The Power of the Five Thunder Talisman

At this very moment.

At the arrest scene of the Pengcheng Branch.

Liu Zheng and his group were purely peripheral personnel; they could not even be considered members of the Pengcheng Branch.

However, as luck would have it, the man whose name had just been called out was right next to him.

"Zhou Kai!"

Hearing his name, the man named Zhou Kai's mind went completely blank. His only thought was to grab the most harmless-looking guy next to him as a hostage.

He lunged fiercely at Liu Zheng.

But the moment the man's hands touched Liu Zheng, he was repelled.

Liu Zheng grabbed his arm with a backhand grip, preparing to pin this blind fool onto the office desk and teach him some manners.

"Get lost!"

Veins bulged on Zhou Kai's neck, and the muscles all over his body suddenly swelled as if inflated. Spinning around, he threw a solid punch right into Liu Zheng's chest.

However, Liu Zheng was merely sent flying backward. If it were not for the protection of his jade pendant, he probably would have had a few broken ribs.

Before Zhou Kai could make another move, the other standby operatives in the office swarmed him. Several figures crossed paths, and following a few crisp sounds of cracking bones and joints, Zhou Kai was pinned firmly to the ground.

Professional, and highly efficient.

But just the moment the situation here was brought under control, a violent explosion rang out from the other side without any warning!

"Boom!"

The entire building trembled, and dust cascaded down from the ceiling.

Nearby, Xia Zhi's expression shifted slightly.

"It's that guy Tang Hao! He really is a piece of trash!"

Explosions echoed one after another, each more intense than the last.

The entire Pengcheng Branch fell into complete chaos, with blaring alarms mixing with people's screams.

Dongfang Shuye's face was so gloomy it looked as if water could drip from it. His figure flashed, disappearing from the end of the corridor, and when he reappeared, he was already at the door of the East District office.

The door had been blown away, and the inside was a mess. A bizarre smell of burnt sweat permeated the air.

Inside the East District office, Tang Hao was panting heavily. Sweat rolled down his temples, but he seemed completely unbothered. Swiping a hand across his face, he clenched all the sweat drops tightly in his fist.

That fist looked as if it was holding a bomb ready to detonate at any moment.

"Tang Hao, stop struggling!" an elderly man, who appeared to be highly experienced, urged with bitter heartbreak. "Even if you manage to escape, what about your family? Are you going to abandon your wife and child?"

A somewhat experienced-looking person advised.

"Family?"

Tang Hao suddenly laughed, his voice hoarse and frantic.

"I'm going to die here today anyway, so why the fuck should I care about family! On the road to the underworld, either they go first, or we go together. Nice and simple!"

Before his voice even faded, he violently launched an attack, swinging his clenched fist viciously at the old colleague!

Boom!

The sweat drops on his fist suddenly exploded in mid-air!

Dongfang Shuye had unknowingly stepped in front of the old colleague. He simply raised a hand, his face expressionless.

An invisible wall of repulsive force instantly formed in front of his palm.

The violent ball of energy crashed into the wall. Instead of a loud bang, it was as if it had sunk into an invisible quagmire, forcefully suppressed and eventually annihilated into nothingness.

Dongfang Shuye stared at the man opposite him, who was once their pride, with icy eyes.

Tang Hao, the strongest ace of the Pengcheng Branch's assault team.

He originally thought the arrest operation had been leaked. Now it seemed he had underestimated this ace.

It must have been during the process of arresting others that Tang Hao noticed something.

That was why he suddenly lashed out.

Tang Hao's strength was formidable, and his seniority was profound.

Dongfang Shuye was somewhat unsure if he could take down the opponent all by himself.

However, Tang Hao took the initiative and charged at Dongfang Shuye first.

The floor tiles beneath Dongfang Shuye's feet cracked under the impact, and he slid backward uncontrollably for two or three meters before barely steadying himself.

This Tang Hao's physical attributes were clearly superior to his.

To be the ace of a major city's branch, he naturally had some real skills.

But Tang Hao obviously had no intention of a prolonged fight. After knocking Dongfang Shuye back, he found an opening and bolted toward the outside.

Escaping this place was his only thought right now.

Just as he dashed out, he saw Xia Zhi standing at the doorway.

At this moment, Xia Zhi was holding a talisman in her hand.

In the corner, Old Bai's eyelids twitched as he watched. He could not help but nudge Liu Zheng beside him.

"That talisman, you just gave it to a little girl to use? What a waste!"

Liu Zheng spread his hands with a nonchalant look. "Xia Zhi asked for it, how could I refuse? Besides, isn't this thing meant to be thrown at people? Will it lay eggs if I keep it?"

"That's true." Old Bai nodded, then looked at Shouzhen next to him with a wicked grin. "This is a good chance for us to broaden our horizons and see just how powerful a Five Thunders Talisman that can smite several Shouzhen really is."

Standing aside, Shouzhen's face turned green. He said helplessly, "Can you guys change your unit of measurement? Who did this humble Daoist offend?"

Liu Zheng patted his shoulder. "Next time Lin Mo is around, go tell him yourself."

Looking at Xia Zhi, whose figure appeared somewhat frail, blocking his path, a grim sneer surfaced on Tang Hao's face.

"Xia Zhi, you've grown bold. Who gave you the courage to stand in front of me?"

Xia Zhi slowly raised her head, taking a deep breath to suppress both the tension in her heart and her surging hatred.

"Tang Hao, I've always wanted to tell you to your face. Having someone like you in Yanhuang Awakening is a disgrace."

"A disgrace?"

Tang Hao acted as if he had heard the greatest joke in the world. He wiped the sweat from his face and squeezed it in his palm. "Do you think I care about something so ridiculous?"

"I will never forget what you did to Wenwen."

"Heh, she was only crippled, and wasn't it ruled as an accidental injury? If you want to blame someone, blame her for having a weak body."

Xia Zhi clenched her fists tightly.

"You will die here today."

Hearing this, Tang Hao's eyes instantly turned ruthless, revealing the madness of a desperado.

"Is that so? I might die here today, but before that, you will definitely die before me!"

Before his voice died away, Tang Hao had already lunged!

He could clearly sense that Dongfang Shuye behind him had recovered and was rapidly closing in.

There was no more time!

Tang Hao opened his hand, and a blazing explosion of fire ignited out of thin air in his palm, striking right at Xia Zhi's face!

But Xia Zhi was faster than him.

At the exact same moment Tang Hao made his move, the talisman paper in her hand flew out.

There was no throwing motion; the talisman seemed to come alive on its own.

"Five Thunders Talisman!"

With a soft shout, the talisman paper suddenly tore apart in mid-air.

There was no loud noise, no warning.

A blinding silver-white flash of lightning instantly swallowed the entire office!

Everyone's vision was reduced to a vast expanse of white, and their ears were filled with the brief, dead silence that followed the thunderclap.

When the light dissipated, a strong stench of scorched flesh and ozone permeated the air.

A charred, human-shaped silhouette fell stiffly to the floor, emitting a dull thud.

And that single-use Five Thunders Talisman had completely burned to ashes.

Tang Hao, codenamed Explosive Hao, bit the dust.