With Fu Qingqing in his arms, Qi Yuan calmly glanced at the guard before moving his gaze away. He didn't listen to the guard's command.
That fake rank 4 guard felt insulted and was infuriated. Just as he was about to open fire, the guard captain beside him recognized Qi Yuan and the woman in his arms.
One was the most famous rank 4 researcher recently, and the other was Mo Sheng's only student. These two weren't existences he could deal with. Moreover, Fu Qingqing seemed to have suffered heavy injuries.
The guard captain sensed the energy undulations beside him.
Not good!
The guard captain's expression changed.
"Don't shoot!"
The guard captain bellowed. At the same time, he grabbed the energy gun with his right hand and raised the muzzle.
Bang!
A blue energy beam flew past Qi Yuan's head, leaving a charred hole in the building behind him.
"All of you, stop!"
The guard captain roared in alarm.
A few of the guards immediately realized what was going on. They immediately moved their guns away from Qi Yuan to avoid accidentally firing.
The guard captain glanced at the ruins beneath his feet before glancing at Qi Yuan who was hugging Fu Qingqing. Although he felt somewhat weak in his heart, he still clenched his teeth and asked.
"Researcher Qi, may I ask what was the explosion that happened here just now?"
Qi Yuan glanced at him and calmly said, "Someone wanted to kill me and Fu Qingqing. I dealt with them."
The guard captain opened his mouth. The energy detector showed that the energy undulations here had exceeded the limit of rank 4 by 300 crystals, reaching the strength of rank 5.
Weren't you a rank 3 ability user?
How was it possible to create such a huge commotion and remain unharmed?
No!
Qi Yuan had already advanced to rank 4!
As the remnant energy in the ruins subsided, the guard captain discovered that Qi Yuan's aura was already at rank 4.
Wasn't Qi Yuan supposed to start the glory trial tomorrow?
How was it that he had advanced to rank 4 today?
The guard captain was puzzled. However, he didn't dare to continue asking this question and could only ask cautiously.
"Who wanted to kill you?"
"There was a guy called Wen Zhuo. There were also four other people who should be genetic warriors," Qi Yuan said.
In other words, five people had died here!
A quick-witted guard tried to find the body of the deceased in the ruins, but he only found some fragments of what he suspected to be a corpse. There was no complete corpse at all.
Wasn't this too cruel?!
The guard swallowed his saliva and lowered the muzzle of his gun even lower.
As a member of the order department, he knew the rules of the shelter very well. People like Qi Yuan belonged to the privileged class, and the rules of the shelter could hardly restrict them.
Compared to the guards who were searching for the corpse, the captain's expression turned even uglier when he heard Wen Zhuo's name.
With Qi Yuan's status, killing a few genetic warriors in God's Sanctuary was not a big deal. At most, he would be punished lightly.
However, if he killed a Homo Evolutis, the situation would be different.
The Homo Evolutis had a low fertility rate, so their population had been unable to increase. Therefore, they treasured every single Homo Evolutis. Once a Homo Evolutis died, the Homo Evolutis would definitely pressure the Ministry of Order to punish the murderer.
Homo Evolutis cases were the last cases the Ministry of Order wanted to take on. When handling such cases, they would often be bullied by both sides.
Now, on one side was the glorious Qi Yuan, and on the other was a Homo Evolutis. The captain almost slapped himself. If only he hadn't been patrolling nearby and hadn't come over.
In the end, the captain braced himself and said:
"Researcher Qi, we might need you to cooperate with our investigation."
He couldn't afford to offend the laboratory, and he couldn't afford to offend the Homo Evolutis either.
At this moment, the guard captain clearly felt that the ground beneath his feet suddenly trembled, as if a terrifying creature was rushing out from the ground.
The guards looked at each other blankly and subconsciously turned their muzzles to aim at the ground.
The next second, the ground beneath their feet shattered, and a black figure covered in blood flew out from the ground, tearing apart the desolated ruins.
"Who is it?"
The guards subconsciously prepared to open fire, but an invisible deterrent force suddenly swept out, intimidating everyone in the surroundings.
Apocalypse Force Field!
This was a powerhouse of the Seventh Step!
The guards were overwhelmed with shock. A powerhouse of the Seventh Step who had awakened Apocalypse Power was actually sent flying from underground!
In the Black Steel Shelter, a powerhouse of the Seventh Step who had awakened Apocalypse Power was an existence that couldn't be provoked.
In some cases, they were even more frightening than board members.
Just as the guards didn't know what to do next, a crazy wind suddenly swept out, and a berserk hurricane made them unable to open their eyes.
