If She Were Truly in Danger, He Would Be the Fastest to Charge, the One at the Very Front

Xiao Fan glanced at his All-Round Enhancement VI.

One of its traits could convert physical force into elemental energy, increasing the power of that elemental energy to a certain extent!

Xiao Fan had never actually tested how much of an increase it could provide.

He looked up and swept his gaze around, pursing his lips. He really wished an enemy would hurry up and appear so he could get some practice in!

At that moment, Lin Xianhuo had already stepped into the fourth-tier quenching pool.

In the pool where flying sand fire danced wildly, a three-meter-tall humanoid figure made of flying sand fire suddenly leaped out and appeared right in front of Lin Xianhuo, slapping at her forehead!

It all happened so suddenly that Li Kai cried out, "Young Miss, please be careful!"

The hearts of the three members of the fourteenth squad leaped into their throats. If the Lin Family's young miss were injured in front of them, they would be in trouble!

But what happened next left Li Kai and the others utterly stunned.

The companion beast's sneak attack did not throw Lin Xianhuo into a panic at all. Without a moment's hesitation, she unleashed the first move of the Fire God Heaven-Chaos Saber, Draw Slash!

Her fiery red hair fluttered through the air. Lin Xianhuo looked heroic and valiant, her expression cold and fierce.

The Fire God Saber, which had grown to nine meters long, traced a magnificent arc of light and split the companion beast's body in two. The next second, it turned into flying sand fire and dispersed.

Li Kai and the others stared, dumbfounded.

That reaction speed, that ability to adapt on the spot-weren't they far too impressive?

From beginning to end, not a trace of panic had appeared on Young Miss Lin's face, as though she had everything under control.

That saber light was so decisive, so direct, so domineering!

At that moment, they actually sensed the majesty of a superior emanating from this woman.

"So... strong..." Li Kai could not help exclaiming.

The companion beast they had been helpless against had actually been killed in an instant with a single slash!

A hint of pride appeared on Lin Xianhuo's face. She turned and raised an eyebrow at Xiao Fan, as if to say, "Wasn't I amazing? Come on, praise me!"

But just then, Li Kai and the others turned pale with fright. The companion beast had not died at all; it had merely dispersed into flying sand fire. Now it had fused back together and launched an attack while Young Miss Lin had her head turned!

They tried to rush forward and help, but it was already too late.

Whoosh! The companion beast's flying sand fire engulfed Lin Xianhuo's body in an instant.

Li Kai rushed forward anxiously, shouting, "Save her!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Fan, only to see the freeloader leaning leisurely against a rock, showing absolutely no sign of moving!

"What a piece of trash!" Li Kai cursed inwardly, unable to understand what Young Miss Lin saw in this guy!

But when Li Kai reached the side of the quenching pool, a fiery red saber light suddenly shot into the sky.

"Heavenly Fire Half-Moon Slash!"

The companion beast was cut down once again. Standing in the quenching pool, Lin Xianhuo's red hair was a mess, and she looked somewhat disheveled. But she said in a deep voice to the three who had come running, "I don't need your help!"

"Go back!"

"I'll kill it myself!"

Rage had gone to her head, and she wanted nothing more than to swallow the companion beast alive!

She had finally gotten a chance to show off in front of Fanfan, only to be slapped in the face right afterward!

Damn it!!

She charged into the quenching pool, pursuing the companion beast!

Seeing this, Li Kai breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately turned to glare at Xiao Fan. "Why didn't you rush in to help Miss Lin?"

"Aren't you her boyfriend!?"

Xiao Fan frowned. "I'm her man, but why should I help?"

"Xianhuo has a god-level flame talent. How could she possibly lose to an enemy of this level?"

"You!" Li Kai's face was full of disbelief. "I can't believe you can make standing by and watching someone die sound so lofty and refined!"

"Do you really think what I did was standing by and watching someone die?" Xiao Fan asked indifferently.

