The battle was over in less than five minutes.
Apart from the sound of rain, the alley was deathly silent.
Maeda Hanae leaned against the wall, rainwater wetting her pale face, but she felt no cold.
She stared intently at the blond figure on the rooftop, her mind blank.
it's over?
Is that all?
That's Hasegawa Yama, a renowned S-rank powerhouse in the patrol team.
As a result, he was instantly killed without even touching the hem of his opponent's clothes.
It was eaten away by a bunch of insects until not even bone fragnts were left.
Tang Qi swallowed hard and slowly stood up, leaning against the wall for support. The rain was washing over the wound on his right shoulder, causing a stinging pain, but he ignored it.
His eyes were also filled with shock.
No wonder Minister Wei Liao always seed reluctant to say more when ntioning the "Ever-Changing Star Lord".
No wonder he never revealed the other party's strength.
This is power that an S-class character could never possess.
He alone is an army.
No, it's more terrifying than an army.
This was a one-sided massacre.
Tang Qi took a deep breath, his breath filled with the cold sll of rain and gunpowder.
This dragon from the Great Xia Kingdom is definitely at least SS-rank.
No wonder he was so confident that he dared to co and rescue all by himself.
They have the capability and the confidence to back it up.
The rain poured down harder and harder, washing away the ss and the sll of blood from the ruins.
When more than a dozen patrol vehicles arrived, the three people had already disappeared from the alley.
All that remained was a pile of wreckage and the desiccated corpse that had died in the rain.
The patrol captain leading the team turned pale as he looked at the scene before him.
"Quickly! Seal off the scene!"
"Report to headquarters! Mr. Hasegawa... has died in the line of duty!"
...
Half an hour later.
A black sedan was parked outside the ruins.
The car door opened, and a tall, stern-faced man stepped out.
It is Hetian Pingshan.
He ignored the chaotic patrol team mbers around him and walked directly into the blocked alley.
The mont he appeared, the air around him seed to grow heavy, and everyone who saw him instinctively held their breath.
He Tianping squatted down, picked up a bit of charred soil, and slled it.
There is no energy residue; it has been processed very cleanly.
He then went to the mummified corpse and examined it carefully.
The manner of death was strange, as if sothing had instantly drained his life force.
His gaze swept across the ruins, observing the signs of battle: large gaps in the walls, deep craters in the ground, and that familiar acrid sll in the air.
That's the sll left after the insects were fried.
Wada Hirayama stood up and closed his eyes.
mories of that night flooded back.
That hellish, sky-covering insect queen, that suicidal attack comparable to a nuclear explosion, and his own legendary equipnt, 【God's Protection】, which was on the verge of breaking.
All the clues connected into one line.
He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze turning icy cold.
Rainwater slid down his chiseled cheeks.
"It's that insect tar again."
His gaze imdiately turned cold.
"You clown, I'll find you sooner or later!"
......
Click.
An inconspicuous door was pushed open from the inside.
The lights ca on, dispelling the gloom that filled the room.
Tang Qi half-supported, half-carried Maeda Hanako as he staggered in.
This is a typical studio apartnt, simply furnished, and even a bit old.
There was a faint sll of dust and musty wood in the air.
Apart from the necessities of life, there are no superfluous decorations to be seen, making it look like a show ho that has been uninhabited for a long ti.
Both of them were soaked through; rainwater mixed with blood dripped from their tattered clothes onto the floor, leaving a small, dark stain.
Maeda Hanae's face was as white as paper, her lips were blue, and her consciousness was already sowhat blurred. She only managed to stay upright thanks to Tang Qi's support.
Zhou Huai, controlling Caesar, closed the door behind him.
Without saying a word, he took out two bottles of high-grade healing potions from his storage space and handed them over.
"Drink it."
Tang «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» Qi took the dicine and said "Thank you".
Then, he opened a bottle and carefully fed it to Maeda Hanae.
He then tilted his head back and drank the other bottle in one gulp.
Zhou Huai guided Caesar to the window, pulled back a corner of the curtain, and observed the rainy night outside.
Is this place safe?
The warm dicinal power spread through his body, and Tang Qi's breathing beca much more stable. A tingling, itchy sensation ca from the wound on his right shoulder, indicating that it was healing rapidly.
He leaned against the wall and took a breath.
"This is one of the more than 300 safe houses I have in Japan, so it is relatively safe."
"However, we will continue to relocate later."
After saying this, he looked at Caesar, his eyes filled with sincere gratitude.
"Ever-Changing Star Lord, thank you for saving ."
Zhou Huai waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be so polite.
"We're all colleagues, shouldn't you be the ones to act this way?"
His gaze first fell on Tang Qi, then he looked at Maeda Hanae, whose complexion was gradually improving.
The dicine worked very well; the bleeding from the wounds on her arms and legs had stopped, and her breathing had beco long and even.
Zhou Huai smiled and glanced between the two of them.
"Which of you two is the real White Butterfly?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Qi stiffened slightly, then gave a wry smile.
He knew that after witnessing the other party's unpredictable strength, any attempt to conceal anything would be foolish.
He no longer hid it.
"Strictly speaking, we are all white butterflies."
Caesar raised an eyebrow, revealing an expression of interest.
Tang Qi helped Maeda Hanae sit down on the only sofa, while he leaned against the armrest.
He explained frankly.
"Miss Huazhi is not from Great Xia, but from the land of cherry blossoms."
"For so reason, Miss Huazhi has been working for ."
"So she often takes on tasks that require her to be in the public eye."
"And I was responsible for gathering intelligence and planning behind the scenes."
He looked at Zhou Huai with an apologetic expression.
"Please forgive for not being honest with the Star Lord beforehand."
Zhou Huai's situation is understandable.
The other party did not trust at first, and was even full of vigilance.
That's why he only sent Maeda Hanae to contact him.
This is a test, and also a way of keeping a backup plan.
I only regret that I was so focused on the beautiful and charming wife of the gang leader that I didn't realize there was a real stock manipulator behind her.
I underestimated this colleague from the Great Xia Kingdom.
To Zhou Huai's surprise, Tang Qi still recruited Maeda Hanae as a core mber and involved her in such confidential intelligence work, even though he knew she was from Japan.
Even tonight, he's willing to risk exposing himself to rescue her.
Zhou Huai's gaze swept over the two of them.
Tang Qi was gently tidying up the damp stray hairs on Maeda Hanae's forehead, his movents very light, his eyes carrying a hint of barely perceptible tenderness.
Maeda Hanae watched him quietly, her eyes filled with complex emotions—gratitude, dependence, and sothing else entirely.
The relationship between these two people is probably not simple.
Once their breathing stabilized, so color finally returned to their pale faces.
Zhou Huai then stopped smiling and his expression beca serious.
"Tell , how did you guys suddenly get exposed this ti?"
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