The Sacred Honor of a Noble (LOL)

One, two, three...

Li Qi counted their numbers. There were seven of them in total, all Level Two and Level Three Mage Masters.

They didn't have Firearms, but they had Military Blades and daggers that could conduct Magic Power.

As for Li Qi, he wasn't carrying any weapons because he was going to see Bolent.

In fact, carrying weapons was forbidden at the school. All these guys had broken the school rules.

"It's you guys, Sergeant Beru. What are you students doing blocking the way during lunch break? Did you get permission to carry weapons?"

Surrounded by the seven of them, Li Qi wasn't flustered at all, nor did he even look at the weapons in their hands.

Seeing Li Qi's attitude, Beru, who was leading them, twisted his expression a little, but soon a fake smile appeared on his face:

"Warrant Officer Li Qi, whether we got permission to carry weapons is none of your concern. Now please answer our question. You just went to see Officer Bolent, right?"

"Does that have anything to do with you?"

Li Qi tilted his head and looked at them.

Beru's smile faded slightly, his eyes fixed on Li Qi.

The lackey beside him shouted for him:

"Why are you still acting so arrogant at a time like this! If you don't want to get beaten up, answer our question!"

Li Qi looked at the lackey Beru had sent, his expression still unchanged.

But just that one look actually startled the lackey, and he subconsciously took a step back.

A bunch of rabble.

Seeing their performance, Li Qi made a judgment in his heart, then calmly replied:

"Yes, I went to see Officer Bolent. Is there a problem?"

"In other words, you plan to join the Reformist Faction?" Beru immediately asked.

Beru and the others were traditional Nobles, including the qualified Andrew White. They were all considered traditional Nobles, members of the Traditional Faction.

Before, because Li Qi had a good relationship with Berry and Wood, he was implicitly considered a member of the Traditional Faction. Even if Beru and the others disliked Li Qi, they wouldn't actively look for trouble with him.

Of course, part of the reason was also that Li Qi was too strong.

But now.

With the war about to begin, the struggle between the Traditional Faction and the Reformist Faction seemed to have reached a fever pitch. Li Qi approaching Bolent, in their eyes, was equivalent to betraying the Traditional Faction.

Adding to the grudges from before, with old and new scores to settle, Beru and the others would ambush him here.

Understanding what Beru and the others meant, Li Qi took off his officer's cap, symbolically flicked off some dust, and looked at everyone.

"Sergeant Beru, if you want revenge, you can just say so. Using factional struggle as an excuse..."

Li Qi shook his head, put his cap back on, and a disdainful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Don't you think that's too petty?"

Li Qi's tone wasn't intense; in fact, it was quite calm.

However, the mockery on his face and the subtle disdain for Beru in his words still deeply stung his pride.

"Li Qi!!!"

Beru could no longer hold back his angry shout. He drew his knife and pointed it at Li Qi, yelling:

"Who do you think you are?! Just a lowlife who luckily got a Combat Badge! A mere lowlife—how dare you be arrogant in front of us!"

Listening to Beru's words, Li Qi didn't respond.

Only his gaze became increasingly cold.

Seeing that things had reached this point, Beru no longer hesitated. He ordered his lackeys:

"Go! Today, let him know that our Noble honor cannot be violated!!"

Simply put, they wanted to beat Li Qi up.

They just said it in such a high-sounding way.

Li Qi felt even more disdain. Facing the people rushing towards him, Li Qi reached out with one hand, meeting the Military Blade one of them was swinging without dodging.

That person was very fast. Judging from the Magic Power reserve and the speed of Magic Power circulation within him, he was a Level Two Mage Master close to Level Three.

The Military Blade in his hand was made of Magic Metal and had high Magic Power conductivity.

The Military Blade Li Qi had used on the battlefield before was this kind.

Blue Magic Power flowed on the blade, slashing towards Li Qi's shoulder.

It seemed they hadn't intended to take Li Qi's life, so they didn't aim for his vital points.

Watching the trajectory of the blade with both eyes, Li Qi gathered dark blue Magic Power in his right palm and directly grabbed the man's Military Blade.

Seeing Li Qi not dodge or evade, the attacker's eyes showed a hint of joy.

How could a human hand possibly catch a blade reinforced with Magic Power!

Even with a special Knight Magic Technique, this strike would definitely cut off the opponent's hand!

A combat hero? What kind of combat hero would be stupid enough to use their bare hands against a blade?

Disdain filled the attacker's heart, mixed with the excitement of impending success.

However, that excitement vanished in less than a second.

When he saw Li Qi's right hand gripping his Military Blade, completely unharmed, the smile on his face turned to shock.

"What?!"

He stared in disbelief at the dark blue Magic Power swirling around Li Qi's right hand, unable to comprehend what had just happened.

It wasn't until Li Qi kicked him down with force, and the Military Blade in his hand fell into the other's grasp, that he finally realized what had occurred.

This short guy in front of him had actually taken his weapon, enhanced with Magic Power, with just one hand!

What came next was even more terrifying for the attacker.

After Li Qi took his weapon, the other didn't stop. Instead, he pressed forward, swinging the blade down at the attacker who had been kicked to the ground.

"Wait—!" The attacker wanted to beg for mercy, but Li Qi's blade was faster than his cry.

Swish swish—

With two cuts, the attacker's hands were severed from his arms.

And in that instant, Li Qi also took the arms of the other two who had gotten close to him!

In less than three seconds, with just one exchange, the three people who had approached Li Qi had all lost their hands.

Blood spurted, and screams echoed.

The young man moved like a nimble animal, weaving among the fallen three, dodging the blood that threatened to spray onto him.

Then he flicked the blade with force, and the blood remaining on it formed a splattered red line on the ground.

Looking at the remaining four, the young man said flatly:

"Trash."

The insulting word came from his mouth, and it was unclear if he was referring to the people or their strength.

Or perhaps both.

"No... I... I'm not playing anymore! I... I was just dragged here to make up the numbers! I... I'm not fighting!!"

Seeing Li Qi incapacitate three people so easily, one of the remaining four immediately dropped his weapon and turned to run.

Beru's facial muscles twitched, and he angrily shouted the name of the person running away:

"Jamie!!"

Beru likely intended to order the fleeing student to stop, but his shout only made the student named Jamie run faster.

In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

Seeing this, Li Qi couldn't help but laugh. He grinned, tilting his head to look at Beru:

"Is this what you call... 'Noble honor'? How truly inviolable it is."

"Damn it!!!"

Li Qi's mockery was like adding fuel to the fire for Beru.

Veins bulged on his forehead, and he said to the remaining two:

"You two, get him!!!"

"..."

The remaining two exchanged glances, then looked at Beru. Finally, they almost simultaneously dropped their weapons and said to Li Qi:

"Warrant Officer Li Qi, we were just dragged here by Beru, we have no issue with you personally... We..."

"If you don't want to fight, get lost."

Li Qi said coldly to the two.

Despite being cursed at so impolitely by Li Qi, the remaining two didn't get angry. They smiled apologetically, turned around, and left.

In the blink of an eye, only Li Qi and Beru were left on the field.

Along with the few people rolling in pools of blood.