In the flash of blue light, Mag felt an irresistible force bursting on his chest. He was knocked into the air and rolled to the other side of the roof, barely grabbing the edge of the rooftop in the last second before falling down.
The pain from his chest hurt like hell. He looked down and saw a bloody hole on his right chest that penetrated his body through the bulletproof vest. Blood was gushing from within.
He shot through my lung… Mag was sweating heavily from the pain of the wound. Every time he took a breath, it felt like a knife was carving back and forth in his lung. He was shocked and frightened; the power from this shot was stronger than one of his even when he was at peak performance!
Where the hell did this extremely strong guy come from? And who was he? His explosive power was even superior to the Ace of Ordina, but Mag had never seen him before!
Had Mag not dodged, the bullet would have hit his eye.
He had ended up in this state even with a bulletproof vest. If he had been even half a second slower when he dodged…
Mag’s fear toward Han Xiao peaked.
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You destroyed Mag • Lesley’s [Synthetic Ceramic Bulletproof Vest].
You dealt 772 points of damage to Mag • Lesley.
Mag • Lesley has entered Moderate Bleeding state, losing 5 health/s for 60s.
Mag • Lesley has entered Penetrated Lung state, -10% Dexterity, -15% Movement Speed.
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This explosive shot was used with [Flaming Will] and [Overload], so the damage was frightening.
Han Xiao took a deep breath. For the first time, his Magnetically-Controlled Retractable Armor was close to being destroyed; the damage from Mag’s storm of bullets had decreased it’s durability to the alarming zone of 100 points. If he had still been wearing the first version of it without all the improvements that he had made, it would have been destroyed.
Cannon Masters were known for their firepower. If Mag could get better firearms, his damage would have further increased.
To Mag, the fact that Han Xiao was still standing after all the bullets he had fired was already quite unbelievable.
If Han Xiao were to stay and continue the fight, he would almost certainly win, but he heard the engines from afar—their backup was here.
This is Ordina’s territory. I’ll be outnumbered easily by their countless men. Mag already knew my explosive damage, so his plan from now on will definitely be stalling me. I have already got my thing, so there’s no need for me to stay and fight. Running away now is the priority, Han Xiao thought to himself and retreated without hesitation.
Mag was still horrified by that shot from Han Xiao, so he acted with a lot of caution, firing a few shots and hiding into cover straight after. He seemed like a different man.
Han Xiao’s pressure decreased tremendously. While Mag was being cautious, he used [Overload] on his skating shoes, accelerating rapidly in a split second and disappearing from Mag’s sights.
Mag lost Han Xiao completely in the complicated streets of the city. He called his colleagues instantly to check on the cameras in the city, but Han Xiao was nowhere to be found. It was like he had vaporized.
The mission target was the seller, who was experienced in escaping after so many years of being chased, and because this buyer reminded the seller a second earlier, he had found a chance to escape from the agents. Thus, Mag could only go after the buyer, but despite being the Ace, not only did he not catch the target, he was even badly damaged. Anger and dismay filled his chest; failing the mission was like a slap on his face.
Ordina agents started searching the area, which expectedly lead to no result. They could only pass their recorded fighting video to the intelligence unit for analysis. However, although they did not have any hope that doing this would give them any valuable information, they surprisingly found someone who’s fighting style was the same as the buyer’s.
Black Phantom!
“They look completely different, but he might have worn a skin mask.”
“It all makes sense now. Only Black Phantom could disappear like a ghost!”
In the action command room, Mag was being treated by the doctor. His face was gloomy. He had heard of Black Phantom before, but as an Ace agent of an intelligence organization, he had looked down on assassins like Black Phantom. However, through this accidental clash with Black Phantom, despite being the pursuer, he had been defeated and critically damaged, unable to even follow the target. Mag felt ashamed.
No wonder he is a legend. The action commander did not blame Mag as failure was not unacceptable when the opponent was Black Phantom. The question was, why did Black Phantom come to the Western Continent? Did he have a deal with the outlaw they were following?
Ordina’s intelligence unit took the appearance of Black Phantom very seriously. They opened a meeting and told the hacker unit to play with the source of this information, which was the short call Han Xiao had with the seller about the deal location.
“Greetings.”
“How are we going to carry out the deal?”
“In three days. In a moment, I will send you the location. Bring your money, and I will bring the stuff.”
“Okay, I will get one of my men to carry out the deal.”
The last sentence was the key. The person that the buyer sent was astonishingly Black Phantom, which meant that the identity of the buyer was clear!
Chapter 173 - You Can't See Me
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After running away from Mag’s sights, Han Xiao turned back to the direction that he had come from where the surveillance cameras were destroyed. He changed his clothes and the face on the skin mask, dived into the crowd, and escaped successfully.
