FeiLiu District

"I'm furious! That bastard actually dared to abandon me, and then there's Liu Chuang—he actually dared to threaten a police officer!" Miss Qi Lin still felt indignant aboard Car 143.

Her colleague beside her struck a pose.

"Don't be afraid. I'll protect you."

Qi Lin rolled her eyes at him.

"Do I need you to protect me?"

Just then, an emergency came through the radio.

"Car 143, Car 143, an emergency has occurred on the airport road in FeiLiu District. Terrorists of unknown identity have attacked a police vehicle. Car 143, proceed to the location immediately to provide support. Repeat..."

"Terrorists actually attacked a police vehicle? This is Giant Gorge City!"

When Ximen Lang arrived at the highway in FeiLiu District, the Taotie had already been rampaging for quite some time.

Fortunately, their main mission was to scout Earth's firepower, so they had not caused too many casualties yet.

However, it was only a matter of time before the Taotie retaliated.

At the same time, Miss Qi Lin also arrived at the scene.

Looking at the several steel giants floating in the sky, she gradually felt a profound sense of helplessness.

She was especially desperate when she saw that even the tank shells could not leave the slightest mark on that enormous mecha.

However, driven by her sense of justice, she still resolutely drew her beloved Small Handgun.

Biubiubiu!

She fired several shots at the Taotie in quick succession.

The Taotie Warrior felt insulted! Shells were one thing. Although they still could not hurt him in the slightest, at least they looked the part.

But what was this Small Handgun supposed to be?

Are you looking down on me?

He fired a laser with the back of his hand, intending to finish off this woman who did not know her own limits.

Watching the laser pierce toward her, Miss Qi Lin felt even more desperate.

At that moment, Ximen Lang finally arrived.

He leaped forward and pulled Miss Qi Lin into his arms while simultaneously smashing the incoming laser apart with one slap.

He had literally slapped it apart.

Playing with lasers in front of Ximen Lang—that was what truly counted as looking down on someone!

"Fall back first. I'll deal with these pieces of trash."

Reluctantly, Ximen Lang slowly pushed Miss Qi Lin away, then looked at the Taotie with growing hostility.

"Oh? I never expected a mere Pre-Nuclear Civilization to possess a Super Soldier! But so what? We are warriors blessed by our god, Carl!"

Ignoring the mechas' endless boasting, Ximen Lang could not even be bothered to spread his wings.

"Trash! Get down here!"

Boom, boom, boom.

Several enormous mechas instantly crashed to the ground, while Ximen Lang extended one finger.

Golden rays of light began to shimmer at his fingertip.

"Go to hell."

Biubiubiu!

The enormous mechas were instantly pierced through the head by Ximen Lang, without even having time to leave behind a final word.

Ximen Lang walked over to the mechas and kicked them a few times curiously.

Then he removed one of the pierced heads and took a look.

Good heavens. Aside from metal, there was only metal. They really had no flesh at all.

Those idiots had actually turned themselves into robots.

After one glance, Ximen Lang stopped paying attention to them.

These mecha warriors were far too weak. They were nothing more than slightly stronger foot soldiers, so there was really nothing worth watching.

The only reason he had been curious was that he had never seen something so flashy before.

Now that he had seen it, he naturally set it aside.

Compared to that, wouldn't it be better to spend this time admiring Qi Lin?

"Hey, miss, we meet again. What a coincidence. It seems we're truly destined to keep running into each other."

Miss Qi Lin looked at Ximen Lang expressionlessly.

"Your pickup line is way too outdated! You should read more jokes. Pickup lines have already gone through several updates."

"Ahem! Is that so? Where can I find those jokes? I'll go criticize them later."

Ximen Lang genuinely wanted to learn. Everyone kept doing this sort of thing all the time, and it made him feel like he had accomplished nothing.

"You really want to learn? You scumbag!" Qi Lin looked at Ximen Lang as though he were human garbage.

"Listen to yourself. You're the one who told me to learn. Besides, if I don't study hard, how am I supposed to flirt with you?"

Miss Qi Lin slapped her forehead, looking as though Ximen Lang had completely defeated her.

This cheesy sweet talk was painfully awkward! Just then, the army stationed on the outskirts arrived. They saluted Ximen Lang and said,

"Thank you for dealing with that monster. You helped us reduce our casualties."

Deep down, Ximen Lang respected these endearing people.

They knew something was impossible, yet still did it, all to protect the lives of ordinary citizens.

For that reason, they held the front line, brushing shoulders with death and building a Great Wall out of flesh and blood, never retreating even one step.

Ximen Lang straightened and returned the salute.

"Don't say that. You're being too polite. Oh, right, you can have these mechas. Study them carefully. Their technology is more than one era ahead of ours."

After another long round of thanks and resolving the matter of the mechas, Du Qiangwei finally arrived as well.

Looking at the several mechas being carried away, Du Qiangwei asked,

"Did you deal with all of these?"

Ximen Lang shrugged.

"If not me, then who?"

Ximen Lang was not overly enthusiastic toward Du Qiangwei. In the original story, Du Qiangwei had left him with a rather poor impression.

It was not that she had done anything to Earth.

Du Qiangwei's loyalty to Earth was beyond doubt. Even when she later joined the demons, it was still to find a way out for Earth.

There was nothing to criticize about that. The real issue was her personality.

She was arrogant to the point of looking down on her comrades, and even lacked a proper sense of awe. That was what truly irritated people.

But it did not matter. Ximen Lang had no intention of having any romantic entanglement with her. As long as he did not provoke her, that was enough.

He turned back and resumed chatting with Miss Qi Lin about various techniques for flirting with women.

"Hey, where did you find those flirting techniques you mentioned? Tell me. I'll go study them."

Miss Qi Lin was speechless.

"Why are you still hung up on this? Why should I tell you? So you can flirt with me?"

"It's not like that would be impossible!" Ximen Lang nodded seriously. He had to admit, this idea seemed quite promising.

"By the way, miss, think it over. I'm twenty-five this year, about the same age as you. I have no bad habits, and people have given me the nickname Honest and Dependable Young Master. My character is guaranteed. Are you really not tempted?"

"Not tempted! Thank you!"

"That makes no sense. I just performed a Hero Saves Beauty act. Shouldn't a beauty secretly fall for me at a time like this, needing only to throw herself into my arms?"

"You're overthinking it. Everything on television is fake! Still, since I have no way to repay you, I could consider tying grass and wearing a ring in my next life to repay your kindness. How does that sound?"