptive strike.
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From the shadow of the main hall gate, another grenade was thrown out.
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The grenade flew in an arc through the air, hitting the ground with a thud and bouncing up.
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Shiraishi immediately threw himself to the side, raised the bulletproof shield for defense, and then faced a fierce explosion and shockwave. Shiraishi couldn't hold on and was blown along with the shield, rolling several times on the ground.
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Intense ringing in the ears, dizziness, and blurred vision made it difficult for him to stand up for a moment.
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Faintly, he heard footsteps.
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Running footsteps.
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Shiraishi had only just seen this trick before.
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It was the same trick that Kumo had used on Kurogawa earlier, using the grenade's shock to break the opponent's defense, then rushing in to distract with throwing knives, and finally using a gun to shoot the opponent.
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In his current defenseless state, how could he deal with Kumo's impending assault...
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At this critical moment of life and death, Shiraishi didn't think, nor did he have time to think.
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Years of practical combat experience and acquired knowledge all came together in that instant, allowing him to instinctively react.
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Instead of forcing himself to stand up, Shiraishi remained prone, using all his strength to stabilize his hands, firmly gripping the gun, widening his eyes, amidst the swirling dust, he found Kumo's figure.
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Yes, Shiraishi abandoned defense and placed everything on offense.
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Kumo's assault was an attack without defense.
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In the gamble of mutual attack, Shiraishi still had a chance of winning, which was his ace in the hole.
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Luckily, with the cover of the grenade's explosion and smoke, Shiraishi seized the initiative.
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After aiming, Shiraishi fired two shots in a row, one grazing Kumo's shoulder, causing her to lose balance while running, stumbling for a moment.
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Seizing the opportunity, Shiraishi aimed at Kumo again and fired a shot, but unexpectedly, Kumo didn't try to steady herself but instead went with the momentum and threw herself to the ground.
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For a moment, due to the rocks and other obstacles on the ground, Shiraishi couldn't find an angle to aim at Kumo.
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But Kumo took full advantage of this opportunity, quickly got up, regained the initiative, and shot before Shiraishi could, accurately hitting Shiraishi's right arm.
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The intense pain almost made Shiraishi lose consciousness, but he held on.
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Gritting his teeth, Shiraishi held the gun with his left hand, using the remaining strength in his right hand to assist in aiming. He fired at Kumo who was charging towards him.
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However, Kumo didn't charge straight but kept evading unpredictably, making the already wheezing Shiraishi unable to aim properly, and all the bullets missed.
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Before Shiraishi could fire another shot, Kumo mercilessly kicked the gun away.
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Kumo stepped on Shiraishi's wounded arm, disregarding his agonized cries, crouched down and pressed the barrel of the gun against Shiraishi's head.
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"It's all your fault, causing Mr. Bai to be hit several times in the car." (Kumo)
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While saying this, Kumo increased the pressure on Shiraishi's wound with her foot, torturing him to make him cry out even more painfully.
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Those cries of pain delighted Kumo.
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"Yes, yes, scream louder, let Mr. Bai hear too, then he won't blame me later hahaha!" (Kumo)
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Kumo continued to torture Shiraishi as if possessed.
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While enduring excruciating pain, Shiraishi quietly moved his left hand and drew a tactical knife from his belt. When Kumo was distracted and laughing maniacally, he suddenly stabbed towards Kumo's calf!
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However, Kumo, despite her apparent madness, didn't let down her guard. She immediately dodged the attack and swiftly grabbed Shiraishi's wrist, twisting it around, snatching the knife and tucking it into the belt holster at her waist.
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"When it comes to playing dirty, you guys are far behind me." (Kumo)
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"You may be thinking in your stupid wooden heads, but I know everything." (Kumo)
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While speaking, Kumo once again stepped on Shiraishi's wound.
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This time, Shiraishi endured the pain, silent, not fulfilling Kumo's desires.
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"Fine, not wasting time with you, Mr. Bai is waiting." (Kumo)
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Kumo crouched down, pulled out an almost invisible ultra-thin carbon fiber wire from a device on her wrist, and looped it around Shiraishi's neck.
