"I'm in the Dragon Clan, what the heck is the Naruto Counterattack System?"

The sycamore grove was filled with tender green fallen leaves. Qi Xiuyuan stood alone under the trees, sycamore leaves drifting down from his head.

The broken half of the sword in his hand reflected the burly corpse, as well as the guards in the distance whose faces were twitching slightly.

"Captain." Looking at the scene in the distance, the sniper swallowed hard. "Although Liu Xing told me that a monster had come, he didn't tell me it was this kind of 'monster'."

"Captain, where did you find this guy? Are you sure he's okay? And what about his Word of Power...?"

The radio channel remained completely silent until, after a moment, Wan Tao's voice finally came through.

"I don't know." He said in a low voice, "I originally thought his Word of Power was Moment or Time Zero, but now it seems more like the lineage of the King of Sky and Wind. I haven't found any Word of Power that isn't recorded on the Word of Power periodic table."

The Word Power Periodic Table, also known as the Word Power Sequence Table, lists 121 types of Word Power discovered to date, arranged in a manner similar to the periodic table of elements. These Word Powers are divided into five categories: Earth and Mountain, Ocean and Water, Bronze and Fire, Sky and Wind, and Spirit.

其中89～100号为危险言灵，101～112号为高危言灵，113号及以上为绝密言灵，112号以上也被称为神级言灵。

However, the periodic table of words of power is, after all, a table created by humans based on their own understanding of words of power, and there must be some words of power that are outside the periodic table and have not been discovered and recorded by humans.

"Then what was the reason for his finger gesture?" the sniper asked.

"..." Wan Tao pondered for a moment, then said hesitantly, "You know, he's only in junior high, so..."

The sniper paused for a moment before suddenly remembering that the monstrous and ferocious boy was actually a fifteen-year-old junior high school student.

So is it chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)? Or something else?

"I had learned about his past in the orphanage. When I saw that he was troubled by losing his teeth and tired from studying, I actually felt a little relieved and fortunate."

Upon hearing the voice coming from the radio, the sniper paused for a moment, then blurted out, "Why?"

"Because only in this way," Wan Tao said quietly, "does he feel like a human being."

Humans are inherently flawed; they get sick, angry, and tired.

It's not perfect, but it's real enough.

If a person has no desires or flaws, yet possesses immense power, they will not receive recognition and praise, but only fear and rejection from the world.

Those who live in solitude are either gods or wild beasts.

At least for now, Qi Xiuyuan seems more like a beast than a "god".

In Wan Tao's view, this is something to be thankful for.

"However, it seems he injured one of the hostages," the sniper said with a troubled tone. "Is it alright?"

"I believe him," Wan Tao replied without hesitation, then paused for a moment before continuing, "At worst, I'll use 'Zhu You Shu' to erase his memory and then compensate him double."

Just as the two were discussing how to "dispose of the body and cover up the evidence," the "hostage" they were talking about suddenly woke up.

However, contrary to what they expected, they were not terrified by what they saw.

Instead, he suddenly opened his bright golden eyes, completely ignoring his pierced abdomen, and got up to escape without hesitation.

puff!

The wind howled, stirring up dust from the ground, and the woman suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest.

Before she could react, the force carried her body flying until she crashed into the sycamore tree in front of her, where she was pinned to the tree like a mosquito.

The glaring blood, like a fleeting flower, slowly flowed down from the tree.

"Cough cough."

The woman coughed up blood, pulled herself off the tree, and felt as if all her strength had been drained. Her lips trembled slightly as she looked down at the source of the excruciating pain in her chest.

Only half of the broken knife protruded from her chest, the remaining blade still stained with blood and fragments of internal organs.

Do you like playing hide-and-seek?

Qi Xiuyuan strode over, his cold tone tinged with sarcasm. Looking at the pale face, he smiled slightly and said, "I didn't expect to see you again, Miss 'Manager'."

"Now, I probably don't need a 'membership card' anymore, right?"

No wonder he felt the woman looked familiar; it turned out to be the woman who reminded him that he and Chu Zihang needed a membership card to enter the bathhouse they visited last time.

Qi Xiuyuan really didn't expect that before he even went to them, they would come to him.

