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Chapter 319: Chapter 259: No One Left (Please Subscribe!)_1
Red eyes indicate the activation of a fighter’s Combat Assistance System.
However, the vivid red in a fighter’s eyes only lasts for an instant before disappearing. If the activation of this system constantly resulted in red eyes, anyone could discover it; sunglasses could not even block this kind of bright ’glare’.
In the second when the red light flashed, subtle changes occurred in the fighter’s body. Adrenaline surged, all the neurons were strengthened and synchronized as Little Two needed to take necessary control over the fighter’s body. Even a fighter with an attribute of two hundred could withstand it, but there might inevitably be a delay. So, modifications, checks, and enhancements had to be made to fully harness the full strength of a fighter with an attribute of two hundred.
If necessary, the fighter could sacrifice the lifespan of the robot for greater power, but such a ’small battlefield’ presented by the wolves didn’t make it necessary for the fighter to use such ’desperate’ measures. That was always the last card for a fighter.
Seeing the wave getting closer, with six of them circling, a single human could not withstand such an attack when they could not retreat any further.
Suddenly, the fighter swung his right hand to the side, muscles bulging, gripping the gun that was out of bullets tightly, and punched hard at the wolf’s head.
"Crack... Bang..."
The skull of the far-right wolf was instantly shattered, while the gun used as a knuckle guard almost went through it. The momentum of the fighter’s punch pushed the wolf’s head into the next one. The second wolf’s head also shattered as if it had been struck by a hammer.
The strength of more than a ton in the punch was no joke. This was the peak combat power of a level 2 fighter, of course, if not counting the trump card.
Following this, the third, fourth, fifth, wolf’s skulls couldn’t escape the same fate of being shattered. The last wolf was luckier, avoiding getting squashed, and merely was killed by the impact.
Just like that, in a single round, all six wolves were killed.
However.
There were still sixty more.
Once the right hand had struck, the wolves behind rushed up. The fighter turned smoothly, the right foot exerting force, the left foot following the sequence of the right fist, kicked out in a circle.
"Crack... Bang..."
"Whimper..."
Four wolves were sent flying.
However, this time only two were killed. The other two were kicked to a distance, managed to get up after rolling, shook their heads, and charged again.
The fighter, of course, was not limited to a single move. The wolves closing in were just too many, there was virtually no room to cast any attacks.
So, the fighter immediately ran to a side, preparing for guerilla warfare because standing still, even a god-mode fighter would get injured. Since it wasn’t a case of holding the rear, there was no need to fight with one’s life.
No longer holding the position, the pressure on the fighter eased up suddenly. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Watching the fighter run to one side, the pack of wolves immediately gave chase. The only thing they could see now was the fighter. Who else would they go after? As for Mu Jian and others in the river, they were still underwater. They hadn’t shown up yet. Depending on their breath-holding skills, they could last for at least twenty seconds and not even three seconds had passed by then.
Additionally, the fighter had killed too many wolves. Even hunger was now irrelevant; their only idea was to kill the fighter.
However, what followed was a true nightmare for the wolf pack.
Because the fighter’s running speed was even faster than theirs.
Each time the fighter just faced three to five wolves. Slowing slightly and with a punch and kick, he could resolve it.
Gradually, the fighter entered the forest.
While the trees might have affected the runner’s speed, they also impeded the wolves. This even further favored the fighter.
By this time, the number of wolves had sharply reduced to about thirty. Over just a distance of about twenty meters, they had lost half their number.
Yet, as always, the wolf pack continued their frantic pursuit of the fighter.
A wolf that had circled around to the front lunged at the fighter. But would such a strategy work against the fighter? Obviously not. The wolf was sent flying five or six meters away with a punch and fell heavily to the ground, unable to make a sound. It was dead.
Then the fighter led the wolf pack around the woods in a circle.
After one circle, the wolf pack was reduced by more than a dozen.
After another round, there were only twelve wolves left in the pack.
The fighter stopped.
Twelve, now below the number that required the use of strategy.
The wolves behind, seeing the fighter they had been chasing turn around and stop, also halted one after the other, and menacingly surrounded the fighter. Anger or something else burning in their eyes, but the fighter remained expressionless, throwing away the somewhat distorted gun. It was an indication of how much strength he had exerted all this while.
Seeing the fighter lay down arms.
The wolves catapulted towards him in unison.
The warrior took action, charging forward at full speed. The assault was so swift that all the wolves could sense was a shadow flashing past. The warrior kicked one of the wolves and broke free from their enclosing circle. Simultaneously, his left hand grasped the tail of another wolf and, upon landing, he hurled it forcefully against a tree.
