Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2491

Chapter 2491 Keep Calm

The assailants studied the detective with grim expressions. One of them threw a furtive look at the broken body laying on the wet asphalt; the other showed no concern for the fate of their fallen comrade whatsoever.

Instead, he grinned.

"Look at that. A prince on a white horse appeared to save the damsel."

Detective Sunless shook his head as he walked in their direction.

"Are you colorblind or something? My car is obviously black. And I am not a prince."

He smiled darkly.

"I am a king. Well… a sovereign, to be precise."

The assailant laughed.

"Did you hear that? That was way too funny, man. We have an actual psycho on our hands! One of her patients, I guess."

Detective Sunless passed by Saint, who had stood frozen throughout the entire exchange. Now, finally, she shook off her daze and called out to him in a subdued tone:

"They are armed."

He glanced at her briefly.

"Of course they are."

There was not a hint of concern in his voice.

The detective walked past Saint and continued on his way toward the two attackers. She considered whether she was supposed to help him… it seemed only natural to do so, for some reason, to the point that she almost took a step to follow him.

But then, Saint reminded herself of what she was doing. Fighting armed bandits in the rain was not something an ordinary person like herself was supposed to engage in. She had accepted the frightening situation with an abnormal level of calmness, but actually, a normal person would be terrified and in a panic right now, doing their best to escape.

'Should I escape? No… should I try to find help? Police! Should I call the police?"

But the police was already here…

Before Saint could decide on a course of action, Detective Sunless and the two bandits lunged at each other.

Then, things happened swiftly.

The one with the knife slashed at the detective's neck, aiming to slit his throat open. The other had produced a telescopic baton out of somewhere and attacked from the other side, bringing it down on the detective's head. They worked well with each other, moving with a shared purpose to leave the victim no way to escape.𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Detective Sunless did not try to escape, though.

Instead, he caught the first assailant's wrist and pushed it aside, making the knife miss his neck. At the same time, he lowered his torso and kicked the second assailant in the chest, sending him staggering back.

"Pathetic… now I am less offended about only warranting one assassin while Saint gets three. My guy was a professional, at least."

The ensuing brawl was short, violent, and bloody. Despite what Detective Sunless had said, the two men fighting him were not amateurs — they were trained, vicious, and clearly accustomed to hurting people.

Nevertheless, he handled them with such a chilling level of cruel, nonchalant ruthlessness that it was hard to tell which side of the conflict was the criminal, and which side was the victim. Saint had extensive martial training, but she had never witnessed such startling brutality.

Detective Sunless was not a brute, though. She had enough skill to recognize just how impressive his technique and combat intelligence were. Every movement was precise and purposeful, every step was taken with calculated intent.

He tore through the heavy streams of rain with fierce momentum, always a step ahead of his opponents. It was almost as if he was controlling the two assailants like marionettes, dictating their every move — his own attacks, meanwhile, were vicious and devastating, but also elegant in their economic efficiency. There was a cadence to it all, a strange melody…

Almost like a dance.

'I was… meaning to call the police…'

Saint had forgotten what she was meant to do.

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