The muscular man took a deep breath.
When he inhaled, Sheyan could feel his hair drifting forward. The suction force of his breath was unbelievable!
Strangely, he only inhaled but did not exhale. He inexplicably started chewing on the mouthful of air that he sucked in, as if he sucked in something hard and crunchy instead of intangible air! Sheyan could even hear the crunching noises!
A glint flashed across Sheyan's eyes as he communicated with Aziz through the nightmare imprint:
“What are you waiting for? Are you going to wait till his power reaches its peak?”
Aziz was apparently not used to being questioned. He only replied coldly after a while:
“I have no shooting opportunity. He's in my blind spot. Because I shot at those two people just now, he already narrowed down my possible hiding place. It wouldn't be prudent for me to act now that they're prepared.”
Those who were familiar with Aziz would be shocked if they heard him. He actually explained himself! It could be seen how big a temptation the Golden Side Mission was to him. Any other occasion and he might have already walked away.
Sheyan was about to speak when the burly man breathed again and laughed:
“Ye little bugs, tremble under the might of Lord Shali.”
As he spoke, he slammed his fist into the steel wall next to him!
Strictly speaking, the power of this punch was not that strong. The surrounding pa.s.sages were all built with hard alloys, so the punch would at most make a dent in the wall. But, an odd thing happen.
The spot hit by Shali's fist emitted a “kakakaka” sound. With the spot as the centre, the surrounding steel wall twisted and twirled as if it was made of paper to wrap around the fist! A simple and savage steel boxing glove was thus formed!
Not only that. The steel alloy surface right on top and below Shali twisted strangely as if there were a pair of invisible hands shaping them. The hard surfaces were then crudely turned into a simple heavy steel armour which was then equipped on Shali.
“This isn't your power, Shali,” said Sheyan as he stood in front of the pa.s.sage and sensed with his eyes closed:
“The one hidden in the metal, show yourself. I'm guessing you have Magneto's ability to control metal? It's no fun to stay hidden like this. Why don't you show yourself and let me take a good look at you.”
A string of coughing sounds could then be heard. It sounded harsh like the grating of metals. Afterwards, a young man in a suit “walked” out.
The reason the word “walked” was in quotation marks was because the way the young man made his appearance was very peculiar. His feet did not move at all. Instead, the metal under his feet was like a tamed horse, slowly dissolving on the alloy surface while sending him forward. It was clear that in front of this person, metal was but a puppy wagging its tail, eager for the care and food from its master.
Most importantly, he didn't seem to care that he had walked into Aziz's shooting range. Although the man did not seem to have made any movements, the air around him had a strange layer of distortion which looked very unique. It looked as if the air around him had turned into liquid while he was nonchalantly soaked in it. When others gazed upon him, they would find their line of sight forcefully distorted due to refraction.
“I think we have to think about how we should retreat,” said Aziz indifferently:
“This person's name is Salmons. He gained Magneto's ability by way of some chance encounter. In fact, he may have surpa.s.sed Magneto thanks to the strong support of his innate ability. He can control metal almost to the point of perfection – and metal happens to be the core ingredient of my bullets.”
Sheyan closed his eyes and when he opened them again, he was staring into the distance. He exclaimed confidently:
“Oh, so there are actually three of you.”
The Blood Sensing could only tell the number of partic.i.p.ants in a certain area. There was absolutely no way it could have the precision which Sheyan displayed. Even the expression of the imposing Shali changed slightly when he heard that. He couldn't help exclaiming:
“Since you stand on the front line and dare to come to the b.l.o.o.d.y World, you should be a Berserker, right? It's a miracle you're still alive with such a high Perceptive Sense!”
MTs would normally never partic.i.p.ate in the b.l.o.o.d.y World. Those who came here were all contestants who could pack a punch, escape swiftly, and had a certain level of survival ability. Therefore, Shali's team had made a mistake in judgement from the very beginning.
By their reckoning, Perceptive Sense was important but mainly for Gunners and Summoners. If a melee contestant really had a lot of free attribute points to spare, then they would normally invest in Physique instead. At least it would increase their survivability. For a party, having a Gunner with high Perceptive Sense was enough. Why would they need a Berserker with high Perceptive Sense too?
Little did they know that Sheyan had once again misled them. Sheyan did not rely on his Perceptive Sense to discover the last two opponents at all, but a temporary ability that he obtained after spending 5 achievement points – 'Penetrating Vision'!
Before he started a fight, Sheyan would always try to mislead the enemy in every possible way in order to give himself the greatest advantage. These little details could very well decide the outcome of a battle if they were utilised well! They may or may turn out useful, but Sheyan believed that there was no harm trying.
Sheyan did not answer Shali. Instead, he turned towards the ceiling and beckoned with his finger.
Amidst a harsh friction sound, a guy who appeared slightly stooped jumped down from above. He looked a bit resentful. The sharp steel claw gloves the guy wore on his hands had a lot of sand and soil stuck to them. For safety reasons, there was no ventilation shaft above this pa.s.sage. Apparently, he intended to dig a tunnel directly towards the top of Sheyan's head!
Based on the way he did things, he seemed to be the kind of guy who was resolute and vicious, as well as having a lot of confidence in his own strength. Sheyan smiled at them and said:
“You want to take me on with just the three of you?”
“Not just you. We plan to take on both of you,” The hunched-back guy called Stend who jumped down a moment ago licked his lips and spat on the ground, then said, “Two idiots with five b.l.o.o.d.y Invitation Letters.”
Salmons smiled slightly and said:
“Is that you, Aziz? When was the last time we met? Was it two or three worlds ago? Your bullets sure caused me a lot of trouble back then. But that was when you were together with your leader, the gravity controller. To think that I'll meet you again here….seems like today's not your lucky day.”
Aziz slowly walked out of one of the rooms, showing only half his face. He coldly said:
“I wouldn't be so sure.”
“Oh really?” Salmons smiled, “Do you really believe this guy in front of you is even stronger than the MT and leader of your party? Just stop with the unnecessary struggle and save everyone some precious time.”
Sheyan smiled and said:
“Are you talking about Zeus? That guy's nothing special.”
“Interesting. This is the first time I've heard someone refer to an MT as nothing special,” said Salmons, “Maybe you're also a powerful MT who came to this b.l.o.o.d.y World for s.h.i.+ts and giggles, eh?”
The others around him laughed mockingly along with his remark. However, Sheyan was very relaxed as he replied:
“Yeah, I am indeed an MT.”
“Oh, I see. So you're an MT who doesn't use a s.h.i.+eld,” remarked Stend sarcastically, “MTs like you are a dime a dozen, but only among the newcomers. When the contestants had just entered this f*cking nightmare realm, everyone thinks that they're so tough. I didn't expect to find someone like that in the b.l.o.o.d.y World.”
