The Great Gene Era
Chapter 38

Man Who Knocked Out Half of the Limitless System

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A burly freshman, along with three classmates, forcefully cut through the queue from the back, causing a commotion in the long line.

But despite the disturbance, not many people complained.

Even if they were unhappy.

Many people, upon hearing the burly freshman's roar, silently made way.

"Excuse me, classmates, please make way. I have E-grade intermediate authority and I'm in a hurry!"

"Excuse me, classmates, please make way. I have E-grade intermediate authority and I'm in a hurry!"

Personal authority, in the century since the advent of the gene era, has been deeply ingrained due to its inclusion in the public convention law.

According to the public convention law, those with higher authority enjoy priority in general public facilities and services.

Even many businesses would note in their terms of service – priority for those with high authority.

Of course, this high authority is relative.

E-grade authority doesn't offer much convenience in society.

E-grade authority is mainly for students; many people work hard their entire lives and obtaining E-grade authority is achievable.

For example, government employees can obtain E-grade authority by reaching a certain position or serving for a specific number of years.

Even in the most ordinary positions, diligently working for twenty years can secure at least an E-grade lower-tier authority!

However, the highest authority one can achieve through seniority is only E-grade higher-tier authority.

But in school, in front of a crowd of high school students who are all F-grade blank authorities, this E-grade authority is a killer weapon.

And it's E-grade intermediate authority at that.

To upgrade from F-grade to E-grade lower-tier authority requires ten merit points. Accumulating fifty merit points grants E-grade intermediate authority, and accumulating one hundred merit points grants E-grade higher-tier authority.

Under the current authority system.

There are only two reasons why this young man could possess E-grade intermediate authority at such a young age.

One is that his father was very powerful, but has since passed away.

The Blue Star Alliance Public Convention Law stipulates that for personal authority of D-grade and above, if the individual sacrifices their life, one of their children can inherit their personal authority as designated by a will or by the relevant departments of the Gene Committee.

This inheritance is reduced by one tier.

Of course, this is a rough explanation; the detailed legal provisions regarding the inheritance of personal authority are as thick as a book.

In other words, if this burly youth's father was very powerful and had passed away, then making way for the descendant of a hero is the duty of a citizen in the gene era.

The second possibility is that this burly youth is very capable himself, having accumulated over fifty merit points through various means based on his own abilities, thus earning him E-grade intermediate authority.

In that case, he is equally worthy of respect.

Merit points are not something you can just get by catching a random thief.

What constitutes merit?

It is a contribution and sacrifice made for the public, for the country, for the people, for all of humanity!

Because it represents privilege, the criteria for recognition are extremely strict.

But regardless of which possibility is true, the E-grade intermediate authority held by this burly youth means that all the college students present with F-grade authority must yield.

In this situation, even senior student Chai Xiao, who had just come to find Xu Tui, had to press himself against the railing to make way.

This highlights the importance of authority levels.

Therefore, after displaying his authority level, the burly youth barged his way through without anyone getting angry or causing trouble.

Many students voluntarily moved aside.

A few students who were slow to move were directly shoved aside by the burly youth, and could only glare resentfully.

Although they could demand an apology from the burly youth for being shoved.

Personal authority grants convenience and privilege, not the right to bully others.

However, making a fuss about it would be pointless.

A few muttered curses of "coward" would suffice.

And so, the crowd in the queue parted like a tide, allowing the burly youth to reach the very front.

At this moment, Xu Tui had already handed over all his documents to the teacher and was waiting to enter the testing area for his assessment.

After handing his documents to the teacher with both hands, Xu Tui took the opportunity to glance at his personal communication device.

Eight or nine messages flashed in quick succession; who would be so bored?

However, after just a glance, Xu Tui froze.

Almost simultaneously, the burly youth's voice could be heard from behind, "Urgent matter, make way, I have E-grade intermediate authority!"

Hearing this voice, Xu Tui quickly turned around and said with a smile, "Classmate, I've already handed my documents to the teacher. Please wait a moment."

The burly youth frowned and remained silent, but another classmate beside him, who was quite dark-skinned, started to curse.

"Brother Yuan asked you to move, are you deaf? Can't you hear?"

As soon as the scolding started, Xu Tui's smiling face immediately turned cold.

