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A searing pain sent Feng Qianzhan's vision black, and he nearly passed out.

He staggered back several steps, then abruptly raised his head. His face was so dark it looked as terrifying as if he had been scorched by the sun at the Equator.

Ever since breaking through to Mental Strength Rank B Peak, Feng Qianzhan had never suffered such a huge loss! He shook his wrist, swiftly pulled another Tactical Dagger from one of his hunting outfit's pockets, and, face taut, hurled it backward with all his strength along the bullet's trajectory, returning it exactly as it had come.

Everything happened too quickly. Xia Chujian wanted to dodge like Li Fu, but there was a gap between imagination and reality.

Unfortunately, she was an ordinary person whose genes could not evolve. Her body's reaction speed simply could not keep up with her mind, falling far short.

Li Fu could dodge that bullet, but she could not dodge the dagger.

The man's dagger flew at her and struck right over her heart.

Xia Chujian let out a muffled groan.

Luckily, she was wearing many layers. Besides the thick insulated coat on the outside, she also had the ivory-white coat Aunt had made for her.

The dagger came with tremendous force. In the blink of an eye, it pierced Xia Chujian's outermost coat, but when it continued inward, her ivory-white coat stopped it cold! However, the force of a throw from a Gene Evolver at Mental Strength Rank B Peak carried powerful kinetic energy, no less than a thermal weapon.

The dagger was blocked and ultimately failed to pierce the coat, naturally leaving Xia Chujian uninjured.

But the dagger's kinetic energy still sent Xia Chujian flying backward like a weightless paper kite swept up by a blizzard. She slammed into a Great Tree near the Blood Kirin before stopping with a bang.

The impact left her dizzy, her heart seeming ready to leap out of her throat.

She slowly slid down the trunk and sat on the ground. Leaning against the Great Tree, Xia Chujian tilted her head and passed out.

Feng Qianzhan looked over from afar.

That ordinary person without Mental Strength had surely been killed by his dagger! Feng Qianzhan gave a smug snort, his morale soaring.

He had never imagined that he would fail to kill an ordinary person with a single strike.

The kinetic energy behind that throw was completely comparable to a sniper rifle bullet.

Still, he was somewhat puzzled. He had thrown that dagger like a Sniper Bullet, and it had struck the other person's body, yet it had not torn her apart...

That was a little unscientific.

But even a high-level Gene Evolver like himself, at Mental Strength Rank B Peak, could not escape death if a sniper rifle bullet struck a vital point. Let alone an ordinary person without even a trace of Mental Strength!

So she had to be dead.

Having dealt with Xia Chujian, Feng Qianzhan moved as fast as a ghost and lunged toward Ye Shijie ahead.

Ye Shijie had only just gotten to his feet and was preparing to hide behind a Great Tree.

But Feng Qianzhan's hand reached out from some impossible angle, snatched away his Frostfall 100 Fully Automatic Assault Rifle, then smashed a fist into his Helmet.

That punch left Ye Shijie dizzy and nearly unable to stay on his feet.

Still, he forced himself under control and reached forward with both hands, gripping the Assault Rifle Feng Qianzhan had taken from him.

Feng Qianzhan sneered. His fist, as large as a bowl, clenched tight before smashing down at Ye Shijie's head again.

After being struck in the head twice by Feng Qianzhan, Ye Shijie, though also a Gene Evolver, could not endure it with his mere Rank D Mental Strength.

After two punches, Ye Shijie's breathing hitched, and he too passed out.

Li Fu and Song Mingqian had originally wanted to check on Xia Chujian, but when they saw Ye Shijie's weapon stolen and him knocked unconscious, they immediately raised their submachine guns and fired fiercely at Feng Qianzhan.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Feng Qianzhan's Gene Evolution Level was indeed high compared to the people in this squad, but not so high that he could completely disregard thermal weapons.

Facing such reckless thermal weapon fire, he still retreated at high speed, instantly withdrawing beyond the woods and behind the snowdrift where he had hidden earlier.

Song Mingqian went over alone to check Ye Shijie's condition.

Fortunately, Ye Shijie had merely been knocked unconscious. Feng Qianzhan had not yet had time to finish him off.

When Feng Qianzhan retreated to the snowdrift, Li Fu raised his submachine gun and fired Pitter-Patter in the direction he had fled! Unfortunately, Feng Qianzhan rolled repeatedly through the blizzard while lying on the ground, making it impossible for Li Fu's submachine gun to hit him.

Using the wind and snow to his advantage, Feng Qianzhan moved as swiftly as a rolling barrel and rolled back to the edge of the woods within seconds.

