by Chen Ran
The ability to let Lan Qi escape from the Sickle of the God of Death was known as' sonic boom '. It was an ability that Lan Qi could transform on his own.
There were a total of three sources of ability: self transformation, learning enhancement, and drug production.
Self-transformation was when a certain ability was being used frequently, with the increase in proficiency as well as the progress of the Basic Competencies, the proficient would at some point in time evolve into an ability suited for one's own fighting style.
For example, when he reached the fifth step of strengthening his agility, he transformed into the Phantom avatar. That was based on his belief in interfering with his opponent in order to deal a fatal blow. The only difference was that Lan Qi's ability was activated in the Southwest Land's world which was full of danger, in order to survive.
As for the other two capabilities, they must be based on the resources of the company or organization. After summarizing the experiences and practices of countless predecessors, a mature conclusion has been drawn in the field of competence research. That was, when his ability reached the fourth step, he had already completed the foundation for the next ability evolution. Through the guidance of a teacher, or the catalysis of a mature potion, it was possible for a capable person to evolve into an even more powerful ability in a situation with sufficient preparation.
For example, Agility enhancement, one could already evolve the ability of Swift Stealth on a Rank 4 basis. However, if it was someone who had grown up in the wilderness, like Zero, he would not know about the existence of the advanced ability even if he did not have the support of his mentor and potions, much less having the ability to evolve it. The only thing Zero could do was to follow the habits of the user and naturally transform into the user.
But even the ability to evolve on its own is rare, and there is a lot of unpredictability. Thus, Adepts from large corporations and organizations had an advantage over those from the wilderness.
However, the ability to progress at the speed of sound was just as Zero had guessed. It could allow Lan Qi to directly break through the speed of sound without increasing his speed. If this ability continued to evolve, it could even evolve into an ability that allowed one to move at light speed, teleportation, and other sorts of other abilities.
But for now, a single sonic burst would drain Lan Qi's energy.
And this ability wasn't without flaws.
For one thing, once it was activated it couldn't be stopped by humans. Lan Jue had to wait until the power was exhausted before he could stop it. For now, Lan Qi needed to run at least two kilometers before he could stop. Regardless of whether he wanted to or not, he could not break this rule.
Secondly, during the activation of his ability, Lan Qi could only fine-tune his direction, and could not perform a roundabout way of moving. This determined that sonic booms were more suitable for saving one's life than for actual combat.
However, its instantaneous high speed was undeniably the greatest highlight. It was also because of this ability that Lan Qi wasn't pierced through the head by the bullet, but only the left side of his collarbone.
When his power ended, Lan Qi had already appeared in the forest two kilometers away from Lamassen River. Lan Qi collapsed to the ground as soon as he was done. He gasped for breath, and felt like his body was about to fall apart. Every nerve in his body was sending a signal that he couldn't take the pressure.
This was the most dangerous time of Lan Qi's career. If not for the fact that he broke through the sound barrier during the Southwest Land's training, he would have died today under the cooperation of the natives of Shinzhe and Zero.
Lan Qi spat out a mouthful of blood, then propped up his weak body and leaned against a normal fir tree. The left collarbone had been grazed by a sniper bullet, and his bones were immediately broken. The sniper bullet had also grazed his body while taking away a lot of his flesh and blood. Lan Qi at least looked as though his left side was covered in blood. However, Lan Qi had suffered a worse injury. The black man clenched his teeth to prevent himself from fainting.
He took a small, five-centimeter-long syringe from his belt, opened the cap with his teeth, and injected the life-saving syringe into himself. This was a rapid recovery potion that Lanqi spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy from a adventurer. It could stimulate the human's potential, and the three thousand units of nanomites in this small tube of medicine could quickly repair the injured person's body. In times of emergency, these nanobots could even act as cells for a while.
When the injection was administered, the black man's face blushed unnaturally. His body began to emit an astonishing amount of heat, and at the place where he was injured, a thin layer of blood appeared, and then the blood began to shrink and turn into various fibers and tissues. As for Lan Qi's broken collarbone, the nanomites were stimulating the growth of their bones. Within seconds the collarbone had been received, and the faint cracks on the surface of their bones were rapidly disappearing.
Ten minutes later, Lan Qi's injuries had basically healed, leaving him with no sequelae. Otherwise, according to the rules, a wound of his level could only be treated after going to the base to undergo surgery. And with Lan Qi's condition, even if he reached windmill town outside of Death Ridge, it would still take five to seven days. The wound would have closed by then, and the bones would have dislocated and grown. Even if Lan Qi had healed, it would have affected his current ability and even caused it to decline.
But now, not only was his injury healed, but his ability had also been preserved.
This was the power of money!
However, although Lange's wounds were healed, blood loss and physical exhaustion could not be replenished by the substance in the injection. All Lan Qi could do was try his best to rest, so that he could recover as soon as possible.
He didn't want to give up yet, but the appearance of zero surprised Lan Qi. However, he knew that right now, Zero would definitely think that he had been severely injured. Zero would not have expected him to recover so quickly. In that case, Lan Qi would have been able to return Zero's surprise.
