Chapter 45:The Chase! (1)

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"SHIT!" P thought.

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WHOOSH—!

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Suspended in midair, Miu fired.

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BANG!

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P leaped forward.

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The blue-electric projectile tore past the back of his head.

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BZZZT— POW!

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It struck the ground behind him, electricity crackling across the pavement.

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P hit the ground, rolled forward, and rose onto one knee.

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THUD!

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ROLL...

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TMP!

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P's eyes widened.

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Mei's axe came swinging straight for his head.

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WHOOSH...

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WEAVE-

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He leaned his head back, but—

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WHOOSH!

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CRACK.. TAK!

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At the same moment, Miu landed on the roadside far behind Mei, near the pavement, cracking the ground on impact.

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She turned to aim.

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WHIISSH...

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P dropped onto his back, intending to roll clear.

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THUD!

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**BUT SLOWLY...**

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WHOOSH

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After one roll, P noticed Mei's pupils narrowing into slits.

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Both her hands gripped the axe she'd first swung at him.

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His eyes flicked past her — Miu was lining up a shot.

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P tapped the ground.

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TAP!

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WHINCE!

Mei's eyes slit!

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CLICK!

Miu pulled the trigger.

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BANG! BANG!....

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Mei struck at the same moment.

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WHACK!

Her cutting attack landed!

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"Huh?" Mei thought, confused.

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It hit nothing but empty space.

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WHIISSH!

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P was already airborne.

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Looking down at Mei, he watched the two bullets strike the spot he'd just left.

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POW.

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POW.

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Mei's eyes followed him as he flipped back down to the ground.

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WHOOSH-

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TMP.

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P spun and bolted.

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TMP. TMP.

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TMP TMP....

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"Hm!" Miu hummed calmly.

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CLACK!

She tossed her rifle aside.

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"He disappeared in a second," said Miu.

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BZZZTEEEW!

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Two small dimensional rifts opened beside her. She reached into them and pulled out a quiver of arrows and a bow.

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"He's not a normal human," said Miu, and gave chase.

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TAK! TAK!

TAK....

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CLENCH!

Mei tightened her grip on the axe.

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"I couldn't track his movement," said Mei.

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TAK! TAK!..

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Both women took off after P, into the busy street.

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TMP. TMP. TMP...

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"GOD-DAMN!" P ducked, dodging Mei's axe.

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FWHOM-

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*"They won't stop,"* P thought, tilting back.

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He dodged an arrow that whistled past his head.

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*"Chasing me!"* P thought.

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He sprinted down the busy roadside.

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TMP! TMP!

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TMP! TMP!

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VROOOOOOM—!

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Cars and trucks roared past, pedestrians strolling the pavement, completely unaware of the three people about to turn their peaceful afternoon into a disaster.

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WHOOSH—!

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An arrow flew past P's head.

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"JESUS!" P exclaimed.

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"ARGGH... MY LEG!" a pedestrian shouted.

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"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" P shouted, shoving a man aside and sprinting past.

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"HEY! WHAT THE FUCK—?!" the pedestrian yelled.

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P ducked.

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SHING—!

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Mei's axe sliced the air above him, narrowly missing.

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KRAAASH—!

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The blade struck a signpost.

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"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" P shouted again, smacking one pedestrian aside and shoving past another.

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"OI! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!"

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"WHAT THE HELL?!"

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P ignored them. He had bigger problems.

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"THAT BASTARD JUST PUSHED ME!" a pedestrian shouted.

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"YOU SON OF A BITCH!" P shouted back, pointing.

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"Fuck you!" the pedestrian shouted.

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TWANG!

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Another arrow streaked toward him.

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P tilted his head.

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FWOOSH!

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It grazed his hair before burying itself in a utility pole.

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Behind him, Miu ran with her bow raised, eyes calmly tracking his movements.

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*"He's running so fast — if we really wanted to, we could catch him instantly, but..."* Miu thought.

