Marching toward Rei was a five-foot-tall exoskeleton suit called a Z-10000 Muscle Lifter with hydraulic claws. It could pick up almost anything without breaking apart, and yellow metal plates protected its interior.

Through the small window on the head, Gonzo laughed. "I'm out, but I'm in here! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Rei pointed her gun at him. "Then get out of that thing!"

Gonzo rubbed his chin inside the cockpit and shook his head. "No!"

He picked up a car frame off the conveyor belt and lifted over his head, using his claws. "Try giving me a lap dance now, pussy!"

He tossed the frame, hurling it through the air.

Rei instantly dropped to the floor as the frame flew over her and crashed to the floor. She kneeled on one knee and aimed. "Here's your freaking lap dance!"

She shot three laser beams toward him. They hit his arms and legs, but they bounced off.

Gonzo laughed. "This suit is laser proof! You gotta do better than that!"

Rei never heard about laser proof machines before. Probably a new metal that could absorb light from being melted.

Gonzo picked up a canister and tossed it toward Rei.

She leaped from the canister and took cover behind a crate. While leaning her back against the large steel box, Rei stared at her gun.

If her projectile energy couldn’t work, maybe her explosions would. But Rei couldn't kill Gonzo or else Luna will catch a fit. She must take Gonzo alive no matter what. So what else could she use?

Disabling the Muscle Lifter without harming Gonzo was Rei's best bet to catch him. Immobilizing it with grenades might work.

Suddenly, Rei felt the crate moved up while Gonzo's voice laughed behind her. "Dumb place to hide, pussy!"

Rei gasped and sprinted forward. She couldn’t be close to the exoskeleton or else Gonzo could crush her easily.

She leaped over a conveyor belt and ducked.

Gonzo's large metal footsteps approached nearby. "You can run, but you can't hide!"

It was now or never.

Rei glanced at her weapon. "Grenade launcher!"

"Grenade launcher!" The gun morphed into a cannon with a rotating grenade barrel, increasing its weight a little in Rei's hands.

She stood over the conveyor belt and aimed. "Take this!"

She shot one energy sphere toward the floor behind the suit. It exploded, causing Gonzo's Lifter to wobble.

"Crap!" Rei missed, but she rotated the barrel again.

Gonzo turned around and marched toward her.

Rei jumped over the belt and fired again. The sphere bounced off Gonzo's cockpit, flew up, and exploded against the ceiling.

A large metal frame fell from the ceiling, falling straight toward Rei.

Rei screamed.

Before she dashed, the frame landed on her tail. The shock of pain struck through her as she fell to the floor.

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

Apparently using the grenade launcher didn't work either. She should have used the rocket launcher mode instead. At least it wouldn't bounce off the Lifter's armor.

Rei yanked her tail, but it was stuck under the frame. And the more she pulled on it, the more she moaned. Hopefully, the MCPD could cover up her medical fee.

"Oh, sseulegi!" Rei saw Gonzo approached her, clicking his claws.

With the damn roof frame on her tail, there was no way for Rei to avoid him. She felt like a mouse getting her tail stuck in a mousetrap. And she should be better than a mouse!

"Let me help you!" Gonzo grabbed Rei by her waist and pushed the frame off her tail.

Rei struggled while Gonzo brought her toward his windshield. The pain faded away in her tail, but the metal claw tightened around the catgirl's waist. The claw squeezed her pelvis, but not harming her internal organs. "Let me go!"

Gonzo laughed. "Forget the lap dance. I want to see you strip!"

His other claw slowly moved toward Rei's skimpy shirt. If he takes it off, her breasts will be exposed! The stupid manager told her not to wear a bra at his club. Stupid dress code!

"No!" Rei held up her grenade launcher. "Pistol!"

"Pistol!" After her weapon shrank back into her laser handgun, Rei took a shot at the suit's glass window.

The beam shattered the windshield and struck Gonzo's left shoulder. He yipped and dropped Rei.

She caught her breath after landing on her feet. That was close!

She aimed again and shot the suit's knee caps, hoping her shots would disable the mech. The caps flew off and then the suit fell backward.

Ye! Rei jumped onto the Muscle Lifter's chest and pointed her gun at the broken windshield. "Get out now, with your hands up!"

Gonzo raised his hands and smiled. In a flash, he appeared right in front of Rei and slashed her eyes.

Rei screamed as she fell off the suit. She hit the floor and found herself in darkness.

I can't see! I can't see! Rei touched her face, feeling her warm blood oozing from her eye sockets. Without her sight, Gonzo has an advantage on her.

A sharp kick hit her left side, knocking her into something solid. As she stood up, a hand grabbed her throat, pushing sharp claws into her neck.

He got me!

Gonzo laughed and sniffed her hair. "I'm going to have a good time with you before I slit your throat. Heeheehee." His tongue slid across Rei's lips. "You taste good while bloody. Heeheehee."

Rei spit and Gonzo smacked her face.

"Naughty kitty!" The hyena threw her to the floor and climbed on top of her. "Time to teach you a lesson!"

Screw you! Rei punched Gonzo's cheek, and she felt his body falling off her. Although blinded, Rei could still fight back. Using her ears and touching her target will help her detect his presence.

While Gonzo groaned near her, Rei pounced on him with a ferocious meow. Then she punched his face- pound, pound, pound until his breathing stopped.

Rei lowered her arms and sighed. She had to disable him before he tried to touch her without her consent. But did she go too far?

Rei touched his neck and sighed when his pulse beaten beneath her fingertip. Hopefully, he will remain unconscious until the police arrive. All she could do was wait.

Rei sat down next to Gonzo's body, keeping her hand on her wounded face. Luna! I got him! Please send back up!

Don't worry, kitty! Back up is coming toward your position. Luna replied.

Thank you. Rei felt her head spun before she fell to the floor.