Gourmet Hunter (HxH Fanfic)

Under the cover of night, malice and killing intent intertwined.

On the mountain road, the mixed group of Mafia's members got off their vehicles. The plan they made was simple, which was to attack the main gate by force.

Though their numbers were significant, they had no concept of coordination. With guns loaded and ready, they advanced cautiously toward the mansion's entrance.

Inside the mansion's monitoring room, which is located in the center of the mansion, Kenda oversaw the security systems, including numerous night-vision cameras placed around the property.

Through the images transmitted back by the camera and the real-time reports from his subordinates, Kenda could roughly determine the enemy's position and thus judge the enemy's plans.

While the exact number of attackers was unclear, it is no less than 500.

The large screen in the monitoring room is divided into twenty-seven split views, monitoring every movement around the mansion in real time.

Kenda stood in front of the screen with cold expression and issued a command through his headset: "Do it."

Outside, following Kenda's command, a gunshot broke the silence of the night.

At the same time, a high-temperature bullet was fired from a concealed vantage point atop the building, piercing through three layers of defense before striking an unfortunate man in the enemy's forward ranks.

The bullet hit the unfortunate guy right in the head. The sheer force blew the man's skull backward, sending fragments flying two to three meters away.

"There's a sniper, charge forward!"

After a brief silence, someone roared.

At this moment, another gunshot was heard in the distant night, and a member of the group fell to the ground and died with a flower of blood bursting out of his chest.

The enemy vanguard, nearly two hundred strong, retaliated instantly, launching an all-out assault on the mansion's outer defenses.

Ratatatat…

The sound of gunfire erupted throughout the mountain, and the two sides officially clashed.

In just a few minutes, dozens of people fell on both sides.

…

On the top of the mountain.

The mysterious woman, whose face was obscured, silently watched the dense gunfire and the frequently flickering faint flames coming from below.

After a moment's silence, she jumped down the slope and headed towards the mansion in the distance.

She had no intention of getting involved in the gunfight, but was very interested in the information about G1 Virus. It would be best if she could get the information without getting her hands dirty.

As for why she was so interested in the G1 Virus, it's actually simple.

Because, she is a Virus Hunter.

…

On another mountaintop, a group of five people were observing the battle through night-vision binoculars.

"It's started." A middle-aged man with a buzz cut and wearing a dark shirt said in a deep voice.

"Boss, when are we going to act?" asked a blond young man chewing gum nearby.

Without lowering his binoculars, the middle-aged man replied: "No hurry, the boss's order is to wait until someone enters the house before taking action."

Pop!

The bubble that the blond young man blew suddenly burst. He opened his mouth and sucked the chewing gum stuck on his mouth into his mouth. He then glanced at the green case at his feet and laughed, "I can't wait any longer."

"Blondie, don't slack off. Our mission this time is not to kill people, but to record data." A scarred man sitting on another green case said casually.

Blondie scratched his head and shrugged, "We'll clean it up eventually anyway. It's only a matter of time."

"Just don't mess things up." The scarred man warned.

"Tsk, I know, I know." Blondie replied lazily.

…

Spice City, on the top floor of a nine-star hotel.

A young man sat on the sofa, looking at the picture displayed on the screen in front of him. It was exactly the night scene that the five figures saw.

Next to the sofa, a middle-aged man stood silently.

"With G2 in hand and this place wiped out, I'm sure Father will be pleased." The young man crossed his arms and said with a smug smile.

…

After this gunfight caused by interests started, bodies fell down in a matter of seconds.

Although Kenda's side had snipers to suppress the enemy, the enemy had overwhelming advantage in numbers and they quickly broke through the first defensive line in less than ten minutes.

In just that short time, over a hundred corpses littered the ground.

When the alliance's men broke through the first line of defense, Kenda detonated the bomb that had been planted in advance.

Boom!

The sudden explosion killed thirty or forty alliance's men, and their body parts were scattered all over the ground.

The remaining one hundred or so people did not stop, but continued to advance further and attack the second line of defense.

All of them were desperate fighter who didn't know what fear was. Armed with their guns, they shot at any enemy in sight without a second thought.

