Chapter 213

With Kuchiki Senya's freakish physique, mere sedatives could never affect him.

But it was only natural for Kitao Ryoko to be so cautious—after all, the gap between her and Kuchiki Senya was simply too vast; she had to be careful, or else defeat would mean total annihilation.

This time, Kitao Ryoko had indeed met her match, but next time, she believed she would surely defeat him.

Yet Kitao Ryoko did not know that after she left the hotel, Kuchiki Senya did not immediately follow her.

Because right now, he was deep within a mountain range outside Tokyo, surrounded by endless peaks, trees blocking the sunlight and plunging the area into utter darkness.

Though he could see under the night sky, his vision was narrow, and he risked getting lost—or attacked by wild beasts.

In the ink-black forest, occasional wolf howls could be heard.

"Swoosh~~"

Suddenly, a sharp tearing sound pierced the air.

Immediately, a dark shadow shot out from the ink-black forest, racing downhill.

He leapt into the air, using tree trunks as leverage, and in an instant, blazed hundreds of meters forward.

"Chi-la!"

A flash of cold light cut through the air, severing a towering ancient tree clean in half.

"Boom~~~"

The massive canopy crashed to the ground, erupting in a thunderous roar.

"Hmph, Kitao Ryoko, you think hiding in this forest means I can't catch you?" Kuchiki Senya's eyes glinted with malice as he shot forward again, chasing after Kitao Ryoko.

The East Asian nation's special operations team leader's face was dark with fury, his eyes blazing with rage and hatred.

Kitao Ryoko sprinted without pause, her face set with ruthless determination—she had decided that if she caught Kuchiki Senya, she would make him beg for death.

Yet Kitao Ryoko clearly did not know that this forest contained a massive labyrinthine array, where even a moment's inattention could cause one to vanish forever, unable to find the way back.

"Damn it, how the hell is this bastard running so fast?"

One minute later, beads of sweat streamed down Kitao Ryoko's forehead; she panted heavily, cheeks flushed, her body drained.

As she had originally feared, the gap in strength between her and Kuchiki Senya was simply too great—no matter how hard she pushed, it was useless.

I'll kill you myself!

Kitao Ryoko halted her pursuit; she knew she had lost all trace of Kuchiki Senya—now, all she could do was wait.

"I hope you don't die in these mountains—we'll meet again. I'll kill you myself!" Kitao Ryoko snarled.

Meanwhile, Kuchiki Senya lay beside a mountain stream, arms propped under his head, a dogtail grass stem dangling from his lips, lazily basking in the warm sun.

"This damn place is perfect for sleeping in—so comfortable. If I could wake up like this every morning, how great would that be?" Kuchiki Senya murmured with his eyes closed.

He had rested here long enough; he figured Kitao Ryoko couldn't find him yet, so he dared to indulge so carelessly.

But just as Kuchiki Senya was about to drift back to sleep, his ears twitched—he sat up and turned his head.

"Heh, if it isn't Young Lady Kitao Ryoko? Come to bring warmth?"

There stood Kitao Ryoko by the stream, her face icy with malice, staring coldly at Kuchiki Senya.

"Young Lady Kitao Ryoko, we meet again," Kuchiki Senya chuckled, showing not a trace of fear.

Kitao Ryoko snorted: "Kuchiki Senya, I know you excel at sonic attacks—but your sonic arts can't harm me, and I have no reason to fear you."

"Oh? That's not certain," Kuchiki Senya smiled, then suddenly leapt into the air, diving like a hawk seizing a rabbit!

The move looked ordinary, yet the qi within it was overwhelmingly vast—making Kitao Ryoko feel crushing pressure!

Yet Kitao Ryoko was not afraid—she shot upward and swept her right leg horizontally, striking straight at Kuchiki Senya.

But Kuchiki Senya moved too fast—he easily dodged her kick, spun, and slammed his fist into her chest!

"Thud!"

A dull impact exploded through the air!

Kitao Ryoko felt searing pain in her ribs, a sweet metallic taste surged into her throat, and she spat blood!

"Puh!"

Shock and disbelief filled Kitao Ryoko's face—she had never imagined the gap between her and Kuchiki Senya was this immense—it shattered her entire worldview!

Yet Kitao Ryoko reacted swiftly—she thrust her palm forward, meeting his fist head-on!

"Bang!"

