When Fu Qin kicked open the wooden door of the room, he saw the scene before him.
Ning Rongrong's angry roar and Zhu Zhuqing's struggling sounds almost overlapped.
"Dai Mubai! Let her go!" A pale yellow figure instantly rushed out. Ning Rongrong's hands gathered a faint halo of spirit power, and the phantom of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda flashed behind her. She was clearly truly enraged.
Fu Qin and Xiao Wu followed closely behind. As soon as they stepped into the room, they saw the chaos before them clearly.
Dai Mubai was deathly gripping Zhu Zhuqing's wrist, his knuckles turning white from the force. The muscles under his white clothes were tense, and his Evil Eyes were churning with obsession. Where was even half of his previous composure?
Zhu Zhuqing's face was as pale as paper, her cold and elegant features twisted together. Her wrist was gripped until it was bright red, and her purple clothes were disheveled from her struggle. The terror in the depths of her eyes was like tempered ice, making one's heart tighten at the sight.
"Mind your own business!" Dai Mubai caught sight of Ning Rongrong rushing over. The corner of his mouth curled into an unabashed sneer, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing?
He was a War God who had been reborn from the God Realm.
If they knew what was good for them, he could still let them please him at his knees, but if they didn't... hmph!
They were nothing more than mere chickens and dogs.
Before he finished speaking, he freed his left hand and struck a palm toward Ning Rongrong's face with vigorous spirit power. The palm wind was sharp; he showed absolutely no mercy.
"Watch out!" Xiao Wu cried out in alarm, wanting to step forward to block it, but it was already too late.
Ning Rongrong's face turned pale. Although she was a support system Spirit Grandmaster, she had no power to fight back against Dai Mubai's wrathful attack.
At this critical moment, Fu Qin's figure flashed, blocking in front of Ning Rongrong as if through Teleportation.
He didn't even activate his Spirit. He simply curled his fingers into a fist and collided violently with Dai Mubai's palm.
Boom!
A dull, loud bang made the room's windows buzz. Two powerful forces collided, kicking up a gust of air that sent the dust on the floor flying everywhere.
Ning Rongrong was pushed back two steps by the air current. She looked at Fu Qin's back with lingering fear, her heart thumping wildly.
She could clearly feel the terrifying spirit power fluctuation just now. If Fu Qin hadn't acted in time, she would probably be lying on the ground heavily injured right now.
Dai Mubai only felt an irresistible force coming from his palm, flowing back up his arm and shaking his blood and qi.
That's right, this was exactly the martial arts technique from the 'under one person' World, the 'Vajra Through-Arm Fist'.
Dai Mubai's pupils shrank as he looked at Fu Qin in disbelief.
He was a Level 37 Battle Spirit Elder, while Fu Qin was clearly only Level 34. How could he lose in a competition of pure physical strength?
Before he could react, his body was pushed back by that massive force. He retreated a full three meters before barely stabilizing himself, the floorboards beneath his feet cracking with fine lines.
As Dai Mubai retreated, his grip on Zhu Zhuqing also broke.
Zhu Zhuqing stumbled back and was immediately protected behind Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong on either side.
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She clutched her reddened wrist. Looking up at Fu Qin, her eyes held not only lingering terror but also a bit more gratitude and a strange emotion.
This boy, who always seemed indifferent, could protect her at every critical moment. That sense of reliability caused ripples in her frozen heart.
Fu Qin stood in place and moved his wrist, his face still wearing that calm and breezy expression.
His gaze swept over the three people in the room, his heart full of shock and confusion.
Dai Mubai and Oscar had clearly awakened their memories, and Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were even their wives in their past lives. So why would Dai Mubai treat Zhu Zhuqing in such a crude manner?
And Oscar stood to the side. Watching Ning Rongrong almost get injured, not only was there no worry in his eyes, but there was also a hint of hypocritical indifference, as if it had nothing to do with him.
This scene was truly too absurd. How could the War God and Food God of the past life be like this?
The more Fu Qin thought about it, the more bizarre it felt, but he didn't care.
With the three God-level buffs and his own combat power far exceeding his peers, he was capable of handling any emergency in Shrek Academy.
Just then, a series of prompts suddenly popped up on the system panel:
[The 'Fates Origin and End' buff is taking effect. Zhu Zhuqing's Favorability +20, current total: 50]
[Dai Mubai's Favorability -50, current total: -30]
Fu Qin raised an eyebrow. The increase in Zhu Zhuqing's favorability was expected, after all, he had just saved her.
But Dai Mubai's negative favorability was clearly due to resentment from the conflict just now.
But in the next second, the text on the panel changed again.
[The 'Intelligence Reduction Halo' buff is taking effect. Dai Mubai believes: 'Fu Qin only acted because he saw Zhu Zhuqing in trouble; it wasn't intentional.']
[Dai Mubai's Favorability +50, current total: +20]
Fu Qin's mouth twitched. This Intelligence Reduction Halo was too ridiculous, wasn't it?
Dai Mubai clearly wanted to kill him just now, but now he thought he was just being a Good Samaritan? Had this guy's brain been scrambled by his past life memories?
Before he could finish processing this ridiculous change, a new prompt jumped out:
[Detected that Dai Mubai still harbors great malice toward the host. The 'God-level Luck' buff is taking effect...]
[Dai Mubai believes: 'Fu Qin's actions just now were only because he didn't want any friction to arise between me and Zhu Zhuqing.']
[Dai Mubai's Favorability +50, current Favorability: +70]
Looking at the favorability that had instantly soared to 70 on the panel, Fu Qin was completely stunned, then he couldn't help but laugh out loud in his heart.
This Dai Mubai was practically a brainless mad dog. One second he hated him to the bone, and the next, his favorability exploded because of the buff.
His hanging heart finally settled as Fu Qin glanced at Dai Mubai.
By now, the ruthlessness on Dai Mubai's face had long since vanished, replaced by an expression of sudden realization. His gaze toward Fu Qin was full of 'understanding' and 'gratitude,' as if he truly believed Fu Qin's move earlier was for his own good.
"Brother Fu Qin, thanks for just now." Dai Mubai cupped his hands, his tone incredibly sincere, completely forgetting that the two had just been fighting.
"I was also too agitated and almost hurt Zhuqing. It's a good thing you stopped me in time."
Fu Qin: "..."
He really didn't know how to respond to this ridiculous development and could only give a dry laugh. "It was nothing."
Ning Rongrong watched from the side, dumbfounded. Just a moment ago, Dai Mubai wanted to kill her, and now he was calling Fu Qin his brother?
This change was too fast! She pulled on Fu Qin's sleeve and whispered, "Brother Fu Qin, was he beaten stupid?"
Fu Qin patted the back of her hand, signaling her not to ask too much.
Some things were too complicated to explain; it was better to let nature take its course.
Zhu Zhuqing leaned in Xiao Wu's arms, her brow furrowed tightly as she watched this bizarre scene.
Dai Mubai's transformation made her even more uneasy, while Fu Qin's composed manner gave her a strange sense of peace.
She looked at Fu Qin's back, and the favorability in her heart quietly climbed.
Xiao Wu stood to the side, taking all of this in, her brow furrowed.