Sheyan ignored him and spoke with Salmons:
“The only advantage Zeus has over me is that he's an Awakener and he has a Domain ability. Although I've only become a Growth Hunter recently, I should have no problem defeating him.”
Salmons suddenly flashed a smile at Sheyan:
“Thank you, this gentleman here whose name I do not know. Thank you for your cooperation. You gave me the time I needed to complete this…..powerful spell!”
When he uttered the last two words, his eyes showed a feverish look. A golden protective barrier fully-enveloped his body. He started to chant loudly. At first, he was merely chanting alone, but towards the end many different voices joint his to form a grand harmony. The deafening voices echoed intimidatingly in the pa.s.sage!
As he loudly chanted, the surrounding metal walls melted like candles. The metal walls looked as if they were covered with a layer of cloth that flapped in the wind. Behind them, countless hands and feet scrambled chaotically, as if thousands of demons were ready to smash that thin metallic layer to descend upon this world!
Chapter 927: So Easy!A metal fist smashed the dissolving metallic wall, causing molten metal to spray everywhere! The thing inside was seemingly about to climb out! But right at that moment, Sheyan took a deep breath and raised his fist!
Salmons' face immediately contorted into a strange expression. His chanting abruptly halted. He couldn't help but look down towards his right chest with a grimace, then stumbled a few times as he grabbed his right chest.
The facial expression Salmons showed was a mixture of incredulity and extreme pain!
Pneumonia, pneumonia!
At the same time, the strange squirming in the walls slowed down.
Sheyan crouched down and launched a fierce charge with 'Hornrage'!
He crashed into the golden protective barrier on the surface of Salmons' body in the blink of an eye, but was bounced back by half a meter! He didn't manage to damage Salmons even though Salmons was in extreme pain!
This layer of protective barrier was very powerful and also quite famous. It was the dream ability of every mage cla.s.s, the advanced version of the magic barrier: the 'Glorious Barrier of Protection'! It enabled the caster to be immune to any damage for a certain period of time and had a very high precedence. On the other hand, the caster could not move, could not perform physical attacks, and could not use potions during this period.
Stend and Shali rushed forward in a mixture of shock and rage but a light blue bottle of test tube had already slipped from Sheyan's hand. The shockwave after the explosion swept through the pa.s.sage and temporarily halted their offense.
A pale green poisonous smoke rapidly spread.
Sheyan's body suddenly emitted a fierce aura. A huge, awe-inspiring, and extremely oppressive illusionary image appeared behind him with the force of demons!!
The 'Stairway of the Sun'!
The floor under Sheyan's feet emitted a cracking sound as it broke into pieces due to the corrosion. The were currently deep in the underground, so Sheyan's feet sank into the soil beneath like they were plant roots and sucked the energy from the earth. The energy was transformed by the 'Stairway of the Sun' on his chest and gathered on his left hand to form a thick, dark miasma. Sheyan directed the miasma towards the 'Glorious Barrier of Protection' on Salmons!
The 'Beast of Corrosion' once again made its appearance!
This time, the 'Beast of Corrosion' took the form of a head of a huge, ferocious beast! The beast head was black and flowed like smoke. With two long fangs protruding out of its mouth, it looked like the head of a sabertooth. The beast head opened its jaw wide and bit the 'Glorious Barrier of Protection'!
It displayed a force so overwhelming that it looked as if it was ready to devour the whole world!
The golden 'Glorious Barrier of Protection' that Salmons was so proud of broke with a crack into seven or so pieces. The fragments burst forth and left deep scratches on the wall. In front of the 'Beast of Corrosion', the barrier was as fragile as an eggsh.e.l.l! It couldn't stop the horrifying force contained in the gigantic beast head in the slightest!
After breaking the s.h.i.+eld, the 'Beast of Corrosion' turned even wilder. It chowed down on Salmons whole and even chewed on him a few times. Its throat convulsed greedily as it tried to swallow Salmons alive. When it found that it couldn't, it spat Salmons back out.
This is the power of the 'Beast of Corrosion'!
Greedy, wild, arrogant and unstoppable!
As the 'Beast of Corrosion' disappeared, an emotionless, merciless and monotonous shooting sound reverberated.
To Aziz, shooting an immobile target was as easy as eating and s.h.i.+tting. He could do it since he was three.
If he couldn't even hit his target under such circ.u.mstances, he might as well kill himself.
Aziz only shot one single bullet, but the force of the bullet was so strong that it formed a series of explosions as it whizzed through the air! Its horrifying momentum was akin to a fighter jet that sped low against the ground with a speed so fast that it seemed like it could catch up to time itself!
Salmons had yet to recover from the torment of pneumonia and could not use his ability to control metal. The bullet hit Salmons squarely between the eyebrows, causing a huge gush of blood. He was sent into a state of near death!
Salmons' party skill was triggered and he was teleported to a random location within one kilometer. But was Aziz's notoriety for naught? Two seconds later, the subsequent bleeding damage caused by the bullet took the final bit of Salmons' life!
Salmons, a man who could control metal and was regarded as the successor of Magneto, was brought down and killed in three seconds!!!
It instantly made Shali and Stend terrified of Aziz's frightening damage power. However, they overlooked Sheyan's role. They didn't know that this shot of Aziz would not work on contestants 99% of the time because it was rather similar to the insane attack of MCDH, the powerful sniper whom Sheyan encountered before. The shot required pre-judgment and a long charging time. More crucial was the fact that while Aziz was aiming at the enemy, the enemy would receive prompts.
Salmons, of course, received such prompts too. The reason he didn't dodge was because he needed to finish the final parts of his chant and he was too confident in his 'Glorious Barrier of Protection'!
He didn't believe that Aziz's attack could break this powerful defensive skill – and he was right. The only mistake he made was standing too close to Sheyan.
This mistake cost him his life.
Sheyan crossed his arms to protect his head from the furious strikes of Shali and Stend. The blows forced him to stagger back a few steps. Blood flowed down his mouth.
However, his sharp eyes sent s.h.i.+vers down the spines of the two enemies in front of him!
Now that Salmons was dead, the metal armour on Shali naturally became sc.r.a.p iron and fell to the ground. The two men were about to resume their attack when Sheyan spoke to them with a smirk:
“Do you know why I spent so much time talking c.r.a.p with Salmons? Do you really think that I wasn't aware of what he was doing?”
The two men in front of him were tightly wound as they had to be constantly on alert to dodge Aziz's terrifying shots. They didn't have any attention to spare to answer Sheyan's words. Cold sweat trickled down their faces.
