Almost at the same moment, Xia Wuyou and Shen Qin grew a little tense. It was clearly just an ordinary employment assessment, yet they were taking it more seriously than anything.
The two attacked almost simultaneously.
Both were practical fighters. When they fought, they would not nod or bow first, especially when they were holding back their tempers... They had not a shred of martial virtue between them, each thinking only of seizing the initiative and ending the fight quickly.
Xia Wuyou deployed her domain and closed in before Shen Qin could react, her combat blade aimed straight at a vital point.
Shen Qin let out a low roar. Her previously hunched body suddenly stretched out, and two oddly shaped daggers appeared from her sleeves at some point. She brought them together to meet the combat blade and, borrowing the burst of force from that instant, actually knocked Xia Wuyou back a step!
Hmm?
Xia Wuyou was somewhat surprised.
She did not know much about this former Little Sister Xiao Qin, at least not enough to gauge her abilities. Xu Shi had previously said, "Even if you can win, don't win," the implication being that Shen Qin might not necessarily be weaker than her.
And after only one exchange, she knew Shen Qin's abilities were absolutely not weak. They could even be called formidable. The force transmitted through those daggers alone was not to be underestimated.
Before she could react, Shen Qin, having opened the distance, drew another pistol from her waist and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
It was the very model previously presented to Xu Shi as a sample.
The fired bullet was anything but ordinary. It was a spike glowing with an eerie violet light. Xia Wuyou raised her blade to block it as usual, only to