A picture quickly emerged in Colin's mind -
The figure of the C-level personnel who was more than ten meters away from him suddenly disappeared, and appeared in front of him in an incomprehensible way, and then raised his fist as big as a sand castle. He met the enemy with bone spurs, but with one punch, the bone spurs pierced into the opponent's hand, but he also exploded into a ball of blood mist on the spot.
"Hiss, we're just in the dialogue stage, why did you suddenly attack? And I'm gone with just one flash and one punch? What kind of monster is this..."
With a flash of thought in mind, Colin skillfully reached into his pocket and pinched a card.
The next second, the figure of the C-level personnel suddenly appeared, and as expected, he raised his right fist and smashed it down at him fiercely...
Apart from flash, this move is not fast if you don't have "Fatal Insight".
There is a high probability that Colin will stab it with the bone spur...
But now, "Force·Repulsion" is activated!
The terrifying repulsive force erupted...
All objects within the range are affected and pushed out.
After tumbling for a while, the opponent finally stopped and did not attack immediately. Instead, he looked over here with his face covered or swallowed by the vortex, and his figure staggered...
"... Such a strong... item... Such a strong... You are the enemy... Such a strong... Don't be afraid... I will take you home..."
"Everyone can go home..."
"go back……"
There were waves of disorganized whispers in my ears, with obvious self-blame in the tone.
Even let out a low cry...
"The aura is the same as the previous one. It can be confirmed that it is the same person. However, the previous one spoke very rationally, and this personality who kept feeling guilty and repeating the original incident is simply two different people..."
Colin watched carefully, trying to find some way out, such as provoking him with words?
Or should we stall for time like we did on the train before, waiting for the other party to completely lose his mind?
However, as Colin was thinking, he discovered that as the other party cried and wailed, there were many more strange vortices around him, and the whole world began to give him a sense of unreality...
In this huge place halfway up the mountain, the figures of other cultists were also slowly disappearing.
Everything seemed to be unchanged, yet it seemed as if some unspeakable distortion had occurred invisibly.
"This effect is a bit like the 'Shield of Fairness' attracting people, right? No, we can't let him influence this place like this, we have to take the initiative..."
Thinking of this, Colin casually took out a "colorless crystal" and swallowed it. A large amount of flames burst out from his body, stirring in all directions, eliminating the invisible feeling of falling.
Then he took out the "Revolver Retrograde", aimed at the opponent and pulled the trigger.
Amid the flash of muzzle fire, the enemy remained motionless.
Ding ding ding…
The flaming bullet hit the opponent's skin, making a crisp metallic sound and then sparks of fire.
"This body is harder than it looks..."
Colin's eyelids jumped when he saw the exploding bullet fragments.
However, he used this gun in order to trigger the "lethal" effect of the thirty-three bullets, and did not expect that these ordinary bullets would have much impact on the opponent.
"The 'lethal' effect can have a significant effect on even a Level 1 containment object. If we hit him with all the bullets, it should be fine. Hmm, there are still 9 bullets left."
After one round of shooting, Colin immediately reloaded and continued shooting.
But this time, perhaps because he sensed some threat, the crying and wailing figure suddenly changed his aura, as if he had suddenly changed his personality. He tore off his brown coat with one hand and swung it hard, knocking all the bullets out of the air.
The skin is slightly gray, but has a metallic texture, and the muscular and angular body is revealed.
"Are you one of those...those who hate mechanical life? Unfortunately, you met me..."
The C-rank man didn't know if he used any props, but he made an arrogant sound, as if he regarded Colin as some kind of enemy he hadn't encountered yet:
"A weak machine cannot stand up to my well-trained body!"
"Why does the tone of his speech sound like a 'fake strong man' has suddenly appeared? But even if it is true, this item should not be effective against C-rank..."
Colin couldn't help but think about it, but before he could think about it, the man in front of him with a body as if made of steel bent his body slightly, and then suddenly appeared near him and punched him.
