Yan Xiaowu's pupils shrank, and his throat dried.
He could hardly believe his eyes.
The reason his combat strength wasn't particularly strong wasn't because his skills lacked power. On the contrary, his [Blue Flame] skill had extremely powerful destructive force and could almost destroy anything.
However, [Blue Flame] could only gather around his hands and couldn't be thrown for ranged attacks. In other words, it was a skill that was invincible in close combat.
[Blue Flame] was indeed powerful in close combat, but Yan Xiaowu didn't have a strong physique, and none of his other skills had anything to do with increasing his own strength or agility.
So, Yan Xiaowu possessed the [Blue Flame], which was invincible in close combat, but without a strong foundation to support it, he couldn't unleash its corresponding power in close combat.
That was his weakness, and it had nothing to do with the strange situation before him.
Qin Siyang had taken his [Blue Flame] skill head-on with his face.
'How could he possibly survive?'
Suddenly, Yan Xiaowu thought of something.
'Level suppression!'
Someone whose Sequence Level was higher than his could ignore one fatal attack.
Yan Xiaowu was shocked, "You're Sequence Level 7?"
Qin Siyang didn't answer.
On the day Lu Daoxing left, he gave Qin Siyang a Tier-4 storage box.
Inside were various carefully prepared items, as well as some hand-drawn blueprints.
("Little Qin, the person I'm most worried about before I leave is you. Especially since you have to change into a new Tier-4 armor every two or three days, that worries me even more.")
Qin Siyang said, ("Professor Lu, don't worry. I'll be careful.")
Lu Daoxing shook his head, ("A top soldier can't possibly worry about running out of bullets before going onto the battlefield. You shouldn't be held back by something like armor either.")
("You don't need to worry. Old Li will help me.")
Lu Daoxing shook his head again, ("No. Although Old Li can also research Tier-4 armor, different people specialize in different fields. After all, he hasn't devoted all his energy to researching equipment. Both his efficiency and quality in making Tier-4 armor are somewhat inferior to mine, so he can't possibly supply you with armor that frequently. I prepared two special pieces of Tier-4 armor for you.")
As he spoke, he took an armor and a golden dagger out of the storage box, ("The first is Frostflame Armor, mainly for use outside the Safe Zone. Frostflame Armor is made from the wings of Ice Crystal Giant Moths and the back armor of Lava Crocodiles. It can withstand extremely high temperatures, extremely low temperatures, and extremely strong corrosion. Its hardness is also extraordinary, and its performance is far superior to ordinary Tier-4 armor. If this armor gets damaged, use this Yellow Star Ore Blade of mine to cut the Lava Crocodile back armor and Ice Crystal Giant Moth wings in your possession into pieces, then soak them together with the Frostflame Armor in a Sequence Potion. After about half a day, it can automatically repair itself.")
("Automatically repair itself? How?")
("Because some Vine Core material was added to the armor. Self-repair is one of the properties of the Vine Core.")
("Okay,") Qin Siyang nodded, then looked again at Lu Daoxing's empty right hand, ("Where's the second piece of armor?")
("It's right here in my hand. Feel it.")
Qin Siyang reached out and touched it, and sure enough, he felt a flexible object.
("This is Azure Glass Armor, made from Blue Water Glazed Star Ore. It's also Tier 4. I discovered through my research that processed Blue Water Glazed Star Ore has an invisibility effect. As long as you're wearing the Azure Glass Armor, unless that person touches you, there's no way for them to know you're wearing armor. Although its performance isn't as good as Frostflame Armor, its advantage is that no one can detect it, so it's very suitable for use inside the Safe Zone.")
("Because of the invisibility property of the Azure Glass Armor, I couldn't add Vine Core material, which cannot be made invisible, to help it repair itself. So if the Azure Glass Armor gets damaged, take some Blue Water Glazed Star Ore and have Old Li repair it for you.")
("Okay, I understand. Thank you, Professor Lu.")
Lu Daoxing patted Qin Siyang on the shoulder, ("What are you thanking me for? Compared to the materials you gave me, these two pieces of armor I gave you are nothing.")
("You also gave me a whole box of equipment.")
("Even all of that together still isn't enough. If you liked doing research, I could give you all my technical knowledge, which might barely settle the debt. But you have the personality of a monkey that can't sit still, so I doubt you'd have the patience to bury yourself in study.")
Lu Daoxing lowered his head and sighed, ("I owe Old Li a life, and I owe you for the materials. I'm afraid I'll never be able to repay either debt in this lifetime. If I die someday, I'll find a way to leave the rest of my life-saving equipment to you and Old Li. You father and son can divide it between yourselves.")
Qin Siyang had avoided Yan Xiaowu's fatal attack entirely thanks to the Azure Glass Armor Lu Daoxing had given him.
The invisibility property of the Blue Water Glazed Star Ore was indeed powerful. Even though Yan Xiaowu's palm had been only a few inches from Qin Siyang when he attacked just now, he still hadn't noticed that Qin Siyang was wearing armor.
As for explaining to Yan Xiaowu that he wasn't Sequence Level 7?
There was no need.
It was only killing someone. Why bother saying more?
Yan Xiaowu had made the first move himself, which was exactly what Qin Siyang wanted.
While Yan Xiaowu was speaking and distracted, Qin Siyang's plain and simple slap, carrying a fierce gust of wind, landed squarely on Yan Xiaowu's face.
BANG!
It was as if the air had been sucked away in an instant. A dull impact exploded, and Yan Xiaowu's head jerked to the side.
A crisp "crack" came from his neck. His entire body froze for a moment, then, like a puppet with its strings cut, his head rapidly rotated along his neck under the force of the remaining momentum.
One turn.
Two turns.
Finally, after rotating two and a half times, his head stopped, facing toward his own back.
Qin Siyang hadn't used his full strength, and he had controlled the force perfectly.
It was enough to break his neck and kill him, but not enough to completely shatter his skull.
Yan Xiaowu's body twitched twice, the shock and disbelief still lingering in his eyes.
Looking at Yan Xiaowu, whose breath was fading but whose head was still mostly intact, Qin Siyang let out a breath.
The force was just right. Broken neck, undamaged brain.
There should still be some valuable things left inside Yan Xiaowu's head.
Killing him solved the problem, and he could also collect the memories in his brain while he was at it. Getting two benefits from one person was pretty damn comfortable.
However, just as Qin Siyang had relaxed, a loud shout suddenly rang out.
"Student Little Qin, watch out! I'm coming to help you!"
Before Qin Siyang could react, amid a roar of crackling electricity, a cross-shaped blade flashing with lightning suddenly tore through the air.
Pfft!
The sharp blade pierced straight through Yan Xiaowu's head, which had just been left mostly intact, and lightning instantly exploded.
Qin Siyang was stunned.
He looked at the headless corpse in front of him, then at Wei Rulai.
"Hmph!", Wei Rulai snorted coldly, "I, Wei Rulai, am absolutely at odds with a despicable person like Yan Xiaowu! Student Little Qin, don't worry. I'll definitely speak up for you and make sure you get justice when we see Secretary-General Gu later!"
[T/N: LMAO!]
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