Chapter 20: Preparations - A Serpent’s Fangs!
Kai’s legs slithered like a gentle gust had pushed him backward.
The fist hit hair, making Kai narrow his eyes. Another fist followed, and he dodged it again by a hair’s breath.
The guard under Kai’s grip dangled like a cloth along with him. His finger tightened around the man’s throat with every step he slithered, with every punch he dodged.
The man behind the fists noticed it too.
The punches stopped. The slithering stopped. The tightening fingers loosened.
Kai got the chance to look at the man then. The guards were already burly, but this man was the burliest. Thick arms, thicker face. A bushy beard lingered on his face, along with an anchor tattoo on his right cheek.
Kai didn’t want to kill anymore. The thrill had passed and he had more important things to do.
"You are Marine Roland?" Kai asked.
"Who’s asking?" the man replied, never taking his eyes off the purple-faced guard.
Kai reached into his pocket and took out the badge before throwing it towards the man. "You need better guards."
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