Not long after the crowd's confusion, Qin Xuan provided his answer.
He stomped his right foot and quickly moved to Robert's side.
Fist clenched, elbow bent, he threw an elbow strike at Robert.
Robert was shocked and quickly retreated. Barris and Fitz also rushed forward, attempting to stop Qin Xuan with their attacks.
However, they had underestimated Qin Xuan's resolve.
Qin Xuan's speed and strength increased by another notch in an instant. Though not much, it was enough to break free from Barris's metal restraints.
After breaking free, he continued his pursuit, completely ignoring Pluto and Fitz chasing from behind.
*Thwack.*
*Bang!*
As Robert felt a sharp pain in his chest, his consciousness slowly began to scatter.
With a thud, his corpse fell to the ground. Qin Xuan's immobilizing effect was finally lifted.
But it wasn't over yet.
Since Pluto and Fitz were charging at Qin Xuan at full speed, they were already very close to him.
Especially Fitz, who was almost about to collide with Qin Xuan's back.
But at this moment, something unexpected happened that surprised everyone.
Qin Xuan slightly shifted his body, creating just enough space for Fitz to pass, then curled his lips and reached out to grab.
Fitz, whose speed was so fast he left afterimages, was actually caught by him!
"How is this possible?!"
Seeing this, Barris stood frozen on the spot. Lucian, however, knew something was wrong.
He had clearly underestimated Qin Xuan's true strength, and this underestimation would cost his colleagues dearly!
*Bang!*
*Thump!*
Just as Lucian had predicted.
After catching the speeding Fitz, Qin Xuan did not forcibly stop him. Instead, he used the principle of "using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds" from Tai Chi to alter Fitz's direction of movement.
As Fitz was grabbed by him and spun around him as the center, his new position was exactly where Pluto was charging from.
The two collided, seeing stars.
Qin Xuan followed up with a finishing blow, easily taking down two more.
In the blink of an eye, three of the eight Vajras were gone.
Now, only Barris, Sicily, Lucian, and Patrick, who had not made a move, remained.
"How about it, still holding back?"
Slowly straightening up, Qin Xuan walked towards Lucian in the distance.
Lucian did not reply but stood his ground, letting him approach.
"Silence?"
"Silence won't slow my steps!"
"Or are you using telepathy right now to strategize with the other three?"
"Heh, let me guess."
"You want to use the moment I'm talking to you and you're distracted, have Barris and Sicily hold me down, and then have that Patrick over there unleash a 'Collapse' on me?"
Qin Xuan's words almost made Lucian's face change drastically.
Because what he said was exactly the strategy Lucian had just devised with the other three.
What surprised Lucian even more was that Qin Xuan actually knew the name of the ability "Collapse"!
How did he manage that?
Patrick's ability was known to only a handful of people even within the organization!
And these people were incapable of leaking information!
However, merely knowing the name did not affect the power of Patrick's ability.
Even if the opponent knew what "Collapse" was, he couldn't possibly counter it at any given moment.
"Since we've been discovered, let's fight openly!"
"Barris, you go forward and use your body to entangle Qin Xuan. Sicily, use your telekinesis to pick up other objects and attack him!"
"As for Patrick, you find an opportunity to use 'Collapse' at any time, and I will use mind control to disrupt his mind with all my might!"
After forcibly calming himself, Lucian quickly issued new commands.
Upon hearing this, the others did not speak but responded to Lucian's commands with action.
Barris leaped forward, transforming into a metallic being and charging at Qin Xuan.
Sicily used her telekinesis to shatter the ground beneath Qin Xuan's feet, using the surrounding debris to bury Qin Xuan in the middle.
"This level is useless."
Just as Sicily thought her task was complete and Patrick could freely unleash his power, Qin Xuan's voice drifted from the crushed stones.
As the last syllable fell,
The debris, which had been compressed with almost no gaps, instantly exploded from the center.
Blazing flames instantly engulfed Qin Xuan and Barris. The extreme temperature directly turned Barris, who had transformed into metal, red-hot.
"No, Barris!"
Sensing Barris was in danger, Lucian quickly used his mind control.
But to his despair, his mind control ability, which had always been effective and could even perfectly control Grandmasters, was completely useless!
No matter how many commands he issued to confuse or stop Qin Xuan, the latter remained unmoved.
The scorching flames continued to burn, almost turning Barris into molten metal.
"You like turning into metal?"
"That's not a good habit."
Seeing that the time was right, Qin Xuan smiled.
With a wave of his hand, he actually put out the flames.
Seeing this, Barris thought he had a chance to escape and was about to flee, but suddenly felt a bone-chilling coldness from Qin Xuan's direction.
Ice attribute sorcery, activate!
Several Five Elements talismans exploded in an instant, transforming into low-temperature ice crystals.
Moisture instantly vaporized upwards, while Barris was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture, unable to even make a sound.
"This is bad!"
"Patrick, we can't help Barris anymore!"
"Hurry up and make a move, or we'll all die here today!!!"
Seeing this scene before him, Lucian couldn't help but roar out loud.
He had already figured out Qin Xuan's intention.
Rapid cooling of hot metal, while making it very hard, also made it very brittle.
In this situation, even if Patrick didn't act, Qin Xuan could easily shatter Barris.
So, it was better to strike first.
After all, Barris had served his purpose, and Qin Xuan was indeed not advancing further at this moment.
*Snap!*
*Bang!*
As the commander of assassins, Patrick was naturally decisive.
As soon as he heard Lucian's request to act immediately, he snapped his fingers at the first opportunity.
With the sound of the snap, Qin Xuan was repelled.
The immobile Barris was instantly "collapsed" into scattered ice crystals.
Qin Xuan gasped at this.
It wasn't that he was shocked by the power of "Collapse," but rather that the shattering of the "ice sculpture" caused the ambient temperature to drop instantly.
However, Qin Xuan still considered the "Collapse" ability to be extremely formidable.
If it were unleashed unexpectedly on others, not to mention Grandmasters, even top-tier Grandmasters wouldn't be able to withstand it.
But unfortunately, every release of "Collapse" required a precursor snap of the fingers.
Such an ability might be invincible for assassinations, but once it came to a head-on confrontation, it wasn't as useful.
"Especially when you encounter someone like me with extremely fast reactions and movements!"