Before either side dies, the roles of the hunter and the prey are always uncertain!
Chapter 145 - Great Rift
The three of them were on their way to the big crevice.
Judging from the bloodstains on the sniper rifle, Parkland's killer was definitely severely injured. He did not intend to continue chasing after the killer at Death Ridge. Judging by the speed the killer was leaving at, he should have already left more than a kilometer away. The Death Ridge was too vast, a killer who was good at sniping would definitely be good at hiding his presence. If he wanted to hide, under the situation where he lacked manpower and tools, it would be difficult to find him in a short period of time.
Moreover, they had estimated that the time of the killer's appearance was a day away from normal. Even though it was only one day, it meant that food was going to become a problem.
Therefore, Zero decided to leave Death Ridge first and replenish himself in the nearby city base. He would then think of a way to kill this killer who was chasing him relentlessly. Towards this suggestion, Taelice did not object. Even though she wished to tear Lan Qi apart right now, she also knew that Zero's decision was right. Even as a Semitic who had grown up in a Death Ridge, it was difficult for her to survive on her own in a Death Ridge without a tribe to rely on. So she decided to follow Zero until she killed the devil that slaughtered the village. As for where she would go after killing him? Taelice was not deep in thought at the moment.
Walking along the Lamassen River's riverbank, the vegetation gradually thinned, and in the end, there weren't even many mutated shrubs that could live anywhere. From afar, it looked like a halo around the Death Ridge. This yellow-brown sand belt extended as far as the eye could see, and not far away, Lamassen River's rumbling voice told them that the big crack was already approaching.
The large crevice in the Death Ridge
was at least a thousand meters wide, and the two walls were extremely smooth and steep, making it difficult for birds to pass through. The crevice was so deep that one could not see the bottom. Standing at the edge and looking down, all one could see was pitch-black darkness. However, from the sound of the water produced by the Lamassen River's water flowing straight into the fissure, it sounded like there was an underground river region inside the fissure, which was more likely to lead to the limitless polluted sea area outside the coastline.
The existence of the Great Rift has been controversial for a long time and is currently divided into two factions. The existence of the One Finger Crevice was because of the change in the Earth's crust. The Earth Plate had split apart during the process, and because the crevice originated from the coastline where Death Ridge was located, it went deeper into the Western Continent for thousands of kilometers. The gap, however, was natural; it seemed as if the land had been cut open; the other side took the opposite view that the existence of the Great Rift was evidence of the collision of the two plates of the old era. What supported this theory was the size of the Mainland China. The area measured in the known range far surpassed any continent of the old era, yet the larger area of the Mainland China was still hidden in the unknown darkness.
There is no clear answer to the controversy over the Great Rift, but these are not matters of zero concern. His gaze locked onto the Hanging cable bridge that was a hundred kilometers away from the Lamassen River. It was a suspension bridge that was constructed with the funds of the adventurer Association thirty years ago.
If one did not have this cable bridge, then people had to go around in a big circle to get to the north and south. Furthermore, the ground to the west of the Death Ridge was not necessarily much safer. Therefore, the appearance of the cable bridge, even though knowing that the Death Ridge was in a dangerous situation, the adventurer s were still willing to pass through the Death Ridge on this bridge and travel between the two places.
The three of them rested near the crevice.
After two days, Moni's complexion had already improved a lot. Just like Taelice, she didn't mention the wound on her leg at all. Zero could faintly guess that it had something to do with her quickly recovering and stabilizing the gene that was close to collapse. However, sometimes, not everything had to be said. Putting everything in her heart might be a better choice.
After dividing Taelice's piece of roasted rabbit meat in half with a military knife, he gave it to Moni. Moni was an ordinary person and his recovery rate was naturally slower than him, so she needed a large amount of nutrition to supplement it. Even so, the three of them did not have much food left. After eating this meal, the mutated rabbits were finally divided up.
As for clean water, if you drank it sparingly, it would only last about half a day. In other words, they had to rush to the resupplying base outside of Death Ridge today, otherwise, their journey would be very difficult.
After passing through the cable bridge, they arrived at the other end of the crevice, and then left the Death Ridge along the mountain path opened by the adventurer. Judging from the map, the distance should be around 50 kilometers. The closest resupplying base to the exit of the Death Ridge was called windmill town. The distance from Death Ridge to this town was close to three hundred kilometers. At the very least, they still had about five hundred kilometers to travel.
500 kilometers wasn't a long distance, but it wasn't short either. If Zero and Taelice used their full strength, their speed could reach around two hundred kilometers per hour. However, humans were not machines. The highest speed one could reach could only be used in an explosive manner, and could not be maintained throughout the entire process. In fact, they could only travel at a speed of one hundred kilometers per hour. Even if they did not stop, it would still take them five to six hours, if nothing unexpected happened.