Sheyan then sneered:
“No matter how slowly the US military react, they will definitely be here within half an hour. Talking with him has won me three minutes for the troops. Besides, Salmons wasn't the only one who was secretly preparing something. Why do you think his spell was suddenly interrupted?”
After hearing what Sheyan said, the two men instantly took a few steps back. This was the problem with a temporary party. They may perform very well when things were going their way, but once things turned south, they could crash in an instant.
As if to prove Sheyan's words, Shali suddenly covered his mouth with an incredulous expression. The sound of intense coughing intermittently escaped through his fingers. Meanwhile, Stend suddenly felt dizzy. He saw double and even started hallucinating!
They ran away immediately. Sheyan started moving as if he was going to give chase but finally decided against it.
A large number of partic.i.p.ants were gathered here at the moment so the situation was still extremely dangerous for him. The 'Beast of Corrosion' was also in cooldown. It would not be worth it if he was ambushed after being drawn out of this strategic defensive spot. Furthermore, the two who ran away had not used their Honorary Dosages yet. Killing them would not be easy.
The reason Sheyan and Aziz could kill Salmons before this was because Salmons was overconfident and was eager to finish the battle quickly. Sheyan didn't think that he would come across such a situation a lot. To come across one such chance was already pretty lucky.
Currently, Aziz appeared very calm on the surface, but his heart was actually in turmoil. He couldn't help feeling extremely excited as he stared at the series of notifications that popped up after killing the opponent.
The last time he encountered Salmons with Zeus, they had a really difficult time. Why was that?
Because Aziz's bullets were made of metal. They would be affected once they fly into Salmons' area of control. Although Salmons was not as powerful as Magneto – who could stop the bullets in the air and repulse them back to kill – he still caused a staggering drop in Aziz's accuracy.
Zeus's gravitational field could do two things. One, it reduced the enemy's speed, and two, it increased his allies' speed. Although it showed some effect in that battle, it did not help much. Therefore, the Glory Party suffered a heavy defeat in that team battle.
But…..today's battle completely exceeded Aziz's expectation! If before this, someone were to tell him that he could easily kill Salmons by cooperating with a Growth Hunter, he would just shoot that person in the head. That's what he usually did to people who wasted his time.
But he won.
He. Won. So. Easily.
Chapter 928: Sudden ChangesNo matter how hard it was for Aziz to believe, what happened was a fact. Aziz felt so relaxed because Sheyan's request for him was unbelievably simple – start taking aim and charging his shot when he saw Sheyan's hand gesture, then pull the trigger. That's it.
There was no need for him to run, no need for pre-judgment, no need to confuse opponents, no need to dodge, no need to fire continuously or perform any advanced shooting technique! He just needed to pull the trigger, and…..he silently, indifferently saw the enemy fall.
How was that a fight against Awakeners? It was as easy as target practice!
Although Aziz had never personally experienced the power of Sheyan's disease, his party members had talked about it before. In Aziz's opinion, Sheyan's disease may be strange and powerful, but it was definitely no match for Zeus' gravitational field. He now realised that he was gravely mistaken.
The gravitational field could slow down the speed of enemies within its range but that did not mean the enemies in the field could not dodge or retaliate. Even if they were shot, they could still use potions or other items. However, Sheyan's ability could completely stun the enemies for a few seconds without prior warning.
This strange and powerful ability was undoubtedly very valuable for gunners. It was especially precious for someone like Aziz who needed the right opportunities to launch an attack!
“Are you talking about Zeus? That guy's nothing special.”
“The only advantage Zeus has over me is that he's an Awakener and he has a territory ability. Although I've only become a Growth Hunter recently, I should have no problem defeating him.”
Aziz couldn't help but think back on the words that Sheyan said. At that time, he thought Sheyan merely said them to confuse the enemies, but considering the event that transpired, Sheyan's words were most likely true!
His current strength as a Growth Hunter was actually comparable to Zeus!
The two of them silently guarded the power supply area for a while. After they found no abnormality, Sheyan realised that Aziz had made a request for a “trade”.
When Sheyan accepted the request, he found out that Aziz had listed all the loot from killing Salmons. There were 4 achievement points and he had drawn a silver-grade storyline equipment called 'Mwak's Eye' that looked like a mix between an emerald and an eyeball. It increased magic damage by 50 points, reduced Physique by 6 points, and increased Spirit and Intelligence by 4 points each. It was a pretty good equipment.
Aziz was still so direct:
“Without you, I can't kill Salmons. Without me, you can't kill Salmons. You choose.”
Maybe because the two of them shared the same Golden Side Mission so their realm secretly gave them some privileges and considered the two of them to be in a party. Therefore, the achievement points were still una.s.signed and could be distributed.
Just like how a lion would never share its food with a hyena, Aziz's action undoubtedly showed that he had finally truly accepted Sheyan as his temporary partner.
Sheyan knew Aziz was in need of achievement points – almost all contestants were – so he gracefully chose 'Mwak's Eye' . This thing would always fetch a high price in the market and could also be used by either Zi or Franklin.
“We can go now,” after waiting for five minutes, Sheyan sighed with satisfaction and said:
“The storm has pa.s.sed. The army has entered the base to take control of the situation. Unless we want to explain to them the damages here that are beyond their understanding, then staying with other ordinary employees is our best choice.”
Aziz actually did not intend to leave, but when he saw the look of confidence on Sheyan's face, he silently patted his weapon and slowly followed Sheyan out. Sheyan noticed that Aziz would constantly look for hiding spots with every step he took. He seemed to do this out of instinct, like it was something in his DNA.
This habit of Aziz's must seem crazy from ordinary people's point of view, but in the eyes of professionals like Sheyan, Aziz felt like a cheetah silently moving through the night with its sharp fangs dripping with blood.
They took a few turns through the pa.s.sages according to the signs they saw before. Everywhere they pa.s.sed was covered in blood, a testament to the fierce battles that took place. They could sometimes see pieces of torn clothes. Sheyan even saw a “Versace” logo on one of those cloth pieces. He could imagine how devastating it had been for the innocent staff.
Although the partic.i.p.ants were few, they could summon creatures to help them. More importantly, their destructive power was tens of times, maybe even a hundred times, more devastating than ordinary people!
As they walked, they found that not only were the blood spots on the ground getting more dense, they had begun to point to a certain direction. Sheyan hesitated on whether they should investigate the blood trail. While he was curious, it could lead to unknown dangers. In the end, it was Aziz who said:
“My hunch tells me that we should follow the blood trail.”
