In this crossover anime/manga series, my romantic choices in my head are a bit strange.

With just one meeting and his undeniable charm, Han Songyi was already deeply captivated. Getting rid of this influence was simple: a year or two of not seeing or speaking to each other, and over time the impression faded, leading to heartbreak.

The high-tech women you encounter on the street have dozens or even hundreds of romantic histories and are just waiting to hook up with someone, so naturally, it won't work on them.

Han Songyi walked dejectedly, not knowing where she was going. It wasn't until her vision went black and she felt a chill that she realized she had walked into a place she would never normally dare to come to.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the dark side of big cities, Base 48!

The wall next to her was covered with graffiti from various gangs, each one of which made her heart pound with fear. They included things like offering a large sum of money for a child, out-of-body experiences, and rejuvenation, showing her where she had ended up!

She turned around quickly, but it was too late.

A tall man with two henchmen in black suits was blocking the intersection where they had come from. Han Songyi's face turned pale, and she turned to continue forward. Two more men dressed in black emerged from the shadows.

"Little sister, are you still wandering around outside so late?"

The tall man, dressed in a white uniform like a restaurant waiter, had a wicked smile on his face: "Didn't your parents tell you not to go to unfamiliar places at night?"

Han Songyi gritted her teeth, her eyes revealing a hardened and defiant look: "So what? Do you still want to make a move!"

"Hmph! You filthy bitch, what are you pretending to be innocent for!"

A greasy-looking henchman, seeing his boss being talked back to, seized the opportunity to stand up for him.

He licked his lips, leering as he sized up Han Songyi's body. Although she wore a large hoodie, completely concealing her curves, her exquisitely beautiful face, and the way the breeze revealed glimpses of her skin, indicated she was a rare and stunningly beautiful young woman. He hadn't seen such a youthful and vibrant girl in the base for a long time! Every time he saw one, after some investigation, he discovered she was just a toy for some big shot, her body already worn out, devoid of any desire to conquer. "You're already here, what are you pretending for! It's just selling yourself, just name your price, my big brother can afford it!" "Hahahaha!!"

The men around her laughed wildly, their mocking and lewd gazes fixed on Han Songyi's untouched body, as if they could see through her clothes to every inch of her skin.

Han Songyi felt disgusted and her whole body broke out in goosebumps. She was also very angry at their foul language.

She clenched her fists, her eyes blazing with anger: "I'll say it again, get out of my way!"

The laughter stopped.

A somber, silent, and unsettling atmosphere filled the air; all expressions vanished from everyone's faces, replaced by mockery and indifference.

Chapter Thirteen: Wow, there are foreign forces involved!

"Little girl, you're pretty arrogant!"

The men, grinning maliciously, drew daggers hidden behind their waists and approached her step by step, admiring her pale face.

"Don't come any closer!"

Han Songyi glared angrily at the man in front of her. "...I'm a hunter! Are you sure you want to make a move?!" she said.

The approaching group paused, looking at Han Songyi with surprise and suspicion. "She said she's a hunter… Hey, what do we do?" "Is it true?"

They're not stupid either.

They can commit crimes in this city not because of strength, but because of their connections and influence. They are protected by high-ranking hunters!

Kidnapping ordinary people as required is permitted by higher-ups. But directly provoking a hunter and getting killed on the spot goes unchallenged!

They turned their gaze to the leader in white, hoping he would make the decision.

Unexpectedly, the leader became even angrier:

"Hmph! You bunch of useless trash, actually scared by a little girl!" He cursed them as idiots, then tossed a large bag to his two henchmen beside him: "What hunter! There's a hunter in this city I don't recognize?! You're just trying to fool us!!"

"I'm so sorry, boss!"

"But...didn't they just have a qualification test recently?" "Judging from her appearance, she's a female student of that age. What if it really is her?"

These words caused the leader to pause for a moment. It was at this moment that Han Songyi made her move!

She turned and charged back the way she came, facing a wall of people blocking her way. She slapped a thug away with a single palm strike. Even among E-rank hunters, there are differences—what Cheng Zhenyu couldn't do, didn't mean she couldn't!

A swift flying kick knocked down another henchman, leaving only the leader in the white shirt.

Han Songyi struck while the iron was hot, delivering the same punch to the leader as before!

After the surprise attack, the leader realized that the woman was resisting him. An angry look appeared on his face, and he raised his arm to block Han Songyi!

flat!

