18: One layer of gene lock, energy surging from all cells in the body!

"Stop bickering!"

"Run!"

"Run, quickly!"

Wu Tian quickly led Rice into the darkness of the town!

At this point, they no longer cared about any supermarkets or cured meat.

The two of them just wanted to find a place to hide.

As for food?

Going hungry for one night was nothing.

Wouldn't they sleep better on an empty stomach?

"Beep, beep, beep!"

Just as the two of them were running frantically, the radiation detector in Wu Tian's hand began to alarm wildly as they delved deeper.

In desperation,

Wu Tian and Rice had no choice but to turn off the detector.

They specifically chose to run through narrower and more secluded areas, hoping that these narrow alleys could block the Mutated Leopard's pace!

But... Wu Tian had overestimated it!

The degree of mutation of this leopard seemed to be on a different level than the previous creatures.

Seeing Wu Tian and Rice rush into the narrow alley and about to disappear, the leopard actually leaped directly upwards!

It climbed onto the roofs of the relatively low-rise buildings!

And pursued Wu Tian and Rice at an even faster speed!

"Are you kidding me?!"

Rice was so scared that he scrambled, his feet flying, instantly surpassing Wu Tian in front of him.

"Damn it, this leopard even knows how to climb roofs to take a shortcut?"

Wu Tian: ..."Compared to a leopard climbing roofs to take a shortcut,"

"I'm more curious how you managed to outrun me?"

"..."

One must know, Wu Tian, after the system's enhancements to his stamina and strength, already had a speed far exceeding the peak human level!

Damn, he was actually surpassed by Rice?

If it weren't for how unlikely it seemed,

Wu Tian would even suspect that Rice had also received a system?

"Huh?"

"Isn't this normal?"

Rice's face turned pale.

It was due to extreme oxygen deprivation after high-speed running.

This fat guy... he was indeed pushed to his limit!

"Boss, I don't know why I can run so fast, maybe I'm just too scared!"

"My damn legs are not listening to me!"

Rice was on the verge of tears.

"Don't worry about that first!"

"Boss, look behind you!"

Rice turned his head to glance at the Mutated Leopard, which was following closely like a maggot on a bone, and urgently shouted to Wu Tian.

"That thing behind us is catching up, what do we do?"

"Where do we run to!"

"Just give me a straight answer!"

"..."

After a long silence,

Wu Tian said faintly.

"There's no other way, we can only try to find a narrow space between some taller buildings to spend the night. No matter how powerful this leopard is,"

"It can't dig through concrete and bricks, right?"

"It'll be a bit cold, but so be it..."

"That's right!"

Rice's eyes lit up.

"We can wedge ourselves into the gap between two buildings. No matter how awesome this leopard is, it can't scratch through rebar and concrete, can it?"

"Mm!"

"Hurry up, can you still hold on?"

"..."

"Yes!"

Rice gritted his teeth!

"It's come to this point, a man has to do what he has to do, even if he can't!"

Wu Tian nodded.

He led Rice to search for a suitable spot in the pitch-black town... Watching the Mutated Leopard relentlessly pursuing Wu Tian and Rice, the bullet screen instantly erupted!

"No way."

"How is this leopard a whole size bigger than the last one? Is this even considered a creature?"

"Don't even mention it, bullets can't even penetrate it!"

"This looks like a prehistoric creature!"

"Nonsense!"

"Can a prehistoric creature be invulnerable to blades and guns and walk on walls?"

"If you ask me, this thing is like that mechanical dog from Transformers, you can't kill it, and it's as crazy as a damn poodle!"

"A poodle, really?"

"By the way, you said this thing is so hard all over, is it..."

"Hiss..."

"Upstairs, you've gone far enough, haven't you seen the Host is in a race against death?"

"The Host is in danger!"

"So scared!"

"I can't watch, I'm going to cry..."

"..."

Just as the live stream's screen was frantically scrolling, and the leopard, Wu Tian, and Rice were in a chase and escape,

Like a scene from a sci-fi blockbuster!

Narrator-kun's sweet voice echoed in Wu Tian's mind!

Wu Tian swore!

Never had he felt Narrator-kun's voice was so lovely and pleasant to hear!

[The pursuit of the Mutated Leopard behind you has made you panic and lose your way. You decide to take a gamble. You see a church on the left, and you decide to lead Rice towards the church, using the narrow, winding stairs to defend against the Mutated Leopard's attack!]

[Speed +10!]

[Strength +10!]

[Strength breaks through 20, Speed breaks through 20, Stamina breaks through 20, unlocking the first layer of the Gene Lock!]

[Gene Lock: The cornerstone for overturning mountains and seas, the key to reversing the celestial!]

...Wu Tian was stunned.

He could understand Speed +10, but what did it mean for Strength to also increase by 10 points?

He didn't need that now, did he?

And... what was this Gene Lock thing?

Why did it sound so chuunibyou?

"Boom!"

Just as Wu Tian was puzzled, an uncontrollable heat emanated from every cell in his body!

In just an instant!

Wu Tian's entire body turned red, emitting white steam!

And infinite power seemed to surge within his body due to this change!

"Crack!"

The hard, solid concrete street beneath his feet was instantly shattered by Wu Tian's stomp!

Not only that!

Every step Wu Tian took crushed the concrete and bricks on the ground into powder!

Gravel flew!

Smoke and dust filled the air!

The unvented power made his eyes bloodshot!

"Roar!"

Wu Tian let out a furious roar, which echoed far in the desolate Pripyat late at night!

"Don't..."

"Don't howl anymore!"

"Boss... Boss!"

"I really... can't go on!"

Just as Wu Tian was being tormented by the rampaging energy in his body, feeling a bit frantic and unable to find anything to vent his full strength on!

Rice, gasping for breath, shouted at Wu Tian from the side.

"I can't run anymore!"

"You go first!"

"I'll... I'll hold it off for you!"

A hint of despair emerged on Rice's face. He immediately stopped, reaching for the AK47 in Wu Tian's hand!

He no longer intended to run!

He would use his own body to create a sliver of hope for Wu Tian!

Even if the result was being torn to pieces by the leopard!

He would never back down!

"..."

"Don't... don't talk nonsense, if you can't run, get on my back. I'll carry you and run!"

Wu Tian opened his mouth.

Hot steam poured out of his mouth.

To prevent the Fans in the bullet screen from misunderstanding,

Wu Tian deliberately turned the camera behind him!

And he himself grabbed Rice's shoulder with one hand, and with just a gentle swing!

The latter landed steadily on his back, and Wu Tian carried him, rushing towards the nearby church!

Whoosh!

A gust of hurricane-force wind swept by!

Wu Tian and Rice's figures instantly vanished from their original spot.

"Roar?"

Where did they go?!

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