"We represent Marquez." A muscular man said this, looking challengingly at Koji, who seemed to be against giving in to the requests being made.
"And I represent Osaka. Your weapons, please."
"Don't repeat the same mistake as the fool in New York." Marquez's envoy warned, raising an eyebrow.
"Fools speak, cowards remain silent, but the wise listen." Koji said, adjusting his glasses.
At that moment, a voice from the back asked, "And what are you?"
Anton looked at Caine, who seemed to know Koji. None of their relationships concerned him, but it seemed like everyone was very involved.
"Hello, friend..."
Koji looked at his old friend and said, "I'm glad you came to visit me after so many years. Are you working with them now?"
Caine shook his head and asked, "And your daughter?"
"Alive... How is your daughter, Akira?"
"She's about to get married; her fiancé is in this hotel wanting to plan the preparations for their wedding." Koji said this without showing any expression on his face.
Caine nodded and said, "I'm glad... Listen, let's not end this with blood."
"Then leave!"
"No one defies the order; I remember you used to understand that." Caine said it with an annoyed tone.
"And I remember there was a time when you understood the meaning of brotherhood."
"Enough!" Marquez's envoy shouted, immediately saying, "By Marquez's orders, this hotel is desanctified; move aside."
By that time, Anton had approached; his gaze counted the number of enemies surrounding him, and he muttered, "At least I could imagine an outcome."
Everyone looked at Anton; his suit attracted a lot of attention because he seemed ready to start a confrontation, making everyone nervous.
"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, may the good men who will unfortunately die today rest in peace." Anton said as he stepped forward in front of Koji, looking at the blind man in front of him.
At that moment, the lights went out, and numerous people with bows appeared, aiming at the more than ten men in geos suits who threatened this hotel.
"Don't do this, Koji..."
Anton looked at Caine and said, "He who dies today loses..."
Koji looked at Anton but said nothing; he watched as Caine left and shouted, "Fire!"
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Numerous arrows shot out from the bows, and Anton, who knew the inevitable would happen, took a pistol in his left hand and a knife in his right.
"Kill them all!" Marquez's envoy shouted, furious that this hotel had turned against him.
Anton quickly slid across the floor and, in a blink, appeared in front of a man he had shot before.
"Aaaahhhh!"
With a quick hand, Anton stabbed the man in the heart as he screamed. The lips of this big man trembled for a few seconds, but without saying a word, he died in anger.
Anton is ruthless right now.
Especially now that he knew perfectly well his priorities.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The way these men fought here was with swords and special bows—something very rudimentary when facing gunpowder weapons—but still, there were no major imbalances.
When Anton killed the first man, he quickly ran to another to clear the way for Koji, who wasn't showing great speed.
After stabbing a man a few times, Anton rolled to the side and started running again.
He could see a dozen people shooting at the same time.
The pistol bullets penetrated the bodies of those men who didn't wear special suits, so in a short time, a disadvantage was shown.
Boom!
Anton rolled towards the group of men in gray suits and threw a stun grenade.
The explosion stunned many people, so Anton took advantage of this moment to shoot all the men nearby.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Although he avoided most bullets, a few penetrated his suit, giving him a great pain impact that slowed him down for a few seconds.
He knew that, given the circumstances, he could only fight in close combat with these giant armored men.
But Anton felt like a predator, hunting his prey.
His reflexes were better, and his speed had increased.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Ahhhhh!"
When he ended the life of another man in a gray suit, everyone seemed to give both sides a minute of rest, so Anton wiped the blood off his knife, keeping an eye on the five remaining men.
But at that moment, a group of men in armored suits entered, aiming their assault rifles at everyone inside, so Koji ordered everyone to fall back.
"You come with me."
Anton looked at his father-in-law and nodded. In fact, he had gotten more involved than he expected, so it was a good idea to retreat.
"Where are the gunpowder weapons? We won't be able to do anything against those armored enemies." Anton said as he reloaded his pistol on the way.
Koji, who looked at Anton's suit that was white before but now covered in blood, replied, "We don't usually use gunpowder weapons; we stick to our principles."
"Well, that will make things very difficult for us." Anton murmured as he watched those soldiers of the order start to shoot at everyone.