The flames from the explosion quickly dissipated, and on the ground, Lin Bai frantically ran towards where Chi Chen was. Looking at the empty road surface except for a huge, charred crater, Lin Bai's face turned pale, filled with disbelief.
Was Chi Chen completely obliterated in that explosion?
Meanwhile, not far away, Qingsheng stopped his rapid run, but his face showed a relieved expression.
"Chi Chen isn't dead yet!"
Qingsheng approached Lin Bai, who seemed to have lost his soul, and patted him on the shoulder.
"Chi Chen isn't dead?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Bai trembled slightly, raised his head, and looked at Qing Sheng with red eyes.
"Look, isn't it over there?"
Qingsheng pointed to one side, gesturing for Lin Bai to look.
Lin Bai looked up and saw Chi Chen giving him a smile. Beside Chi Chen was another figure, none other than Zhang Rong, the captain of the Green Face Squad.
Lin Bai was relieved to see that Chi Chen was otherwise unharmed except for his pale complexion.
It's no wonder Lin Bai didn't notice anything unusual; he was simply too worried about Chi Chen's safety.
That's why they overlooked the fact that they were not far from the explosion's epicenter, yet they were completely unharmed after the explosion.
All of this was because Zhang Rong suddenly appeared and instantly blocked the power of the explosion for the three of them.
"You run really fast!"
Zhang Rong looked towards a certain spot where faint traces of aura still lingered. However, even for him, catching up with those two mysterious people was unlikely.
"Captain, I'm sorry, it was my carelessness!"
Qingsheng brought Lin Bai to Chi Chen and Zhang Rong, bowed his head and said apologetically.
As someone who had been in the Secret Squad for nearly two years, Qing Sheng couldn't accept that he hadn't noticed the abnormality of Ghost Horn's impending self-destruction at the last moment, which almost led to Chi Chen's death.
Seeing this, Zhang Rong glanced at the three of them, but instead of reprimanding them, he unusually praised them:
"Someone secretly tampered with the body of this demon horn, so it's not your fault! But the three of you actually managed to kill a demon horn that had reached the Ascension Realm, which is quite an achievement!"
This surprised Qing Sheng, since the captain rarely praised people.
Seeing that Zhang Rong didn't blame him, Qing Sheng glanced at Chi Chen and said:
"Hehe, Captain, although I'm reluctant to admit it, it's all thanks to that kid Chi Chen. If it weren't for him blocking Ghost Horn's giant sword at the last moment, my bullets wouldn't have been able to hit its head!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Rong also looked at Chi Chen.
Feeling somewhat embarrassed under the gaze of the three, Chi Chen scratched his head and said:
"I didn't do anything. It was Qingsheng who had already caused considerable damage to Oni-horn, slowing down that mysterious movement a lot, which gave me an opportunity to take advantage!"
Seeing this, Zhang Rong laughed heartily; these young men had become quite modest with each other.
"Qingsheng, go check if the car is still drivable. Let's go back to the fried chicken shop first!"
Zhang Rong withdrew his gaze from the direction the two had left. Although the other party was very cautious, once they made a move, he would eventually find clues and find them in this chaotic area.
However, the faction that could so easily control a mysterious being at the Solid Mirror Realm must be a force to be reckoned with. Zhang Rong knew which families in the Chaotic Ning District could do such a thing, so the scope of the investigation was narrowed down even further.
Although each war zone now has a dedicated department to manage forbidden ability users, these users are never a monolithic group, no matter which war zone they are in. Even within the same war zone, forbidden ability users may be divided into different factions for various reasons.
There was constant friction between them, not to mention the heretical forbidden house lurking outside the city walls, which was causing trouble all the time and was a real headache.
Therefore, what the members of the "Secret Reaper" group are facing is not just a simple mysterious threat!
...
Half an hour later, the dilapidated van pulled up in front of the fried chicken shop.
"Captain, you're back!"
Inside the fried chicken shop, Chen Sheng, who had heard the car, came out with two other figures that Chi Chen had never seen before.
One of them was a tall, beautiful woman wearing a black tight-fitting sportswear outfit and with her hair tied in a single ponytail.
