Firefight!

Firefight!

After a thunderous crash, lightning struck again, revealing a figure!

At that moment, a streak of light flew from Chen Wang's arms, shooting straight at Qing!

The young man in Casual Wear felt his heart sink. That Sword Qi had already been incredibly fast, but this streak of light was even faster.

He barely had time to think before twisting his shoulder aside, yet the streak still grazed him. Blood instantly gushed out, staining half his shoulder red!

Chen Wang's expression was cold and stern. He formed a hand seal and controlled the short blade. The blade wheeled through the air, changed direction, and shot straight for the back of Qing's head.

As a member of the Adjudication Team, Qing lived on the edge of life and death every day. He was exceptionally sensitive to such danger.

He immediately turned into lightning and vanished from where he stood. Yet the streak of light followed him like a shadow. The moment he reappeared, Chen Wang's brass-hilted, iron-cleaving short blade stabbed straight toward his heart!

Chen Wang had long since caught this young man's movement pattern. He had merely kept attacking with the Remington 870, creating the illusion that his methods were limited. The moment he activated this magical short blade, Qing was immediately plunged into a life-and-death crisis!

Qing reacted with astonishing speed. Seeing that he could not evade the blade, he reached out and grabbed it directly!

Chen Wang's expression remained cold. His fingers twitched slightly, and the iron-cleaving short blade flew up.

Four of Qing's fingers were severed at once. His whole body swept backward, leaving an afterimage in the air. But at that moment, the glowing orb illuminating the room suddenly vanished, plunging everything into darkness. A faint scent of blood filled the air as Qing flew backward through the air.

That short blade had actually severed one of his arms at the shoulder! In the instant the surroundings shifted from blindingly bright to pitch-black, Qing lost track of the blade's position. But when Chen Wang controlled the blade against an enemy, it locked onto the opponent's Qi Aura and was unaffected by the light.

So it cleanly cut off Qing's arm!

Qing turned into lightning again and shot toward the door. This young man's methods were bizarre! Boom! An earth wall had appeared before the door at some point, sealing it off completely—Earth Wall Technique! This time, Chen Wang had stacked the Earth Wall Technique to its thickest level. Though Qing still smashed through it, his body was stopped, and he staggered backward, his face somewhat pale. A faint glow shone from Chen Wang's body, making him easy to lock onto.

After pondering for a moment, Qing charged at Chen Wang again!

But Chen Wang suddenly formed a hand seal, and a ball of light erupted from his hand. He pushed the Illumination Spell to its utmost limit! "Ah!"

Even Qing could not help being briefly blinded when that intense light suddenly struck him! With a wave of his hand, Chen Wang's Splitting Light Shadow Sword unleashed several fierce streams of Sword Qi.

They pierced straight through Qing's throat! This top assassin from the Church's Adjudication Team could handle Tier 3 Soldiers of the same rank with ease, yet now he used his only remaining arm to clutch his mangled, bloody neck as he stumbled back in terror.

He could feel his life force continuously draining away, and he could hardly believe it!

Chen Wang formed another hand seal.

Fireball Technique! A fireball then flew out and blasted Qing's head apart.

His corpse immediately began to burn. The blazing firelight reflected off Chen Wang's face, casting it into shifting light and shadow.

Chen Wang said calmly, "I'm a mage, after all."

Speaking to a corpse—even though the other party could no longer hear him—was safer.

This battle had been highly meaningful to him. At last, he had truly felt the power of Gene Warriors.

Both were Tier 3 Gene Soldiers, but this Qing possessed bizarre methods, incredible speed, and sharp reactions.

Yet such a powerful being had still died at Chen Wang's hands.

Among Tier 3 Soldiers, if one happened to be countered by him, death was almost unavoidable.

"Turning into lightning... that ability is damn slick!"

Chen Wang muttered lightly.

He had activated several spells and two magical artifacts just now, consuming a great deal of mana. I still need to cultivate properly. My mana bar is still a little too short.

Chen Wang thought to himself.

Other than the Casual Wear, this young man had not even brought a gun. He only carried a dagger. Clearly, he had been extremely confident in his own skills.

Slick as hell! Chen Wang quickly left the room, intending to use the Tracking Spell's sensing to find the specimen and complete the mission.

This place really has been watched.

Chen Wang thought.

He simply did not know what faction that young man in Casual Wear, who could turn into lightning, belonged to. Apocalypse Armaments, Grand Mining, a freelancer, or... the Church.

Chen Wang frowned, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

He secretly heightened his vigilance and hurried forward.

The Great Winter World was indeed fraught with danger. Even Tier 3 Soldiers have a hard time getting by here.

Chen Wang carried the shotgun as he swiftly moved through the steel building, his movements extraordinarily nimble.

Although he had expended mana, he was now at Qi Refining Stage 4. His mana reserves were several times greater than before, enough to sustain this level of output.

Before long, he used the Tracking Spell to locate the specimen in an abandoned factory building.

There were four specimens in total.

Chen Wang did not know where the other three were. Only this one was here, and it had reacted to his Talisman Paper.

This place seemed to have once been the site of a brutal battle.

There were still two Zombie corpses on the ground, shriveled beyond recognition. Judging by their wounds, they had not been injured recently. The walls had been smashed apart, and several pitch-black holes had been blasted into the ceiling. Following the directions given by the Tracking Spell on the Talisman Paper, Chen Wang found the specimen inside a hole in a ruined wall. The specimen was stored in a box that could be opened easily.

After opening it, Chen Wang could not help but freeze. It was a cylinder about thirty centimeters tall, filled with pale green fluid. A heart was soaking in the liquid, and upon closer inspection, it was still faintly beating.

"So this is the so-called specimen?"

Chen Wang frowned.

Qiongqi Mining attached enormous importance to this specimen exploration. Presumably, it was related to Gene Serum. However, the thing was utterly useless in his hands, so he might as well exchange it for merit.

He had used many of the High-Explosive Hand Grenades in his backpack. After emptying out the bag, he found that the bottle holding the specimen seemed quite sturdy. Though transparent, he did not know what material it was made of. Chen Wang placed it into the backpack on his back, then filled the box with High-Explosive Hand Grenades. He took off his outer garment, wrapped it around the box, held it in his arms, and hurried outside. The box was not very large, but carrying it in the backpack would have been conspicuous. It was better to hold it in his hands.

Chen Wang hurried toward the exit. Just as he reached the doorway, he heard low growls.

Three Zombies charged at him!

Chen Wang raised his hand and fired, swiftly taking down all three Zombies.

Right now, he had no interest in dealing with these Zombies.

Of the four containers, only one corresponding Talisman Paper had reacted. The whereabouts of the other three specimens were unknown.

And he had already found one of them.

All he wanted now was to leave quickly. He immediately sent Qin Lang a signal and headed for the designated meeting point.

He hurried through an abandoned building, using it as cover as he moved with great speed!

In the shadows around the corner,

A beautiful woman in a black tank top and scorching hot shorts that barely covered half her ass

watched Chen Wang's retreating figure calmly, her gaze settling on the box in his arms.

"Oh my, someone actually found the specimen?"

The beautiful woman's lips curled slightly as she chased after him.

Thank you all for your support! Things will only get more exciting from here on out!