A suited attacker fired a bolt of compressed energy down the alley, but Ryu didn’t dodge. He simply raised his hand and caught the glowing blast, crushing it in his palm until it burst into sparks. In the next instant he blurred forward and struck the first attacker in the chest, the impact sending a violent shockwave through the alley and shattering windows across the nearby buildings. The attacker didn’t bleed; his body cracked apart into black ceramic shards that scattered across the wet pave