Xu Tui didn't look at the dark-faced classmate, but instead looked at the burly young man surnamed Yuan and said, "Classmate, personal authority is a right, a merit, and even more so, an honor. I hope you don't misuse it and defile it!"

Speaking of which, Xu Tui shrugged his shoulders. "I've already submitted the materials, how could I..."

Before Xu Tui's words even landed, and before the burly young man surnamed Yuan could say anything, the dark-faced classmate started yelling.

"Get lost! Your Brother Yuan isn't someone you can lecture!"

Xu Tui made no move to yield.

"Damn it, you're really pushing it."

Seeing that Xu Tui wouldn't budge, the dark-faced youth rolled up his sleeves and directly shoved Xu Tui aside.

The immense force caused him to stagger backward uncontrollably, and the back of his waist directly hit the corner of a table. The pain made Xu Tui's face turn pale, and he gasped for air.

Xu Tui didn't start cursing.

Cursing at this moment was a sign of weakness.

He shot a cold glare at the dark-faced youth, rubbed his waist, and resolutely walked to the window. Standing shoulder to shoulder with the young man surnamed Yuan by the window, he exerted force with his legs and squeezed in.

"Move aside!"

"Teacher, how much longer until I can enter the test?" Xu Tui asked.

The ordinary teacher, who had just put Xu Tui's materials aside, glanced at Xu Tui. He looked a bit troubled but still said, "According to the order, you're next. It should be about three to five minutes."

The group led by the young man surnamed Yuan was squeezed aside by Xu Tui's forceful movement. Their faces showed anger. The dark-faced youth beside them chimed in with a divine assist, "Brother Yuan, this guy isn't giving you any face."

"You damn punk, you're really pushing it!"

His face losing some composure, Yuan Shu's right fist shot out like lightning and grabbed Xu Tui's collar.

This guy had incredibly astonishing strength.

He actually grabbed Xu Tui by the collar and lifted him up.

In an instant, Xu Tui found it difficult to breathe.

"Damn it!"

Xu Tui wasn't one to be trifled with. The moment he was lifted, his right hand shot out like lightning, his fingers like steel bars clamping down on the young man surnamed Yuan's right hand.

To be precise, he clamped down on the half of the palm between the index, middle, and ring fingers of the young man surnamed Yuan.

With a surge of strength.

A twist and a press!

A joint lock!

In an instant, the young man surnamed Yuan let out a muffled groan. His entire right palm and forearm were locked, and his body involuntarily bent down.

Xu Tui landed.

The young man surnamed Yuan was almost forced into a kneeling position by Xu Tui's joint lock, about to kneel before Xu Tui!

However, the young man surnamed Yuan was also ruthless. Risking a fracture in his palm and forearm, he used his left elbow as a point and curled his body, charging at Xu Tui.

This young man surnamed Yuan was from the Limitless System. His push just now had demonstrated astonishing strength.

His individual strength was definitely much greater than Xu Tui's.

Xu Tui was able to succeed because he had activated his gene points related to hand and palm strength, though he had applied it as the Bean Flicking Divine Ability.

This charge, if it landed squarely, would at least make Xu Tui spit blood, if not break bones.

Xu Tui was also ruthless.

He had plenty of experience with duels in the woods during high school.

And the incident of being followed and the incident of killing the cyborg Ahu had caused Xu Tui to begin his transformation, and his actions now carried a decisive and ruthless air.

Either don't act.

But when he did, it was like thunder and lightning!

The moment the young man surnamed Yuan charged at him, Xu Tui's left leg shot out like lightning.

Bang!

Xu Tui's left leg struck first!

It lightning-fastly hit the young man surnamed Yuan's crotch.

The young man surnamed Yuan immediately let out a sharp, abruptly cut-off scream. His entire body arched like a familiar shrimp, his legs clamped tightly together.

His mouth was wide open, but he couldn't utter a sound, seemingly in extreme pain.

Tears and snot gushed out at that moment.

Stunned!

The entire scene was dumbfounded!

No one had expected such an insignificant dispute to escalate so violently in an instant.

After a brief moment of shock, the three classmates who came with the young man surnamed Yuan immediately roared.

"Holy shit!"

"Shameless!"

"Your hands are too damn dark!"

"Let's go! Beat him up!"

