Godslayer: Aizen Template, I will stand in the heavens!

Seeing that neither of them was willing to give up, Lin Qiye had no choice but to pick up a small pebble from the ground and say, "Are you two ready? I'm going to throw a pebble!"

"Go for it, Brother Shen!"

"Come on, Brother Shen!"

Li Lian was not afraid of Shen Qingzhu at all; he was confident that he could put the knife to Shen Qingzhu's neck in a second.

But he hasn't even drawn his knife yet. It's not because he's underestimating his opponent, but because the two of them are so compatible. It's a classic case of a mage encountering a highly mobile assassin.

And he was that assassin.

However, Li Lian's goal was only to gain Shen Qingzhu's recognition of his strength, not to destroy the arrogant guy's image.

So he decided to try a gentler approach...

"Li Lian, aren't you going to take out your knife?" Lin Qiye noticed that Li Lian had been preparing for a long time but hadn't taken out his knife, so he couldn't help but ask.

Shen Qingzhu frowned. "You've hidden a knife? You mean you can defeat me without using your full strength?"

Li Lian was now somewhat embarrassed. "That's not what I meant, I..."

"Draw your knife! Use all your strength, or you're disrespecting me! I'll win no matter what!"

Li Lian reluctantly summoned the scabbard-covered Ryujin Jakka and carried it, scabbard and all, on his shoulder.

"Let's get this straight first, this sword is part of my Forbidden Ruins. Don't try to deny it later if you lose!"

"Enough with the nonsense! Hey kid over there, hurry up and throw the stone!"

Lin Qiye pursed his lips and casually tossed the pebble away.

The moment the pebble landed, Shen Qingzhu made a snapping gesture with her right hand. This snap would create a vacuum bubble within a 10-meter radius around Li Lian.

A person can only survive in a vacuum for a maximum of 16 seconds. In other words, once Li Lian is captured, he will die in just 16 seconds.

Just as the snap of his fingers was about to be delivered, Li Lian activated his Instant Step, appearing directly behind Shen Qingzhu.

The scabbard-covered Ryujin Jakka was already placed against Shen Qingzhu's neck.

What the hell?! How can this kid be so fast?!

Shen Qingzhu immediately felt the hairs on her body stand on end, as if she had just walked through the gates of hell.

After Li Lian reached level 10, when he used Instant Step at full power, Lin Qiye's eyes could keep up, but his body couldn't.

Only at night, with his physical abilities boosted fivefold, could Lin Qiye barely keep up with Li Lian's speed.

Without Lin Qiye's abnormal dynamic vision, it would be difficult to even detect Li Lian's movement.

Shen Qingzhu did not give up the struggle and was still preparing to activate her forbidden Qi Min.

He planned to drain all the air around him before finding an opportunity to escape the knife's attack range.

"I advise you not to move!" Li Lian drew the Ryujin Jakka from its sheath slightly, and a scorching aura immediately enveloped Shen Qingzhu. He whispered in Shen Qingzhu's ear:

"It's not just your Forbidden Ruins that can create a vacuum; my flames can too."

Of course, you can try it if you find creating an air wall useful. However…

I won't hold back anymore!

Shen Qingzhu slowly withdrew his finger. He was arrogant, but he wouldn't joke about his own life.

This person is not only fast, but also knows a lot about his forbidden realm, while he knows nothing about him.

The blazing blade still emanated a lingering killing intent; it was definitely a blade that had seen blood. It was unclear whether it had killed someone mysterious or someone else...

Shen Qingzhu gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, unwillingly, "I admit defeat."

Upon hearing this, Li Lian removed the knife from Shen Qingzhu's neck, put it away, and happily patted Shen Qingzhu's shoulder.

"That's right, from now on you'll be our dorm leader, you swagger!"

"Okay, from now on in the dorm... Wait, what?!" Shen Qingzhu didn't react immediately. "You just said I'm the dorm leader?"

"I've already called you 'brother,' don't you understand? Of course you're the dorm leader! We've always said that whoever wins becomes the dorm leader!"

With his back to the audience, Li Lian covered his mouth and whispered, "Don't be so smug after winning. You still have your underlings!"

Then he turned around and walked towards Lin Qiye and Baili Pangpang, shouting loudly without looking back, "Brother Zhuo! Clean up when we get back to the dorm, okay? I'm leaving now!"

As Shen Qingzhu watched the three people leave arm in arm, a smile appeared on her lips.

This guy is interesting.

Li Lian, Lin Qiye, and Baili Pangpang wandered around the empty training base again, finally getting a clear understanding of the exact locations of the various training grounds. Li Lian focused particularly on the supply depot and warehouse, as these two places would be useful later and might be on the test!

The three of them collected their rations for the day at the supply station and then returned to their dormitory building.

When Li Lian returned to his dormitory, he found that Shen Qingzhu had already cleaned the dormitory and was waiting for him!

"Hey bro, have you eaten anything? If not, I have some compressed biscuits I just got." Li Lian said, handing over the compressed biscuits he was holding.

Shen Qingzhu was taken aback for a moment, but still accepted the compressed biscuits and said, "Thank you."

"What's there to thank me for a pack of biscuits? It's from the supply station anyway, it didn't cost me anything." Li Lian knew, of course, that Shen Qingzhu wasn't talking about compressed biscuits, but he pretended not to understand.

That's just how arrogant he is! As long as you give him face, everything is negotiable!

Shen Qingzhu understood what Li Lian meant and was at a loss for words. He had never encountered such a situation in all his years of life.

"Hey bro, where are you from? What are you doing here?"

Seeing that Shen Qingzhu remained silent, Li Lian took the initiative to start a conversation. Once Shen Qingzhu was willing to say the first word, there would be no difficulty in the rest.

"I was originally a temporary member of the Night Watchmen squad in the capital..."

"Oh, I see. I'm a temporary member from Cangnan. And who are your three underlings?"

"Them? They are... and then they shamelessly followed me, even though this path isn't really suitable for them."

"They know what kind of person you are, which is why they're willing to follow you. Can you tell me about the Night Watch squad in the capital?"

……

Sometimes, friendships between boys are very simple. Even two people who have just met can become best friends who can talk about anything.

Shen Qingzhu was like that. Perhaps he was too tired of hiding his true feelings in his daily life. He somehow let down his guard when facing Li Lian and actually said a lot of his innermost thoughts.

Even he himself couldn't believe he could say those words.

In short, overnight, Li Lian and Shen Qingzhu had become good brothers.

Shen Qingzhu found Li Lian very interesting. He was powerful and kind to his friends, especially in terms of politeness. He always called Li Lian "Brother Zhuo" whenever they met.

Although it was a nickname, it fit his persona perfectly, and Shen Qingzhu had a strong feeling that if he didn't call it that, someone else would.

Li Lian was naturally happy to be friends with Shen Qingzhu, but his most important goal was still to gain experience points.

If fighting against the Masked Squad can really help me gain experience, then I can team up with Tyrant!

One of them plays with fire, and the other plays with air; they are truly the best duo!

It's definitely a case where one plus one equals more than two!

Who knows, it might just give the Masked Squad a physics-shaking experience!