The electrical system, which originally placed a tremendous strain on Chen En's heart at the beginner level, could extend his lifespan for a period of time at the intermediate level. Therefore, for Chen En at the advanced level, it would be almost an unlimited endurance.

His limit is the limit of the storage batteries inside the Batsuit.

Chen En dodged Hawke's axe strike with a swift movement, his body suddenly shifting forward, unleashing a burst of power that instantly struck Hawke.

This time, Hawke's expression finally changed.

Because he realized that Chen En's speed and power had increased several levels in just a moment, and even the realm of "visible but intangible things" had become difficult to maintain at this time.

All of the hundreds of fighting techniques have reached the master level.

This means that Chen En's fighting style will have hundreds or even thousands of variations on the original basis. For opponents with super intuition, this is nothing, but for opponents who rely on the realm of seeing without form, it is the sky falling.

He had no chance to adapt to the thousands of new tactics Chen En suddenly displayed.

Even if Hawke were to adapt by utilizing the realm of the invisible, it would still be nothing more than an exchange of moves against Chen En, who possesses superhuman intuition. Chen En would still be able to achieve a one-on-one kill using hundreds of master-level fighting techniques!

Hawke's over-reliance on intuition led to his first major setback in hand-to-hand combat.

Dozens, even hundreds, of blows followed in quick succession.

Hawke's body was forced backward until he was sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground. Blood even spilled from the corner of his mouth, indicating that he had suffered internal injuries during the attack.

However, Chen En had no intention of stopping.

Since he was going to make a move, he should at least inflict a weakening effect. Hawke wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, picked up two axes, and prepared to fight again. But at that moment, the sound of brakes suddenly rang out.

"Damn it, Hawke, you entered the country illegally, I'm arresting you!"

He was a middle-aged man wearing a brown overcoat and a brown hat, with a chubby chin, and a violent temper.

This person is Shinichi Zenigata.

Chen En noticed the person's physical features out of the corner of his eye and quickly drew a conclusion.

Koichi Zenigata, the archenemy of Lupin III.

He was a police officer with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, but resigned for unknown reasons and became a member of an international criminal organization.

He has been pursuing Lupin III all along, but at this moment, it seems he has come for Hawke.

At that moment, in Zenigata Koichi's car, a figure dressed in white gracefully leaped through the air, landing between Chen En and Hawke. The figure was pale and weak, but held a renowned sword in its hand.

he said,

"Batman, please step back."

"This is a real battle between him and me, please."

Ishikawa Goemon.

One of the world's top swordsmen, possessing the Zanetsu sword that can cut through anything, but Chen En has a countermeasure against Goemon: he can incapacitate Goemon within three seconds.

Chen En narrowed his eyes, revealing a look of disapproval.

His hand had already drawn out a fine net made entirely of [Konjac], one of the very few materials that the Zantetsuken could not cut through and was also easily obtained. Using this net, he could instantly eliminate the threat posed by the Zantetsuken.

As for Goemon's unarmed combat skills, they were meaningless against someone with advanced expertise.

However, at the next moment, Lupin III intervened to smooth things over.

"Oh dear, is there really a need to be so tense?"

"Your only goal is to send Hawke to prison, right? In that case, whether you knock Hawke down or Goemon knocks him down, it won't make any difference, right?"

"Brother Bat, how about I consider it a favor I owe you?"

Lupin III's favors were very valuable, in every sense of the word.

However, Chen En merely frowned.

But before he could speak, Lupin III continued.

"Didn't you say I flooded the Kingdom of Cagliostro? Well, the person in question is right next to you now. How about asking him? Bat, we need some reason to beat someone up, right?"

"Right? Uncle Zenigata?"

Chen En: ?

Inspector Megure calls me "little brother," but you call me "older brother," right?

Is this a unique way of speaking in the Kansai dialect? He remembered that Hattori Heiji also seemed to like saying things like "brother" or "uncle".

Inspector Zenigata frowned and said,

"Lupin, you mean the Kingdom of Cagliostro...?"

"Alright, although I hate to admit it, I have to say that in the Kingdom of Cagliostro, you only stole the princess's heart. You didn't open that treasure, and the flooding of more than half of the country had nothing to do with you!"

Chen En frowned slightly.

The next moment, Kaito Kuroba's voice came through the earphones.

"Kyogoku Makoto has arrived at the hospital and is currently undergoing emergency treatment. However, the doctor said that he was brought in in time, so there is a high probability that his life is not in danger. He also said that if he had arrived any later, they would have had to ask a certain black and white panda whose license had been revoked for help."

Hearing this, Chen En loosened his fist slightly.

he said,

"Your time is limited."

