Chapter 553
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Chapter 553: Leap
“How did you end up here?” Chen Han looked at Bai Li Pang Pang, Cao Yuan, and An Qing Yu, who had also removed their masks, and asked in confusion, “Didn’t you leave Anta County a long time ago?”
Lin Qi Ye smiled, “We came back.”
Chen Han stared at them for a moment, and suddenly some memories floated into his mind.
“I still have a few students, and they are quite proud of me…”
“Yeah, they’re impressive. They are the fifth reserve team… or perhaps they are already the fifth special team now…”
At that moment, Chen Han seemed to return to that snowy night.
That day, it was the same boy who stood in the cold, dilapidated house, pointing a straight knife at his own nose, saying:
“I am Lin Qi Ye, the captain of the fifth special team reserve. Now, I regret to inform you that Captain Li De Yang of Team 332 bravely died in battle against the Red Armored Ants…”
Chen Han seemed to recall something, and shock appeared in his eyes.
“You are really the fifth special team?! You are the students of the Sword Saint!”
Lin Qi Ye spoke somewhat helplessly, “You only believe our identity now?”
Chen Han was speechless.
When Lin Qi Ye told him he was the captain of the fifth special team reserve, he hadn’t fully believed it because he had never heard any news about the fifth special team, so he remained skeptical.
It was only at this moment that he truly realized… these people were indeed the fifth special team of the Great Xia.
They weren’t lying.
“You guys didn’t also come through the mist to get here, did you?” Chen Han asked.
“That’s right.”
Chen Han’s expression was somewhat strange.
At that time, when he faced these people, he had even questioned their identity and had drawn his knife against Lin Qi Ye. Until they finally left, his relationship with them was not good… He never expected that just a few months later, they would traverse the mist and return here to protect the residents.
The situation was somewhat awkward.
Roar, roar, roar—!!
The echoing roars came from the rapidly approaching “mysterious” tide, resonating like thunder in the sky.
Lin Qi Ye turned to look, his expression serious. He exchanged glances with the other team members and simultaneously lowered their heads to put on their masks…
“Are you going to stop those ‘mysterious’ creatures?” Chen Han suddenly spoke, “I want to go with you!”
Lin Qi Ye turned to him, surprised, “You want to join us in stopping the beast tide?”
Chen Han nodded firmly.
“You are too weak.” Lin Qi Ye shook his head, “According to the Night Watchman regulations, when the local stationed Night Watchman team faces an event beyond their capabilities, they can request support from a special team.
The current situation in this city has exceeded your capabilities, and we are the only special team here.
So, you don’t need to participate in this operation personally; protecting this place is the responsibility of our fifth special team.”
Chen Han paused for a moment, frowning as he spoke, “But the regulations don’t say that once a special team takes over an event, the local Night Watchman team cannot take action freely.”
Lin Qi Ye extended his hand, pointing to the terrifying group of beasts in the distance, saying, “Among these ‘mysterious’ creatures, the weakest are at the ‘Pool’ realm. With your level, rushing in recklessly would get you torn to pieces in less than two seconds…”
“I can provide healing from the back.”
“Why are you so determined to stop the beast tide?” Lin Qi Ye asked, somewhat puzzled.
“I’m not determined to stop the beast tide; I just want to fulfill the responsibilities of the stationed Night Watchman team.” Chen Han said seriously, “This is Anta County, the base of my Night Watchman Team 332, a place I should protect. I cannot intervene in the battlefield of the Sword Saint senior, but in the face of the beast tide, I can play my part… even if it’s very weak.
Our Team 332 is the smallest team in the Great Xia, with the fewest members and the lowest combat power.
But so what?
Being weak means I can always hide behind others, waiting for someone else to fix things?”
Chen Han extended his hand, solemnly pulling out his own emblem from his pocket, and slowly said, “Although Team 332 is at the bottom, we are, like you, Night Watchmen.
No matter how, I hope I can contribute to this city.”
The other team members turned to look at Lin Qi Ye.
Lin Qi Ye gazed at the emblem, then his eyes fell on Chen Han’s resolute face. Compared to a few months ago, he had visibly matured a lot.
After a moment of contemplation, Lin Qi Ye’s lips curled up slightly,
“That’s quite a speech; you’ve moved me… Qing Yu, tie him up.”
Chen Han: ?
An Qing Yu flicked her fingers, and invisible threads instantly wrapped around Chen Han, binding him tightly.
Chen Han looked at Lin Qi Ye in shock, “What are you doing? Even if you are a special team, you have no right to interfere with the actions of the local Night Watchman team…”
“We indeed have no right to interfere.” Lin Qi Ye spoke slowly, “But what does that have to do with me tying you up and throwing you back?”
“???” Chen Han was stunned for a moment, “Are you unreasonable?!”
Lin Qi Ye chuckled, “You can ask the Sword Saint senior when our team… has ever been reasonable?”
He slowly turned around and calmly said, “Jia Lan, throw him back.”
Dressed in a deep blue robe, Jia Lan quickly walked up to the bound Chen Han, lifted him as if he were a chick, and then forcefully threw him toward the city behind!
Chen Han’s figure flew out awkwardly.
“You need to live and come back.” A faint smile appeared on Lin Qi Ye’s face, “Maybe after you return this time, you will meet that person… If you die, we won’t have a good explanation for him…”
Once Chen Han’s figure completely disappeared from view, Lin Qi Ye turned back to face the overwhelming “mysterious” tide.
He reached out into the void, summoning a formation that revealed a snow-white long knife in his hand, and beneath his feet, a patch of night color rapidly spread out.
Beside him,
Bai Li Pang Pang raised his hand, and a massive Taiji Bagua diagram unfolded beneath him;
Cao Yuan slowly placed his hand on the hilt of his knife;
Jia Lan carried a wooden bow on his back, holding a golden spear in his hand;
An Qing Yu adjusted her glasses, a hint of gray light appearing in her eyes;
Shen Qing Zhu lit a cigarette for himself, exhaling a puff of smoke, while his other hand gently rubbed the black ring on his middle finger;
Jiang Er floated in the air, gently raising his hands, causing the surrounding magnetic field to become chaotic.
“The fifth special team.” Beneath the Sun Wukong mask, Lin Qi Ye’s eyes burst with soaring battle intent as he stared at the roaring beasts, shouting loudly,
“Jump!!”
—Whoosh!
Under the gloomy sky,
The seven figures leaped from the top of the crumbling building, facing the roaring dark clouds above,
Without hesitation,
They jumped down!
