Deputy Commander Chu's words were full of sarcasm and provocation.
Zhou Xing hurriedly refuted. "Deputy Commander Chu and Commander Liu are sworn brothers, and their strength is almost the same. It would be the same if Commander Liu came."
"Zhou Xing, don't flatter yourself."
Vice Commander Chu glanced at Zhou Xing and continued, "Naturally, I can't be mentioned in the same breath as my Commander. I came here to tell you that people like you are not fit to stand with my leader. My leader is not willing to be associated with people like you. No matter how much you praise me, it's useless. "
After saying this, he ignored Zhou Xing's slightly ugly expression and walked past him. Soon, he arrived in front of Li Qingzhu.
At that moment, he suddenly spread his hands and said indifferently, "Take it out."
His voice was forceful and commanding, as if he didn't care about Li Qingzhu at all.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Xing, who had just been scolded by Deputy Commander Chu, looked at Li Qingzhu with a hint of schadenfreude.
Li Qingzhu frowned and looked at Deputy Commander Chu, not to be outdone. "I don't understand what you're saying," he said indifferently.
"Don't play dumb with me."
Deputy Commander Chu's voice deepened as he said coldly, "Take out the map."
It had to be said that this fellow was extremely arrogant.
Although Zhou Xing and the others had coveted Li Qingzhu's map, they had only tried to beat around the bush. They hadn't dared to directly force Li Qingzhu to hand over the map.
However, this fellow had no intention of hiding his intentions. He opened his mouth and demanded that Li Qingzhu hand over the map.
At that moment, the sneer on Zhou Xing and Hua Tianlang's faces deepened.
Obviously, they also wanted to see Li Qingzhu make a fool of himself.
Although Deputy Commander Chu was only the deputy commander of the Floating Cloud adventurer team, his strength was still quite tyrannical.
Even Li Qingzhu, who was the commander of the Dark Light adventurer team, wasn't certain that he could win against him.
Moreover, the Floating Cloud adventurer team was standing behind him, an existence that was akin to an overlord in this area.
Facing someone with such a background, even if they were certain that they could win, they wouldn't dare to act rashly. Shedding all pretense of cordiality at a time like this would be equivalent to becoming enemies with the Floating Cloud adventurer team.
Obviously, Zhou Xing and Hua Tianlang were not willing to offend such a person.
Therefore, they concluded that under this kind of pressure, Li Qingzhu would definitely obediently hand over the map that they wanted but couldn't get just now and hand it over to Vice Commander Chu.
However, to their surprise, Li Qingzhu abruptly raised his head and looked straight at Vice Commander Chu. Then, he said, "My Black Light Adventurer Team's brothers risked their lives to obtain this map. Not to mention you, even if Commander Liu came here himself, I wouldn't give it to you!"
The scene suddenly became quiet, and the air seemed to have frozen. At this moment, all eyes were focused on Li Qingzhu.
No one had expected Li Qingzhu's attitude to be so unyielding this time.
Very quickly, Zhou Xing and Hua Tianlang exchanged a look. They could see a trace of pride in each other's eyes.
They seemed to be telling each other, "This kid is finished!"
It should be known that the Floating Cloud adventurer team was the overlord of their region. They had always acted in an overbearing manner.
Not to mention refusing their request, even saying a single disrespectful word to them would incur the Floating Cloud adventurer team's frenzied retaliation.
Although Zhou Xing and the others had always been committed to maintaining the balance in the region, protecting the Black Light Adventurer Team and keeping Floating Cloud in check, this did not mean that they did not want to. However, this did not mean that they did not want to annex Li Qingzhu's team.
If they annexed Li Qingzhu's Black Light Adventurer Team, their strength would definitely increase. At that time, even without the Black Light Adventurer Team, they would still be able to keep Floating Cloud in check.
Unfortunately, they had never had the opportunity or the ability to annex the Black Light Adventurer Team in one fell swoop. Now, if Vice Commander Chu made a move, then as long as Li Qingzhu died, they would be able to legitimately occupy the Black Light Adventurer Team's forces and assets.
Hence, they were currently waiting for Vice Commander Chu's reaction. As long as Vice Commander Chu said something against Li Qingzhu, they could help him and consign Li Qingzhu to eternal damnation.
Moreover, they believed that it was impossible for Vice Commander Chu to remain unresponsive in such a situation.
In the Floating Cloud Adventurer Team, Vice Commander Chu was famous for his violent temper. It could even be said that he had reached the level of seeking revenge for the smallest grievance.
Surprisingly, after a moment of silence, Vice Commander Chu replied in a low voice, "I will remember this enmity! Li Qingzhu, tell your people to be careful in the ruins! Don't think that we won't be able to do anything if you don't give us the map. Even if we don't have the map, we can still make your people stay here forever! "
"What? I'm not dreaming, am I? "
Zhou Xing and Hua Tianlang's eyes widened as they stared at Vice Commander Chu. They could not control the shock in their hearts and it was written all over their faces.
Although Vice Commander Chu's reply seemed like a threat, it was clearly not in line with his usual style.
This guy had always been a vengeful person, and he was the type to take revenge on the spot. Although these meaningless and ruthless words might make people panic, there was no doubt that this was just a threat without any real meaning.
What on earth had happened? How could Vice Commander Chu give up his own principles and just say something like that? How could he be so hasty?
Little did they know that Vice Commander Chu had his unspeakable difficulties.
When he heard what Li Qingzhu said just now, he indeed wanted to attack and kill Li Qingzhu.
However, just as his killing intent had been ignited, he suddenly felt a huge sense of oppression. That ice-cold aura was like a sharp sword that was already pointed at his throat. If he moved even a little, he would immediately turn into ashes.
That feeling carried a strong sense of threat, as if it was warning him, "If you dare move, you will die immediately!"
Other than his elder brother, Commander Liu, he had never felt such a sense of oppression from anyone else.
It could even be said that this sense of oppression was even greater than that of his elder brother. In that instant, he felt as if his life no longer belonged to him.
Under such immense psychological pressure, how could he still have any thoughts of revenge? All he could do was restrain his killing intent and not dare to do anything out of line.
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