The next morning, David went to meet Hope Jensen. However, four Warriors of New York had formed a ring around the entrance of the gang hideout. David walked up to one of the Warriors and asked, "Excuse me, good sir. May I know why you are blocking the entrance to this particular building?" The first Warrior replied, "Curiosity killed the cat, mister. I advise you to stay away from here, now."
Snick. David plunged the Hidden Blade into the first Warrior of New York's stomach. David pulled the Hidden Blade out of the Warrior and he fell lifelessly. The other three Warriors saw the dead body on the ground and unsheathed daggers. David pulled his basket-hilted sword out and battled the Warriors.
Using his sword, David parried a blow from the third Warrior. That Warrior was much stronger than David and was overpowering the parry. At the last moment, David rolled away and slashed the third Warrior's back. To finish him off, David thrust his Hidden Blade into his back. David saw the second Warrior pulling out a pistol. He quickly grabbed the fourth Warrior and pulled the Warrior to him just before the second man fired the pistol. The round buried itself in the fourth Warrior's chest. David pushed the dying fourth Warrior to the ground and slit his throat with David's Hidden Blade, giving him a quick death.
The second Warrior realised that he was the last one standing and paled. However, the Warrior decided to make his final stand against David. The second Warrior held two knives and was ready to face David.
David charged towards the second Warrior. Charging until within an arms' length of the Warrior, David spun to one side, dodging the Warrior's knife attacks. David lodged his sword in the second Warrior's shoulder blade. He managed to pull the sword out after a few seconds. The second Warrior stumbled away from David, not wanting to fight anymore. David pulled out his Queen Anne pistol and shot the second Warrior in the back. With the four mercenaries dead, David entered the hideout.
The hideout was in chaos. Hope's men had formed a barricade near the staircase to the other floors with furniture. They were trying to fight off the ten Warriors of New York trying to get through the barricade. David crept up behind the group of Warriors and killed two Warriors at once. Then they realised David was there.
David kicked an incoming Warrior in the chest with all his strength. The Warrior stumbled backwards, resulting in a domino effect. In the end, there were three Warriors on the floor, and the one at the bottom of the pile was dead, but the other two were not. David thrust his sword into the pile, to ensure that all three Warriors were dead.
After thirty seconds of fighting, the battle was over. The Warriors of New York lay dead on the floor and David was clutching his injured forearm. Two of Hope's men moved some furniture to allow David to access the staircase. David got to the second floor and met up with Hope.
"Is your arm alright, David?" Hope asked. David nodded. "The wound isn't too deep. I just need a damn bandage." Hope nodded and ordered one of the men guarding the room, "Get a bandage for him." The man bowed slightly and left the room.
Hope remarked, "You must be damn good there, David. I heard you killed fourteen Warriors of New York today. Who in the world trained you?"
David tried to count the number of people he killed today. "You're right, damn it. Fourteen people! I should reduce the number of people I kill today. I'm thirty-three this year, for Christ's sake. If I keep killing so many people a day, I'll get myself killed before I reach forty." Hope laughed. "Are we still going to Staten Island today?"
"Of course, an injured arm isn't going to stop me," David said. "Once I'm bandaged I'll rest for an hour maximum. Then we'll go to Staten Island."