Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

There are experts too!

At that moment, Eco, who had a strange expression on his face because of Fu Qian's secret code, suddenly looked in the direction of the voice and was shocked for a second.

On the one hand, it was naturally because someone really responded, and on the other hand, it was because I had not noticed the person who responded before.

It was an old gentleman who was even shorter than Jin Ning, and he was walking out from behind the door in almost the same manner.

Even the same brown hair and childlike face, although the style is much more exaggerated in comparison.

The elegant and bright red robe made him look radiant.

Of course, what made him look even more impressive was the iron-black crescent sword he held in his hand.

The handle is very short, the blade is curved into an exaggerated arc, and it even has a palm-length spike.

Combined with the golden patterns, the whole thing looks heavy and ferocious, just like a lamp stand removed from the wall.

The old man was indeed carefree and open-minded, and he just used materials available at hand.

After confirming that it was indeed the lamp stand removed from the wall, Fu Qian, even though he was also a swordsman, was amazed at this realm where everything could be turned into a sword.

Although it was a shape that he had seen countless times along the way, when holding it in the old man's hands, one could automatically ignore its original meaning and instead feel the destructive power within it.

It is very obvious. First, this is a kendo master. Second, because of the banquet, the master probably did not bring any weapons.

"Lee Hyuk."

While he was admiring her, the newcomer had already come closer and greeted her with a smile.

However, Ms. Jining, who was just experimenting with the secret code, seemed a little disgusted by his attitude. She snorted and turned her head away, so that the old man had to introduce himself.

……

Li, a kendo master?

When Fu Qian heard this name, one of his many associations seemed to light up.

  The former president of the academy, Brother Li Weixuan’s grandfather?

The man who was half a step away from becoming a demigod at such a young age must have inherited this from his family.

The old man Li He in front of me is in such a state that I can’t tell his depth. I’m afraid he is even better than Jin Ning next to him.

However, despite this, his appearance here is more logical than the Night Guardian demigod next to him.

After all, according to what Li Weixuan said when he first met him, the old man had retired early and went on vacation, and even ignored the fact that the academy was leaderless.

It is quite common for such retired people to participate in more social occasions.

  But if that's the case, could it be that this person is also from the former academy?

After paying attention to Ms. Jining quietly, Fu Qian became a little more curious about the relationship between her and Li He.

"Dean Li, you are also attending the banquet?"

As for Mr. Li, there was no need to greet him at all. The moment he came on the stage, vanguard team member Aiko was already excited.

And her greeting at this moment confirmed the guess in an instant.

"I didn't want to come, but the invitation turned out to be too enthusiastic."

Li He laughed when he heard Eco's name, and even made a sword flower with the lamp stand in his hand, instantly confirming that he was also in the victim camp.

"So that's how it is... Did you two come together? But I didn't seem to see you at the party..."

In the blink of an eye, the sudden attack turned into two major helpers joining in, and Eco did not hide his relief.

But in a blink of an eye, she thought of something and asked with some confusion.

"…That's because we were invited to see the newborn before we even had a chance to go to the party."

After hesitating for a while and finding that Jining had no intention of responding, Li He coughed lightly and finally explained himself.

……

Being invited directly over... Eco, who had been complaining about not being able to meet the children, suddenly felt that he was treated unfairly.

However, the negative mood only lasted for a moment, and was followed by excitement.

"So, have you two seen the newborn? Did you find anything unusual?"

During this special period, Eco obviously no longer cared about the euphemism of her words and expressed the purpose of her visit very directly.

Unfortunately...

"Sorry, I didn't see it."

Li He didn't seem to be surprised at all by her purpose, he just shook his head regretfully.

“On the way we were invited, the surroundings became what they are now.”

This is actually the case...

At that moment, the disappointment on Eco's face was beyond words.

I thought the answer was right in front of me, but it turned out to be just an illusion.

"So you were originally going to..."

But she didn't say anything, but it was Ms. Jining who took the initiative to speak.

"Go see that newborn."

Seeing that the demigod Ai Ke was frustrated, Fu Qian answered for her and explained the previous situation.

At this time, the benefits of being realistic were reflected. Even though the person involved was right next to him, he still calmly narrated the decision-making process and even showed the dark green color that had spread over most of his right hand.

"So in your opinion, the newborn who never showed up is the key to the problem."

The two seniors also listened carefully. After Fu Qian finished speaking, they looked at each other tacitly. Finally, it was Jin Ning who spoke.

"We actually share similar views, including that this place is assimilating everyone who enters it, and that there should be a limit to this road."

……

"Then we take action immediately?"

At this time, Eco had also recovered from his loss, and was very happy to hear this recognition.

In any case, the differential treatment is a thing of the past, and now this team can be said to have joined two absolutely strong players, which is a good thing no matter how you look at it.

"Okay...we're planning to go there and take a look too."

Jining's response was the same. The two teams reached a consensus almost instantly, except...

"Your Excellencies, I'm sorry I still have a small question."

However, just as everyone started, Fu Qian, who was almost the last one to fall, frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something.

"Why did you set a trap behind me? Is there something you want to target?"

...Now that you put it that way, it seems a bit strange.

Fu Qian’s problem did not affect the team’s progress, but Aiko, who was still acting as the vanguard, was slightly stunned.

It is normal to use a variety of defense methods when you are in a dangerous situation, including the situation just now, which is also very simple.

Although Jining came to check the situation, Li He, who was hiding behind the door and concealing his aura, was the real killer.

If the two of them displayed overly inhuman characteristics, they would be likely to encounter a sudden attack from the sword saint. This was actually the real danger mentioned earlier.

But now think about it from another angle. It is not strange to actively look for abnormalities when in trouble, but setting a trap and waiting for the bait when you clearly don't see anything seems to be unreasonable no matter how you think about it.

Or maybe they actually saw something...they felt something was following them? (End of this chapter)