Chapter 81: Yi Yuan

"You think I fought so long with that assassin wearing the moon mask just for fun?" Shen Qingzhu narrowed her eyes and looked at the masked squad in front of her, speaking slowly.

"I admit, in a direct fight, us rookies can't beat you. But now, we've set up a trap. Here... we can wear you down until you're finished!"

Shen Qingzhu's figure suddenly flew backward, retreating into the dormitory building. Almost immediately, a heavy air wall appeared in front of the building, blocking the masked squad from advancing.

"This is tough," Vortex said, watching the rookies who were hiding everywhere, scratching his head.

"Over fifty people, huh... Looks like it's not just two squads we've set up here. Half of the rookies present must have gathered for this. Quite the show," Tianping remarked.

After saying that, he turned his head to Wang Mian, "Captain, it's about time for you to take action, right?"

Wang Mian stood silently, not saying a word.

Inside the dormitory building.

Shen Qingzhu lowered her head, looking at the five people below, and gently waved her hand.

"Move."

*Da da da da da—!!*

Guns mounted on the surrounding windows fired simultaneously, the black gun muzzles spitting out blinding flames. Bullets poured out like a tidal wave, heading straight for the five in the center!

In addition to grenades and bullets, the rookies with the ability to attack the Superpower also took action. Wild elemental forces mixed with various strange attacks rained down!

Vortex took a deep breath and opened a massive purple vortex above everyone's heads, absorbing all the attacks.

"He's only at the Lantern Realm, he can't hold on for long," Shen Qingzhu said lightly, looking down at the scene.

Sure enough, just a few seconds later, the purple vortex above their heads began to violently fluctuate.

"Captain, I can't hold on much longer!" Vortex's face turned pale, and he turned to Wang Mian.

The sky was filled with a dazzling array of attacks, illuminating Wang Mian's white mask. Beneath the mask, Wang Mian's calm eyes flashed with a hint of light!

He gently placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, then suddenly exerted force!

*Clang—!*

The sword came out of its scabbard by half an inch!

Instantly, all the attacks in the sky seemed to be paused, freezing in mid-air and moving at a snail's pace towards the masked squad!

Not only that, the other members of the masked squad, as well as the rookies hiding in the three dormitory buildings, were all as if thrown into a swamp, their movements slowed to an extreme degree.

In this frozen world, Wang Mian calmly drew his black sword.

As he moved, the sword's surface grew brighter, and an overwhelming pressure radiated from it!

Wang Mian stepped forward and swiftly swung the sword.

The crossing blade light gathered in front of him, forming a web of blades, but it too moved at an excruciatingly slow pace, surrounding him.

*Crack—!*

The black sword returned to its scabbard.

Everything around them immediately returned to normal.

In the next moment, a series of savage sword marks erupted from Wang Mian, centered around him, instantly tearing the three dormitory buildings apart. Yet, each mark precisely avoided the rookies, sparing their lives.

*Boom—!!*

The three dormitory buildings, now reduced to dozens of pieces, collapsed with a thunderous roar!!

The rising clouds of smoke engulfed the five members of the masked squad, and amidst their shocked cries, the entire dormitory area became a wasteland.

In the distance, Lin QiYe and the others, who were preparing to encircle the masked squad, stood frozen in place.

"This... Is this the Lantern Realm?" Mo Li murmured, staring blankly ahead.

"One moment, he slows time, the next moment, he slashes with such a ridiculous blade light... What exactly is his Superpower?" Lin QiYe frowned, his eyes filled with confusion.

Perhaps because they were still a bit far from the dormitory, they hadn't been caught in that strange time-slowing effect, so they had a clear view of Wang Mian's sword swing.

But the problem was... a person at the Lantern Realm, even if they were a divine agent, couldn't possibly exhibit two completely unrelated abilities at the same time, could they?

"Actually, his Superpower is just controlling time," BaiLi PoPo scratched his head. "As for the ridiculously strong blade light... you could say he cheated."

"Cheated?"

"The black sword in his hand is an artifact we gave him to win him over. When he was younger, I used that sword to swat mosquitoes," BaiLi PoPo said nonchalantly.

"You guys?" Mo Li raised an eyebrow, her face filled with shock. "What did you say your name was?"

BaiLi PoPo froze, then his face lit up as he solemnly looked into Mo Li's eyes and stretched out his hand once again.

"Miss Mo Li, please allow me to introduce myself again. My name is BaiLi TuMing."

"BaiLi..." Mo Li murmured, "The BaiLi family, known as the Museum of Forbidden Artifacts?"

BaiLi PoPo coughed twice, lowered his voice, and gently waved his hand.

"Don't make a big deal out of it, keep it low-key, low-key... I'm just a kid from an ordinary family."

Mo Li stared into his eyes, her expression filled with more disdain. She snorted coldly and turned her head to look elsewhere, completely ignoring the hand BaiLi PoPo extended.

"I can't stand rich young masters... The wealthier, the worse!"

BaiLi PoPo's expression suddenly froze.