He headed to the border, and just as he expected, the border was locked down as special operation units and scouts searched everyone who passed by.
Aren’t I so unlucky, getting into a fight with agents when I just wanted to buy some equipment? It seemed Antonio’s words had become the truth. He really met people from Ordina’s intelligence organization.
Their ability to extract information was undoubted, Han Xiao figured they would probably be able to sniff out that he was Black Phantom from his fighting style. Well, he had no choice since he was running for his life. Of course he had to not held back, or he would have been dead.
Why is it so tough to just keep a low profile? Han Xiao sighed. Exposing his identity was not going to affect him since nobody really knew who he was, but he felt like someone got into trouble because of that. Never mind, it was a small issue anyways.
At least Han Xiao got the Mini Bonfire Reaction Furnace, he was contented.
Han Xiao knew where human smuggler was. The border being locked down would not obstruct him from smuggling himself out. Although the price increased, it was acceptable to him.
…
After going to a rural area in Severus and smuggling himself out of the city, one hour had already passed.
The rain had stopped. Replacing the clouds and fog, the sky was sunny and bright.
While on the road with his Hover-shoes, Han Xiao’s phone suddenly rang. It was from Bennett.
“Why did the Ordina intelligence organization call the higher-ups of my organization, asking for an explanation and even compensation‽ What the hell did you do on the Western Continent‽”
Bennet was at a loss for words; it felt like misfortune just fell down onto him from the sky out of nowhere.
Ordina showed him the evidence, which was the recording of the phone call, and Bennett could easily tell that the voice of the buyer was clearly Han Xiao.
Who in the world would say “Okay, I will send one of my men over” then go over himself‽ Even if you want to confuse others, at least don’t fight in such an obvious and unique style!
It’s very misleading you as*hole!
“Well, it was supposed to hide my identity, but it seems like that didn’t wo
rk. Anyways, don’t worry, it’s not a big issue. I only fought some Ordina people, beat up a few agents, and destroyed some a few building, nothing much. The people of Ordina were quite welcoming. By the way, the weather here is not good at all; it keeps raining and feels really gloomy. It’s not like the Southern Continent, where it feels like spring and is very comfortable. I prefer Southern Continent’s weather much more”
Bennett was stunned. “How did you change the topic so naturally to talk about the weather? Could your skills to change topic be any worse?”
Han Xiao laughed it off and said, “It was an accident, that’s all. I’ve got something to attend to, got to go.”
“You as*ho—”
Han Xiao hung up the call quickly before Bennett finished the sentence. Whew—That was definitely a misstep. Didn’t expect Ordina to be this angry. Did they really have to be?
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[Dragged In] Completed
You received 65,000 experience.
You completed the hidden requirement—stop Mag and help the mysterious seller to escape within three minutes.
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Han Xiao raised his eyebrows and thought, So, this is the hidden requirement. Luckily, I didn’t leave the seller behind.
He had actually come up with two plans at the time, one was to not do anything and let the seller attract the attention of Ordina since he was not the target anyway. But he went with the other plan, which was to warn the seller.
Looks like I made the right choice. Han Xiao had a smile on his face. He had hoped the reward to not be experience anymore. Since there were already players, he was not in need of it.
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You received bonus rewards.
Character Summon Card: Dion.
LV 30 Special Dungeon Crystal, [Olayna Infiltration Plan]
+30 Relationship with Dion. Trading is now available.
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Dion? Han Xiao remembered with joy after thinking back for some time. Dion was a mysterious NPC on Planet Aquamarine; he was part of a hidden organization that kept a very low profile. Dion sold all sorts of rare supplies. He was like a hidden store, and there was no fixed mission for players to meet him. They had to pray to the Goddess of Fortune.
And even if players had the chance to take on the mission, if they did not fulfill the hidden requirement, they would also miss the opportunity.
So, he was the seller… Han Xiao was a little astonished.
His phone rang again. This time it was from the seller.
“My phone was tapped. I have settled it, so my calls will not expose any more secrets. I dragged you into this. I heard Mag also took part in the mission. If you did not warn me, I might not have been able to escape. I owe you one.”
“Since you are calling me, it means you wanted to repay me.” Han Xiao acted like it was not a big deal, but he was laughing with happiness on the inside.
“You can call me Dion,” the seller said. “Usually I don’t do business with new customers, but you’re an exception, I will give you 20% off everything”.
“Only 20%?” Han Xiao raised his tone. “Can you give a bit more.”
Dion was stunned. Should a legendary killer not be more… mysterious? He remained silent for a moment and replied, “20% is a very high discount already.”
“Fine,” Han Xiao said mockingly.
Not long after, Han Xiao received a message—the item list of Dion’s Store. There were many rare items, and some of them were likely even secret research documents of the Six Nations.