It took the enemy just under ten minutes to breach the first defense line, and the second defense line was no different. However, the number of alliance's men had dwindled to around forty, while the Kenda side stationed at the last line of defense still had about a hundred people.

Gunfire filled the air as bullets ricocheted back and forth. With the help of stronger cover, Kenda's people stubbornly resisted the enemy's assault.

The vanguard team found it difficult to push through the last defense line for a while. At this time, the remaining alliance's men, who had formed a siege around the mansion, began tightening the perimeter and infiltrating the building.

The gap in numbers between the two sides became increasingly obvious, with the alliance still having over 400 men, while Kenda's side had less than 100 men left.

Although Kenda was not there in person, he could still feel the overwhelming sense of oppression through the surveillance footage.

If the remaining men fell, it would all be over.

'Only thirty minutes have passed...'

Kenda clenched his teeth as he watched the surveillance monitors.

The time limit given by Law is two hours, meaning he had to hold out for another hour and a half. Under the current situation, the building might withstand another hour of assaults at best.

'Not enough time... damn it.'

Kenda glanced at the images on the screen and saw hundreds of enemies were scaling the walls, easily killing the guard dogs with their guns and moving closer to the mansion.

"Go back to the mansion for defense."

Kenda issued the order to the remaining people, and then had his subordinates in the monitoring room establish a direct line to Law.

"Law, there are still more than 400 people on the other side. At most, we can hold for another hour. Worst case, we could be breached in less than half an hour." Kenda said immediately after the call was connected.

Law, who was focused on unsealing his strength in the room, suddenly opened his eyes when he heard the voice coming from the headset. Then, he replied calmly: "Try to hold as long as you can. I'm not far from your position. If it gets critical, withdraw the rest of the people to guard outside the monitoring room."

"Understood." Kenda replied.

After the call ended, Law checked the countdown, 'There were only four hours left... If I concentrated on finishing it, it should take less than half an hour to unseal it.'

"More than 400 people, huh..."

Law's eyes hardened.

…

The gunshots coming from outside the mansion never stopped.

Kenda's forces retreated into the mansion and set up behind pre-prepared barricades to fight off the advancing enemies.

From a bird's-eye view, the solitary mansion was surrounded by a crowd of more than 400 people.

Although there were no obstacles around the mansion itself and even if they have the advantage in numbers, it would cost the alliance a lot to force their way in.

The alliance's initial probing attacks were repelled, but they soon brought out rocket launchers, three in total.

Seeing this scene through the surveillance screen, Kenda's eyes widened and he shouted urgently: "Snipers, quickly take out those rocket launchers."

His order was directed to the snipers stationed on the roof. Unfortunately, it came too late.

More than thirty minutes have passed since the battle began. During this time, the two snipers lurking on the roof of the house had killed many alliance's men, but their position was also exposed.

After the enemy brought out the rocket launchers, their first target was the sniper on the roof.

Three rockets with dazzling tail flames flew toward the rooftop and exploded in rapid succession.

The entire mansion shook violently as the roof collapsed. The rubbles not only crushed some of Kenda's men who were unable to dodge, but also damaged the nearby structures.

The two snipers were killed directly in the explosion, leaving Kenda and the remaining defenders with grim expressions.

Originally, they could have easily defended the place by relying on the barricades they created in the mansion, but after the enemy took out the rocket launchers, the situation immediately became one-sided.

"Rocket launchers don't discriminate. It's useless for you to hide in the mansion and resist. If you don't want to die in vain, throw away your weapons and surrender. I promise not to kill you."

After using the rocket launchers, a man in black among the enemies shouted through a megaphone.

Their purpose was clear, which was to use the deterrent power of the rocket launcher to make Kenda's men give up resistance and reduce casualties.

…

Inside his room, Law opened his eyes again, and heard the explosion and the sound coming through the megaphone.

"This is getting troublesome…"

Law then jumped out of bed. Although his unsealing process wasn't complete, the situation no longer allowed for focused training.

It is possible to use Ren while dealing with the enemy, but the efficiency is relatively low.