Qin Siyang was about to watch a good show.
He wanted to see Lu Daoxing's true strength.
That light shield of his, needless to say, was definitely a high-level God-Hunting tool.
Moreover, it was a peculiar existence.
It could directly nullify the control that the fake Lu Daoxing's God-Hunting tool had over him.
This made Qin Siyang feel deeply intrigued, filling him with curiosity about Lu Daoxing's God-Hunting tool.
Especially as Lu Daoxing slowly rose from the ground, appearing within the shield, he looked suave and domineering.
A stark contrast to his usual greasy middle-aged appearance with a bulbous nose.
Moreover, from Chang Tianxiong's analysis, the impostor Lu Daoxing was a "Deceiver," whose strength entirely depended on his God-Hunting tool.
In other words, both fighters were experts in using God-Hunting tools.
Qin Siyang's eyes lit up, eager to watch a thrilling battle of God-Hunting tools.
However—
He watched as the hemispherical light shield's transparency kept decreasing, decreasing.
Until finally, it turned into a yellow hemisphere.
He couldn't see anything inside.
Not only that, but he couldn't even hear any sounds from within.
Qin Siyang watched for a while before asking Li Tianming beside him, "Old Li, what's going on? Why can't we see the fight inside?"
"Oh, Old Lu set up something like a barrier, preventing outsiders from watching the fight."
"Why would he do that? I was looking forward to a good show!"
"Nonsense. Would you reveal all your trump cards to others?"
"But we're on the same side."
Li Tianming rolled his eyes at him, "Then why don't you first display all your sequence skills for us three to see?"
"Ah, haha… Alright, alright, I get it now."
Zhang Kuang, standing to the side, said, "Little Qin, don't think Old Lu is being stingy by doing this."
"It's the same for everyone. There are only two reasons someone would reveal their trump cards."
"Either they have killing intent, or someone has killing intent towards them."
"If you see Old Lu's trump card, chances are one of you two is going to die."
After saying that, Zhang Kuang scratched his messy hair, "If it really comes to that, I'd say nine times out of ten, you'd be the one dying."
"Not that I look down on you, but Old Lu has too many weird tricks up his sleeve."
"If it were a life-and-death battle, I wouldn't be confident in winning against Old Lu."
Li Tianming gave Zhang Kuang a subtle glance but said nothing.
Qin Siyang shrugged, "Alright, I get it. Basically, just don't look, don't ask, don't pry."
WHOOSH—
They had barely spoken a few words when the yellow hemispherical shield before them gradually became transparent again, eventually disappearing completely.
Lu Daoxing leaned against his wheelchair, stepping on a corpse that had already lost its breath.
The corpse's face had transformed into that of an unfamiliar person.
Qin Siyang was momentarily stunned.
'That fast? It is over already?'
Even easier than when he had killed the Ghost-Faced Heron.
After finishing the battle, Lu Daoxing did not immediately approach them.
Instead, he looked over at Li Tianming with a slightly solemn expression.
Lu Daoxing wiped the blood still seeping from his chest wound, sighed, and asked with some wariness: "Old Li, prove to me that you're really you."
Li Tianming thought for a moment and said, "The black gloves you gave me, perfect for cutting vegetables."
Lu Daoxing chuckled, "Old Li, you really are something. Answering my question while also testing me? The gloves I gave you were brown."
"Hmm, that's right. You are Lu Daoxing."
"Old Lu, come over."
Seeing that Lu Daoxing was alive and well, everyone was relieved.
Lu Daoxing hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Old Li, Old Zhang, Chang Er. What happened today proves that there's a traitor among us."
After he said this, the three of them fell silent.
He wasn't wrong.
Someone knew their exact location, followed them all the way, and struck when they were separated.
Without an insider, that would have been impossible.
But who was the traitor?
And who were they leaking information to?
No one knew.
Without a clue, a sense of distrust started creeping into everyone's hearts.
If they didn't find the traitor and eliminate the threat, no one would feel safe.
Li Tianming's research group had barely begun, yet it had already fallen into crisis.
He couldn't help but admire the enemy's cunning.
Kill first.
And if killing didn't work, then sow discord.
No one knew what to say, and they all fell into silence.
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in the distant sky.
It was flying rapidly toward them.
"Who?"
Qin Siyang hadn't even reacted.
BOOM—
With a loud sound, the figure landed right in their midst.
What was going on?
How bold was this enemy, appearing so openly in front of them?
Just as Li Tianming and the others were gripping their God-Hunting tools, ready to strike, the person removed their helmet.
"Principal Zhao?"
Zhao Longfei's signature bald head, along with the scar running across it, made him stand out even in the wilderness.
Qin Siyang remembered Li Tianming saying, Zhao Longfei had been moving alone since leaving the Safe Zone and had not been with them.
Now, seeing him suddenly appear in front of them caught everyone off guard.
Naturally, Li Tianming also doubted whether the Zhao Longfei in front of him was real.
"Principal Zhao, can you prove your identity?"
Zhao Longfei looked at Li Tianming, then swept his gaze over the others, noticing that everyone was eyeing him with caution.
He countered, "You all ran into impostors?"
"Yeah."
Zhao Longfei nodded and pointed at Qin Siyang, "Your special recruitment agreement. On the day of your memorial service, we discussed modifying it. We changed the requirement from being first in both God-Hunting Points and Research Points to just being in the top three."
The others looked at Qin Siyang, as if seeking confirmation.
Qin Siyang confirmed, "That's right, it's Principal Zhao."
Since it was confirmed to be Zhao Longfei, Li Tianming breathed a sigh of relief.
"Principal Zhao, why are you here?"
"Professor Li, do you know that there's a Samsara Church mole in your team?"
As soon as Zhao Longfei spoke, everyone was shocked.
'The traitor is from the Samsara Church?'
'How does Zhao Longfei know that?'
'What has he been doing these past few days?'
'His investigation is too fast!'
They were still suspecting a traitor.
Yet he had already uncovered their background?
It almost felt like Zhao Longfei had known from the very start that there was a traitor among them.
Seeing the others staring at him in disbelief, Zhao Longfei said: "Professors, don't blame me for being paranoid."
"You all focus on research and improving your abilities. But as the principal, I have a lot more to consider."
"Being able to suddenly gain such a powerful research team. I was thrilled, but I also had to stay vigilant."
Zhao Longfei smiled meaningfully: "Vigilant of whether some among you are using research as a cover while harboring ulterior motives."
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