Since Aziz said so, Sheyan must of course respect his wish. They followed the blood trail past a few corridors to a place marked “WC”. The strange thing was that the blood trail disappeared on the west side of the lobby opposite the toilet. Everything in the lobby, be it the furnitures, the benches or the decorations., were all smashed and shattered. Those that couldn't be smashed had clear claw marks and bite marks on them!
These scars were probably left by robot dogs or summoned creatures.
The wall on the west side of the lobby actually consisted of three layers. The first layer was just ordinary wallpaper and the second layer was just brick and reinforced concrete, but the third layer, which was the innermost layer, was a seamless alloy steel door!
Even the violent attacking creatures could only leave some scratches on the alloy steel door…..At that moment, a group of American soldiers who were armed to the teeth rushed in and pointed their guns at Sheyan and Aziz. Next, the alloy steel door swayed a little, spewed out some white smoke, and slowly opened to both sides.
After the door opened, Sheyan saw K and Z standing in front of a group.
Both sides remained expressionless.
After a while, both sides forced out a superficial smile as a greeting.
“The MIB is so shady,” Jinkuang jumped up and down in a room, full with indignation, while holding a cup of coffee in his hand – of course, the coffee was free. He said:
“The MIB main base was actually divided into the inner and outer area! They let you and some cannon fodder as well as some cloned robots attract the enemies' firepower outside while the higher-ups hid in the inner area! No wonder their defence collapsed so easily!”
Sheyan lied down on a marching bed. His lips curled into a sneer:
“Fortunately, I never trusted them from the start!”
Thinking of this, Sheyan couldn't help but focus his attention on his personal s.p.a.ce. Inside was a bell-sized ornament hanging from a dog collar.The rough craftsmans.h.i.+p of the ornament covered up the brilliance contained inside nicely!
The center of the ornament was actually a condensed galaxy containing millions of stars! He could even see the slight rotation of the spiral arms. It contained a heart-throbbing beauty.
This was the Galaxy!
It represented a very advanced model of energy transmission in the universe! The technology in the Galaxy was so sophisticated that even if humans were to research on it, they would find it impossible to understand.
Sheyan grabbed the Galaxy in his hand and smirked:
“Good thing I didn't show the you all my cards, MIB. No matter how wary you were of me, you'd never imagine that I already have the Galaxy in my hands! If I don't rip you off big time, my name is not Sheyan!”
At this time, someone knocked on his door. The rhythm was dry, monotonous and mechanical. Sheyan walked over and opened the door to reveal a frowning Aziz.
Sheyan was surprised. He knew that Aziz had always been a very calm person. He had a face so expressionless it may as well be the face of a corpse. He rarely showed any emotion like he did now. Something unusual must had happened.
Aziz simply said:
“Take a look.”
Aziz took out an iPad and placed it on the table. He said solemnly:
“This is the information I collected through the Internet in my room. During the last Blood Sensing, a lot of things happened. The situation had turned very tricky! There's a major upheaval!”
Sheyan's heart sank. Something that Aziz would describe as “very tricky” must be a huge problem.
He immediately looked towards the iPad and saw a hastily-recorded video of two figures engaging in a fierce battle. The force from their last blow caused a series of violent explosions. Not only were the cars next to them destroyed, even the pedestrian bridge near them started collapsing!
Sheyan looked at a few more videos and found that they were all similar.
“Oh,” Sheyan hesitated for a while before he said, “Some partic.i.p.ants were recorded in action. Is there a problem?”
Chapter 929: The Consequences of Breaking the Rules!“Not at first glance.”
Aziz pressed his hands on the table and stared into the eyes of Sheyan:
“But what if I tell you that this video was uploaded when the last Blood Sensing was still ongoing but the location in the video was 31 West End Avenue, New York? What are your thoughts?”
Sheyan had an ominous premonition. He frowned and brought up a map of New York City on the iPad, then pinpointed the coordinates provided by Aziz. He was instantly shocked:
“What the h.e.l.l! There were no red dots here during the last Blood Sensing! Could it be…..could it be that besides the dozen or so people who came here initially, more contestants arrived in this world midway through?”
Aziz remarked emotionlessly:
“This is the only logical explanation – and I have an inkling as to why this happened.”
Aziz sat down on the sofa at the side and placed his hands on his knees in a standard military sitting posture. He first observed the surrounding to make sure there were no surveillance devices, then said coldly:
“The reason these intruders appeared midway through the b.l.o.o.d.y World mission was because our Noah Realm C broke the rules of this world by contacting us and issuing us a Golden Side Mission! Since the rules have been broken, the other realms naturally won't take things lying down. They'll definitely do everything in their power to maximise their own benefits! And that is how the intruders came to be.”
Sheyan said with his brows knitted:
“If these intruders can see us in the Blood Sensing but we can't see them, then it's a huge problem for us! We're completely at a disadvantage! More importantly, what if the other realms endlessly pour contestants into this world?”
Aziz shook his head and said:
“That's not very possible. There should be a limit to what the realms can do. When the Noah realm broke the rules, it had to do so within a certain extent. For example, the normal b.l.o.o.d.y World is like a bus moving steadily at full capacity. The action of our realm contacting us is akin to calling the bus driver to chat, while what the rest of the realms are doing is akin to stopping the bus and asking the driver to overload the bus. There must be a limit to how much they can break the rules.”
“Endlessly pouring partic.i.p.ants into this word will be like overloading the bus until it bursts. If our realm keeps contacting us, it will be akin to chatting endlessly with the driver, which will greatly increase the risk of a collision. That's why the thing that you're worried about isn't feasible. My main concern is…..”
Sheyan solemnly said:
“Tell me.”
Aziz replied:
“If we a.s.sume that the overload quota for each realm is four partic.i.p.ants, sending one contestant that had a strength equivalent to four normal partic.i.p.ants should be within the extent that the realms can bend the rules too….. If that happens, the person will become our greatest enemy!”
Sheyan was startled:
“There's no way that can happen, right?”
Aziz snorted. His snort sounded like a gun being c.o.c.ked.
“You should understand the difficulty of a Golden Side Mission as well. Not only do I think it's possible, I think it's very probable!”
Sheyan frowned as he took a sip of water, then said:
“Let's leave this matter aside first. I have three b.l.o.o.d.y Invitations Letters and you now have three too. We only need one more to complete the Golden Side Mission!”
Aziz nodded, his eyes flas.h.i.+ng with a murderous intent:
“You're right.”
Sheyan bent his fingers and knocked on the table as he said:
“I originally had some doubts but now I finally understand why only three people attacked us when almost every partic.i.p.ant had rushed towards us when the Blood Sensing started. The only explanation that I could think of before this is that the rest of the partic.i.p.ants were reluctant to face the official army. But now, it seems like they might've been ambushed by the intruders!”
