"What the hell is he talking about?"
One of the thugs looked at Eggsy, completely puzzled, as Eggsy's words were clearly a bit too profound.
The other thug burst out laughing, "Idiot, he's saying you're an ill-mannered bastard."
Hearing his companion's words, the leader of the thugs immediately flew into a rage, "Fuc*k you!"
He had always been the one to curse others; when had it become someone else's turn to curse him?
Eggsy slowly turned his back to the door, his left hand pressing the tip of his black umbrella against the marble floor, the brass raven emblem on the umbrella handle gleaming coldly under the neon lights.
With his right hand, he smoothed out the wrinkles on the lapel of his velvet peak-lapel suit. The gentleman's etiquette Harry had taught him, he had learned quite thoroughly.
The leading man grabbed a wine bottle and charged over, while Eggsy unhurriedly tossed his umbrella, gripping the tip with his left hand and extending the umbrella into an empty glass on a nearby table, hooking the glass with the curve of the handle.
Then he pulled sharply.
Whoosh—smash!
The glass shattered directly on his forehead, leaving him a bit dazed, and the remaining six thugs immediately rushed forward.
Eggsy, however, unhurriedly took a step forward, as the beer bottle from the tattooed strongman on his left whistled towards him.
Eggsy lightly tapped the ground with the tip of his umbrella, using the leverage to spin around. The heel of his Oxford shoe precisely kicked the opponent's kneecap, and the sound of a shattered shinbone mixed with a pained howl exploded.
The umbrella surface "bang" sprang open, deflecting all the splashing glass shards with its carbon fiber ribs. The umbrella fabric's pattern shimmered with a spiderweb-like blue light in the shadows, and its X-ray function instantly locked onto the enemy behind him reaching for a dagger at his waist.
Three thugs lunged in a triangular formation.
Eggsy ducked and lunged forward, sweeping the umbrella ribs low to force back the enemy on his right. The knob on the umbrella handle rotated, and three tungsten steel projectiles shot out from the umbrella tip, striking the second man's knife-wielding wrist, the sound of bone cracking accompanying the dagger falling to the ground.
The moment the third man's dagger thrust directly at his throat, the umbrella surface abruptly collapsed into a spear, its tip striking the vagus nerve plexus half an inch below his Adam's apple. The opponent collapsed to the ground like a broken puppet.
Facing an enemy attacking with a steel pipe, Eggsy hooked the steel pipe with his umbrella handle and pulled it down, simultaneously striking the elbow joint with his left knee in an anti-joint position, dislocating the ulna and seizing the weapon.
He simultaneously spun around, striking the fourth man's temple with the end of the umbrella handle, and precisely kicked his groin, controlling the action to just below the stunning threshold. The man then collapsed to the ground limply.
One of them tried to overturn the liquor cabinet to create an obstruction.
Eggsy kicked off the wall, somersaulting through the air. The umbrella ribs hooked onto a chandelier chain, swinging him across the room. As he landed, the umbrella blade "clanged" out of its sheath, and the steel-forged umbrella sword pierced a whiskey barrel, amber liquid spraying into a mist.
In the instant the two enemies' vision was obstructed, he entered their blind spot.
With his left hand, he seized a wrist and dislocated the joint, taking the steel pipe. His right elbow struck the seventh man's temple, and a knee strike simultaneously shattered the other man's iliac bone. His movements were fluid, both fierce and elegant.
The sole remaining bald leader stumbled backward, drawing a shotgun and cocking it. Eggsy sneered, activating a mechanism on the umbrella handle, and the umbrella surface "buzzed" open, forming a bulletproof shield.
The 12-gauge birdshot exploded on the umbrella surface but failed to penetrate, subsequently bouncing off. The X-ray overlay clearly showed the enemy's terrified face.
Eggsy pressed his thumb lightly on the umbrella handle, and immediately, a rubber-and-metal cube shot out from the tip of the umbrella, striking the man heavily on the forehead, the powerful kinetic energy knocking him violently to the ground.
Johnny, who had moved behind the bar, watched this scene silently, his fingers gently tapping on a wine glass.
Because of his position behind Eggsy, the shotgun blast from that guy just now hadn't affected him.
But the bartender, peeking out from behind the bar, wasn't so calm; his eyes held a hint of terror.
Then, Eggsy stood up again, tidied his suit, adjusted his tie, and glanced at his watch.
"One minute and thirty-two seconds. A bit slow, actually."
Then, Eggsy looked down at the seven men, "Now, let's talk about the meaning of closing the door."
He crouched beside the leading thug, who lay on the ground unable to move, "Scum like you are really annoying. I'd love to get rid of you, but my profession doesn't allow me to do that."
Eggsy made a dismissive gesture, then adjusted his glasses.
He then stood up, looking at the seven thugs writhing on the ground. The tip of his umbrella poked one of them, revealing a mobile phone.
He crouched down again, picked up the phone, and dialed for emergency services, "Seven people are injured here. Please come and take them to the hospital for treatment."
After speaking, he hung up the phone, then pulled a wet wipe from his pocket, wiped the phone clean, and tossed it back down.
In fact, each of the seven men had at least three fractures all over their bodies; this was the result of Eggsy showing restraint.
But these thugs dared not utter a sound. They desperately wanted Eggsy to call and cancel the ambulance, but they didn't dare to move because the man in front of them was too ruthless.
The reason this group of thugs were thugs was that they had no regular jobs, so they couldn't afford social security. And for these non-emergency ambulance transfers, the cost was over 1000 euros!
They were reluctant to spend this money for no reason, but Eggsy had no intention of leaving, so they were very anxious.
Eggsy turned elegantly and quickly looked towards the bar, and he was momentarily stunned, for he saw a familiar person.
He vaguely remembered that this man, two months prior, had broken into Mountbatten's headquarters with that guy named Night Owl.
The two of them had wreaked havoc in Mountbatten's headquarters, eventually killing Mountbatten, and their violent yet elegant fighting style remained vivid in his memory.
He never expected to encounter that man again in France two months later, although he was no longer the rookie he once was.
Yet, seeing this man again, he still couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Seeing the other party look over, Johnny raised the wine glass in his hand and gestured to him.
Upon seeing this, Eggsy's lips curled into a smile. He was now a qualified agent; how could he be intimidated by this guy?
Then, he glanced at the thugs writhing on the ground and came to sit at the bar.
"Give me a tequila."
Eggsy snapped his fingers, then turned his gaze to Johnny, "I didn't expect to meet you here again, Night Owl."
Eggsy did not call Johnny by his name, but directly by his codename, as this codename had recently begun to gain some notoriety.
Their headquarters constantly collected intelligence from around the world, which naturally included information on Night Owl and Johnny.
He was not surprised by Johnny's codename, and Johnny was not surprised that Eggsy knew his codename.
"It's an official first meeting, I'm Eggsy, a probationary agent of the Knights of the Round Table."
Looking at Eggsy's outstretched right hand, Johnny reached out and lightly shook it, "Night Owl."
Since you called me by my codename, I'll respond with mine.
The two exchanged a smile.
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