Qiu Taifei had, of course, heard of Fang Tianhe before.
After all, Fang Tianhe was the only person in the entire Star Shield Shelter who possessed the Heaven-Splitting Superpower. Everyone who had seen it said that even among Rare Superpowers, it was one of the best.
But Qiu Taifei had always scoffed at such claims. It wasn’t as if he’d never seen other Rare Superpowers; they were all basically the sa.
Fang Tianhe was only being overhyped because his Superpower was so uncommon.
However, after that brief clash, he realized the rumors were no exaggeration.
His expression instantly grew grim. He even began to wonder if he should keep trying to hold them back.
But things had already progressed to a point where the decision to continue the fight was no longer in his hands.
After their first exchange, Fang Tianhe showed no intention of stopping and imdiately followed up with a kick.
Black light swirled around his leg, which was also imbued with his Heaven-Splitting Superpower.
Qiu Taifei hadn’t expected his opponent to be so relentless. His expression soured even further.
But since Fang Tianhe showed no sign of stopping, he could only raise his leg to block out of instinct.
But the mont he moved his leg, he cursed inwardly, ’This is bad.’
Their Superpowers were completely different.
The Heaven-Splitting Superpower was a manifestation of Energy that could cover any part of the body.
In other words, it enhanced every part of his body equally.
His Werewolf Transformation Superpower, however, was a Strength Type that primarily enhanced his arms. While his legs were also strengthened, the effect wasn’t nearly as pronounced.
BANG!
After their legs collided, Qiu Taifei was sent flying and slamd hard against the elevator shaft wall.
At this, nearly all the mbers of the Wild Wolf rcenary Corps froze. They couldn’t believe it. Their leader had been fighting his opponent to a standstill just a mont ago, so how was he sent flying in the blink of an eye?
But what shocked them even more was that even now, Fang Tianhe had no intention of stopping.
He strode forward, drew the Great Saber hanging at his waist, and slashed at Qiu Taifei as he was pinned against the wall.
"Stop!"
Qiu Taifei yelled, but Fang Tianhe acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing. The Great Saber in his hand didn’t slow in the slightest; he even imbued it with his Heaven-Splitting Superpower.
In that instant, Qiu Taifei felt the chilling threat of death. He frantically tried to parry with his Sharp Claws while desperately twisting his body to dodge.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Three of his claws snapped in succession, but the blade’s montum was slowed just enough for Qiu Taifei to seize the opportunity and narrowly dodge aside.
BOOM!
The Great Saber slamd into the wall behind Qiu Taifei. It was a wall forged from Alloy, yet the strike left a massive gash over a ter long.
Qiu Taifei’s face turned even paler. The sheer power of that strike proved that Fang Tianhe had absolutely no intention of holding back.
’If I hadn’t been fast enough, that single strike would have killed !’
’Doesn’t this lunatic know the consequences of publicly killing soone inside the Shelter?’ Qiu Taifei cursed inwardly.
Yes, he only dared to curse in his head. He was afraid that if he actually said it out loud, Fang Tianhe would try to kill him for real.
Qiu Taifei quickly retreated to his rcenary Corps’ side. By now, mbers of both corps had drawn their weapons. The atmosphere was tense, on the verge of erupting.
No one had expected things to escalate this far.
Now, everyone’s eyes were fixed on Fang Tianhe, waiting to see his next move. Qiu Taifei was no exception.
If this escalated into an all-out battle between the two rcenary Corps, then regardless of who won, neither side would walk away unscathed.
No sane corps leader would give such an order.
’But is Fang Tianhe sane?’
Qiu Taifei certainly didn’t think so. ’Would a sane person dare to openly try to kill soone inside the Shelter?’
Qiu Taifei wasn’t the only one in the Wild Wolf rcenary Corps thinking this. That was why, despite outnumbering their opponents, they were the more nervous party.
The mbers of the Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps, in contrast, appeared much calr. Though they were puzzled by Fang Tianhe’s actions, they supported him completely.
They all knew their leader. He was a calm and steady person who always planned his actions carefully. If he ever encountered sothing he wasn’t sure about, he would discuss it with Vice-leader Shen Han.
So they all understood that Fang Tianhe must have his reasons. All they had to do was follow his lead.
As expected, Fang Tianhe didn’t actually give the order to attack. He simply stared quietly at Qiu Taifei.
Several tis, Qiu Taifei opened his mouth to speak, but no words ca out.
But the awkward atmosphere didn’t last long.
More than ten ard drones appeared in the sky, their dark muzzles aid at everyone present.
Then, a squad of fully ard soldiers arrived.
"All of you, drop your weapons!" the captain in the lead shouted.
With a calm expression, Fang Tianhe sheathed his Great Saber. Seeing this, the others also put away their weapons.
"You’re all rcenaries. Don’t you know that fighting inside the Shelter is a violation of security regulations?" the patrol captain barked.
Of course, he knew these were n who lived on the edge, so his reprimand was rely for show. He then asked, "Alright, what happened here? Why the fight? And with weapons and Superpowers, no less."
As he spoke, he glanced at the massive gash on the wall, a shiver running down his spine.
Qiu Taifei spoke first. "He used his weapon first."
Fang Tianhe retorted, "That’s because you attacked first."
"I only attacked because you charged right at ," Qiu Taifei said.
"And that’s because your Wild Wolf rcenary Corps was blocking the entire elevator shaft," Fang Tianhe replied.
Qiu Taifei shot back, "No, we weren’t!"
And just like that, at the most critical point, Qiu Taifei denied it.
Their back-and-forth had laid out the entire sequence of events. As long as he flatly denied blocking the elevator shaft, the matter would likely be swept under the rug, with both sides receiving so form of punishnt.
Of course, that wasn’t a loss for him. In fact, it ant he had succeeded in delaying the Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps.
"He’s lying," Xu Haishui spoke up from the side.
"Who the hell do you think you are? A re captain dares to slander ?" Qiu Taifei’s face instantly turned cold.
He had already lost enough face fighting Fang Tianhe. Now, even a low-ranking captain dared to contradict him. The anger in his heart flared.
"Tsk! Should I take that as you flying into a rage out of pure embarrassnt?" Xu Haishui said slowly as he began operating his wrist-mounted computer.
"You know, I used to just be envious of Lin Xinghai’s talent. But after what happened between him and the Axe Gang today, I learned he’s got a real system for handling things. For example, his habit of recording everything to preserve evidence... that’s sothing worth learning from."
"So, you were saying I’m slandering you? Let’s see if you still have the guts to say that after we watch this recording."
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Author’s Note: I’m not feeling great today and haven’t finished outlining the next part of the story, so it’s just one Chapter for now. My apologies!
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