Chapter 51: Black Panther Gang (2/2)
She held a small rock in her palm and suddenly tightened her fist, crushing the stone into dust. Her demonstration of power was impressive but Liu Ye knew it was just a trick. Watching Marco's face, it wasn't hard to do for an Earthbender.
”Why would we try anything funny? Not only are we surrounded but I also started mastering my elements just yesterday,” Liu Ye explained as he patted his Waterskin with a smile. ”I learned a few basic Waterbending abilities so I was happy to visit the famous Emerald City. I wish to learn more and explore the world.”
The thieves rolled their eyes but the woman approved, ”It's good to be ambitious. This City is great for us benders but try to stay away from this area. My Black Panther Gang is in control of this part of the City so you will only get in trouble coming here.”
Her subordinates looked at her weirdly but she only shrugged at them, ”What? Do you expect them to have any gold for the next few years? If they are broke now, they will stay broke trying to pay for the Academy fees. They are not our targets.”
”Fair enough,” the buff man nodded and walked up to Liu Ye to pat him down. He tapped around his body and checked his pockets but thankfully didn't find anything.
Black Panther squinted her eyes and questioned, ”You said you paid for Permits, right? Where is your Permit?”
”Oh, my friend holds it for me. He is a guard from my village,” Liu Ye replied casually while pointing at Marco. ”He is mute and deaf so he won't hear you even if you talk to him. Our Permits are in the front pocket of his armor.”
Liu Ye turned to him and did some random finger signals as if trying to communicate to him. Marco was definitely confused but he simply nodded, playing along to his plan. They spent enough time together to know when something was up.
The buff man didn't suspect anything and began searching Marco as well. It was then that Liu Ye finally moved, giving Marco an eye signal. He didn't hesitate and reached forward to hug the thief with all his strength to restrict him.
Liu Ye tapped on his forearm as he lunged at the thief and stabbed at the tattooed neck with the Ice Serpent that appeared in his palm out of nowhere.
”Arghh!”
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The man cried out while trying to push them away but Marco wasn't weak either and held him tight as the ice slowly paralyzed his body. Large numbers of damage ticked every second, signaling the man was a whooping 30000 HP! Without his Ice Serpent, they wouldn't be able to scratch him.
”Don't move or we will kill him!” Liu Ye threatened immediately, stopping the rescue before it even started. ”I have frozen his heart! If you attack, I will crush it to pieces!”
”You bastard…”