Chapter 363: Chapter 256: The Power of the Genetic Warrior (Second Update)
The staff responsible for recording test data were left dumbfounded as they witnessed Miao Lun’s almost monstrous strength and physical defense, feeling as if their entire worldview had been reshaped.
“This is the capacity of the Long Spear Demon Beetle, strength enhancement, and exoskeleton defense. Miao Lun, go try out your speed.”
Su Jie commented, noting that both strength and defense were quite apparent.
“Okay.”
Miao Lun moved to the front of the track, gently warmed up his well-developed, thick legs—muscles rippling with raw explosive power. As the staff member uttered the word ‘start,’ its trailing sound still hung in the air when Miao Lun already sped off like a gust of wind, leaving two dark streaks on the plastic track from the friction.
He ran ten laps around the standard four-hundred-meter track without stopping for breath.
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The staff member at the finish line felt like he was watching a peregrine falcon swooping low over the field; every time Miao Lun flashed past, the gust of wind he generated would mess up his hair.
When the run was complete and after the high-speed cameras and speedometers completed their calculations, the timekeeper announced that Miao Lun maintained a speed between 145 and 150 kilometers per hour, with top speeds reaching up to 180 kilometers per hour.
The fastest land animal on Blue Star, the cheetah, peaks at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour but doesn’t have the same stamina as Miao Lun.
As for the fastest human athletes, even the hundred-meter dash, when converted to an hourly speed, is just around forty-some kilometers per hour.
At such speeds, let alone running, even driving on a highway at this high velocity wouldn’t be permitted.
In short, the staff nearby were all in disarray, feeling as if they were witnessing a legend.
“Not bad at all. The abilities of the Wind Feather Jumping Worm are also well-realized here. This agility and neurological reaction speed have improved significantly. Lastly, let’s check out the ability of the Purple Light Bat.”
Su Jie tossed over a rifle and a piece of cloth, leading Miao Lun to the shooting range.
In the field, there were many moving targets, along with chickens and ducks scurrying all around.
Miao Lun blindfolded himself, picked up the rifle, and in complete blindness, he fired, hitting every moving target and also killing those unfortunate chickens and ducks in one shot—looks like the staff will have extra food today.
While Miao Lun was shooting, his broad ears twitched sharply, and his throat muscles moved slightly, emitting inaudible low-frequency sound waves, receiving all external information.
The Purple Light Bat is a type of poisonous insect in the Tianyuan World, possessing a formidable biological radar ability that allows it to locate itself by emitting ultrasonic waves. These waves bounce back after encountering any obstacle, and the echoes contain information about previously encountered objects, which it uses to construct a picture of the external world.
Beyond this, the bat also possesses a geomagnetic sense and polarization vision, essentially acting as a walking compass, able to sense the position of the sun in the sky even on overcast days or at night, much like an internal GPS system.
Polarization vision enables the Purple Light Bat to detect hidden light or images, providing an edge in hunting.
Simply put, Miao Lun had become a biological radar; even without sight, he could easily lock onto the enemy’s position. His eyesight was similarly greatly enhanced, and polarization vision allowed him to look directly into the midday sun without being dazzled.
That’s why Miao Lun could shoot with unerring accuracy without using his eyes. His plethora of senses provided too much information.
Once Miao Lun emptied several magazines, the staff went to check and then loudly declared, “90 shots fired, 88 hit their mark.”
The nearby staff tasked with recording the data applauded in unison, their faces filled with excitement.
With such potent Biochemical Soldiers, what fate would await ordinary soldiers who faced them?
Miao Lun removed the black cloth blindfolding his eyes. Despite the workout, he barely seemed out of breath, indicative of his excellent physical condition.
“General Su, have I succeeded?”
Miao Lun himself found it incredible; in his current state, he felt significantly more robust than when he had previously taken the Strengthening Pill.
Su Jie nodded with satisfaction, saying, “A resounding success. With further training, you can still enhance some aspects. The body gets stronger the more you exercise it, so don’t slack off now because of your current strength.”
“Yes, General Su. I, Miao Lun, and all of Steel Camp won’t slack off even a bit.”
Finally, Miao Lun relaxed, fearing he would waste Su Jie’s efforts, as the gene potion he had been given was clearly not cheap.
Miao Lun wasn’t wrong in his thinking. The graft of the “Insect Transformation Manual” did require Spirit Stones, and a continuous investment of them.
“General Su, I feel like I don’t need to take Strengthening Pills anymore.”
Miao Lun clenched his fist, his physical attributes even more potent than those conferred by the Strengthening Pill, and he felt an itch to destroy something.
“Even if you wanted to take them, it would be useless. Strengthening Pills will have no effect on your body anymore.”
Su Jie smiled and warned, “Aside from training and combat, come back to the base once every two or three months to soak in a nutrient pod; otherwise, your abilities will diminish.”
The nutrient pod is where Su Jie liquified Spirit Stones and diluted them. Su Jie would regularly add to the pod to ensure the combat effectiveness of these Genetic Warriors.
“Miao Lun, starting today, you are responsible for recruiting more Genetic Warriors. If there are suitable talents in the army, you can select them and start their preliminary training. Once they are suitable, transform them into Genetic Warriors. Henceforth, Steel Camp will no longer reserve Super Soldiers but will disseminate them across units, becoming their spearhead assault force.”
