I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

The people on the ground around them closed their eyes tightly.

The expected gunshot did not ring out; instead, the attacker's pistol clicked and the trigger jammed.

Lin Xuanqi watched this scene, a forced smile curving her lips.

The attacker pulled the trigger twice more, but finding it futile, he clicked his tongue in annoyance, put the gun back in his pocket, and then reached out to his men.

The subordinate immediately handed over his pistol.

Just as the attacker was about to raise his gun again, a lazy, untimely voice rang out, "Hey, she's my girlfriend, can you give me some face and not kill her?"

All the attackers turned around abruptly and were surprised to find a tall, handsome young man with his hands in his pockets, leaning against the door, coldly observing everything in the conference room, as leisurely as if he were waiting for a bus, seemingly having been standing there for a long time.

Hearing the voice, Lin Xuanqi's eyes widened, and she looked at the boy with an incredulous expression. She hurriedly shouted, "Cheng Fei? Run!"

"Xuanqi, you told me to run away as soon as we met. Don't you want to see me?" The boy opened his arms and walked into the conference room with light steps.

The attackers all pointed their guns at him, shouting, "Stop!"

The boy, facing the dark muzzle of a gun, raised his hands in surrender, remaining calm and composed. "Everyone, please don't get agitated."

"Are you stupid?!" Lin Xuanqi panicked, her eyes flickered, and suddenly she gritted her teeth and lunged at the attacker in front of her, trying to snatch the other's pistol.

The attacker caught a glimpse of this out of the corner of his eye, swung his strong arm and shoved her aside, pointed his gun at her head, and pulled the trigger. "You're asking for it!"

A gunshot rang out.

Lin Xuanqi's pupils contracted, and a deep sense of resentment welled up in her eyes.

The attacker swayed, lowered his head, and his eyes, visible beneath the hood, held disbelief.

Crimson liquid gushed from his chest, soaking through his tactical vest.

He looked at his hands; the pistol that should have been in his hands was gone.

Instead, the boy at the gate was standing in front of him, pointing his pistol at him.

"When did you..." The attacker fell straight down, and as he stopped breathing, his terrified gaze was fixed on the boy.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye; no one could see what was going on.

When they came to their senses, everyone present had expressions of utter disbelief. Some blinked hard, as if they doubted whether they were hallucinating or had been distracted by the fright.

"What are you looking at? Stay away from my girlfriend." Cheng Fei pointed the stolen pistol at another attacker next to Lin Xuanqi.

The attackers in the distance also pointed their guns at him.

Both sides opened fire simultaneously, and the sound of gunfire echoed in everyone's ears.

724. Bullets can't catch Cheng Fei

Time zero, slowed down fifty times.

The world before Cheng Fei's eyes froze, and blood slowly bloomed on the chest of the attacker next to Lin Xuanqi.

The muzzle velocity of a pistol or submachine gun is usually no more than 500 meters per second. In the eyes of a teenager, the speed of a bullet would drop to less than 10 meters per second, which is similar to the sprinting speed of a human athlete.

As the muzzle flashes of the other attackers' guns illuminated the boy, he could clearly see the golden bullets emerging from the barrels, spinning rapidly as they flew toward him under the force of the rifling.

He randomly picked two more targets, pulled the trigger, and crouched down to move to the vicinity.

Bullets crisscrossed under the lights, heading toward their respective targets.

Cheng Fei's bullet missed one target, while the other pierced the attacker's chest.

As expected, the marksmanship he had hastily learned from Ye Shuang on the cruise ship was still not good enough, he thought to himself.

Meanwhile, all of the attacker's bullets missed their mark, passing through the spot where the boy had been standing. One of them hit a decorative vase on the wall, causing the expensive and exquisite porcelain to shatter, startling the people crouching nearby.

As Cheng Fei stopped, the attackers' eyes were still slowly moving, searching for his location. The boy then selected another target and pulled the trigger.

By the time the attackers reacted and retaliated, the boy had already disappeared from the spot and reappeared in another location to fire.

When the gunfire erupted, many people simply lay on the ground, trembling and screaming, praying that they wouldn't be hit by stray bullets.

