Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 403 - 385: The Hand of God

Chapter 403: Chapter 385: The Hand of God

Gao Yi’s expression and body movements were full of arrogance.

After a long buildup, after useful or useless psychological warfare, after mutual probing, it all had to be resolved through combat.

Iron Fist George put away his gun and treated Gao Yi with caution, as Gao Yi was quite famous now.

To have the title "Iron Fist" in front of his name, and officially recognized at that, Iron Fist George must be extremely formidable.

However, Gao Yi’s nickname "Hammer God" was not official, at least most people didn’t call him Hammer God Gao Yi or Hammer God Booth.

In terms of fame, George was more renowned.

Therefore, Iron Fist George felt a strong sense of superiority when facing Gao Yi.

Standing on an undefeated ground, George was certainly not afraid to face Gao Yi, so he didn’t hesitate at all at Gao Yi’s provocation.

Putting away the gun meant that he was ready to fight, although the small space of the guest room was a slight disadvantage for the tall and massive Iron Fist George who placed great emphasis on footwork.

Gao Yi was different, footwork, or rather, stepwork was important too, but in a one-on-one, his usage wasn’t as extensive.

Almost the moment Iron Fist George put away his gun, Gao Yi charged straight at him, then crouched low and threw a punch towards George’s stomach.

Gao Yi wasn’t facing a tall opponent for the first time, he had rich experience and knew how to defeat much larger opponents.

But this time was different from all the other times—Iron Fist George’s punches were too fast.

For the first time, Gao Yi encountered an opponent whose punch speed was not slower, and maybe even faster than his.

Iron Fist George leaned forward, his left hand stayed at his chest for defense, and his right hand jabbed out, if Gao Yi couldn’t pull back in time, his head would be smashed by George’s iron fist.

Gao Yi pulled back his punch, swayed to the side, and abruptly stepped forward with his right foot, stopping his advance to avoid charging into George’s fist.

An expert’s move revealed all.

Iron Fist George’s speed and power were terrifying, his reactions absolutely top-notch.

The jab he threw wasn’t retracted, and the left fist he used for defense violently and furiously hooked towards Gao Yi’s chin.

Too powerful, Iron Fist George truly lived up to his name.

Gao Yi and George hadn’t made any contact yet because with their power, the moment of contact would be the moment the fight ended.

If fists didn’t work, use feet, Gao Yi retracted his punch and kicked, aiming at George’s supporting leg.

If one were to interpret their fast movements – too quick for the human eye – in slow motion, then any technique would lose its meaning at this point, what they were competing in was reaction speed, basic movement execution, and control over their bodies.

Strength, speed, angle, reaction, what Gao Yi and Iron Fist George were competing in now were these fundamental qualities.

Iron Fist George lifted his leg, he could kick to counter-attack and push Gao Yi back, or he could block, block Gao Yi’s simple foot jab and then counterattack using his advantage of height and longer reach.

Gao Yi deployed his second move; his reputation of not going beyond three moves was about to be broken.

As for Iron Fist George, he chose offense over defense, he didn’t intend to block Gao Yi’s kick, his choice was to kick Gao Yi dead.

At this moment, Gao Yi finally used his third move.

No backing off, but advancing.

Face any thousand moves with one move.

The ultimate secret technique of Hsing Yi Boxing.

No blocks, no setups, just one strike.

Gao Yi rushed into Iron Fist George’s arms, the distinctive close-quarters rush of Chinese Martial Arts, specializing in close and short strikes.

He didn’t use Iron Mountain Lean or Half-step Burst, as blasting Iron Fist George away wasn’t the best option.

Finishing move, Gao Yi chose Heart Connect Technique.

The base of his palm positioned near George’s earlobe exerted force, no large opening or closing movements, just a short power exertion at close range. But the moment Gao Yi’s slightly bent wrist contacted Iron Fist George, it was like George was electrocuted, his head vigorously jerked to one side, then he fell without a grunt.

Carotid sinus, a slightly heavier hit could be lethal.

Iron Fist George fell down. His loss was not unjustified, for it was only after the real combat began that one could see he was out of Gao Yi’s league.

Not the same system, not the same routine, not the same class.

Iron Fist George and Sowa from the French External Security Bureau were the same, although Iron Fist George was indeed tougher than Sowa, he still couldn’t compare to Gao Yi. Using a popular phrase, when it came to fighting, Gao Yi was punching down.

So, there was no suspense at all; whether Iron Fist George was unwilling or confident, the moment he decided to settle the score with Gao Yi in terms of punches and kicks, he had already lost.

George crashed to the ground with a thud, rebounded off the bed, and finally fell into the gap between the bed and the wall.

For this level of activity, of course, Gao Yi wouldn’t break a sweat.

He turned to look at Green. Gao Yi said calmly, "He’s unconscious. The bomb shouldn’t go off, right?"

In an instant, he knocked him out, but without killing him. Gao Yi’s fists were far more useful than bullets.

Green didn’t speak, but it wasn’t because he was overly shocked; he simply hadn’t reacted yet.

Everything happened in a blur, the man fell, and then they said he was knocked out. Anyone would need a couple of seconds to process that.

