Martial artists can never be ultimately insulted.

Yuan Chen nodded, noting down the location Ingrid had marked. He then stood up and looked at the people around him, saying:

"We're all about to leave anyway... Without any more worries, let's do whatever we want and let go of our gloomy mood."

"Ah."

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Sagat nodded understandingly and said, "I do have some things I need to explain to them."

"I haven't avenged myself or my father yet!" Huo Yindan said, his fighting spirit high.

"Xia Du'er and his gang are Ying Luo's lackeys, aren't they? I'll make them know what happens when they anger Master Huo Yin Dan!"

Chunli didn't speak, but it was clear that she was in a bad mood.

Whether it's Yuan Chen's determination, Yuan's terminal illness, or the sudden attack that has just occurred, they are all too sudden and too intense.

Tong Ang, on the contrary, remained remarkably calm, simply standing up and saying:

“I will arrange for police officers to evacuate the surrounding streets. Let them make a scene... Yingluo, give me a response. I also need to give Yingluo a response.”

"Sigh." Yuan leaned back in his chair, seemingly unperturbed. "You'd better be careful, I can't be of much help right now."

Yuan Chen simply pursed his lips and remained silent.

It would be strange if Yuan could have nothing to do.

Thinking about it, Yuan Chen patted Chunli on the shoulder.

Noticing Chunli's somewhat unfocused and confused gaze, Yuan Chen simply said calmly, "If you feel depressed, just let the pressure out."

Upon hearing this, Chunli remained silent for a moment, then her eyes gradually hardened, finally revealing an undisguised determination.

"Ok!"

On the other side, in Hong Kong, at the residence of the Sanyuan Association, on the top floor of a two-story pavilion in a Chinese courtyard.

Looking at the man seated at the head of the table, a young woman with two buns and two braids hanging down, holding a long staff, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit and arm armor, said with an unfriendly expression:

“Baroque, abducting this woman is not part of the organization’s plan. Our first priority is to leave Hong Kong and minimize unnecessary risks.”

As soon as the first voice fell, another young woman with short hair and a military beret spoke in a cold voice:

"You'd better give me a clear and reasonable answer right now, or I will consider you a traitor and take you back to Lord Vega for trial."

"Don't be so nervous, it'll be September and October~"

Hearing the two women's words, the man named Baroque paid no attention whatsoever. He didn't even look at them, but instead gazed at his own face in the mirror, admiring it slowly. After a moment, he said in a leisurely manner:

“I’ve already investigated everything. The restaurant where Tong Ang is staying is just an ordinary old restaurant, and the letter was delivered using a mental energy amplification device… We’re about to leave Hong Kong, so why not use the remaining mental energy? Let’s use it to intimidate them and let them know the consequences of going against Ying Luo!”

"The only truly troublesome guy is probably the one who defeated Sagat, right? But judging from the video, with that kind of severe physical exhaustion, he probably won't be able to get out of bed for the next two or three months!"

"What about Sagat and Tongang?!" the two demanded.

Baroque sneered and said, "I'm actually hoping that Sagat and the others will arrive soon! It'll be perfect for Lord Vega to see who Shadow Luo's true right-hand man is, who is truly powerful and beautiful!"

"Unfortunately... they might not even have time to find this place!"

Volume 1: Chapter 52 - A Surprise Attack on Shadow Luo

Upon hearing Baroque's words, a hint of disgust flashed across the faces of the two women in September and October.

"Our first task is to leave Hong Kong immediately to prevent our members from being arrested by Interpol, and to attempt to recover the Terracotta Warriors! You'd better pray that nothing goes wrong, otherwise Lord Vega will definitely make you pay the price!"

Listening to the two women's words and feeling their gazes, Baroque's face was full of boredom.

"She has a pretty face, but she has no idea how to show it off... Lord Vega's power is indeed strong, but unfortunately she is still lacking in the creation of beauty."

September and October clearly didn't take this to heart, simply snorting before turning and leaving.

Baroque simply shook his head rather listlessly, then took out his phone and re-examined the battlefield footage recorded by the surveillance cameras.

The content was none other than the confrontation between Yuan Chen and Chun Li against Sagat.

Looking at Yuan Chen and Chun Li in the video, Baroque's eyes narrowed slightly.

It's beautiful... It would be even better if they found that letter, then it wouldn't have been in vain that I came all the way from the Japanese fighting world to clean up the mess left by that idiot Sagat.

Meanwhile, after making their decision, everyone set off together. While driving, Tong Ang used the location pointed out by Ingrid to check the relevant information about the building in the Hong Kong branch of Interpol.

Upon receiving the relevant information, a hint of surprise flashed in Tong Ang's eyes.

"What's wrong?" Chunli asked curiously from the side.

