Chapter 1 Snap

Li Chengyi's boots crunched on a patch of withered leaves, pressing down a clump of completely yellowed weeds.

He stopped and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Hello. Is there something I can help you with?" He immediately used an honorific for the elder of an important member of the team.

"." The other end went silent, without answering immediately.

Not hearing a response, Li Chengyi wasn't impatient and waited quietly.

About ten seconds later.

The voice on the other end of the phone spoke again.

"I originally had a lot to say."

"But then I felt that those words were meaningless. In fact, this call could have been avoided altogether, because it really wasn't necessary."

"But I still want to hear, what kind of person are you."

The other party's words were a bit complex, but Li Chengyi quickly reacted.

"I'll call you Uncle, is that okay?"

"Whatever," the other party said casually.

"So now that you've heard my voice, what are your thoughts?" Li Chengyi asked.

Rainbow Candy's father, without even thinking, was definitely a super-capitalist beyond his understanding.

Such a big figure, in this tech age where money represents strength, suddenly calling him could only be related to Rainbow Candy.

"I've learned a lot about the Dead Angle's information. Words like 'I hope you can protect my daughter more' are meaningless. You are partners, a team, and naturally have your own considerations and coordination," Rainbow Candy's father said in a low voice.

"Then what do you mean?" Li Chengyi asked.

"I've checked your information. Your team has made quite a few enemies."

"Enemies?"

"You're still young, there's no need to do things that you might regret later. You're a Dead Angle person, but what about your family? Your friends?" Rainbow Candy's father said in a low voice.

"We are aware of that," Li Chengyi replied.

"Ideal Utopia, a branch within Jiu Yi, you've only been around for less than a year and you've already made so many enemies. These are all major hidden dangers," the other party continued.

"Then what should we do? Just let them kill us and wait for death?" Li Chengyi retorted.

"Avoid. Endure." The answer from the other end of the phone was simple.

Silence.

Both of them were silent for a moment.

"Young man, I don't know what forces are supporting you behind the scenes, but based on the scale and module level you've shown, it's still far from the high-level of Ideal Utopia."

"In short, you're too weak."

"I understand," Li Chengyi smiled, "You're worried that I'll implicate your daughter, right?"

"It's good that you understand," Rainbow Candy's father replied affirmatively, "I know that you just won against White Skull and Noel Group's Andy head-on. But if Jiu Yi wasn't blocking the pursuit from the outside, do you believe that Ideal Utopia could instantly dispatch dozens of experts at White Skull's level?"

"I believe it," Li Chengyi replied.

"Andy is just an ordinary businessman who installed a commercial third-stage force field module. If you knew that there were even tenth-stage super high-level force fields, you would understand that modern warfare isn't about martial arts, or the fighting techniques you practice, but about resources."

These words were indeed true.

Even Li Chengyi couldn't refute it.

Andy, an ordinary businessman who only knew some basic fighting, relied on high-specification force field modules and modification modules to make it so difficult for them to break through.

In the end, he had to unleash his full power to defeat him. But even so, he only defeated him, instead of killing him with one palm strike.

This was simply a miracle.

"The Dead Angle is pressing closer step by step, and you're constantly making more enemies. I can't understand your way of survival," Rainbow Candy's father continued.

"So, you're subtly saying that we're too weak? And want us to keep a low profile?" Li Chengyi said.

"You can understand it that way. To be honest, if my daughter wasn't so stubborn and rebellious, I wouldn't want her to get close to you."

"You're a good father. The reason you're making this call is probably to provoke my rebellious mentality, so that I'll take the initiative to stay away from your daughter, right?" Li Chengyi guessed the other party's intention.

"Since you understand, there's no need to say more," Rainbow Candy's father admitted.

"I'm sorry, I can't do that," Li Chengyi said frankly. "Rainbow Candy and I are friends and teammates. Not you."

"Also, if you don't have anything else, I'll hang up first." He was too lazy to waste time and hung up the phone directly.

From this phone call, he understood why Rainbow Candy's personality was so rebellious. Having such a seemingly gentle, but actually domineering father, who made decisions for her without asking her own opinion, would make anyone rebellious.

Putting away his phone, Li Chengyi took the other party's reminder to heart.

Indeed, the team had too many enemies now. If enemies like Ideal Utopia and some force within Jiu Yi couldn't be completely eradicated, then the only way was to protect himself, not show weakness, and quickly strengthen himself.

'It seems... it's time to find a flower language that can temporarily lend out a petalscale robe.'

Flower languages flashed through Li Chengyi's mind.

To date, his recorded flowers covered most common species, but none of them had this kind of ability.

Next, he planned to continue searching for rare flowers, as well as the strange flowers within the Dead Angle.

Completely separating the petalscale robe to lend to others was definitely unrealistic.

The best method was to disguise the petalscale robe as a full-body exoskeleton armor. The petal-like dressing and undressing could be explained by special particle robots.

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Several days later.

Andu, tens of thousands of miles away from Fuzong Province.

Inside a dim wooden hall.

The red light of the setting sun projected in from the arched window, landing on the dressing table, and also on a woman in a red dress who was fixing her hairstyle and makeup.

The faint sound of footsteps came from behind the woman.

