Li Zhonglou’s brow furrowed slightly, a stark contrast to his usual calm. The hostility directed at him by Yan Gui seemed even more intense than that from Pang Zheng.
But the crucial point was that the two had never met before!
All because of some bald brute?
Li Zhonglou deeply understood what it meant to be caught in the crossfire. If the shot had been fired by someone else, it would have been fine; at least he could retaliate. But the person firing was from the Ghost Team, Xi Wen’s former squad.
After much hesitation, as soon as the staff member announced the start, Li Zhonglou directly asked Yan Gui.
“Wait a moment, do you know Xi Wen?”
Xi Wen? Li Zhonglou’s question not only caused Yan Gui’s expression to falter but also made the spectators exchange bewildered glances. Xi Wen, who was Xi Wen? And who was Xi Wen?
After a long pause, Yan Gui, unable to find any memory related to these two words in his mind, chose to ignore Li Zhonglou’s words. He then shot towards Li Zhonglou like a cannonball.
At this moment, the crowd below was still pondering the matter of Xi Wen. It wasn’t until Yan Gui’s movements were so violent that he shattered the ring’s surface, creating an unusual sound, that everyone realized the battle had already begun.
Li Zhonglou’s expression changed, and he quickly dodged to the side.
“Wait, you really don’t know Xi Wen? That shouldn’t be right!”
He was still fixated on the question, while Yan Gui acted as if he hadn’t heard a word. His attack missed, and with a light tap of his right foot on the stage, he spun like a leopard and swiftly attacked Li Zhonglou again.
This move flowed seamlessly from the previous assault, eliciting gasps of surprise from several spectators. Li Zhonglou hadn’t expected Yan Gui to be so agile. He had just managed to steady himself and didn’t have time to dodge again.
Yan Gui clearly realized this as well, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. His fists turned into blurs, and the rain of blows rained down on Li Zhonglou’s face.
Bang bang bang bang!
For a moment, the crowd saw countless phantoms flickering in front of the two men, who were about a meter apart, but only heard a series of striking sounds.
The speed of their exchange had surpassed their ability to track it!
Meanwhile, Yan Gui was also inwardly shocked. In his professional career, few could completely withstand such a fierce, storm-like onslaught. Yet, Li Zhonglou not only diffused it but also showed no change in his expression.
All he felt was a sense of inexplicable difficulty.
Yes, difficulty. In Yan Gui’s eyes, Li Zhonglou’s expression clearly conveyed only one thing: he didn’t want to fight him.
Absurd!
Anger flared in Yan Gui’s eyes, and he began to growl, increasing the force and speed of his attacks.
“Ah!”
Yan Gui became like a madman, his fists surging towards Li Zhonglou like a tidal wave. Li Zhonglou’s expression immediately changed. He could withstand Yan Gui’s force, but the stage beneath his feet was cracking with every step he retreated.
Moreover, because he wasn’t retaliating, he was being pushed closer and closer to the edge of the stage.
“Why doesn’t he know Xi Wen? Did Yi Long lie to me?”
Li Zhonglou remained fixated on this question. Logically, as the captain of the suicide squad, if Xi Wen truly hailed from the dark division, his status would not be low, possibly even being a former captain of the Ghost Team.
But Yan Gui’s reaction didn’t seem feigned; he clearly had never heard the name Xi Wen!
This had utterly confused Li Zhonglou. What would be the point of Yi Long tricking him with this?
Wait, could it be…
Just as he retreated to the edge of the stage, and the spectators, thinking Yan Gui was about to win, began to exclaim, Li Zhonglou suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
He remembered another figure.
“Do you know Old Niu!”
Yan Gui’s fists stopped in front of Li Zhonglou.
“Old Niu? You mean Brother Niu?”
Brother Niu? A flicker of doubt crossed Li Zhonglou’s mind, but he quickly described Old Niu’s appearance. As soon as he finished, Yan Gui froze.
“You, you know Brother Niu?”
Li Zhonglou’s brow furrowed slightly, and he stated frankly, “Old Niu and I are brothers. We’re in the suicide squad at the base. I’m also a member of the suicide squad.”
“Damn it!”
Yan Gui’s expression instantly changed, followed by an angry curse. Before everyone’s eyes, he leaped off the stage.
This scene utterly baffled the staff.
“Uh, Captain Yan Gui, you’re…?”
The staff member asked Yan Gui, who had jumped down, with a hesitant gaze. Yan Gui replied with an annoyed expression, “I surrender. Is it that obvious and still needs asking?”
At this moment, the Ghost Team members also gathered around, asking with complete confusion.
“Captain, why? You haven’t even used your true strength!”
“Yeah, Captain, is that kid really that terrifying?”
The Ghost Team members chimed in one after another, their questions all revolving around why Yan Gui had surrendered directly.
Yan Gui’s expression suddenly became somewhat grim. “You think I wanted to? This guy is Brother Niu’s brother! By seniority, I have to call him Uncle Li…”
???
The Ghost Team members were momentarily stunned. This news was beyond their comprehension.
A newcomer was brothers with their senior?
Were they kidding?
The surrounding crowd also began to stir. They had won, they had indeed won again! Although the victory was strangely obtained, this guy seemed to have never lost from the beginning until now…
“Even Yan Gui lost, which means…”
All eyes fell on Li Zhonglou, filled with shock, confusion, but mostly curiosity about his mysteriousness.
But just as they thought they could see through him, a mist soon enveloped him again, making him unfathomable.
And this solo match seemed to be drawing to a close with Yan Gui’s surrender. However, at this moment, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from afar.
Before the people even arrived, everyone heard an anxious shout.
“Quick, everyone into battle readiness! The beast tide has erupted!”
Everyone’s expression instantly changed. Soon, someone loudly questioned.
“What’s going on? Weren’t we told it was resolved before!”
Unfortunately, the arriving staff member ignored these questions. “Who is Li Zhonglou, Senior Li?”
Looking for him again?
All gazes immediately converged on Li Zhonglou once more.
Seeing this, the staff member quickly walked up to Li Zhonglou and cautiously asked, “Is Senior Li Zhonglou?”
“Is it Gurney Shaw who’s looking for me?”
Li Zhonglou asked directly. The staff member was taken aback and quickly nodded in affirmation, “Yes, Boss Gu asked me to invite you over.”