"What?!"
The gangster couldn't believe this kid had dared to talk back to him. Was he questioning him?
Accustomed to throwing his weight around with rookies, he immediately flew into a rage. He strode forward, grabbed Xia Tianming by the collar, and tried to hoist him up so he could teach him a proper lesson.
But Xia Tianming remained planted exactly where he was. No matter how hard the gangster strained—even as his Powered Suit bulged—he couldn't move him an inch!
Then, moving too fast for the eye to follow, Xia Tianming grabbed the man by the neck. With an apparently effortless lift of his arm, he hoisted the gangster into the air!
No matter how much the man struggled, he couldn't escape Xia Tianming's vise-like grip. His face turned a deep red as he struggled to breathe!
The sudden, dramatic reversal left everyone so shocked that they couldn't utter a word.
The other gangster, who had been waiting to watch the show, gaped in alarm. Coming to his senses, he hurriedly pulled out a bizarre-looking gun, pointed it at Xia Tianming, and roared, "You bastard, put Tadokoro Koji down!!!"
So the gangster whose neck Xia Tianming had seized was called Tadokoro Koji.
The grip around his neck tightened by the second. His bones creaked as they were crushed, and he let out a pained cry. "Hng... hng... aaah!!!!"
His screams filled the cramped room, shocking everyone. Even the young man who had been sitting silently with his head down looked up in astonishment.
Xia Tianming stopped playing with his food and tightened his grip!
There was a sharp crack.
The arrogant gangster who had bullied rookies had his neck crushed. Even his Powered Suit couldn't save him. His head lolled limply against his chest.
Then countless tendrils surged from