Even the cheetah himself was stunned.

He looked at the scratches on his arm in disbelief. He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had bled.

Not only did he not hurt the other person at all, but he was cut by a knife. Before he took action, he had never expected this result.

The cheetah turned his head in anger, only to see that the black-haired boy had slightly turned his body after standing still.

The pair of misty blue eyes were not far away, the eyelashes drooped slightly, the irises slowly moved to face him, looking down at him, without any emotion in their eyes.

There was no anger, no fear, and not even the slightest bit of complacency.

It was as if he was looking at just a bunch of insignificant garbage.

The cheetah's muscles, which had been accumulating strength, softened uncontrollably, and for some reason it felt a chill deep in its bones.

However, the next second, Xia Zuo's fist interrupted his thoughts.

The brown-haired boy just glanced at his friend, as if he was sure that he was not the one injured. He passed by Xizel and accelerated at that moment. His dazzling golden eyes were filled with overwhelming murderous intent.

His whole body seemed to be burning, but he didn't want to care at all. He was filled with endless self-blame, fear and anger.

He just didn't arrive.

And this man was just a little bit away from killing César.

No, can’t, forgive!!

The strong wind created by the fist reached the cheetah's unprotected eyes in an instant.

"How dare you hurt César in front of me—"

The first punch.

“Go to hell!!!!”

The second punch.

The fists were hitting Cheetah's body faster and harder, and he had no way to react. He couldn't even concentrate on using his talent.

...At the very beginning, he clearly had the opportunity to avoid it, or even fight back.

Why did he hesitate?

The severe pain in the body continued without stopping, but it could not offset the growing chill in the cheetah's heart.

——At the moment he was knocked to the ground, he caught a glimpse of the black-haired boy behind Xia Zuo again.

He had one hand in the trouser pocket of his uniform and the other hand nonchalantly flipping the bloodstained silver blade. Looking up, there was a face that was mostly blocked, with the eyes covered, and only the curved corners of the lips could be vaguely seen.

Behind everyone, he smiled slowly and without emotion.

It was as if he was sitting in the stands, enjoying this ridiculous farce with a joking and calm manner.

"Xia Zuo." Xizel tilted his head, and the earring on his left ear swayed.

He smiled and said, "I remember that you haven't killed anyone for a long time, right?"

Xia Zuo's talent is "Priest".

But who stipulates that a priest must not be stained with blood?

For their beliefs and their gods, they can wage wars, wrap themselves in scarlet, and sing songs of praise on the bones of thousands of people.

"Bang!!!"

The human figure, whose shape could no longer be recognized, was smashed out with a bang, stirring up a cloud of dust and leaving a long, terrifying trail of blood.

The courtyard was silent.

No one could have imagined that Cheetah had absolutely no ability to fight back against these two men.

And even...

Even Xia Zuo was completely enraged, but the black-haired boy, who was identified as the target, still had no emotion in his eyes.

He merely raised his lips and revealed a gentle and nonchalant smile - that was all.

"Anyone else wants to try?" Xia Zuo said word by word, his beast-like golden eyes sweeping over the people who were watching the fun: "I am happy to accompany you, but if anyone wants to attack my friend——"

The anger in the boy's words suddenly became stronger.

"—that's his end."

Ever since he met Xizel in the third-level prison in Baixiang District, he promised him that he would protect him well.

As long as he was alive, he would never let anyone hurt Xizel in front of him.

"Stop." Suddenly, someone pressed his shoulder: "It's time to calm down, Xia Zuo."

Ursula silently guided Xia Zuo's emotions towards fear and confusion - she was unable to guide positive emotions - in order to relatively reduce his anger and murderous intent.

After all, Xia Zuo's abilities belong to the bright side, and long-term negative emotions are not good for improving his abilities.

This is fundamentally the same as the fact that people with talents that lean toward the light side always have more positive and optimistic personalities.

The black-haired boy's voice was so calm, as calm as a plate of ice water, instantly covering up his emotions.

"...Okay, Caesar." Xia Zuo was still unhappy: "He wanted to kill you! If you hadn't reacted quickly, you would have been dead!"

...Moreover, if he hadn't subconsciously wanted to find where Caesar was, the cheetah wouldn't have followed his gaze to find him.

Thinking of this, he became even more depressed.

The black-haired boy blinked his eyes: "Okay, don't worry. Even if you die, I won't die."

Xia Zuo: “……?”

Why does this sound a little bit strange?

"Besides..." Cesar walked towards the quiet shade of the tree, and said softly in a long voice as he walked: "From the beginning to the end, did you feel that Ursula was panicking?"

Xia Zuo was stunned for a moment.

Yes.