A muffled thud came from the point of contact; the force was greater than that of an adult male, and it caused him pain when it hit his body.

However, he was not taken down!

The leader shook his hand and revealed a sinister smile.

Taking advantage of Han Songyi's moment of surprise and astonishment, the experienced leader fought her again, but it only took a few rounds.

The leader shoved her arm away and kicked her hard against the wall with his left foot!

Han Songyi coughed up a mouthful of blood, and her vision went black. How...how could this be...?

"Ha, hahahahahaha!!!"

"A hunter?! Indeed, you weren't lying!" The leader's lips curled into a smirk, his eyes filled with mockery, his large hand gripping Han Songyi's neck tightly. "But what exactly is his strength?" "So weak! Could he be a legendary E-rank hunter?! Hahahaha!!!"

"Unfortunately, I'm a C-rank hunter! Dealing with trash like you is more than enough!!"

"You, uh...uh..."

Han Songyi struggled desperately, but could not escape the control of the culprit, and gradually her strength waned.

At this moment, the thugs who had just been knocked down also reacted and caught up, seeing Han Songyi's miserable appearance.

"Snapped!"

Two slaps, one on each side, stung her face. "I told you not to sneak attack! I told you not to be arrogant! You bitch, you think you're so tough?! You slut!"

"OK OK."

The leader frowned and waved his hand impatiently: "Don't break it. You know the rules, right?"

"Ah?"

Rules? The rules are simply stripping them naked, having them take turns lining up, and then saying, "I'll go first, you guys stop."

The underlings were stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something, their faces turning deathly pale:

"Could it be...?"

"Good, now keep her under control!"

Having received confirmation from their leader, the underlings put aside their own thoughts and hurriedly split up to do their respective tasks.

One of the henchmen went to get a rope, tied Han Songyi's feet together and held them firmly down, two henchmen held her arms, and another locked her neck.

Han Songyi understood what was about to happen. A strange strength welled up within her, and she began to struggle again. However, having lost all her strength, she was unable to break free from the several adult men.

Tears of despair streamed from her eyes. Seeing this, the leader rubbed his wrist and chuckled.

"Do you know you're wrong? Be more sincere, and maybe I'll let you go?" He gestured for his men to release Han Songyi's throat, allowing her to speak. "Ugh, ugh... Please, please let me go, I..."

Before Han Songyi could utter a single sentence, the leader impatiently grabbed her by the neck, brought his ear close to his mouth, and looked on with a puzzled expression:

"Huh? What? I didn't hear that!" "Say something, are you even sincere?!" Han Songyi felt like her throat was being choked.

Her throat burned with pain, and she tried to speak, but could only manage broken, gurgling words.

"I...I...was wrong..."

"hehe."

The leader released her, chuckling at her pitiful state. "Now you know you were wrong? Huh?!"

He raised his left foot as if to kick her, and the powerful blow made her subconsciously recall the pain she had just experienced.

"Ee, ee!!!"

A surge of heat uncontrollably emanated from between Han Songyi's legs, staining her blue jeans with a large dark patch.

Seeing this, the leader laughed wildly. Seeing the ugly state of others, especially the ugly state of beautiful women, greatly satisfied his ego.

"I'll give you a chance."

"Die, or wait to be humiliated, which would you choose?"

He lightly lifted Han Songyi's face, and her beautiful face, though tearful, was still exquisite, which made him even more hungry.

Han Songyi's body stiffened involuntarily.

She had a premonition that she would be treated unfairly, but when it actually happened.

She couldn't express her feelings. "I...I don't want to...die..."

Death versus chastity—she chose the latter. She hadn't even had a chance to apologize to Zhenya; she had so many things she wanted to accomplish; she hadn't even exchanged a few more words with her dream man. A flash of hatred crossed Han Songyi's eyes. As long as the green hills remain, there's always firewood to burn! Endure today's humiliation… one day, you'll pay a hundredfold!

The leader saw the resentment in her eyes, but instead of getting angry, he burst into laughter and spat on the ground again.

"Pah! You think you can get away with this by getting a beating?! You think you can get away with this?!"

What do you mean?

He pointed to his lurking underlings beside him: "Do you know why they're scared?" If it were just a simple group activity, his underlings would have been excited and started arguing about who should go next and whether they should clean up properly afterwards, but they didn't.

