Another Kind of Strength

"No problem, Chief Cui," Xie Haining said with a faint smile, looking very confident.

"You're letting him go alone? There's a huge gang of thugs and a Mutant in there, you know?" Xiao He asked suspiciously. "Even though you have Superpower, your body is just that of an ordinary person. What if..."

"Isn't there you I can still do?" Xie Haining patted his shoulder and laughed. "Come and save me when the time comes. Don't worry, my Superpower will at least allow me to avoid vital organs and hold out until you come to rescue me."

"Alright then." Xiao He thought about it and agreed that it made sense.

Then, Xie Haining walked forward and stepped into the darkness.

"You're going to let him do it alone?" Xiao He asked Cui Man incredulously. "At least you should have investigated the enemy's location and numbers beforehand, and gathered all sorts of intelligence. His body is just that of a mortal..."

But Cui Man just gave him a smug smile, "Open your eyes and watch carefully, he might be much stronger than you think."

Xiao He sighed and could only obediently stare at Cui Man's tablet computer.

The footage was transmitted from drones, street surveillance cameras, and a pinhole camera on Xie Haining's mask. When pieced together, it was possible to recreate a 3D image of the entire scene in one's mind.

Xie Haining's figure quickly blended into the darkness, like a ghost. He moved forward silently, rapidly approaching the abandoned factory that served as the trading point more than a thousand meters away. When he was almost at the abandoned factory, he nimbly leaped, using the wall as leverage to get up again, and silently landed on the factory's ventilation duct, then climbed into the factory.

"Goodness, this feels like the Matrix..." Xiao He muttered to himself in astonishment.

In fact, he had learned these things before; they were skills taught in the obstacle course program. Xiao He could barely do them during practice, but that was only because of his superhuman physique.

"This is just the beginning," Cui Man smiled mysteriously. "You haven't even seen how powerful his abilities are yet."

After Xie Haining entered the factory, the drone hovered outside and didn't follow him in. They could see the situation inside through his perspective; there were about ten people inside, chatting around a few wooden crates.

However, Xie Haining had already taken action before Xiao He could count how many people there were.

He nimbly jumped from the second floor, an action that alerted the group of people who were making the transaction.

"What is he doing? Isn't he exposing himself?" Ye Wanqing asked, puzzled.

Cui Man whispered, "Don't worry, he knows how to handle it. What might seem like just a few seconds to you could have been half an hour of observation in his mind."

"Ah..." Xiao He suddenly realized, and he and Ye Wanqing shut their mouths and observed silently.

Although Xie Haining alerted the group, he drew his two pistols while still in mid-air and fired a series of smooth shots.

In Xiao He's view, it was simply blindfolded shooting, because Xie Haining's shooting did not stop, he kept firing, using the pistol like a submachine gun, but with each bullet, an enemy fell to the ground.

Xie Haining's attack was incredibly precise and lightning-fast. The enemy's fastest reaction was to put their hand on the gun at their waist, leaving them no time to retaliate.

However, the bullets were tranquilizer darts, so they were only knocked unconscious. These tranquilizer darts were designed to capture Mutant, since Mutant are relatively rare at this stage, and it's better to capture them alive if possible.

Xiao He now understood the true power of Xie Haining's ability. The key wasn't slowing down time, but rather its ability to be activated indefinitely. Xie Haining's ability was a low-cost ability that could be sustained almost indefinitely.

Thanks to the effect of Time Slowdown, Xie Haining can process a large amount of information instantly, and he always takes action based on the optimal choice.

After this round of shooting, only one person remained on the scene.

The man who was still standing was not tall, with a skull tattoo on his shoulder. He had a rather fierce appearance and an arrogant expression. In front of him stood a dark figure who had blocked Xia Haining's tranquilizer dart.

"Jin Shaokang?" Xie Haining pointed his gun at the man and asked calmly, "I hope you can cooperate with our Special Response Department. It will benefit everyone."

Jin Shaokang glanced at the group of people lying on the ground around him, frowned, clicked his tongue, then assumed a boxing stance and coldly asked, "How many of you are still outside?"

"Only me," Xie Haining said with a slight smile. Jin Shaokang raised an eyebrow. "Oh? The Special Response Department didn't even send 'Yinglong'? They really look down on me, thinking my Superpower is trash and not worthy of Yinglong's attention?"

"That's about it," Xie Haining said with a smile.

Jin Shaokang's forehead veins throbbed as he threw a punch from the spot. In fact, he was still about three or four meters away from Xie Haining, and his punch was definitely not going to hit Xie Haining, but as he threw the punch, his shadow flew out.

The punch went straight for Xie Haining's chest. Although it was somewhat unexpected, it was not surprising to Xie Haining.

The moment the shadow rushed out, Xie Haining slightly turned his body, dodging the shadow's punch with minimal movement, then raised his gun and fired a shot at Jin Shaokang, the tranquilizer dart hitting his neck accurately.

"If I don't activate my abilities, I definitely can't beat Xie Haining..." Xiao He couldn't help but think to himself.

Xie Haining reacted too quickly. His opponent had barely made a move when he had already prepared a series of offensive and defensive plans. Moreover, he didn't make a single unnecessary move, and he started attacking while dodging.

However, the tranquilizer dart did not immediately knock Jin Shaokang unconscious. Clearly, his physique was stronger than that of an ordinary person, or perhaps the attack he received was partially absorbed by the shadow.

His shadow's punch struck the wall behind Xie Haining with a dull thud, sending debris flying and leaving a dent in the wall.

Although he didn't immediately lose consciousness, Jin Shaokang was still affected by the tranquilizer dart and began to sway as if he were drunk.

After swaying for a moment, Jin Shaokang decided to make one last desperate attempt, so he suddenly swung his arm and lunged at Xie Haining.

Xie Haining deftly dodged Jin Shaokang's lunge, fired several more shots at Jin Shaokang, and then, as if she had eyes in the back of her head, dodged Jin Shaokang's shadow behind her.

This puzzled Xiao He: his ability was Bullet Time, so how could he see attacks from behind?

"Didn't I tell you? He has unlimited time to process the information at hand," Cui Man said with a smile, resting her chin on her hand. "He can even observe the environment behind him by looking at reflective objects in the scene, you know?"

"Wow, that's amazing..." Xiao He couldn't help but exclaim: His strength came from overwhelming power, while Xie Haining's strength came from the ultimate skill.

This is another kind of power.

Xie Haining checked the tranquilizer darts in the gun, then simply put the gun away and stood still, waiting for Jin Shaokang to attack, seemingly preparing for close combat.

Seeing this, Xiao He secretly broke out in a cold sweat for him. Judging from the weakening effect of the tranquilizer dart, Jin Shaokang's physique must be stronger than that of an average person, while Xie Haining was just an ordinary person. It would be dangerous for Xie Haining to be hit by either Jin Shaokang or his shadow.

Of course, this is all predicated on hitting the target.