"What do you think I've been fighting that assassin with the moon mask for so long for?" Shen Qingzhu squinted at the masked squad before him and spoke slowly.
"I admit, in a direct confrontation, we recruits can't beat you, but now we've laid a trap... here, we'll wear you down!"
Shen Qingzhu suddenly retreated rapidly, hiding in the dormitory building behind him. Immediately afterwards, a heavy invisible wall blocked the front of the dormitory building, preventing the Masked Squad from charging in.
"This is a bit tricky." Vortex looked at the new recruits lying in ambush all around and scratched his head.
"More than fifty people... It seems there are indeed more than two teams lying in ambush here. Basically, half of the new recruits present have gathered here. What a large force," Tianping remarked.
After saying that, he turned to look at Wang Mian,
"Captain, shouldn't you make your move this time?"
Wang Mian stood there quietly, without saying a word.
Inside the dormitory building.
Shen Qingzhu looked down at the five people below and waved gently.
"Let's do it."
Da da da da da—!!
Guns mounted on the surrounding windows opened fire simultaneously, their black muzzles spitting out blinding flames, bullets pouring out like a tidal wave, heading straight for the five people in the center!In addition to grenades and bullets, the new recruits who were capable of attacking the forbidden ruins also attacked at the same time. The violent elements mixed with various strange attacks fell like raindrops!
Vortex took a deep breath, and a giant purple vortex opened above everyone's heads, devouring all the attacks.
"He's only at the 'Zhan' realm; he can't hold on for long," Shen Qingzhu said calmly, looking down at the scene.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, the purple vortex above everyone's heads began to fluctuate violently.
"Captain, I can't hold on any longer!" Vortex's face turned ashen as he turned to look at Wang Mian.
The attacks filling the sky wove a brilliant light, reflecting on Wang Mian's white Mask. Beneath the Mask, a ray of light flashed in Wang Mian's ancient, undisturbed eyes!
His palm rested gently on the hilt of the knife.
Suddenly exert force!
Clang—!
The blade is drawn half an inch from its sheath!
In an instant, the attacks from all directions seemed to be paused, hovering in the air and moving toward the masked group at a snail's pace!
Not only that, the other members of the Masked Squad around them, as well as the recruits lying in ambush on the three dormitory buildings, were all as if they had been thrown into a quagmire, their movements extremely slow.
"Huh?" Lin Xi Chen was lounging in some random dorm room, slacking off because she wanted no part in these activities, when she suddenly felt her aura flare up—as if it had just neutralized something. Stepping outside, she saw Shen Qingzhu and the others moving in extreme slow motion.
In this stagnant world, Wang Mian quietly drew the black sword from his waist.
As Wang Mian moved, the luster on the surface of the black blade grew even brighter, and a terrifying pressure emanated from the blade!
Wang took half a step forward and swung his sword in an instant.
The intertwined blades converged into a net of blades in front of Wang Mian, yet they also stopped beside him at an extremely slow speed, enveloping him within it.
Crack—!
The black sword was sheathed.
Everything around them immediately returned to normal.
The next moment, a series of ferocious blade marks shot out from the center of Wang Mian, instantly cutting the three surrounding dormitory buildings into pieces, yet precisely avoiding each new recruit, without harming their lives.
Boom—!!
"Holy sh-" Before she could even react, she felt the building begin to collapse amidst billowing smoke and raging flames; her only recourse was to grab hold of that arrogant fool, Shen Qingzhu, for protection.
The three dormitory buildings, cut into dozens of pieces, collapsed with a deafening roar!
Thick smoke billowed up and engulfed the five members of the Central Masked Squad. Accompanied by gasps of alarm, the entire dormitory area had been reduced to ruins.
In the distance, Lin Qiye and his two companions, who were preparing to ambush Mask, were dumbfounded.
"This...this is the 'Zhan' Realm?" Molly stared blankly ahead, muttering to herself.
"On one hand, he slowed down time, and on the other hand, he unleashed such an outrageous blade of light... What exactly is his Divine Ruins?" Lin Qiye frowned, his eyes filled with doubt.
Perhaps because they were still quite far from the dormitory building, they weren't caught up in that strange time-slowing effect, and thus clearly saw the entire process of Wang Mian wielding his sword.
The problem is... even if a person at the 'Zhan' realm is a representative of a god, it's impossible for them to simultaneously display two completely unrelated abilities, right?
"Actually, his Divine Ruins are just about controlling time," Baili Pangpang scratched his head. "As for those ridiculously strong sword energies... you can think of it as him cheating."
"Cheating?"
"The black sword in his hand is a forbidden artifact that can unleash the Sequence 301 Forbidden Ruins [Yi Yuan], and can condense his speed into sword energy. The faster the speed, the stronger the sword energy."
"Although the item itself wasn't particularly dangerous, in that person's hands it possessed a destructive power comparable to extremely high danger. Moreover, Wang Mian, using only the acceleration of the 'Zhan' realm, could unleash a blade aura comparable to the 'Chuan' realm."
"So... even if he suppresses his cultivation level to the 'Zhan' realm, he still possesses the destructive power of the 'Chuan' realm? That's too monstrous!" Lin Qiye couldn't help but complain.
Furthermore, if Wang Mian can unleash such an outrageous attack using only the 'Zhan' realm, how strong would he be if he unleashed his full realm?
"So this is the captain-level of a special squad... truly a prodigy among prodigies!"
Then the god behind him is..." Lin Qiye suddenly remembered something.
"God code name 017, God of Time, Kronos," Molly said slowly, gazing at the distant ruins. "Because he was the captain of the [Masked] squad, wearing a mask with the character 'Wang' on it, and also an agent of the God of Time..."
"Therefore, he is sometimes referred to as Kamen Rider Zi-O."
Lin Qiye's expression turned serious.
When he was studying Nyx, the goddess of night, he also took the opportunity to study other gods in Greek mythology. Kronos, as the second generation of gods in Greek mythology, was definitely one of the most powerful gods.
Correspondingly, as his agent, Wang Mian's strength must be extremely terrifying.
However, although Kronos is powerful, Nyx in his hospital is a creator god. In terms of seniority, he is Kronos's elder. If he were to obtain Nyx's full abilities, he would definitely not be a match for Lin Qiye.
"By the way, how do you know so much about Wang Mian?" Lin Qiye seemed to remember something and turned to look at Baili Pangpang.
"Uh..." Baili Pangpang coughed twice, "Because the [Yiyuan] knife in his hand was a gift from our family to win him over. I used to use that knife to kill mosquitoes when I was a kid."
Lin Qiye:...
"Your family?" Molly frowned slightly, as if remembering something, a look of shock appearing in her eyes. "What did you just say your name was?"
Baili Pangpang was taken aback, then overjoyed. He looked solemnly into Molly's eyes and extended his hand again.
"Miss Molly, please allow me to introduce myself again. My name is Baili Tuming."
"The Baili family..." Molly murmured to herself, "The Baili family, known as the Museum of Forbidden Objects?"
Baili Pangpang coughed twice, lowered his voice, and gently waved his hand.
"Don't make a fuss, keep a low profile... I'm just a kid from an ordinary family."
Molly looked into his eyes, her disdain deepening. She snorted coldly, turned her head away, and completely ignored Baili Pangpang's outstretched hand.
"I hate rich kids the most... the richer they are, the more I hate them!"
Baili Pangpang's expression suddenly froze.