Hu Yunsheng said angrily, "So, you only arranged one backup plan? And it was already broken?"
Guo Jiuxiao snapped, "Old Hu, this is inside the Safe Zone! Even slightly thick vines can pierce through the anti-air glass! How many backups do you think I can even set up!"
"Besides, the more complicated the plan, the more likely something will go wrong."
"Your plan's simple enough. And now something's still gone wrong."
Guo Jiuxiao stopped arguing, took a deep breath, "This Li Tianming guy, never underestimate him. As long as he gets a chance, he'll stir up trouble."
"I really shouldn't have come here looking like this. But there's no point regretting now."
"This time it was my negligence. I'll make it up to you guys once we get back."
"As for getting back, we'll talk about it later. Let's focus on the situation right now."
Hu Yunsheng stared cautiously at Li Tianming, then said to Guo Jiuxiao, "I'll hold off Li Tianming. You go support Xu He at the house. I'm guessing Zhang Kuang is there. Outside, you're only limited by Sequence level, but once inside the house, aren't you invincible?"
"Of course. That house was built bit by bit by me and Ma Shi. Old Hu, what's your plan?"
Hu Yunsheng nodded, "Then you stop Zhang Kuang in the house and switch Xu He out. Let Xu He come help me catch Li Tianming."
"I'm injured. I don't even know if I can beat Li Tianming, let alone capture him alive."
Guo Jiuxiao's eyes lit up, "You really are experienced in combat! Got it. Be careful, Old Hu."
"Oh right, Old Guo. If you can't save Ye Hongqing, just crush her skull. Don't leave behind a hidden danger."
"Don't worry, I got it."
Hu Yunsheng's figure vanished, reappearing in front of Li Tianming, blocking him from Guo Jiuxiao.
Li Tianming also stopped walking, his gaze drifting toward Hu Yunsheng's severed arm.
The duels happened near Qin Siyang.
Qin Siyang looked at the sight of the six people fighting in pairs, stunned.
He couldn't even tell whether the incredible moves they used were due to God-Hunting Weapon buffs or their own Sequence skills.
But all of them had one thing in common, a shared identity: researchers.
At this moment, only one thought filled Qin Siyang's mind:
'Research is the ultimate combat power.'
He then saw Guo Jiuxiao running in a certain direction.
In the distance in that direction, there was a house glowing with yellow light.
'Zhang Kuang is inside that house.'
'Guo Jiuxiao must be going to support his teammate there, trying to stop Zhang Kuang from killing Ye Hongqing.'
Qin Siyang sighed helplessly.
To be honest, he really didn't want to stop Guo Jiuxiao.
'Might as well let Director Zhang do a 1v2.'
Director Zhang's perpetually sleepy face clearly screamed "unmatched expert"!
Besides, even Ma Shi and the others could go toe-to-toe with Old Li's group. How overpowered must their leader Guo Jiuxiao be?
If he tried to stop Guo Jiuxiao, it'd be like an ant trying to stop a chariot.
Life had just started getting a little better for him. He didn't want to die on a cow-dung-covered ranch.
But then Qin Siyang glanced again at Lu Daoxing, Hao Liang, and Li Tianming still fighting.
These people had risked their lives just to find him outside the Safe Zone.
Lu Daoxing and Zhang Kuang were both injured. Hao Liang almost got possessed by Guo Jiuxiao.
All of them had scraped through death.
Thinking of this, Qin Siyang could no longer stay still.
Even though he feared Guo Jiuxiao's power, his body refused to obey his mind.
Without meaning to, he activated [Violence], and started sprinting to intercept Guo Jiuxiao.
To intercept the strongest man from Zhongzhou.
He sighed internally, 'Qin Siyang, oh Qin Siyang, you've lived a whole life, why can't you still act calm and rational?'
'After so much hardship, you finally filled your storage box with treasures. Haven't even gotten to enjoy them yet, and now you're risking your life again.'
'Is Li Tianming your damn father?'
But then he reconsidered.
'Among the professors here today, is there a single one who acted purely rationally?'
'What did Li Tianming's research even have to do with them?'
'They may look like highly-educated, well-informed scholars, but their actions are no different from three brats.'
'Fear of death is instinct.'
'Disregarding death is nature.'
Qin Siyang shook his head.
'Whatever.'
'They're not the same type of people as me anyway. Can't even piss in the same pot'.
But he himself was no different from them either.
In any case, life with these professors made him happy.
'You can't buy joy, even with a thousand gold!'
'If it makes you happy—just do it!'
'Do it and be done with it!'
'Charge!'
Qin Siyang stopped caring about which choice was right.
Only one thought remained in his mind, 'Pin down Guo Jiuxiao!'
Mind and body once again aligned. He sprinted forward with full force to intercept Guo Jiuxiao.
At the same time, he grabbed a few pieces of candy from his backpack, and popped the Divine Remain fragments into his mouth.
Guo Jiuxiao saw Qin Siyang dashing toward him and frowned.
'Why is he helping Li Tianming this much. Is he Li Tianming's illegitimate son or something?'
'Does he not care about dying?'
Though Guo Jiuxiao was intrigued by Qin Siyang—
Right now the urgent matter was supporting Xu He in the house.
He clasped his hands together, and once again that multicolored mask appeared on his face.
Buzz—
The ground suddenly split open, and three totem stone pillars rose around Qin Siyang.
Each of these totems stood about the height of a person, covered in thick moss, engraved with complex sigils and patterns.
Guo Jiuxiao muttered incantations, and those ancient symbols instantly began to glow.
At the top of each pillar, a blue bonfire ignited, flickering in the dark, connecting to form a powerful triangular seal.
Qin Siyang, standing in the center, instantly felt as if his entire body was caught by invisible arms, unable to move.
Seeing Qin Siyang trapped, Guo Jiuxiao took the opportunity to speed up his run.
Qin Siyang swallowed a piece of Divine Remain.
[[Banquet Domain] activated]
With several flashes, Qin Siyang instantly appeared not far behind Guo Jiuxiao.
He quickly pulled out the Short Bee dagger, and tucked it behind his right foot.
Pushing off with his left, he raised and spun his right leg—charging it up.
Flash again.
A spinning flying kick silhouette suddenly appeared in front of Guo Jiuxiao.
Qin Siyang's side kick motion completed in that instant.
A powerful strike, carrying the sharp blade of the Short Hornet, slammed directly into Guo Jiuxiao's face.
Seeing that rod-like shin suddenly appear, Guo Jiuxiao's eyes widened.
"How is this possible?"
BANG—
A muffled sound. Qin Siyang's leg landed solidly on Guo Jiuxiao.
Guo Jiuxiao, who was mid-run, couldn't dodge in time. He raised his arms to block, but was still sent flying over ten meters.
The Short Bee dagger lodged in Guo Jiuxiao's arm armor flew off with him.
'If he got cut by the Short Hornet, that armor's not Tier Four!'
'There's a chance!'
Without any hesitation, Qin Siyang activated [Banquet Domain] again and chased forward.
He leapt into the air and stomped down at Guo Jiuxiao's face again.
Guo Jiuxiao raised his arms to block once more.
Qin Siyang didn't adjust his stomp's direction, because the hilt of the Short Hornet was still stuck on the arm guard.
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