109: Lotus Squad

Lin Ye hadn't expected this thick-browed, big-eyed fellow to be such a man of passion.

"However, besides Gu Qingzhu, all the others are already taken," Chu Tianba said with a look of regret.

"Oh? Brother Chu, are the people in our team all very old?" Lin Ye was a little surprised.

Chu Tianba nodded, "Don't look at our Captain and Vice-Captain; they seem so young, but they are both 84 years old. I'm 87, Ily is 63, Ilyana is 59, and Gu Qingzhu is 48."

Lin Ye expressed his understanding; after all, they had all cultivated to the Ninth Level, so their ages were likely not small.

This was also his first time teaming up with elders with such a large age gap.

He could call them grandpa and grandma.

Chu Tianba happily asked, "You're only in your thirties, right, kid? To have such cultivation at such a young age, your future is limitless."

Lin Ye froze, then cautiously said, "Brother Chu, I just turned twenty."

"Twenty?" Chu Tianba's eyes widened.

"Isn't that about the same as my third daughter?"

"Uh~"

Well, Lin Ye's age wasn't a secret; after all, he was a public figure, but many people wouldn't specifically pay attention to it.

They would subconsciously match him to what they considered an appropriate age range.

For example, Chu Tianba subconsciously thought that someone who could make a name for himself in the professional league and enter the Seventh Level so early must be in his thirties.

Instantly, Chu Tianba, who had originally wanted to be Lin Ye's big brother, felt that he was old and no longer suitable for calling him brother.

Tears welled up in his eyes.

Had he really gotten so old?

In the evening, the Lotus Squad gathered together.

Lin Ye introduced himself first, and the others also introduced themselves.

Captain Zhou Yuke and Vice-Captain Zhou Qingyu looked exactly alike; both were flat-chested beauties.

Ilyana's angelic face and devilish figure gave Lin Ye a sense of familiarity.

Gu Qingzhu had a hot figure and was as cold as ice; her introduction was also very concise.

"Lin Ye, do you know Ilene Ye?" Ilyana asked gently.

Lin Ye was stunned, "She was my teammate in college, could it be?"

Ilyana covered her mouth and smiled, "That's right, I'm her mother."

"Nana, no way? Isn't your daughter still in college?"

"Is Lin Ye that young?"

"Truly a young heartthrob."

Lin Ye hadn't expected fate to be so wonderful.

Teaming up with a classmate's mother.

"This is a wonderful coincidence. Ilene Ye even mentioned you, saying that a peerless genius emerged from her classmates."

Lin Ye scratched his head, "What a coincidence, I also didn't expect to meet Auntie."

"Lin Ye, how can you call her auntie? You should call her sister."

"Right, right, right, you have to call us all 'sister'; we're only in our forties."

"Lin Ye could be your grandson, yet you're still calling us 'sister'."

Five pairs of murderous eyes instantly looked at Chu Tianba.

Chu Tianba pretended not to see them; these women just loved to act young.

Lin Ye smoothed things over, changing the topic and starting to inquire about the team's situation.

The Lotus Squad was created fifty years ago, originally just the Zhou sisters and their husbands. Later, when they reached the Ninth Level, the two of them wanted to establish a team for missions.

Eventually, their husbands were promoted to the Star Level, and the team naturally needed to introduce new strength, so they gradually recruited the others.

Currently, besides the two who left and the four who died in War, only these people remained.

Besides Lin Ye, the last to join the team was Gu Qingzhu; she had broken through to the Ninth Level less than three years ago and had only joined the team two years ago.

Almost everyone in the team was a genius. To test Lin Ye's strength, Gu Qingzhu was sent to verify it.

Currently, only Ily had seen Lin Ye's strength.

Lin Ye did not hold back against the cold beauty Gu Qingzhu, as this involved his status and treatment after joining the team.

So he went almost all out.

Except for not exposingnoob's Fusion, he basically gave his all for everything else.

This was also Lin Ye's most exhilarating battle after his breakthrough.

Gu Qingzhu was very strong, definitely a master among Ninth Levels, and she also had several abilities that had broken through to the level of perfection. Among the Ninth Levels Lin Ye had seen, only Mr. Xu could steadily defeat her.

The Void Thorn profession specializes in various Void powers.

Her instant movement was much stronger than Lin Ye's, and she also possessed the strange ability to walk in the Void for extended periods.

But Lin Ye was not timid at all.

In his Mind Stream state, he was a terrifying fighting machine.

Gu Qingzhu's sneak attacks from all directions were dodged one by one by his almost prophetic intuition.

With his Escape Void ability, he directly entered the Void to search for Gu Qingzhu.

Gu Qingzhu sent out clones to entangle him, but they were also destroyed one by one.

The two fought to a draw, neither able to gain an advantage over the other.

"Is Lin Ye that terrifying?" Chu Tianba gasped, contributing to global warming in the Star Realm.

"We've found a treasure," the Zhou sisters exclaimed with delight.

Ilyana's expression was complex.

Her daughter's classmate actually possessed the strength to contend with her generation.

The world was truly interesting.

The battle ended in a draw.

Lin Ye had several blood holes on his body, but Gu Qingzhu was also not feeling well, panting heavily.

Although she had sustained less damage, her Star Power consumption was too great, and she couldn't last much longer.

If it weren't for the people outside smoothing things over, it would have come down to whether Lin Ye could outlast her or if she could break through Lin Ye's defense first.

"You're very strong. I'll challenge you again later," Gu Qingzhu said seriously.

Lin Ye replied, "Welcome the challenge."

The battle with Gu Qingzhu also brought him considerable gains.

Now he also understood the limits of his combat power.

"You two, don't hurt each other's feelings, okay? You're all teammates," Zhou Yuke said, fearing they might truly get angry.

The two shook their heads.

Seeing this, the others relaxed and began to celebrate.

Lin Ye woke up the next day, feeling refreshed.

After Ilyana's healing yesterday, combined with a good night's sleep, he had fully recovered his condition.

Early in the morning, he met Captain Zhou Yuke.

"Captain, when are we going on a mission?" Lin Ye asked.

"In a week. During this time, you should get to know and bond with everyone," the Zhou sisters were both the type of strong women.

"Alright."

It was a good chance to practice more.

Everyone had their own business.

The Zhou sisters were going to look for missions.

Ilyana seemed to be in charge of logistics, taking Chu Tianba out for supplies.

Only Lin Ye, Ily, and Gu Qingzhu were left in the base.

Ily was a War Priest.

A very comprehensive profession.

She could be a spellcaster, a support, or a physical attacker; a jack-of-all-trades.

Her core ability was sacrifice.

By sacrificing, she could gain various powers.

If she wanted to support, she would sacrifice to gain Holy Light, Water Healing, Life Power, shields, etc.

If she wanted to be a mage, she would sacrifice to gain magical power, elemental spells, and so on.

If she wanted to be a warrior, she would sacrifice to gain physical enhancement.

This profession heavily depended on one's personal preference.

All abilities served the purpose of sacrifice.

However, Ily seemed to primarily cultivate the priestly power related to physical enhancement.