A close-quarters fight

The crashing sound continued. Lumian, worried that "Hammer" Ait might have a sense of danger, only briefly assessed the height before pulling the trigger.

Bang!

The bullet pierced the curtain, leaving a burn mark.

Before this, "Hammer" Ait was already on edge, and forgetting that he was still urinating, he suddenly fell to the side.

Yellowish liquid splattered everywhere. The bullet grazed "Hammer" Ait's arm, hit the wall, ricocheted back, and nearly hit Lumian.

Having missed his first shot, Lumian dropped his Pistol, grabbed both sides of the curtain, ripped it off, and draped it over "Hammer" Ait.

Before "Hammer" Ait could recover from the pain of the contraction, everything went black as he was enveloped by the Ivory Shower Curtain.

He didn't panic. He rolled over and hid next to the bathtub, then grabbed the Shower Curtain with both hands and swung it forward like a weapon.

With a soft thud, Lumian's heavy punch was slightly deflected by the bound curtains, failing to hit "Hammer" Ait's head.

Taking advantage of the situation, Ait stood up and ripped his pants with a tearing sound.

He threw a powerful punch, like Hammer blow, at Lumian.

Lumian quickly raised his arm to block, only to find that the opponent's strength was so great that he could hardly withstand it.

He had to take a step back to steady himself, and as soon as Ait regained control, he immediately followed up, throwing punches with both hands alternately.

Taking advantage of his height, long reach, and superior strength, he used no other techniques, just straight punches to straight punches, like Cannonball bombarding Lumian.

Only then did he get a clear look at the attacker:

His hair was golden with black streaks, his Eyes were light blue and bright, and there was a white wad of paper stuffed in his nose, which looked very strange.

Charles Ait, the Charles who killed Margot and seriously injured Wilson, was initially startled, but then a feeling of joy welled up within him.

He's not that strong, I could easily kill him!

The Washroom was extremely cramped. Lumian, who was enduring the stench, managed to parry two punches from the nearly 1.9-meter-tall "Giant," took two steps back, and was forced to stand right next to the door.

At that moment, Thug Gang outside heard the gunshot and rushed over. One of them grabbed the Handle and pushed the door inward.

Lumian, who was about to dodge "Hammer" Ait's low kick, suddenly swung his left leg backward and slammed it heavily against the door.

With a bang, the Wooden Door, which had just been opened a crack, slammed shut again, nearly hitting the nose of the Thug Gang.

Seeing that they couldn't open the door immediately, the Gang Thug all drew their Pistol and aimed at the Wooden Door from various angles, but they didn't dare to actually fire.

They at https://www. hetushu. com. com are somewhat intelligent; they know the Washroom is small and they don't know who's blocking the door. If they shoot blindly, they could easily injure or even kill "Hammer" Boss, changing the course of the battle.

At that moment, Lumian used the kick he had just delivered to the door to duck and dodge "Hammer" Ait's straight punch, then moved to his side.

He unleashed a barrage of short-range strikes—fists, elbows, knees, and feet—each aimed at interrupting the enemy's attack before he could fully unleash his power.

It's like forcing a Pugilist who habitually uses "hey-ha" to exhale and generate power to only "hey" and not "ha" every time. Before they can even get halfway through their power, their opponent will meet them head-on and forcefully block it.

After Lumian changed his fighting strategy, the power gap between the two was greatly reduced. He not only turned the tide, but also took advantage of his greater flexibility and ability to perform unconventional movements to try to move his body and change his position.

Before long, the one blocking the Washroom door with his back to it became "Hammer" Ait.

"Hammer" Ait, worried that his Subordinate weren't smart enough to unleash a volley of fire from outside and kill him, hurriedly shouted in a distraction, "No, fire!"

Although Charles had closed the gap with his skill, "Hammer" Ait was not discouraged at all and was extremely confident.

If he performs normally, given the environment of the Washroom, he is confident he can kill his opponent outright. The only question is how long it will take.

Of course, "Hammer" Ait was not careless either. He used his fists and feet to force Lumian closer to the window, making room for his Subordinate to open the door and enter.

He was worried that the other party had some Beyond Ability, and felt that having someone use Pistol to distract him would help him eliminate the enemy more quickly and effectively.

Bang bang bang, clang clang clang, facing the full-force attack of a "Pugilist," Lumian did not show any signs of defeat, but he did feel the strain.

Throughout this process, "Hammer" Ait constantly scanned his surroundings out of the corner of his eye, fearing that the other party might have set up some traps or ambushed powerful accomplices.

His gaze swept across the edge of the bathtub and landed on an open Metal Vial.

"What's that for?" The thought had barely crossed "Hammer" Ait's mind when Lumian revealed a mocking smile and, while struggling to block, cursed, "Useless thing!"

"We still need to wait for the people outside to come in and help!"

With a whoosh, "Hammer" Ait's rage exploded.

He disregarded everything else and launched an exceptionally ferocious attack.

"Provocation"!

Lumian added a Provocation element to those two sentences!

