“What, Richard? Are you afraid?”
The white strong man named Adam gave a contemptuous smile and casually tore off a piece of meat from the roast lamb still being seared by intense heat, chewing it down without changing expression.
The scorching heat of the campfire had no effect on him whatsoever.
The people seated around the fire could not help narrowing their pupils at the sight, their wariness deepening.
The man named Richard, however, did not care in the slightest and continued calmly, “Adam, calm down. Don’t treat me as your Enemy. I only want to remind you that Kunlun Base is far more unfathomable than we imagined.”
“This Base’s research into the White Mist may already be the foremost in the World. No country or organization anywhere on Earth can keep up with it. Who knows how many people are coveting their achievements?”
“That is precisely why people like us were dispatched here.”
“Unfortunately, we have achieved nothing so far.”
Richard sighed softly and shook his head.
“You’re not wrong.”
At the mention of Kunlun Base, Adam’s arrogant and reckless expression restrained itself somewhat. “That kind of Strength is truly enviable.”
A trace of greedy Lust flashed through the eyes of everyone beside the campfire.
Although they did not know about the existence of a Cultivation Method, they had already learned that Kunlun Base had developed a more efficient method of utilizing White Mist Energy.
The immense Strength brought by the Cultivation Method was simply incomparable to their passive method of accepting White Mist enhancement.
Fortunately, this was a technological society.
Various Modern Weapons were the mainstream of combat.
If it came down to fighting barehanded, they would need three people for one or five for one to have a chance of victory. In that case, this group of theirs would very likely not have survived until now; they would have been completely wiped out long ago, let alone still being able to be rallied by Adam.
“It is indeed enviable, but we still have to face reality.”
Richard could not help taking a deep breath. “I think you should still remember what happened half a month ago.”
“You fought Dong Dingguo once back then and returned in utter defeat. If rescue had not arrived in time, you would have lost your life here. Where exactly does your confidence come from this time?”
“To be honest, although I am willing to follow your orders, I do not want to seek death either. If we really fight them, who knows how many of those Present will die?”
“I would have a hard time escaping death as well.”
Upon hearing the name Dong Dingguo, a vicious glint flashed through Adam’s eyes. His palm clenched involuntarily as his mind recalled the battle from half a month ago.
That Great War.
He had encountered and fought Dong Dingguo, but could not withstand three punches and had nearly lost his life.
His entire body had been beaten into a horrible state, and he had fled in panic. If not for the covering fire from his teammates, he would have died long ago.
“The situation back then was truly perilous!”
A trace of lingering fear appeared on Adam’s face, but in the next instant he grinned ferociously. “Unfortunately, things are different this time. If Dong Dingguo comes again, I will show him what regret means!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold wind suddenly swept across the grassland.
The campfire swayed unsteadily in the wind, sending sparks flying in every direction.
At that very moment, Richard swallowed his last mouthful of lamb and suddenly stood up.
“So I want to know what makes you think you can make him regret it.”
“I heard that everyone in the Shark Squad under your command was injected with a newly developed drug from your M-country, something called Superhuman Serum?”
“This drug can increase the Human body’s utilization of White Mist Energy by more than eighty percent?”
“I would like to see just how Powerful it is!”
The moment his voice fell.
A howling sound erupted.
Richard’s eyes snapped open. He crossed the Open space in three strides, raised his Right Hand, and suddenly punched through the air.
The Aura of this punch was astonishingly fierce.
It was a hundred times more terrifying than the blows of champions in boxing rings. The people all around changed expression and rapidly sprang several meters away.
And in the middle of the field.
Richard’s Muscles bulged all over his body. His T-shirt burst into scattered strips of cloth as he punched, the veins on his arm resembling coiling dragons, while each of his five fingers was like a steel bar.
The lamb still roasting over the campfire in front of him had clearly not been touched, yet it was suddenly blown aside by the Fist Wind.
A ferocious Pounce was concentrated in the fist!
“Good!”
Facing Richard’s incomparably powerful punch, Adam instead let out a great roar. He did not care in the slightest and even wore a smile as he raised his hand, clenched his fist, and threw a punch of his own.
The two fists collided in midair.
Their knuckles slammed together, producing a crisp sound like clashing Steel.
“Your Strength?”
Richard’s expression suddenly changed. He felt tremendous force surge through his fist, and his body was pushed backward in a series of staggering steps.
“Heh heh, how is it?”
“Richard, although you are the Y-country’s agent with Top Grade Talent, you are no match for me after I have been injected with Superhuman Serum.”
Adam laughed loudly, his hands never stopping.
A continuous barrage of boxing combinations hammered away: left hooks, right hooks, straight punches, and swings. Every move possessed boundless force, beating Richard back repeatedly until he could only shield his head and defend.
“Remarkable!”
“As expected, you are extraordinary.”
Although Richard was retreating, he maintained his stability. He was not knocked to the ground by the Storm-like barrage, his steps remained orderly, and both hands were raised to protect his vitals.
“I did not expect you to get ahead of us and develop something like Superhuman Serum. Now I understand where your confidence came from.”
“But it is still far from enough.”
“I imagine you understand the Strength of the people at Kunlun Base better than anyone.”
“This kind of Attack can reach only eighty percent at most!”
“Show me your strongest Strength!”
As he spoke, Richard’s movements suddenly changed. His body contracted, and he instantly dodged beneath Adam’s fist. Then he leaped into the air and chopped downward with one leg, his speed so fast that it left afterimages, making it impossible to see clearly.
This kick was truly earth-shaking. Not only was its speed astonishing, its force was even more ferocious.
However, everyone Present had come into contact with the White Mist and was a Master.
Adam himself was the finest among them, and after being injected with Superhuman Serum, no one knew how Powerful he had become.
Facing Richard’s earth-shaking kick, he actually revealed a smile, showing no sign of fear.
“Very well!”
“In the end, I have to show everyone some real Strength. Otherwise, even if you agree verbally, I fear you will not truly contribute.”
“Come!”
Bang!
It was still a fist!
Because people frequently walk, their legs receive more Training than their hands. Someone once calculated that the force of a kick was 2.5 times greater than that of a punch.
Yet Adam was now using a weak Attack against a strong one. He threw a punch and struck directly.
“What?”
Before he could react, a piercing Pain surged from his leg, leaving Richard unable even to stand steadily. He fell straight to the ground from midair.
“Aaaaaah!”
“How can your Strength be so Powerful?”
“I admit defeat!”
Richard had been knocked to the ground by one punch. Clutching his Right Hand, he wailed in agony, his voice extraordinarily shrill.
Adam glanced at Richard, who lay on the ground struggling and trembling like a dead dog. He spat, snorted coldly, and looked toward the other people in the Camp, who had already gathered around.
“Who else is dissatisfied?”
All the spectators around them remained completely silent.
“Since that is the case.”
“I am dissatisfied!”
Before he could finish speaking, a strong, resonant voice suddenly rang out in the night sky, drawing the attention of everyone Present.
Immediately afterward.
A Figure burst from the darkness like a car traveling at high speed, raising a rumbling sound as it shot across the vast grassland.