The bullets collided in midair, but the violent explosion Xu Le had expected never came. Instead, a ripple of energy appeared, twisting.
The distorted energy formed a tiny fissure in the air, but it soon faded away. Apart from the rubbernecking spectators, everything returned to normal.
Neither Xu Le nor the blue-clad Warlock Luo attacked again.
"You're still young, with a long future ahead of you. You shouldn't fight me now and die at my hands."
At first, Luo sounded as though he were trying to persuade Xu Le, but Xu Le thought, You didn't hesitate when you shot at me just now, did you?
Why are you pretending to be the good guy now?
Xu Le shook his head slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Luo's words. He still knew too little about the man's ability. All he could sense was that his bullets carried an extremely dangerous energy.
Xu Le neither spoke nor moved. He simply stalled.
His reason for stalling was simple: he was a legitimate Zion Progressives researcher-Doctor Xu Le. If he dragged this out, the Law Enforcers and Guards would arrive soon. The advantage is mine.
Warlock Luo noticed this too, so he frowned slightly and said:
"Young man, you certainly know how to make use of space, timing, and your surroundings. But all of that depends on whether you can stop me."
Warlock Luo placed his fingers on the roadside railing. The stone and rebar beneath his hand gradually gathered into a long, slender spike, even incorporating some dirt and plant debris.
Xu Le froze briefly at the sight. He was about to use Elementalization to evade it, but hurriedly stopped himself and leaped aside instead.
Boom!
Luo's spike easily pierced the Zion Progressives building's sturdy wall, but it did not end there. The