A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

Upon seeing this, Zhou An frowned slightly: "Team Leader Liu?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haiyang looked up at Zhou An again, his expression somewhat cold.

He remained silent and looked down at the documents again.

Zhou An couldn't help but chuckle to himself upon seeing this.

Zhou An was Liu Haiyang's direct superior, and Yan Ling went to great lengths to get him to join them.

But Liu Haiyang actually wanted to give Zhou An a hard time.

"Wait a minute, a show of force? This is getting interesting." Zhou An immediately began to ponder.

After a long while, Zhou An realized that Liu Haiyang was probably not Yan Ling's confidant.

Judging from Liu Haiyang's age, he's around forty years old, and in terms of ability...

It should be level four, but I don't know if it's a superhuman, an enhanced human, or a martial artist.

At this age and with this level of strength, he could be an old member of the 1st District Brigade before Yan Ling arrived.

They act arrogantly due to their age, disobey orders, or outwardly comply while inwardly resisting.

Then it becomes clear why Ling sent him here.

Let Zhou An cause trouble here, preferably so that Liu Haiyang makes a mistake.

This would make it a logical way to demote Liu Haiyang and transfer him.

Who knows, the power of words might just make him the leader of the fifth group.

"Word of Power is quite cunning. Doesn't it worry that I won't be able to figure it out if it doesn't tell me?"

Putting these distracting thoughts aside, Zhou An took another look at Liu Haiyang.

Now that Zhou An knew Yan Ling's plan, he naturally wouldn't tolerate Liu Haiyang.

Zhou An immediately swaggered over and sat down on the sofa.

He even casually picked up the water bottle on the coffee table, opened it, and started gulping it down.

Liu Haiyang noticed this and turned his gaze to Zhou An, his face extremely gloomy.

"Who are you? Why are you in my office?"

"And who told you to sit down? Who told you to drink water?"

Liu Haiyang's tone was extremely impolite, and an invisible aura emanated from him, pressing down on Zhou An.

Upon hearing this, Zhou An calmly replied, "Are you deaf? I've said it twice, I'm new here."

"And besides, I can sit whenever I want, and drink whenever I want. Is it any of your business?"

Zhou An crossed his legs and looked at Liu Haiyang with an arrogant expression.

A loud "Bang!"

Liu Haiyang slammed his hand on the desk: "How dare you! Do you have any respect for discipline or hierarchy?"

"Since you're new here, you're my subordinate. You can only sit down when I tell you to, and you can only drink water when I tell you to."

Who do you think you are, daring to be so rude to me?

The overwhelming aura surrounding Zhou An grew even stronger.

Meanwhile, outside the office, the employees stopped what they were doing and listened intently to the sounds coming from inside.

Several of them, who were close friends, spammed the group chat they had created.

"Holy crap, this new guy is really something. A level one ability user, he actually dares to go head-to-head with Liu the Skinflint."

"You don't know this, do you? He's an S-level potential ability user, and his initial strength can reach level five."

"Level 5? Holy crap, no wonder he dared to argue with Liu Bapi. Liu Bapi is only Level 4."

"No, no, no, although S-level potential is impressive, the initial strength can only barely reach level five, and the endurance is poor. They can't even beat a level four ability user."

"Moreover, I haven't heard that the other party only meets the strength requirement. Old Liu has the support of cultivation techniques and martial arts skills. The newcomer definitely can't beat Old Liu."

"Hehe, this is going to be good..."

Even if you meet the required strength attribute, you still can't beat an opponent who has the support of cultivation techniques and martial arts skills.

However, Zhou An is not an ordinary level one ability user.

Inside the office, Liu Haiyang uttered, "Who do you think you are? How dare you be so rude to me?"

Zhou An's eyes narrowed slightly.

He slowly rose from the sofa, looking down at Liu Haiyang: "So, tell me, who the hell are you? How dare you spout nonsense in front of me?"

