Chapter 422 - 417: The World’s Number One Evolver

Chapter 422: Chapter 417: The World’s Number One Evolver

After a hearty feast, everyone looked completely satisfied.

"BURP~~~"

Ben let out a burp that shot out a flame over two meters long, and a table across from him instantly went up in flames.

"Oh, shit!!! I’m sorry!!!"

Having gotten too comfortable and relaxed, and not wearing his special mask at the time, Ben—nicknamed the "Fire Dragon"—had just ended the table’s life.

Luo Wei grabbed a fire extinguisher from a nearby pillar and put out the fire with a few hisses, but the table had already been reduced to charcoal.

"Not bad, Ben. And it only took you a few seconds to burn the table down!"

Though Jiutian’s words were meant as a compliment, they made Ben a little embarrassed. He glanced over at the chefs peering from the kitchen window, expecting them to be angry, but all he saw was a group of curious, gossiping faces. Some even took out their phones—which had no signal—to use as cameras.

"Er, ahem... Don’t worry about it. It’s just a table. You can afford it!"

Jiutian patted Ben’s shoulder.

This middle-aged man from Uncle Sam’s homeland had not been broken by his past mutation. On the contrary, he constantly motivated himself, which reminded Jiutian of the dedicated members of the Dawn Association throughout history.

That was why Jiutian quite liked him. Well, that and the fact that Ben greatly valued kindness and always treated him with the utmost respect.

...

「Twenty minutes after the meal.」

The training grounds of the 422nd Field Division’s barracks, one kilometer outside the launch center.

A variety of weapons were laid out on a table, along with some objects that looked like heavy metal shields.

Huang Jiutian opened his briefcase and took out a slender handgun, its silver body adorned with blue stripes.

The gun was 28 centimeters long and 14 centimeters high, shaped like an L with the shorter arm tilted slightly outward. The muzzle was perfectly proportioned, and the grip was ergonomically curved, designed for both a comfortable hold in the user’s palm and aesthetic appeal.

The top of the gun lacked mechanical sights or an accessory rail, leaving it as smooth as a mirror.

Light-blue Magic Patterns crisscrossed in an orderly fashion over the silver body of the gun, forming mysterious symbols.

The weapon looked like a crystalline work of art, yet it emanated a cold, deadly aura.

Naturally, everyone behind him focused their attention on the gun. One look and you could tell it was a treasure. They were all elite agents—who wouldn’t want a weapon like that? Even those who didn’t favor firearms couldn’t resist its allure.

"Heh, no need to be jealous, everyone. Tao used his personal connection with Mr. Yan and shamelessly pestered him to get this for me. The authentic work of a Dawn master craftsman."

Jiutian was captivated by the faint coolness he felt as he lightly touched the gun’s frame.

In truth, the gun had been specifically forged for Jiutian by Qin Xiaoxia. It was just delivered with a bit of subterfuge to make Tao Xingzhi believe "Mr. Yan" was doing him a personal favor by pulling strings to have a Dawn Grand Craftsman forge a special weapon.

In a sense, both the Special Security Team and the upper echelons of Hua Country considered Huang Jiutian, the world’s number one Evolver, to be a priceless treasure.

The Dawn Association’s production capacity was limited, and true masterpieces could only be created by the Forged Gold Monsters. Since they were constantly hammering away at that Celestial Pillar, the time they could spare to create Technique Array Magic Steel Weapons was truly finite.

It wasn’t that various countries hadn’t thought about trading for the Dawn Association’s special resources, like the mysterious Philosopher’s Stone. But since the Dawn Association’s own supply was insufficient, they naturally wouldn’t part with it casually.

A French Evolver stared at the weapon’s fantastical appearance and blurted out in a stunned voice,

"Is that... Magic Steel?"

"Yes. To be precise, it’s a Technique Magic Steel Alloy. Only someone who has awakened their Magic Power can unleash its true power. The design is also tailored to my Abilities."

Jiutian took a magazine loaded with ordinary bullets from the case. It had a capacity of 23 rounds.

"Alright, everyone, I need you to trust me. No matter what happens in a moment, you are free to react."

Without waiting for anyone to ask what was going to happen, he turned to his side and raised the gun as if aiming at a target. The next moment, the light-blue light on its frame pulsed faintly.

"BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG..."

The crisp reports of gunfire were as rapid as a submachine gun’s burst, the entire magazine emptied in less than a second.

Jiutian’s eyes shimmered with blue stardust, the trajectories of all 23 bullets laid bare before him.

