Chapter 532: Vulnerable

Upon hearing Lingyun's words, Baoxie Zhuoren's pupils constricted slightly. Just as he intended to strike the back of Lingyun's head with his pistol grip, Lingyun's figure vanished from before him in an instant.

Following that, he felt his body lose its balance and pitch forward heavily.

"Boom—"

Having lost his balance and without any preparation, Baoxie Zhuoren's face made intimate contact with the hard floor.

"Agh—"

A miserable shriek escaped Baoxie Zhuoren's mouth; he felt that his sturdy nose bridge had suffered indescribable, severe damage in this violent collision. Tears instantly blurred his vision, and the gun in his hand flew out of his grasp.

The other five Civil Security Officers present, who had been preparing to watch a good show, were stunned simultaneously; they had not expected the situation to reverse so quickly. It should be said that they had not expected at all that Lingyun would dare to fight back, and with such fierce methods that he had floored their captain in an instant.

"You bastard!" Baoxie Zhuoren, who had fallen to the ground, let out a roar.

The other five Civil Security Officers only reacted at this moment, subconsciously reaching their hands toward their sides, wanting to draw their service pistols.

But they were soon stunned, because they discovered that there was absolutely nothing in their holsters.

"Hey, are you looking for these things?" Lingyun spoke indifferently.

"Th-this is?"

When they looked toward Lingyun, they couldn't help but open their mouths in unison; a pile of parts clattered onto the ground from Lingyun's hand.

"This, this is impossible!" one of the Civil Security Officers muttered to himself.

"Is this the guard team around Seitenshi? Their ability to adapt is actually weak to this degree. Having to cooperate with such weaklings is truly frustrating!" Looking at the completely clueless guard team members, Lingyun couldn't help but complain in his heart. "When something happens on Seitenshi's side, I'll probably have to handle it alone; these people are completely useless!"

"Are you not going to attack yet!" Seeing his team members retreating due to terror, Baoxie Zhuoren, who was lying on the ground, suddenly let out a roar while pressing his hands against the ground, trying to get up.

Hearing their captain's roar, the bodies of the five Civil Security Officers trembled simultaneously, after which they gritted their teeth and lunged at Lingyun.

"Boom—" Lingyun stepped on his back, causing him to lie back down on the ground.

At the same time, Lingyun's figure turned sharply, throwing five punches almost in a single instant.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom," five figures flew backward simultaneously, crashing heavily onto the ground and emitting painful groans.

Although they had only taken one punch from Lingyun, they felt as if their internal organs had almost twisted into a knot after this blow; the intense pain caused them to curl into balls, unable to crawl up again.

"Weak, still weak. With this kind of combat power, if they were listed in the Civil Security Officer ranks, they would be at least past the one-hundred-thousandth place. Seitenshi has been using this kind of guard team until now? It's truly fortunate that she hasn't met with any accidents all these years!" The disappointment in Lingyun's heart rose another level.

"Go to hell!" Baoxie Zhuoren suddenly grabbed the pistol that had fallen from his hand, flipped his body over, aimed the muzzle at Lingyun, and fired repeatedly, emptying the bullets in the gun in almost one breath.

The moment Baoxie Zhuoren fired, Lingyun's figure twisted violently, avoiding the trajectory of Baoxie Zhuoren's pistol. Afterward, he kicked Baoxie Zhuoren directly in the abdomen, sending him flying away.

Baoxie Zhuoren's body crashed heavily onto the ground, curling into a ball in pain, and a series of screams escaped his mouth.

The sound of gunfire had already alarmed others in the Seikyo; however, within a moment, staff members of the Seikyo appeared here.

When that staff member saw the scene, they couldn't help but open their mouth wide. The Civil Security Officers groaning on the floor, the unscathed Lingyun, the pistol and gun parts scattered on the ground, and the dozen or so bullet holes in the ceiling all indicated that a fierce battle had just taken place here. However, this could also have been a crushing battle; after all, Lingyun looked completely relaxed, showing no signs of having experienced any intense struggle.

As the sun set, Lingyun walked out of the Seikyo with a leisurely expression.

"Tsk, Seitenshi is quite interesting too; even though her own guard officers were beaten up by me, she had no intention of being angry with me." Lingyun chuckled. "Moreover, looking at the appearance of those staff members in the Seikyo, they are clearly extremely familiar with the arrogant behavior of Seitenshi's guard team!"

Walking alone on the street, Lingyun looked at the crimson sunset: "However, Seitenshi also didn't impose any punishment on Baoxie Zhuoren for firing his gun in the Seikyo without authorization, only reprimanding him verbally. Is this for the sake of cooperation in the upcoming guard mission, or does she have other considerations? Still, this approach of Seitenshi's will definitely deal an even greater blow to that guy Baoxie Zhuoren!"

Recalling the look on Baoxie Zhuoren's face after being reprimanded by Seitenshi—as if the sky had collapsed—Lingyun almost laughed out loud. Presumably, this kind of punishment was even more painful for Baoxie Zhuoren. To be reprimanded in public by the person he viewed as his private property, all for the sake of a bastard who, in his eyes, had taken in a bunch of monsters—this was definitely a heartbreaking matter for him.

"However, when I left, that guy's gaze was very sinister; if he can't deal with me, he might turn his attention to others." Lingyun muttered. "Hmm, I'd better go back and tell them to be careful. If this guy really does something that crosses the line, I don't mind chopping off his reaching claws!"

However, he could also tell that Seitenshi did not like these guard officers around her very much. When speaking with him alone, she had once said this to Lingyun.

"He... he is always very pretentious; being with him, I feel a bit afraid!"

Moreover, Lingyun could also see that Baoxie Zhuoren was always trying his best to show off his excellence on every occasion, making eyes at Seitenshi. And the other five guard officers were also intentionally or unintentionally helping Baoxie Zhuoren; presumably, Baoxie Zhuoren had promised them something.

However, people climb to higher places and water flows to lower ones; this is also a normal thing. If Baoxie Zhuoren could really become Seitenshi's future husband, then they, as his main attackers, would clearly be able to obtain immense benefits from Baoxie Zhuoren.

But, as the saying goes, too much is as bad as too little. Baoxie Zhuoren was simply too impatient. Although Seitenshi was naive, she was not a fool; Baoxie Zhuoren's behavior made her feel uneasy, which is likely an important reason why she issued a guard commission to Lingyun this time.

"The king has dreams, but the goddess is heartless. Poor me, becoming Seitenshi's shield!" Lingyun smiled faintly, his pace quickening a little more.

"Hmm, I've been fighting with cold weapons all along; it seems I need to equip a gun. I should find some time to visit Shima Heavy Industries!"