"You're courting death! You think you can act arrogantly in front of me just because you have S-rank potential?"

"You think you can provoke me just because you've reached level 5 strength?"

Unable to bear it any longer, Liu Haiyang kicked the desk at Zhou An.

It was extremely fast, even accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.

Upon seeing this, Zhou An smashed the desk to pieces with a single punch.

Amidst the swirling debris, a hand pierced through and struck Zhou An in the chest.

Upon seeing this, Zhou An threw a punch to meet the attack.

A loud "BOOM!"

A burst of blazing flames erupted, a combination of the power of the Dragon Talisman and the explosive fist.

Liu Haiyang's expression changed slightly, but he did not panic.

The opponent shuddered, and a golden light flashed forth.

The powerful force shattered the surrounding glass instantly.

Various miscellaneous items were also blown away.

Liu Haiyang stood still, a hint of surprise on his face.

Zhou An also looked somewhat surprised.

Although he didn't use his full strength, the power of the dragon talisman had already reached the fifth level.

Liu Haiyang, a level four martial artist, actually took the Dragon Talisman head-on.

It seems that Liu Haiyang has not suffered any damage, and his energy expenditure does not appear to be high.

"You can withstand my explosive punch?" Zhou An asked in surprise.

"Hmph, laughable. Although you are an S-level potential ability user, your strength alone is comparable to that of a level 5 martial artist."

"However, physical attributes are not the standard for measuring combat power."

"Whether it's the equipment you wear, the cultivation techniques, or the martial arts skills, they can all enhance your combat power."

"A mere level one newbie dares to lay a hand on me? Today I'll break one of your legs and show you what a strict hierarchy is, what respect and rank really mean."

Liu Haiyang snorted coldly, and golden light shone from his body once again. Then he threw a punch at Zhou An.

Zhou An could feel the terrifying power contained in that punch.

The next moment, Zhou An raised his hand and threw another punch.

The two fists collided.

Liu Haiyang's previously sneer changed drastically in an instant.

A muffled thud!

Liu Haiyang's body was directly swept up by a tremendous force and sent flying backward.

A loud "BOOM!"

Liu Haiyang crashed through the solid concrete and steel wall and flew into the outside office area.

However, Liu Haiyang is also quite skilled in martial arts.

The person adjusted their posture in mid-air and landed smoothly.

After landing, he slid for another ten meters or so before regaining his balance.

Looking at the ground, there were two deep ditches, each more than ten meters long.

"Pfft!" Liu Haiyang spat out a mouthful of blood.

At the same time, his right fist had already slumped down limply.

With a single punch, Liu Haiyang, a level 4 martial artist, was sent flying, and his right fist was completely destroyed.

The employees in the office area stared blankly, mouths agape, at the sight.

They considered many possible outcomes.

Some Zhou An admitted their mistakes, while others were disobedient and were beaten into submission by Liu Haiyang.

Zhou An also directly called for reinforcements, bringing over the captain of the Word Spirit team to teach Liu Haiyang a lesson.

But to everyone's surprise, it was Zhou An, a new Level 1 ability user, who knocked Liu Haiyang, a Level 4 martial artist, flying.

Seeing Liu Haiyang spit out a mouthful of blood and his right arm hanging down, it was clear that he was seriously injured.

Zhou An slowly walked out of the office.

All eyes immediately turned to him.

"Team Leader Liu, this won't do either."

"Are you really a level 4 martial artist? How come you can't even withstand one of my punches? I'm just a lowly level 1 ability user."

Zhou An's expression was arrogant, and his tone was extremely arrogant as well.

"Impossible! Even if you're an S-level potential ability user, you couldn't possibly possess such terrifying power." Liu Haiyang looked at Zhou An with disbelief.

"Are you an S-class potential user?" Zhou An asked.

"I am a martial artist." Liu Haiyang didn't know why Zhou An would ask this.

"You're not even a superhuman, so what makes you think an S-class potential user can't possess such terrifying power?"