With a strong instinctive warning, he first stepped back a few steps to avoid the attack, and then kept a certain distance, intending to finish off the last round of bullets. But at this moment, the opponent's figure flashed over again...
"I remember the D-class personnel said before that one of this guy's famous tricks is that he can dodge eighteen times in a minute?"
As his thoughts turned, Colin manipulated the flames and erected a magnificent wall of fire, blocking himself and the other party...
"boom!"
A violent impact came, and Colin's pupils shrank slightly. He saw the wall of fire that could block the dump truck being blown up like a piece of paper.
However, as if he had anticipated this, Colin activated the effect of another gold card at the same time.
"If I use 'Time Stasis' now, he will definitely not be able to avoid it!"
Buzz!
Amidst the invisible roar, everything on the scene was pulled into an invisible stagnation. Colin looked at the figure in front of him that was suspended in mid-air. Without thinking, he took out his dagger and tried to stab it into the other person's body...
However, what Colin did not expect was that
The tip of the bone spur stopped in front of the skin and couldn't penetrate!
"Oh my god, it's too hard."
Colin held the bone spur in his right hand, looking shocked, and then his eyes moved quickly, trying to find a wound on his body.
However, the original metal crack on the opponent's chest has been filled with a pile of vortex metal crystals...
There is hardly a place to start on the whole body!
In a hurry, Colin quickly took out his revolver, aimed at the opponent, and fired the final shot -
The triggering of the "lethal" effect only requires a bullet hit, no need to break the defense!
Just when the bullets had been fired for only three shots, the sound of the clock hands moving could be heard...
Frowning, Colin chose to keep a certain distance.
When the "time stop" ends...
Colin thought the other party would rush over, but unexpectedly, the other party actually widened the distance between them.
"You seem to have... an extremely high-quality item that can affect space?"
The C-class personnel whispered with a sense of power in their bodies.
Hearing this, Colin was shocked: Has he noticed the impact of "time stop"?
In the past, people who had experienced "time stop" would, in most cases, just think that he would flash, but this person seemed to have vaguely touched upon some real situations.
While the opponent stopped attacking due to mental instability, Colin used the "Combat Power Observation" of the "Gene Compensation Panel".
This sight made Colin's eyes widen.
【Name】：Kong Shiping
[Strength]: 53.7 (strong!) ①
【Constitution】: 77.1 (very strong!)
[Agility]: 19.9 (It seems not strong in comparison, but it is still very strong!)
[Description]: Damn, the numbers are weird!
[Comprehensive evaluation]: This is considering that he doesn't know what props there are. If he encounters one, he will run away quickly!
[Note]: The above data does not represent the final combat power, please refer to the actual contact...
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"Hiss, what kind of incredible value is this?"
Ke Lin took a deep breath. He still remembered that when the level 8 traitor "Li Ping" was in his twenties or thirties, he was already a little helpless.
What the hell, strength is fifty and physique is close to eighty?
"As I remember, all three of my strength items are in the teens. The total of the three might not be as high as his alone."
Colin was a little dazed.
Is this... the face and value of C-level personnel?
No wonder he couldn't even penetrate the skin even when he used all his strength to pierce the bone spur...
With this number, Colin even doubted whether a nuclear bomb could cause effective damage to it, let alone bone spurs !
However, as if sensing some kind of observation, Colin saw the man with the real numerical freak, and slowly turned his gaze from behind the vortex's face:
"I sense a familiar and respectful power. You seem to have other powerful tools on you...
"Unfortunately, your use of these tools is still a little immature...
"Let me teach you a more detailed method..."
As the words fell, Colin's hair stood on end and his brain frantically sent out warnings.
The next moment, the man flashed again, less than three meters in front of him, and threw a gravity punch at him.
"Repulsive force bursts out!"
Colin did not dare to be lazy. He recited silently in his heart and then directly activated the card effect.
