Han Lang was currently immersed in the joy of his breakthrough, but he dared not let his guard down. He remained vigilant, keeping a close eye on the A-class esper, Gol, across the road.
If the opponent were to attack at this moment, he would be forced to halt his breakthrough and face him head-on.
However, Gol seemed oblivious to Han Lang's breakthrough. He was still panting heavily, his eyes filled with frustration, doing his utmost to recover his strength.
"Damn it! These Chinese have no sense of chivalry at all. At a time like this, they only care about stuffing themselves to regain strength. Doesn't he worry that even so, it's an unfair victory?"
Gol was furious, but as a dignified A-class esper, he couldn't possibly beg his opponent for food to recover his strength at this juncture.
Thinking of this, Gol muttered to himself with a sour grapes expression.
"Show off! Show off your mother! Just a few quail eggs, and you're pretending to close your eyes and enjoy them. I don't believe it. Such a small amount of food can't possibly give you that much of an advantage in recovery!"
As soon as he finished speaking,
Suddenly,
He seemed to realize something and his face turned ashen with shock.
"That's not right! A few quail eggs shouldn't take this long to enjoy, should they? Could it be... damn it, he's breaking through?"
Seeing through everything, Gol dared not delay any further. Disregarding the fact that he had only recovered three-tenths of his strength, he rushed towards Han Lang. 138 Reading Network
At this very moment, the so-called chivalry and unfair victory were worthless in his mind!
Han Lang's breakthrough was also reaching its final stage. While continuously monitoring Gol, he remained motionless, doing his best to complete the breakthrough as quickly as possible.
Five meters, three meters, two meters...
As Gol's fist drew closer, Han Lang still showed no signs of movement.
"Heh..."
A smug smile flickered across Gol's lips. Hidden within that smile was a hint of relief.
"Fortunately, I discovered you were breaking through in time. Otherwise, how could I have succeeded so easily? Die!"
Just as Gol's fist was less than half a meter from Han Lang's head, Han Lang suddenly opened his eyes.
Gol inwardly cried out "Not good!", but at this distance, he could no longer retreat.
Han Lang, with the utmost speed, clenched his fist and struck, smashing hard into Gol's incoming fist.
"Boom!"
"Crack!"
Gol's right arm bone snapped. The sharp bone pierced through his elbow, and green blood flowed from the exposed segment of bone. The force of the impact sent his entire body flying backward.
"Ah~" Gol screamed. He looked at Han Lang in disbelief and roared with unwillingness, "You... you... actually completed your breakthrough!"
Han Lang's body remained unmoving. His eyes were filled with a cold smile. "That previous strike had completely drained you. Even if I hadn't broken through, you wouldn't have been my match! If you want to live, you'd better tell me why you're following Gou Feng's orders!"
Seeing Han Lang approaching, Gol no longer dared to be arrogant. He clutched his broken arm in pain and cursed regretfully, "Damn Gou Feng! If he hadn't lied about your strength, I wouldn't be the one defeated today!"
Han Lang smiled. "Stop making excuses! After fighting for so long, you're already familiar with my strength. You can't blame Gou Feng for this! Tell me, what is your relationship with Gou Feng?"
Gol gave a wry smile and said helplessly, "Alright! I'll tell you! Gou Feng and I..."
Just as Han Lang slightly lowered his guard, preparing to receive new clues, a hint of cunning flashed in Gol's eyes.
He suddenly shouted, interlocking the fingers of his left and right hands. Tensing his body, he used the sharp bone protruding from his broken arm to stab directly at Han Lang's heart.
Han Lang was also surprised. He hadn't expected Gol to be so ruthless, to use his broken arm as a weapon to counterattack, disregarding his own pain!
But he had just broken through, and the spiritual energy and spirit within him were still concentrated. How could he let the exhausted Gol succeed?
With a swift grab, he twisted Gol's entire right arm.
The bone spur instantly changed direction and, with a "thwack," plunged into Gol's chest.
"Ugh..."
Gol let out a pained groan. He looked in disbelief at the bone spur piercing his heart, and his body fell straight down, his life extinguished shortly after.
"Damn it!"
Han Lang was filled with regret.
At this point, victory was assured. Capturing Gol alive and extracting more clues about espers would have been a simple matter.
He hadn't expected that in his haste, the bone spur would so accurately pierce Gol's heart, ending his life.
"Sigh!" Han Lang sighed and muttered to himself dejectedly, "What bad luck! I didn't get any clues, and I even lost a car! I should call Tang Qin and see if I can get reimbursed!"
With the situation as it was, further regret and annoyance were futile. It was better to report the matter to Tang Qin and see if her experience could yield more results!
However, upon receiving the call, Tang Qin was so frightened that her face turned pale. "What? An A-class esper? Where are you? I'll be right there!"
By the time Tang Qin arrived, Han Lang was already sitting in the dilapidated car, cultivating. He only woke up when Tang Qin frantically knocked on the car door.
"What's going on? Where is the A-class esper you mentioned?"
Tang Qin looked at the scene of devastation, her eyes filled with confusion as to where the esper had gone.
Han Lang couldn't help but feel speechless. "Big sister, this is a road! I can't just leave a corpse lying here, can I? What if someone passes by and sees it?"
As he spoke, he opened the car's trunk and said again, "Here! Check if it's the real deal!"
Tang Qin gave a playful Han Lang a sidelong glance, then began to seriously examine the corpse, pondering and asking, "You said he was sent by the Gou family to target you?"
Discussing the case, Han Lang also became serious. "That's right! He said so himself. That's why I'm so confused. Didn't you say that espers were inextricably linked to Master Jin? How did the Gou family get involved?"
"It's hard to say!" Tang Qin had basically completed her initial examination of the corpse. As she removed her gloves, she said solemnly to Han Lang, "Based on our current investigation, espers are indeed only subtly related to Master Jin. However, this doesn't rule out the possibility of the Gou family being involved! Besides, if the Gou family can afford to hire cultivators from Master Jin to attack you, why can't they hire espers again? So, there's nothing to be confused about, right?"
With Tang Qin's reminder, Han Lang's mind became clear. "That's right! The Gou family and Master Jin have a good relationship. It's not strange for them to be in cahoots! But I'm still worried now. Since A-class espers have infiltrated Le City, it's likely not that simple behind the scenes, right? Should we..."
Han Lang's meaning was clear. Espers of A-class and above were not to be trifled with. If the opponent still had higher-level espers, they would pose a significant threat to the small Le City.
At the very least, the Le City Special Investigation Bureau currently lacked the strength to uproot such espers.