“The Mihara Society,” Tong Ang said. “The location marked by Miss Ingrid is the headquarters of the Mihara Society.”

As he said this, seemingly remembering Sagat and the others beside him, and that they weren't native to Hong Kong, and that Yuan Chen had only lived in Hong Kong for three years and might not know about some things that happened more than a decade ago, he quickly said:

"Back when Hong Kong was still the Asian fighting scene, the Sanyuan Gang was the largest gang in Hong Kong and one of the largest organizers of underground fighting arenas. They had a great influence in the hearts of many older Hong Kongers. I never expected that they would be a pawn of Yingluo?!"

Upon hearing Tong'ang's words, Sagat nodded thoughtfully, and then said:

"It shouldn't be... Although I don't remember very clearly, I do remember that when I was still working in Shadow Luo, the Mihara Society was still in the process of infiltration... If I remember correctly, it seems to be personally led by members of Vega's December Guard."

Upon hearing Sagat's words, Yuan Chen recalled them briefly, and a look of understanding appeared in his eyes after a moment.

No wonder Yuan Chen had no recollection of it, because this should have been the storyline that took place after Bronze Ang's death during the Street Fighter IV era.

Chun-Li returned to Hong Kong to search for clues about Ying-Luo. With Yuan's help, she discovered the problems of the Mihara Society. Subsequently, she joined forces with 'Fei-Long,' an action actor modeled after Bruce Lee, to attack the Mihara Society's headquarters.

Because Yuan also participated in the operation, the battle started quite smoothly. Unfortunately, Yuan's illness flared up at a critical moment, which allowed some members of Shadow Luo to escape.

The December Guard, on the other hand, is Vega's private army.

Initially, Vega assigned his men to kidnap hundreds of young girls from around the world. Once brought back to the Shadow Luo base, these girls were completely brainwashed, all their past memories erased, and then subjected to brutal physical and espionage training. Through constant elimination, only thirteen survived…

It's normal for the December unit to have thirteen people, just like the Shadow Warriors have five of their Four Heavenly Kings.

Besides being members of the bodyguard and Shadow Luo agents, these thirteen girls were also pre-prepared vessels for Vega's soul to be reincarnated.

The reason why they are all girls is not because Vega wants to be reincarnated as a beautiful girl, but simply because part of his spiritual power comes from a woman. When the physical body is destroyed and the soul is reincarnated, the spiritual power loss caused by the female body is the least.

At the same time, by strengthening their mental power, their bodies can also have greater resilience and endurance when facing various enhancement and modification experiments.

"arrive."

Just as Yuan Chen was still thinking, Tong Ang also slammed on the brakes and stopped at the street corner, showing his senior agent credentials to the Interpol members who had already sealed off the area.

"Ensure the evacuation of personnel, and leave the rest to us."

As he said this, Tong Ang took out an electronic key and unlocked the electronic shackles on Sagat's ankle.

"Although the incident happened suddenly, if you can perform well in this operation, you might be able to have some of the charges and punishments against you dropped."

Upon hearing Tong Ang's words, Sagat simply nodded silently.

Clearly, Tong Ang had been planning how to exonerate Sagat for a long time—or rather, reduce his punishment.

Having not known much about Sagat before, Tong Ang had reservations about Yuan Chen's attempt to mitigate Sagat's punishment through the victim's forgiveness.

After truly understanding Sagat, Tongang also realized some things.

Sagat simply made a mistake that many martial artists make... well, mainly because Sagat showed a good attitude in admitting his mistake, and had not actually committed unforgivable crimes such as murder. Furthermore, after getting to know him over this period of time, Tong Ang keenly realized that Sagat's heart was simply that of a pure martial artist.

Tong Ang never hesitates to give more choices and opportunities to those who have strayed from the right path and truly realized their mistakes.

Having learned why Tong Ang did this, Sagat simply nodded and then wrapped the bandage around his fist.

"Whatever the outcome, I will accept it."

How should the tasks be divided?

“Chunli and I are going to rescue people. I’ll leave the senior officers of Shadow Luo to you all,” Tong Ang said. “As for the other accomplices and henchmen, Interpol’s special operations team will handle them.”

Having determined their roles, the group headed directly towards the Mihara-kai building.

Still unaware of what was happening outside, the two guards from the Sanyuan Society approached with unfriendly expressions upon seeing Yuan Chen and his group arrive.

"Hey! What are you doing here? This isn't a place you can just walk in and out like that—"

But before the guard could finish speaking, Yuan Chen and Sagat raised their arms simultaneously.

With a flurry of punches, Sagat landed a heavy uppercut that slammed into the guard's abdomen, causing his soft abdominal cavity to cave in. Yuan Chen, on the other hand, delivered a straight punch to the chest, sending him flying several meters with a sickening cracking sound!