Someone was approaching.

"What? Weren't you going to arrange a new team for your precious daughter?"

The woman didn't turn her head, gently wiping the pink color off her lips with a wet wipe.

"She refused," a man's low voice came from behind her.

"You sent so many things this time, is that a complete division of the family?" the woman asked.

"Yeah," the man answered perfunctorily.

"Xin Cai is already hopeless. You're too emotional," the woman said.

"Is she even your own flesh and blood?" the man interrupted.

"In vitro gestation only, we can have as many as we want," the woman replied.

"Since you don't care about her, then interfere less with my decisions!" the man said coldly.

"Aren't you also indifferent to Xin Jie?" the woman retorted. "They're all your children, Xin Jie is the family's true hope!"

"Enough!" the man roared. "Xin Cai isn't dead yet!"

"Once you enter the Dead Angle, there are no exceptions." The woman slowly turned her head, revealing a delicate and fair face.

It was just that the left side of that face was covered with dense silver patterns.

A breeze blew, and blue electric light flowed silently over the patterns.

"That's the choice. Xin Cai has no value anymore," the woman said softly, "In a family like ours, having no value, the only use, is to be abandoned."

Bang!

The man behind her didn't say a word and slammed the door shut as he left.

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A few days later.

Yong'an Garden.

The sun was bright, but it didn't radiate any warmth when it shone on the body.

Beside the fountain at the entrance, Big Bear had temporarily set up a small shed and was sitting inside, wearing a nurse's uniform and looking at each teammate who was preparing to line up for an injection with a flower-like smile.

After so much time together, everyone had more trust in each other than at the beginning.

Just like now.

Pa.

Rainbow Candy slapped Longmen Diao on the head.

"Where are your eyes wandering!?"

Longmen Diao yelped and quickly pulled his gaze away from Big Bear's chest.

"I'm just worried that Sister Big Bear isn't wearing enough clothes and is cold!"

He covered his head and said helplessly.

"Oh, so you're being kind!?" Rainbow Candy chuckled twice, took a step forward, rolled up her sleeves, and sat down in front of Big Bear.

Her eyes scanned her best friend's exposed figure up and down.

Big Bear already had a good figure, and now she was wearing a set of white tight nurse's uniforms, which even more highlighted her figure advantages.

"The buttons on her chest are about to burst open!"

"What's on your mind? Why aren't you wearing a white coat!?" She slapped the table in front of Big Bear.

"But... I have a good figure, why can't I show it off?" Big Bear blinked her eyes strangely, with an innocent and puzzled expression.

Rainbow Candy gritted her teeth, her anger accumulating.

Bang!

She slammed the table again, about to roar.

Biu!

Suddenly, a needle tube accurately pierced her arm.

It was pulled out in less than a second, leaving a faint black dot on her skin.

"Okay, done. Next." Big Bear smiled, extended her hand, and made a gesture to invite.

Rainbow Candy hadn't even had time to vent her anger when she immediately felt as if her body was filled with lead, extremely heavy.

Two strong female nurses who were prepared stepped forward to help her leave.

Then it was the next person.

Xiao Zong.

Big Bear repeated the same operation, making Xiao Zong red-faced and blushing, and then giving him an injection.

Xiao Zong's body stiffened, but he was slightly better than Rainbow Candy. At least he could barely force himself to move step by step and go to the rest area to lie down.

Longmen Diao stepped forward and swallowed.

"Sister Big Bear, don't be afraid, I'm actually a bit perverted usually, but I'm very reliable at crucial moments!" He patted his chest and assured her.

"No need to stimulate me," Big Bear smiled. "How about I let you lie next to Sister Candy in a while?"

"Ah!?" Longmen Diao's face instantly flushed, and his heart rate soared to one hundred and twenty.

With one injection, Longmen Diao fell to the ground on the spot and was dragged away.

Finally, it was Li Chengyi.

"Brother Cheng, why don't you think of a way yourself?" Big Bear blinked her big eyes, "This strengthening injection works best when injected when the blood flow rate in the human body is accelerated."

She perked up her chest and found that Li Chengyi's expression didn't change at all, his breath was stable, as if he wasn't affected at all.

"I see, so you dressed up like this to consider everyone. You've worked hard." Naturally, Li Chengyi wasn't really ignoring the other party's good figure, but his control over his Qi and blood and his own focus was much stronger.

"That's partly it," Big Bear smiled, "But mainly, I like that kind of envy, where people are looking at me, wanting but not getting it."

Li Chengyi was speechless. This girl's heart was also black when cut open. Her sense of humor was full.

But he could also understand that the pressure brought by the Dead Angle was so great that everyone was bound to have their own way of relieving stress.

He stretched out his arm. He was still wearing short sleeves in this weather. At this time, when he stretched out his arm, the black patterns on his fair skin immediately attracted Big Bear's attention.

"This is.?" She touched the black lines lightly in confusion, but couldn't feel any sensation at all.

"Just some tattoos, it's okay, give me the injection." Li Chengyi replied calmly.

"Okay." Big Bear put away her doubts and stabbed the needle tip against his skin.

The needle bent??!

It didn't pierce through!

(End of chapter)