He also pulled out his Assassin 1095 Pistol, attempting to fire at the people inside the woods.

But the moment he stopped to shoot, Li Fu's submachine gun followed him like a shadow.

Bullet after bullet came flying at him. Even when they missed, they greatly interfered with his aim.

Feng Qianzhan flew into a rage and flung away his pistol.

Using these Conventional Thermal Weapons would only slow his killing!

As a Mental Strength expert at Rank B Peak, he had long grown unaccustomed to using conventional thermal weapons, and his marksmanship was only average anyway.

He had always believed that an assassin who could crush opponents with Mental Strength had no need to practice shooting.

He would rely on himself instead!

He refused to believe that, as a Rank B Peak Mental Strength expert among Gene Evolvers, he could not handle these worthless rabble! At that moment, Song Mingqian had only just confirmed that Ye Shijie's life was not in danger.

When Ping Qiong repeatedly warned them over the Squad Channel, "That man is coming! He's right behind you..."

She was already too late.

Feng Qianzhan was so fast that his movements nearly left afterimages in the vision of the three of them.

By the time Li Fu and Song Mingqian came back to their senses, Feng Qianzhan had already taken both their weapons and kicked them out cold with a single blow.

Watching this unfold on the Flying Vehicle's Display Screen, Ping Qiong was so anxious that tears spilled from her eyes.

At that moment, she hated herself beyond measure. Why had she gone back to the Flying Vehicle?!

If she had been over there too, they would have had one more person's strength!

But this was not the time for regret.

Ping Qiong bit down on her lip and repeatedly called out over the Squad Channel, "Captain Ye! Li Fu! Song Mingqian! Little Chujian! Wake up! Wake up!"

She activated every stimulation mode in their Helmets, wanting only to wake those unconscious people as quickly as possible.

But Feng Qianzhan had already returned to the small woods.

Seeing that he had knocked out the entire squad, he grinned smugly. "You want to fight Lord Feng? Wait until your next life after reincarnation!"

He drew out his dagger, intending to cut off their heads as proof to bring back and collect the remaining payment.

But when he brought the dagger down, it was unexpectedly blocked by the Helmet protecting the neck.

Feng Qianzhan was greatly surprised. What material was this Helmet made of?

He casually removed Ye Shijie's Helmet and put it on his own head to try it.

The moment he wore it, he was delighted. "Good stuff! This kind of Ability Defense Helmet is not only bulletproof, it can defend against Mental Strength too! It can even defend against Rank B Peak attacks. One of these could sell for at least Ten Million Beichen Coins on the Black Market! I've struck it rich! I've struck it rich!"

After all, he had only been paid Six Million Beichen Coins for this job in total, and that was to be paid over three years! Feng Qianzhan immediately shifted his attention to collecting the squad members' Ability Defense Helmets.

He was also inwardly amazed at how strange the Land of the Far North in the Exotic Beast Forest was.

He was a Mental Strength expert at Rank B Peak, yet the powerful Magnetic Interference in the Land of the Far North of the Exotic Beast Forest could even affect the use of his Mental Strength.

If not for that, his mobility could have been even greater, faster, and stronger!

In Mulan City, a single punch from him could make even a Gene Evolver in the early Rank B stage bleed from all seven orifices and die on the spot.

But here, one punch could only knock these low-level Gene Evolvers unconscious.

To truly kill them, he would need to strike them several more times.

To be safe, he decided it was better to cut off their heads directly.

During this delay, Xia Chujian, whom he had been the first to knock unconscious with a dagger, actually woke up under the stimulation from Ping Qiong's Helmet.

Ping Qiong was weeping in the Flying Vehicle, yet she covered her mouth and did not dare make a sound.

Because on the Virtual Display Screen, she saw that the enemy had put on the captain's Helmet.

Their Helmets were connected to the squad's Communication Channel.

Ping Qiong also stopped the stimulation mode so as not to alert him.

Even when she saw Xia Chujian wake up, she did not dare say a word.

The instant she spoke, the enemy would immediately understand what was happening and expose Xia Chujian to danger.

But Xia Chujian did not need her warning.

Leaning against the Great Tree, her vision gradually cleared from a blur. The first thing she saw was the assassin with his back to her, bent over as he took out his dagger and searched for an angle to cut off someone's head! The next moment, she noticed that the assassin had put on the captain's Ability Defense Helmet.

And the Ability Defense Helmets of their squad had all activated full defense earlier, including the soundproofing equipment.

That meant the assassin should not be able to hear any sounds outside now...