"Enemy attack!!!"

Volume 1: Chapter 53 - Violence

Noticing the commotion outside, Baroque, who was watching a battle video, stood up with some displeasure, went outside, and coldly questioned, "What happened? Why is it so noisy?!"

Upon hearing Baroque's voice, the thugs of the Mihara Gang initially didn't take it seriously and wanted to retort fiercely. However, after realizing that it seemed to be that important figure from "above," they immediately restrained their emotions and instead said in a panic:

"It looks like Interpol! And Sagat? Sagat is here too!"

"Um?!"

Upon hearing the henchman's words, Baroque, who had previously appeared completely indifferent, raised an eyebrow in surprise, but then said:

"Then let's go fight! I'll be there after I've finished watching."

Baroque disliked, or even hated, Sagat.

The reason is simple: within the Shadow Organization's internal rankings, Vega ranked Sagat second, despite considering seniority, strength, potential, and aesthetics—all of which made him the strongest.

Despite his dislike, the fact that Vega values ​​him so highly suggests that Sagat must possess considerable power.

If I don't want to waste time with this aesthetically unappealing guy, then let these insignificant lackeys test his mettle. At the very least, they'll expend some energy, saving me from wasting my own time and energy for no reason.

On the other side, upon entering the attic and sensing the life energy emanating from this space, Yuan Chen did not stop and headed directly towards the top floor.

"I've spotted a member of the December unit. They're using long sticks, and their codename should be October. It might take a little while, but it shouldn't be a big problem," Sagat's voice came through the headset.

“Then it should be September for my father and me, no problem.” It was Chunli’s voice.

"Oh, oh, oh! Come and taste the power of Master Huoyin Dan!"

"Calm down, Dan. There are plenty of skilled fighters among them!"

"..."

Listening to the various conversations coming through the headset, Yuan Chen shook his head, then took off the headset and tossed it into his pocket.

Although Yuan Chen had only been awakened from his coma after the battle with Sagat for a day, it did not prevent him from entering battle mode once again.

Although eating and training with those guys like Sagat in Han Yuan Ting was indeed a great experience... well, how should I put it? It really suited Yuan Chen's tastes better to be on a real battlefield.

As the main building of the Triad headquarters, upon entering the attic, Yuan Chen was greeted by a huge square hall.

The staircases on both sides connect to the second floor. If I remember correctly, this was the arena used when Hong Kong was still the Asian fighting arena.

However, compared to the arena or anything like that, Yuan Chen felt that this was more like the Blue Leaf House in Kill Bill, where they chased the mafia girl.

Now, having heard news of an enemy attack, and that a large number of thugs and rioters who hate all kinds of weapons are pouring out of the surrounding rooms and staircases.

In a short time, it occupied every corner from the first to the second floor.

As far as the eye can see, there are people everywhere, and the light reflected from the various weapons is so bright that it hurts the eyes.

Looking at the crowd around him, Yuan Chen silently wrapped the bandage around his fist, his energy surging, his face as black as iron, and a hint of ferocity reappeared in his cold eyes.

Despite the fact that the Triads had the most members, for some reason, just by feeling the cold gaze from that dark-faced man, everyone felt an invisible pressure. The hundred or so people were inexplicably three points less imposing than Yuan Chen.

Yuan Chen paid no attention to this. He activated his blood and qi, and the surging energy directly bypassed his meridians and violently injected into the muscles and tendons of his body.

Immediately following, as his muscles tightened and his skin taut, Yuan Chen felt a surge of inexplicable impulses within his body, making him feel incredibly excited, as if he had taken a nitric acid booster.

This was a feeling completely different from that of a classic martial artist. The impulse of flesh and blood mixed with the impending violence. Even on his first experience, Yuan Chen understood why many modern martial arts novices could beat up classic martial arts novices.

Without fully understanding the underlying principles, this sheer power and mental excitement are enough to sway the course of the battlefield.

Looking at the thugs charging towards him, Yuan Chen didn't even get into a fighting stance; he simply tensed his muscles and clenched his fists.

Looking at Yuan Chen, who was walking towards them, the thugs of the Sanyuan Gang instinctively retreated at first, but then they realized that Yuan Chen was alone. As they looked at each other, the thugs roared and growled, and rushed towards Yuan Chen in unison.

The first attack came from the side and rear, with a blade gleaming coldly slashing upwards towards Yuan Chen's head.

Yuan Chen showed not a trace of panic on his face. In everyone's sight, Yuan Chen's figure suddenly disappeared without any warning.

No, it didn't disappear; it was simply moving too fast, exceeding the limits of what their eyes could perceive.