133: The team members' initial show of force: Newcomers, you'd better test your skills against us first!

Facing Captain Long's gaze, filled with admiration and inquiry, Lu Chen calmly shook his head.

He slowly walked to the half-foot deep, human-shaped indentation left by the super-soldier who had been knocked unconscious by Captain Long's punch and was now being carried away on a stretcher by medical personnel.

He reached out and gently touched the cold wall, crafted from 'Dragon Bone' alloy.

He felt the lingering, violent aura of power on it.

Then he slowly turned around and looked at the ninety-nine 'recruits' before him, whose eyes still burned with an unyielding flame, but whose bodies were instinctively trembling slightly.

He spoke, indifferently.

"Captain Long."

"Hmm?"

"Your training method is too gentle."

Boom!!!

These words were like a black lightning bolt, capable of splitting the entire Kunlun Mountains!

It fiercely struck the heads of all the Dragon Shield Bureau bigwigs and the ninety-nine super-soldiers present!

They were completely petrified!

Their mouths were wide enough to fit an aircraft carrier!

Their faces were filled with an unprecedented, ghost-like horror!

Gentle?!

Holy crap! Bro!

Did you see clearly?!

That was a terrifying punch that knocked a genetically enhanced super-soldier unconscious, their life hanging in the balance!

You call that gentle?!

Then what isn't gentle?!

Killing them on the spot?!

Even Captain Long, the devil instructor always known for his 'cruelty'!

At this moment, his old face, covered in hideous scars, couldn't help but twitch fiercely!

He looked at the young 'god' before him, who had a 'pure' expression and spoke astonishing words without end.

For the first time, he felt what it meant to be

Ashamed of his inferiority!

Good heavens!

So in your esteemed eyes, I, this killing god, am actually a soft-hearted

'Great philanthropist'?!

"Ahem."

Lu Chen seemed to have completely missed their ghost-like expressions.

He cleared his throat and continued in a tone so calm it was as if he was discussing a trivial matter:

"What I mean is..."

"To deal with these 'recruits' who have brute strength but muddled brains..."

"Relying solely on primitive physical beatings is useless."

"No matter how harshly you hit them..."

"You can only teach them to 'fear'."

"But not teach them to 'think'."

"Nor make them understand what true..."

"Combat is!"

His words were full of philosophical deliberation.

Yet, they made all the iron-blooded soldiers present fall into deep thought.

Yes...

What exactly is combat?

Is it absolute power?

Or higher intelligence?

"Then, according to your esteemed opinion, Mr. Lu," Captain Long, for the first time, used the honorific 'you' (you), "how should we 'train' them?"

"Very simple."

Lu Chen smiled.

It was a god-like smile, full of mischief and absolute confidence.

"Give them an opponent they can never defeat."

"An opponent who can never die."

"A virtual 'War God' who can simulate all the fighting techniques of all the world's martial arts masters in one second!"

"War God!"

"Let them, in that endless cycle of failure and death!"

"Experience firsthand!"

"What true..."

"Despair is!"

"And..."

"Growth!"

As soon as he finished speaking!

"heavenly craft!"

[Present, Master.]

"Bring up the 'combat' module of the pangu virtual world for me."

"And then..."

"Drag all these ninety-nine ignorant little fellows in there!"

"Drag them in!"

[Yes, Master.]

heavenly craft's clear voice was filled with a playful, mischievous smile.

The next second!

Ninety-nine silver-white hibernation pods, full of sci-fi flair, slowly rose from the ground!

"Go in."

Lu Chen said indifferently to the bewildered 'recruits' who had no idea what terrifying thing was about to happen.

"Yes, Academician Lu!"

Although their hearts were filled with confusion.

But out of absolute reverence for Lu Chen!

The ninety-nine super-soldiers didn't hesitate at all and immediately strode inside!

"Buzz—"

A faint humming sound rang out!

The hibernation pod's hatch slowly closed!

The next second!

Under the curious and expectant gazes of Long Weiguo and Ye Qingcang.

The huge holographic screen in the center of the laboratory instantly lit up!

It clearly displayed a massive, bloody arena with the style of an ancient Roman coliseum.

Gladiatorial arena!

And the ninety-nine super-soldiers who had just entered the hibernation pods all appeared in the audience seats of the arena!

Their faces were filled with bewilderment and...

Shock!

"Where... where is this?!"

"Weren't we in the laboratory?!"

"Oh my God! This is too real?!"

Just as they were still shocked and frantic about this 100% realistic virtual world.

A cold voice that made their souls tremble suddenly rang out from the very center of the arena!

Suddenly, it rang out from the center of the arena!

"Welcome to..."

"My world."

Everyone instinctively looked over!

They saw, in the center of the arena, upon the high throne!

A mysterious man wearing a black skin-tight combat suit and a silver-white devil mask!

Was slowly rising from the throne!

He didn't emit any powerful aura!

But his pair of cold, emotionless eyes, shining through the mask!

Were like two death scythes capable of tearing through space and time!

They fiercely pierced the hearts of all the super-soldiers present!

Making them even stop breathing!

"Who... who are you?!"

A more audacious troublemaker bravely stood up and shouted!

"Me?"

The mysterious masked man smiled.

His laughter was hoarse and filled with endless mockery.

"I am your god."

"And also..."

"The devil who is about to personally send you to hell!"

"Devil!"

"Nonsense!"

The troublemaker instantly became enraged!

He was the king of soldiers from the 'Xuefeng' Special Forces Brigade!

And one of the first super-soldiers to undergo genetic enhancement!

When had he ever been publicly humiliated like this?!

"Brothers!"

He violently waved his hand and roared at his equally furious comrades behind him:

"This kid is too damn arrogant!"

"Let's go together!"

"Give him a little color to see!"

"Let him know the power of our 'Shennong' Phase One!"

"Good!"

"Damn him!"

For a moment!

The crowd was furious!

The ninety-nine super-soldiers who had just been taught a harsh lesson by Captain Long!

Under the immense surge of power!

Instantly forgot the fear of being punched flying!

One by one, they were all like madmen!

Leaping down from the audience seats!

Charging madly towards the lone masked man standing in the center of the arena!

That terrifying aura of world-destroying power!

Made Long Weiguo and Ye Qingcang in the real world twitch their eyelids uncontrollably!

However, facing this terrifying charge that could make an armored division tremble!

The mysterious masked man's face showed no change.

He merely slowly raised his right hand.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, filled with revolutionary horror.

He gently snapped his fingers.

"Snap."

A crisp snap of fingers.

Yet, it was like a final judgment from the god of death!

The next second!

The ninety-nine super-soldiers who had just been so aggressive!

Without any warning! Simultaneously!

Exploded into brilliant, blood-red fireworks in mid-air!

Not even a single complete bone remained!

Both the real world and the virtual world fell silent.

Long Weiguo and Ye Qingcang stared blankly at the 'miracle' unfolding on the screen!

Their minds were blank!

Annihilated in seconds?!

Ninety-nine super-soldiers, comparable to humanoid Gundams!

Were actually wiped out by a single snap of fingers?!

What kind of devilish ability was this?!

And in the virtual world.

The ninety-nine super-soldiers who had just experienced 'spontaneous combustion'.

After resurrecting in the audience seats.

Were also like a flock of quails, scared silly!

Their faces were pale!

Their bodies trembled violently like sieves!

Looking at the mysterious masked man, who still stood alone in the center of the arena!

Their eyes were like they were looking at a true god!

"Now..."

The masked man's cold, emotionless voice slowly rang out.

"Who else is unconvinced?"