55: Magneto? !

Chapter 55: Magneto?!

His red hair was as eye-catching as flames, but what was even more appealing than his hair was a handsome face comparable to that of a comic book protagonist.

He had a slender build, wearing a black T-shirt, black trousers, and white sneakers. A charming smile played on his chiseled face as he stood there, looking at the four people, including Wang Ning.

"Damn, he's handsome, almost catching up to Little Six. Bah... how could anyone compare to Little Six!" Big Beard spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

"He's too flamboyant, and he's wearing an earring. He's not even fit to carry Little Six's shoes," Cold Qing sneered.

"I still think Little Six is the handsomer one." Little Loli felt a pang of sadness thinking about Little Six, whom she might never see again in this life.

Bruce's sharp eyes swept over the four people one by one, and he locked onto the strongest one, Wang Ning.

He had discovered this group three days ago. Worried that a Contaminant might be hiding in the shadows, he provided the clues to other Contaminators.

He watched these people fight among themselves, hoping to lure out the big fish.

After observation and analysis, Bruce confirmed there were no Contaminants among them, so he revealed himself.

However, one thing puzzled him: without a Contaminant, how did they enter the second floor of Musileke City and extract the Moon Soil Evolution Fluid Pure Liquid without being discovered?

Never mind. He would capture them, take them back, and hand them over to those people.

He stopped thinking and stepped forward.

He cracked his knuckles, making a popping sound, then twisted his neck. His red hair flickered in tufts, like tiny flames dancing in the wind.

He extended his index finger, beckoning Wang Ning, and smiled, saying, "You're the only one who can put up a fight; the others are useless."

"You guys go first, don't let me get distracted." Wang Ning's grayish-white arm began to change color, and an ice spike condensed in his palm.

It was ready to be shot out at any moment.

"Boss!" Cold Qing called out.

Wang Ning turned his head, smiled at Cold Qing, and said, "One of you must survive and find Little Six. Tell him... we never gave up on him."

"Whoosh!" A flesh-colored barb emerged from Cold Qing's right palm, and she violently slashed her own left wrist with it.

Blood gushed out.

She brought it to Wang Ning's mouth and said, "Drink this; it can suppress the injuries inside your body."

This time, Wang Ning did not refuse. His pale, chapped lips pressed against the wound, and he sucked greedily.

Cold Qing's face grew increasingly pale, while a hint of color returned to Wang Ning's face.

Two minutes later, Wang Ning wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "In the next life... let's still be 'family'."

Tears welled up in Cold Qing's eyes, and she nodded.

Big Beard hugged Wang Ning and said, "Boss, staying alive is the most important thing."

Little Loli was sobbing uncontrollably, almost fainting from grief.

"Oh my, what a moving scene."

"How about I send you all on your way together?" Bruce mocked.

"Get lost!"

Wang Ning's eyes were bloodshot. He spun around abruptly, and behind him, water molecules in the air rapidly condensed into ice spikes.

Each spike was twenty centimeters long and five centimeters thick; there were hundreds of them.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

With every step Wang Ning took forward, several ice spikes shot out from behind him, tearing through the air and attacking Bruce.

Bruce was unhurried and calm. He stretched his body and did a few chest expansions.

Then!

He threw a punch, accurately hitting the first high-speed incoming ice spike.

The fist collided with the ice spike, which, without question, shattered instantly. Countless tiny ice crystals scattered, forming a hazy ring of water vapor around Bruce.

For the second and third spikes, Bruce's fists moved so fast they left afterimages.

The mist around him grew denser, and his figure became obscured.

"Wow, these ice spikes are interesting. They actually made my fists throb slightly."

"It seems you must be a Contaminator of fifteen years or more!"

"Too bad you're not in peak condition. Winning this won't be much of a challenge."

Suddenly, the water vapor was torn apart, and a figure abruptly appeared behind Bruce.

He held an ice spike in his hand and stabbed fiercely toward the back of Bruce's head.

"Heh heh..." Bruce sneered, seemingly aware of the attack beforehand. The moment he turned around, he habitually touched the earring on his ear with his left hand.

His right hand grasped Wang Ning's wrist. The ice spike stopped three centimeters from his neck, unable to advance further, and sparks seemed to fly between their eyes.

Wang Ning's face flushed red, and he exerted force with his right arm, which had turned almost dark green, trying to pierce Bruce's neck with the ice spike.

"Swish!"

Bruce sidestepped, pulled the arm down, and brought his knee up. Wang Ning's body was pulled forward and downward by the immense inertia.

"Crack!"

The sound of a fractured sternum rang out.

Immediately following, his elbow slammed heavily onto Wang Ning's back.

"Puff..." A mouthful of blood sprayed out. Wang Ning's vision went black, and he nearly passed out from the pain.

"Boring. Can't even withstand a single blow." Bruce tossed Wang Ning aside like a dead dog and wiped the filth off his clothes.

He said with great disgust, "I didn't bring any extra clothes. This is filthy."

Bo Qing, hiding in the dark, found his chance and pulled the trigger of his M24. The bullet, faster than lightning, headed straight for Bruce's chest.

He was certain that Bruce would have no time to react to this shot and absolutely couldn't dodge it.

Indeed.

Bruce didn't react, and the bullet was about to pierce his chest.

But!

Bo Qing froze, unable to believe his eyes, and almost forgot to dodge.

Or rather... he couldn't dodge at all.

The moment the bullet neared Bruce, it suddenly turned around and returned along its original trajectory.

Its speed was actually faster than the speed he had fired it!

The gun barrel exploded, and the bullet flew out through Bo Qing's shoulder blade, carrying a large spray of blood.

"Heh heh... Don't you ants know that my nickname is... Magneto?"

"I can control anything related to iron!"

... Xu Jingzhe held his AWM, kneeling as he aimed at the person who was running away.

"Bang!" A shot was fired, and a large tree, thick enough for a person to hug, crashed down.

For the current Xu Jingzhe, a Contaminator who had developed special abilities was indeed very difficult to kill.

He jumped nearly three meters high, and his direction was unknown, making prediction difficult.

System: "Ding, besides being able to predict the enemy's movement position, an excellent shooter must also learn to move in sync with the enemy."

"When he runs, you run. When he jumps, you jump."

"If the positions of both individuals are maintained at the same relative location in different spaces, the hit rate will increase significantly."

Xu Jingzhe's eyes lit up. He ran while holding the AWM, his gaze fixed on the person he was chasing.

Deep breath, jump!

However, he could only jump about one meter high.

Continue, run.

Jump.

Run.

Jump.

The movement paths of the two gradually synchronized; the only difference was that Xu Jingzhe did not jump high enough.

Deep breath, seize the timing, leap.

Maintaining the stability of his upper body, he pulled the red trigger.

This time, Xu Jingzhe succeeded.

The person was blown to pieces by the bullet, leaving only a few white feathers swaying and floating down in the air.

System: "Ding, impressive. You've learned to apply what you know to new situations. You deserve praise."

"Knowing that you couldn't jump as high as your opponent, you seized the moment when he was landing. You were moving up, and for an instant, your positions coincided. You decisively took the shot."

Xu Jingzhe paused and sat down to rest.

If he remembered correctly, this was the first time the damn System had ever praised him.