They belong to a gang called the Dragon Sword Gang. On the surface, they are just an ordinary criminal organization, but they have grown rapidly in ten years, with informants all over the city, yet they have not attracted the attention of the guild. This is certainly related to their style of operation: they do not provoke hunters, they do not provoke wealthy people, they have connections at all levels, and they only commit crimes at night, being extremely careful.

As for Han Songyi...

They do not provoke hunters, but that's because they have joined guilds and have local guilds backing them up. Han Songyi, who has just awakened and is still an E-rank hunter that no guild wants, is just dead!

Moreover, relying solely on gang tactics, they cannot remain completely unaware.

They have powerful backers!

"Let me tell you the truth, you woman, I'm backed by the Sword-Drawing Guild!" the leader said.

Chapter Fourteen: The Ruthless Gangster Boss – His True Face is…

Sword-Drawing Guild!

Han Songyi was startled, her eyes filled with fear and uncertainty as she looked at the leader.

This is a super-large guild with 11 S-class hunters. For Han Songyi right now, what is most eye-catching is not its strength, but its identity!

This is a hunter guild belonging to Country J!

Yet, it cultivates criminal gangs in South Korea, just across the sea, and even develops them in a highly clandestine manner…

It was blatantly telling Han Songyi that they had ill intentions. This was infiltration by foreign forces!

Only the leader, being a C-rank hunter, knew that the Sword Draw Guild was behind him; the underlings and thugs beside him, like Han Songyi, were only finding out now.

However, they didn't feel much about it.

While South Koreans may not be as eager to admire the strong as those on the other side of the strait, they still hold considerable sway in the discourse. They were overjoyed to learn that a super-powerful guild was above them!

Betraying the country is utter nonsense. You're telling this to a petty thug who's committed all sorts of evil deeds? Han Songyi was stunned. At this moment, the leader was pulling down her pants while telling her about her miserable future, enjoying Han Songyi's desperate state!

"We sell people according to their tiers, not just randomly." "The worst and ugliest ones are taken to be butchered, their organs and tissues removed and sold, while the remaining dead flesh is disposed of in a meat grinder."

"Ordinary people with normal physical condition are taken to laboratories and used as experimental equipment by scientists and criminals in the organization, and used as tools for those people to vent their frustrations in their spare time."

"As for you, you are the finest of the finest!" the leader licked his lips and grinned wickedly.

"Send it to those perverted rich and powerful people. Depending on their preferences, you might end up with pigs and dogs, fighting for food like a female animal, being watched by the rich, and then they'll give you a few shots of ice, making you mate with those smelly, filthy pigs and dogs, happily licking their disgusting bristles..."

"Or perhaps a white-skinned person who reveres cannibalism, feeding you until you're plump and white every day, then slicing off every piece of your flesh, one slice at a time. A highly skilled healer will work day and night to heal your wounds, sprinkling you with sweet cumin in a raging fire, along with a potent poison that will leave you delirious and devouring your own body..."

With each word he spoke, the faces of his henchmen and Han Songyi paled a little more.

Oh my goodness.

Is this something a human could say? What?!

A wave of immense despair washed over her; she felt dizzy and her mind went blank.

Send them to the other side of the ocean to be pigs, playthings for those perverted rich people who control life and death, becoming inhuman poultry.

How could she possibly accept such a future?! And to make matters worse, it was the future she herself had chosen!

"Help, help me!!! Help me, help me... help me!!" Han Songyi cried out the loudest she had ever been since birth. Faced with a terrifying future, all she had left was the most basic yearning for survival, for human life—a yearning that ignited her last remaining emotion. "Heh heh, hahahahahahaha!!"

"Everyone around has been dispersed, no one's coming to save you, hahahahahahaha!!!!"

The leader laughed gleefully.

Feeling utterly devastated by her mockery, Han Songyi finally understood why her underlings had been so terrified. Such a perverse and cruel act was beyond the comprehension of a few greenhorns. The fact that Han Songyi could still speak was because they didn't want to damage the high-quality goods; even a single scratch or missing tooth would exponentially lower the price!

99 points and 100 points may seem like a difference of just one point, but in reality, they are 100 points apart!

Huh?

Is there something wrong? Ah, I clearly want to ensure the goods are elegant, beautiful, and intact, preferably someone who doesn't understand human affairs and won't even let the underlings touch them.