The North American Gourmet Demon Handbook

"Why, Li, aren't we friends?" Calvin was puzzled and even looked a little sad.

Facing Calvin, who suddenly became the protagonist of a Japanese hot-blooded youth comic, he shouted that love and friendship are victorious.

Li Shanze increasingly felt that it was a bit hasty for him to shoot and kill the other Calvin - even if he had to choose ten thousand times, he would still pull the trigger.

"Let's not talk about the fact that we're just friends today. Have you ever considered that even friends can go their separate ways due to different philosophies?"

"Oh no, that's something only found in young men's comics. It's definitely not a shonen manga."

Li Shanze shook his head and refused.

"No! Li! If you stand in front of love, you are my enemy, not my friend!"

"Watch this! I won't show mercy anymore!"

Wake up, Calvin Hope!

You're a middle-aged black man, a Senate candidate, but you're spouting lines like a teenage protagonist in a shonen manga. Don't you think the tone is completely off?

Li Shanze complained in his heart while dodging Calvin Hope's angry fist.

Also, aren't you a time wizard? Where's that magic you're so proud of? Why are you throwing punches?

I've completely killed your realism, haven't I? You've become a complete idealist - no, more accurately, a fantasist?

Faced with this bizarre development, Li Shanze was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Be careful, Li, I'm so strong now!" Calvin Hope continued to shout loudly, and he even had to warn before throwing a punch.

Li Shanze didn't take Calvin Hope's words seriously at first, until Calvin Hope threw a heavy punch at him.

He stretched out his hand to block, but felt a huge force suddenly coming at him that even his body, which seemed to have infinite strength after the time travel, could not withstand.

Li Shanze staggered back more than ten steps before he could barely steady himself.

At this time, Li Shanze suddenly realized a problem - the wizard's combat effectiveness is idealistic, and the more idealistic, the stronger it is.

179 Close Combat

Li Shanze still remembers what McKee said: "The essence of witchcraft is the violent negotiation of consciousness with the material world."

The purer the consciousness, the greater the ability to negotiate with violence.

Calvin Hope, whose realistic personality was eliminated and all utilitarian consciousness was taken away, is now a thorough idealist.

His consciousness is probably not ordinary pure.

With the help of this consciousness, his punches made it difficult for Li Shanze to defend himself.

Just one punch made Li Shanze feel that his forearm was about to break. He staggered back more than ten steps before he could barely stop.

The two men exchanged a move in almost a split second. Xia Li didn't even react to what happened. She only saw Li Shanze being knocked back by a punch.

"Li!" Xia Li exclaimed and hurriedly ran towards Li Shanze.

At the same time, a soft healing light like tender green spring buds emanated from her hands. The light flew towards Li Shanze and healed his injuries.

"Li, are you really determined to stand in my way?"

Calvin Hope stood with his fists clenched, staring intently at Li Shanze, who was gasping for breath and sweating on his forehead due to the pain, and still tried to persuade him.

"I'm sad to punch a friend. But nothing can stop me from pursuing my ideals. Not even your friend, Li."

There was fire burning in his eyes, and he looked like he was treating himself as firewood. His body was burned so thin, but the fire in his eyes was so strong.

Li Shanze moved the arm that was healed by Xia Li, then raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and laughed angrily.

"Fuck it, don't think that saying this with such force can cover up your ridiculous attempt to revise history. This isn't the set of a boys' manga."

Li Shanze took off his black trench coat and gave it to Xia Li for safekeeping.

Calvin Hope sighed: "You are really stubborn."

Then, he moved forward and threw another powerful straight punch at Li Shanze.

"Fuck, that should be my word!"

Li Shanze had suffered a loss when he took Calvin's punch head-on before, so he didn't dare to continue taking it head-on. He dodged and cursed.

Calvin followed immediately. The two men had an unspoken understanding. The more they fought, the further away from Charlie they were.

Xia Li wanted to use witchcraft to help Li Shanze, but the two men changed shapes too quickly and she couldn't aim her witchcraft.

Therefore, although Charlie was extremely anxious, she could only watch and cheer from the side.

When Calvin's right hook grazed Li Shanze's jaw, Li Shanze had to marvel once again at the strangeness of the tall and thin man's fist.

The force of the punch that burst out from that stick-like body completely defied the laws of physics. It was as unstoppable as a pneumatic hammer at a construction site.

If this punch hit, Li Shanze had no doubt that his entire jaw would be broken.

Li Shanze took a half step back to avoid the attack, but his left arm swung out like a lead-filled steel cable, and his knuckles hit Calvin's ribs accurately.

Li Shanze used all his strength in this punch.

boom!

Calvin bent his elbow to block, and his fists and elbows collided with a loud bang.

Calvin remained calm, but Li Shanze felt a sharp pain in his fist as if a bone was broken.

Calvin then took advantage of the victory and turned around with the reaction force. His exquisite leather shoes scraped against the soil in the wilderness, making a harsh sound like cement.

Calvin's pursuit followed closely - his 1.9-meter-long arm swung out a textbook punch arc, and the sound of breaking wind and the smell of sweat rushed straight to his temple.

Li Shanze suddenly squatted down. Calvin's fist brushed past his hair and hit nothing.

Now! Li Shanze's back muscles compressed and released like a spring, and he delivered an uppercut from bottom to top, aimed at the opponent's liver.

But Calvin's overly long limbs became a natural defense network - his right knee had been raised in advance, and his shin just barely touched Li Shanze's forearm.

However, Li Shanze's punch still successfully hit Calvin's stomach.

They both groaned at the same time.

