Shi Yi stood there, but Zhou Ziqi didn't even glance at him, clearly thinking he wasn't even worthy of being looked at.

"Qing'an, do you need me to check his physical condition?"

Shi Yi paused: "I mean, regarding the eyes."

Zhou Ziqi, with his hands in his pockets, chuckled and said, "I'm a professional researcher. Xiao Ruan should have introduced me before. I'm a researcher specializing in biology, so of course I can tell whether there's anyone here or not."

The deliberately emphasized tone seemed to be hinting at something.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yi's dark green eyes narrowed slightly—when it comes to the sharpness of his tongue, Zhou Ziqi is indeed quite professional.

The atmosphere became so stiff and awkward that it was almost palpable. The team of superhumans standing to the side lowered their heads, unsure of where to put their hands, while Ruan Qing'an stood between the two.

037: [Wait... what are these two doing?]

"I love missions, and missions love me."

Ruan Qing'an repeated this sentence in her heart, suppressing her intention to draw a sword sheath from each of them—this way, she could actually use Shi Yi to complete the remaining tasks of conquering Zhou Ziqi.

Although it was indeed a headache, a mission is a mission, and Ruan Qingan was very rational in this regard, so he simply took a half step back.

037 and Ruan Qingan quietly stayed on the front lines, watching the drama unfold.

However, the subtle movement of her feet immediately attracted the attention of the two. Shi Yi and Zhou Ziqi looked over at the same time, but Ruan Qing'an waved her hand and said, "I won't disturb you. You can continue."

It's that kind of talk again.

Zhou Ziqi was so angry he almost laughed. His Xiao Ruan always managed to baffle him. Even Shi Yi looked over.

They were, after all, two adult men, and talking to a love rival—oh wait, they never considered a dying man a love rival, nor did they take him seriously—was just too beneath them.

Zhou Ziqi straightened his clothes and said softly, "Stop fooling around, Xiao Ruan, come here, so you don't get hurt."

"Qing'an, come closer to me, or the blood will splatter on you."

Eleven's voice also became somber.

Beside her, Ruan Qing'an blinked. She wasn't surprised by what these two madmen could do, but before she could react...

A muffled sound suddenly came from the sky. She subconsciously looked up and saw large swaths of dark clouds pressing down on the earth, bringing a strong sense of crisis. Moreover, among the layers of dark clouds, she could vaguely see flashes of lightning, as if a fierce thunderbolt was gathering.

All the controlled superhumans pooled all their abilities together, primarily to provide to the lightning-type superhumans at the front.

The lightning bolt, capable of exhausting more than half of the superhumans in the Third Human Base, was so powerful that even the residual force it released just before it appeared could instill a sense of death in people—if this lightning bolt were to strike, half of the base would probably be destroyed, leaving not even ashes!

—And it was aimed at Eleven, who was standing to the side.

Even the other superhumans trembled with fear, but Shi Yi remained calm and composed, his dark green eyes showing no change in expression.

"As expected, they were prepared."

He paused, then slightly raised his hand. With a faint rumble in the sky, the ground began to shake, as if something was surging beneath the earth. The already exhausted superhuman staggered and swayed.

Zhou Ziqi, standing to the side, subconsciously frowned and looked down.

Cracks began to appear on the ground, then gradually widened, followed by tiny sprouts that had already covered half the base. Once they emerged, the rampant vine roots could instantly crush everything!

And clearly, the target is Zhou Ziqi...

The sky above was a catastrophe, and so was the land beneath their feet. For a moment, Ruan Qing'an, who was standing to the side, was expressionless, and even 037 didn't know where to begin his rant.

037: [So...they're going all this way?]

Ruan Qingan: "When you strike, you either kill them outright or leave no trace. You guys are something else."

For a moment, the standoff between Zhou Ziqi and Shiyi froze. The sense of impending death clung to them like a persistent, venomous wound, yet neither could gain the upper hand in the short term, unless they both intended to die together.

Adults don't engage in empty talk or provoke others.

—Obviously, those two sentences were just stalling for time. Either Shiyi will be blasted to smithereens, or Zhou Ziqi will be pierced through.

After realizing he couldn't make a move, Zhou Ziqi suddenly laughed, his killing intent intensifying: "Heh... I really hope you'll be this lucky next time."

"It's a pity this time, and it's a pity for you too."

037: ...

Nguyen Thanh An: ...

Seeing the two men, who looked almost identical, facing off with no sign of abating and even threatening each other, Ruan Qing'an was truly exasperated.

Jealousy and rivalry? Open and covert struggles?

No, these two lunatics chose to fight as soon as they met. Normal people would suppress a love rival, but they directly scattered each other's ashes.

037: [This... Ancestor, are they really going to use Eleven to complete the male lead's conquest mission? I have a feeling they'll kill him off before the mission is even finished!!!]

Ruan Qingan took a deep breath and placed one hand on the hilt of the knife.

The next moment—a sharp slash fell, as if space and time were severed in that instant, vaguely revealing a dark trace that stretched between Zhou Ziqi and Shiyi.

At this moment, the tense atmosphere between the two froze.

Zhou Ziqi subconsciously looked at Ruan Qing'an and saw that she had puffed up her cheeks and was sullen, clearly very dissatisfied with their behavior. He then chuckled and said, "Never mind, so as not to annoy you, Ruan."

Beside her, Shiyi frowned and glanced at Zhou Ziqi: "I don't really want to cause trouble for Qing'an either, especially someone like you."

After a brief pause, the strange noises in the sky and on the ground finally subsided, and the team of superhumans who had barely escaped with their lives fled in panic, not daring to linger.

After the bystanders left, Ruan Qing'an sheathed his sword, flicked the scabbard with his fingertip, and the blade hummed slightly, subtly conveying a sense of threat.

"You are not allowed to do anything reckless."

"Whether it's Eleven or Mr. Zhou, otherwise... I'll cut you all down with one knife and send you to the underworld to continue causing trouble."

037: ...They've all gone completely insane.

Would a normal person resort to such threats when dealing with a dangerous situation?!

But the two men who looked so alike actually fell for it. Even though they were being threatened with a knife to their throats, they acted as if they were young girls being coquettish, indulging them without any moral boundaries.

Seeing that they could talk properly, Ruan Qingan said, "Mr. Zhou, I'm afraid I'll have to borrow your research room."

"You...should be able to sense the special relationship between you, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziqi and Shiyi exchanged glances. Their smiling phoenix eyes and dark green pupils carried a hint of disgust, but under the pretense of adults, they managed to maintain a semblance of neutrality.