Who Isn't a Lightning Mage King?

Wang Zhen was, in fact, just rushing in blindly!

In reality, Wang Zhen had many tactical options to deal with these Royal Guard-level Xenomorphs that had mutated into forms resembling the Hydralisks and Lurkers from StarCraft II, but he was feeling excited again!

As mentioned before, Wang Zhen hated variables more than anything. As an assassin raised by an organization since infancy, he had started taking on missions at the age of ten. Assassins raised in such a manner naturally had no control over their own lives; if a mission failed, even if they weren't killed, they would inevitably face brutal punishment. Even a masochist wouldn't enjoy the organization's discipline. Variables meant increased mission difficulty, higher risk, and a greater probability of failure, which was why Wang Zhen loathed them.

However, people always crave what they lack.

Because Wang Zhen didn't want to be punished, he hated variables. Yet, as a child assassin whose nature had been suppressed from a young age, he had managed to avoid psychological distortion and total corruption thanks to the crises brought on by his stagnant cheat—such as the body-ravaging drugs—and the hope that the cheat itself provided.

In truth, Wang Zhen loved excitement, so he actually enjoyed variables as well, because only variables could make him feel fresh and stimulated!

Just like now, even though he had plenty of ways to resolve these few Xenomorphs, he chose to manipulate the Ice Transmutation Circle and charge straight at them!

As for whether he might flip his car?

Wang Zhen felt that was underestimating him!

As someone who had activated his cheat by hitting a stroke of Good Luck involving twelve heavy-duty trucks and brought himself into the Infinite Space, he didn't feel like he would crash at all!

When this bullet train head, condensed and molded from crystal-clear ice, collided with the Hydralisk-like Xenomorph transformed from a Royal Guard-level Xenomorph, the ice train expanded instantly. In a heartbeat, it turned into a massive pitcher plant, completely swallowing the Xenomorph that had no way to dodge, and then the entire flower transformed into a cold, hard ice bud.

The crystal-clear, transparent ice made the frozen Xenomorph look lifelike, with every detail visible, like an insect trapped in amber. Once the massive, hideous Xenomorph was sealed in ice, its cruel and tyrannical terror seemed to be frozen away, no longer palpable; instead, it added a touch of eerie, Lovecraftian aesthetic.

However, Wang Zhen did not stop!

He knew that even though it was frozen, the temperature of the ice he created couldn't truly kill the Xenomorph; it could only force it into hibernation. Once the ice melted, this terrifying creature, created by the Engineers in imitation of the gods, would awaken from its slumber.

Therefore, Wang Zhen directly activated another transmutation circle!

This transmutation circle was extremely difficult. He had analyzed and studied it for a long time without much confidence, but Wang Zhen, currently in a state of extreme excitement, no longer considered the thirty percent failure rate and used it directly on the frozen Xenomorph!

"Lightning Transmutation Circle... Activate!"

As he pressed his hands onto the ice bud containing the Xenomorph, thin strands of lightning instantly appeared. These bolts quickly spread across Wang Zhen's body, causing his hair to stand on end. Yet, he didn't stop there, because this wasn't enough!

Following his previous theories, Wang Zhen began to drastically amplify the transmutation circle!

As the circle intensified, the lightning on Wang Zhen's body thickened at a speed visible to the naked eye. White-hot bolts of lightning, like electric snakes, slithered all over him and flowed through his hands into the ice bud. As the electric snakes entered, the frozen Xenomorph seemed to encounter its natural predator and forcibly awakened from its icy prison.

However, the Xenomorph's awakening speed was far slower than the electric snakes. Just as it stirred, it was bitten by several snakes formed from concentrated lightning. The 30,000-degree high-temperature plasma instantly turned this incredibly resilient Xenomorph, capable of surviving in various harsh environments, into a lump of charred remains with all its moisture evaporated.

Successfully using the Lightning Transmutation Circle to kill a Royal Guard-level Xenomorph that had mutated into a Hydralisk made Wang Zhen very happy!

Variables... this is what a variable is! Full of the unknown, possessing every possibility! It's so stimulating. Look, can't I be the King of Lightning now? What's there to be afraid of? Forget a thirty percent failure rate; even if there was only a thirty percent success rate, it's worth a try! After all, if you don't try, how can you know if you'll succeed? Wang Zhen babbled happily in his heart.

Wang Zhen didn't stop. After finishing off the frozen Xenomorph, he clapped his hands together and aimed them at the other Hydralisk-like Xenomorph nearby, which had just turned around and opened its massive maw, preparing to spit acid...

"Zzzzt... Zzzzt... Zzzzt..."

Alas, spit could never be faster than lightning!

Because Wang Zhen used this classic pose (the Legend of Mir 2 Wizard's "Flash Lightning") to elevate his own style, he managed to successfully release the most powerful and difficult-to-control Lightning Transmutation Circle on his first attempt.

Several white-hot electric snakes, condensed from massive amounts of lightning, crossed the space in an instant and pounced on the Hydralisk-like Xenomorph. The 30,000-degree high-temperature plasma took only the blink of an eye to roast this Xenomorph, which had been trying to ambush him, into a charred, dried-up corpse.

Because he had continuously manipulated the Lightning Transmutation Circle, and this was his first time using it, he had to invest several times his usual focus, consuming a great deal of his mental energy. As it stood, he felt a hint of exhaustion after just two uses—something that had never happened before.

However, Wang Zhen knew he absolutely couldn't stop now!

Because there was still one more Royal Guard-level Xenomorph, which had mutated into a Lurker, nearby!

Therefore, the medicine cannot stop...

Wait, wrong!

The attacks cannot stop!

Wang Zhen clapped his hands together again, then spread them out, using LeBron James's classic gesture. Clearly, he was using another iconic scene to elevate his own style!

Fortunately, he succeeded again!

This time, there was no specific target, so Wang Zhen spread his hands and released the lightning in a circle centered on himself. In an instant, he turned the ten-meter radius around him into a lightning hell!

Countless bolts of lightning slithered wildly around him, the high-temperature plasma scorching the air with a faint, acrid smell and turning the white, sticky substance on the ground into a layer of black ash. Amidst this ash, the Lurker-like Xenomorph, with its bizarre, stonefish-like body, had truly turned into a charred, black rock...

Only then did Wang Zhen finally have a moment to hold his waist, taking several deep, rapid breaths to alleviate his exhaustion and the soreness in his muscles.