Zhou Huai controlled Gandalf and calmly shook his head.

He refused very decisively.

"Sorry, I'm not interested in the grand ideology of your Dawnbreaker Guild."

"Wherever you came from, you should just go back there."

A trace of reluctance appeared on Chu He's face, and his voice rose a few decibels.

"Do you know what it means for you to reject me now?"

"Even if you are an SS-Rank Professional, you will die at their hands!"

He took a step forward, his tone earnest.

"I just don't want a talent like you to sacrifice yourself here in vain."

"That would be truly regrettable."

Zhou Huai smiled indifferently.

That smile carried a trace of undisguised mockery.

"That's my business. If you have nothing else to do, leave. Don't disturb my rest."

Hearing this, Chu He let out a long sigh.

The expression on his face instantly collapsed, filled with loss and frustration.

"Sigh... Negotiation failed again."

He lowered his head and began to mutter to himself.

"Was I not sincere enough in my performance?"

"Clearly I've tried so hard. As expected, I'm still not suited for reasoning with others."

Hearing Chu He's rambling words, Zhou Huai raised an eyebrow.

He had originally thought this guy should be considered someone with normal thinking within the Dawnbreaker Guild.

Now it seemed he somewhat possessed the traits of a lunatic.

Zhou Huai silently looked at him without speaking.

He seemed to have fallen into some kind of self-doubt loop, his voice filled with depression.

"Why is it always like this..."

"Why... being an HR is really so hard..."

"Recruiting people is truly the most troublesome thing under the sun."

The next second, he suddenly raised his head and looked intently at Gandalf.

On that originally depressed face, a trace of incomparable piety actually surfaced.

"Sorry, Mr. Gandalf. I lied."

"Actually, I'm a person who doesn't really like reasoning."

The moment the voice fell, Chu He's figure moved!

Exerting force with his feet, his entire body was like an arrow leaving the string, with extreme speed, and he lunged straight towards Gandalf on the bed!

Just the moment his hands were about to touch Gandalf.

A sudden change occurred!

The shadow at Gandalf's feet violently twisted without warning.

A white-haired figure suddenly darted out like a ghost from that thick darkness, blocking in front of Gandalf.

It was none other than Moria!

The moment Moria appeared, his hands had already turned into two pitch-black sharp claws flashing with cold light, carrying a piercing whistle that tore through the air as they slashed fiercely toward Chu He's chest!

"You actually hid another person?"

In Chu He's eyes, a trace of undisguised surprise flashed by.

But the expression on his face remained calm, without a shred of panic.

Facing this sudden fatal attack, he didn't even have any intention of dodging.

The sharp claws wrapped in chilling killing intent were about to touch Chu He's body.

But at that critical juncture, an incredible scene happened.

Chu He's two arms meeting the sharp claws instantly turned into two rushing streams of water in a way that violated the laws of physics!

Puchi!

Moria's sharp claws penetrated the water flow without any obstruction.

The sharp claw blades failed to tear flesh and blood, instead stirring up large splashes of water that splashed in all directions.

Missing the strike, Chu He immediately withdrew and retreated violently.

Those splashed water droplets seemed to be guided by some invisible traction, tracing strange arcs in mid-air, converging back onto his body and turning back into his two intact arms.

"Water-type Classer?"

Zhou Huai's consciousness inside Moria narrowed his eyes slightly.

This was the first time he had seen a Professional capable of bodily elementalization.

Chu He stabilized his figure, shook the water droplets on his hands, and a somewhat helpless smile appeared on his face.

"Found out, huh."

"It seems if I don't get serious, I won't be able to take you away."

Before his voice fell, he pushed his hands forward fiercely.

The moisture in the damp air of the prison corridor was instantly drained by him, condensing into dozens of sharp ice cones that shot fiercely toward Moria like a rainstorm!

Moria let out a cold snort, his figure instantly turning into a blurry afterimage that melted into the shadows of the corridor and disappeared.

The dense ice cones lost their target and nailed themselves patteringly onto the alloy wall behind, emitting a series of crisp metallic collision sounds.

The next second, the shadow at Chu He's feet violently stretched and twisted.

Moria's figure darted out from it once again, his pitch-black sharp claws aiming straight for his heart from behind!

