Chapter 308: The Ambush -4
Bang!
Yohan stepped to the side the moment the officer pulled the trigger.
The bullet flew past where his head had been a fraction of a second earlier.
For a moment, even Yohan was surprised.
If he waited for the bullet itself, he would definitely get hit.
But people always telegraphed their actions, and with Yohan’s skills he could see everything. The tightening of a finger, the tension in the wrist and the subtle shift of a shoulder.
He could even see the structural parts of the body the naked eye couldn’t.
Once someone committed to pulling the trigger, the shot was already decided.
The bullet couldn’t be stopped, and the person firing it couldn’t suddenly change where they were aiming either.
His lips curled into a grin.
’I thought it’d probably graze me due to the distance, but it turns out it’s even easier than I expected’
’If I’d known normal people were this slow, I would’ve spent a lot more time screwing with them’
He had attempted something similar back at Mason’s warehouse, but now he had fully mastered it.
The officer stared at him in disbelief.
For a few seconds, he simply froze.
Then his expression twisted.
Bang!
Yohan moved again.
Bang!
Another sidestep.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The officer emptied his weapon, firing every remaining round.
To him, it looked like Yohan was dodging the bullets.
In reality, Yohan was moving before each shot was fired.
The magazine finally ran dry.
Click.
By then, Yohan was already sprinting forward.
The officer’s eyes widened.
Before he could react, Yohan grabbed his wrist and drove a punch into his stomach.
The impact folded the man in half and lifted him several feet off the ground.
The officer hung there for a brief moment before crashing back down onto the floor, gasping for breath.
Yohan released his wrist and watched him writhe in pain.
"I stood completely still and you still fired your gun," he said.
He shook his head.
"I don’t think that’s how things are supposed to work."
"You there, don’t move a muscle!" more police officers appeared.
Yohan wasted no time charging at them.
They managed to let out a few shots but he closed the distance in a matter of seconds.
He leaped in the air and kicked the first guy causing him to slam into the others.
Some of them were knocked off their feet while the others were disoriented giving Yohan enough time to take them down one after the other.
Before long they were all sprawled out on the floor, completely knocked out or groaning from the pain.
"I still have to hold out against these guys," he said with a sigh.
Attacking them like this was only okay because he had a ski mask on and there was no way to identify him after.
Although he was certain that some of these cops were on Hatoru’s payroll, there was sure to be a few just doing their job. He didn’t want to cause them any permanent damage.
That was why when he saw some of Hatoru’s men approaching, a sinister grin cut across his face.
The first one came swinging with an axe, it was almost like he didn’t see the officers lying there in pain.
Yohan stopped it by grabbing the handle before punching his elbow inside, shattering his joint.
"Ahh!" The man let out a guttural scream.
It was cut short when Yohan grabbed him by the face and slammed him into the ground.
"Wow, who’s this guy?" Another one of them stepped forward.
He was dressed just like the others in their black gangster suits but he had a big ring and classy wrist watch, with neck chains that made him stand out.
"Are you Simon Red?" Yohan asked.
Gunjoo had mentioned the guy during the mission briefing, not like he paid too much attention.
"No. I’m Castillo, head of security for this estate," he let out a puff of smoke, " Now I’ll ask who you are and what business you have in this place?"
"Seeing that you people prepared for my arrival, I’m sure your boss was expecting me,"
"Yeah, but I was expecting a huge army, are you here alone?" He asked with a confused expression, even trying to see if there was anyone hiding behind Yohan.
"I’m here alone because I don’t need any help taking trash like you guys out. Now be a good boy and show me to Hatoru’s office,"
Castillo chuckled and dropped his cigarette to the floor, before stepping on it.
"You really do sound like a kid," his gaze sharpened, and a wide grin spread across his face.
He stuck his hand inside his pocket and took out a handful of black raisins, tossing all of it inside his mouth in one go.
’That must be one of the Bakers items’ Yohan reasoned.
He was curious to see what it could do, but he maintained caution.
’I have to prepare for any surprises’
Suddenly Castillo fired one from his mouth.
It was almost as fast as a bullet, but Yohan reacted quickly raising his hand to block the attack.
The moment the raisin hit his arm, it created a small explosion pushing him back a few meters.
"Wow, I can’t believe you blocked it," The guys said with a grin, "That means you must be familiar with items like this,"
"Well it doesn’t matter what you have, my Rapid-fire Raisin would bring you down to your knees,"
Yohan’s hands remained up, the impact burnt away the sleeve of his shirt and damaged his hands.
He winced as he assessed his smoking hand. It was badly burnt but still moveable.
’That Baker guy is really starting to get on my nerves’
To him every battle he fought against one of his item users was like fighting against the Baker himself since he had access to all of it.
The more he encountered, the more Yohan wondered just how many of these things the Baker had in his arsenal. If ever it came to a fight, he wasn’t confident he could even stand a chance.
’I shouldn’t be getting injured against small fries like this’ he clicked his tongue.
’I’ll take care of this quickly’
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