Since the Quingqi had been taken away by the man in silver clothes, the special task force of the academy's mission came to an end. Lin Shiqi looked at the heavily injured bald scar-faced men lying on the ground and asked, "What should we do with these guys?"

"They should be members of other Aberrant organizations," Gao Zhanxiang observed the individuals and thought that leaving them unattended wasn't a good idea. He instructed Zhao Liang to bring a nearby car.

"Can you move? This car is for you," Gao Zhanxiang said to the bald scar-faced man. Knowing that it was impossible to retrieve Black Tiger King, the man was grateful for the help from these unfamiliar people and quickly thanked them. He gestured for the others who could still move to climb into the car and drive away. The special task force then drove back.

"Ah, I didn't expect this mission to be in vain. We've been busy for nothing today," Gao Zhanxiang complained while driving. With the mission over, they had nothing to do but return to the academy.

"You're still talking," Lin Shiqi said sarcastically, "Captain Gao, you were of no use in this operation. You almost got us fed to a tiger and almost killed us."

"Hehe, it was just an accident," Gao Zhanxiang scratched his head awkwardly. "Who could have known that the monster was so powerful? Luckily, everything turned out fine in the end, thanks to Qin stepping up. Qin, you really helped a lot this time."

"No problem, no need to thank me," Qin Yan replied calmly. He knew that it was with Dream Butterfly's help that he was able to confront the monster. Therefore, despite Gao Zhanxiang's praise, he didn't feel particularly remarkable. He turned to look at Dream Butterfly, who was sitting next to him. Dream Butterfly looked extremely exhausted, closing her eyes shortly after getting into the car, and eventually leaning her head on Qin Yan's left shoulder, falling into a deep sleep.

Qin Yan knew that Dream Butterfly would be exhausted after using her mental powers, so he wasn't surprised by her behavior. He leaned closer to her, trying to provide a better pillow for Dream Butterfly to sleep more comfortably.

"Hey, Qin Yan, your relationship with Sister Butterfly seems quite good..." Lin Shiqi, sitting on Qin Yan's right side, observed Qin Yan's actions with a pensive expression, staring fixedly at Qin Yan and Dream Butterfly.

Qin Yan turned his head and noticed Lin Shiqi's strange expression. He quickly said, "Uh, it's because she happened to be sitting next to me."

"Why is she sitting next to you then?" Lin Shiqi's face showed a skeptical expression. "I feel like my relationship with Sister Butterfly should be closer than yours."

"I'm not her, how would I know," Qin Yan pretended to be clueless.

"And your attitude towards Sister Butterfly is also suspicious," Lin Shiqi continued, "You seem very calm. Is there something between you and Sister Butterfly?"

"I don't know, why are you asking so many questions?"

"Damn, it's so unfair. Why do all the good things happen to you, Qin?" Gao Zhanxiang, sitting in the front seat, gritted his teeth, looking envious and resentful.

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"Uh, Captain Gao..." Qin Yan felt a bit overwhelmed, wondering why even Gao Zhanxiang was joining in.

"Aren't we friends?" Gao Zhanxiang suddenly changed his tone, trying to please Qin Yan. "You already have Shiqi, Dream Butterfly and you are not a good match. Give her to me."

"What are you talking about? Don't speak nonsense. There's nothing between me and Dream Butterfly."

"Eating alone, I misjudged you!" Gao Zhanxiang said indignantly. Qin Yan felt speechless and decided to remain silent.

"You're so lucky, Qin Yan, even Sister Butterfly likes you?" Lin Shiqi's face carried a mischievous smile as she stared at Qin Yan's face. Qin Yan pretended not to notice her, but this behavior seemed to anger Lin Shiqi. Suddenly, Lin Shiqi reached out and pinched Qin Yan's waist so hard that it almost made Qin Yan cry out in pain.

"Don't mess around, Dream Butterfly will wake up if I move," Qin Yan quickly stopped her. But Lin Shiqi, upon hearing this, became even more angry and started pinching Qin Yan's thigh even harder than before.

"Behave yourself!" Qin Yan's heart hardened, and he reached out to embrace Lin Shiqi's body, holding her tightly against him so that she couldn't free her hands to pinch him.

"What are you doing, ugh," Lin Shiqi didn't expect Qin Yan to do this, so she struggled, but her strength was no match for Qin Yan's, and she couldn't break free.

"If you move again, I'll make you regret it!" Qin Yan decided to take action, gently kissing Lin Shiqi's soft earlobe. Lin Shiqi's body trembled, and then she stopped struggling, imitating Dream Butterfly by resting her head on Qin Yan's shoulder and closing her eyes.

"Ugh, why isn't that me?" Seeing Qin Yan holding Lin Shiqi tenderly, Gao Zhanxiang in the front seat was on the verge of tears. Qin Yan pretended not to hear him, closed his eyes, and soon fell into a deep sleep due to the exhaustion from the previous battle.

"Everyone, wake up, something's not right." Suddenly, Gao Zhanxiang's anxious voice woke up Qin Yan and the others who were sleeping in the car. Lin Shiqi released her hands from around Qin Yan's neck, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and asked groggily, "What's going on? What happened?"

"It seems like something has happened at the academy!" Gao Zhanxiang pointed ahead. The car had already reached the gate of the Aberrant academy, and the checkpoint at the entrance had been smashed. The guard room was empty, and black smoke was billowing from inside the academy, as if something was on fire.

"Let's go in and take a look," Dream Butterfly said, now awake. Gao Zhanxiang immediately drove into the academy.

Inside the academy, chaos reigned. Many buildings were engulfed in flames, and some areas had red bloodstains on the ground. Weapons like knives and sticks were scattered around, indicating that there had been a fight.

"Look, there's someone over there!" Zhou Xiaohui pointed to a spot where a middle-aged man in tattered clothes lay on the ground. Gao Zhanxiang quickly stopped the car, got out, and rushed towards the man.

"He seems to be a security guard at the academy." Gao Zhanxiang helped the middle-aged man up, saying urgently. The others also got out of the car and noticed that the man was covered in bloodstains, indicating he was seriously injured. With his eyes closed, the man was in a state of unconsciousness.

"See if we can wake him up, he should know something," Dream Butterfly suggested. Gao Zhanxiang immediately called out to the man and slapped his face with his hand. After a while, the injured middle-aged man struggled to open his eyes.

"What happened? What's going on here?" Gao Zhanxiang asked urgently, wanting to understand the current situation.

"Enemy... attack," the injured man said laboriously. "We... we were attacked by another organization."

"Enemy attack?" Gao Zhanxiang's face changed. "Which organization, who are they? How many people?"

"It's... it's 'Chiyou,' there... there are many of them, we can't beat them," the injured man said with great difficulty, then coughed heavily.

"Chiyou?" Gao Zhanxiang was stunned, and Dream Butterfly's expression turned serious as she said, "This is bad. The 'Chiyou' organization is extremely powerful, with a much larger number of Aberrants than us. I can't believe they would attack our academy during this solar storm."