There were even high-tier machines, which included the Mini Bonfire Reaction Furnace and a few nanotechnology machines that he had seen before from Lei Zhenyu, who had also traded with Dion before.
Han Xiao was very delighted. He had a large sum of money earned from the two Novice Villages in Western Continent, which he could spend in any way he wanted to, and he was in need of new parts to build the Mech.
Quickly deciding with a few mechanical items, Han Xiao asked, “How do we make the deal?”
“Through a meetup, but this time at a rural area, in three days’ time. I will give you a location, and I will send someone to pass the stuff to you. My identity is rather sensitive, so I will not turn up due to my own safety. Please understand.
Han Xiao was pleased. He only had one step left to finish his Mech, and once he got the materials, he would be able to complete it.
Han Xiao hung up the call and paid close attention to the other two items that were part of the rewards—Character Summoning Card of Dion and a Lv.30 special Dungeon Crystal.
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Character Summoning Card: Dion
Ability: “You Can’t See Me” (D)—Lowers one’s sense of existence, making living or non-living things nearby have deviated sense when they are detecting him…
Usages: 0/2
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It is not an Esper power or pure invisibility but something like a power that adjusts one’s self to fit the surroundings. It is a unique power.
It seems to be quite useful, except its name was weird…
Chapter 174 - Viper
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
He looked at the other item.
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Lv.30 Special Dungeon Crystal—”Olayna” Infiltration Plan
Introduction: Olayna is a secret research lab of Ordina. A few years ago, Dion infiltrated this facility and stole their military secrets, this will be your test.
Dungeon Type: Backwards Time Travel Dungeon
Player Completion Count: 0
Shortest Completion Time: 00:00:00
Record Holders: None
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The Dungeon Missions only appeared when inside the dungeon. Han Xiao guessed that it would require him to take on the identity of Dion and steal the secret documents just as Dion did.
Using Dungeon Crystal was risky for him, so he kept it unclaimed in the interface, considering selling it to players in the future.
…
Three days later, at the meetup location, two of Dion’s man were waiting in masks, carrying the items that Han Xiao had ordered. Han Xiao paid the money and got the things right at the spot; it went smoothly this time.
Going back to the cargo plane, Han Xiao opened the metal suitcase that he had received, which held the materials securely.
U9 Colloidal bulletproof Membrane, its functions had already been mentioned before.
‘Nerves’ Biological Transmission Cable increased energy efficiency, which led to a higher output. Using it in a mechanical suit would slightly increase its basic stats.
High-Speed Injection Module could be placed inside the mechanical suit to inject some potions, such as healing potion and steroids. He also bought some pain killer.
Han Xiao had studied enough blueprints, and now he had all the materials he needed, so he decided to self-create a mechanical suit.
To prevent distractions, he had the plane parked in a hidden place and stopped all other activists.
…
Five days later, with dark bags under his eyes, Han Xiao looked at the completed suit with a smile of relief.
It’s done.
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The scan is successful. You have successfully created a new prototype blueprint!
Please name the blueprint…
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Han Xiao contemplated for a while. This light mechanical suit was a knockoff of the Python, but many parts and modules were different from the original, so it suited his needs. He had an idea for a suitable name.
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Named Successfully, you received customized blueprint [Light Mechanical Suit—Viper]
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This is a good name. Han Xiao was satisfied.
Viper was a completely black combat suit. There were platinum alloy plate
s on the outside of chest, belly, thighs, and back. A little below the back of the neck was where the Mini Bonfire Reaction Furnace was slotted into, emitting a faint red light. Spaces between the armor were filled with U9 Colloidal Bulletproof Membrane, which had very high defensive power.
On the inside of the combat suit was PE-0 fiber that was designed to look like muscle outlines, which increased the user’s powers.
The helmet was a one-piece mask made of high breathability materials, which had a filtration device at the mouth made of metal and a “B” shaped protective goggles at the eyes. From the user’s perspective, the goggles had technical functions that listed out data scanned and captured from the battlefield.
There were also many weapon modules in the suit.
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Viper
Type: Single Unit Light Mechanical Combat Suit
Grade: White
Basic Stats:
– Armor 5600/5600
– Defense 137
– Power Level 578
– Energy 2600/2600
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 108 lb
Control Method: Body + Low-Class Smart Chip
Power Source: Mini Bonfire Reaction Furnace – Self Charge
Recovers Energy at 20/min
Energy conversion rate from user: 10:6
Stationary Mode Energy Usage: 12/min
Combat Mode Energy Usage: 28/min
Core Power Capacity: 421/600
[Bone Structure Module: PE0 Nanotechnology Fiber]
Biological Muscle Inner Bone
Strengthens muscle when the user moves the body
Hardens muscle under attack
Increases Attributes: STR +38, DEX +25, DEF +12
Power Output: 70
[Armor Plating Module: Platinum Alloy Plate]
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