The 10 minutes of rest period quickly passed. Moni, who was still unable to move properly, carried the body on her back and followed the sand belt in the Death Ridge. Zero and Taelice headed towards the direction of the Hanging cable bridge at a constant speed of 100 kilometers. However, the figures of the three of them were reflected in the lens of a sight gear.
Lan Qi put down his vulture. He had just recovered a little of his strength to move, so he moved in another direction towards the cable bridge. Right now, he was lying on the top of a cedar tree in the dense forest facing the cable bridge.
Looking at their speeds, they would still need about an hour to reach the cable bridge. To Lan Qi, this was a rare opportunity to rest. Therefore, the White-headed Eagle took out the last piece of compressed food from its pocket, and threw all of these tasteless and tasteless things that contained all sorts of life support Su and fiber Su into its mouth. Lan Qi carried the vulture and leaned against the tree trunk with his eyes closed.
He believed that Zero had absolutely not expected him to regain his ability to move so quickly. Then, Lan Qi would be able to give them a surprise when they passed by the cable bridge. In a special environment like the cable bridge, it was equivalent to an open secret room. When they reached the center of the bridge, it would be the best time for Lan Qi to snipe. At that time, the chances of Zero surviving would be very low.
This was because Lan Qi had already found the weakness of zero!
Chapter 146 - Fallen to Hell (I)
It was already an hour later when Su Ling carried Moni and walked onto the cable bridge that was connected to the two sides of the large crevice.
As Moni was stuck in the crevice, strong gales would continuously rise from the depths of the crevice, causing the cable bridge to sway slightly. The strength of the wind blowing up from below the crevice was uncertain. When it was weak, it could only make the bridge slightly tremble, but when it was strong, it could cause the cable bridge to sway left and right slightly. If a strong wind suddenly blew across the bridge, the rising wind would cause you to lose your balance. It was not a fun thing to fall into the bottomless abyss beneath the bridge.
If there were A Land Cruiser s, it would be much easier to cross the bridge. The weight of the vehicle itself was enough to resist the strong wind from underground. The car's chassis would also be fixed on the bridge so that it wouldn't be blown over. In fact, the design of the cable bridge was also related to the crevices, and was built for the purpose of vehicle passage. The creator himself had never considered that pedestrians would pass by, so he created some difficulties for the few of them to pass through.
The three of them tried their best to walk along the center of the cable bridge. When they arrived at the center of the bridge, they saw a magnificent scenery.
From the east side of the fissure, the exit of the fissure was visible to the surface of the sea. It was a polluted area on the east side of the coastline. This area was very wide, so big that it was impossible to measure. However, the sea water that should have been blue turned dark red due to the pollution, showing the world a sad beauty filled with despair.
The Endless Sea was also not peaceful. As far as the coast was concerned, there were at least a hundred species of mutated fish. As for the deep sea regions, there were more than a dozen large metamorph like the Nefarious Filthy phagosome. It could be said that the polluted ocean was much more dangerous than the land. However, on both sides of the sea, there were two other continents. They were slightly smaller than the Mainland China, but there were traces of civilization on them.
However, because of the ubiquity of the sky's radiation clouds, all aviation equipment would be interfered with to varying degrees. Hence, even if the aircraft from the old era were repaired, they would still not be able to be put into use. This makes it possible to travel between continents only by means of ships. Some scholars have predicted that with the development of ability and technology and the increasing frequency of exchanges between continents, the world will usher in an era of great navigation, which means that war and conquest will take place in every nook and cranny of the world.
But anyway, the sky and the sea have always been fascinating. Even if it was zero, looking at the sea outside the fissure, he couldn't help but have the urge to set out to sea. Naturally, impulse was only impulse, it would not become reality.
Hence, with a dry cough, Moni and her parents' attention were pulled back from their imaginations. After all, she had been staying in the Angry Reef City near the ocean for a period of time, but Taelice had never seen the ocean before. Even though Gunter had mentioned this mysterious world when he had imparted his knowledge to her, today was the first time Taelice had seen the ocean.
"What's on the other side of the sea?" Taelice asked in an almost dreamy tone.
"I don't know. It could be a war, it could also be freedom." This world was no longer the era that Zero was familiar with. He also did not know what the other two continents looked like.
After a short time of sighing, the road still had to be travelled. However, just as Zero was about to leave, something cold suddenly appeared between his brows.
All the hairs on his body immediately stood up. This was the feeling of being targeted by a sniper.
He was an assassin from the Parkland! He's back!
However, just as Zero was about to dodge, the coldness in between his eyebrows disappeared. However, Zero could clearly feel that the killing intent was moving.
"What's wrong, Zero?" Moni asked in astonishment when she saw the drastic change in Zero's expression.
Just as he was about to warn her, he suddenly realized that the killing intent was already falling on Moni's body and was right behind her head.
The sniper rifle was like a death god in the dark night, it had suddenly arrived. When Zero looked at Moni, he also saw the metal warhead that was shooting towards him from the direction of the Death Ridge. It rotated at a high speed in the air, creating faint flames when it rubbed against the air, shooting straight towards the back of Moni's head with a sharp killing intent.