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Although the leader of Blue Hydra and his lackeys usually liked to call their eight strongest members ‘super weapons’, in Emilia’s opinion, there really wasn’t much ‘super’ about them at all.
Not to mention that none of them had any special abilities, even their strength was not much to look at.
This was especially so when compared to the people Emilia usually dealt with. Whether it was Noelle or Dixie, either of them could easily wipe the floor with the entirety of the Blue Hydra gang without breaking a sweat.
In fact, perhaps even the rookie team from the Nightingale clan that Emilia previously beat up could have done the same, though unfortunately they might never be able to try it out now.
Needless to say, no matter how enthusiastic or furious the man in trying to hit her was, Emilia was able to deal with him without breaking a sweat. And the only ‘difficulty’ she really had to face was caused by her own determination to make the fight look ‘tough’, so as not to scare away all the other gangsters before they were properly dealt with.
“Fuck she’s fast!”
“Brother Mamba really can’t hit her at all!”
The gangsters couldn’t help but exclaim every time the little girl looked like she was about to be punched in the face, only for her to deftly avoid the blow by contorting her body in ways no regular grown-up should be able to. Not without some extreme training and talent, at least.
As a seasoned gangster who’d had his fair share of battles, ‘Mamba’ naturally wasn’t any stranger to meeting someone stronger than him. But this was the first time he was facing someone he believed he could defeat with one punch, and yet infuriatingly enough, that one punch seemed almost impossible to land.
Each time his fists met empty air where there should have been soft flesh, it felt as if not only was his strength being wasted, but that all of his ‘comrades’ were also mocking him from behind.
After all, he’d just proclaimed so confidently how he would beat this little girl up, and now he couldn’t even touch her hair. How could they not look down on him?
In the end, ‘Mamba’ couldn’t help but scream in frustration as he lunged forward. “Fucking stand still, you bitch!”
Unfortunately, his impatience ended up costing him dearly soon enough, as not only was his lunge dodged once more, but he also ended up face-first on the ground.
Before ‘Mamba’ could gather his bearings, however, his eyes rolled back and a silent scream escaped his throat as the area between his legs exploded in unbearable, excruciating pain.
They’d already witnessed her strength when Emilia knocked their leader out before, and some of the gangsters couldn’t help but clutch the area between their legs nervously. Fortunately, though, despite her speed and strength, the girl wasn’t without limits.
The crimson-haired girl pretended to be calm and collected as she puffed out her chest and lifted her chin proudly. “That wasn’t even enough for me to break a sweat! Why don’t the rest of you come together so I can save some time beating you all up?”
Despite her confident declaration, none of the gangsters really took her threat seriously this time. After all, they’d already seen through her limits this time!
Some of the ‘smarter’ people such as the muscled man who had ‘scared’ little Emi into stepping back before were even able to figure out her intentions. ‘So she thinks she can scare everyone away like this, does she? Too naïve!’𝒪𝒱𝓁xt.𝒸𝑶𝐌
Going by how hard she was panting now, if ‘Mamba’ had been a little more patient and cautious, maybe he could have really triumphed over the girl in time. And once the leader woke up, he would surely have awarded the man handsomely for taking down the girl who humiliated him so.
Thinking so, a glint of greed flashed in the eyes of many, and they couldn’t help but take a step forward eagerly.
Their leader had amassed quite a fortune in the past few weeks, having taken full advantage of the social and political turmoil around, and the reward this time was bound to be rich beyond their expectations.
Unfortunately, even the lawless had certain rules they had to follow, and the gangsters were soon reminded of the pecking order by their comrades.
“Little girl, not to mention everyone else, you can’t even handle the two of us!”
The men who stepped forward were both quite a bit more slender than the one Emilia just defeated, but going by their confident demeanors, they definitely considered themselves stronger than the ‘Mamba’, though Emilia wasn’t sure whether it was because the two of them often fought together.
The rest of the gangsters seemed to be of the same opinion, and some couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.
“It’s over now, it’s the Red Viper and Black Viper striking together, and that little girl is already tired now!”
Emilia smartly showed just the right amount of nervousness before firming up her determination, and the gangsters became even more sure of themselves.
She might not be completely exhausted, but the little girl had clearly lost a significant part of her stamina, and the only way she could escape this situation now was for her to run away. Of course, how far she would be able to get before she was caught and taught an unforgettable lesson was still uncertain.
The two ‘vipers’ didn’t waste any more time before they dashed forward with their daggers gleaming, clearly intent on ending the ‘fight’ decisively without giving their opponent a chance to recover her energy, even if she was only a little girl.
The merciful and hesitant were usually rewarded with death in their profession, after all. And the two vipers were clearly masters of their craft who had long since learned that lesson.
Emilia only thought about letting the daggers brush past her clothes before she rejected it and cleanly avoided them both ‘precariously’ with a twirl and a backflip. ‘I can’t those on my side realize those weapons aren’t props too soon, or they might try to interfere!’
“What the hell! How did she avoid that?!”
The two ‘Vipers’ were clearly not as disturbed by her maneuvers as the rest of the gang, though, and quickly followed up with more deadly strikes, weaving in with great coordination to minimize the number of openings she had between the two of them.
Emilia had to admit, had her actual speed and strength not been completely beyond their reach, she would definitely be in a very bad situation by now if she had to face two of them at the same time unarmed. She’d still be able to handle them, of course, but it wouldn’t be without revealing some of her tricks.
The crimson-haired girl realized that things would definitely start looking absurd on camera if she continued dodging them like that, and quickly made up her mind to turn the situation around.
“Die!” The ‘Red Viper’ had just lunged forward viciously once again when he found some red thing flying towards his face, and before he could even panic, his world went black with a bang.
“Fuck!” Unlike his partner, the ‘Black Viper’ clearly saw the girl kick off her heels, somehow making the shoot off like bullets, and fortunately he managed to dodge the other one just in time.
The whistling wind that brushed past his ear sent chills down his spine, and he couldn’t help but gulp. ‘I-If that heel hadn’t been on the other side when that thing hit Reddy, he would definitely have had his head impaled by a fucking shoe, right?!’
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