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*"We've already slowed ourselves down to a normal human's pace, and he's still outrunning us..."* she thought. *"Feels a little unfair."*

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She recalled the moment P flipped through the air, dodging both Mei's slash and her bullets.

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*"He can't be human,"* Miu thought.

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Mei raced beside her, gripping her enormous axe.

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"MIU! DON'T HURT THE HUMANS!"

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"I know," Miu shouted.

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"THEN WATCH WHERE YOU'RE SHOOTING!" Mei shouted.

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Miu glanced at the arrow lodged in the pole. "...Understood."

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She drew another arrow.

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P glanced over his shoulder.

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"SHIT!"

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WHOOSH—!

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Mei swung.

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P ducked beneath the blade and cut direction sharply, leaping onto the hood of a passing car.

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THUD!

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"WHAT THE—?!" the driver shouted, slamming the brakes.

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SKREEEEEE—!

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P ran across the hood, up onto the roof, and jumped onto the back of a delivery truck.

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BAM! BAM! BAM!

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He sprinted across the truck's roof as it swerved between lanes.

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The driver leaned out his window. "GET OFF MY TRUCK! YOU NIG-GUH!"

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P jumped.

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WHOOSH—!

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CRASH!

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He landed on the roof of another car before leaping to the pavement.

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"MY CAAR!" the driver cried out.

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"Soooow-rrrrry!" P apologized, still running.

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Behind him—

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BAM!

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Mei landed on the delivery truck's roof, denting the metal under her boots, and launched herself after P.

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Miu followed, landing on a nearby car's roof with far less noise.

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"HEY THERE!" the driver called out to Miu through the window, calm and sweet, while his wife glared at him from the passenger seat.

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He noticed her glare just as his vision was suddenly blocked by—

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SLAP!

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TWANG!

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An arrow shot toward P's back.

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He twisted aside. It missed, striking a traffic light's support pole instead.

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CRACK!

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The pole tilted dangerously.

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Mei eyed the damage. "MIU!"

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"It missed him," said Miu.

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"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!" Mei shouted.

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P darted between two cars.

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HONK! HONK! HONK!

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A truck swerved to avoid him, its rear end slamming into a parked car.

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KRAAASH!

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Glass scattered across the road.

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P didn't look back. He crossed the remaining lanes, leapt over a fallen motorcycle, and reached the far pavement.

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TMP. TMP.

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TMP. TMP.....

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His feet pounded the pavement as he ran toward a row of buildings.

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A woman carrying shopping bags stepped right into his path.

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"OHH!" she said.

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"Excuse me, mam—"

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P grabbed and moved her aside, kept running.

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Behind him, Mei landed hard, cracking the asphalt beneath her feet.

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TAK!

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Miu landed beside her. Both resumed the chase.

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Mei raised her axe.

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SHING—!

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A dark, curved slash tore through the air.

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P ducked. It passed over him and sliced clean through a shop's awning.

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KRRRRAAASH!

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He suddenly cut left.

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WHOOSH!

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Crossing the pavement, he headed straight for a convenience store, its glass entrance dead ahead.

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P didn't slow down.

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KRAAASH—!

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He burst straight through the glass door.

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The store owner jolted up from behind the shelf, shocked and furious, unsure how to react.

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"FUCK YOU, NIGGA!" the Japanese shopkeeper screamed as P came flying toward him.

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P grabbed the counter, but it toppled onto the owner instead.

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BAAAAAAM!

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"UGHHH— MY BACK!" the owner shouted.

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Snacks, products, and plastic containers scattered everywhere.

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TMP. TMP...

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P sprinted for the black door at the back of the store.

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Behind him—

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KRAAASH!

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Mei and Miu burst through the shattered entrance.

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Mei's eyes widened as she spotted the collapsed counter — and P.

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"Shoot him!" she shouted.

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BOOM- KRAAASSHCK!

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P burst through the door—

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