At eight o'clock that evening, in a first-floor classroom of Super God Academy.
Leina sat in the corner of the last row by the door, while Liu Chuang sat in the corner by the window. Ge Xiaolun was between them, with Rui Mengmeng and Qi Lin seated in the two spots in front of him. Qiangwei sat at the front by the door, with He Weilan behind her.
Just as the classroom multimedia screen played footage of Zhao Yun's battle against Nors in Juxia City that day, Zhao Xin and Chen Yaowen entered the classroom.
Before Zhao Xin even reached his seat, he saw the footage on the screen and timidly said, "We'll be fighting people like that in the future."
Qi Lin had long known how cruel aliens were. Without changing her expression, she said, "Yes. If you're scared, then leave."
Hearing that, Rui Mengmeng said nervously, "We can start with the weaker ones, like those people behind the man in black." As expected of a natural-born warrior, her instincts accurately told her who to target.
Ge Xiaolun stared at Qiangwei with the look of a loser, not hearing a word anyone else said.
He Weilan curled his lip, looking unconcerned.
Chen Yaowen pulled Zhao Xin over to sit beside Ge Xiaolun.
Liu Chuang glanced at Leina with an expression of disdain.
But Leina caught that glance.
Leina had only just taken over Xiong Bing Company and needed an opportunity—an opportunity to establish her authority.
Liu Chuang's glance came at just the right time and gave Leina that opportunity.
Leina stood and walked over to Liu Chuang. "You seem to look down on me. Am I right?"
Seeing this, everyone turned their eyes toward Liu Chuang.
Qi Lin knew Liu Chuang quite well. Three years ago, he had ended up in detention every now and then.
Liu Chuang said nothing and merely looked at Leina expressionlessly.
Leina continued, "That's right, we're going to fight aliens, which is why your military invited me here to train this bunch of useless misfits."
Hearing her call them useless misfits, Liu Chuang grew a little angry. "They aren't useless misfits. Who wasn't nervous, ignorant, and helpless at the beginning? And don't look down at us from on high. No one is born above everyone else."
Liu Chuang's rebuttal stirred something in everyone present.
Leina had not expected to encounter someone so troublesome on her first day. Since she could not win with words, she would settle it with her fists.
Sunlight flared from Leina's hand. Liu Chuang was sent flying, smashed through the wall, and landed on the training field.
As Leina walked toward Liu Chuang, pieces of black armor equipped themselves onto her body. She continued, "Oh, and I'm one of the aliens you people keep talking about."
Liu Chuang got to his feet, spat, and said, "The aliens are already bullying us on our own turf!" With that, he charged at Leina and threw a punch.
At that moment, Qi Lin, Rui Mengmeng, Zhao Xin, Ge Xiaolun, and the others also came outside.
Two minutes earlier, on a distant rooftop, Su Jiu, Baili Shouyue, Su Yi, and Zhao Yun watched Liu Chuang get sent flying.
Su Yi said, "Uncle Chuang looks so miserable."
Baili Shouyue said, "Isn't this acting a little too realistically?"
Zhao Yun said, "No. That's just how it is. Didn't you and Liu Chuang already arrange the script?"
Su Jiu said, "Zhao Xin is out. Zhao Yun, take a look—the one in the red leather jacket. Oh, right, Chuang Zi still doesn't have a weapon. I'll prepare one for him."
Remembering something, Zhao Yun said awkwardly, "Captain, buy me a weapon too. This one—I've sent you the information."
Su Jiu looked at the information Zhao Yun had sent, then at his Energy Coins. He had enough to buy it, so he checked the weapon's description.
Black Obsidian Category: Axe Traits: Sturdy, sharp. Unique effect: Can enlarge to increase its power. The increase depends on the user's combat strength. First Generation combat strength can be increased twofold. Second Generation combat strength can be increased threefold. Third Generation combat strength can be increased fourfold. First Generation Gods can be increased sixfold. Second Generation Gods can be increased twelvefold. Third Generation Gods can be increased twenty-fourfold. Fourth Generation can be increased forty-eightfold. Fifth Generation Gods are fully unsealed; from one to one hundred, the increase can be adjusted at will. Exchange price: 100,000 Energy Coins. Blue Lightning Category: Spear Trait: Sharp. Effect: Every strike carries an electric current. The greater the energy input, the stronger the current, up to a maximum of 100,000 volts. Exchange price: 30,000 Energy Coins.
Su Jiu sent Black Obsidian to Liu Chuang through the Guild Channel, along with a message.
Su Jiu: "Take a look. It'll be enough for you for quite a while. The rest is up to you."
He casually took out Blue Lightning and handed it to Zhao Yun.
Su Yi's eyes sparkled like stars.
Baili Shouyue added, "Su Yi, stop staring. You should ask Uncle Grey Wolf to design one for you instead. You're not even half as tall as that gun."
Su Yi puffed out her cheeks and huffed, "Uncle Baili, tonight I'll have Little Elf give you a little shock."
The moment Baili Shouyue heard that, he instantly backed down. A little shock? Are you sure that isn't called one hundred thousand volts? The thought made him shudder.
Seeing that it was about time, Su Jiu said, "Watch the show, watch the show."
On the training field, Liu Chuang threw a punch at Leina. Leina raised her shield horizontally, and with a BANG, Liu Chuang was sent flying again.
At that moment, Ge Xiaolun somehow found the courage. Seeing the handgun hanging at Qi Lin's waist, he drew it, pointed it at Leina, and said, "I don't know if this will work, but I want to give it a shot."
Just as Leina was about to say something, a streak of blue light flashed past. A completely blue spear, marked with a lightning bolt on its spearhead, planted itself before Zhao Xin. A voice rang through the air: "A Zhao never cowers. Pick it up and fight."
As Qi Lin watched the spear fly in, she recalled what Baili Shouyue had said aboard the Hyperion: her justice, fight for her own justice. Looking at Leina showing off before them—an alien, no less—what did that make them? Was this justice? No. They should protect their own justice themselves.
Qi Lin slowly walked out from the crowd, and everyone looked at her in confusion.
Qi Lin said, "We are useless misfits. We aren't as strong as you aliens, but we will protect our own justice ourselves." With that, she released the safety on the handgun in Ge Xiaolun's hand.
Then Qi Lin raised her right hand and looked at the bracelet on her wrist. A glimmer of starlight spread out, and everyone stared in shock at the sniper rifle in her hand.
It was blue and white, with a body nearly one and a half meters long. Blue patterns slowly flowed across it, while twenty lit segments glowed near the stock.
Ge Xiaolun looked at Qi Lin's sniper rifle, then at the little handgun in his own hand. "Can we trade?"
Qi Lin brushed her left hand across her bracelet, and a magazine ten centimeters long and seven centimeters wide appeared in her hand. The magazine gave off a faint green glow in the night. After loading it, Qi Lin said, "Come fight."
Seeing that even a girl dared to step forward, Zhao Xin felt he had no reason not to. Raising Blue Lightning, he said, "Come fight."
Seeing this, Liu Chuang stopped acting as well. With a wave of his hand, a set of red-and-black armor appeared on his body. A majestic dragon head rested on his chest, while two smaller dragon heads lay across his shoulders. A red cape fluttered behind him in the breeze, and a black dragon moved across it.
Liu Chuang drew Black Obsidian and shouted, "Come fight!"
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