Julian moved with lightning speed, blocking every wild strike with cold, deadly precision.

A tall mercenary swung a heavy iron pipe straight at Julian's head, but Julian ducked smoothly under the attack, stepped inside the man's guard, and drove his elbow hard into the attacker's ribs. The man gasped for air and collapsed onto the wet pavement like a sack of rocks.

Another attacker charged from the left side with a sharp tactical knife, aiming directly for Julian's bandaged chest. Julian grabbed the man's wrist, twisted it back with immense force until the bone cracked loudly, and slammed the mercenary's head straight onto the edge of the open car door....