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This was Kumo's real trump card.
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Using ultra-high-strength carbon fiber wire to kill invisibly in the shadows.
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Today's battle with the police was only her basic training.
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"Don't worry, my technique of strangling people is first-rate." (Kumo)
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Kumo stepped on Shiraishi's body with both feet, exerting all her strength to tighten the wire around his neck. Shiraishi's neck instantly had a deep groove, his face quickly turning red, his mouth emitting hoarse sounds, his tongue uncontrollably sticking out.
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With his neck completely constricted, Shiraishi's brain's blood and oxygen supply were completely cut off. In just a few seconds, he would go into shock, and after that, he wouldn't wake up again.
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At that moment, in Kumo's blind spot, someone suddenly pounced from behind, grabbing her neck and slamming her to the ground.
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This unexpected attack made Kumo subconsciously release her grip and immediately grab the hands around her neck, trying to pry them apart.
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But the person's grip was as strong as steel pliers, firmly clasping Kumo's neck. No matter how hard she tried to break free, scratch with her nails, tear, pierce the skin, grab the hands remained unmoved, with only one clear goal, to strangle Kumo to death before releasing the grip.
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Experienced Kumo immediately changed tactics. She relaxed her whole body, pretending to be out of strength, naturally letting her hands hang down to her waist, drew out the knife she had just taken from Shiraishi, and swiftly stabbed it back into the attacker's abdomen, then viciously twisted it.
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—Success, the feeling of the blade piercing into the flesh!
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Along with the successful sneak attack, a painful "Ah!" could be heard from behind Kumo, and the hands on her neck immediately loosened.
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Kumo ruthlessly retracted the knife and broke free.
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According to her experience, at this point, retracting the knife had a high chance of seeing the entrails spilling out on the ground.
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However, she didn't get to see that.
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"Tsk, too shallow." (Kumo)
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Turning around, Kumo saw the young man holding his side, Sugi Chongzong.
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Through the blood seeping through his fingers, it wasn't as much as Kumo had anticipated, suggesting that the wound might not be deep.
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Kumo picked up the knife and examined the bloodstains, estimating that the stab had only penetrated about two to three centimeters in depth.
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"Kid, to fall into that pit and not die." (Kumo)
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Kumo chatted away pretendingly, actually swiftly confirming the young man's armament situation, to avoid being caught off guard in close combat due to intelligence errors.
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"Can you tell sister how you escaped from such a deep pit?" (Kumo)
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In just a couple of seconds, Kumo confirmed that the opponent was likely unarmed, the best evidence being the excellent opportunity for a surprise attack earlier, yet the opponent hadn't produced a weapon that could deliver a fatal blow.
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The reason Kumo used the wire to strangle Shiraishi was simply out of feeling safe and wanting to save ammunition.
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Chongzong, for his part, ignored Kumo's banter, took a few breaths, breathed deeply, and recovered from the pain in his side.
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As for how he escaped from the pit, that wasn't something he could detail here.
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The reason the knife did not severely injure Chongzong earlier was because he wore a bulletproof vest underneath his outer garment.
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The knife had just stabbed into the armor, preventing a deep wound, allowing him to continue fighting.
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The opponent now had a knife in hand, a gun at the waist. Based on Chongzong's observation of her battle with Shiraishi just now, she was an experienced veteran.
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In the current life-and-death battle, the key would be who could seize the opportunity for a fatal blow first.
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Currently, the biggest threat was the gun at the opponent's waist.
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Realizing this, Chongzong began slowly moving towards the opponent.
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Kumo also realized the problem and slowly reached for the gun ...
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At that moment, the distance between the two was less than two meters.
Chongzong made a quick decision and suddenly charged towards Kumo!
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However, at that moment, Kumo, being extremely cunning, abandoned pulling out her gun and instead utilized the dagger in her hand as a flying knife, throwing it towards Chongzong's chest. Simultaneously, she jumped to the side to create distance between herself and Chongzong.
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In the midst of the charge, Chongzong couldn't immediately stop or change direction. At this extremely close range, the dagger was already about to pierce Chongzong's chest in the blink of an eye…
