"Who is always victorious and invincible? Who never leaves? Who has no ending song? Who has no farewell feast!?"
The BGM from Fung Wan 2 continued to play, and Li Congxin found it incredibly irritating.
The situation before him was extremely dangerous, but this music that had suddenly appeared couldn't be changed no matter what. He couldn't even use his cheat to fix things.
With no other options, Li Congxin decided he would risk severe injury and use his secret weapon to take down one of them first.
"It's over... it's over... it's over..."
Just as Li Congxin was preparing to burn his bridges and fight to the death, the sound of urgent police sirens suddenly reached everyone's ears, growing louder as they approached.
Li Congxin had never thought the sound of police sirens could be so beautiful, even more pleasant than the music from his system's BGM by countless times!
Indeed, upon hearing the overlapping sirens, the expressions of the three figures from The Hand changed simultaneously.
Were they afraid of the police?
To say they weren't afraid would be a lie, but they weren't overly terrified either.
However, the current situation was that they intended to kill these guys who were specifically causing them trouble. If the police arrived and they continued their attack, they would inevitably have to fight the police.
With their strength, they naturally wouldn't fear a squad of police officers.
But the question was, could they confront the police head-on?
These were all ancient monsters who had lived for over four hundred years, not someone like Frank D'Amico who knew nothing.
If they wiped out this wave of arriving police officers, the problem would become truly serious. Even under pressure from public opinion and the media, the government couldn't just stand by and do nothing. If they annihilated one squad of police, the next encounter might be with ten squads. If they annihilated ten squads, their next opponents might be the army!
If they continued to resist like this, they would eventually find themselves in a struggle against the state machinery. At that point, would they have any other path besides being crushed into dust?
What, you're suggesting they flee back to their headquarters in Japan?
Don't they know who backs Japan?
Their purpose today, even at the cost of sacrificing dozens of their subordinate ninjas, was to lure out everyone from the Heroes Alliance to resolve this troublesome issue in one go. They definitely weren't trying to solve a small problem only to attract a much bigger one they couldn't afford to provoke!
They had all lived for over four hundred years; they would never make such a low-level mistake driven by impulse.
Thus, the three old fellows exchanged a look and decisively made the most correct choice.
"Let's finish this quickly!"
With Bakuto's command, the three old monsters simultaneously intensified their attacks.
Madame Gao, who was currently clashing with Li Congxin's staff, suddenly drew a gleaming sword from her cane. The blade, like a silver dragon, lunged directly at the cloth-wrapped staff Li Congxin was swinging down at her.
The cloth on Li Congxin's staff was specially developed by Old Pi for him. Its toughness even surpassed that of a car's seatbelt, and it was difficult for even ordinary military daggers to pierce it. Coupled with its weight, which far exceeded that of regular cloth, it was like adding wings to a tiger in Li Congxin's hands.
Yet, this very cloth-wrapped staff was easily cut into a shower of scraps by Madame Gao's sword!
Madame Gao, seizing this opportunity, thrust her sword forward, her blade flicking and transforming into several sword shadows, engulfing Li Congxin's vital points such as his forehead, throat, and chest.
Good timing!
Li Congxin, having experienced his fair share of storms, felt no panic even in this life-or-death crisis. He flicked his right wrist downwards, and the Ruyi Bang, about the size of an ear pick, shot out from his wristband, aiming directly for Madame Gao's face.
At the same time, Li Congxin drew a deep breath, channeling his Qi to his dantian, and roared at Madame Gao, "Grow!"
As Li Congxin spoke, the Ruyi Bang grew with the wind, transforming into a metal club as thick as a goose's egg, smashing down towards Madame Gao's face.
Madame Gao clearly hadn't expected Li Congxin to possess such a treasure. In her panic, she quickly drew her sword back to defend herself. Relying on the terrifying speed boost from her "Qi," she managed, against all odds, to block Li Congxin's sudden overhead strike.
"Clang!" A loud impact echoed as the Ruyi Bang was repelled.
Li Congxin caught the large club and, with a backhand swing, swept it towards Madame Gao's waist.
Madame Gao, having recovered her senses, felt a surge of fear mixed with even greater killing intent in her eyes. She parried with her sword, the blade striking the tip of the Ruyi Bang.
"Clang!" Another crisp sound of metal on metal. This time, Li Congxin, using the Ruyi Bang, lacked the flexibility of the cloth staff to buffer the recoil. The full force of Madame Gao's strike sent Li Congxin's Qi and blood churning, the tiger's mouth on both his hands cracking. He staggered back three steps, nearly colliding with Hawkeye, who was behind him.
When a power-type fighter encounters someone stronger than them, they are suppressed in every aspect of the fight.
This was precisely the situation Li Congxin was facing!
In comparison, Daredevil, who relied on technique, and Punisher, who relied on sheer ferocity, were in a better position than him.
Taking a deep breath, Li Congxin gripped the cold Ruyi Bang tightly once more.
No matter what, he had to hold on until the police arrived to save the day.
As for his trump card?
That thing had the strongest destructive power, but its accuracy was a major drawback. Unless used at point-blank range, there was no chance of hitting a strong opponent like Madame Gao.
"Hiyah!" Just as Li Congxin was at a severe disadvantage and preparing to fight to the death to stall for time.
Suddenly, a familiar voice cut through the air from not far from the two. Everyone turned to look and saw a man in an Ant-Man Suit charging towards Madame Gao at incredible speed.
It was Old Pi!
Li Congxin's spirit surged, while Madame Gao, on the other hand, had already swung her sword down at Old Pi.
However, facing Madame Gao's overhead sword strike, Old Pi neither dodged nor retreated. Instead, he leaped up to meet her blade. At the same time, his body instantly shrank to a size almost imperceptible to the naked eye. While evading Madame Gao's sword, he forcefully collided with her face.
"Bang!"
Under Old Pi's attack, Madame Gao stumbled back, followed by a heart-wrenching scream.
As everyone turned to look, they saw that the eyes of this powerful individual, who had lived for over four hundred years, were a bloody mess, with a large amount of blood gushing out as if they were tears of blood!
Seeing this gruesome sight, Li Congxin shivered almost instinctively.
Holy crap, so that's how the Ant-Man Suit is supposed to be used!
Compared to this, Scott Lang's fighting style in the movie seemed incredibly gentle, so gentle it made one question the true power of the Ant-Man Suit.
Only now did Li Congxin finally understand.
The reason the Ant-Man Suit felt underwhelming in the movie wasn't because the suit itself was weak, but because its user wasn't ruthless enough!
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