Finally, Green’s head shook suddenly, and then he asked Gao Yi, "What happened?"

"He passed out."

Gao Yi bent down, pulled open Iron Fist George’s jacket, flipped it over, and saw a USB drive inside the inner pocket. So he took out the USB drive and clenched it in his hand.

Green stared at Gao Yi and said, "You... um, wait a second, let me think."

Gao Yi turned to Green and whispered, "What should we do with him? I don’t want him alive. I want him dead, but I don’t want the bomb to hurt us."

Green pressed his hand to his forehead, his face pained, "Wait a second, don’t rush, let me think. You just knocked out Iron Fist George, wait, there are some things I still can’t grasp..."

After hesitating for a moment, Green finally said, "Turn off his life-signs monitor. Let me do it. I don’t know where the switch is. I need to look carefully to avoid endangering us."

"Let’s forget it then. I don’t want to get in trouble because of him. I think this is a better way to handle it."

Gao Yi took out a hand grenade from his pocket, taking the opportunity to slip the USB drive into his pocket too. Then, he said to Lin Xianghua, "Come help."

George was tall and heavy. Gao Yi could knock him out in three moves, but he couldn’t just toss him out like trash.

Gao Yi opened the window of the room. Then he stood up, grabbed one of George’s arms, and with Lin Xianghua’s help, they put George’s upper body outside the window.

"Hold him."

Having Lin Xianghua hold George to prevent him from falling, Gao Yi pulled the pin of the grenade and casually slipped it into George’s pocket, then pushed him out.

It was only the second floor. Iron Fist George fell into the water. It was unknown if the fall woke him up, but as soon as Gao Yi pushed him out of the window, he immediately ducked and ran in the opposite direction.

Quickly, there was a loud blast outside the window, and water splashed up, but the splash barely reached the height of the second-floor window.

The hand grenade Gao Yi placed had exploded, but the bomb on George likely hadn’t.

Whether George’s bomb had exploded or not, he was undoubtedly dead, thoroughly dead. Even if he woke up in the water and managed to pull out the grenade in an instant, unless he threw it away, he was certainly doomed.

Gao Yi figured the grenade had damaged the detonator on George, so the bomb wouldn’t explode anymore, but not even a second after the grenade explosion, there was another loud sound outside.

Water, mixed with blood, shot up high, and the splashing water entered the window of the second floor where they were.

The life-signs detonator had indeed worked efficiently—George was hardly dead before it activated.

Gao Yi turned to the still slightly puzzled Green, "Let’s go, what are we waiting for?"

"You..."

After saying this somewhat emotionally, Green immediately turned and left. As he was heading out, he reholstered his gun.

Lin Xianghua gave Lucy a sign with his eyes, then he followed Green and Gao Yi. The four of them paid no attention to the innkeeper who was unconscious at the staircase entrance, hurried down the stairs, pushed open the narrow wooden door, and left the hotel.

No matter how complicated and difficult the process had been, the final step surely wouldn’t be too difficult or take too long.

The two consecutive explosions caused some disturbance among the crowd on the street, but Gao Yi and his team encountered no obstacles or attention as they fled, so this part of their escape was extremely simple. Unless they were looking for trouble on purpose, it was time to put an end to this mission.

The four quickly moved on, and Feng Biao, who had stayed behind, rapidly caught up with them. He approached Gao Yi and whispered, "I saw it all. I saw you guys push him out of the window, so I didn’t shoot. Then he exploded upon hitting the water, coloring it red, followed by another explosion. Pieces flew everywhere with the water, ensuring certain death. I’m just wondering whether I should try to collect some fragments for DNA identification."

"No need. There’s nothing to be done, it’s no longer our concern."

Feng Biao was considerate, but Gao Yi now preferred people to think George blew himself up, and it would be best if everything he had was destroyed with him.

However, Green knew everything.

Unable to help it, Gao Yi glanced at Green, and Green suddenly said, "You got the goods."

There was nothing to hide. Gao Yi whispered, "Yes, do you want it?"

Green hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "This is none of my business, but I’m British after all. If I do nothing, I won’t be able to face the first half of my life. Yes, I want it. I don’t intend to keep it all to myself, but I want to share."

To give or not to give?

If he didn’t give, he would have to strike first.

But Gao Yi didn’t want an internal conflict or to attack his own people. Just moments ago Green was his mentor; now they were facing life and death. Gao Yi couldn’t do it.

So Gao Yi smoothly replied, "Okay, we’ll discuss how to divide it later, but you don’t need to worry about me killing you to silence you, teacher. You’re really nervous right now. Don’t worry, I’m not fond of keeping everything to myself."

Green’s thoughts were cut through clearly by Gao Yi, but there was nothing embarrassing about it, especially since Lin Xianghua was almost shooting him in the back.

Gao Yi shook his head at Lin Xianghua, leading Lin to put away the gun he had already drawn from his pocket and aimed at Green.

Gao Yi spoke calmly, "First, let’s find a place to verify the goods, then we’ll talk about how to deal with this. Everyone relax. We won’t have an internal conflict because there’s no need for it."