A tremor of Magic Power.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH...

Everyone around suddenly felt a sharp wisp of wind graze past their bodies.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH... WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH... WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH...

After all, these were elite Evolvers from various nations; even the ones with slower reactions quickly caught on.

But even by extending their Perception, they couldn’t track the bullets’ speed. They only detected the sharp wind an instant after the projectiles had already flown past.

"Everyone, try to fight me. Use the weapons on the table or your own methods. No need to hold back!"

Jiutian’s confident voice rang out softly, the faint glow from the Magic Gun in his hand never dissipating.

"If you don’t make a move, I’ll have to leave a few marks on your clothes."

Without a moment’s hesitation, all the remaining Evolvers, including Luo Wei and Lu Gang, sprang into action. They either leaped away at high speed, rolled to evade, or grabbed weapons and shields from the table. Ben, for his part, spewed a burst of flames directly at Huang Jiutian.

FWOOSH—

Two meters in front of Jiutian, the flames seemed to hit an invisible wall, unable to advance another inch.

However, Jiutian leaped away a moment later, proving that Ben’s flames were not entirely without effect.

"DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA..." "RAT-A-TAT-TAT..." "BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG..."

More than a dozen people unleashed a concentrated barrage on Huang Jiutian.

At the same time, they moved at their top speeds, constantly changing position, but that sharp sensation followed them like a shadow.

Ben rapidly swung the two alloy shields in his hands, but he couldn’t hit anything. Yet his Perception registered that sharp wind constantly grazing his skin, which meant the bullets had already flown past before he’d had time to react.

"Damn it, don’t these bullets have kinetic energy decay?"

"CLANG—"

Ben finally struck one. His brief moment of joy was followed by a cold sweat. The finger-thick alloy had been pierced clean through, leaving a smooth bullet hole. This meant the bullet hadn’t deformed in the slightest during penetration.

"CLANG—" "CLANG—" "CLANG—"...

It was as if Jiutian just wanted them to understand the bullets’ power, as a dense chorus of clanging metal rang out from shield after shield.

It was as if the alloy shields were nothing more than perforated sheets of metal.

At that moment, the Holy Spirit was high in the sky, present as a specially invited Dawn Member to assist in observing the launch.

In its eyes, the Magic Power vibrating around Huang Jiutian stopped at the surface of his skin, not a single drop wasted. The bullets were moving so fast that they seemed to have multiplied into thousands, each tracing an agile trajectory as they orbited the entire training ground with Jiutian at the center.

Propelled by Magic Power, the scene resembled countless blue meteors dancing around Jiutian, with the other Evolvers standing like reefs parting a stream of light.

He dodged their bullets, grenades, and charging attacks, and when he couldn’t dodge, he would use his own flying projectiles to shoot down incoming rounds and shrapnel mid-air.

’Splitting his focus twenty-three ways? Terrifying power! In terms of delicate control over Magic Power, he’d probably rank in the Association’s top five.’

And this was merely the most suitable way to showcase the synergy between Jiutian’s Magic Power and his Perception Type evolutionary Ability; it didn’t mean he couldn’t use other offensive or magical means.

"My mind is fast enough, but my body can’t keep up. This gun, however, lets me unleash my Ability!"

Huang Jiutian used this sentence as his closing statement.

"WHIRRR..."

The twenty-three slugs instantly returned to him, still spinning at high speed above his left hand. A few seconds later, their kinetic energy dissipated, and they came to a complete stop.

"HUFF... HUFF... HUFF..."

Ben and Ivan exchanged a look, then glanced at the other Evolvers in the field, who were all panting for breath.

Many of their uniforms were drenched in sweat.

Looking around, they saw almost no major damage. Any destruction that had occurred was from their own attacks. From start to finish, all Huang Jiutian had done was pierce their shields.

CLANK. THUD. CLANG.

They all dropped their shields, which now looked like perforated steel plates, to the ground.

"Such terrifying power... such precise control... Is this the strength of the world’s number one person!"

Although Ben had always known Mr. Huang was strong—extremely strong—this was just absurd. Even in the eyes of these elite Evolvers, he was nothing short of a monster in human form!

’Major General Huang can rival one of the Dawn Association’s Magic Controllers... So what about those beings in Dawn who are even stronger than monsters?’

Many of them were thinking the same thing.

Luo Wei’s eyes filled with little stars. ’Captain Huang is so cool!’ she thought.

PS: Second Chapter for Sunday.