Xia Chujian steeled herself, removed her own Helmet, then took out the bone-conduction earpiece in her ear and switched it off.

This would prevent any sound from reaching the Helmet's Communication System and alerting the assassin.

The extreme temperature of minus eighty degrees Celsius surged over her like a Cold Wave.

Fortunately, she still had the ivory-white woolen cap Aunt had knitted for her.

She did not know what kind of yarn it was made from.

Even in such extreme cold, its warmth was remarkably effective!

She also had goggles on her face and a self-heating mask.

So the freezing temperature did not affect her much.

At the same time, her other hand reached behind her back and pulled over the gun case she had been carrying.

Her movements flowed like water, without the slightest obstruction.

In only half a second, she had swiftly opened the gun case, raised her sniper rifle, and aimed at the assassin who was bent over and about to cut off Ye Shijie's head! Clang!

Without hesitation, Xia Chujian pulled the trigger.

An eighty-gram, one-hundred-and-fifty-millimeter anti-materiel Sniper Bullet capable of piercing walls and armor tore through the congealed air and shot toward Feng Qianzhan's back, directly over his heart.

Feng Qianzhan was too excited. On top of that, he had never realized that the Helmet he wore had not only activated full shielding, but also soundproofing!

More importantly, he had not sensed such a powerful danger approaching at all.

As a Gene Evolver with Mental Strength Rank B Peak, he possessed exceptionally powerful danger precognition, allowing him to evade many lethal attacks in advance.

Therefore, when fighting others, he basically did not need to watch in every direction or listen in every direction, because he had the powerful long-range intuition of danger precognition.

But this time, his danger precognition only went wild when the bullet was almost at the center of his back!

Within one ten-thousandth of a second, he only had time to shift his body slightly to the left.

But he was already one step too late.

He had only moved half a step. The bullet did not strike the center of his back directly, but it hit his right arm instead! Clang!

A muffled sound of flesh tearing echoed through the upper space of the Exotic Beast Forest.

"Ah!" Feng Qianzhan's uncontrollable scream burst out as well.

His right arm was blasted into a cloud of blood by that high-speed sniper rifle bullet! From his fingertips all the way to the glenoid joint where his right arm met his shoulder, everything had been shattered into pulp!

The Tactical Dagger in his right hand, sharp enough to cut iron like mud, fell to the ground with a thud and embedded itself in the forest floor covered in a thin layer of snow, leaving only its handle above the surface.

If he had been given just one more second, that dagger would not have stabbed into the ground—it would have cut across the captain's neck!

Everything had happened in a flash. Ping Qiong, far away in the Flying Vehicle, stared in utter shock.

But Xia Chujian had no time to savor that shot. Instead, she viciously cursed in her heart, Damn Gene Evolvers! This was the first time since becoming a sniper that she had failed to achieve a One Shot Kill! Without hesitation, Xia Chujian leaned forward and lay prone on the ground, bracing her Judicator No. 7 Sniper Rifle and once more aiming at the assassin's back before firing a second shot with incredible speed.

But just then, Feng Qianzhan, slowed by the bone-deep pain, suddenly turned around as though to see who had been able to snipe him from behind! What terrified him more was that the enemy's sniping had been so swift, yet he had not sensed any danger at all!

By the time he finally felt it, the bullet had nearly reached the center of his back! At that point, no Gene Evolver's danger precognition was needed—an ordinary person would have felt it too!

Therefore, there was only one conclusion: his long-range danger precognition as a Gene Evolver had failed.

That had never happened before...

As a Mental Strength expert on the verge of breaking into A-Class at any moment, his bodily functions and Mental Strength had evolved to a level unimaginable to ordinary people.

Even if someone aimed and locked onto him from hundreds or thousands of meters away, he could sense danger immediately.

Yet now, at such close range, he had not felt even the slightest danger precognition! This was not normal!

Feng Qianzhan turned around. Though he had lost an arm, his aura was undiminished as he glared with killing intent at Xia Chujian, lying prone ten meters away, as though she were his lifelong nemesis! But Xia Chujian had no intention of staring him down.

She pulled the trigger swiftly, and the second bullet arrived with the wind.

Too fast! Too fast! Too fast! Feng Qianzhan's eyes abruptly widened.

In his field of vision, that bullet seemed magnified dozens of times, while its speed seemed slowed dozens of times.

It bore down on him with overwhelming pressure, as though no matter how he moved, he could not escape its range!

At the critical instant between life and death, Feng Qianzhan could only once again use all his Mental Strength to resist the powerful Magnetic Interference here while forcing his body to slide one step to the right.

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