So it seems that the bathhouse called "Mi Palace Blue Bay" is indeed not simple. Chu Tianjiao must have had other purposes for going there.

At the same time, a loud bang came through the sniper's radio. Wan Tao, on the other end, also saw the woman's face and said in a tone of surprise and uncertainty, "It's her? No, no, how could it be her?"

"Huh?" The sniper paused, frowning. "What's wrong, Captain? Do you know that woman, the half-breed who was disguised as a hostage?"

"..." A moment of silence fell over the radio. Wan Tao's tone seemed to be suppressing anger. "That's... my second brother's mistress!"

He truly hadn't expected that the problem actually stemmed from within.

"this……"

The sniper's breath hitched, and he instantly thought of the Wan family's second son.

The man in question was Wan Hong, the second son of the Wan family, who was known for his unrestrained and arrogant behavior, yet possessed a bloodline stronger than Wan Tao's. He was also stationed in the second squad of the Wan family in Linhai City.

In the distance, Mu Quanmei turned around weakly, slumped to the ground against a tree, looked at the corpse behind Qi Xiuyuan, and sighed, "What a stupid idiot with only muscles and no brains."

After saying that, she raised her head and looked at Qi Xiuyuan who was walking slowly towards her. A smile appeared on her lips: "I didn't expect that Mr. Qi's Word of Power is not Time Zero. Not only has it joined the Inner Guard, but its strength has also far exceeded our expectations."

"But you can't kill me yet."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiuyuan stopped and stood in front of her, a smile playing on his lips: "I... can't kill you?"

"Qi Xiuyuan," Wan Tao's urgent voice came through the earpiece, "Spare her life, I have some questions..."

"ah!!"

Before Wan Tao could finish speaking, Qi Xiuyuan had already raised his foot and placed it on the short knife in Mu Quanmei's chest, showing no mercy whatsoever.

The agonizing pain of her internal organs being churned out caused Mu Quanmei to scream, and the uncontrollable, trembling agony erupted, interrupting the movement of the hand behind her as she reached for a weapon.

"Who gave you the courage?"

Qi Xiuyuan removed his headset, leaned slightly forward, and smiled as he stared into her resentful eyes, "Were you the ones you sent to kidnap my two friends?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Quanmei's tense, struggling body suddenly stiffened, and she looked up at Qi Xiuyuan in disbelief. She blurted out, "You, how did you know…?"

"Most of the world's folly comes from distorting cause and effect. Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival; arrogance is."

Qi Xiuyuan pulled out the broken knife that had pierced her chest, straightened up, and looked down at her with his eyes slightly lowered: "Don't worry, you won't be alone. I'll go find the guys behind you soon and have them come down to keep you company."

"You, you monster."

Mu Quanmei's pale face turned ashen, all her strength draining away through the knife wound, along with her previous confidence and composure. Her lips trembled as she said, "Even if you kill me, you will still die at the hands of Lord Feiche."

Qi Xiuyuan ignored her threat, put the headset back in his ear, and chuckled, "Captain Wan, the signal is a bit bad. What did you say again?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Mu Quanmei, whose life force was gradually fading, and added, "By the way, if you still want to interrogate this woman by torture, you'd better hurry up. After all, her Word of Power is just Blood Ties. Don't blame me if she dies."

"..." Wan Tao was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "You, saying you don't care, actually care a lot about those two, don't you?"

Mu Quanmei only threatened him with those two people, and then he directly used a move that killed Mu Quanmei's spirit, and even deliberately left her half-dead so that they could torture her.

"I'm just annoyed by these rats," Qi Xiuyuan replied calmly.

"Really?" Wan Tao asked slowly, as if he had just been humiliated. "Aren't you curious about how they are doing now, and how they handled the danger?"

"..." Qi Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes.

"Cough cough."

At this moment, Wan Tao was far away in the eastern part of Linhai City. He inexplicably felt a chill coming from the radio and quickly looked at the surveillance camera at the Peacock Mansion in front of him, saying, "Very good, Chu Zihang's performance is very..."

At this point, he suddenly paused, staring blankly at what was in front of him.

And those originally dark pupils were like a mirror reflecting fire.