Compared to himself, Ursula, César's irrational and staunch supporter, hadn't said a word from the beginning to now, except telling him that César was off the scene.

Ursula said expressionlessly: "How could such a brainless fool hurt Caesar?"

She said faintly: "Besides, I just kept him alive under your hands."

Xia Zuo opened his eyes wide: "Why? Caesar said he could kill him?"

Could it be that today's Ursula was replaced by someone else?

"Another name for death is rest."

The little girl's voice became colder and colder. Xia Zuo, who was with her at the moment, even felt black air coming out from beside him.

She said sinisterly: "He doesn't even deserve the right to rest in peace. I will break his bones, sever his meridians, and tear his muscles apart..."

Xia Zuo listened to Ursula's increasingly restrictive mumbling: "..."

Suddenly I felt that I had been too lenient.

Xizel narrowed his eyes and said gently: "Well, remember to protect yourself when you play."

Xia Zuo hesitated to speak: "…"

Although you are very gentle, is it really possible to teach children in this way?

However, he was only confused for a moment, and soon recovered to his previous state with his strong self-healing ability. He asked excitedly: "Xize, how did you manage to avoid him? It's amazing!"

Xizel: "Because I have maxed out my dodge points."

Xia Zuo's eyes widened: "Ah?"

The black-haired boy blinked and smiled a little: "Yeah, I was just kidding."

"I have been observing him since he confronted you." The black-haired boy said lightly, "Observing his habitual movements, his attack methods, and his speed range."

"Then from the moment you look at me, start calculating and start dodging."

"It's not that my speed and reaction are fast enough, but I had roughly guessed how he would act before he did it."

Although he didn't quite understand what a terrifying concept this was, Xia Zuo's eyes lit up: "Wow, that's amazing!"

"If it were me, I would have to rely on intuition and instinct." Xia Zuo scratched his head: "I always feel like you, Caesar, can stay absolutely calm at any time and anywhere, but I can't do that."

"This is a good thing." Xizel said with a smile: "After all, how can you explode if you don't have the emotions?"

Xia Zuo, who didn't quite understand, said: "...Xize, please, can you explain it a little bit?"

Xizel raised his eyebrows slightly: "Don't you feel that your physical fitness has improved? For example, you can fight better than before?"

"It seems... yes?" Xia Zuo was shocked. "At that time, I thought it was just an illusion of being too anxious, or the cheetah's combat effectiveness dropped due to lack of concentration."

Xizel: “…”

never mind.

It's not the first day I've known that there's always something wrong with this guy's brain.

Cesar maintained his calm smile.

He turned to ask Ursula: "You followed Xia Zuo, did you hear anything?"

"Yes." Ursula said in a calm tone, "All prisoners showed hostility when they saw Xia Zuo, but the hostility of a few was particularly strong, mixed with murderous intent."

"Do they still have Cheetah or McCann in their hearts?" César chuckled.

"Yeah. They are thinking about how to get rid of Xia Zuo for McKen. Others want to use Cheetah to test Xia Zuo's strength."

Ursula: "After today, the topic that Xia Zuo's fighting power is higher than that of Cheetah and is about to kill Cheetah will become a new hot topic."

In comparison, the little episode where César dodged the cheetah's attack seemed like a matter of luck and was not worth mentioning at all.

"Then I'm afraid you'll be able to see Macon tonight."

Xizel smiled gently and said, "Don't be afraid. If he wants to attack you, just let Ursula hang him on the roof with her tentacles."

Ursula: "Fun ovo."

Xia Zuo: “…”

Although it was very touching, it seemed to be cruel in a different way.

"If not, it will be hard for you to beat him." Xizel shook his head, his eyes calm: "McKen's ability is not in the same league as Cheetah."

The reason why Cheetah can have such a status is, firstly, that he is a veteran and physically strong, and secondly, he has the talent to work directly on his own body.

But compared with Xia Zuo or McKen, this kind of talent is not as good in terms of rarity and development.

"McKen, a B-level second-order talent holder, whose talent is "Still Life Manipulation"."

In the information Gary gave him, McCann's talent was clearly recorded.

"He can use the touch of his hands to make any static object he touches stretch and deform, and attack or defend as he wishes. The range is a radius of 20 meters centered on him."

"The ability will only fail when his hands are separated from the object or when he reaches his limit."

Even clothing can unexpectedly become his weapon.

But after all, it is cloth, so its lethality is weaker, and it is not something that McKenn is good at using.

The black-haired boy said calmly:

"The safest way to deal with him is to prevent him from having access to anything before he makes a move."

Since Mikan can touch still objects and use them as weapons, then all he needs to do is let Ursula wrap him in a cocoon. It's simple and effective.