Just as the two men began taking aim and adjusting their angles, a voice rang out above them from behind. "Hey, aren't you being a little too much? You're actually trying to sneak up on them."
The sudden voice startled every Warrior in the squad. "Who's there?"
They all raised their weapons and looked behind them, their faces alert.
Then they saw someone standing in midair, looking down at them.
"A War God? No, even a War God can't hover in midair. He's beyond the War God level!" one Warrior cried out.
Xu Qing had stunned the others, too. They panicked, never imagining they'd encounter an unparalleled expert beyond the War God level here—and at the very moment they were preparing an ambush.
This was so awkward! And so terrible!
What if this unparalleled expert took a dislike to them and slapped them all to death? They wouldn't even have anywhere to cry about it.
Xu Qing saw that he'd scared the life out of them, and they'd mistaken him for someone beyond the War God level. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Seriously, were Warriors these easy to scare nowadays? He wasn't a monster.
"This lord must have misunderstood. We weren't trying to ambush anyone," the Warrior who'd argued with the Fire Hammer Squad said, breaking into a cold sweat as he hurried to make excuses.
He had no idea how much Xu Qing had seen. Better to make excuses first... No, explain first.
"But I heard you, all right? You wanted to kill that guy called Luo Feng, saying he'd ripped you off. What's that about?" Xu Qing asked.
The Warrior immediately began to explain. "Well, you see, that..."
"Zhang Zehu, wait," the middle-aged squad leader beside him barked, cutting him off.
He was the leader of this Warrior squad, a man named Pan Ya. His cold eyes made it clear he wasn't someone to trifle with.
"Captain?" Zhang Zehu looked at him, confused.
Pan Ya drew a deep breath and fixed his sharp gaze on Xu Qing, who was standing in midair. "Take a good look at what he's standing on!"
At his words, the others immediately looked beneath Xu Qing's feet. The longer they stared, the sooner they noticed something. Their eyes widened in shock. "It's a wire! You... You're not beyond the War God level!"
They'd all spotted the thin wire beneath Xu Qing's feet. It was so fine they hadn't noticed it at first, and had assumed he was hovering through sheer strength.
They'd caused a huge misunderstanding, thinking he was someone beyond the War God level.
"Come on, tell me. How did he rip you off?" Xu Qing urged Zhang Zehu.
Zhang Zehu looked at Xu Qing, his face flushed red. He'd nearly fallen to his knees before the man, only to find out it was all a misunderstanding. It was enough to make anyone furious.
"How dare you deceive me!" Zhang Zehu glared at Xu Qing, looking as if he wanted to devour him.
Xu Qing folded his arms and lowered his eyelids. "Come on, man, I didn't say anything. You misunderstood on your own. See? He saw me and shouted that I was beyond the War God level, and then you all believed him."
As he spoke, Xu Qing even imitated the man's tone.
The Warrior's face turned as red as a monkey's backside as he watched Xu Qing mimic him. He was mortified.
The other squad members shot him angry looks, too. If the guy hadn't shouted, they might not have made such fools of themselves.
"Who are you? Are you a member of the Fire Hammer Squad?" Captain Pan Ya asked.
Xu Qing didn't look like he belonged to the Fire Hammer Squad. He seemed more like a Warrior who operated alone.
"Nope. I was just passing by, and then I saw you trying to ambush them, so I spoke up. I didn't expect to scare you this badly. Sorry about that," Xu Qing said with a smile.
Pan Ya's eye twitched. Suppressing his anger, he asked again, "You're on your own?"
"Yeah," Xu Qing nodded.
"Even if you're a War General Level Warrior, our squad would still be able to kill you," Pan Ya said, his tone shifting as his expression turned cold.
Only War General Level Warriors dared to operate alone. Xu Qing also sounded young, so Pan Ya assumed he was a Junior War General.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone raised their weapons and aimed at Xu Qing. The two snipers in particular had already trained their rifles on him, ready to fire at any moment.
The entire squad eyed him with hostility, their murderous intent palpable.
Xu Qing wasn't the least bit nervous. He slowly raised one hand, held up his index finger, and wagged it. "I'm afraid you can't do that."
As soon as he spoke, a metallic ping rang out. The two sniper rifles split in half and slid down to the ground.
Clang!
The front halves of the sniper rifles hit the ground, scattering parts everywhere. Their cut edges were smooth, as if sliced by a sharp blade.
The squad members' expressions changed when they saw this, turning fearful. What had happened?
They hadn't seen a thing, yet both sniper rifles were ruined!
"Did you do that?!" Everyone stared at Xu Qing, shocked and afraid.
He'd taken out their sniper rifles in an instant. Without their firepower, all they had left was close combat.
"Who else? All right, don't look so terrified. I'm no devil, and I don't eat people," Xu Qing said, spreading his hands.
"What exactly do you want?" Pan Ya watched Xu Qing warily, feeling helpless.
He'd been planning to kill Xu Qing, but it looked like he'd badly misjudged the situation.
Xu Qing sensed what was happening on Luo Feng and the others' side. "I don't want anything. I just can't stand seeing you ambush people. Look how scared you are. I'm leaving. Bye. Don't bother seeing me off."
With that, Xu Qing fell backward and vanished from their sight.
Zhang Zehu and the others immediately rushed over and looked down from the rooftop, but they couldn't see Xu Qing anywhere. They were stunned. "I must be seeing things. He vanished in an instant—and we're on the sixth floor!"
"Captain, both sniper rifles are ruined. What do we do now?" The two snipers looked miserable.
They still had to pursue the badly wounded Silver Moon Fierce Wolf. It was a High-Level Beast General, and without their sniper rifles, killing it would be even harder.
Captain Pan Ya's face was gloomy, and Zhang Zehu and the other squad members looked just as unhappy.
Who could have expected that a powerful, mysterious Warrior would suddenly show up out of nowhere, ruin their plans, and wreck their sniper rifles?
They'd tried to steal a chicken, only to lose the rice they'd used to lure it.
"We'll continue the mission. No matter what, we're going to kill that Silver Moon Fierce Wolf," Pan Ya said, narrowing his eyes.
The rest of the squad thought the same. They'd come all this way for that Silver Moon Fierce Wolf. If they managed to hunt it, they'd make a fortune and live it up for years.
"Let's go. The Fire Hammer Squad got lucky this time, but they might not be so lucky next time!"
The group left the rooftop and headed toward their target.
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