The curses erupted almost simultaneously. At almost the same time, these three classmates who came with the young man surnamed Yuan, either out of loyalty or for some other reason, attacked Xu Tui together, ganging up on him.

Chai Xiao, who was watching from a dozen meters away, saw this scene. His expression instantly changed, and he rushed over in a single step!

"Damn it, Yuan Shu, do you guys have any shame at all?!"

The young man who came with Yuan Shu ignored him, and his fists and feet rained down on Xu Tui at the same time.

High school students nowadays are not simple.

The three years of high school not only included high-intensity physical training, but the physical education teacher would occasionally teach some combat or self-protection techniques.

The joint lock Xu Tui had just used was demonstrated to them by their homeroom teacher, Yu Zeping, in his spare time.

Moreover, for students from well-off families, the physical training classes, combat classes, and martial arts classes were not attended in vain.

The three who stepped forward to gang up on Xu Tui had a fierce wind accompanying their punches and kicks, a sharp edge to them, indicating they had trained before.

If these blows landed squarely, Xu Tui would likely suffer a great loss today.

This was why Chai Xiao, who had been watching, became anxious.

While Chai Xiao was anxious, Xu Tui, the person involved, was not flustered at all.

As he took down Yuan Shu, his hands had already slipped into his pockets in a seemingly harmless manner, fully prepared for these three.

The moment the three attacked simultaneously to avenge Yuan Shu, Xu Tui's hands shot out fiercely. Using the momentum of his retreat, he flicked his index fingers!

Swish, swish, swish!

The sound of the wind breaking through the air was sharp and brief.

Almost at the same instant, the three, including the dark-faced Ma Zixu, suddenly cried out in pain. They clutched their throats with their hands, their faces filled with fear as they looked at Xu Tui.

Ma Zixu, in particular, made muffled sounds from his throat, his face turning red as if he couldn't breathe.

Chai Xiao, who had just rushed over, looked at Xu Tui, then at the four people Xu Tui had taken down, his face filled with astonishment.

It was as if the Xu Tui he knew before was a fake.

The Xu Tui he knew before.

He often smiled when he spoke, was very gentle with people, and was a handsome guy next door.

But the Xu Tui now.

His moves were ruthless, decisive, and even sinister.

He was more like a seasoned warrior!

"Tsk tsk, these guys are all elites among the new Limitless System students this year. Yuan Shu is said to be in the top three among the new Limitless System students. Brother, you're awesome!"

"You took down almost half of the Limitless System by yourself!"

Chai Xiao gave Xu Tui a thumbs-up.

Xu Tui ignored Chai Xiao, staring intently at Ma Zixu and the other two, a soybean dancing nimbly between his fingers.

"Do you guys want to come up and gang up on me again? This time, I won't aim for your throats. I'll aim for your eyes! I'll gouge your eyes out! Or even blow your heads off!"

Xu Tui's voice was filled with coldness.

He had held back just now.

But this threat was definitely not empty.

There's a saying, "A newborn calf fears no tiger."

And another, "The older you get, the more timid you become."

These sayings are not without reason.

Old thugs ganging up on someone usually have some restraint. They might inflict some serious injuries or pain, but not fatal ones.

However, young thugs or youngsters ganging up on someone, with just a few punches and kicks, could end a person's life. They only aim for brutality and immediate satisfaction, throwing all their strength into it without regard for the consequences. Killing someone is quite common.

In the years Xu Tui studied at Jincheng Mansion, many incidents of students ganging up and beating others to death had occurred.

In reality, no one willingly or intentionally set out to kill someone.

But during group brawls, everyone got hot-headed, and who knew what would happen.

Xu Tui had even personally witnessed a fight arranged by upperclassmen in a grove that resulted in a death.

After the fight ended and they sat down to rest, someone discovered one person had stopped breathing.

Xu Tui didn't want to gamble his life on luck, which was why he had struck so ruthlessly just now.

Of course, if these three had accidentally killed Xu Tui during their group assault, they would have absolutely faced severe legal punishment!

But did that have anything to do with Xu Tui?

Even if it did.

They would already be dead!

Therefore.

The moment Xu Tui struck.

His target was vital points!

It was the throat bone!

The mung bean-sized projectiles wouldn't be fatal, but they could stop or even injure them!

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