However, what he didn't expect was that the power that had been so powerful before that it could even repel "divine" strongmen, was actually somewhat ineffective this time...
The C-level man first flashed fifteen meters away, then threw a heavy punch.
Boom!
In the terrifying shock...
A fist broke through the impact barrier of "repulsive burst"!
"???"
Colin was shocked when he saw this!
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"Is it the item that affects 'force' just now? But, unfortunately, I said that your use of the item is too superficial. Its effect is limited. If you stand within the effect range, you will be repelled from all sides..."
"Besides the effect, I only need to deal with the shock wave it creates, not the repulsive force..."
"Even without 'liberation', it would be difficult for me to resist an item of this quality..."
"You only needed to take one step forward to avoid this outcome, but unfortunately you didn't..."
"…You haven't discovered its shortcomings and advantages very well, and you haven't carried out in-depth development. Even the precision of the operation is worrying…"
Waves of whispers lingered in my ears.
Then, he attacked again like a cannonball. Apart from flashing, he didn't use any fancy props or any strange means. He only used the purest and simplest way to release his physical strength!
The air around him would make a terrifying explosion sound with every punch he threw...
Moreover, this time the C-level personnel were prepared. Usually, they would no longer flash close, but would stay close with their physical bodies. Then, when he was likely to use the gold card, they would use flash to leave to avoid being caught in the "time stop".
Colin had a hard time dealing with each blow. After failing to cope with it several times and taking two punches, his body felt like it was falling apart. He felt the difference between C-level and those D-level!
Now, the only thing to be thankful for is that this C-level employee doesn’t seem to have used the props much.
And there is good news. It may be due to the influence of pollution. The opponent's attacks are not very organized and are more erratic, so they are easy to dodge...
The bad news is...
Colin always felt that the other party was different from those on the train who became more and more brainless as the fight went on. He seemed to become more and more energetic as the fight went on.
A certain kind of madness was gradually transformed in the constant battles, and Colin felt as if he was undergoing military training...
"Your waving is weak, your body is unstable, your steps are loose, and your reactions are slow. In all the basic skills, not a single reaction or movement can be said to be completely qualified. With this condition, how could you be sent here?!"
“Even, all the props on him, except for the timing of using them, none of them can be used proficiently. The basic foundation is not good, the props are not used well, and the whole thing is hesitant…”
"When doing a mission, you have to find a way to complete it by any means necessary. What are you hesitating about?"
"As a person trained with great investment by the company, your strength doesn't make me lose my defense, but your actual combat level is about to make me lose my defense!"
"You are the most weakly-trained group of employees I have ever seen!"
“…”
Amidst the harsh rebukes, Colin truly felt his own weaknesses, and was constantly suppressed by the opponent...
But finally, amid countless attacks.
Colin discovered that the C-level personnel's left-hand attack seemed a little...out of rhythm?
"Wait! I was beaten by Frame right from the start, and I almost forgot that the D-class personnel who was similar to the 'fortune-teller' said that their captain had suffered a serious injury under the left armpit..."
Thinking of this, Colin finally found an opportunity in a gap between the opponent's attacks while coping, at the cost of paying a certain price.
"Time stands still"!
The invisible force drags everything around into stagnation...
Looking at the C-level employee who did not dodge, Colin stroked his chest which was sunken by the other party's punch. He couldn't help but burst into tears while spitting blood.
"Finally it's settled again!"
Immediately, he pulled out the bone spur and looked at his left armpit.
After making sure that there was indeed a wound that was almost healed, he took out the bone spur and stabbed it into the wound.
This time, the attack finally worked, and the bone spur penetrated his skin more than three inches deep!
"You told me to do whatever it takes, don't blame me for being unethical..."
After a successful shot, Colin took out his revolver again, and fired three more shots when the seven seconds were about to end. Then the sound of the pointer moving, indicating the end of the oath countdown, was heard again.
