"Eek!!"
Riko had never expected the bank behind her to suddenly explode, and she screamed in fright. Fang Zheng, however, naturally did not react as slowly as Riko. Almost at the same instant as the explosion, he pulled Riko behind him, and a series of magical glows flashed into existence, blocking the incoming debris and flames.
"Get out of the way!"
At that moment, three masked men carrying bags—obviously criminals at a glance—rushed out of the bank. Seeing Fang Zheng and Riko blocking their path, the leader roared and raised his right hand. A fireball shot from his palm straight at Fang Zheng.
Oh? Playing with fire in front of me? Not bad.
Seeing the man actually dare to throw a fireball at him, Fang Zheng snorted. He clenched one hand into a fist and threw it forward. His right fist punched directly through the incoming fireball, then slammed into the face of the criminal who had launched it. With a scream, the man flew backward into the bank as though he had been hit by a speeding truck.
Fang Zheng then stepped half a pace forward and, before the accomplice beside him could react, kicked out and sent the second criminal flying.
Only then did the last criminal realize what was happening. He hurriedly turned to run, but Fang Zheng had already grabbed his arm and yanked it back.
"Waaahhh!!"
As the criminal's arm snapped, he let out a bloodcurdling scream. Yet at that very moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Stop!"
Before the words had even faded, Fang Zheng saw a petite figure appear beside him almost instantly, kicking at him.
An ordinary person might have been thrown into a panic by such a sudden ambush, but in Fang Zheng's eyes, that speed was no faster than a