The Highest Bounty

Chapter 138 Bart’s Special Ability

The sky had completely fallen dark, but there was a huge crowd of people in the brightly lit shopping mall. Most of the people there were dressed properly and of the ordinary working-class. They could only come at night because it was their only leisure time. Bart looked a little out of place among the crowd. Nevertheless, the city of Bartow had a population of more than twenty-four million. Hence, people occasionally passed by strangely dressed people, and they could not care less.

Bart once again wandered around the mall. He felt hungry, so he bought a bunch of meat skewers from a food stall-as much as forty to fifty sticks. Bart sat down on the spot and started to gobble them up.

“That’s a lot of food, won’t you be too full for battle later?” Liliath grumbled upon seeing the scene being played on the screen. She had no affection for guys like Bart. He was not only arrogant, but he was also gross-he did not have any table manners whenever he ate.

Bart of course did not care about other people’s opinions. He seemed completely unaware of the danger approaching as he kept on indulging in his food without a care in the world for his surroundings.

At the same time, Gu Ding noticed through the surveillance camera at the door that people from the Army had entered the mall. The crowd was immediately evacuated by the Army’s people. Three gunners that were armed with powerful armor-piercing sniper rifles began to take aim at Bart’s head. All they needed was a single order and they would open fire without hesitation. They would be more than happy to see Bart’s head explode like a watermelon.

Liliath noticed the gunners and their positions as well. “Those three gunners are very strong, they’ve positioned themselves in the best way possible. Not to mention, they managed to adjust their breathing patterns in under two seconds to enter battle mode. It might be the results of their training, but it’s still quite outstanding.”

Bart was still busy tackling the meat skewers in his hands. It did not seem like he was aware that his head was being targeted by gunners.

Charter felt that things were going too smoothly. He looked toward Callum, and the latter nodded in response. Callum then cried out and waved his hand. As soon as the first sniper saw Callum wave his hand, he pulled the trigger.

Gu Ding held his breath as he observed the situation. He knew that if he were the one in Bart’s position, it would not be difficult for him to avoid taking a shot in the head. Nevertheless, it would be hard for him to avoid getting injured. A good gunner was capable of accurately predicting their target’s movements. Not to mention, the Army’s gunners had formed a triple combo formation this time around. It did not matter whether the first shot landed. Once their target made a move, their second sniper would immediately fire another shot. Then, even if the second sniper’s shot did not land, the third sniper would open fire.

Strangely enough, a gunshot was not heard even after the first sniper had pulled the trigger. The sniper lowered his head and looked at the gun in his hand in confusion. What he saw was a black chain crawling out of the muzzle of his gun like a thin snake. All of a sudden, it quickly wrapped around his neck. In the blink of an eye, the sniper was strangled until his neck broke.

III

Not hearing the first gunner open fire, the second gunner reacted immediately by pulling the trigger. He was met with the same fate as the first gunner.

The third gunner died instantly right after that as well.

The special ability slightly surprised Gu Ding. “What was that black chain? Why did it feel like the black chain has a life of its own?”

“The chain isn’t primarily made up of power but a special spirit energy. We’re still not clear about how he made it. Generally speaking, he’s at least a demigod for being able to manifest spirit energy like that.” Neptune seemed confused as well. It was indeed difficult to manifest spirit energy, but the chain’s flexibility made it seem like it had a life of its own.

Liliath was also a little surprised. She vaguely felt that even Vannarab’s spirit control was not up to that extent.

The person involved did not even move a finger and yet, three gunners had died on the spot in under ten seconds-he was still eating meat skewers with his hands. This uncanny scene made Charter wonder whether Bart had another strong helper around. Nevertheless, Charter could only wade in with their plans.

He waved his hand at both Callum and the bald man, hinting for their assistance.

The three of them then led their teams to close in on Bart from three different directions.

“Yo, it’s the Army people. Fancy bumping into you guys here.” Bart had not finished eating the meat skewers in his hands and did not plan to stop.

“Hey, stop fooling around. You noticed us long ago and just killed three of our snipers,” the bald Bord yelled loudly.

“Hey hey, based on the badge on your shoulders, you must be a lieutenant general. Don’t you know that you can’t simply speak without evidence? Watch out or I’ll sue you for slander.” Bart took another bite out of one of his meat skewers and chewed for a bit before he swallowed hard. He retorted, “I’ve been eating from the very start. Did any of you see me do it?”

“Stop making excuses. Everyone knows what happened earlier. Even if it wasn’t you, it has to be your partners. You better surrender, it’ll save you the pain.” Charter frowned, he always felt that Bart was only fearless because he had backup.

“Do you want to hear the truth?” Bart stood up and threw the remaining skewers into the trash can beside him. “My partners aren’t in this building… I was the one who did everything just now because my strength is more than you can imagine.”

