"Damn it, these useless trash!" Liu Shi's face twisted in anger as he watched the people he had brought with him being burned and running around with their heads in their hands. Since the fighting had started, he had been standing on the outer edge of the crowd, so he had not been affected by the flames.

"But luckily, I still have a trick up my sleeve." Liu Shi's expression changed, and he turned to the person next to him with a respectful tone, "Master, I need your help."

The person did not speak, only nodded. Suddenly, a cold wind swept through the crowd, extinguishing the flames on their bodies. In less than twenty seconds, the flames on the crowd's bodies were completely extinguished by the cold wind. Although the fire had been put out, these people were still badly burned, their clothes torn and their faces and bodies scorched, looking terrifying and gruesome.

"Hmm, where did Liu Shi find such a powerful helper?" Lin Shiqi was surprised. She could feel that the cold wind that had extinguished the fire was driven by a magic ability user who could summon an ice storm, which could only be done by a level four magic ability user who could control the surrounding temperature. As far as Lin Shiqi knew, there was only one level four magic ability user in the academy, Li Ruobing. Where did Liu Shi find this powerful helper was a mystery to her.

At the same time, Lin Shiqi noticed a strange-looking person standing next to Liu Shi. This person was dressed in a large black coat with a wide-brimmed black hat pulled low over his face, making it hard to see his features, but it was clear that he was male.

"Dressed so suspiciously to hide your appearance, huh? I'll make sure to see what you look like!" Lin Shiqi realized that this person was up to no good. She took out a black sphere the size of an egg from her pocket and threw it lightly at the strange-looking person.

With a muffled bang, the black sphere instantly turned into a huge fireball nearly half a meter in diameter, flying straight towards the strange figure in black. Although the figure saw the fireball coming towards him, he stood still and did not move. Just as the huge fireball was a meter away from him, the figure raised his hand and a gust of wind appeared out of nowhere, catching the fireball and stopping it in mid-air.

"It's him, he was the one who summoned the ice storm earlier!" Lin Shiqi exclaimed, realizing that this person was the level four magic ability user who had summoned the ice storm.

"Child's play!" The figure in black smirked, and the wind changed direction, carrying the huge fireball back towards Lin Shiqi.

"Oh no!" Lin Shiqi realized the situation was dire and immediately used her magic ability to summon a strong wind to push the fireball back. However, the power of the storm she summoned was not as strong as the one summoned by the figure in black, and the fireball only slowed down slightly, still flying towards Lin Shiqi.

"This person's magic ability is so strong, maybe even stronger than Ice Sister." Lin Shiqi's heart shook. With her distraction, the power of the storm she summoned weakened slightly. Seizing the opportunity, the figure in black raised the strength of the storm again, and a howling wind carried the huge fireball swiftly towards Lin Shiqi.

Lin Shiqi was concentrating on using her magic ability and did not expect the fireball to fly so fast. She stood dumbfounded in place, completely forgetting to dodge, watching as the huge fireball was about to hit her.

"What is this foolish woman doing, still standing there?" Just as the situation was critical, Qin Yan rushed towards Lin Shiqi, pushing her to the ground just in time to avoid the fireball's attack.

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"Really, always causing trouble for me." Qin Yan complained as he stood up from the ground. Suddenly, he felt a searing pain on his back, turning to see his back engulfed in flames, already burning his entire back.

"Oh no! I've been hit by the fireball!" Qin Yan's mind raced, rolling on the ground to try to extinguish the flames.

"Haha, burn, burn you little bastard!" Liu Shi laughed maniacally from afar. He had been waiting for this moment, and after laughing, he turned to the figure in black beside him, with a flattering smile, "Master, you are truly amazing. With just a wave of your hand, you took care of this little bastard. Let's go have a meal together later, I want to express my gratitude to you properly."

"No need for thanks." The figure in black smiled slightly, deliberately lowering his voice and hoarsely said, "Remember what you said, as long as you can give me what I want, I can get you anything you desire."

"Thank you, Master! I will do my best!" Liu Shi chuckled and agreed repeatedly.

About half a minute later, the flames on Qin Yan's back were extinguished. He stood up from the ground with a serious expression, sweating profusely. Seeing Qin Yan's pale face, Lin Shiqi thought something was wrong and nervously walked behind him, reaching out to touch his burnt and red back. She realized that although Qin Yan's back was hot, there were no signs of severe burns.

"That was close, if it burned for a little longer, I wouldn't have been able to bear it." Qin Yan sighed in relief. By focusing all his energy on his back when it was hit by the fireball, he managed to avoid his skin from being burned through.

"You should have told me you were okay earlier, you scared me!" Lin Shiqi exclaimed in a delicate voice. She had been too nervous earlier but now relaxed, and couldn't help but slap Qin Yan's back with a "smack," causing him to grimace in pain.

"It's all because of what you did, almost got me killed just now, and now you're hitting me." Qin Yan glared at Lin Shiqi, about to get angry, but seeing her worried expression, he couldn't bring himself to be angry.

"Damn, this kid is really lucky, not even getting killed like this!" Seeing that Qin Yan was not seriously injured and was being affectionate with Lin Shiqi, Liu Shi erupted in rage. He turned his face towards the figure in black beside him, his expression filled with hatred and malice, "Master, please lend a hand again, help me kill that little bastard!"

The figure in black nodded, slowly raising his hand. At that moment, a grey SUV came down the road with a screech, stopping in its tracks. Two men and a woman got out of the car.

"What's going on? Who the hell parked the car in the middle of the road, blocking the whole way!" a man around six feet tall, in his thirties, complained loudly as he walked towards the crowd. The man had a solid build, sharp features, and exuded a masculine aura, giving off the impression of a professional athlete.

"Is there a problem?" Following behind him was a slender man around five feet seven, in his twenties. This man had a dull expression, vacant gaze, and spoke very briefly and to the point.

"Over there, I think I saw Miss Shiqi!" Bringing up the rear was a plain-faced woman in her twenties with short hair. She appeared calm, holding a curved wooden staff about a meter long, constantly looking towards Lin Shiqi's direction.

Seeing the arrival of outsiders, the figure in black did not immediately attack Qin Yan and Lin Shiqi. Lin Shiqi and Qin Yan also noticed the three newcomers. After recognizing their faces, Lin Shiqi suddenly waved excitedly towards the tall man at the front, calling out happily, "Captain Gao, over here!"

"It really is Miss Shiqi, how did she end up in a place like this!" Gao, the man referred to as Captain by Lin Shiqi, chuckled and quickly walked towards Lin Shiqi in the middle of the crowd.

"This is none of your business, stay back!" The people Liu Shi had brought did not know the origins of these three individuals. Seeing the three approaching, they surrounded them, brandishing their knives and clubs, trying to scare them off.

"Where did all these lackeys come from!" Captain Gao furrowed his brows. With a sudden clap of his palms, the two men in front had not even reacted before being struck by his palms, flying back four to five meters and falling to the ground, unable to get up for a while.

"Wow, he's skilled!"

"Could he be an ability user like that kid earlier?!"

"It's very likely, we're in trouble now!"

The people Liu Shi had brought now realized that these individuals were not ordinary people. Having been nearly burned to death earlier, they dared not provoke these ability users again. They retreated and made way, not daring to obstruct the three individuals as they entered the crowd.