Lin Xuanqi stood there, her eyes wide, and vaguely saw the boy running and firing back at a speed so fast it was almost blurry, as if even bullets couldn't catch up with him.

The fierce firefight came and went quickly; only after the gunfire ceased did the sounds of bodies falling to the ground rang out one after another.

Cheng Fei stood in the middle of the conference room, holding his gun and looking around to make sure all the attackers were lying on the ground.

The men and women kneeling on the ground raised their heads, all showing blank expressions of incomprehension.

The boy, expressionless, picked up a gun with bullets from the ground and fired at the enemies who might not be completely dead, startling everyone. He ignored them.

After finishing this task, Cheng Fei breathed a sigh of relief, walked up to Lin Xuanqi, pinched the girl's delicate face, and smiled nonchalantly, "Director Lin, were you scared out of your wits?"

Lin Xuanqi stared at the boy from head to toe to make sure he wasn't injured, then threw herself into his arms, her voice filled with indescribable relief, "Honey, thank goodness you're here..."

Cheng Fei casually ruffled the girl's hair, then looked to the other side, "Sister Lin, are you alright?"

Madam Lin, who had been startled to stand up in fear that Lin Xuanqi was about to be shot, froze in place. It took her a second to come to her senses. She pressed her heaving chest, looked at the boy with suspicion, and shook her head. "...I'm fine."

"Everyone, we're safe now," Cheng Fei said casually, glancing around. He paused, then added, "At least temporarily."

The rest of the people were still in shock and fear after surviving the ordeal; some were even too weak to stand up.

At that moment, a low sobbing sound reached everyone's ears.

Song Yufei knelt beside the middle-aged man named Song Xuejun, holding his hand tightly.

"Sister Yufei, please accept my condolences. We have to go; it's too dangerous here." Cheng Fei came to the side and looked down at the middle-aged man who died with his eyes wide open, the crimson liquid on his chest soaking through his well-made black suit.

The chairman of Academy Construction and one of the directors of Academy City, a man with wealth beyond the imagination of ordinary people, was no match for a single bullet.

The young woman, sobbing uncontrollably, stood up with the help of Lin Xuanqi and Mrs. Lin.

Cheng Fei first went to the main gate to confirm that no more enemies had appeared, and then thought about where to go next.

Meanwhile, beneath the Twin Towers.

Black assault vehicles bearing the logo of the Academy City Security Department roared in amidst piercing sirens and stopped in front of the building, whereupon fully armed anti-terrorism troops filed out.

A red fire truck followed closely behind.

The streets were filled with exclamations of surprise, as people held up their phones and pointed them at the building in front of them.

Bright flames and thick smoke were shooting out from somewhere on the lower floors of the building and spreading outwards at a visible speed.

Panicked survivors kept running out of the building.

Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna left the building accompanied by Ye Shuang, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The three turned around and saw that the fire on the lower level was getting worse. If they hadn't evacuated in time, they would probably have been trapped inside.

"Oh no, what do we do, Cheng Fei?" Nagasaki Asuna grabbed her hair, staring at the fire that was clearly spreading upwards. After a moment's thought, she hurriedly pulled out her phone and made a call. As soon as the call connected, she quickly said, "Cheng Fei! There's a fire downstairs..."

After she finished her call, Ye Shuang led the two of them to move towards an open area, where they encountered several anti-terrorism team members across the street.

"Miss Shen, come with us, the minister is over there."

The aloof girl with long, dark hair glanced at it, then lowered her eyes and nodded.

Ye Shuang gritted her teeth and stopped walking. "You guys go ahead, I'm going back."

Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna turned around and understood what she meant.

“Hmm.” Shen Xi remained silent.

"Shuangshuang, you must be careful too." Nagasaki Asuna looked at her with concern.

"Don't worry." The obedient girl gave her her signature warm smile, then turned and ran away.

Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna watched Ye Shuang run away and followed the anti-terrorism team to a temporary command post set up by the security department on another street, which was based on an assault vehicle.

A serious-looking man in a black jacket, with a short goatee and glasses, was standing in front of a map listening to his subordinates report on the situation. When he noticed Shen Xi being brought over, he looked up expressionlessly, his tone calm and even, "Are you alright?"

