Chapter 144 - sonic burs

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The moment Lan Qi sensed the danger, a cold light appeared between his eyebrows. And then, Lan Qi saw it.

It was a sniper's bullet, spinning at high speed through the surging waves of the Lamarson River. The wave that hit the reef was slapped high into the air, but was shattered by the sniper rifle's rotation. It split into countless spots of light reflected by the sunlight and then shot out a rainbow of colors.

However, in this enchanting beauty, there was a thick layer of makeup to cover her death.

Lan Qi absolutely believed that this bullet would accurately pierce between his eyebrows and destroy his life.

If he didn't have that ability.

Without any hesitation, Lan Qi couldn't care less about hiding his strength. The moment he activated his ability, he disappeared. The sniper shells carried a huge amount of kinetic energy through the place he was standing before, while a hurricane blew across the Lamarson River, causing Atasha to be unable to stand firmly.

The warhead eventually left a cedar tree the size of a bowl, covered in cracks around the bullet hole. Finally, the cedar couldn't hold on anymore and fell down with a groan, landing horizontally on the ground.

On the other side of the Lamarsson River, Zero's figure appeared between the reefs. With the help of the reef, he made his way to the other side of the river, where Zero finally picked up the warhead. The bullet, stained with blood and bits of powdered meat, had hit Lange. However, the Parkland assassin disappeared. The speed at which he left was so fast, he instantly disappeared into the wind from the forest. This meant that Lan Qi had instantly broken through the sound barrier.

Zero could also achieve this kind of speed while in berserk mode, but the speed needed to be increased gradually. It was impossible to instantly reach the highest peak like Lan Qi did. From this, it could be determined that Lan Qi had an ability that Zero didn't know about. This made him feel as though the Adept world was very wide.

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 frequently used. With the increase of one's proficiency as well as the advancement of one's basic ability, the user of the ability would at some point transform into an ability suited for one's own battle 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. Lan Qi's sonic speed breakthrough was also a transformation ability. The only difference was that Lan Qi's ability was activated for survival in the dangerous world of the Southwest.

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.

By the time his abilities were over, Lan Qi had already appeared in the forest two kilometers away from the Lamarson 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 moment of Lan Qi's career. If not for the sonic boom when training in the Southwest, he would have died today under the cooperation of the Flash Clan natives 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 drug that Lankey had spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy from a adventurer. It could stimulate the human body's potential, and the three thousand units of nanobots in this small tube could quickly repair a wounded 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, he would have to go to the base to undergo surgery to treat his injuries. With Lan Qi's condition, even if he reached Windmill Town, which was outside of the Death's Ridge, it would still take at least 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!