The oppressive atmosphere in the air suddenly became like scorching heat, making even their breaths burn.
Every S-Class Hero present turned their gaze toward Fang Li.
And some of them carried hostility in their eyes.
Especially Metal Bat.
"You're pretty cocky, huh?"
Metal Bat rose from his seat and slowly walked up to Fang Li.
Like a thug, he shoved his face right in front of Fang Li's, wearing a vicious expression.
"Who cares if you sliced up a meteor? Believe me, I'll beat you flat."
Those openly provocative words came from the delinquent teenager's mouth.
The air instantly grew taut.
The S-Class Heroes merely watched coldly.
Bang and Atomic Samurai had intended to step forward and do something, but Genos stopped them.
Sylvia watched the scene without saying anything, only wearing a faint smile.
Under those circumstances, Fang Li raised his head and looked at Metal Bat, who had shoved his fierce-looking face in front of him.
Then he suddenly smiled.
"You really are kind."
Those words came from Fang Li's mouth.
"Huh?" Metal Bat's eyes widened as he said in utter disbelief, "I'm kind?"
It was not just Metal Bat. Even the other S-Class Heroes looked at each other.
Kind?
Metal Bat was kind?
Could a delinquent teenager possibly be kind?
This was probably the first time in Metal Bat's life that anyone had called him that.
Yet Fang Li still wanted to say it.
"Facing an opponent you don't like, you only want to beat him flat. Isn't that kind?"
Fang Li smiled, but his tone was as cold as ice as he spoke calmly.
"If it were me, I'd only kill those I don't like."
Along with those words, a faint, concealed killing intent flashed across Fang Li's body before vanishing.
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