What?! My anime figures have all come true!

While everyone was racing against time, on a mountain path more than ten kilometers away from the village, Chen Xia's mountaineering team, along with Akashiya Moka and Kanroji Mitsuri, were still leisurely climbing the mountain.

As for that firecracker that was more than ten kilometers away?

They obviously didn't hear it.

Furthermore, to avoid arousing suspicion, Kanae and the others did not send any more messages to the two.

"Is the sun about to set?"

Chen Xia looked up at the horizon.

It's funny, actually. I'm pretending to be a regular hiker, climbing with two pink-haired girls, and my speed is about the same as when I'm carrying a load.

The plan was to arrive at the mountaintop at dusk and spend the night at a rest stop disguised as a convenience store.

"But I'm afraid I won't be able to get a proper rest today."

Chen Xia glanced at the two girls behind her.

She thought that if the other party didn't cooperate with the investigation, then she wouldn't blame her for using gang tactics to take them down.

"We're almost at the summit!"

Kanroji Mitsuri pointed to the small shop that could be vaguely seen in the distance, hidden among the trees, and shouted happily.

Just as everyone walked out of the mountain path and onto the cement road in front of the convenience store, Akashiya Moka's nose suddenly twitched.

Her vampire instinctual thirst for blood made her realize something was wrong.

"This smells like blood?!"

"Moexiang?"

Noticing Akashiya Moka's unusual state, Kanroji Mitsuri also showed a serious expression.

"Something's not right!"

Chen Xia, who had intended to send a message to the people in the convenience store to cooperate, also noticed the problem when she got close to the entrance of the convenience store.

But before she could shout for the others to retreat, a huge creature suddenly rushed out from inside the convenience store!

No, it was a burly man whose entire body seemed to be made of steel.

"Explosive Fist!"

Chen Xia instinctively swung her fist and punched the burly man in the abdomen.

But it had no effect.

"How could this be?!"

Chen Xia was startled by what she saw.

I clearly put in my maximum strength, which would have caused a normal person to explode and die instantly, so how come the other person is completely unharmed?

"Hehe... I'm the Steel Man who awakened a body of steel!"

The muscular man puffed out his chest and revealed a smug smile.

"Unless your fists can shatter tank-grade steel, your attacks are useless against me!"

As he spoke, he also observed the others behind Chen Xia. Apart from two pink-haired girls who were not in the intelligence, everyone else was present.

"Send the signal quickly!"

Chen Xia called out to the others behind her.

"Captain! The signal here is being blocked."

The young man who took out his phone discovered that the signal, which had been full bars just moments before, was now completely gone.

"This is a trap!"

Chen Xia immediately realized that someone was targeting them.

Not only did they occupy the rest stop in advance, but they also blocked the signal, and the superpowered individuals they sent were the type who restrained themselves!

"Damn it..."

Although she had expected that she wouldn't be able to get a proper rest today, she didn't expect that while she guessed the outcome, she didn't guess the reason correctly.

"Captain Chen Xia!"

Others wanted to help, but the sudden gunshots made them instinctively dodge to the side, but some were still hit.

A group of heavily armed men appeared on the rooftop; compared to the rabble in the village, these were the real mercenaries.

Moreover, reality is not like the movie. At this distance and height, the people below are simply moving targets to them!

It is almost impossible to outline a human body.

"You have guns? Who are you... the 10 of Clubs? You're a poker organization!"

Chen Xia tensed all her muscles, slowly putting distance between herself and the Steel Man, and then she saw the card hanging on his chest.

"Correct answer!"

Steel Man grinned.

Then he bent down slightly, assuming a charging stance.

"We can't confront it head-on..."

Seeing this, Chen Xia quickly distanced herself.

"Do you really think I'll be slow because I'm too heavy? You're so wrong!"

Steel Man laughed loudly.

With a single step, the concrete ground beneath his feet instantly crumbled.

The force was so great that even Butterfly would be ashamed.

His speed was like a cannonball; even if Chen Xia reacted in time, she wouldn't have time to jump aside and dodge.

And for someone like her, a mere mortal, being hit by such solid steel would be...

It must be covered in bruises and patches.

Whoosh!

Just as Chen Xia was about to close her eyes and face death, she suddenly felt a lightness in her body and was being held in someone's arms.

The problem is that the other party's "capital" is a bit too much.

It was so heavy that I could hardly breathe.

"Sister, are you alright?"

Kanroji Mitsuri carried Chen Xia to the ground and placed her aside.

"You're not with them?"

Catching her breath, Chen Xia had no idea what it meant for Ganroji Mitsuri to call her "older sister," and her focus was entirely on identifying friend from foe.

"Of course not! Why would you think that? Moka and I came here... cough cough, we just got lost by accident."

Kanroji Mitsuri explained in a very serious tone.

Chen Xia: ...

Let's not tell such a lame lie.

"Tch! I actually misjudged it."

The steel man, who had crashed through several large trees in the distance, walked back step by step with heavy steps.

"Sister, you and Mengxiang go deal with those gunmen upstairs, I'll handle this one."

Kanroji Mitsuri took out her Nichirin Blade from her large backpack.

"A long sword? You can't cut through enemies made entirely of steel!"

Chen Xia felt that the other party was being a bit too reckless.

"Please believe me! I'm very strong!"

Kanroji Mitsuri turned back to Chen Xia with full confidence and said.

"this……"

Chen Xia hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to believe her.

"Ha! I don't care who you are, anyone who gets in my way must die!"

The Steel Man bent down again to gather his strength and charged towards the two of them.

"Stop right there!"

Kanroji Mitsuri shouted loudly.

He then drew his Nichirin Blade!

[Breath of Love - First Form: The Trembling of First Love]

Whoosh!

As a slender, peach-pink blade flashed through the air, a huge burst of sparks and a piercing sound suddenly erupted from the charging Steel Man's chest!

This successfully brought the Steelers' charge to a halt.

"Wow! It's so hard!"

Kanroji Mitsuri covered her mouth with one hand and said in surprise.

However, many people were even more surprised than she was.

Steel Man: ...

"Am I injured?"

Touching the long horizontal line drawn across his chest, the Steel Man felt something inside him shatter as he came to his senses. The next moment, his expression became extremely ferocious, a mixture of fear and anger.

Chen Xia, who was turning around in the convenience store, was also startled.

Is that a knife?

It can even be made into the shape of a soft whip!

"I want you dead!!!"

Enraged, the Steel Man charged towards Kanroji Mitsuri without any preparation, like a rampaging war machine.

"Get out of the way!"

Chen Xia exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this.

However, Kanroji Mitsuri made no move to dodge; instead, she stretched out her hands as if to catch the opponent's attack.

"Turn me into a meat patty!"

Steel Man raised his right hand and threw a punch at Marilyn.

"Hey!"

Mitsuri Kanroji actually caught Steel Man's fist steadily!

Steel Man: ?

Not only that, she also used the Steel Man's body as a sandbag, spinning around and throwing him violently away!

boom--!!!

The concrete where the Steel Man fell was dented, creating a large human-shaped depression.

Everyone: —?! (Speechless)

Eight times the muscle density, truly astonishing!