Han Lang's attack was powerful, but not fatal.
Despite the tense situation, Han Lang's mind remained clear.
He knew that since the other esper had already disappeared into the jungle, the last one would inevitably be abandoned by them.
Therefore.
Han Lang could not kill this last esper directly.
He had to be prepared for any eventuality.
If the others had already infiltrated and secretly escaped, then this last one would be the key to Han Lang and the others' pursuit.
As long as he could extract the esper's plan from his mouth, Han Lang's interception mission would not be considered a failure.
Perhaps it was for this very reason.
Just as Han Lang's golden needle was about to pierce the esper's body.
Suddenly, a familiar figure leaped out, raising a hand to repel all the golden needles.
Han Lang looked closely.
Wasn't this familiar figure the SSS-class esper Gou Tuizhi?
Seeing Gou Tuizhi still here, Han Lang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
This situation precisely indicated that Han Lang and the others had arrived just in time.
With Gou Tuizhi, the leader of the espers, being present, it meant that the secretly infiltrated esper team had not yet had time to leave the boardwalk and completely enter China.
Han Lang immediately stopped his descent, facing Gou Tuizhi from afar in mid-air, and couldn't help but reveal a cold smile.
"Gou Tuizhi, it's been a while. Why are you still climbing over walls with people? Do you miss home?"
"Hmph!"
Gou Tuizhi let out a soft scoff.
Looking at Han Lang and the others, including Ma Long, who had also stopped and stood in mid-air behind Han Lang, staring at him sternly, he replied mockingly.
"Oh. You guys have improved your strength quite quickly! You've all broken through to the Golden Core stage? But, with just the few of you, can you stop me today?"
As soon as Gou Tuizhi finished speaking, there was a rustling sound from the jungle, and soon twenty to thirty espers emerged.
Han Lang and the others swept them with their divine senses, and were immediately shocked.
Because they discovered that among these twenty to thirty people, there were three to four with energy levels between Gou Tuizhi and S-class espers.
This meant that the strength of those three to four espers should be SS-class espers, only slightly inferior to Gou Tuizhi.
Seeing this situation, Tang Geng whispered in Han Lang's ear.
"This is not going to be easy! We should be able to handle Gou Tuizhi, but those few SS-class espers will be a bit troublesome!"
Han Lang's expression was equally solemn. Before he could respond to Tang Geng, Gou Tuizhi below began to chuckle sinisterly.
"Oh ho! It seems you've discovered some problems. Honestly, I sometimes envy you cultivators who can possess divine senses. With just a sweep, you know our strength. We can only observe through your fighting styles. It's really a bit unfair!"
Hearing this, Han Lang stopped responding to Tang Geng. He immediately said to Gou Tuizhi.
"Cultivation depends on opportunities and talent. People like you, besides being dogs for foreigners, becoming neither human nor ghost, do not have such immortal destinies to receive the inheritance of Chinese cultivators!"
This sentence seemed to have hit Gou Tuizhi's sore spot.
If he hadn't been unable to defeat Han Lang back then, why would he have chosen to take such a huge risk and undergo Dr. Sim's modification?
Although the modification was relatively successful, and he became one of the few SSS-class espers, from that moment on, he was destined to become a traitor who was abandoned by everyone.
It also completely meant that he no longer had the qualification to go back and visit his deceased father and second uncle!
Therefore, when Han Lang asked him if he missed home, his heart was indeed stirred.
Thinking of these things, Gou Tuizhi became inexplicably angry.
"Hmph! Han Lang. What's the use of saying so much? Even if you are a Golden Core cultivator now, so what? Are you my opponent? We meet by chance today, and it's exactly what I wanted! Taking this opportunity, I will settle the score for my father and second uncle!"
After Gou Tuizhi finished speaking and was about to make a move, he heard Han Lang clicking his tongue.
"Tsk tsk tsk... Gou Tuizhi. You're truly a pitiful person! Your father and second uncle were scapegoated, and you yourself are still being used by others! It seems Dr. Sim modified your body but not your brain!"
Gou Tuizhi was confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Heh!"
Han Lang sneered.
Before he could speak, Ma Long and Tang Geng behind him burst into laughter.
Ma Long even directly mocked.
"You say you're stupid, and you still don't admit it. You've been used as a pawn for so many years, are you still proud?"
Tang Geng agreed.
"Exactly! After being a high-level esper for so long, don't you know the rule in the Chinese cultivation world that cultivators cannot attack mortals?"
Hearing these words, a flash of inspiration struck Gou Tuizhi's mind.
But when he tried to recall the problem that this inspiration had flashed, his mind was in a mess, and he had no idea what he had suddenly thought of.
It was at this moment that Zhao Wu, who also didn't understand the past between Han Lang and Gou Tuizhi, asked a question that reminded Gou Tuizhi.
"What do you mean? Tang Geng. Are you saying that this SSS-class esper in front of you thinks you killed ordinary people?"
Gou Tuizhi woke up as if from a dream.
"That's right! You mean, my father and second uncle were not killed by you?"
Ma Long sneered.
"Oh, you finally reacted! Tang Geng, should we tell him the truth!"
Tang Geng immediately started acting with Ma Long.
"Alas, let's not. It's better not to say it. After all, he's now recognizing a thief as his father! How sad would he be if he knew his father and second uncle were killed by espers!"
Hearing these pointed words, Gou Tuizhi was struck by lightning.
"Nonsense! Uncle Wang said that Han Lang had a deep hatred for my father, so he colluded with the Tang family and the Le City Special Investigation Bureau to harm my father. How could..."
"Whoa! Wang Shan? He's truly harmful even after death!"
Hearing this, Gou Tuizhi was even more incredulous.
"What did you say? Uncle Wang is dead? How is that possible? He's from the Zhao family in Xingcheng!"
Han Lang sneered.
"Alas. You've been away from home for too long and don't know many things. If you don't believe me, ask the person behind me. He's the young master of the Zhao family in Xingcheng. Ask him, is Wang Shan from their family?"
Zhao Wu heard this and looked disdainful.
"How can someone who colluded with espers and dared to secretly build an esper base within China be from my Zhao family! Not to mention, he himself is an S-class esper!"
Gou Tuizhi's anger surged upon hearing this.
He couldn't help but roar.
"Impossible! How can you be Young Master Zhao Wei! Young Master Zhao Wei should have long passed the conscription age for special forces, so how could he still be in the army? You are deliberately provoking me, aren't you?"
Hearing the name Zhao Wei, Zhao Wu was also a little surprised. He quickly replied.
"Zhao Wei you're talking about is my brother! My name is Zhao Wu! A veritable special forces soldier! And I'm not afraid to tell you, although Wang Shan was indeed supported by our Zhao family, he colluded with espers without authorization, which has nothing to do with our Zhao family anymore. When he modified himself into an S-class esper, it was my brother, the boss, and Tang Geng who subdued him! So, don't think that climbing onto my Zhao family will solve everything. My Zhao family has always been irreconcilable with espers!"
Zhao Wu's righteous words earned him approving glances from Han Lang and the others.
Gou Tuizhi below, after hearing these words, suddenly changed his mood, and his anger gradually disappeared.
"Oh~ So you're not Zhao Wei, but Zhao Wu. However, even if your Zhao family is irreconcilable with espers, you only defeated Wang Shushu, who was an S-class esper. And here today, the lowest among us are S-class. I'd like to see how much of a chance you few have!"