Microscopic Level

Not far from the town, inside a large building, a huge wall was covered with surveillance screens displaying everything happening in different areas of the town.

At this moment, Dong Hao, Zhuge Tao, Wang Zhihong, Zhou Feng, and several high-ranking figures from the military and various factions sat on the sofas in the room.

Several attendants waited nearby, with red wine and fruit laid out on the table. The group watched the footage on the screens and chatted among themselves.

In front of the surveillance screens, several officers continuously switched camera feeds, bringing the performances of different Quasi-Warriors onto the displays.

"What crude methods!" Major General Dong Hao sighed. "Watching these kids fight monsters reminds me of when I was young!"

"Most of them are only around twenty. They're at their youngest, and also at their most inexperienced."

Zhuge Tao also let out a wistful sigh. Framed by his graying hair, he seemed to have recalled his own youth as well.

Wang Zhihong, director of the Thunderbolt Martial Arts School, glanced at the reflective Zhuge Tao and sneered. "Zhuge, where's that kid named Xia Zhi your martial arts school specially recruited?"

"He hasn't done anything impressive yet, has he? Zhang Lei, the genius from our martial arts school, has already killed three monsters by himself."

Zhou Feng, a high-ranking member of the HR Alliance, chimed in, "Not bad at all. For his first time killing monsters, he's already able to bring out his strength to this extent."

Among the many surveillance screens, one of them was focused on the Thunderbolt Martial Arts School's specially recruited genius, Zhang Lei, whom the higher-ups were discussing.

He had just finished a fight. The corpse of a Tiger Mastiff lay on the ground, still bleeding.

After cutting off and storing the Tiger Mastiff's left ear, he strode arrogantly down the street with a still-dripping Ghoul Head Saber in hand, searching for his next prey.

"He is a good kid. There's no difficulty for him in this assessment." Watching Zhang Lei on the screen openly expose himself, Zhuge Tao nodded in praise as well.

"Mm?"

Major General Dong Hao looked in surprise at the screen in the lower-right corner of the wall. The longer he watched, the more astonished he became.

"Lock onto that Quasi-Warrior filmed by Camera No. 32. Switch it to the main screen," Dong Hao ordered the officer operating the displays.

"Yes, sir."

A loud response came from in front of the screens.

Wang Zhihong, director of the Thunderbolt Martial Arts School, asked curiously, "Old Dong, what did you see?"

"Old Wang, you'll find out soon enough." Dong Hao smiled meaningfully.

Very soon, the main screen showed the footage that had just been displayed in the lower-right corner.

In the footage, six black shadows were continuously attacking a Quasi-Warrior.

Those six black shadows were six H-class monster Shadow Cats!

The young figure holding a Hexagonal Shield and a Blood Shadow Battle Saber barely moved each time he dodged the attacks of the six Shadow Cats.

He almost always slipped past the edges of their claws.

That air of taking a leisurely stroll, that absolute confidence in his movement technique, completely conquered the gathered higher-ups watching the screen.

The warrior on the screen was Xia Zhi.

"This kid is actually treating the warrior combat assessment as a free opportunity to train his movement technique?!"

"And... look at him. His movement technique is incredible." Dong Hao clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Microscopic level!"

"It's the Microscopic level!"

Zhuge Tao's eyes shone as he stared fixedly at Xia Zhi, surrounded by the attacks of six Shadow Cats.

Even among General-level powerhouses, not everyone could attain Microscopic-level movement technique.

"He's only eighteen, yet his movement technique has already reached the Microscopic level."

"Incredible, truly incredible!" Zhou Feng of the HR Alliance also sucked in a breath.

Then he turned to Zhuge Tao and said, "Zhuge, your Limitless Martial Arts School has struck it big this time. That specially recruited kid is so young, yet his movement technique has reached the Microscopic level. His future will be extraordinary."

Zhuge Tao smiled at the screen without speaking, but the smile on his lips showed just how pleased he was.

After all, Xia Zhi had brought him honor before the higher-ups of so many factions. At the same time, he felt even more pleased with his decisive decision to grant Xia Zhi an A-level contract.

"Humph, what damn good luck." Wang Zhihong, director of the Thunderbolt Martial Arts School, secretly fumed beside them.

The Limitless Martial Arts School and the Thunderbolt Martial Arts School had been founded by the world's strongest expert, Hong, and the second strongest expert, Thunder God, respectively.

They were competitors in every respect. Whether it was top-tier combat power or martial arts school students, competition was everywhere.

The genius Zhang Lei he had just praised was now worlds apart from Xia Zhi of the Limitless Martial Arts School.

The footage on the surveillance screen continued. Xia Zhi, who had only been dodging the attacks of the H-class Shadow Cats, suddenly swung his saber-wielding right arm.

One Shadow Cat that had just missed its pounce was hanging in midair before him. A cold gleam flashed upward, sweeping across the Shadow Cat's neck.

Carried by inertia, the Shadow Cat still rushed a long way forward before its head separated from its body, spraying out hot blood.

As if that had been a signal, Xia Zhi, who had only been evading attacks until then, rapidly swung his arm. One Shadow Cat after another let out death cries, and five sprays of blood erupted as the remaining five Shadow Cats died in succession.

"Microscopic-level movement technique counts as beginner mastery. Using the smallest possible movements to make the most exquisite evasions."

Xia Zhi stood there, looking at the Shadow Cat corpses scattered all over the ground as he recalled the battle that had just ended.

The Microscopic level represented an extremely fine degree of control over one's strength and body, allowing one to evade in the most exquisite manner at the smallest cost.

Every movement and dodge was as though it had been calculated by a computer!

The reason Microscopic-level movement technique was so difficult was that no mistakes could be made when dodging with small movements.

Once a mistake was made, it was easy to be struck by a monster! Being hit by a monster usually meant death or serious injury.

With the formidable calculating ability brought about by the awakening of his Mental Power,

and through this constant tempering against monsters, Xia Zhi could feel that his movement technique had improved by more than one or two times compared with before the assessment.

This was the charm of actual combat. It could test everything imagined during ordinary training.

Only by truly challenging the limits of the body could one know where the limits of one's evasions lay!

If he used all his strength, whether fighting one-on-one or against many, Xia Zhi could easily kill these low-intelligence H-class monsters—Tiger Mastiffs, Shadow Cats, and Iron-Haired Wild Boars—with his strength that was a full level higher.

But with strength at the same level, when six monsters surrounded one person, they could easily kill a human.

After all, although his body could unleash nearly 4,000 kilograms of punching force, if he failed to dodge a monster's attack, an impact force of over 2,000 kilograms could still make him cough blood and suffer severe injuries!

Ordinary people simply would not dare train so arrogantly!

But Xia Zhi dared!

Because he was a Mind Controller and possessed Mental Power.

If he made a mistake while evading and encountered danger, Xia Zhi could immediately use his Mental Power on his shield or Blood Shadow Battle Saber, giving himself an additional burst of force out of thin air.

That would allow him to borrow the force and dodge sideways once more.

"Unfortunately, this Mental Power can only act on inanimate objects. It can't directly act on the human body, otherwise it could simply enter the body."

Mental Power could not control human bodies or animals. It could only control metal, wood, and similar objects.

"Otherwise, I could already use Mental Power to make myself fly."

Xia Zhi sighed. For humans to fly through their own power alone, they had to surpass the Transcendent War God level and reach the Planetary level.

"Next, continue searching for monsters."

At this moment, inside the monitoring room of the tall building outside the town, the higher-ups were still discussing Xia Zhi's movement technique.

Yet no one noticed that a person whose body was hidden in the shadows in a corner quietly sent out a set of coordinates.

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