After the hurricane disappeared, they discovered that the powerhouse of the Seventh Step who had been sent flying didn't land on the ground. Instead, he disappeared along with the gale.
The captain of the guards almost burst into tears. He had already recognized the identity of that person with just a glance.
It was the vice-head of the Desolate Exploration Department, a powerhouse of the Homo Evolutis — Gu Jing!
It was just an ordinary patrol mission, how could they encounter such a thing?
First, Qi Yuan, the winner of the Leader's Medal, killed Wen Zhuo, and now, Gu Jing suddenly appeared. Moreover, he was sent flying right under their noses. What was going on?
The captain trembled with fear as he looked at the cave where Gu Jing had been sent flying. Since that person was able to send Gu Jing flying, he was at least a powerhouse of the Seventh Step.
In the past, these powerhouses of the Seventh Step lived in seclusion. Could it be that they had met two of them today?
And they had actually fought!
A light breeze blew, and Mo Sheng, dressed in white, suddenly appeared above the ruins.
Mo Sheng looked around, and his gaze finally fell on Qi Yuan and Fu Qingqing.
"Department Head Mo!" Qi Yuan lowered his head slightly.
Mo Sheng checked Fu Qingqing's body, and found that although her injuries weren't light, there weren't any sequelae. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank you very much for your help. If Qingqing had fallen into their hands, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Qi Yuan smiled and said, "I'm just fulfilling my promise."
Mo Sheng was slightly stunned. Only then did he recall that he had once asked Qi Yuan to take care of Fu Qingqing if he had the chance in the future. He didn't expect that not only did Qi Yuan take this sentence to heart, he actually did it.
Mo Sheng glanced at the ruins on the ground. With his eyesight, he quickly found the remains of several people under the rubble.
"Wen Zhuo controlled Qingqing and tried to sneak attack me. I've already killed him!" Qi Yuan said.
"Good kill!" Mo Sheng said directly.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of the aftermath."
Qi Yuan nodded. Killing someone in the arena and killing someone outside of the arena were two completely different concepts. The former would not bring about any serious consequences, because it was within the scope of the rules. As long as one stepped onto the arena, life and death would be up to fate.
However, killing outside of the arena was strictly prohibited because it was the most basic rule of the shelter to maintain order.
If one could casually kill people, it would inevitably lead to the collapse of the shelter's order. Furthermore, the person he killed was a New Human. With the New Human's character, they would definitely not let it go.
However, Qi Yuan wasn't afraid. With his current status, he already belonged to the privileged class in the Black Steel Shelter. As long as he didn't trample on the Black Steel Shelter's rules too wantonly, there would naturally be people to cover up for him.
Furthermore, this time, there was a reason for this matter. Needless to say, Mo Sheng was involved.
Even if the New Human wanted revenge, it would have to depend on Mo Sheng's permission.
From a certain perspective, the existence of a Type 7 powerhouse was in itself a rule. The rules of the shelter that restricted others couldn't restrict a Type 7 powerhouse at all.
The only thing that could restrict a Type 7 powerhouse was another Type 7 powerhouse.
Mo Sheng looked at the guard captain who was lowering his head like a quail and didn't dare to make a sound.
"You guys go back first. I will personally discuss this matter with your Head."
The guard captain nodded repeatedly and didn't dare to complain at all.
Since Mo Sheng had spoken, what else could he do? If he wanted to forcefully take Qi Yuan away, he was afraid that he would become a corpse in the next second.
Mo Sheng had just sent Gu Jing flying. If his anger hadn't subsided and he killed the rest of them, then they would have died for nothing.
The captain of the guards and a few of his team members left with their tails between their legs.
Mo Sheng glanced at the shadow under Qi Yuan's feet.
He said:
"Looks like Chief Mo really thinks highly of you. He even sent his shadow."
Qi Yuan was slightly stunned when he heard this. Only then did he realize that there was someone hiding in his shadow.
To be able to hide in his shadow without being detected by his Spirit Fortress, this person was probably a Type 7 powerhouse!
Le Huaizhou had already been captured, but Chief Mo Lin still secretly arranged for a Type 7 powerhouse to protect him!
The shadow under Qi Yuan's feet wriggled slightly, which was considered a greeting to Mo Sheng.
Mo Sheng also nodded slightly. Then, he took out a silver medicine from his bosom and handed it to Qi Yuan.
"This is the Source of Life Medicine you won."
Qi Yuan only glanced at the medicine before returning it to Mo Sheng.
"With my current strength, if I take this medicine, I'm afraid I won't be able to live until tomorrow." Qi Yuan said with a bitter smile.
