Chapter 16 Attraction

There were no more gunshots.

Qi He put one hand on the muzzle of the gun, and his thin back was bent into a tense arc.

The gun body was forced back 3 centimeters.

Yan Chuanbai didn't let go either, still holding him steady. His other hand clamped onto his knee, his palm wrapped around it, tightly fitting it.

The two looked at each other from above.

Qi He's eyes were bright and his cheeks were slightly flushed.

The sunlight blazed down the yellow dust flying on the training ground.

His heart was still pounding, and the boiling blood in his body was slowly calming down.

Yan Chuanbai looked at him for a few seconds, his brows relaxed: "The sneak attack is over."

The hand holding the gun paused slightly and then loosened.

Qi He relaxed his tense body and stood up from Yan Chuanbai. The residual heat from the muzzle of the gun passed through the half-finger gloves and into his palms. His fingertips felt slightly red, and he moved them slightly.

Yan Chuanbai's gaze fell for a moment, then he stood up as well.

The huge training ground was silent.

Regardless of whether they were new or old, they held their breath since they suddenly started fighting. At this moment, the newcomers were even more silent, feeling that they had suffered a severe shock:

...Is this a close combat between S-class?

If it were them, they probably wouldn't even have time to use their superpowers.

Furthermore, the instructor Qi before them was surprisingly no less capable than Colonel Yan, who had come from the military. He could even fight back!

Yan Chuanbai put the gun back on his waist and said, "I'm going back."

Qi He nodded, "I'll see you off."

Yan Chuanbai met his eyes and said, "Don't bother them."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to the next venue.

The students on the other side saw Yan Chuanbai coming back from afar, and they tensed up at the same time: Colonel Yan’s explosive power is also terrifying!

…

After the person left, Qi He turned back.

His eyes swept over the group of people in front of him.

The few newcomers who had spoken just now had already lowered their heads, fearing that they would be pointed out. Some of them glanced at Ke Yuan in the team, and the latter's face flushed.

oh……

Qi He looked away and understood.

Then he pointed out the newcomers, "You, you, you, and you." The people who were called out were shocked at the same time. Qi He said gently, "I'll give you a chance to challenge me at the same time."

Several people were startled at first, and then looked at each other.

At the same time? I couldn't beat them in a one-on-one fight, but at the same time... after all, there were four A-ranks, so who was I humiliating?

The four of them made up their minds and stepped out.

Qi He looked at their positions and said, "Begin."

Boom!!! Four attacks came at the same time.

The lightning struck straight down in just a second, and at the same time, the ground beneath his feet suddenly broke apart! Qi He retreated half a meter and slammed down with great force, suppressing the earth-based supernatural power back into the ground.

Click, the bullet is loaded.

A shot was aimed at the lightning-type user five meters away. The latter seemed to have not expected to be the first to be hit, standing so far away. He paused for a second, his pupils shrinking. Bang! The bullet deflected again, glancing past him and hitting the ground—one out.

The other two psychics are already in sight.

The power-type mutant punched Qi He in the face, and the wood vines tried to wrap around his limbs.

Qi He raised his hand and pulled, the vine twisted and tightly bound the former, dragging him to the ground - two people were eliminated.

At the same time, the muzzle of the gun was pressed against the forehead of the wood-type mutant, and click—three were eliminated.

There was still one earth-type psychic left, and he seemed to be at a loss after being suppressed. At this moment, his three teammates were gone in seconds. He stood there in a daze for several seconds until Qi He slowly looked at him.

He took a half step back and raised his hands: "...I'll go by myself."

Qi He put down his gun and declared, "It's over."

-

There was complete silence on the training ground.

Qi He listed the shortcomings of the previous battle to the students one by one: "Control-type players should avoid close combat; after being suppressed, look for opportunities to counterattack immediately..."

After talking about all the questions one by one.

Qi He paused again and looked at everyone: "Also, never stop fighting."

Everyone's heart trembled at the same time.

A gentle breeze blew across the training ground, stirring up the dust beneath their feet. Qi He's voice continued calmly and solemnly, "Don't let your guard down. A surprise attack could happen at any time, such as..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud sound was heard in the quiet field: Plop!

