As a single word fell, people who had entered a preparatory state instantly shifted to combat mode. They aimed their guns at the man and woman at the door, firing without hesitation. Clearly unprepared for an ambush, the woman was briefly stunned before quickly taking cover behind an obstacle, while the man raised his hand, generating a black space full of endless whirlpools that absorbed all the bullets headed towards him.
Bi Xia no longer saw the team behind her as Nine Pavilion or Jun Men, but rather as a fusion into Nine Doors—a new topic of discussion among spiritual power users following Jun Men, generating fear among them.
It was evident that Nine Doors personnel were not battling them for the first time. After over a month of confrontation, seeing the man calmly activating his defense mechanisms without any counterattacks, they quickly focused all their firepower on the other individual.
