Adventure of Lei Heng 1

At the entrance to Tiekan Temple, beneath H. Corp’s cold white security lamps, Lei Heng’s blade hangs freshly drawn beside a body that will not rise. Savage Tigermark casings glitter across the pavement.

The Limbus Company bus grinds to a halt. Dante steps down first, a tall adult figure with a brass clock for a head, dressed in a dark suit and long coat,, clock face ticking sharply, followed by Yi Sang, a slender adult man with straight black hair, pale skin, and a severe dark coat,, Faust, a composed adult woman with long dark hair, pale skin, and a fitted black-and-white coat,, Don Quixote, a small young woman with bright blond hair, lively eyes, and a blue-and-gold uniform,, Ryoshu, a lean adult woman with cropped black hair, sharp features, and a long crimson coat,, Meursault, a broad adult man with close-cropped dark hair, a square face, and a plain gray uniform,, Hong Lu, a graceful young adult man with long black hair, warm brown skin, and an elegant teal coat,, Heathcliff, a stocky young adult man with messy brown hair, stubble, and a battered dark jacket,, Ishmael, a sturdy young woman with wavy orange hair, sun-browned skin, and a practical navy coat,, Rodion, a tall young woman with wavy auburn hair, rosy skin, and a broad red coat,, Sinclair, a slight young man with tousled blond hair, pale skin, and a neat dark uniform,, Outis, a stern adult woman with short dark hair, olive skin, and a fitted military-green coat,, and Gregor, a weary adult man with brown hair, a tired face, and one visible chitinous insect arm beneath his worn coat,.

Lei Heng’s confident smirk catches the security lamps as he loads his Tiantui Star’s Blade. The mechanism clicks, and Savage Tigermark rounds seat with a sharp metallic snap.

Lei Heng draws on his cigarette, then vanishes across the security-lit pavement. His blade flashes before the formation can close, Savage Tigermark force driving the cut through Heathcliff's guard.

Heathcliff staggers back with his weapon knocked wide, coat split and balance stolen. Lei Heng remains inside the breach, smirking, while the spent casing skips beneath the bus.

The Sinners tighten around Hong Lu, but the movement is defensive and hurried. Lei Heng has already proven the distance means nothing against him.

Lei Heng surges through the gap, Savage Tigermark force snapping his blade through a three-part arc. Heathcliff is overwhelmed in an instant and drops, his weapon skidding across the pavement.

The remaining Sinners recoil as the formation breaks. Lei Heng stands untouched before Hong Lu, blade lowered, while the security lamps flare red across the temple entrance.

The red security wash exposes a sealed maintenance gate beside the temple stairs, now unlocked by the combat alert. It offers Lei Heng a direct path deeper into Tiekan Temple.