Everyone turned around following the sound and saw Ke Yuan lying in the team, kneeling on the ground.

Ke Yuan: “…”

Everyone: “…”

Ke Yuan's face turned pale: "Fuck!"

Ji Yan, who was standing in front of him, suddenly laughed when he saw this. He felt a great sense of balance and sneered, "Oh, don't be so polite. Let me see—" He took out two crystal cores and tossed them, "Or, this is a reward for you?"

Ke Yuan stared at him intently, "You fucking——"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly kowtowed to Ji Yan: Bang!

Ji Yan quickly put the crystal core back: "...Ah!"

Qi He's voice came from the front again: "Don't let anger blind you and ignore the same crisis over and over again."

Everyone: “…”

He ignored Ke Yuan's fiery eyes and clapped his hands. "Alright. Now challenge me in groups of three. I'll answer your questions one by one."

…

The training session ended in silence.

The students on both sides dispersed.

Qi He was standing on the sidelines taking off his gloves when a figure approached him from the other side. The tight belt and straight boots caught his eye. Before he could speak, he heard someone ask:

"Is your hand okay?"

He looked up at Yan Chuanbai and held out ten fingers, "Everything is fine."

Yan Chuanbai dropped his eyes and said, "Yeah."

After two seconds, he leaned back against the fence and asked, "How about 'sneak attack'?"

When Qi He heard these two words, he got excited reflexively: "Very good."

He said "hmm" lazily in front of me.

Yan Chuanbai rested his arm on the railing behind him, his bony fingers drooping. Qi He looked over and saw that it was this hand that had attacked him with its ice power and then pointed a gun at him.

He still remembers the feeling of his mental power bursting out at that moment.

A shiver of pleasure ran up my spine.

Qi He looked at it unconsciously for several seconds, and the knuckles on the opposite side seemed to curl up, and then he let go.

He looked up and saw Yan Chuanbai looking at him. "Do you need more?"

Qi He thought about it and said, "No need."

Yan Chuanbai's eyebrows twitched.

Qi He explained his conjecture to him: "S-level and above mental power may be stimulated to grow when faced with a threat to survival. Have you ever felt this way before?"

After that, there seemed to be silence for a while: "No."

Qi He looked at it carefully: No?

Yan Chuanbai looked outside the base, his profile calm: "Maybe the sense of crisis is not enough."

Qi He narrowed his eyes: He is in Versailles...

"Then is there a time when the fluctuations of mental power are most obvious?"

"That's true." Yan Chuanbai turned back after saying that, and then under the expectant gaze of everyone, he slowly said, "When you were hanging outside my window last night."

Qi He, “…”

He said to the system, "Why does he always keep pestering me?"

System: [After all, you're always haunting me.]

The two looked at each other silently for a long moment.

Finally, Qi He gently changed the topic and said, "Then we can fight a few more times in private in the future to see if we can improve our mental strength."

Yan Chuanbai nodded with his fingertips, "That's fine."

-

It was dinner time, and the two of them went to the cafeteria together.

There are two types of meals served in the base cafeteria:

One is normal meals to satisfy the appetite; the other is a nutritional supplement that can quickly replenish the energy and nutrients needed by the human body.

I just finished training and I am exhausted.

Qi He and Yan Chuanbai both chose nutritional supplements.

They came out of the window and ran into You Tianxing. He was carrying a plate of food and saw them: "...You guys are coming to the cafeteria together?"

Yan Chuanbai glanced over and asked, "What else?"

You Tianxing's eyes flickered between them. Yan Chuanbai stared at him and curled his lips, "Why, you haven't reached the level of a 'genius' yet?"

It seems like there is a big problem with my mind.

You Tianxing, “…”

He restrained his expression and said, "Let's sit down and have a meal together. I just have something to say."

The three of them found an empty table and sat down.

Yan Chuanbai went straight to the point, "What's the matter?"

"This is a new product developed at the cultivation base."

You Tianxing pulled out two tubes of dark green nutrient solution. "Ah... that's your teammate, Meng Yan. She used the evolution of mutant plants as a reference and extracted and catalyzed vegetables to see if the nutrient solution could enhance the psychic power of psychics."