A heavy flesh-on-flesh impact rang out—Kitao Ryoko felt searing pain in her wrist.

Her Hukou had split open, crimson blood gushing out!

But Kitao Ryoko reacted even faster—her left leg whipped out, slamming hard into Kuchiki Senya's abdomen!

"Thud!"

Another dull impact rang out—Kuchiki Senya was kicked twenty meters away.

This time, he was covered in mud, looking absurdly comical.

Kitao Ryoko wiped blood from her lips, her eyes brimming with lethal intent: "Kuchiki Senya, you got lucky this time! Next time we meet, it'll be your time of death!"

With that, Kitao Ryoko cast one final piercing look at Kuchiki Senya, then turned and fled—her figure vanished into the forest.

"Huh…"

Kuchiki Senya exhaled slowly, then shook his head: "Pity—if I hadn't worried about exposing my location, I'd have killed her."

Though injured, Kitao Ryoko remained formidable—if they clashed again, Kuchiki Senya could defeat her, even kill her!

But Kuchiki Senya couldn't reveal his location, or he'd draw far harsher pursuit—so he could only let Kitao Ryoko go for now.

Besides, in his view, even if she recovered, she couldn't touch him.

"This woman's smart—she knows she's no match for me, so she chose to flee."

Is she going to bring reinforcements?

Kuchiki Senya shook his head, then slowly rose from the ground.

He watched Kitaoka Ryoko's departing back, a playful expression surfacing on his face: "I wonder where Miss Kitaoka Ryoko will run off to now? Going to call for reinforcements?"

Kuchiki Senya had been following Kitaoka Ryoko the whole time, and finally arrived before a hidden cave.

This cave was a full seven or eight meters wide, with a dim glow emanating from within, giving one a hair-raising sense of dread.

"Mm?"

Just then, Kuchiki Senya abruptly furrowed his brow—he sensed that some danger seemed to be hidden within this cave, and couldn't help but growing a few degrees more wary.

After Kitaoka Ryoko entered the cave, she immediately took out a flashlight, illuminating her surroundings, and switched on a searchlight.

This searchlight was extremely precise, able to provide a light source, and was also one of her life-saving weapons.

The scene here entered Kuchiki Senya's eyes—the inside of this cave was actually an underground river, and this underground river was not calm at all, waves churning as if boiling.

"Miss Kitaoka Ryoko, what business do you have coming to find me?" Kuchiki Senya asked lightly.

Hearing Kuchiki Senya's familiar tone, anger flames flickered in Kitaoka Ryoko's beautiful eyes: "Kuchiki Senya, you are so despicable and shameless!"

"How am I despicable and shameless? I didn't steal your clothes." Kuchiki Senya spread his hands, saying helplessly.

Kitaoka Ryoko gritted her teeth and roared: "You actually used poison! Don't you know this kind of move is against the rules!"

Kitaoka Ryoko's pretty face was flushed red, clearly trembling all over from rage, yet she didn't rush to lash out.

"How would I know you'd suddenly barge in? Besides, you could have chosen to run away—who said I can't use poison?" Kuchiki Senya curled his lip, looking matter-of-fact, "You agree, right?"

"Kuchiki Senya, I'm going to kill you!" Kitaoka Ryoko let out a roar, then charged toward Kuchiki Senya.

"You can't do it, stop struggling, save your strength." Kuchiki Senya said.

He stretched out one hand, grabbing toward Kitaoka Ryoko—the latter couldn't dodge in time, her whole person was caught, and then was suddenly swung up!

"Ah!" Kitaoka Ryoko shrieked, her body swung in a full circle, crashing heavily against the wall!

During this process, the white dress on her body also became tattered beyond recognition!

"You bastard, you're really rough enough!" Kitaoka Ryoko flew into a humiliated rage, her delicate body taut, ready to launch a fatal strike at any moment!

She was truly angry!

No matter what, she was the only daughter of the dignified Sakura-gumi leader, yet to be humiliated like this by a man—she was practically going crazy!

However, at this moment, Kitaoka Ryoko suddenly felt her shoulder being grabbed!

Immediately after, her whole person was yanked up!

"Ah!"

Kitaoka Ryoko let out a scream!

She felt her body being pulled into a strange arc!

The next second, she was thrown out by Kuchiki Senya!

Bang!

Kitaoka Ryoko crashed to the ground; she had just prepared to stand up when she felt an enormous pressure descend and envelop her!