"Follow them."
"Understood. Ghost standing by. Detective and Driver are in position."
The vehicles and hidden operatives scattered around the area withdrew one after another. Xia Xu could not be everywhere at once, of course, and could not possibly stop them all from leaving.
But he had no intention of keeping these people here anyway. He simply headed straight toward where Hong Yan lay unconscious.
By now, a six-man armed squad had emerged from the cargo van that had driven up beside Hong Yan while Xia Xu was dealing with the Werewolf Giant.
After jumping out, the six-man squad briskly dragged Hong Yan into the rear cargo compartment. The driver wasted no time either, immediately turning around and flooring it.
But just as the van finished turning and began accelerating, a clang rang out from its roof, and the entire vehicle shuddered violently.
Someone had jumped onto the roof!
The armed men inside were all experienced. They instantly realized what had happened, raised their muzzles, and sprayed bullets upward.
Without a line of sight, however, even submachine gun fire could only be aimed by feel.
They had no idea whether they had hit anything, but the footsteps on the roof never stopped.
Screech!
After several rapid footsteps, a glowing red lightsaber plunged through the roof above the van's cab, striking the driver squarely through the crown of his head.
With a long blade driven into his brain and heat of three thousand degrees, the driver naturally died on the spot.
Crash!
As the driver's body went limp, the van, which had only just picked up speed, veered out of control and crashed into a building beside the street.
"You caused all this trouble, and now you want to leave without a word?"
At the very instant of impact, Xia Xu