Qi He took the new nutrient and took a few glances at it.

…It turns out that Meng Yan is also studying how to improve her mental strength.

He didn't drink it, but put it back in his pocket first: I'll take it out for testing when I get back.

He stretched out his long arm and took it. Yan Chuanbai smiled and understood, "Oh, little white mouse?"

You Tianxing maintained a perfect smile.

Yan Chuanbai didn't care and took two sips. He paused and looked at the remaining nutrients in the tube. Qi He leaned over to observe him carefully: "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Yan Chuanbai drank it all in one gulp. "It tastes bad."

You Tianxing: "Tell me any reaction."

After finishing the nutrient solution, Qi He was ready to go back.

Just as he stood up, You Tianxing suddenly spoke again, his curly hair shrugged, and he looked at them with narrowed eyes: "By the way, are you guys, privately..."

Qi He turned his head:?

They had just agreed to fight privately, and You Tianxing knew about it?

Yan Chuanbai looked over and asked directly, "No?"

You Tianxing seemed to be shocked by his calm attitude, "How could that be? It's none of my business."

Qi He glanced at the "top leader" of the base.

Indeed, the rules were meaningless to Yan Chuanbai. He assured You Tianxing, "Don't worry, we know what's right."

You Tianxing nodded repeatedly, "I was just asking casually."

A tube of ordinary nutritional supplement was placed on the table.

Yan Chuanbai stood up and left, leaving behind a light sentence: "In addition to focusing on research, also pay more attention to yourself."

“…”

Qi He also left: "System, Yan Chuanbai's mouth is no less than mine."

The system keenly captured the word "also":

【It turns out you know what you are like. 】

-

The day ends and night gradually falls.

The building has 29 floors.

The taken-off uniform and tactical harness were draped on the sofa. Light shone from the bathroom, mixed with the sound of running water, and a figure swayed behind the frosted glass.

Yan Chuanbai stood in the bathroom with the shower running over his head.

The water droplets hit the back of his neck, shoulders, and back, then slid down along the undulating lines like mountains.

——Evolution of mental power.

Yan Chuanbai leaned one hand on the water pipe, lowered his eyes and recalled the scene during the day.

At such a close distance, the bullet left a scorch mark.

His body couldn't react and was pushed to the ground. The oppressive feeling from above was like sunlight shining through the barrel of a gun into his brain.

Whenever I think of it, my heart starts beating faster and faster.

Adrenaline surged rapidly, and a long-lost, suppressed feeling was stimulated.

Exhilarating, exciting, and irresistible.

He actually didn't tell the truth during the day:

Because when Qi He pressed down on him for a moment, he really felt the threat to his life.

…

The temperature in the bathroom gradually dropped.

A layer of frost spread out from under the palm, crackling... crackling...

Mental strength rises, and supernatural powers are released unconsciously.

As the cold water poured down, there was a bang!

When Yan Chuanbai came to his senses, he discovered that the water tank had been stretched to a crack. From the water pipes to the water heater, everything was frozen.

…

Qi He picked out everyone during the day.

After returning to his residence, he divided the nutrient supplement into five portions and compiled a list of all the students' special abilities.

Now that I'm done with my work, I'm ready to take a rest.

Just as I was about to lie down on the bed, there was a sudden knock on the door. Two "dong dong" sounds broke the quiet night.

…Who else could be here at this time?

Qi He lifted the quilt, stood up and walked over.

As soon as the door opened, Yan Chuanbai was standing outside.

The tall figure was wrapped in a bathrobe, his hair was wet, water marks meandered down along the broken eyebrow, and a piece of collarbone was exposed at the neckline.

He paused to open the door, "…What's going on late at night?"

Yan Chuanbai stared at him for a long time.

Until a drop of water fell into the shoulder socket.

Then, he said in a very natural tone, "My water heater is broken."

Qi He, “…”

His eyes didn't move: "System, he shouldn't have any tasks to seduce me?"

The author has something to say:

Qi He: System, does this scene look familiar to you?

Yan Chuanbai: Really. (Expressionless)