"Their strength...This is not the information we received."
Jack immediately charged up to him and began to swing his knife repeatedly. The control of the fight had instantly switched to Jack as it was now Malcom on the backpedal. He had tried his best to avoid the knife attacks, but it was in vain, as more cuts appeared on his body.
"Haha, you're pretty tough, huh! I was sorta trying to slice right through you, but it feels like I'm slashing metal!" Jack said before thrusting his knife into Malcolm's face, which he barely avoided. It left a graze, however.
What the hell...his speed, it's like it has been supercharged. Was he playing around earlier!?
"Damn it...there's no way I'll lose to you--" his words, full of conviction, were immediately cut off by a surprise punch to the side of his face from Charles. He was knocked to the opposite side of the yard.
"Hey guys, my opponent's finished, so it's your turn!" Charles declared, albeit covered in blood.
* * *
"Hey guys, I have an ability where I can sense where explosives are and forcibly detonate them," Zack said to the gang.
"Huh, oh...is that how the rocket randomly exploded?" Ada asked.
"Yeah, and I can sense that the cops have got a lot of explosives. Even though Jack and Charles have the upper hand, it's not like killing those guys is light work for them, as we can see, so I think we should help them."
"...What's your plan?" Nathan asked.
* * *
Malcolm got back up slowly and looked at Rachel. She was unconscious and seemed to be very injured.
...She's still breathing...I can see her chest rising and falling.
"Man, your friend did quite a number on me even though I used blood doping. She gave me a nice fight!"
"So you want to fight him, Charles?" Jack asked. "Fair play, I'll go after the rest of those buggers!" He said before charging towards the officers hiding behind the police cars and ballistic shields.
"GET BACK HE--" Before he could stop Jack, he was intercepted by yet another hook to the face by Charles. "You guys should stop looking away from a fight!"
At the same time, Jack tackled a cop who was hiding behind a car to the ground, digging his knife into the unfortunate victim's chest countless times. A crazed look filled the murderer's eyes, as he admired his 'work' with a sadistic grin.
"Ah...that feels a lot better." He said before he continued his attack on the rest. He even went for the ones that Nathan downed.
Charles pummeled Malcolm with left and right hooks, blood spraying from his mouth with every hit.
"I thought you were stronger than the girl, but it doesn't seem like--" Before Charles could finish, Malcolm, as if springing to life with energy, avoided his fists and delivered a double palm strike to Charles' face. Charles looked disoriented from the strikes, so Malcom prioritized, kicking him straight to the chest and knocking him back.
"I'm...more than enough...to kill you criminals." He panted out, slightly swaying from where he stood.
* * *
Sergeant John and Lieutenant Harvey were sitting in an office, sipping coffee.
"I suppose it'll soon be time to hear back from our men," Harvey spoke.
"Yes, I'm sure they are almost done with getting rid of those criminals. I just want this obstacle to be dealt with quickly--"
John was interrupted by an officer entering his office. The officer appeared to be nervous, lightly tugging at his own sleeves.
"Huh, why have you interrupted us?" John asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but our men have requested reinforcements!" The officer explained, his words almost tumbling over one another with how quickly he spoke.
"WHAT!?" Both the Lieutenant and Sergeant exclaimed simultaneously, eyes wide with disbelief.
"They said that the criminals are stronger than anticipated and that the original plan has proved useless."
There was silence in the room for a couple of seconds until John slammed his fist on the table, spilling his coffee.
"DAMMIT! SEND THE REINFORCEMENTS QUICKLY!" He shouted.
* * *
Jack had murdered almost all the police officers and was making his way to the last few officers.
"Sergeant!" An officer shouted as he called out to Malcolm while firing at Jack. "Reinforcements are on the way! If we hold on for a little longer, we can win!" Those were the last words he could utter, as Jack removed his head from his body, finally killing the last of the police officers.
"Haha! How annoying you guys can be!" Jack laughed as he made his way to Malcom to help Charles.
Dammit...apparently reinforcements are coming, but now both of them are gonna attack me...can I even stay alive for this lo--
"Jack! This is my fight! Stay outta this!"
"Huh?" Jack asked with a puzzled expression.
Malcolm looked over to Rachel, whose body twitched.
No, I can't be thinking like this...these guys are criminals, and I must get rid of them...that is my duty!
With renewed determination, he was ready to fight again. However, Nathan and the group were exiting the hotel simultaneously.
"BANG!"
Nathan fired his sniper bullet that went right into Malcolm's shoulder.
"Ugh!" He groaned as he instinctively gripped his shoulder.
"Guys, it's time to go! I'm not getting caught by whatever reinforcements these guys are bringing!" Nathan declared as they were running.
"Get back!" Malcolm shouted at them but immediately caught a kick to his face by Charles, sending him into the window of a police car, which left a spider web-like crack in it. The impact also knocked him out.
"It was fun while it lasted, I guess...too bad I didn't get to go all out."
"We need to get a car, guys!" Ada suggested.
"Ugh...you guys...are going nowhere," Rachel stated as she rose.
"Tsk, I'll deal with this!" Nathan stated. "Just hurry up and steal a car or something!" Everyone listened and left Nathan to deal with Rachel.
Okay, Nathan...she's severely injured, so she won't be moving as fast...as long as you don't mess up the timing, you'll live. I won't die here.
Suddenly Rachel dashed at him and appeared a few feet in front of him. She was coming in for a punch, but before she could plant her feet, Nathan materialized a pillow under her foot, messing up her rhythm, and thus losing her balance. He immediately materialized a knife in the same motion and avoided her punch, which had lost its force and speed due to her lack of balance.
In one swift motion, Nathan vertically slashed her right across her right eye as she fell.
"AAAHHHHHHH!!!!" Rachel screamed as she regained her balance and instinctively clutched her eye. Nathan took that opportunity to escape.
Nathan had seen them already in a car, along with the corpse of an adult male, their intestines strewn across the road.
"I see you guys got a car..." Nathan said as he averted his gaze from the deceased.
"Hurry up and get in!" Zack demanded. Without hesitating, Nathan jumped in, and Zack drove off. Rachel, still clutching her eyes, tried to chase them but didn't get far due to the injured state of her body.
"DAMMIT!" Rachel shouted, her tone filled with rage.
"Good job guys, we won!" Ada said as she congratulated everyone.
"Yeah, thanks for my coat, Zack. That was pretty clutch, you know."
"Oh, don't worry, bro. Also, do you guys think I should do it now?"
"Do we really need to...we've escaped, you know?" Nathan said.
"But what if they chase us?" Zack asked. "Those guys are pretty fast, you know."
"As the leader I say...do what you must, dear," Ada responded, much to Zack's happiness.
Malcolm had also slightly regained consciousness. He was still lying in the police car, which was now glowing, along with the rest of the cars. The final thing he saw was Rachel in the distance, approaching him with a worried expression.
"BOOM!!!!!"
The police cars exploded. The explosion destroyed the hotel, leveling buildings with its force. Sounds of alarms and screams could be heard and cars and people were being thrown around by the shockwave of the explosion. The explosion affected the entire city block. It could even be felt all the way where the gang was.
"Ah, what a nice breeze," Zack mentioned from the increased air pressure. Nathan looked a little dejected. "...And an even better light show."