Zhao Shuning began to secretly gather her spiritual power in her hands.
Wasn't it just a fight? She had witnessed far more brutal battlefields than this. Could a mere Li Can really take her life here?
The situation was tense, with the atmosphere on edge.
Just then, a round of applause rang out in the distance.
Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw it was the group led by Viper, who they had encountered not long ago.
After a month's absence, Viper had changed a lot. There was no longer that gloomy look on his face.
At this moment, Viper walked with a light step. The number of people in his team had increased from twenty to around thirty.
It seemed that strength was always the most powerful backing. Now that Viper had reached the third rank, there must be countless people willing to follow him.
"Viper?"
Seeing the newcomer, Li Can's face changed colors several times, turning red then green.
Li Can was extremely jealous of Viper. In the past, he never took this man named Viper seriously. Viper was eccentric, stubborn, and preferred to be alone. He always ignored the overtures from other gangs.
But now, he had actually skipped over the late second - rank and directly reached the third rank.
Such an opportunity was exactly what Li Can had been dreaming of. Among the second - year students, the only one who could rival Zhang Tianyuan was probably this man named Viper.
"Viper, what are you doing here?"
Viper took a step forward. Zhao Shuning noticed that his gaze only swept over her and then didn't linger.
Zhao Shuning secretly retracted the hand that was about to wave in greeting.
It was true. In Viper's eyes, the person he had interacted with wasn't her.
In previous encounters, Viper had mostly been polite and respectful in front of Zhao Shuning. The look in his eyes when he looked at her was always full of tenderness.
But now, look at his coldness. He was like a completely different person.
There was a wooden token hanging from Viper's waist. It swayed in the wind as he walked. Zhao Shuning knew that this was the one she had given him. Unexpectedly, this guy was quite attentive and hadn't taken it off yet.
"I just heard the commotion here, so I came to take a look. Li Can, are you bullying the new students?"
"Are you going to interfere in this? I remember you're not the kind of person who meddles in other people's business."
Viper smiled, but the smile looked so distant that it was hard to figure out what was on his mind. Indeed, in everyone's eyes, Viper was well - known for his coldness.
"Yes, I'm going to interfere."
"Viper?"
"I said I'm going to interfere."
Viper grinned wickedly.
He was going to interfere. He still remembered what she had said: do what you think is right. If you want to be a hero, you have to change the environment with your own strength. When you encounter the weak, if you can save them, do it.
Several people behind Li Can rushed forward.
"What? Does everyone want to have a try? It's just right. I've been looking for someone to practice with recently. Wu Long's ability is too weak. He couldn't hold out for more than ten moves against me. I think he should have been eliminated by now and taken back to the Misty Rain Tower by the deacons."
Viper said this casually. There was still blood on his hands at this moment.
Just now, he had just dealt with Wu Long's group. Presumably, this news would spread across the Dark Swamp Land soon.
"Wu Long? The leader of the Broken Dragon Sect has been eliminated?"
"Yes. He broke two ribs, and his fingers and hamstrings were severely injured. Even if he wanted to continue, he couldn't."
Viper's methods were still as ruthless as ever. Perhaps in his heart, all his tenderness was reserved for that mysterious girl who appeared in the dead of night.
After hearing this, Li Can gasped.
"What? Aren't you leaving yet?"
Li Can waved his hand and walked away in a hurry. He almost fell. Having known Viper for so long, he knew exactly what kind of person Viper was. In this pervert's eyes, there was no such thing as rules.
"Wait."
Viper spoke slowly from behind. Li Can and his men stopped in their tracks.
"From now on, you can't touch anyone who has a wooden token on them. Otherwise, every time I see someone from your Poison Silkworm Light gang, I'll beat you up."
Li Can's back stiffened. He was naturally dissatisfied with this, but he didn't dare to resist.
The reason why Zhang Tianyuan was above everyone else was that his strength was that of a third - rank spiritual pharmacist. Among the second - year students, no one could rival him.
"What? Can't you hear me?"
Viper's tone was a bit louder this time.
Li Can quickly said, "I understand."
"Get out of here."
Soon, Li Can and his group disappeared from Zhao Shuning's sight.
After the incident, Viper walked towards Zhao Shuning and the others. Then he stretched out his hand. When Zhao Shuning thought he was going to do something, she saw Viper put his hand on Xiao Li.
Xiao Li, who had been on high alert and full of hatred towards him before, was now looking at him with a confused look in her eyes because of this action.
"Sorry—"
Although these three words were very soft, it could be heard that they were full of sincerity.
Everyone was stunned. Se Se and Shuang Er both looked incredulous.
After saying these three words, Viper took his hand away and opened his eyes.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. I saved you purely because of this spirit beast."
Shuang Er and Se Se glanced at each other. Even Kong Shishuang looked confused. Wasn't Viper trying to hunt down Xiao Li before? Why had his attitude changed so quickly?
"Take good care of it."
This sentence was addressed to Kong Shishuang. Kong Shishuang nodded, still looking dazed.
When Viper turned around and was about to leave, he suddenly seemed to remember something. He turned back and stared at Zhao Shuning, who hadn't said a word in front of him, and asked, "You're not from the Broken Dragon Sect, are you?"
"No. I'm a new student, Zhao Shuning. Thank you, senior brother, for saving me."
That innocent voice was completely different from the girl's voice he remembered.
"That's good."
After saying that, Viper waved to a person beside him, and someone handed over a wooden token. These tokens were carved by themselves. They wanted to help the senior to build her own power.
Obviously, Viper didn't realize that the little girl in front of him was the senior who held the jade token.
"Here, take this."
Zhao Shuning pointed at herself, and Viper nodded.
"With this, no one dares to bully you except those from the Tianyuan Sparrow gang."
Was she under protection now?
"Why?"
Viper didn't answer but threw wooden tokens to the other five people. Then he quickly left the place.
Why did he give it to her? Maybe it was just because he found her a bit likeable.