Aziz's eyes lit up and he was about to say something but a wall next to him suddenly turned transparent. K then appeared with a serious expression on his face:
“We've found the whereabouts of Jones the Bug King. It's time to leave! We must win this battle! If we can catch him, we can continue our negotiation with the Arquillians. If we can read his memory and find the Galaxy, the crisis of the Earth will be lifted.”
Sheyan instead yawned lazily and said:
“I'm really sorry, K, but I was injured when I was guarding the backup power supply. I don't think I can join this fight. The core members of the inner MIB area are all talented, so I don't think you need me, right?”
The rational part of Sheyan's mind could understand K's action from before. If it was him, he wouldn't bring strangers into the core inner area so easily either. However, from an emotional standpoint, Sheyan wasn't so forgiving. Even though he'd secretly hid the Galaxy, he thought that he'd also provided quite a bit of help to K. In fact, he'd saved K's life. And K had repaid him by leaving him in the outer area without a word.
To be honest, if K had told Sheyan straight that he had to enter the inner area because he's an Earthling and so he's fragile, and had asked Sheyan to stay in the outer area to attract the enemies' firepower, Sheyan might actually feel better. But K chose to play tricks behind his back. Of course Sheyan was angry.
Of course, displaying his displeasure was merely a negotiation tactic. Sheyan knew that K undoubtedly needed the help Aziz and himself. No matter how strong his people were and how advanced the technology they possessed, they were still limited by their fragile physique. When the real fight started, they would either achieve overwhelming victory or suffer heavy casualties!
For the MIB, the fall of any senior agent was a disaster, the same way the Air Force would rather lose two expensive fighter jets than an outstanding veteran pilot.
If Sheyan and Aziz joined the fight, K was positive that the the casualty rate would drop by at least 70%!
This was a weakness that Sheyan could use against K in the negotiation. With Sheyan playing hardball and Aziz acting as a softener, K finally succ.u.mbed and reached an agreement with them. If they could kill Jones the Bug King, the MIB would provide a blueprint detailing the method to transform firearms into high-energy weapons!
The sly old fox K was quite insincere in the negotiation, but he did not expect Sheyan and Aziz to be so hard to crack. Plus, time was of the essence. Sheyan and Aziz only agreed after they obtained enough benefits. They then took off in the military vehicle provided.
Sheyan and Aziz hid among the MIB agents. Their appearances had been altered. Without the Blood Sensing, it would be difficult for others to spot them.
Such a large operation by the MIB inevitably attracted the attention of many partic.i.p.ants. However, the intruders had caused the whole b.l.o.o.d.y World situation to turn very chaotic. In addition, it was obvious that Sheyan and Aziz were in an alliance. No one would confront the two of them by themselves. That would just be courting death! As a result, the journey went smoothly.
The bad news was that when Aziz obtained his third b.l.o.o.d.y Invitation Letter, four of the spots in New York City where they could return to the nightmare realm were closed down. The two remaining transfer points were very conspicuously marked with a bright crimson glow. Of course, only contestants could see them.
More importantly, the process of transferring back to the nightmare realm had been prolonged to five minutes. During the process, the one being transferred could not perform any action. If the process was interrupted, they will have to wait for an hour before they can transfer again.
These negative factors probably resulted from the Golden Side Mission. There was nothing Sheyan and Aziz could do about it. Therefore, some partic.i.p.ants who intended to act would just pay attention to those two transfer points. Even when Blood Sensing was not in effect, they could prevent Sheyan and Aziz from sneaking away.
Sheyan found that the bullet-proof vests in the armored personnel carrier were actually equipable. They increased defence by 33% but they could not be brought out of this world and their durability would drastically reduce after taking three attacks. Even so, Sheyan and Aziz still chose to wear them.
During the journey, the LCD monitor in the armored personnel carrier was turned on. K began to explain the main points of this battle to the partic.i.p.ating MIB members.
Sheyan and Aziz were both very familiar with Jones the Bug King so they already knew most of the information. From K's explanation, they found out that after Jones had escaped, he did not return to the underground sewer but had snuck into a large farm in the suburb instead. He started to make use of his terrifying reproduction ability to ma.s.s produce offsprings. The numerous livestocks in the farm became their food.
Jones kept his operation very low-key this time. He chose to attack a farm which was not so easy to be discovered. In addition, most of the MIB's search effort was focused on the underground sewers. These resulted in Jones developing his power to a considerable scale before he was found. If their operation failed, almost half of New York may be affected. By that time, it would be impossible to cover up the truth about the aliens, which meant that the MIB would lose its reason to exist.
Nearly one kilometer from the farm, cracking sounds could be heard as the wheels of the vehicle rolled over the road. Disgusting c.o.c.kroach-like bugs had covered the whole road due to over-breeding!
Chapter 930: Arduous Battle(TL: This is bonus chapter #4 for October. Enjoy! And thanks for the Patreon support!)
The bugs that the Bug King bred seemed to pose little threat to humans. It was hard for their mouths to break through tough leather shoes, and they had no sharp stingers to pierce through human skin. The two pairs of wings behind their back were merely decoration. Although they were poisonous, their venom was not strong.
The only decent thing about them was that their movement was quite agile – but only relative to their size. Even a child would have no problem stepping on them.
But they had two advantages which ensured that they live a very happy life on this planet called Earth.
The first was their reproduction rate. Their life cycle – from an egg, to hatching, to s.e.xual maturity, to laying other eggs – only took twelve hours. In addition, each time they laid eggs, the eggs would number over a hundred. They were all hermaphroditic too.
The second advantage was the fact that they would eat anything. These bugs brought un-fussiness in diet to the extreme. They would happily consume any organic matter!
Their reproductive power ensured their frightening number. Coupled with their excellent appet.i.te, anywhere they pa.s.sed would turn into barren land! They would eat the trees. They would eat the gra.s.s. They would eat the insects. They would swarm and devour the cattles and sheeps. Even the worms and ants in the underground could not escape from them!
However, the MIB appeared to have prepared a countermeasure against them. Three agricultural-use helicopters flew into the area. They first sprayed pesticides around the perimeter to form a barricade, then began to spray pesticides that specifically targeted the Bugs. It seemed that this wasn't the first time the Bugs had tried to infiltrate Earth. The MIB was very experienced in dealing with them.
The speed at which the pesticides showed their effect was surprisingly quick. The pesticides did not directly kill the bugs but instead turned them berserk so that they would jump and kill each other. They would leap so high that some of them reached a meter from the ground. The MIB seemed to be thinking long-term and were trying to avoid aftermath pollution as much as possible.
Suddenly, a black shadow flew out of the barn!