"Snap..."
The wolf’s spine broke, squirming on the ground as it faced an inevitable death.
The other wolves quickly turned and rushed forward again.
The warrior repeated his tactics, reducing the number of wolves to---two.
Now they pose hardly any threat.
The warrior stood there, staring coldly at the two remaining wolves.
But the last two wolves were not ready to fight to the death. Instead, they started to retreat slowly, hoping to live to fight another day. Figuring them as enemies and assessing that they could be eliminated, the warrior had no intention of letting them go. He decided to strike first.
The two wolves turned and bolted.
But the warrior was even faster. With a few strides, he closed the gap, kicked one into the air, killing it mid-arc, and the other quickly changed its course. The warrior didn’t pursue further and instead crouched to grab a pebble from the ground, flinging it ahead.
"Whoosh..."
"Thump..."
Followed by a sound of breaking air, the pebble struck the last wolf’s head. It fell to the ground, dead.
With that, not a single member of the wolf pack survived, of course, any undiscovered wolf pups notwithstanding.
Nevertheless, the warrior didn’t leave.
Instead, he walked over and crouched down to examine the fallen wolves.
...
Command room.
Tang Qing had watched the entire thrilling battle.
Soon, Tang Yi’s voice came over: "Commander, according to the warrior’s observation, these wolves seem to have been stimulated by something causing some form of mutation. This lead to an establishment of a hierarchy within the pack. If the alpha dies, a new alpha is selected according to certain rules, and they hold high levels of unity and aggression."
"What does it mean? Did the wolves become sentient?" Tang Qing frowned, hoping there would be no Planet of the Apes-like situation. He wasn’t afraid of such a scenario; he just didn’t want to deal with such tedious troubles.
"No, commander, it’s just a gene mutation in a certain direction, specifically in the area of group structural awareness. If they were sentient, they would have definitely retreated when their casualties exceeded a third, and the alpha wouldn’t have gotten so close to the warrior at the beginning," explained Tang Yi.
"That’s true. It’s a strange occurrence. No matter, let’s ignore it. There are wonders aplenty in this world. Just make a note of this incident for future reference. Investigate the spot when conditions permit. If there are signs of human intervention, inform me immediately."
This world is full of countless fanatical scientists and research centers, especially in the field of biology. For those who desire to acquire the ability of God, there is no doubt a great attraction.
For instance, the drug research of various pharmaceutical companies that involve virus-related studies. While figuring out the various ways of tackling them, it is very likely that a more formidable entity may emerge. Tang Qing won’t be surprised at anything that may be hiding at numerous known and covert biology research centers worldwide. Conservatively speaking, among all the things these institutions have, the number of insurmountable viruses that could wipe out humanity won’t be in the single digits.
This is what makes biological, particularly viral, research so terrifying.
But humans never tire, whether it’s for longevity, unraveling the mysteries of life, curing diseases, eradicating various viruses, or for various other purposes, humanity continually plays with fire, never resting.
Therefore Tang Qing didn’t bother monitoring this matter too closely. Even if it was due to some artificial interference his interest is limited, just mark it for now and check it later, no way any of those crazies would want to destroy the world... perhaps.
"Oh right, we should provide sunglasses for soldiers executing protection or combat assignments in the future. Especially when the Combat Assistance System is authorized. Being seen by others is not good and it can save us from getting into unnecessary troubles. Like just now, the soldier was very wary of everyone, which looked quite unfriendly to the friends of the protected target," Tang Qing reminded. Everything about the warrior is good, except he’s over-dutiful. That is an advantage, but also a disadvantage, it’s not good to always have people ’picking trouble’.
"Yes, commander," agreed Tang Yi.
"Well, looks like we’re about to make some extra money again," Tang Qing said with a smile, having saved these tycoons, they’ll surely give some rewards.
"Yes, there’s a ninety percent chance they’ll give rewards," Tang Yi said.
"Hmm, how much would we get from Chai Ren’s ten million RMB promise and the following amount? Just forget about it. No matter, Tang Yi, just keep the money on standby. I don’t need it for now," Tang Qing said. Few tens of millions meant nothing to him. He didn’t even bother putting it into his system account. There’s only so much he could make through investment returns, and he hadn’t found a place to spend the excess. Besides, he’ll need some ’clean’ money in the future when there’s more to spend on.
"Yes, commander," Tang Yi agreed.
Seeing that there was nothing more needed in the command room, Tang Qing returned to his room.
He then continued his painting.
An ink painting.
PS: The next Chapter will probably come around 10 p.m. I will continue writing.
