Only after a long while did someone mutter, "What material was her sword forged from? It could actually block lasers!?"
"Look! He Qianjun is making his move too!"
He Qianjun, who had remained still all this time, finally entered the Laser Passage with his hands behind his back and his spine hunched.
With Black Knight having scouted the way, he had already thoroughly figured out the Laser Passage's patterns. There was naturally no need to wait any longer. If he did not hurry inside, someone else would get ahead of him.
"You're carrying all those metal contraptions. You won't make it through the Laser Passage. Stay outside and cover me."
"Yes, Instructor!" the dozen or so Mechanical Augmenters answered loudly.
He Qianjun nodded before entering the passage with peace of mind.
Facing the incoming lasers, he was even calmer and more composed than Knight Girl, and he took even less time to reach the edge of the Laser Passage.
However, anyone with eyes could tell that He Qianjun's shorter time did not necessarily mean he was much stronger than Knight Girl. More than anything, it was because he already knew the lasers' trajectories.
Once he reached the edge, everyone wanted to see how he would clear the final hurdle without a sword like the girl's. Yet He Qianjun simply stopped moving.
He slowly straightened his back, and the muscles across his body instantly swelled. His originally lean, withered frame actually grew into that of a small giant.
Then he suddenly exerted force, his body turning into a series of afterimages.
The instant he swept past the edge, the sensor-triggered laser beneath his feet lit up. It fired in less than 0.1 seconds, but while the laser was fast, He Qianjun was faster. The beam practically brushed against his back.
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