Chapter 76: Ashspire City, New Beginning (4)
The lab room’s door opened, and Grey slowly walked out with a smile on his face.
"Hey guys, what’s up?" Grey asked with a kind smile. "Why are you all gathered together? Is there something going on? Let me know too!"
He spoke as if they were his close friends, people he saw every day.
"..."
The members silently stared at Grey with blank expressions.
Is there something wrong with this guy?
Why is he smiling and talking to us like we’re his friends?
We’re here to take him down!
And besides, didn’t this guy kill all of our men?
"Attack!" the burly man shouted with an enraged expression. "Don’t let him get out of this building!"
"YES!"
The lab members and the Black Viper Crew rushed toward Grey, their immense killing intent spreading through the air.
All ready to eliminate him.
Grey merely laughed at the sight and snapped his fingers. Instantly, the Black Viper Crew members dropped dead as their neural pathways burned out, and the lab members, who weren’t cyborgs, were crushed to death by a sudden invisible force which was his Heaven Seizing Hand.
Now, only the burly man remained, a 10th Level, 1st Rank Evolver.
"How is this possible?!" the burly man froze, staring at Grey in disbelief as sweat trickled down his face.
"Looks like you’re the main guy here," Grey said calmly. "That’s why I left you for last."
Grey strode toward him, his eyes gleaming faintly. Seeing this, the burly man immediately reacted.
He was a fire Elementalist who followed the Elemental Evolutionary Path. At once, abyssal energy surged through his veins, and crackles of black fire appeared in his hands before condensing into a sphere of searing flame.
"Flare!" the burly man roared, hurling the attack toward Grey.
Boom!
The blast landed directly where Grey stood, engulfing him in a massive flare of black fire. The air twisted and distorted from the heat, but because of the reinforced materials the lab was built from, the walls and floors remained intact.
The burly man didn’t stop there. He couldn’t sense Grey’s level, but the aura around him was enough to make him cautious. Grey was strong, possibly even on his level.
He couldn’t afford to stop attacking.
"Flare! Flare! Flare!" he shouted again and again, sending a barrage of fiery blasts that landed in rapid succession.
Each explosion shook the floor, filling the room with dense smoke and heat. Any normal 10th Level Evolver would have been cooked alive by now.
That guy should definitely be dead by now!
"The Elemental Evolutionary Path, huh?"
A calm, chilling voice echoed through the smoke, causing the burly man’s expression to twist in horror.
As the flames cleared, Grey’s figure appeared once again, completely unscathed.
"The Elemental Evolutionary Path is very interesting," Grey said casually, his tone amused. "It’s the easiest path to reach the middle stage of the 2nd Rank since it allows the user to unleash elemental spells and sense the elemental laws early. I’ve been wanting to research it for a while now."
Before the burly man could respond, Grey’s figure flickered and vanished.
"But as for you," Grey’s voice came from behind him, "you can die."
Bang!
Grey’s fist slammed into the burly man’s chest with immense force, sending him crashing into a nearby wall. The impact created deep cracks across the surface as the man coughed up blood.
Grey raised his hand and motioned mockingly for him to come closer, a faint smile playing on his lips.
Enraged, the burly man roared and flared his abyssal energy. Black flames coiled around his arms like serpents of lightning.
Grey could tell from a glance that this guy was a Physical Augmenter. Physical Augmenters were those who infused elemental energy into their bodies to enhance their strength, speed, and durability. Every one of their attacks carried the destructive force of their element.
The burly man fully augmented his body and took a thunderous step. His figure blurred and launched forward like a cannonball.
Grey narrowed his eyes and shifted his footing slightly. The moment the burly man entered striking range, his arm burst into black fire, and he swung an upward punch straight toward Grey’s chin.
Bang!
Grey deflected the strike with the back of his forearm, redirecting the force to the side.
Before the shockwave could fade, the burly man twisted his hips, igniting his leg with fire, and swept at Grey’s legs with a blazing kick.
Grey lightly hopped back, his cardigan fluttering as the kick passed just an inch from his ankle, leaving a charred mark on the floor. The moment he landed, another fiery fist came rushing toward his head like a meteor.
Grey tilted his body, the flames brushing past his cheek.
This time, Instead of retreating, he stepped forward sharply, his movements precise and fluid. His fist coiled tightly at his waist.
In the same breath, he struck with nexus energy surging forth.
Boom!
A powerful shockwave exploded outward. The lab lights flickered violently as the impact sent vibrations through the entire floor. Grey’s punch pierced through the burly man’s guard effortlessly.
There was no struggle, no resistance, only a clean hit.
A gaping hole tore through the man’s chest. Abyssal flames flickered weakly as his body trembled and staggered backward.
"You... bastard!" the burly man coughed blood, his eyes filled with disbelief before his body hit the ground lifelessly.
"Not bad," Grey said, nodding slightly. "With my level reaching six, I’m able to match a 10th Level, 1st Ranker in combat."
During the past two months, he hadn’t been idle. He had worked hard to stabilize his foundation and had finally managed to reach Level 6 in strength.
"I guess that’s about everyone," Grey murmured and stretched lazily.
The entire building was now silent. The only living beings left were the unconscious civilians locked inside the rooms and Grey himself.
"Still, to think they were conducting experiments like this," Grey said, shaking his head.
He knew the High Order was up to something. They had an ulterior motive behind these experiments. He couldn’t access all the data, but he suspected it had something to do with the Cyborg Evolutionary Path.
"Could the Cyborg Evolutionary Path be a byproduct of the High Order?" Grey muttered thoughtfully.
Just then, a notification blinked on the corner of his interface.
It was a call.
A call from someone named Valeria.