The shadow was so fast that it seemed to move beyond the limit of speed. It made a shrill screeching sound as it tore through the air and tangled around the landing gear of one of the agricultural helicopters! It was only now that they saw that the black shadow was actually something that looked like the tail of a scorpion. It was black and oily. Flowing liquid was visible within it. It obviously contained a strong hydraulic force.
The agricultural helicopter pilot knew that the situation was dire so he revved the throttle to the limit in an attempt to break free. The helicopter's engine roared furiously as black smoke spewed crazily out of the exhaust, but to no avail.
The tail burst forth with a great force and pulled the agricultural helicopter back by more than 30 meters. The rotors of the helicopter collided with the outer edge of the barn and shattered. What followed was a deafening explosion.
An MIB agent had rushed too far ahead and had rather unfortunately incurred the miniscule probability of getting hit by a shattered rotor. He was flung about seven meters back and was nailed to a tree. His head was completely wrecked!
The other two agricultural helicopters increased their alt.i.tude without hesitation; they did not want to be the next target. Next, the helicopter doors opened to show the MIB agents carrying rocket launchers. The projectiles they fired into the barn were similar to smoke grenades. Instead of exploding, they kept producing a lot of white smoke.
The Bugs obviously didn't find the white smoke comfortable so the smoke grenades that fell into the barn were thrown out one by one. However,the MIB agents patiently and persistently continue to launch them. They finally drowned the barn in a sea of white smoke.
“Prepared for battle. The enemy can at most endure our newly-concocted gas for three minutes before he rushes out,” said K with a serious expression.
Sheyan couldn't help himself and remarked:
“If he doesn't escape through the underground sewer, that is.”
K said expressionlessly:
“The sewer system of the barn is extremely simple. Two packs of plastic explosives were enough to block it.”
The sly old fox K was right. Jones only lasted for less than two minutes before he fiercely rushed out. He seemed to have changed into another form, looking like the creature from the movie “Alien”. His exterior was s.h.i.+ny and it was more compact than before. He looked even more intimidating than before.
The MIB agents who were waiting for him immediately pulled the trigger. However, the target did not burst into pieces as they expected.
When the shots from the energy weapon hit the thick outer sh.e.l.l of Jones, they only left a little bit of scorch marks. At least 90% of the force was reflected away, causing a series of explosions around Jones.
K's heart sank. He did not expect the energy weapons he was so confident in to be ineffective!
With a wave of his hands, twelve strong MIB agents, each towering over two meters in height, rushed up while holding riot s.h.i.+elds. However, compared to the force of the high-tech weapons, human physique was so much weaker! The MIB anti-riot squad fell down like bowling pins amidst Jones' ferocious roar.
At this time, the lower part of Jones's body got harder, bigger, and longer!(ED: Hehe. Sorry couldn't help it.) His final form was like a large tentacle with a huge hollow and flexible cup shaped like a lotus head at its end. The tentacle drew a projectile arc in the air and snapped onto the head of an MIB agent!
The agent struggled madly. His distress, fear and helplessness were evident from the screams which intermittently escaped.
The cup squirmed rapidly to swallow the MIB agent whole. The agent was flung around a few times and then thrown out. He had turned into a large brownish red coc.o.o.n. No one knew what would hatch from it.
Jones suddenly rushed straight towards K like a tank, brus.h.i.+ng aside eight people along the way! K's expression turned dark. He brandished his weapon and violently launched a string of shots. Unfortunately, almost all the energy were reflected. The explosions from the reflected energy shots almost shot down one of the agricultural helicopters in the air!
Jones smirked and said:
“Stop resisting and come here, K. Come into my body and be my child. I'll take good care of you.”
But at this time, Sheyan leapt and slashed at Jones's lower body. Jones was angered and immediately swept a claw at Sheyan horizontally from left to right.
Jones's giant claw actually had three toes and had a horrible purplish-black glow on it. Who knows how many lives it had harvested.
Jones' giant claw whistled towards Sheyan, attacking his upper, middle and lower body at the same time! Sheyan used his foot to pick up a scattered riot s.h.i.+eld to protect himself and braced for impact with a shout! Jones' claw slammed into the thick riot s.h.i.+eld with a bang, leaving three deep dents in it! Every dent was surrounded by cracks. The s.h.i.+eld looked like it would completely shatter under a slight touch.
Even with the protection of the riot s.h.i.+eld, Sheyan did not escape unscathed. The impact from the claw hit him and flung his whole body back, making him bleed profusely!
The biggest difference between contestants and ordinary person were evident then. Sheyan gasped a few times, grabbed two riot s.h.i.+elds and threw himself at Jones again!
If one riot s.h.i.+eld was not enough, what about two?
This time, Jones' claw attack was finally resisted by Sheyan.
However, at that moment, the giant coc.o.o.n from before started cracking.
A savage Bugman that seemed to have been stripped of its outer skin appeared from the coc.o.o.n. It uttered a string of unintelligible sounds. Its figure was as imposing as a bear, towering at over three meters tall. It was covered in black hair and also a body armour formed from solidified body fluids. Strong muscles swelled in its body.
The Bugman looked around and charged over. It immediately raised its claw to launch an attack.
However, an emotionless shot severed its gigantic arm!
A dark brown body fluid dripped from the wound. The severed arm flew in the air and landed in front of an MIB agent. He saw that the arm had large bones and had black, twisted fingers with sharp long nails. It looked very sinister.
The MIB agent was about to pick the severed arm up but the muscles of the arm suddenly twitched. The arm jumped up and grabbed the throat of the MIB agent tightly. The agent's face turned purple from suffocation as he frantically tried to pull the arm free from his neck. His scream was suffocated inside his throat.
Many people rushed over to help but the arm showed no sign of loosening, as if it was welded to his neck.
At the moment, Sheyan was also in a crisis. Jones the Bug King had not forgotten about him. A heavy blow from Jones once again destroyed Sheyan's s.h.i.+eld and flung him away. Jones' elusive tail tore away a large piece of flesh from his shoulder in the process. Blood gushed out from the wound like a fountain!
Fortunately, Sheyan managed to dodge Jones' follow-up attack by rolling on the ground. The strike slammed into the earth, forming a pit half a meter deep and caused sand and stones to fly everywhere. Sheyan took the opportunity to take a breather and shouted:
“Try using other weapons!”
Chapter 931: Gun-wielding BugmenSheyan knew very well that there was no such thing as an impregnable defence. Since Jones the Bug King had evolved into a form that rendered him almost immune to energy weapons, it was almost impossible for him to be immune to firearms too, considering that in essence, firearms caused physical damage. Otherwise, this guy would be invincible.
