"Tsk, tsk, just as I predicted," Ren Yuanhao twisted the golden-haired man's elbow with one hand, kicking him in the groin. "Your boss is this useless, do you still want to fight?"
As soon as Ren Yuanhao finished speaking, the golden-haired man suddenly flashed forward, flipping his palm. Ren Yuanhao froze as if turned to wood.
"With such little ability, why all the pretty words? I'm an esper, not like you mortals!"
The golden-haired man slowly stood up, straining to put his left arm back into place. Though his face was not pleasant, it was filled with arrogance.
He walked up to Ren Yuanhao, pointing at his nose. "Look clearly, this city will eventually belong to us 'Yu Tian'. You useless people should just go back to your slums, that's where you can rest easy and wait for death. Without ability, don't imitate those bastards on TV and be a busybody."
"Boss, it's getting late, how should we handle this living specimen?"
"Old rules, burn it."
At the golden-haired man's command, the other two were about to fetch the special incineration materials. Unexpectedly, the golden-haired man glanced at Ren Yuanhao and Yi Die, a slight smile curling his lips. "Burn these two pieces of trash too."
"But~"
"But what? This kind of trash should have been cleared out of the city long ago. By doing this, I'm clearing living space for the poor."
As the golden-haired man spoke, he reached out to slap Ren Yuanhao's face. However, Ren Yuanhao suddenly twisted his neck, putting on a 'I was just daydreaming' expression.
"No, impossible. My ability clearly bound you, you shouldn't be able to move an inch!"
The golden-haired man's face contorted. He channeled his esper ability into Ren Yuanhao again, but Ren Yuanhao took out a cigarette from his pocket and slowly lit it.
"I don't care what kind of damn organization you are in this city. I only know that what you're doing isn't upholding justice, it's just fear. What you should be doing is finding the source of the Mandala gene, not beating a woman who is already pitiful enough."
Ren Yuanhao took a puff of his cigarette, then snapped his fingers. The esper ability binding Yi Die was instantly broken, as if breaking it was as natural and easy as waking up and opening one's eyes.
"Impossible, this is a D-class ability!" The golden-haired man was extremely frustrated. His ability was the most terrifying binding technique in the night. The dimmer the light, the stronger its power. Yet, this level of ability was treated like child's play by the man opposite him!
It was easily neutralized with a snap of his fingers?
How could this be possible!
A rare hint of fear appeared in his eyes. However, he was the leader of the four-man team. If he showed weakness in front of his subordinates, his future days would be difficult. He refused to believe it and wanted to use his ability again, but Ren Yuanhao suddenly exhaled a series of misty smoke rings, and as their eyes met, a golden light flashed!
What kind of gaze was that?
The golden-haired man's raised hand was like a drawn bow. He had already guessed the outcome, but he couldn't afford to lose face!
But at this moment, Ren Yuanhao said coldly, "Kid, your San Jiao point has stagnant Qi. If you forcefully circulate your Qi again, it will be at least three months, at most three years, before you can't use your ability. Consider it yourself. Also, do you think it's meaningful to use the same ability twice?"
Before Ren Yuanhao could finish speaking, he saw three or five people stumbling out of the dark alley. The golden-haired man took a closer look and felt reassured, his momentum instantly shifting.
"Hmph, kid, don't be too arrogant. If I can't deal with you, someone else certainly can!"
As the golden-haired man spoke, he bowed slightly to the people rushing out of the dark alley with the other three. But the next scene left him dumbfounded.
"Esteemed guest, we've been looking all over for you. I didn't expect you to witness such a disgusting scene. It is truly my oversight in arrangements."
The speaker was the cigar man.
"Boss, this person is obstructing our work, how can he be an esteemed guest!"
The golden-haired man said indignantly.
"Bullshit! Tell me, did you make a move?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the four of them lowered their heads in unison.
"Good, silence means consent. You are truly capable. It's bad enough that the esteemed guest witnessed such disgusting filth upon arrival, but you even dared to fight with the esteemed guest!"
"No, it was him~"
The golden-haired man wanted to explain, but the cigar man waved his sleeve in anger. "The entire city set off fireworks to welcome this esteemed guest. Are you four blind? Didn't you see that the esteemed guest is covered in dust? Even a little thought would tell you that the esteemed guest came from afar, from the desert!"
"What, those fireworks and firecrackers were actually!"
"That's right, you bunch of brainless pigs!"
The cigar man was furious. If the golden-haired man wasn't a rare esper, he would have lost his temper long ago.
"Forget it, it's not a fight without acquaintance. At least I know now that you are all from 'Yu Tian'."
Ren Yuanhao crouched down again, placing his hand near the failed gene specimen, and whispered, "This woman can still be saved."
"Esteemed guest, listen to me. You have traveled a long way and are extremely tired. This kind of woman is truly beyond saving, so you don't need to bother. Just leave it to these four bastards to handle."
"Handle?" Yi Die couldn't help but draw her sword. "Letting them handle it means burning her to ashes. They even wanted to burn us to death just now."
"What? You bunch of bastards, you've truly become lawless! Get on your knees and beg the esteemed guest for forgiveness!" The cigar man reprimanded, then crouched down and approached Ren Yuanhao. "Esteemed guest, the presidential suite has been prepared for you. Knowing that this young lady finds it inconvenient to travel by car, we specifically brought this~"
As he spoke, the cigar man waved his hand, and a sedan chair quickly appeared before Yi Die.
"Thank you for your trouble. However, I need to try. Yi Die, if you're tired, you can go with them first."
Ren Yuanhao unceremoniously helped the woman up from the ground, channeling his Earth-attribute true Qi to her entire body. He immediately detected dozens of unusual energies surging towards her heart meridian. It was likely that these strange energies were the product of the Mandala gene. If they reached her heart meridian, she would truly be beyond saving.
"Esteemed guest, our famous physicians at Yu Tian have also examined her, and all their treatments have failed. I think you shouldn't waste your effort. Anyone who is infected with the Mandala gene should be prepared to be devoured."
Ren Yuanhao shook his head. "This person is not devouring voluntarily, but being forced. I suspect that in your big city, there must be quite a number of Mandala gene sources, and it's very likely that someone is behind the scenes successfully consuming the active esper nuclei from the Mandala gene to increase their own power."