Black Ghost, Bai Xing Makes His Move!

Bang! Bang!

The reborn Nagai Kei happened to pick up the handgun that had been dropped during the fight.

Without hesitation, he fired twice, severely injuring Sato once more.

Then he turned and ran.

After that exchange, he had already understood the gap between himself and Sato.

He was no match for him at all!

Sato likewise used his knife to sever his own carotid artery, completing another rebirth.

The next moment, however, the swirling Black Particles did not return to his body. Instead, they gathered into a Black Ghost.

Boom!

When it landed, its feet cracked the solid concrete floor.

It blocked Nagai Kei's path.

His eyes immediately widened in shock.

"W-What is that?"

"Heh, judging by your expression, you've never released one before, have you? This game is about to end."

But in the next second, Sato's smile froze on his face.

His brows furrowed deeply.

Because a large amount of Black Particles floated out from Nagai Kei's body.

They likewise formed a Black Ghost!

"That much... Nagai, you truly haven't disappointed me!"

Though he spoke in an approving tone, Sato had finally begun to take him seriously deep down.

On the pitch-black ceiling, a figure crawled along like a gecko.

After leaving the warehouse, the terrain here was relatively open, yet neither Sato nor Nagai Kei noticed Bai Xing's presence.

It was understandable for Nagai Kei, but why was a battle-hardened veteran like Sato so slow to notice?

That was right. Even if he looked directly at where Bai Xing was, he still could not see him at all.

Over the past few days, Bai Xing had been working hard to adapt to and master the power emerging from deep within his body.

Besides the basic enhancement to his physical abilities, there were also strange abilities that had originally belonged only to animals.

In addition to a spider's vibration sensing, a gecko's adhesion ability, and a rattlesnake's heat vision—

He had also discovered that, like a chameleon, he could alter his skin color and use optics to blend into his surroundings, achieving an invisibility effect!

That was why he had been able to enter the research institute amid the chaos as though no one was there!

At that moment, Bai Xing watched the two people below.

An Ajin's immortality came entirely from the Black Particles born within their bodies.

And Black Ghosts were another way of using Black Particles.

Known simply as Little Black, only Ajin could see them. Ordinary people could not see Little Black at all.

Naturally, Bai Xing could not see them either.

He only saw the two standing there without moving, while scratch marks appeared across the surrounding floor out of nowhere, and stone pillars occasionally gained cracked dents as though struck by something.

Little Black possessed no special abilities, but they seemed born for slaughter, with sharp fangs and claws capable of piercing metal and shattering stone!

They could be controlled by Ajin in battle, infused with consciousness and used as avatars, and might even develop consciousness of their own!

However, this was an advanced application.

Not every Ajin could master such a technique.

So when he saw Nagai Kei standing there for so long without being knocked down, Bai Xing could not help smacking his lips.

The film version of Nagai Kei truly had greater talent than the manga version!

In the manga, Nagai Kei had been a difficult birth and had actually died once at the moment he was born.

As a result, he had been able to summon Little Black as early as childhood.

But in the film version, he had only just become an Ajin after being run over by a truck.

Only a few days had passed, yet after seeing Sato summon Little Black, he was able to summon one himself.

That talent was indeed impressive!

No wonder even Sato had started taking things seriously.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The battle Bai Xing could not see was already nearing its end.

Although he could not see Little Black, he knew their secret and could still piece together the battle through imagination.

"Your ghost's power is quite strong. Too bad you don't have much combat experience."

At this moment, Nagai Kei's Little Black had already been defeated, and Sato had complete control of the battle.

Bang!

A shot pierced through Nagai Kei's calf as he tried to flee, spraying blood across the concrete floor.

Just as he was about to step forward and finish Nagai Kei off—

Clap clap clap!

Applause rang out.

"What a splendid battle. Too bad I can't see it for the moment."

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Without wasting a word, Sato raised his hand and fired a burst.

A shocking scene unfolded.

Once those bullets came within ten meters of Bai Xing, they all stopped in midair.

"Sato, treating your friend like this isn't very nice."

Sato stared at the sight before him in uncertainty, then pulled the trigger again in disbelief.

By the time his magazine was empty, he was dumbfounded by the dense mass of bullets floating in midair.

This had clearly surpassed his understanding and knowledge!

"Don't look at me like that. Imagine how much harder it is for ordinary people to understand Ajin like you, who can't be killed no matter what."

As he spoke, Bai Xing waved an arm, as if demonstrating his ability to Sato.

The bullets turned into a river flowing with metallic sheen, drifting through the air at his command.

"Who exactly are you?"

Sato had completely ignored Nagai Kei.

Compared to this newly appeared mysterious man, Nagai Kei's threat was practically negligible!

Nagai Kei was equally stunned.

Ever since being hit by that truck, he had encountered far too many bizarre things, leaving him with a sense of unreality.

By now, Bai Xing had walked to a spot not far from them.

Facing Sato's hostile question, he said indifferently, "Don't be nervous, Sato. I said I would be your friend, because I came here to give you a great opportunity."

While Sato was still confused, whoosh! A long snake shot out from the shadows.

No!

That wasn't a snake!

It was a steel pipe!

Yet under Bai Xing's control, the incomparably hard steel pipe twisted and slithered like a long snake, moving at incredible speed!

It shot straight toward Sato.

Sato truly was an experienced soldier. He immediately fled at full speed, dodging the attack.

But he was not the sort to sit around and wait for death.

He understood that Bai Xing was the source. The best way to escape that bizarre steel pipe's pursuit was to kill Bai Xing first!

"Watch out behind you!"

Nagai Kei could not help warning him.

He did not need the warning. Bai Xing had already sensed it.

It was Sato's Little Black!

Though invisible, this thing possessed highly efficient killing power.

Against ordinary people, even fully armed soldiers, it could be considered a lethal threat.

But to Bai Xing, it was nothing.

The bullets floating at his side suddenly spread out like a fine, dense net.

They enveloped Bai Xing and blocked Little Black's attack.

Meanwhile, Sato could not stop the snake-like steel pipe at all and was completely wrapped up by it.

He was utterly restrained.

No matter how he struggled, it was useless. He could not even kill himself.

As one end of the steel pipe struck the back of his head, Sato fell unconscious.

Little Black dissipated along with him.

On the other side, Nagai Kei suddenly sprang up from the ground and sprinted into the distance.

How did he still look like someone who had been shot in the leg?

It turned out that while Bai Xing and Sato had been fighting, he had secretly reset his condition by committing suicide and resurrecting.

Whoosh!

Naturally, Bai Xing had no intention of letting him go.

A round steel ball shot out and struck him squarely in the Baihui acupoint.

The force was not great. Nagai Kei immediately collapsed unconscious, but his life was not in danger.

In his previous life, Bai Xing had been an underground fighter. Though he primarily practiced kickboxing, he had also studied Xingyi Quan for a time.

He knew which acupoints on the human body could be struck, and how much force would render someone unconscious without endangering their life.