Damn, it turns out you also feel pain.

His fists were incredibly powerful, and with his long arms and legs, he was also quite agile. If his blows still didn't hurt, Li Shanze would have to make other plans.

Li Shanze endured the pain in his forearm and began to try close combat.

He cut inside, the only distance that could eliminate Calvin's wingspan advantage.

His forehead hit Calvin's nose hard, but he was met with an even more ferocious headbutt - the tall and thin man's neck had the explosive power of a rhinoceros.

Calvin was also very ruthless. Seeing that Li Shanze's header was difficult to avoid, he simply countered with a headbutt.

boom!

There was another loud noise.

Blood spurted from Li Shanze's brow. He suppressed the stars in his eyes and twisted Calvin's left arm with all his weight, pressing his elbow joint.

Calvin also smiled cheerfully.

The muscles in Calvin's left arm, which was locked by Li Shanze, suddenly swelled and became extremely strong. Li Shanze felt like he was breaking steel bars.

Amid the sound of suit fabric tearing, the arm actually threw Li Shanze into the air.

In the moment of weightlessness, Li Shanze curled up and kicked his legs, kicking Calvin hard with his heel, but kicked Calvin's raised cloak.

Li Shanze took advantage of the situation to step back, then staggered back to Xia Li's side.

Xia Li exclaimed and quickly used magic to heal Li Shanze's injuries.

This is a brief pause between rounds.

The two men gasped for breath, their panting echoing in the wilderness, drowning out the howling wind that swept across the wasteland.

Calvin pulled off his tie, revealing his bulging neck.

Li Shanze spat out the blood foam in his mouth.

They stared at each other, looking for each other's flaws, and also thinking about how to deal with the enemy.

In Li Shanze's opinion, Calvin was obviously not very good at using his power. He had great power but lacked the will and skills to control it.

More often than not, he relied on his body instincts, which had been strengthened to the point of being completely unreasonable, to deal with Li Shanze's attacks.

Moreover, he was always soft-hearted at critical moments and missed several opportunities to kill Li Shanze.

This may be the limitation of an idealist like Calvin. He only wants to live in peace with the white people who oppress black people, let alone Li Shanze.

Of course, even if Calvin showed mercy, the power contained in this body itself was not something that Li Shanze's mortal body could easily withstand.

With Xia Li's help, Li Shanze quickly recovered his strength, and suddenly pounced like a cheetah pouncing on its prey.

This time he did not attack head-on, but moved around Calvin, raining punches at support points such as the knees and waist.

Bang! A jab grazed Calvin's ear.

Bang! The elbow hit the forearm that was trying to block.

Li Shanze's tactics began to work - the tall man's turning speed decreased significantly, and the knees of his suit pants gradually showed dark marks due to sweat.

But Calvin suddenly exposed a flaw, took the kick to the ribs, and took the opportunity to grab Li Shanze's ankle.

At the moment when the world turned upside down, Li Shanze used his other foot to twist Calvin's wrist.

The two men fell to the ground with a thud, rolling and struggling on the ground covered with feather grass.

Calvin's thumb tightly grasped Li Shanze's foot, while the latter used his other foot to firmly kick Calvin's wrist.

When Calvin finally let go, Li Shanze's shirt was riddled with holes, his cashmere sweater was stained with blood, and only half of it was left hanging on his body.

Calvin was not in a much better situation. His brass arm ring was kicked off by Li Shanze, and his Ashanti cloak was thrown into the wilderness.

However, the two embarrassed men jumped up at the same time.

Calvin's right hook was delivered with the will to finish.

Li Shanze suddenly leaped high, and just as he narrowly missed Calvin's fist, his knee struck Calvin's forehead hard.

The tall man roared in pain for the first time, and Li Shanze's face was distorted by the severe pain in his knee.

However, Li Shanze endured the pain, turned around like a whirlwind, and locked the thin black swan-like neck with his arms from behind like an iron hoop.

Calvin's elbows hit Li Shanze's chest three times.

The taste of rust rose to his throat, but Li Shanze refused to let go.

Just as Calvin began to roll his eyes, the lanky figure once again burst out with monstrous strength—he actually carried Li Shanze on his back and rushed towards the only big tree in the wasteland.

At the critical moment, Li Shanze let go and rolled to the ground, and Calvin's right shoulder hit the tree hard, with a dull sound like a war drum.

The two men knelt on the ground three meters apart, panting, and sweat gathered into small puddles on the ground.

Calvin's dislocated right arm hung limply, and Li Shanze wiped the blood from his eyes.

"Damn it, why are you so difficult?" Li Shanze spat out a mouthful of saliva that tasted of rust.

If it weren't for this body blessed by the "Ogre" and the healing spell left in his body by Xia Li to continuously heal his injuries and restore his strength, Li Shanze could hardly imagine that he could survive the battle with such a monster.

Not to mention that they are now barely gaining the upper hand.

"This is what I want to say, Li." Calvin Hope continued to try to persuade Li Shanze while gasping for breath.

"Li, I still need to save my willpower to fight against the Paradox Clock Tower. I don't want to continue consuming it. Please don't force me."

"If you insist on standing in my way, I'll have to use all my strength to deal with you first, Li."

"I have to admit, even my enhanced body is no match for you. I have great respect for your fighting skills, Lee. But I have another trick up my sleeve."

Calvin Hope's words were sincere.

Damn, is the boss about to enter the second stage?

But when you think about it, the fist-to-fist fight with the wizard Calvin Hope always feels like there's something wrong with the style.

"Come on, I'll take on any tricks you throw at me." Li Shanze once again spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

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