Chapter 356 The True Meaning of Things That Can Be Seen Without Images

Things that can be seen but have no form

This is a mental skill that is completely different from what fighters in the DC universe pursue, perhaps because there is a natural cultural clash between Eastern and Western cultures.

In Chen En's view, these two can coexist, thereby achieving the ultimate mastery over the body.

In the world of Japanese manga, they call this "Ultra Instinct," and the best way to learn the state of "seeing nothingness" is to observe a head-on confrontation between two fighters who have reached this state.

However, very few fighters can reach this level.

But right now, there are two people right in front of Chen En.

Chen En leaned back slightly, listening intently to Zenigata Koichi's description of the true full picture of the "Caliostro Incident." He learned that it was yet another horrific tragedy caused by the Riddler.

He was silent.

Indeed, the Riddler shouldn't have been kicked out of Gotham City. He should have been psychologically reformed on the spot, or perhaps just humanely annihilated. So many things in this world have been ruined by these three words.

"Something that can be seen but has no form...?"

Chen En's gaze fell on Hawke and Goemon, who were locked in combat.

Having reached the master level in over a hundred martial arts, second only to a handful of top-tier combat specialists, his skills were not much inferior to Goemon and Hawke, and one could vaguely discern some of their techniques.

At this moment, the battle between Hawke and Goemon had reached its climax.

Goemon deliberately reduced the frequency of the battle to allow Hawke's mental state to return to its full potential before engaging Hawke in a fair and just duel. Goemon's training had nearly killed Hawke, and Hawke had also suffered internal injuries from Chen En's attack.

Comparatively speaking, Goemon's situation was even worse.

With a stomp of his foot, Goemon sped past, only to be sent flying by Hawke's blow. Several knife marks appeared on Hawke's fingers.

In this situation, Goemon simply turned his back to Hawke, sheathed his sword, and gently placed his fingers on the scabbard.

Have they given up the fight?

Inspector Zenigata was somewhat surprised.

He immediately drew his pistol from his waist, but before Inspector Zenigata could aim, Daisuke Jigen had already pressed the broken half of his gun against Inspector Zenigata's forehead and said sternly,

"This is a real battle, and it would be quite tactless to disturb it at this time."

"Inspector Zenigata, do you want Goemon to hate you for the rest of your life? Don't do anything, just watch. Even if Goemon dies because of this, it's his decision. We will avenge him, but we won't interfere with his final duel!"

Chen En narrowed his eyes slightly.

The next moment, Hawke slashed down with his sword, and Goemon also completed his iaido slash in that instant.

The axe immediately sliced ​​off the flesh on the outside of Goemon's right arm, but Goemon's Zantetsu sword completed an iaido slash in that instant, slicing off the axe along with Hawk's arm!

Hawke was horrified to see his arm slowly slide to the ground as he tried to raise it to deliver the final blow.

Fresh blood gushed out.

Hawke panicked. He immediately raised the axe in his other hand, leaned forward, and was about to kill Goemon. But Goemon turned his blade and sliced ​​through Hawke's neck without any restraint.

Beheaded.

The gushing blood instantly returned to reality.

Hawke stepped back in alarm, touching his head, while Goemon stood up and stared at Hawke.

When two masters of invisible beings clash...

Their energies would intertwine, forcing them to clash in a possible battle, and the experience of being killed in his consciousness was so real to Hawke that his mental state was completely shattered in that instant.

Hawke took a step back, his only hand gripping the axe, but slowly releasing it.

The next moment, due to excessive blood loss from his arm, Hawke finally couldn't hold on any longer, and his body slowly fell backward. He had already been seriously injured and unconscious. Goemon's lips twitched, as if pain had also surfaced at this moment.

Chen En had just witnessed the end of the real sword fight.

Moreover, he witnessed it twice: once when Goemon killed Hawk, and another time when Hawk retreated and fell down. He even wondered if he was hallucinating.

He specifically used the memory palace technique taught to him by Sherlock Holmes to retrieve and recall the recent memory.

Ultimately, Chen En came to a conclusion.

He wasn't mistaken; it did happen twice. Although it only happened once in the real world, there seemed to be another battle of consciousness in the mental realm that didn't count towards real time.

It seems that the waters of this world are not as shallow as he imagined.

The instant Goemon and Hawkemon's duel concluded, Lupin III suddenly threw a smoke bomb, which instantly enveloped the surroundings. Lupin III then picked up Goemon and said with a grin,

"Hey, Bat Brother, Uncle Zenigata, see you next time!"

"I'll come to Tokyo to visit you guys again if I have the chance!"

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