The moment Bart finished talking, black chains wrapped around the feet of the twenty-seven Army members. The chains that were as thick as a person’s thumb quickly crawled up their bodies as if they were living creatures. In less than ten seconds, all twenty-seven people were bounded in chains. Then, the chains kept on tightening. The following minute, twenty-four of them were strangled to death and had their bones broken.

The remaining three were Rank-8 Gene Bodies, and it took them a lot of strength to break free. They gasped heavily as they tried to catch their breaths.

Upon seeing the corpses that were strewn across the floor, the three of them shuddered. Nevertheless, they were quickly filled with anger.

Gu Ding and his crew witnessed the entire scene take place.

“That guy is tough…” It was Gu Ding’s first time seeing Bart in action. He had not expected such a shock.

Even Liliath who had always been displeased with many of Bart’s actions was silent. She was clearly shocked by Bart’s powers.

“The ability may not be his own,” Neptune suddenly said, “Not to mention, the power of his ability… He would need to be a demigod at the very least to manifest his spirit like that. I wasn’t too sure just now because there was only one chain. Nevertheless, it’s impossible for a powerhouse who just got promoted to a demigod to perform such large scale spirit manifestation.”

“That ability of his probably comes from the metal chain he hangs around his waist,” Biggie voiced out his thoughts. Prior to this, Biggie had always been a listener who rarely voiced his opinion on such matters. “This is what Darkness told me. That thing is a demigod item that was once used by spirits.”

Gu Ding and his crew were not the only ones who had witnessed the scene as Walter was also there. He was originally a tactician and had no time to waste on watching battles. However, Bart had indeed reacted unusually earlier. Although he had dispatched three teams, Walter still felt a little uneasy and wanted to take a look at the progress.

Taking a look at the video, he was not expecting to see twenty-four people get slaughtered. In less than two minutes, three teams of thirty people were down to three team leaders. Even a Rank-9 Gene Body like himself was not capable of killing people that fast.

He immediately dialed Sharp’s contact number.

“What’s up?” Sharp knew that something big must have happened for Walter to come to him.

“Senior, we have a big problem with Bart. We underestimated his abilities. He managed to single-handedly annihilate the three teams that we dispatched. Only the team leaders are left, and they’re struggling.” Walter did not plan to hide his mistake in decision-making. What was most important was that they find a solution to the problem.

“How’s that possible? He’s merely a Rank-7 Gene Body, and he was only promoted not too long ago.” Sharp was stunned when he heard the news-he found it unbelievable. Every team in the Army was led by a Rank-8 Gene Body except for nine of them. Seven of which were led by Rank-7 Gene Bodies while the remaining two were led by Rank-6 Gene Bodies. Nevertheless, three teams had been annihilated at the same time. It meant that all information concerning Bart’s strength was a complete flop.

“Senior, do you want to send two colonel generals with Rank-9 powers over?” Walter asked. Since Walter was a colonel general, he had to ask for the general’s permission if he wanted to dispatch other colonel generals.

“Perhaps I should go! You go ahead and tell Emily that both of you will hold the fort here.” Sharp fell silent for a while before he made his decision. “Send me the address.”

After receiving the address, both of them leaped and disappeared from the port.

Gu Ding noticed Sharp’s movements at the port and sent Bart a message. “Finish the battle immediately, Sharp is coming!”

On the battlefield, Bart seemed at ease despite being under the siege of three Army powerhouses. When Gu Ding sent him the message, he even took the time to lower his head and read it. Afterward, Bart looked up and smiled at the three of them before saying, “Hehe, Gu Ding’s a pretty cool kid. He just told me that Sharp is coming. Well then, I’ll finish the three of you first and wait for Sharp.”

Upon hearing this, the three of them understood why Walter had sent for backup. They also suspected that Gu Ding’s crew was waiting to jump in nearby. Nonetheless, they were wrong-Gu Ding had never once thought of joining forces with Bart, he just wanted to cause the Army some trouble and prevent Bart from getting caught.

Although the battle was basically a fiasco, the news of Sharp coming personally motivated the three. At the very least, it meant that the arrogant bastard in front of them would definitely be beheaded or captured alive.

Bart reached out his hand and grabbed the chain around his waist. Instantly, strange energy began to flow out from it. Then, the chain sprang out in a strange manner as if it was a living creature-it was so fast that the three could not catch it with their own eyes. By the time the three of them finally caught on, they found themselves trapped in a black spider web. On the spider web, thread after thread of strange black energy could be seen seeping into their bodies.

After about three minutes, their bodies quickly became shriveled up as if something had sucked up all their bodily fluids. The black spider web only disappeared once the three dry corpses fell to the ground from mid-air. Then, the chain around Bart’s waist reverted to its original state.