The powerful effects of the Source of Life Medicine were enough to attract Type 6 ability users to madly fight over it. Once the news of him possessing the Source of Life Medicine spread, there would definitely be many Type 6 powerhouses who set their eyes on him.
Type 6 ability users were already considered true powerhouses in the Black Steel Shelter. The restrictions of the rules on them were already not that obvious. Even with the protection of the Chief and Mo Sheng, it was still very difficult for them to let go of this greed.
For Type 6 ability users who had no hope of breaking through on their own, they were willing to do anything for the Source of Life Medicine.
Receiving the Source of Life Medicine returned by Qi Yuan, Mo Sheng stared blankly for a moment. Very quickly, he understood the reason behind Qi Yuan's actions. After pondering for a moment, he still put the medicine away.
In the Black Steel Shelter, there was no lack of Type 6 powerhouses who were willing to take risks for the Source of Life Medicine. Once the news of Qi Yuan possessing the Source of Life Medicine spread out, who knew what kind of crazy actions they would take.
Moreover, Qi Yuan was only Type 4 right now, so he had no use for this medicine. Taking this medicine would only bring endless risks.
"Since that's the case, I'll keep it safe for you. When you reach Type 6, you can come find me at any time." Mo Sheng said.
Qi Yuan shook his head.
"I just reached Type 4, Type 6 is too far away for me. I'll use it to heal Qing Qing first."
For Qi Yuan who had the Talent Tree, the Source of Life Medicine wasn't as reliable as Asterite.
Hearing this, Mo Sheng said with a bitter smile:
"Using the Source of Life Medicine to heal a Type 4 ability user, I'm afraid even the Board of Directors wouldn't dare do this."
"Qing Qing's injuries aren't a problem, I'll take care of them. For the time being, you should return to the laboratory first. No matter what news you hear, don't casually go out."
"The New Humans' plan failed, and they lost another Source of Life Medicine. They'll definitely go crazy for revenge. Wait for me to take care of their matters, then you can come out."
Qi Yuan nodded. No matter how crazy the New Humans were, they wouldn't go to the laboratory to cause trouble. With Chief Mo here, the laboratory was temporarily safe.
Moreover, today's Mo Sheng gave Qi Yuan a strange feeling. If the previous Mo Sheng was reserved, then the current Mo Sheng was showing off his ability. His method of dealing with the New Humans might not be very peaceful.
However, Qi Yuan could also understand. With what the New Humans did to Fu Qingqing, Mo Sheng definitely wouldn't let them off so easily.
After Qi Yuan returned to the laboratory, a huge storm was brewing in the Black Steel Shelter.
Under the influence of people with ulterior motives, the news of Mo Sheng stepping into the Type 7, injuring Gu Jing and stealing his Source of Life, as well as Qi Yuan quietly advancing to the Type 4 and killing Wen Zhuo, quickly spread throughout the entire Shelter after fermenting.
Amidst the brewing storm, the biggest commotion was the New Humans.
In this incident, the New Humans could be said to have suffered a crushing defeat. Not only did they not succeed in suppressing Mo Sheng, allowing him to successfully break through to the Type 7, even Gu Jing was injured.
Although the injury wasn't serious, their face was completely lost.
Not only that, the Source of Life Medicine that was used as bait also fell into Mo Sheng's hands.
The New Humans in Mo Sheng's hands could be said to have lost all their face.
The leaders of the New Humans were very clear that since the Source of Life Medicine fell into Mo Sheng's hands, it would be impossible to get it back. This was already lost, but if they couldn't get back their lost face, then in the following period of time, their days would become even more difficult.
Those forces that had been suppressed by them would soon rise from the ashes and find an opportunity to bite them.
In the gloomy room, several figures in black robes and hoods gathered together once again.
"In less than a month, you actually summoned us three times. This isn't like your style." A black-robed man said with some displeasure.
"Also, why are there three more chairs this time?"
The black-robed man sitting at the head of the table glanced at him and said slowly, "Everyone, don't be impatient.
"Everyone, please calm down. This time, I've not only gathered all of you, but I've also gathered others. These three chairs are prepared for them."
The man was silent for a while.
Then he realized something and his voice suddenly became louder.
"What do you want to do?
Are you going to cooperate with those traitors? "
Before his voice fell, three people wearing the same hood walked in. The only difference was that they were wearing white robes.
"Traitor, who is the traitor?" A cold voice instantly echoed in the dark room.
The man snorted and no longer spoke. With the arrival of the three people, the atmosphere in the room became more and more tense.