Shen Xi simply shook her head.

"Hello, Uncle Shen." Nagasaki Asuna glanced back and forth between the two of them, speaking softly without making a sound.

Ye Shuang ran against the flow of people toward the burning building.

Firefighters who were evacuating people noticed her and shouted, "Little girl, come back! There's a fire upstairs!"

Ye Shuang stopped and looked up.

In the blink of an eye, the small flame had grown into a raging fire, spreading along the floors. Thick smoke billowed out, blotting out the sky, and ashes danced in the air. Even standing on the ground, one could feel a faint heat wave.

The helicopters roared and circled in the nearby airspace, seemingly afraid of the rising hot air currents and not daring to approach.

It seems she really can't get up there.

Realizing this, the girl became anxious. Her gaze swept across the buildings and she quickly noticed the connecting bridge between the twin towers, located in the middle of the two buildings, still a good distance from the burning lower floors.

Just as the firefighters nearby were staring at the girl who was standing there in a daze, wondering if she was about to do something foolish and about to pull her back, the girl disappeared like a ghost. The firefighters blinked hard, wondering if they were hallucinating.

……

Eighty-eighth floor, conference room.

The important figures, who had just recovered from their shock, got into an argument.

"We should stay put and wait for rescue!"

"It's better to move to the refuge floor in this situation!"

What if we encounter terrorists during the evacuation?

725. Cheng Fei understood how Shen Xi felt back then.

Lin Xuanqi watched this scene coldly, then leaned close to the boy, "Cheng Fei, what should we do?"

Just as the boy was about to speak, his phone rang. He answered and heard Nagasaki Asuna's tense voice, "Fire? I know..."

Cheng Fei put down his phone and quickly walked to the window next to the elevator. He then realized that thick smoke was billowing into the night sky, and a man-made fire was engulfing the building at a terrifying speed.

People in the conference room came out and stared in disbelief at the scene.

Are we going to be burned at the stake?

"I called for helicopter rescue... but there's still no signal? Ugh, I should have known better than to switch to an iPhone!"

There are helicopters right outside!

While some were still lamenting their cell phone malfunctions, beams of searchlight swept across the night sky, and roaring birds circled near the building.

Immediately, someone raised a flashlight and waved it at the helicopter, attracting the attention of searchlights.

As the helicopter changed course and approached through the thick smoke, it suddenly felt as if it had been pulled by an invisible hand, its altitude abruptly decreasing, and it swayed away from the building before regaining stability.

"What's going on?" Lin Xuanqi frowned.

Cheng Fei thought for a moment, "The hot air currents will interfere with flight, and the helicopter can't get close enough."

Just then, the sound of rustling footsteps came from the fire escape entrance not far away.

"Who?" Cheng Fei turned around and raised his gun with lightning speed.

The burly man in the blue shirt and employee badge quickly raised his hands, "It's me!"

The boy glanced around and saw that there were no more people behind him. He stared at him for a moment, then put away his gun.

The burly man breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the corpses lying haphazardly on the ground, swallowed hard, and then shouted, "I'm the security manager. There's a fire downstairs, and it's huge. Everyone, follow me. We'll evacuate on foot through the fire escape."

"The fire is burning upwards, are you going to retreat into the fire?" Cheng Fei asked suspiciously.

"There's a connecting bridge on the 40th floor. If we're fast enough, we can move to the next building before the fire spreads. If that doesn't work, we can retreat back and wait for rescue." Zhuang spoke quickly, his expression anxious.

"Are you really the security manager?" the boy asked, staring at him.

The burly man roared in fury, "Am I not a terrorist? Everyone, get out of here! If you don't leave now, none of you will survive!"

Cheng Fei remained motionless, lost in thought. Nagasaki Asuna's judgment that he had no hostility was one thing, but what his purpose was was another.

The attackers targeted the Song and Lin families, which seemed to be just an internal struggle within Academy City. However, considering Tang Yu's existence, it was possible that Avalanche had also intervened. He had to be vigilant, but the clues were scarce, and he couldn't find any connection between them for the time being.