Colin quickly distanced himself, and then saw that the other party seemed to be preparing to catch up.
But his body suddenly stiffened, then trembled and stopped moving.
"Huh... Bone spurs and 'lethal' worked."
Ke Lin was somewhat relieved. By now, he had already exhausted all his strength...
But at this moment, something strange happened.
A strong sense of crisis came over him, and he suddenly saw the other person's figure appear in front of him, swinging towards his face.
At the critical moment, the nano-intelligent machine on Colin's neck exerted force, pulling his muscles and causing his neck to tilt to avoid the attack.
The terrifying force passed along the right side of Colin's face without ears...
Just a few centimeters away and he would have died on the spot.
But before Colin could breathe a sigh of relief, his scalp suddenly tensed up and he moved his eyes stiffly, and saw a hand that seemed to be made of metal resting on his right shoulder.
The figure in front of me disappeared like a phantom...
At the same time, a voice sounded behind him:
"The last lesson is, don't let your guard down until the enemy is completely dead. Even a wild beast will take a final bite before dying..."
"It's over..."
Colin's pupils shrank into pinholes.
This guy's physical fitness is simply inhuman. If he is hit from such a close distance, he will almost certainly be killed.
However, just when he thought everything was over, there was a sudden sound of a heavy object falling to the ground behind him.
Colin came to his senses instantly and jumped to the side. He found that the C-level employee who kept picking holes in the battle like a drill instructor had fallen to the ground, trembling all over, as if he was enduring great pain...
Piece after piece of vortex crystal fell off his body, and thick black water flowed out from the places where they fell off.
However, even though he was enduring such pain, he still struggled to get up, sat upright on the ground, and looked at Colin.
The vortex on his face also slowly disappeared at this moment, revealing a resolute and thin face...
"You're a bit cruel. It looks like it can't hold up."
The man with C-level authority looked at Colin and said slowly.
At this moment, his tone regained some rationality and gentleness...
As he spoke, he took a deep breath, put the five fingers of his right hand together, exerted force suddenly, and pierced his chest. Then, as if he had grasped something, he pulled hard and pulled out the heart that Colin had seen before.
"Now that the part of its consciousness in my body has finally disappeared, I no longer need to use it to suppress it..."
After doing this, his face suddenly turned gray, like a dead person.
Then, he looked at the heart in his hand, which was slowly burning with orange-red flames after being exposed to the air, with complex emotions revealed in his eyes.
"My family and I were able to survive the dark turmoil thanks to the protection of the Fire Embraceer. My dream has always been to become a powerful Fire Embraceer and face all the enemies of humanity. I have put in a lot of effort for this..."
At this point, he paused and said with infinite regret: "Unfortunately... it's still one step short."
Shaking his head, the C-level employee raised his head again and glanced at the sky for the first time. It was as if he saw the battle in the distance through the layers of swirling auroras. He then retracted his gaze and glanced down the cliff...
Finally, he looked at Colin and said, "Time is running out. We don't seem to have the upper hand in this battle. However, we should still have some time to talk. You seem to have some questions?"
"What's your relationship with the guy on the train?" Colin didn't hesitate.
"That's me... But the real me has just disappeared with 'it'... Back then, a great man discovered the dark side of the universe and found us who had already perished together with the enemy . He used some means to merge parts of us and created the 'disordered ghost train'..."
"I received the last mission and am waiting for someone to finish it and recycle the items here..."
"I don't understand why the top management wants to do this, but I accepted the task."
During longer conversations, he communicated directly with his brain waves, without stopping his mouth:
"There is one thing I have to clarify. You are not the worst class I have ever seen. Or rather, you are not the worst among this class. The really bad ones are those challengers on the train...
"As for the part at the bottom of the mountain, I am a little worried. If the real me sees such a wasteful use of natural resources...
"Maybe he'll be so angry that he'll be resurrected..."