Facing the raging "Hammer" Ait, and the immense power of each hammer blow, he struggled to hold on, occasionally using his "Dancer's" flexibility to change his position.

Without realizing it, he was forced to stand close to the wall with the window.

This left room for the Washroom door to open, but Thug Gang outside were worried that kicking the door too hard would hit "Hammer 'Boss" back, so they only dared to push it in little by little.

Just then, Lumian, whose Sense of Smell seemed to have been ruined by the stench, keenly noticed that "Hammer" Ait's power was weakening and his attack speed was slowing down.

The drug worked! Lumian dodged to the side, steadied himself, and launched a counterattack with a powerful punch, using his waist and arm as leverage.

Bang!

The arm of "Hammer" Ait, which blocked his punch, trembled noticeably, and his eyes revealed a mixture of shock and panic.

Why, why have I become so weak?

Why have my reactions slowed down?

As soon as Lumian grasped his opponent's position, he threw two straight punches in quick succession, forcefully opening his enemy's arms.

Immediately afterwards, he moved closer, slightly turned to the side, and forcefully rammed his left elbow into the other person's chest.

"Hammer" Ait was caught off guard and unable to dodge. He was struck by an elbow, which cracked his bones, made his vision go black, and caused a tightness in his chest.

Lumian gave him no chance to adjust, straightening his body and delivering a powerful upward punch to his prey's abdomen.

He never dared to hope that the drug would knock "Hammer" Ait Past. After all, the other party could weaken the effects of some Beyond Ability and books simply by using his body and mind, so he should have a considerable resistance to drugs. Moreover, no matter how small or semi-enclosed the Washroom, it was still a space that could fit a bathtub, toilet, and sink, which would greatly reduce the effect of the drug.

Lumian hoped to use a drug to weaken "Hammer" Ait's fighting ability, making his reactions slower and his strength significantly reduced.

In that case, the scales of victory will tip uncontrollably!

Puff!

"Hammer" Ait, who was punched in the abdomen, instinctively hunched over, becoming even shorter Lumian.

Lumian seized the opportunity, raised his fists, and slammed them hard behind his ears.

Bang!

Amidst the indiscriminate sounds, Ait's vision went black, and he Past.

This has a dual effect in effectively combating drug use.

Lumian crouched down and supported "Hammer" to shield him.

This was because Thug Gang had opened the Washroom door a few seconds earlier, but because "Hammer" Ait had his back to them, he had blocked Lumian's view and therefore did not fire.

Now, they saw the towering, Giant -like "Hammer" Boss being swiftly and decisively knocked Past by the attackers.

Lumian, holding "Hammer" Ait, smiled at the group of people at the door and said, "Shoot! Why aren't you shooting?"

One of Thug Gang, seeing the man's signature blond-black hair and rather handsome face, suddenly had a series of associations.

"Charles? You're Charles?" he exclaimed in astonishment.

The Charles who killed Boss Margot and threw Boss Wilson off the Fourth Floor?

Savoie Gang's Charles

He's here again?

Lumian sensed the intense fear that Thug the Gang, and with a smile, patted "Hammer" Ait on the shoulder, brushing some dust off him.

Then, supporting "Hammer" Ait, he walked step by step toward the Washroom door.

At the same time, he curled the corners of his mouth and said with a smile, "You have two choices: one is to leave this room now and go to your Stinger Gang Boss for help, and the other is to be killed here one by one by me."

As he spoke, he moved forward, a smile on his face and a cold gaze sweeping over the faces Thug each Gang, as if he were considering how to kill them.

The Gang Thug involuntarily trembled slightly, and a similar thought simultaneously surfaced in their minds:

Since "Hammer" has already captured the Boss, shooting him will only hurt him. We might as well ask the Boss for help!

"Hmm?" Lumian made a nasal sound, urging them to make a decision.

In a flash, as Thug first Gang turned and fled the room, the rest of the group also gave up the standoff.

Once the place was completely deserted, Lumian silently breathed a sigh of relief.

If those guys were truly ruthless and didn't let fear control their minds, they could have easily shot him dead in the cramped Washroom with those ten guns.

Of course, "Hammer" Ait won't survive either.

It takes at least four minutes to get to 126 Market Avenue from here... I have to finish the interrogation before "Black Scorpion" Roger and the others leave, so I can have enough time to escape and find Baron Brignais at Breeze Ballroom... I only have four minutes... Lumian analyzed the current situation while squatting down and leaning "Hammer" Ait against the Washroom door.

Then, he dislocated his prey's shoulder joint, tied his legs together with the Shower Curtain, and opened the window to allow airflow from both sides.

After doing all this, Lumian removed the wad of paper from his nose, took out the Metal Vial containing the foul-smelling gas, and brought it to the nose of "Hammer" Ait.

Achoo!

"Hammer" Ait sneezed and opened his eyes.

Lumian immediately retrieved the Metal Vial, screwed on the cap, and kept the other person in a relatively weak state.

"What do you want to do?" "Hammer" Ait asked, both fearful and anxious, after clearly seeing the person in front of him.