Sheyan's words were a timely reminder for K. It's not that Sheyan was smarter than K, it's just that MIB agents had always relied on energy weapons far more often than firearms, so this was a blind spot in their thought process.
Jones was furious at this moment. He lifted his claw to attack Sheyan again, forcing Sheyan to escape with a roll. However, Jones apparently had been observing Sheyan closely. He already had a certain understanding of Sheyan's dodging habits.
Jones' right foot struck at Sheyan from an impossible angle. After Sheyan was promoted to a Growth Hunter, he had greatly improved in all aspects. Facing this attack, he could still bounce up from the ground and once again narrowly avoided the danger.
Unfortunately, Jones had identified Sheyan as his primary target. While Sheyan was still in the air, Jones' thick scorpion tail wrapped around a huge block of building wreckage which weighed around five hundred kilograms and threw it at Sheyan.
Sheyan saw the block flying towards him at an unbelievable speed from the corner of his eyes. The block contained such a terrifying force that the air turbulence it caused almost made Sheyan suffocate! He cursed in his heart but he couldn't find any way to dodge. He could only s.h.i.+eld his body with his arms while bracing for the inevitable impact.
The collision caused severe pain in the front part of his body and sent him cras.h.i.+ng into the wall of a barn behind him. The wall instantly shook and collapsed. The inside of the barn was thus revealed. It turned out that the whole barn was filled with disgusting-looking bugs. When Sheyan fell to the ground, the bugs completely drowned him like a brown tide!
Luckily for Sheyan, it was a sunny day so he was protected by 'Corrosynthesis' which surrounded his body. All the bugs which came into contact with his body were burnt. They died in droves.
Sheyan knew there was no time for rest so he pressed his hands to the ground to support himself in an attempt to get back up. His palms instantly crushed down on a large number of bugs which burst in an explosion of disgusting bodily fluids. The fluids smelled so foul that Sheyan almost vomited. Not only that, it also caused his hands to slip!
The slight delay was enough for Jones. He slightly crouched and then violently exerted his strength through his feet. The ground beneath his feet exploded as he leapt more than ten meters into the air. He curled into a ball with eight sharp exoskeleton edges protruding from his body. He rotated at high speed and crashed down on Sheyan!
Jones rotated with such force that he made a low ringing sound as the edges tore through the air. One would find their internal organs shaking as if they were resonating with the sound Jones' rotation made. There was no doubt that this move was meant to terminate Sheyan with extreme prejudice!
However, the sound of a gunshot rang out once again!
No one knew where the shot had originated from, but all the storyline characters somehow had a strange impression that the shot had the taste of blood.
Why did they have such a strange impression? That's because the reverberation of the gunshot was so strong that it crept into their noses through their breaths and made their noses bleed. The blood flowed into their mouths. Thus, the shot naturally felt like it carried the taste of blood!
When the shot sounded, the elliptical gigantic exoskeleton wheel that was Jones immediately exploded, pus.h.i.+ng him hard to the side for about two meters. He brushed past Sheyan and slammed into the ground. The violent rotation did not stop. He stirred up hundreds of tons of soil, which flew a few hundred meters in the air before it rained down like a storm.
Such a powerful blow.
Such a powerful Aziz!
Because all the storyline characters had relatively weak physique, the huge tremor cause by Jones' rotation made all of them fall to the ground like they were experiencing an earthquake. But that wasn't the end of it. Even on the ground, the continuous tremor made them shake involuntarily like beans in a sieve. It was unbelievably uncomfortable.
Sheyan reacted quickly. He immediately rolled on the ground and scrambled away from Jones without a care for how pathetic he looked doing it. Jones didn't seem like he could voluntarily end his attack. He saw Sheyan running away but he couldn't do anything before the force of his rotation was exhausted. He could only scream angrily.
The terrifying attack shown by Jones had strengthened the MIB's resolve to exterminate him. When the tremor ended, they immediately aimed at him and opened fire. This time, they were joined by the ground troops from the American Army who escorted them here.
The bullets from this round of firing made a large amount of densely-packed dents appear in Jones' seemingly smooth and hard brown carapace. Jones wailed in anger and agony. A bullet from a rifle actually broke through its carapace and bright green liquid spurted from the wound. Although the wounds on his body closed up in an instant, at least the guns did much better than the energy weapons.
This discovery immediately lifted their spirit. Not many people could use the MIB's energy weapons, but all of them could use firearms! They were all elites from the military after all!
The shooting caused Jones' body to shrink at an alarming rate. In the end, he shrank to a size of about one-and-half-man tall and three-man long. He instantly scurried into the barn.
One of the soldiers tried to give chase but a Bugman with stiff movements suddenly appeared with a gun. It pulled the trigger again and again, causing the gun barrel to flash with several tongues of flame. The bullets penetrated into the chest of the soldier who had rushed forward!
The soldier's expression changed from shock to extreme pain in a fraction of a second. He stumbled a few steps backwards and fell to the ground as he died. The whole process was enough block the sight of several other charging soldiers for a few precious seconds.
Those few seconds was enough for the Bugman to ram its body into the solid wall beside it. The wall crashed down amidst scattering dust and dirt. The Bugman had obtained a shooting angle. While it was falling down, it opened fire again. The soldiers were about to raise their guns to fire but was met with bullets to their heads and throats! They were instantly killed!
The Bugmen cultivated by Jones…..had such outstanding shooting ability!??
That was the question echoing in the heart of everyone who was present. Those who were qualified to join this operation were all elite troops, even the escorts. As such, none of them were cowards. They instantly rush forward. However, they were limited by the terrain so only four or five people can face the Bugman at the same time. Two other Bugmen appeared and opened fire. In the exchange, three people were killed while the head of a Bugman exploded.
Common sense backfired on the humans. When the head of the Bugman exploded, the soldier who fired the shot shot simply a.s.sumed that the target had been eliminated. Little did he know that the Bugmen's vitality far exceeded his expectation. While he slackened, his own head was blown off!
The soldier next to him was very quick to react.He rolled, righted himself, half kneeled, and aimed at the Bugman. All four actions were performed in one smooth motion. Then, he calmly pulled the trigger.
But the headless Bugman had raised its muzzle first! Right when the bullet in the soldier's gun was about to leave the barrel, a bullet accurately penetrated into the barrel as well. The two bullets collided in the gun in the soldier's hand and a violent explosion occurred!
The soldier's index finger and thumb was blown off. The broken bone inside showed through the wounds. His ankle was also severed by another shot. The soldier rolled and screamed in agony as he held the wound with his b.l.o.o.d.y hand.