"Well……"
Colin was a little embarrassed. He listened to the other party's brain waves and voice at the same time and didn't know how to respond.
Because he was beaten badly just now...
"I am ranked in the top 300 in C-class combat. You are only at E-class right now. You haven't caught up with many things. It's normal that you can't beat me. Without releasing props, it's already very good that you can take a few moves. You are considered the elite among the elites in D-class. So, you don't need to pay attention to the denials of that 'I' when I was brainless, except that your foundation is really poor. Don't doubt yourself too much..."
"However, if the situation is correct, I would like you to release the thing in your body and have a good fight. However, your comrades are waiting for you to complete the mission..."
"Go... fulfill your unfulfilled dream and become... a 'Fire Bearer'."
As he spoke, he handed the "dream" in his hand to Colin.
Kelin reached out to catch it, intending to take it back, but found that the other party was still holding it tightly...
Uh this?
Just as he was confused, Colin heard the other party's voice again: "It seems that you haven't prepared any powerful moves for yourself after becoming a 'Fire Wielder'?"
Colin nodded, and then saw a smile on the other person's lips.
"How can a qualified 'Fire Bearer' not have a move that he can shout out? I left some things in there, remember... you can try to learn it. Originally, this was the move I was going to use to kill everyone."
"Okay." Colin nodded.
Then, like taking over a torch from a torchbearer, he took over the burning heart in the other person's hand.
The moment the heart slipped out of his hand, the breath of the man in front of him was like a fan that had lost power. His strong body fell to the ground at this moment, and black pus oozed from his skin.
The strange feeling of unreality around them also quickly dissipated at this moment...
The dream of "God" is being shattered.
A piece of knowledge flooded into Colin's mind, and he knew what the other party had left behind.
"The sky is falling!"
That is what the D-class "fortune-telling" personnel said, this is a terrifying method that has a chance of causing even a Level 1 containment object to freeze on the spot for a period of time if it is hit!
This has been made into some kind of "skill"-like ability.
You can use it as soon as you get it!
"Thank you..." Colin expressed his gratitude sincerely.
At this moment, on the ground, the body whose life was rapidly passing away looked at Colin, as if it had something to say, but seemed a little hesitant.
"Do you want to ask something?" Colin asked.
"There are some questions that I don't really want to ask... But in the end, I still... can't help but want to know... I don't know what's going on in the company..."
"But...are we still...on the right path?"
"Is the Fire Bearer still fighting for humanity as I thought..."
Hearing this last weak whisper, Colin's mind flashed through the situations of the known "Fire Bearers" and he said, "Yes."
"Okay, then, I... feel relieved... I can... rest in peace..."
"Finally, the mission is accomplished... Let's take them back with us..."
"Because of this mission, they...haven't been home for a long time."
They? Who are they? Colin was puzzled, and then he saw the man who was falling to the ground and gradually collapsing, reaching into his trouser pocket, taking out a small iron card with an iron chain through it and handing it to him.
On those shiny iron plates, the names of those who have passed away are clearly engraved...
As for the number, there are seventy-two, representing seventy-one D-class personnel and one C-class personnel, no more, no less.
"OK."
Colin squatted down, carefully took the name from the other party's hand, and put it into the "storage room".
After all this was done, the C-level personnel in front of him had no breath left, and closed his eyes as if he had fallen into a deep sleep...
"Good night."
After muttering to himself, Colin slowly stood up.
And with the death of the other party...
The disillusionment of this world is accelerating like an avalanche.
Suddenly, Colin's heart trembled, and he vaguely saw a layer of blood-red light appearing in the sky...
Without the "dream" as a barrier...
The power of those terrifying beings is also rapidly infiltrating this place.
However, at this moment, a message directly from the company's top management emerged in his mind.
[Special event: All members leave this place by entering the "fog gate"! ]
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Note ①: The numerical level of ordinary people is about 1. Most people who stay at home and do not exercise cannot even reach 1...