Chapter 96
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Chapter 96: Power
“Wow, the wind is really strong!”
“What did you say, Captain?!”
“I said! The wind is really… cough cough cough!”
“Forget it, the wind is too strong, just don’t say anything!”
In the morning sky, a group of five individuals was flying in the same direction.
Their speed didn’t seem fast, but because they were at a high altitude, a careless move could fill their mouths with wind.
The superpowered individual known as "Weightlessness" perfectly embodied his ability.
Just like when Wang Xiao first saw Fresnel descend from the sky, after lightly patting each member on the shoulder with his right hand, the team members immediately experienced a new sensation in their minds.
It was a magical feeling, as if their five senses had suddenly transformed into a sixth sense.
After a brief exploration, Wang Xiao gradually figured out the changes happening to him.
He could, to some extent, control his current state in the air; in other words, he had gained the ability to fly.
Of course, this ability, strengthened from the outside, had a time limit.
Under the condition of operating on five individuals simultaneously, “Weightlessness” could maintain this ability for at most one hour.
Moreover, during this time, the team members’ weights would temporarily shift onto him.
But this was already enough for them to soar over the crowd below and reach their destination.
Watching “Weightlessness” panting as he left the city walls, Fresnel had everyone warm up briefly before taking the lead and flying out of the city walls toward the location indicated in their orders.
Today’s inner city and outer city were different from usual.
The inner city’s gates, which were typically opened at eight in the morning, remained tightly shut today. Many people wanting to enter the inner city for business anxiously waited near the gates.
Due to it being a one-way gate, they couldn’t even find a guard to vent their frustrations to.
In the distance, many terrified individuals were heading toward the inner city gates.
Flying over the central area of the outer city, the group spotted clusters of fervent individuals gathering towards various factories.
The team members looked at each other in confusion.
“What is happening?”
Wang Xiao asked, filled with uncertainty.
No one answered his question.
Even Obscure, the most experienced and knowledgeable member of the team, furrowed his brow and remained silent.
They continued to advance, and after twenty minutes, they finally reached the walls they needed to defend.
At this moment, several soldiers had gathered at the walls.
The superpowered individuals descending from the sky looked like saviors in their eyes.
Behind them stood two weapons that Wang Xiao had never seen before.
These were also the targets that their team was required to protect as stated in the orders.
Although Wang Xiao had not served in the military for a long time, he had seen most conventional weapons.
This included Special Equipment capable of handling beast tides at the First and Second Levels.
The larger, more precise-looking weapon with a longer barrel must be a more advanced piece of equipment.
Since it required a superhero team for protection, its power must be truly remarkable.
Thinking this, Wang Xiao suddenly felt excited about what was about to happen.
After experiencing the kidnapping and power extraction incident and the fierce battles against extraordinary beasts on the walls, Wang Xiao began to crave greater levels of power.
His recent advancement was still fresh, but his heart was already fantasizing about the next level.
It felt as if the barrier between the Second and Third Levels did not exist at all.
Others might have noticed Wang Xiao’s eagerness, but only the Puppet Master lightly warned him:
“Be careful, don’t get yourself killed.”
Wang Xiao turned to his female teammate and pointed toward the approaching beast tide, which had already kicked up dust in the distance.
“Maybe today you can possess a Third Level extraordinary beast.”
Seeing this, the Puppet Master shook her head helplessly.
“I’m only at the Second Level, so I can’t control extraordinary beasts stronger than myself for long.”
Wang Xiao stopped talking, and everyone entered combat mode.
Meanwhile, a special alarm sounded as the beast tide had crossed the two-kilometer caution tape.
The Long-barreled Cannon behind the team began to emit fine sounds, and the two cannon barrels slowly adjusted their angles.
In the distance, among the beast tide, a nearly hundred-meter-long Dark Green Giant Python suddenly hesitated, as if sensing something.
It quickly turned in the Beast Pack and hid behind a thick-skinned, insect-like extraordinary beast.
However, the white, slender gun barrel did not fire anything; instead, it allowed the beast tide to continue advancing.
The extraordinary beast python gradually relaxed its guard, with a few of its heads peeking out from behind the insect-like beast.
Just as the beast tide crossed the one-kilometer mark, a strange, thunderous sound exploded behind everyone.
It felt as if they were struck by the power of lightning, shaking their very souls.
The pure white cannon barrel appeared to be wrapped in fine electric light, as if stealing the authority of lightning.
In a brief moment that they could not perceive, two steel balls the size of fists shot out from the cannon barrels.
Even with his professional training, allowing him to evade ordinary bullets to some extent, Wang Xiao was astounded by the incredible speed.
In the next moment, two of the python’s heads vanished into thin air.
To be precise, the two heads exploded.
In an instant, droplets of various colors, such as white and red, evenly rained down on the surrounding extraordinary beasts.
Taking advantage of the Giant Snake’s momentary stiffness, two more shells were fired simultaneously, shattering its remaining two heads.
The Giant Snake’s body first suddenly lost control, then fell straight down to the ground.
Its body, several times thicker than the largest Water Barrel in Hope City, crushed dozens of unfortunate Green Cocoon extraordinary beasts as it landed.
After a brief moment of stiffness, the headless body of the Giant Snake began to thrash violently.
Having lost its sensory abilities, it could only wriggle aimlessly.
Whether because it had been deprived of its five senses or out of physical pain, the Giant Snake’s thrashing was fierce, causing significant damage to the beast tide in just a few seconds.
Wang Xiao stood on the city wall, watching this scene in deep shock.
At that moment, he wished to present the medal he had received to the Giant Snake.
“That is…”
“A Fourth Level extraordinary beast,” Obscure answered lightly.
The team members fell into silence.
Not only had Wang Xiao never seen a Fourth Level extraordinary beast, but even Beacon and the Puppet Master, two female members who hadn’t been in the team long, were left dumbfounded.
Among the entire Team 25, only Obscure and Fresnel, the two comparatively senior members, had seen a Fourth Level extraordinary beast.
Obscure was a middle-aged man nearing forty, while Fresnel, though appearing younger and more talkative, was also approaching thirty.
The two remained silent, watching everything unfold while recalling the last time they saw the Electromagnetic Cannon Group fire, uncertain of how long the dormitory would be without power this time.