The headless Bugman sneaked back behind a wall to take cover. Although the soldiers who came here were all elites, it only meant that they had undergone elite training. It did not necessarily mean that they were honed through blood and fire! When they saw their comrade collapsing with a serious injury, two of them immediately rushed over to provide aid.
As a result, a Bugman once again appeared, and with that unique stiff motion, it lifted its gun and ended the life of those two brave but naive soldiers! The Bugmen had obviously left a person heavily wounded in order to bait others to help him!
The face of a captain-ranked officer immediately paled. He showed no hesitation in killing the wounded person on the ground with a shot. Then, he rushed forward with his gun without a word. Although he was shot in the chest, the bullet was blocked by the bullet-proof vest he wore. He stumbled back but managed to severe the wrist of a Bugman with three shots. He then signalled to the helicopters to cover the place with gunshots! A burst of indiscriminate shooting covered the scene, followed by the “smoke grenades” which the Bugs hated.
The captain took advantage of the cover provided by the smoke to lead over a dozen soldiers into a building in the outer area of the farm.
Chapter 932: The Power of EvolutionThis farm was quite large, covering an area of 220 hectares. Both KFC and McDonald's bought poultry from them. From this fact, one could imagine their scale.
Sheyan was currently outside the farm. The building the captain had rushed into seemed to be the reception area and office of the farm, so there was no livestock there. Of course, there were no humans too.
Not long after they rushed inside, one of the soldiers ran out screaming with a horrified expression. He stopped for breath and looked back when he reached the door, but a lightning-fast shadow pa.s.sed by him and tore away half of his neck!
The carotid artery, esophagus, windpipe and even his vocal cords were torn apart! The soldier twitched and fell on the ground, amidst a rain of flesh and blood. He tried to scream but no sound came out of his throat. It was an eerie sight. The young soldier's wild eyes showed his unwillingness to die, but they gradually dimmed.
The killer was a giant c.o.c.kroach. It was as big as a hound with a dark brown flat body, a small head that can move around, antennae that were long and thin, and well-developed compound eyes.
Its two deformed forelimbs were bizarrely folded together like a pair of scissors. Their edges were incomparably sharp and had blood dripping down from them. Some remnants of human tissue clung to them as well. They looked a bit like the forelimbs of a praying mantis, but when one looked closely, one would find them to be a lot sharper.
Aziz instantly sent a series of information to Sheyan:
[Jones' Gene Carrier (Child of Jones)]
[Strength: 50]
[Agility: 68]
[Physique: 18]
[Perceptive Sense: 17]
[Charm: 1]
[Intelligence: 1]
[Spirit: 1]
[Basic Melee Proficiency Lvl 8. Specific properties: ???]
[Biological Ability: Many-footed Agility – Because the creature has many legs, movement speed is increased by 100% and dodge rate is increased by 20%. With every leg the creature loses, movement speed is reduced by 25% and dodge rate is reduced by 10%. These reductions will keep stacking until the creature has no legs left.]
[Biological Ability: Tenacious – The creature has amazing vitality. It will have an extra HP recovery rate of 100% in normal times. When it is heavily injured, its extra HP recovery rate will reach a staggering 300%.]
[Special Ability: Mantis Scissors – This disgusting monster is very adept at using his limbs to attack the enemies. Its deformed forelimbs will leave horrible wounds on its enemies. In addition, it has a corresponding ability to go with those terrifying weapons. This ability will allow it to attack the enemy in an instant to inflict 300% damage with 10% bonus in explosive strike rate and 33% chance to cripple the enemy.]
[Special ability: Alien Carapace (Evolved) – This monster has inherited Jones' newly evolved anti-energy outer sh.e.l.l which can reduce the damage of energy weapons by 95%, but at the cost of permanently lowering physical defence by 10 points. It will also have lowered resistance against firearms that do physical damages.]
[Bug Species Special Ability: Heart Nucleus – A creature with heart nucleus gets an additional 2000 HP bonus. The heart nucleus flows through the body along the bloodstream, so the explosive hit rate of the creature is reduced by 10%. Furthermore, if the heart nucleus is attacked, there will be an additional 300% of damage.]
[Description: This is a type of creature that should never appear on Earth. This type of creature will replace humans as the hegemon of Earth very quickly. It will be a big mistake to deal with them with nuclear weapons, the most powerful weapons the humans possess.]
[When a nuclear bomb explodes, all the living creatures in the affected area including humans, animals and even the fishes will disappear. Only the c.o.c.kroaches will continue living. This is because the amount of radiation that the human body can tolerate is usually 5 rems, and once the total radiation exceeds 800 rems, humans will die. The German c.o.c.kroach can endure radiation up to 9000-105000 rems, while the American c.o.c.kroach can endure 967500rems. Even if there is a nuclear explosion, the c.o.c.kroaches can survive.]
Sheyan's expression became serious:
“This is a huge problem!!”
That's right, anyone could see that this guy is a huge trouble!
As the King of the Bugs, Jones' the biggest disadvantage currently was that although he could breed, the bugs he produced were weaklings! A human being could destroy thousands of his children with bare hands without suffering any serious injury. However, there was now a new species among Jones' children that could pose a major threat to humans!
When Sheyan looked at the mantis-like forelimbs of the Child of Jones, he couldn't help but think of the ma.s.sacre related to the seven sins. The humans killed in the ma.s.sacre also seemed to have been cut by this kind of sharp edge. He then s.h.i.+fted his gaze to the corpse of the soldier who was killed by a shot. A chill crept into his heart.
Perhaps other people had yet to realise the meaning behind this, but the fact that the Bugs were so accurate with guns proved that Jones' underlings had undergone evolution. In addition, there was another important point: the guns used by Jones' underlings were all standardised firearms!
They were strong, stable and durable!
Although owning a gun was legal in the United States, it would be difficult for a regular person to provide so many standardised firearms that could hold their own against the United States army. This was especially so for Jones who could not integrate deep into human society since he could only speak simple English and was very stiff when he communicated with humans. It's impossible for him to use a large amount of cash to arm his underlings.
But it's a fact that his underlings were armed, which means that someone had provided them with these powerful weapons! It's difficult for the inhabitants of this world to even communicate with Jones, which means that there were contestants cooperating with Jones!
Just like the way Sheyan and Aziz cooperated with the MIB to gain tremendous power, the other contestants could naturally cooperate with other forces as well. This was actually an inevitable development so there's nothing strange about it. Sheyan was, strictly speaking, not that surprised, especially after a large number of partic.i.p.ants had invaded this world. He was just wary of the danger because the opponent might have laid down some traps specifically targeting him. He must tread carefully.
K also felt that the situation was unusually tricky. If they launched a long-range battle, the opposing side had gun-wielding Bugmen who were extremely precise with their shots and were not afraid
