"The dormitory building? Why do we need to go there first?" Vortex paused, rubbing his stomach. "I want to go to the cafeteria for lunch first..."
"The cafeteria isn't serving food right now." Tianping rolled his eyes. "I've already made it very clear: numbers are our disadvantage, and with our cultivation level suppressed to the 'Zhan' realm, we don't have the ability to handle a relentless attack. Therefore, we must eliminate the biggest threat from the start!"
"Oh... after we finish fighting in the dorms, can we go to the cafeteria for a meal?"
"..."
"Let's proceed according to the scales' plan, starting with the dormitory building," Wang Mian said slowly. "But we must be careful; it's probably their home turf now. We don't want to be caught off guard and suffer an unexpected setback."
"Yes!"
...
Underground base.
"This Lin Qiye is amazing. He managed to break through like that and almost blew off Vortex's mask," an instructor remarked.
"After all, how can you be an agent if you don't have some skills?"
"His close-combat abilities are strong, but he hasn't shown any Seraphic traits yet? That's Sequence 003's [Mortal Divine Realm]. If he had just used it, he should have been able to break through without detonating explosives, right?"
"Intelligence indicates that his Divine Ruins appear to be incomplete."
"However, based solely on his terrifying reasoning ability and close combat skills, he is already among the most promising recruits in the entire boot camp."
"I'm quite curious to see what it will be like when he fights Wang Mian..."
Yuan Gang stared at the screen, his knuckles rhythmically tapping the table, as if he were thinking about something.
"Sir, what are you looking at?"
Yuan Gang stretched out his hand and pointed to a young man on the screen who was sitting in a corner with his eyes closed, holding a sword and resting.
"Look at him."
"Him?" The instructor scratched his head. "I remember he's been sitting there since the start of the match, right? Is there anything special about him?"
Yuan Gang tossed the documents in his hand onto the table. "Take a look."
The instructors next to him picked up the materials, their eyes widening in shock, and finally they gasped in astonishment!
"He is..."
...
"Cao Yuan, why are you sitting here? Come and talk to us about the tactics we're going to discuss later!"
A young man pushed open the dormitory door, looked at the boy sitting alone in the corner, and sighed.
Cao Yuan slowly opened his eyes and calmly said, "You two talk, you don't need to take me with you."
"No, Cao Yuan, don't you want to beat Masked Man and end the training camp right away? Just sitting here like this is too passive, isn't it?" The young man looked at him with a disappointed expression.
"What if the Masked Squad comes storming up? Are you just going to sit here and wait for them to eliminate you?"
"Right."
"..."
Seeing that he couldn't communicate with him at all, the young man simply closed the door and turned to walk into the corridor.
"Brother Shen, he still refuses to come."
In the corridor, a dozen or so new recruits were gathered together. Standing in the very center was another extremely high-risk forbidden area owner, who was wearing his military cap backwards and chewing gum.
Shen Qingzhu waved his hand dismissively, "Then ignore him. He's just a cowardly coward. Even if we call him, it'll probably be of no use."
"Brother Shen, what do we do next?"
"We'll ambush them here. Once the Masked Squad arrives, we'll wait for the group across the street to make their move and wear them down first. Then we'll launch a surprise attack and wipe out the Masked Squad in one fell swoop!"
"Good!"
"Um!"
"That's right!"
"Idiot."
"Brilliant!"
Amid a series of responses, a strange sound seemed to be mixed in.
Everyone was slightly taken aback and turned to look. They saw a man holding a short sword and wearing a crescent-shaped mask standing behind them.
The corners of his mouth under the Moon Demon mask turned up slightly.
"You..."
Bang! Bang!
Moon Demon struck with lightning speed, knocking out two recruits with the hilt of his short sword. The others finally reacted and drew their swords to attack!
Before the blade could even strike the Moon Demon, the latter's figure blurred and completely disappeared from everyone's sight.
"He can become invisible!"
"Be careful, everyone!"
The new recruits realized what was happening and shouted in unison!
Shen Qingzhu's face was extremely gloomy. He quickly raised his hand and snapped his fingers!
Snap!
In an instant, all the gas within a ten-meter radius was extracted, creating a vacuum area!
The other recruits surrounding Shen Qingzhu suddenly narrowed their eyes, gripped their throats tightly, and their expressions became extremely distorted!
They lay hunched over in agony, trying to crawl away, but when they touched the edge of the vacuum zone, it seemed as if an invisible wall of air blocked them, making it impossible for them to escape.
Shen Qingzhu's expression was indifferent; he completely ignored his companion's pain and swept his gaze around.
"I know you can't hear my voice, but you should be able to read my lips."
"In a vacuum, humans don't die immediately. When the external gas pressure disappears, the gas inside the body expands and is expelled through the mouth, nose, and anus, gradually being squeezed out. Simultaneously, microbubbles in blood vessels expand, producing foamy blood that can clog vessels and cause internal bleeding…"
"Humans can only survive for a maximum of 16 seconds in a vacuum, and 7 seconds have already passed."
"Now, you'd better take off your mask yourself, otherwise..."
"I wouldn't mind killing you and them all here!"
A murderous intent flashed in Shen Qingzhu's eyes, and just then, a beam of sword light suddenly appeared in front of his neck!
Shen Qingzhu's pupils shrank sharply, and he subconsciously drew his sword to block. But at that moment, Yue Gui's figure appeared and kicked him hard in the chest, sending him flying
!Shen Qingzhu's body crashed outside the forbidden ruins. The gas in this space returned, and the hunched recruits on the ground gasped and coughed violently.
"Cough cough cough... You madman!" Moon Demon gripped his short sword, staring intently at Shen Qingzhu, his gaze chilling. "In a single battle, you actually resorted to such ruthlessness?"
Shen Qingzhu chuckled and got up from the ground. "If I don't do this, how can I force you out?"
"Now, things are easy to handle."
Pfft—!
Shen Qingzhu reached out and grabbed at the air, and the surrounding air was immediately compressed rapidly towards the Moon Ghost, forming a high-pressure cage that locked the Moon Ghost in place while continuously pressurizing his body!
A cold glint flashed in Yue Gui's eyes. Half of his body transformed into moonlight, forcefully passing through the air prison. The short sword in his hand stabbed towards Shen Zhuqing with lightning speed!
Shen Qingzhu clapped his hands, creating a wall of air in front of him. At the same time, he quickly retreated, grabbing several new recruits by the collar and throwing them all into the dormitory corridor behind him.
At the same time, Yue Gui's short sword had almost cut through the barrier of energy, and Shen Qingzhu took a deep breath...
blew a bubble with the gum in his mouth,
and blew it towards Moon Ghost,
The next moment, a violent explosion erupted!