Bullets are fired from the car's back, and they fly off the car's body, startling Lio.
"What the hell?"
"Smilers' gang?" Bang asks nonchalantly.
"Yeah..." Ricardo says, sliding into his seat.
"Wh..who the hell are the Smilers gang?"
"One of the most consistent patrons, they were buying hard drugs, which is par for the course, but...I found out they were also smuggling children..."
"And you did business with them?"
"Yes"
"No"
Ricardo says at the same time as Bang.
"I told you from the start, boss, those guys are bad news. They didn't feel right.:
"I stopped once I found out...but they seem not to enjoy having limited income streams."
"Bang, take the wheel, I have a bad idea."
"If it's a bad idea, why do it?"
Lio takes out a pocket knife and winds the windows down.
"Bang, wheel, now!"
Bang unbuckles his seatbelt and takes the steering wheel as Lio uses the knife to slit his finger tips, they bleed briefly before a silver scaly skin covers them.
"Get in the driver's seat on three..."
"One..."
One of the men in the car behind them pulls out a rocket launcher.
"Two..."
"Um...guys..." Ricardo says, looking back and seeing the rocket launcher.
"Go!"
Lio leaps out. The window makes the man with the launcher lose his focus and fire away from the car.
Lio digs his sharp fingers into the sand beneath, leaving a trail as the inertia acting on his body slowly stops.
As he gets up, the black car behind him speeds towards him, and he smiles with his eyes wide and runs towards the car.
"This son of a bitch is crazy." The driver comments.
Lio leaps at the windshield, smashing his fist through the glass, his hand dripping with blood, before healing as he struggles with the driver for the steering wheel. One of the other men pulls out a gun but lio sucker punches the driver and turns the car swiftly forcing it to slam into the wall beside.
"Where's Lio?" Ricardo asks.
The other black van speeds towards them,.hitting the car from behind.
The first black van with a giant hole in the windshield drives next to the second.
Lio tips the steering wheel off the car and throws it with a strong enough force, it strikes the other driver in the head and his neck breaks from the impact. The car loses control and veers off the road.
Bang slows down as Lioo casually walks in with a ripped shirt and jeans.
Bang gives him a hoodie with a disappointed look on his face.
"What?"
"You said 'on three' and you said 'go' instead, don't mess with me like that, Morgan
He says in a playful tone, Lio chuckles and is about to enter the driver's seat when Bang blocks him with his arm.
"Nope, I do not trust you with steering wheels anymore; it's the passenger's seat for you."
He looks at Ricardo to back him up,, but he simply shrugs in response. Lio concedes and sits in the passenger's seat as Bang drives the rest of the trip.
Bang carries a black bag and a suitcase while Lop carries two black bags as they climb up the gangway of the navy blue ship. Ricardo walks behind them, simply reading something off his phone.
"So, we're going towards the owner's suite; it's got its own dining and balcony..."
They get to the deck of the ship when someone bumps into Lio.
"Oh, I'm sorry... Layla?"
Lay, la in a yellow evening go,w,n pulling a suitcase with a eel, is shocked to see him.
"Lio, hey" She hugs him immediately.
"Are you on vacation?"
"Um... Um...no, your boss called me saying they needed a three-Michelin-star chef...I'm only two stars, but who's counting?"
"Let me help you with that."
"Oh no, it's..." Lio takes it from her despite her mild protest.
"Hey Lio, our room's this way."
Bang says to Lio, but he simply looks back at him with wide eyes.
"Oh..ohh I get it. Use protection!"
Both Lio and Layla blush hearing him say that.
"Uh...where's your room?"
"The..." she looks at her phone.
"...tower suite."
They walk to the suite with Layla still trying to take the suitcase from him.
"So, how's Ray?"
"He's okay, my boss...Herandez got people to take care of him while I'm here."
"He says I can call him Ricardo."
"Oh, did he now..." Lio clenches his teeth..
"He didn't..." she giggles. "...I just wanted to see the look on your face."
"I hope you still don't get sea sick."
"Meh, I'll endure it, the trip would only be for a couple hours."
"Umm...she shows him the invite on her phone."
"Eight days?!"
He pats him on the back.
"Don't worry, the ocean's big enough for you to vomit."
The ship departs, the horn blares, the anchor is slowly raised, and the captain gives a message to everyone on board via
The public address system on the ship.
"Good evening, Ladies and gentlemen. The S.S. Lamb will now be departing for the Blackout Island."
Bang carries his luggage to the room when he sees a casino on his way.
As the ship departs, a man in a black attire with a logo of a swprent covered in flames on the shoulder, the attire covered him from head to toe but with slits for his eyes and a large black object strapped to his back swims at the pace of the ship.