Chu He acted as if he had eyes on the back of his head, not even turning his head as his body suddenly lowered, turning into a puddle of clear liquid that collapsed softly onto the ground, narrowly dodging this fatal blow.

That puddle of liquid squirmed rapidly on the ground, quickly condensing back into Chu He's appearance.

He turned around, looking at Moria who had once again hidden in the darkness, his brow slightly furrowed.

"What a troublesome fellow."

Both of their combat styles were extremely bizarre.

One Incarnation was flowing water, formless and substance-less.

One melted into the shadows, coming and going without a trace.

For a time, in the narrow prison hallway, water splashed and shadows shuttled, fighting to a standstill where neither could do anything to the other.

Such intense combat finally completely triggered the highest alert of this military prison.

Woo—woo—woo—!!!

The piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire prison, and the red warning lights flashed frantically!

"An enemy has unauthorizedly broken into the prison!"

"Area A, Cell Number 3! Repeat! Area A, Cell Number 3!"

Heavy footsteps and furious roars quickly came from all directions.

At the end of the corridor, rows of Formation light walls formed from energy rose from the ground, instantly sealing off all retreats.

Seeing this, Chu He knew he could not continue entangling here.

He glanced at Gandalf in the cell, a regretful expression appearing on his face.

"It seems today, I won't be able to take you away."

"What a pity."

Finishing his words, he turned around without the slightest hesitation and dashed headfirst into the private bathroom inside the cell.

Moria wanted to pursue, but those lit-up Formations in the prison passage made him stop his footsteps.

The energy fluctuations emitted from those Formations made even Moria's Intellect Core AI feel a trace of palpitations.

The moment Chu He rushed into the bathroom, he once again turned into a stream of water.

Without the slightest hesitation, he dove headfirst into that white ceramic toilet bowl.

Flush——!

Accompanied by the sound of a flush, his aura completely disappeared in this heavily guarded prison.

Seeing this, Zhou Huai also immediately made Moria disappear back into the shadows.

He couldn't help but start complaining in his heart.

No wonder this Chu He was able to sneak into the military prison so easily.

Being able to completely elementalize the body into water, this ability was indeed too buggy.

Moreover, a ruthless person like him who could unhesitatingly dive into a toilet to escape was truly rare in this world.

Zhou Huai no longer paid attention to the prison which had fallen into utter chaos at this moment.

He controlled Gandalf to lie back down on the bed, pulled the quilt over his head, and continued to sleep soundly.

Late at night.

Imperial Capital, inside a private room of an underground bar.

Under the dim lights, a tall woman was lazily curled up on the soft sofa.

She held a laptop with a lit screen in her arms, her slender fingers tapping rapidly on the keyboard.

A head of glossy black hair was casually draped over her fragrant shoulders like a waterfall, forming a sharp contrast with her sexy black spaghetti-strap dress.

If there were students or teachers from Imperial Capital Academy here at this moment, seeing her look like this, they would definitely be so shocked that their jaws would drop to the ground.

Who would have thought that Professor Chen Lanxin, who usually dressed extremely conservatively in class, wore gold-rimmed glasses, and was stern, actually had such a sexy and hot side.

Not long after, the door of the private room was pushed open.

Chu He walked in looking somewhat disheveled.

He was still dripping wet all over, emitting an indescribable and peculiar odor.

He plopped down on the sofa, looking completely wilted, and said somewhat dejectedly: "Failed. As expected, I'm not suited for negotiations. It's really too hard."

Chen Lanxin's eyes never left the computer screen, and she didn't even raise her head.

She just spoke indifferently, her voice so plain that no emotion could be heard.

"As expected."

"Gandalf will definitely not leave with you."

Finishing her words, she quietly moved to the side, deliberately putting some distance between herself and Chu He.

"The smell on you is a bit strong, like you were just fished out of a cesspool."

Chu He didn't mind her complaints, and just asked somewhat unwillingly: "You knew early on?"

Chen Lanxin finally moved her line of sight away from the computer screen.

She nodded, and in those beautiful eyes hidden beneath her hair, a trace of wise light flashed.

"Recently, I found a lot of interesting news."

"That Gandalf..."

"Doesn't seem to be a real Professional at all."