315: Chapter 312 Research Center for Abnormal Humans

"Ms. Lux, could you explain what kind of tests these are? It seems the people here have achieved levels that ordinary people cannot reach."

Li Changsheng's expression was solemn, and his heart skipped a beat. Vaguely, he felt that this place was not something an outsider should be seeing.

Besides these tests, there were some other projects that Li Changsheng felt were beyond what an ordinary person could accomplish.

For instance, in some speed tests within a long compartment, the black tester's speed definitely exceeded any external records.

Then there was the impact resistance training, featuring a tester with knotted muscles—muscles even more defined than those on a medical school model.

Despite being a living person with skin and flesh, the muscle definition was starkly visible; one could clearly see the striations in every small muscle group.

"These are also the company's test subjects. Don't be surprised; they are just exceptionally prominent in certain aspects. For example, look at that one over there."

As she spoke, Ms. Lux pointed to a compartment not far away, where a tall, thin man was hungrily devouring something.

However, what he was eating was not normal food, but shards of glass.

"His name is Gaisher. He has been eating glass shards since he was twelve. He treats it as normal gourmet food. If he doesn't eat it for a while, he suffers from insomnia and cravings."

"And that one, named Alexi, was once a contortionist performer, but later she discovered her flexibility was beyond that of an ordinary person."

"She is currently likely the most flexible person in the world. She can coil around a steel pole like a snake. It is said that her husband died in bed because of this."

"The reason: he was strangled to death."

Uh...

Following the direction Ms. Lux pointed, Li Changsheng indeed saw a blonde woman coiled around a steel pole like a python. She could even writhe like a snake, and combined with her python-patterned bodysuit, it had an inexplicably strange allure.

"And this one, Hazel. Her vision is different from ordinary people; she can see the activity of human internal organs through a special spectrum, effectively acting as a human X-ray machine."

Accompanied by Ms. Lux's explanation, Li Changsheng also saw a woman whose eyes were entirely white.

She looked dazed, as if she were contemplating something.

"And this one, Lalad Jeni, a person from India, ninety-five years of age. This man claims he hasn't had a drop of water since he was thirteen."

"He hasn't eaten anything either. Unfortunately, after we brought him in for examination, we discovered it was fake."

As she spoke, Li Changsheng saw a mummified corpse sitting in a nearby compartment.

Absurd!

"So the test is to make him not eat or drink?"

"Of course. He willingly signed a contract with the company. To test the validity of the claims, we naturally had to conduct tests, but it was obviously not true."

"This might have been a publicity stunt from India, but we did detect that he had engaged in long-term fasting. His stomach was very small and in a state of severe decay."

"His metabolism was extremely low. During our testing process, he only died completely after a month. At his age, to achieve this, he did indeed confirm for the company's research that the human body is very powerful."

Ms. Lux's words were devoid of any emotion. It could only be said that this Jeni fellow had gone crazy with publicity stunts just to make money.

As they walked, Ms. Lux continued her explanations, and Li Changsheng's eyes were opened; he had seen too many extraordinary people along the way.

For example, the Rubber Man, whose head could rotate three hundred and sixty degrees, turning the back of his head to the front. Or the Magnet Man, who could actually attract metal objects.

Although he couldn't reach the level of Magneto from the movies, being able to generate a magnetic effect was in itself quite incredible.

Then there was the Magnetic Field Man; next to him, electrical appliances would flicker inexplicably, and signals would be interfered with.

And so on; there were simply too many extraordinary people and events seen along the way.

Finally, the two reached the end of the corridor. After turning a corner, their field of vision suddenly widened.

What came into view was a huge testing ground, where every small area had 360-degree cameras responsible for precise recording, along with various instruments placed about.

This seemed to be a comprehensive physical and body testing area.

Li Changsheng noticed one person who stood out.

This person was wearing a Japanese Iromuji—a solid-colored kimono without patterns—and was wearing wooden clogs. One hand gripped the scabbard of a katana, and the other held the hilt, looking ready to spring into action.

Directly in front of him, a white man wearing goggles was aiming with an assault rifle.

Seeing this, Li Changsheng couldn't help but look solemn.

"Ms. Lux, is this a sword-cutting-a-bullet test? To test reaction time?"

"Yes, this person is named Isao Machii, a Great Master of Iaido from the Japanese Faction. He is also one of our current key subjects of interest."

"He is forty-three years old and can slice a bullet from twenty-one meters away with one strike! His reaction time is the most exaggerated we have ever seen."

"Besides slicing bullets, he has also cut through tennis balls traveling at 820 km/h and baseballs at 500 km/h, which confirms that the limits of humanity cannot be measured."

Ms. Lux's words made Li Changsheng's expression soften slightly.

Twenty-one meters away was still a safe distance. As for the tennis balls and baseballs, since he could slice bullets, naturally, such large objects would be even less of a challenge.

However, for ordinary people, this was still an incredible feat.

Because when ordinary people hear a gunshot, it takes 0.3 seconds to react; in other words, by the time you hear the gunshot, you are already too late.

And this wasn't just evasion; he still had to complete the drawing of the sword and the slashing motion. One could only say he was very strong!

Li Changsheng observed carefully; this man did not possess Internal Martial Arts, but his breathing was very interesting.

"He likely possesses extremely strong dynamic visual acuity and reaction abilities beyond the ordinary, coupled with his breathing and diligent practice. Indeed, there are many extraordinary people in this world; never use your hobby to challenge someone else's profession."

Li Changsheng knew a bit about Iaido; the practice method involved constant drawing of the sword—drawing, drawing, and slashing, day after day, a form of ascetic training similar to that of a monk.

Scanning the area, he soon discovered the only two Asians among the scattered test subjects.

"This is..."

"His name is Xu. According to him, this is Iron Head Skill. The company has named the test project 'Cranial Limit Compression Test'."

As Ms. Lux explained the test, Li Changsheng noticed that this man had his hands stretched straight, with his whole body inverted and suspended in the air like a javelin.

And the only support point under his head was a single nail.

The base of the nail was supported by the ground, while the tip was pressed against the top of Xu's head.

It was as if his entire body was being supported by this nail. Everyone understands the principle of using a single point to break a surface, but at this moment, it defied common sense.

"Is he from China?"

"Yes! He is from the Chu Province of China."

Li Changsheng nodded. A fellow countryman, after all. This guy's Hard Qigong was the real deal.

"So, Ms. Lux, which test do I need to perform?"