At this moment, Liangqing was covered in bloodstains, and his clothes were torn and ragged, indicating that he had suffered a severe blow.
Wanshan's state was also identical to Liangqing's, equally pitiful. The two small round shields in his hands were completely damaged, leaving only the two handles that Wanshan grasped in his palm.
Though their conditions were dire, Zhou Qi's attention was focused on Ning Meng, who was still conscious.
Ning Meng was the only one among the three who was still conscious, and his clothes were intact, without any signs of external injuries.
However, what intrigued Zhou Qi was.
At this moment, Liangqing's short sword hovered motionless in mid-air in front of Ning Meng, as if it was about to slash across Ning Meng's small face at any moment.
"The little girl's skin is too tender, it looks very unsightly, I really want to cut her into pieces!"
Speaking of this, the black-haired sister grabbed Ning Meng's small face and scowled.
"Spit! Old witch, feeling envious won't do you any good. It's because you're old!"
Ning Meng spat towards the black-haired sister angrily, and then looked up at Zhou Qi with a resolute expression on his face.
"Team Leader Zhou, you don't need to worry about us. They have strong power, so you must try to run..."
Before Ning Meng could finish her sentence, a slap resounded, and the black-haired sister struck Ning Meng across the face, causing Ning Meng to spit out blood immediately.
This scene made Zhou Qi furrow his brow slightly.
She was truly surprised that Ning Meng, this little girl, although acted a bit green, had a very firm stance on big issues. At this moment, she was still thinking about letting her escape.
"Don't you think they'll become my weakness?"
"I've only known them for less than two hours, and for you to ask me to save them is simply assuming too much!"
Zhou Qi had already quietly opened the "Sky Ascension Directory".
Her previous search in the equipment room was not in vain.
In addition to her lifespan, she also obtained copies of countless equipment.
With a little more life as the price, she could equip herself to the teeth.
"I don't believe that!"
The shadow, which was as black as a void, shook its head slightly and pointed at Wei Zhi, who was still holding the young man's hand.
"Just like this guy, although I think his presence is redundant, his mind is still a bit useful, so I won't easily give up on him."
"You're about the same as me. Although you say you have no emotions, your demeanor still reveals your true feelings."
Unashamed, even when the black-robed man called her out, Zhou Qi remained unfazed.
She never expected to get the other party to release him just with a few words.
After all, no one is stupid.
She just wanted to buy some time to see which piece of equipment could cope with the current situation.
"F*ck, do these people from the Special Affairs Bureau never think about saving their teammates? What kind of nonsense is this!"
Zhou Qi's patience was wearing thin as he kept flipping through the pages.
The equipment room was a mess, with countless pieces of equipment cluttered around.
They were all meant for defeating enemies and winning battles.
There was none that suited the current situation.
Could it be that the field operatives were disposable items, used once and then discarded?
Is that it? Just die?
Zhou Qi's words truly misunderstood the Special Affairs Bureau.
Following the normal procedures of the Special Affairs Bureau.
Intelligence officers would first gather all information about the target.
Then, based on the information gathered, a corresponding strike force would be formed, and a person with a strength level one level higher than the original team member would be assigned to accompany them.
This was the plan for this mission.
The intelligence personnel only discovered the existence of Wei Zhi.
Therefore, Lu Jiaying arranged for Liangqing, Ning Meng, and Zhou Qi to accompany Wei Zhi as a safety measure.
With Wei Zhi's strength, Zhou Qi, who could easily kill the tiger demon, was more than enough. It was impossible for any mishaps to occur.
But an accident, as coincidental as it was!
As for the equipment in the equipment room,
Since the team's level far exceeded that of the target,
Then, of course, they would go with the most convenient option.
Saving teammates? That doesn't exist!
"Now you have two choices: one is to submit yourself and the other is that I kill one or two hostages first, and then you submit yourself."
"Which one do you choose?"
The black-clad person's tone was casual, as if he were chatting with Zhou Qi like a homeowner.
Saying it was two options.
But in fact, it was essentially just one option!
The result of the options is death!
Zhou Qi's face instantly turned gloomy.
After all, she had not received systematic training.
It was really too much to ask a little nurse to suddenly face such a scene!
How to choose is wrong!
"My time is precious, I..."
"Zhou Captain, we have already sent out a distress signal. As long as you..."
Snap!
Before the black-robed person could continue speaking, Ning Meng, who had just been slapped, suddenly looked up and shouted, and the black-haired woman immediately slapped her again.
"This woman talks too much, let's kill her first!"
The black-robed person maintained his tone and showed no embarrassment at all, let alone being exposed. He casually waved his hand.
The black-haired woman immediately nodded, followed by a short sword that had been hovering in mid-air, spinning around in place before pointing towards Ning Meng's heart.
"Wait a minute!"
At the moment when the sword was about to pierce through Ning Meng's heart, Zhou Qi spoke quickly.
"I choose option one!"
Without any hesitation, Zhou Qi withdrew from his illusory form, and the aura of blood crystal lions on his body dissipated instantly, returning to the smell of humans.
"Good!"
The black-clad person was very satisfied with Zhou Qi's understanding of the situation, and gestured with his fingers, indicating for the idle monster henchmen to move forward.
"Team Leader Zhou!"
Ning Meng had never expected Zhou Qi to make this choice in her dreams.
Just as Zhou Qi had said, they had only known each other for two hours. She had no reason to sacrifice her life for the three of them.
But she still did it.
"Thank you, Team Leader Zhou!"
Ning Meng looked at Zhou Qi with grateful eyes, then straightened her face that had been slapped twice, gritted her teeth tightly, and forced her body to exert strength, crashing into the short sword in front of her.
In Ning Meng's heart, it would be better to use her own life to exchange for Zhou Qi's resistance than to suffer together with the four of them.
"Zeze, such a fierce little girl!"
Just as Ning Meng's body was about to collide with the short sword.
Just as the monster henchmen surrounding Zhou Qi were about to reach her.
A voice filled with sarcasm echoed within the underground gambling hall.
Following that, two huge white hands suddenly emerged from the air, one grasping Ning Meng and the other grabbing Liangqing and Wanshan on the ground.
At the same time, Zhou Qi instantly hurled the soul-catching lock from his wrist, capturing all the monster henchmen beside him and pulling them away with one swift motion. They then surrounded Zhou Qi in front of him, acting like a shield.
"Damn, demon executioner!"
The black-robed person realized the identity of the person in the instant the white hands appeared, and his expression, hidden by shadows, instantly became ferocious.
The young man and the black-haired woman did not have the insight and reaction of the black-robed person. They did not realize that the hostages had been saved until all of them were retrieved by the white hands, at which point they barely reacted, approaching the black-robed person's side at the same time, preparing to fight.
