Unrequited affection

"You..."

Wang Lichuan was about to lash out at Li Xin, but before he could finish, he saw seven swords hurtling toward them at nearly the speed of sound.

He instinctively raised his shield in front of him, but the sword coming at him suddenly changed direction and attacked the teammate behind him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Shlick!

Every member of the Tiger Shark Squad was at the War General Level, but some were Elementary Warlords and others were Intermediate War Generals. Only their captain, Wang Lichuan, was an Advanced War General.

They had only managed to leave the Black Rose Squad in such a sorry state through schemes, traps, and a few technological weapons.

Against Li Xin's flying swords, three Elementary Warlord Level members of the Tiger Shark Squad died in a single instant.

"Damn it, that guy is Li Xin, the kid from the Li Family! How is that possible?"

Liu Wuwu had recognized Li Xin by now, but he simply could not believe it. How had Li Xin become a Psychic?

Even if he had just awakened, his strength should not have been this terrifying.

"Throw your weapons! Kill him!"

Wang Lichuan knew there was no escaping a Psychic. At this distance, he would probably be killed before he could even get close to Li Xin, so he decisively ordered his teammates to throw their battle sabers at him.

Shlick!!!

Just as the Tiger Shark Squad members threw their battle sabers, the seven swords struck from every direction, leaving no blind spots.

In the blink of an eye, every member of the Tiger Shark Squad had either had their heart pierced or their neck severed. They were dead beyond any doubt!

"Watch out!"

The nine battle sabers flying toward Li Xin were intercepted with shields by Du Zhiqiao, captain of the Black Rose Squad, and her teammates.

"Thank you!"

Although Li Xin could have stopped the incoming battle sabers himself, since Du Zhiqiao had intervened, he still thanked her out of courtesy.

"You saved our entire Rose Squad and helped us kill the Tiger Shark Squad. We should be the ones thanking you!"

"Besides, even if I hadn't stepped in, I'm sure you could have dealt with an attack like that yourself."

Du Zhiqiao did not take credit. Instead, she adopted a very humble attitude.

"Killing the Tiger Shark Squad was my own decision. I didn't do it for you."

Li Xin had wiped out the Tiger Shark Squad because of the Liu Family. It had nothing to do with the people before him.

"Li Xin, whatever your reasons, you saved us. Thank you!"

When Chu Hanling saw Li Xin kill every member of the Tiger Shark Squad in the blink of an eye, she smiled brightly, but inside, her sense of inferiority only deepened. She did not even dare get too close to him.

In the past, she might have been able to treat him as an ordinary classmate, but now that the gap between them had grown so vast, her attitude toward Li Xin had unconsciously changed.

"I see you're all injured. Why don't you ride back to the Supply Base with me? I'm heading that way anyway."

Li Xin naturally noticed the change in Chu Hanling's attitude, but he said nothing more. As his strength and status continued to rise in the future, everyone around him except those closest to him would unconsciously grow more distant. That was something even he could not control.

"Then thank you!"

Du Zhiqiao did not stand on ceremony. They were badly injured, and with a powerful Psychic like Li Xin around, their safety was naturally assured.

"By the way, now that the Tiger Shark Squad has been wiped out, there's no telling who might have been backing them. Our Black Rose Squad will announce that we killed them. We'll shoulder any danger from whoever was behind them, and we definitely won't drag you into it."

Du Zhiqiao said.

"There's no need. I killed them, so you don't need to take the burden for me. If someone really was backing the Tiger Shark Squad, let them come find me."

"Just tell the truth when the time comes. There's no need to hide my strength, either."

Whoever was behind the Tiger Shark Squad would be a God of War at most. Li Xin was hardly afraid, and he certainly would not let someone else take the blame for him.

Besides, in front of the Black Rose Squad, he had only displayed Spiritual Force at the Advanced General-Level at most. He had not revealed his full strength.

"All right."

Seeing the serious look in Li Xin's eyes, Du Zhiqiao said no more.

After gathering the spoils, all seven members of the Black Rose Squad climbed into Li Xin's off-road vehicle. There was so much cargo inside that they could only sit on a pile of monster materials.

Li Xin drove, with Chu Hanling in the front passenger seat, and the eight of them returned to No. 66 Supply Base together.

Outside the entrance to No. 66 Supply Base:

"Isn't that the Black Rose Squad? They look like they're in pretty rough shape!"

"But they actually killed so many monsters this time. They brought back a whole vehicle full of monster materials!"

"Huh? Since when did the Black Rose Squad hire a male driver? I've never heard of that before!"

After Li Xin drove into No. 66 Supply Base, he attracted quite a bit of attention, but it was all because of the Black Rose Squad, not him.

"Li Xin, could you give me your bank account number? Once I get back, I'll transfer your payment for saving us."

After returning to the Supply Base, Du Zhiqiao, captain of the Black Rose Squad, thought it over and could only come up with money as a way to repay Li Xin for saving their lives.

After all, aside from money, they had nothing they could offer in repayment for such a debt.

"No need. Saving you was hardly any trouble!"

Li Xin did not accept the Black Rose Squad's money. Once they had all gotten out, he simply drove away.

"Hanling, aren't you and Li Xin classmates? Why didn't you talk to him more in the car?"

"A good man like that is hard to find. Since you've got the advantage of knowing him, why not make your move first?"

"Exactly, Hanling. Since he's your university classmate, you already have a huge advantage. They say it's much easier for a woman to win a man over than the other way around. You could win him over easily."

Watching Li Xin's vehicle disappear into the distance, Du Zhiqiao launched into a lecture at Chu Hanling, exasperated by her failure to seize the opportunity.

If she had been a dozen or so years younger, she might even have wanted to offer herself to him in repayment for saving her life.

"Captain, you make it sound easy. He wasn't interested in me back in university, let alone now."

"Didn't you notice? He looks at me exactly the same way he looks at you and the others."

"Maybe this is what they call unrequited affection."

Chu Hanling's eyes were filled with complicated emotions. Faced with such an outstanding young man, one who had even saved her life, how could she not be moved?

But she already lacked confidence deep down. Besides, she had dropped hints in the car earlier, yet Li Xin had remained unmoved. What else could she do?