Su Jie issued the stern new order. Though Genetic Warriors were powerful, the grafting process was costly in terms of Spirit Stones, so it was indeed necessary to select the best of the best.
Moreover, Super Soldiers had a good cost-performance ratio. Su Jie used to wholesale Strengthening Pills by the tens of thousands from Ghost Ridge Palace, so they would still be retained but dispatched to ordinary troops instead.
In the future, Steel Camp would only conserve Genetic Warriors, who, compared to Super Soldiers, had greater fighting power, more diverse skills and abilities, and were better suited for special combat training systems.
“Yes, mission guaranteed to be accomplished.”
Miao Lun was somewhat excited. Just the thought of leading a team of genetically modified warriors into battle made his blood boil with enthusiasm.
“Go and carry out the adaptation and coordination; remember to communicate with the engineering department. Have them create weapons and new battle armor that are suited to your genetic modifications,”
After issuing his final instructions, Su Jie turned and left to perform another genetic warrior modification surgery.
Time slipped by quietly, and one by one, the soldiers waiting here from the Steel Camp were transformed.
Some had a lower genetic compatibility and could mostly only inherit two insect abilities, but outstanding individuals like Miao Lun inherited the abilities of three insects.
Su Jie didn’t interfere much with this. The more insect abilities a genetic warrior inherited, the more expenses for the transformation and the subsequent Spirit Stone supplements. Su Jie had to consider his own wallet.
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Ten days flashed by in the blink of an eye.
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Within this large experimental base, Miao Lun had seen the creation of hundreds of genetic warriors like him.
They trained together, lived together, ate together, adapting to the various changes in their bodies after the modifications.
Meanwhile, Su Jie had already returned to Tianyuan World because he too had important matters to attend to.
“When did he leave?”
In Su Jie’s residence, Su Jie asked Ning Xinyue, who was in front of him.
“The night before last. The Heavenly Soul Sect left together. You’re really going to take action, huh!”
Ning Xinyue lounged comfortably in a deck chair, rocking back and forth, enjoying the desserts and fruits served by Su Jie’s maid.
“They think they can offend me and then just walk away? It’s not that simple. I couldn’t do much before I was promoted to Secret Realm, but now? Can I really let Zou Minzun run back to his nest?”
Su Jie snorted coldly. He was one to hold a grudge. The previous targeting from Zou Minzun was fresh in his mind, and now that Su Jie had been promoted to Secret Realm, there was no way he’d allow his foe to continue living in peace. That was not Su Jie’s style.
“I have a grudge to settle with him too; he’s blocked me in East Victory City before.”
Ning Xinyue looked at Su Jie, opened her left hand to reveal five fingers, and said earnestly, “Shall we split it fifty-fifty?”
“Sure.”
Su Jie didn’t haggle with Ning Xinyue over the spoils. He stood up and walked towards the mountain gate of Ghost Ridge Palace, with Ning Xinyue following closely behind.
Stepping out of the mountain gate, Su Jie began to fly, not relying on the flight ability inherited from the thousand-hand centipede, but utilizing the unique Qi Manipulation Flight exclusive to the Secret Realm.
With each breath, Su Jie soared upward, flying into the high clouds.
Ning Xinyue accompanied him in flight, even intentionally turning back to make a face at Su Jie while their speed continued to increase.
“You little rascal, trying to compete with me in speed?”
Su Jie glanced sidelong at Ning Xinyue who was half a body’s length beside him. He stacked the flying ability inherited from the thousand-hand centipede on top of his Primordial Spirit’s influence on his torso, further increasing his speed.
In less than a minute, Su Jie had completely outpaced Ning Xinyue, leaving her unable to even see his taillights.
“How can he fly so fast…”
Ning Xinyue’s bright eyes were wide with disbelief. Ice currents swirled around her, but no matter what she did, she couldn’t catch up to Su Jie, as there was a clear gap between them.
Chasing and fleeing, the two of them flew towards the edge of the mountain gate.
“Heavens cast the omens, revealing fortune and misfortune; Demon Map, open.”
Su Jie manipulated the spell, and the air rippled, revealing a semi-transparent portal.
This was a method of safely activating the Mountain Protection Array that only the Hidden Realm Elders of Ghost Ridge Palace would teach. Through it, Su Jie was able to sneak out of Ghost Ridge Palace with Ning Xinyue.
“Can you lock onto their location?”
Having left the territory of Ghost Ridge Palace, Su Jie looked at Ning Xinyue. She had been tasked by Su Jie with tracking Zou Minzun’s group.
“I placed a traceable object on one of the Heavenly Soul Sect disciples; they likely haven’t noticed it yet.”
Ning Xinyue pulled out a compass, fiddled with it for a while, and after taking some time to estimate the direction, she said, “Southwest, a little over three hundred li away.”
“It matches my estimate. They are not flying as fast as us with disciples in tow, so we can catch up.”
Su Jie chuckled coldly, and then whispered his plan into Ning Xinyue’s ear.
“Driving the wolf to devour the tiger, that’s really ruthless.”
Ning Xinyue murmured, but her eyes gleamed with excitement and clearly looking forward to it.