Li Kai was so angry he laughed. "What else? I think you were just scared! You didn't dare go forward, so you're making excuses for yourself!"

Xiao Fan sneered. "So that's how you people think."

"No wonder you're so weak."

Li Kai flew into a rage. "Stop barking like a dog! If you've got the guts, fight me right now!"

"You're only at the Martial Artist Ninth Stage even after taking the ultimate source power liquid. I'm a Lesser Grandmaster, and you're calling me weak?"

"Who do you think you are?"

"Do you really think living off a woman is a skill!?"

Those words filled Xiao Fan with anger. He was no longer the insignificant nobody who needed to hide his strength. What kind of nobody dared insult him?

With that thought, Xiao Fan's figure abruptly vanished, moving so fast that only an afterimage remained!

Li Kai's robust frame trembled, his pupils suddenly contracting as he instinctively began to panic.

But the next second.

A whipping kick landed squarely on his forehead.

Boom!

The pupils of the other two squad members shook.

Li Kai shot out like a cannonball and crashed straight into a nearby boulder. The boulder exploded, sending smoke and dust billowing everywhere!

Li Kai was a Lesser Grandmaster!

That Xiao Fan was only at the Martial Artist Ninth Stage!

And what happened?

One second!

One move!

He was taken down instantly!?

How was that possible?

The two stared at Xiao Fan, dumbfounded, feeling a sudden, inexplicable fear.

Xiao Fan coldly rolled his neck, then returned to his original spot and quietly watched the battle in the quenching pool.

At the boulder, Li Kai struggled to his feet. His entire head was ringing, and he was dizzy and disoriented. He fell again as soon as he stood up.

That kick had landed directly on his temple, shutting down his central nervous system.

After a long while, Li Kai finally regained his senses and rasped, "You dared to attack me?"

"We're both humans, and you dare kill your own kind? Do you know what crime that is?"

Xiao Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, killing intent rising. "If it weren't for the fact that you helped Xianhuo find the quenching pool, I'd have your head on the ground right now."

"You!" Li Kai instinctively wanted to shout, "Come on, then! Kill me if you've got the guts! You're a grandson if you don't!"

But when he felt Xiao Fan's killing intent, he became afraid and lost his nerve.

It was so intense. Had this guy walked out of a pile of corpses?

He swallowed and could not help retreating three steps. Only after Xiao Fan turned his head away did he breathe a sigh of relief. His legs went weak, and he nearly lost his footing.

His other two teammates hurried over. "Don't provoke him anymore," they said in low voices.

"The higher-ups assigned the two of them to a group because that man must be strong enough to protect Miss Lin."

Li Kai said indignantly, "I just can't understand what's going on in his head."

"He actually made standing by and watching someone die sound so righteous!"

"Don't you think that's disgusting?"

One of them sighed. "I think... Captain, if you calm down and think about it, he might not be wrong."

"If you rely on others to help you with everything, how can you become strong?"

"He's right. Miss Lin has a god-level talent, so how could flames of this level possibly hurt her?"

Li Kai snorted and stopped arguing, but just then, he suddenly turned to look at the sky off to the side.

The other two squad members looked over at the same time, their expressions changing slightly. Two tiny black dots were flying rapidly toward them!

"It's the aura of the foreign races. This is bad! If the coordinates are exposed, we're finished. Miss Lin will be attacked from all sides!" Anxious, Li Kai was about to rush forward.

But suddenly, an explosive sound rang out beside him!

Boom!

He hurriedly turned and found that Xiao Fan had vanished, leaving behind a crater formed by the enormous force of the recoil!

When he looked up again, he saw Xiao Fan turn into a streak of light and hurtle straight toward the two tiny black dots.

Li Kai's scalp tingled, his eyes full of shock.

A squad member beside him sighed inwardly. "Looks like you misunderstood him, Captain."

"If Miss Lin's life were really in danger, he'd be the fastest one to charge in..."