“Step… Step…”
With a light shuffle of footsteps, menacing-looking individuals began emerging from the surrounding abandoned buildings one by one, slowly closing in on Fang Li and the young girl.
Fang Li, surveying the scene, immediately grasped the situation and said. “Criminals active in the Redevelopment District, perhaps?”
The girl asked curiously, “Why are you so sure these people are criminals? In the Redevelopment District, there are not only criminals but also various underworld factions and unsavory groups, right?”
“Perhaps?” Fang Li said calmly, “But it’s quite evident that these people are not your average underworld members or delinquent groups. They carry a distinct murderous aura all over their bodies.”
Just as Fang Li had mentioned.
The people surrounding them emitted varying degrees of murderous intent, clearly indicating that they were not ordinary criminals or delinquents.
Moreover, their bodies, apart from the subtle murderous intent, also contained substantial Prana, which indicated that all of them were Genestellars.
“This could be troublesome.”
Despite the fact that this scene could intimidate any vulnerable girl, the girl beside Fang Li showed no fear. She seemed unusually accustomed to this situation and asked in a casual tone, “Fang-San, can we escape?”
Hearing this, Fang Li replied directly, “I’m afraid not.”
“Oh?” The girl became curious again. “And why is that?”
“It’s quite simple.” Fang Li suddenly smiled and said, “Because I don’t want to.”
This statement caused the girl to pause for a moment before bursting into laughter.
“You really are an interesting person.”
The girl’s cheerful laughter, along with her melodious voice, temporarily eased the tense atmosphere around them.
However, their carefree demeanor in the face of danger infuriated the surrounding criminals.
“Capture them,” The character who appeared to be the criminal leader muttered quietly, his eyes filled with greed as he looked at Fang Li and the girl.
“If we sell these two Genestellars, we’ll be able to enjoy wealth and prosperity for quite some time.”
After all, in today’s world, there were quite a few mad scientists willing to conduct inhumane experiments in order to study Genestellar physiologies.
As a result, the criminals in the vicinity began revealing their greedy intentions and pulled out various mechanical devices one by one.
Some of these devices resembled weapon handles, while others looked like miniature instruments, but they were all embedded with green crystals.
These crystals were Manadytes.
In other words, these were all activation bodies.
Using Mana as a material, activation bodies could condense Lux into weapons through activation.
“Buzz—!”
The next moment, with a simultaneous hum, the activation bodies in the hands of the criminals all radiated the brilliance of Mana, forming weapons.
These weapons included energy blades in the shape of swords, glaives, and even machine guns and submachine guns.
Shortly after, the criminals holding firearms aimed the barrels ahead without hesitation and pulled the triggers.
“Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang—!”
With the sound of gunshots, what shot out of the barrels were not physical bullets but beams of light formed by Mana.
The power of these Mana bullets was definitely on par with, if not surpassing, conventional bullets. Depending on the adjustments in power, some even exceeded the lethality of ordinary bullets, making them a force to be reckoned with even by Genestellars.
However, despite having the gun barrels aimed at them, Fang Li and the young girl remained calm. In a flash, they dodged the incoming bullets of light.
At the same time, the criminals wielding close combat weapons also radiated Prana’s radiance, launching their attacks.
Faced with these menacing criminals, Fang Li just smiled faintly. While evading the rain of bullets, he advanced instead of retreating, delivering powerful kicks to the approaching criminals.
“Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom—!”
Amidst the stifling sounds, the criminals were sent flying by Fang Li’s powerful kicks one after one, crashing heavily into the walls of the abandoned buildings, rendering them unconscious.
Although they were criminals and Genestellars, these individuals hiding in the Redevelopment District were far from being significant players. Compared to the vicious entities Fang Li had encountered so far under Fan Xinglu’s arrangements, they were nothing more than small fry.
“Damn!” The criminal leader’s face contorted as he shouted at the people around him. “Shoot! Aim more accurately!”
However, the words of the criminal leader not only didn’t yield results but also caused the shooting of Mana bullets to come to a halt.
“What are you all doing?!” The criminal leader roared in frustration.
But as he looked around and understood the situation, this criminal leader was left completely dumbfounded.
Every one of the criminals who had used firearms was lying unconscious on the ground, already knocked out.
“Phew.” The young girl casually clapped her hands, as if she had done something inconspicuous, and said, “That’s that.”
“You…” The criminal leader was left stunned.
In response, the girl gave him a cute smile and pointed to the side.
The criminal leader subconsciously turned his head and looked ahead.
What met his gaze was a face.
A face with a smile that seemed almost mocking.
“Boom—!”
Before the criminal leader could react, a knee heavily struck his abdomen, causing his body to bend, eyes to roll back, and with vomit spewing out, he fell down.
“Oooh!” The girl immediately clapped her hands, praising, “That was a merciless strike. He probably won’t wake up until tomorrow.”
“No, I showed some restraint,” Fang Li remarked as he glanced at the criminals lying on the ground. He then shrugged and added, “You’re not bad either, Miss.”
“Well, don’t look at me like that. I’ve had my fair share of training,” The girl said with a playful smile as she walked towards Fang Li.
“So, I guess it’s time for us to get out of here.” As she said this, the girl had just reached Fang Li’s side when her hand was immediately grabbed.
The girl was momentarily startled and raised her head, looking to the side.
There, Fang Li tightly held the girl’s hand, his gaze fixed on her, as he asked, “Who are you?”
Hearing these words, the girl sighed and said, “Can’t you just consider me an ordinary passerby?”
“Ordinary passersby don’t have your exceptional skills,” Fang Li replied, gazing directly at the girl.
“Plus, you clearly called my name earlier.”
“You just called me Fang-San.”
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