When she saw Chi Chen and Qing Sheng, she quickly walked up to them with a smile and carefully examined the two young men.
"These are the two newcomers? They're both quite handsome, let me take a good look at them!"
Chi Chen and Lin Bai were taken aback by the beautiful woman's sudden enthusiasm, and even felt a little awkward. Lin Bai, in particular, was a bit flustered. Although he usually talked nonsense, if a girl in school tried to talk to him because of his handsome looks, he would hide behind Chi Chen.
Moreover, the current situation made Lin Bai blush with embarrassment.
"Go away, Sister Xiang Qing, let me tell you, they're all underage. Don't even think about messing with them, or I'll call the police! Don't scare them!"
Seeing this, Qingsheng quickly stepped forward and stopped Xiang Qing's hands from reaching towards their faces.
"Hehehe, you're making me sound like some kind of monster, Qingsheng. Maybe these two little brothers actually like me touching them!"
Xiang Qing felt a little strange seeing Qing Sheng protecting the two of them like a mother hen protecting her chicks. Qing Sheng had only met the two newlyweds half a day earlier than her, right?
It's like they're old friends just because they went out once.
Chi Chen and Lin Bai felt a little overwhelmed by Xiang Qing's enthusiasm and openness. After all, they were just two high school boys who had never experienced anything.
When Xiang Qing approached them just now, her unique mature aura, coupled with her well-proportioned and tall figure, was quite a shock to the two fledglings.
"Alright, stop fooling around!"
Seeing this, Zhang Rong glanced at Xiang Qing, signaling her to tone it down, and then introduced the two newcomers to Chi Chen and Lin Bai.
"This is Xiang Qing, one of the two roses in our team. You've seen her personality. Over there is Li Yun. His personality is the complete opposite of Xiang Qing's. He doesn't talk much, but he's a cold-faced but warm-hearted person. In your young people's terms, well, he's a bit arrogant. Add the three of us, and that makes five of us in our Qingmian team in Luan Ning District!"
Chi Chen looked towards the door. Li Yun, holding his long sword, leaned quietly against the door. When Zhang Rong called him arrogant, Li Yun clearly showed signs of wanting to refute, but then seemed to resign himself to his fate and remained silent.
When Li Yun saw Chi Chen and Lin Bai looking at him, he raised his head slightly to greet them.
Seeing this, Chi Chen and Lin Bai thought that Zhang Rong might really be right.
"This is Lin Bai, who has awakened 010 Annihilation. This is Chi Chen, who has not yet awakened any forbidden abilities, but you can regard him as a forbidden being at the Radiant Realm. Don't underestimate him!"
Zhang Rong then introduced Chi Chen and Lin Bai to Xiang Qing and Li Yun.
When Li Yun heard that Lin Bai had awakened Annihilation, he looked at Lin Bai with a strange light in his eyes.
"Wow, little brother Lin Bai has actually awakened Annihilation? I'm so envious! You'd better protect me from now on!"
Xiang Qing tried to grab Lin Bai, but Qing Sheng blocked her attack again.
But when Zhang Rong introduced Chi Chen, Xiang Qing paused, looking at Zhang Rong as if she was unwilling to believe it.
Li Yun walked over from the doorway, staring intently at Chi Chen, as if trying to see right through him.
It's not surprising that Xiang Qing and Li Yun reacted so strongly. First, Zhang Rong rarely shows such a satisfied smile when evaluating someone. Second, how could a boy who hasn't awakened any forbidden abilities be regarded as a forbidden ability user at the Radiant Realm?
Even when they lived in the Shangjing District, they had never heard of such a person!
A boy who awakened the forbidden annihilation ability of the Destruction level, and a powerless person who cannot be viewed in the conventional sense, both joined their Blue-Faced Squad.
Could it be that even the heavens couldn't bear to see them suffer the horrific torment of fried chicken every day, so they sent two geniuses to compensate them?
No, aren't they just going to suffer together?
Seeing their expressions, Zhang Rong nodded to confirm again. However, if he knew the rest of Xiang Qing and Li Yun's inner thoughts, the two of them would probably have to undergo the captain's personal training tonight.
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