Chapter 32
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The new commander of the base is very cooperative and I obtained a lot of information that I needed from him. I even had a more detailed digital map of the whole city and the whole situation that is happening in the city from him.
I now learned that the government has fully turned their back from City H and seem to have abandoned its existence.
And the reason for this is the growth of super-powered beings coming from the city.
From the information I have gathered, many people who practice Qigong seem to have developed the ability to manipulate and absorb the abundant Qi in the air.
And through this, those people became stronger than normal ones. This secret was not shared amongst normal people and is just spread through those that are deemed as worthy clan members. Only a privileged few could gain this knowledge and it is not for everyone.
But this is not the only way to utilize the Qi energy in the air. In different parts of the world, there are people who gained uncanny powers which are now called 'the awakened'. I have already learned about this before, but this information is far more detailed.
I did not read anymore and just decided to keep it for later.
The new commander is on the side shivering in fear while watching me with his curious gaze. However, I have already noticed his subtle actions and also of the woman he held hostage a while ago.
Though she acted like she was held by the commander against her will, I knew that she was not.
This woman is actually a soldier, someone who is acting like a wolf in a sheep's clothing. Though she looks pitiful, I knew that behind her is a weapon. Her heartbeat seems calm although she is showing fear in her eyes.
When I enter this room, I have already smelled the faint scent of blood from the inner part of the room, and I knew that there is a dead body in there.
After getting what I needed, I stood up and walked towards the door. I already knew that a few soldiers are waiting for me outside.
"Oh, by the way… nice performance…" I said with a smile.
When they heard this, their expression turned pale.
But before they could say anything, I already took action. I suddenly draw the handgun on my side.
Bang! Bang!
I shot two bullets with precision, but it seems that the woman has a faster reaction speed. She was able to dodge the bullet which only grazed her shoulder, but the commander already has a hole on his forehead.
The woman rolled on the ground and suddenly dashed towards the window.
Crash!
She used her body to smash the glass of the window without a second thought.
Bang!
I did not let her go as I released another shot.
I suddenly darted to the side as the door was blasted open by rapid gunshots coming from the soldiers outside.
Baratatat!!!
"Kill that guy! Avenge the commander!" they shouted as they began charging inside the room.
I did not want to linger and immediately jumps out of the already broken window. But as I was in the air, I grab two grenades on my side and pulled their pins. Then I threw them inside the captain's room.
The soldiers who barge inside the room saw my figure darting out and wanted to shoot, but they seem to have noticed the two metal objects which landed on the ground.
"Grenade!"
Ka-Boom!
The room was engulfed in flames as debris flew all over.
Meanwhile, while jumping I holstered the handgun and saw the female soldier on the ground with a wound on her thigh upon landing. She was limping away from the sight but is still alive.
I was amazed at her ability to be able to land on the ground from the second floor even with a wound on her thigh.
When I landed just a few feet behind her, she glared at me and immediately threw a small dagger in my direction.
Since bullets for me are easy to dodge, her small knives moved in slow motion in my eyes.
I watch it flew towards me but did not catch it. I could already smell that the knife she threw is actually coated with poison.
She suddenly turns around and from her back, she grabs two knives and began throwing them towards me.
She is very skillful in using knives and I knew that she is an assassin who uses poison and stealth to kill her target.
However, it seems that today is her unlucky day.
I calmly shifted the rifle in my hands to my back while dodging the flying knives. Then from the holster on my side, I once again grab the handgun and then fired two shots in her direction.
Bang! Bang!
To my amazement, she was able to dodge my bullets by instinct, but her movements are still slow as those two bullets hit her right shoulder and her left side.
The impact of the bullet sent her falling helplessly to the ground.
"Damn you! I… I will kill you!" she shouted as a hand grenade suddenly appears on her hand.
I did not notice when she did it, but I could already see the missing pin of the grenade. She was actually going to do a suicide attack on me.
But I did not have time to play with her as I can already hear some footsteps coming our way. Without hesitation, I suddenly shot the grenade on her hand before she could throw it.
Boom!
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It did not take long before the reinforcement arrives at the base. However, they are already too late. Their target has already escaped and inside the building, everything is in ruins especially the surveillance room and the commander's quarters.
The new commander is already dead, and they also found many corpses of their companions inside the room. They also found a woman's corpse outside of the building with many parts missing. They have recognized this corpse as one of the top 50 assassins that their mercenary group has hired.
While the base is in chaos, the figure of Xin Wei suddenly appears on the rooftop.
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As I approached the place where I could tell the scent of three women, I could hear them talking to each other.
"It seems that it would be ideal for me to leave these two with her." I thought as I knew that taking too many people with me is a bit troublesome.
When I appear before them the three were alarmed but heaves a sigh upon seeing my face.
"I have finished my task in here… I should leave now. You two should stay in here. With her protection, you will be safer…" I said while turning around.
"Wait… I'm Tang Xing…" she said as she removes her hood and exposed her beautiful fair face.
I could now tell the reason why she is donning on that mask and her heavy hood. It is to cover that angelic appearance which could possibly cause her some trouble.
"I'm Xin Wei… Nice to meet you. Take care of yourselves…" I said as I dashed out of the rooftop and disappear into the night.
I soon came back to the place where I left those three girls and soon discover that they seem to be meditating. It seems that Bai Yunya is teaching those two how to absorb the Qi in the air. Feeling the flow of the Qi in the surrounding, I could tell that their progress is a bit slow as the two is not comparable to Bai Yunya's talent.
When I arrive it seems that Bai Yunya was able to sense my presence as she opened her eyes and glance at the door.
"Yunya, is there something wrong?" Zhang Wanwan asked while turning her gaze towards Bai Yunya.
She was able to absorb Qi but stopped a while back because she feels the warmness in her body becoming uncomfortable. She dare not continue for fear of encountering an accident.
She has read and heard in some novels and TV shows that absorbing Qi is very dangerous. Hence she would not dare venture far without proper guidance.
But on her side, Yang Chen is different, though one could tell that she is feeling uncomfortable, she still pushes her body further. She did not want to be weak anymore. She saw how her boyfriend abandoned her when she was caught by the gangs, when she was raped she was helpless and could not do anything but resigned her life to fate.
Sex is not a bother to her as she has already experienced it with her boyfriends, but she is not someone who would casually do it with just anybody.
So being forced is something that she did not want to happen again. She wanted power and strength to control her fate.
And what Bai Yunya told her was her key to that power. She knew that with this power, she would be able to control her own destiny. She would not be controlled anymore by men who only wanted her body.
Yang Chen gritted her teeth as she continued pushing through until she suddenly feels like something is forming below her navel. The burning hot current all over her body suddenly turned warm as it flowed through that thing below her navel.
Then her body feels a waft of cool air surrounding her.