Shen Qi: "I was kidding."
Lu Zhi almost spat out a mouthful of blood because he knew Shen Qi was actually capable of such things.
"Shen Qi, now is not the time for jokes," Lu Zhi noticed that Lofis had engaged in a fierce battle with the Demon Queen, and Qin Huai was overwhelmed by the bats summoned by the Demon Queen. It would be difficult for Lofis alone to kill the Demon Queen.
"Coming," Shen Qi pinched Lu Zhi's chin, making him look towards the man who had just rushed through the doorway. The man's platinum short hair and purple eyes were the marks of the protagonist.
Besides the protagonist, behind him were Wang Bin, whom Lu Zhi knew, and people from the guild.
Seeing this, Lu Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon seeing the protagonist and other ability users appear, the Demon Queen's previously confident and proud expression finally showed signs of panic.
Faced with the siege of many people and the threat of the protagonist, the Demon Queen was instantly in a deadlock.
"But..." Shen Qi said at this moment, "Even if the entrance to a comic book's dimension is closed, as long as the user is alive, the door will continue to exist."
Lu Zhi made a decisive move: "Leave this to them, we'll go capture the user!"
Shen Qi said regretfully, "But I wanted to see their ending."
Lu Zhi smiled, "No, you don't. The most important thing is to capture the user first. You must know where they are, right?"
Shen Qi touched his lips and said, "Darling, if you're going to cheat, you have to give a little benefit, right?"
Lu Zhi rolled his eyes, then tiptoed and pecked Shen Qi's lips, urging him, "Let's go, let's go. Once they kill the Demon Queen, the user will definitely notice the door closing and try to escape. It will be too late then."
Shen Qi tutted, wrapped an arm around Lu Zhi's waist, and said, "You're being perfunctory with me again."
Lu Zhi chuckled inwardly but put on a fierce expression, asking, "Are we going or not?"
"Let's go, let's go, my divine being," Shen Qi said in a doting tone, and then with giant bat wings enveloping Lu Zhi, he vanished like the wind, instantly appearing outside the door.
Lu Zhi still couldn't quite understand this and asked, "We got out that easily?"
Shen Qi explained, "You can think of the door as a form of spatial ability. As long as your spatial ability is stronger than the user's, you can easily shatter the space door they created."
Lu Zhi understood; it was space against space, and the stronger ability user wins.
"Hold on tight," Shen Qi suddenly spread his massive bat wings.
Lu Zhi was held horizontally in Shen Qi's arms, and with a swoosh, he transformed into a shooting star against the dark night sky, soaring towards the rooftop of a building about twenty kilometers away from the castle.
Lu Zhi's eyes were almost shut by the wind, and he vaguely saw figures on the rooftop of a building, seemingly not yet realizing they needed to escape.
That building was likely the tallest in City i and was located in the city center. From a superhuman's perspective, one could easily see everything within a hundred-mile radius.
"Who's there—"
Before a few men could react, they were blown off balance by the wind generated by Shen Qi's wings.
Only two men remained standing steadily.
Lu Zhi's feet touched the ground, and he first tidied his messy hair, then glanced at Shen Qi's still handsome hairstyle, saying with a hint of helplessness, "Why haven't you reverted to your normal appearance?"
Shen Qi flapped the bat wings on his back, "Didn't you say I looked handsome like this?"
Lu Zhi: ... You silly child, I was just trying to appease you. This is clearly too chuunibyo.
"Ahem... But if people see you like this, you'll scare them," Lu Zhi's gaze shifted evasively.
Shen Qi, with a blank expression, made the bat wings disappear, and his hair and eye color returned to their human forms. Sensing that Lu Zhi had tricked him, he vented his anger on the users, his icy gaze fixed on them as if they were already dead, and asked, "How do you want to die?"
The man in yellow had been shielding the man in blue, and the others were clearly protecting the man in blue. It was evident that the man in blue was the user who had opened the comic book's door.
Shen Qi raised his hand, but Lu Zhi grabbed it, licking his dry lips, and said, "Wait, let me try something."
After leaving the divine tower, Lu Zhi realized he was weak and not good at combat. These people were perfect for him to use as sparring partners.
Shen Qi took a step back, crossing his arms and adopting a spectator's posture.
Lu Zhi, this time, asked directly, "Can the brand only summon the Death Scythe?"
Shen Qi curled his lips, "Of course not. As long as you can imagine it and it's permitted by the laws of the world, you can manifest anything."
Lu Zhi was shocked. That's incredible?
Shen Qi tilted his head, smiling both sacredly and dangerously, and extended his hand, "My dear follower, do you need to borrow my power?"
Lu Zhi turned his head away and replied, "No, I want to try and do it myself."
Saying that, Lu Zhi ignored Shen Qi and first summoned Vine, unleashing an attack towards the enemy and engaging in a struggle with several people.
However, the man in yellow didn't move; he shielded the man in blue and quietly retreated.
But in the next second, Vine split into countless branches, forming a giant cage that trapped everyone, including himself.
The man in yellow's face contorted, and he angrily commanded, "You can't even defeat a B-rank, are you all useless?"
Looking at the three enemies rushing towards him, Lu Zhi's mind was occupied with the thought that it would be great to have a suitable gun, preferably one that could trap people.
In an instant, the brand emitted a dazzling golden light, and like smoke and stardust, it condensed into a silver-white pistol before Lu Zhi's eyes.
The moment Lu Zhi grasped the gun, he fired three shots at the three enemies with lightning speed.
The three enemies instinctively summoned their defensive shields, but what they didn't expect was that this was not a gun that fired bullets but a net.
By the time they realized it, it was too late to dodge. Like birds, they were caught in the net, which also crackled with electricity. The buzzing sound of electricity, accompanied by purple lightning, made all three of them tingle. As soon as they used their abilities, the net would continuously constrict.
"Wow!" Lu Zhi exclaimed, excitedly, "I didn't expect it to actually work."
Shen Qi, witnessing all this: ... What kind of thoughts are in this little head.
"Damn it!" The man in yellow, seeing his companions so easily defeated, decided to take action himself.
Suddenly, the man in blue grabbed the man in yellow, his face pale, and said urgently, "Not good, my door has been breached."
"What?!" the man in yellow exclaimed, "How could it be broken so quickly?"
"Hey, you can't get distracted during a fight," the gun in Lu Zhi's hand had, at some unknown time, transformed into a round, black-iron cannon barrel. He smiled cutely and charmingly, "Surrender or take my laser cannon blast?"
Shen Qi: ... What to do, suddenly regretting telling him about the brand's abilities.