Chapter 81: Gun Enhancement and Bullet Time

Chapter 81: Gun Enhancement and Bullet Time

Hong Qiang, the top firearms enhancer in the coastal region, was skilled in dual-wielding and possessed a rare mastery of curved-shot techniques.

This was information known before his previous life.

In the circle of empowered individuals, he was jokingly referred to as Baldy Strong.

Of course, he didn't physically resemble the character, but due to his baldness and the similarity of his name, the nickname stuck.

Hong Qiang had served as a mercenary on the Great Sea Battlefield in his early years. After the Abyssal Descent, he returned to his homeland with a team and formed the Parabola Force, quickly becoming a significant force in the coastal region.

Having been a mercenary, one could imagine how ruthless his methods were.

Once he confirmed that Lu Heng was the target Gong Zhenting wanted dead, he immediately opened fire without hesitation.

As for interrogation, that could wait until after he took Lu Heng down with a shot.

Upon seeing Hong Qiang pull the trigger, Lu Heng showed no signs of evading. Instead, he leaned forward and charged towards him.

This sudden charge caused Hong Qiang's eyebrows to rise, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Typically, when faced with an opponent firing a gun, a normal person's instinct would be to seek cover immediately.

Hong Qiang initially expected Lu Heng to hide behind cover, allowing him to use his signature curved-shot technique to take Lu Heng down with a single shot.

However, Lu Heng showed no intention of evading and charged straight towards the gun barrel.

Although this move caught Hong Qiang off guard, his rich combat experience allowed him to react swiftly. He fired both guns in rapid succession, aiming at Lu Heng's vital areas—abdomen, head, and legs—leaving no room for error.

As Lu Heng charged forward, he activated his new skill, Bullet Time.

A buzzing sound filled his ears, and the entire world seemed to slow down.

In the super-sensory state of Bullet Time, Lu Heng could even see the trajectory of the bullets.

The first bullet was aimed at his chest, but as he charged forward, his body leaned forward, lowering his center of gravity, causing the bullet to shift its trajectory from the chest to the throat.

Seeing the bullet approaching, Lu Heng, in the Bullet Time state, tilted his body 10 centimeters to the left.

The bullet grazed past his neck, just 3 centimeters from the right side, close enough for him to feel the scorching wind as it whizzed by.

Then—

Bang! The second bullet was aimed at his abdomen.

Lu Heng continued tilting to the left, almost sliding horizontally beneath the bullet.

Bang! The third bullet targeted his right thigh.

Lu Heng braced his left hand on the ground, pushing off with both feet, and spun in mid-air, passing above the bullet.

Bang! The fourth bullet was fired at his head.

At that moment, Lu Heng was already airborne and couldn't change direction. He drew the Aurora Blade and held it horizontally in front of him, deflecting the bullet with a 'ding' sound.

Then, as he landed, he thrust the sword into Hong Qiang's chest.

Hong Qiang's eyes widened, and he slowly lowered his head to look at the sword piercing his chest, his face filled with disbelief.

"You..."

"You're not as good as Lei Jin Hao. You couldn't even force out my Source Skill."

Lu Heng pushed his head aside with one hand and withdrew the sword.

Hong Qiang fell straight down, hitting the ground with a thud. His body twitched, and the gun slipped from his hand.

Gong Zhenting had wanted to see how Hong Qiang would kill Lu Heng, but he never expected it to be over in a single exchange.

During the brief confrontation, in Lu Heng's perspective, everything around him seemed to be in slow motion, and the entire process lasted for several seconds.

However, to Gong Zhenting, it was just an instant.

Hong Qiang fired his gun repeatedly, and as soon as he finished, Lu Heng charged forward and reached him, causing Hong Qiang to collapse.

Gong Zhenting's face turned pale with terror, and he turned to flee.

Lu Heng picked up Hong Qiang's Browning and fired two shots, knocking Gong Zhenting down.

Gong Zhenting struggled to crawl forward. He had awakened, and his vitality was stronger than that of an ordinary person, but having never been conscripted, his combat power was insignificant compared to Lu Heng's.

He crawled forward, leaving a trail of blood behind him.

Lu Heng walked over and aimed the Browning at the back of Gong Zhenting's head.

Gong Zhenting felt the scythe of death hanging over his head and quickly turned back, pleading, "No! Don't kill me! I can give you whatever you want."

"I only want..." Lu Heng paused, "...your death."

After saying this, he pulled the trigger.

Bang! The bullet exploded Gong Zhenting's head, and blood and brain matter splattered everywhere.

...

Outside the Vault.

The three members of Hong Qiang's team who had been guarding the vault door were also former mercenaries from the Great Sea Battlefield, equally ruthless in their methods.

They had been standing guard outside, but upon hearing gunshots from within the vault, they immediately drew their weapons and rushed inside.

Just then—

An elemental arrow flew out, taking down one of them.

A Sky Falcon with a three-meter wingspan swooped down, knocking down another and piercing his heart.

The last remaining member, seeing his two companions fall, immediately turned and aimed his gun, scanning left and right, but saw nothing.

Until, from the corner, a flaming arrow flew out, shooting him down.

The two security guards at the vault door were terrified, crouching on the ground with their hands up, shouting, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Su Muyu paid them no heed and quickly ran into the vault, seeing that the battle inside had already concluded. He said, "The vault alarm has gone off. The Enforcement Team will be here soon."

"Let's go," Lu Heng said, putting away the two Browning pistols into his inventory and pulling Su Muyu along.

As they exited the vault, the sound of the Enforcement Team's sirens could be heard from outside the building.

If they went down the elevator now, they would have to go to the Bureau of Investigation for questioning.

So, Lu Heng and Su Muyu took the fire escape route upwards, reaching the rooftop, where they were guided by the Skydom Falcon and glided away into the sky.

...

After the Enforcement Team examined the scene, the case was handed over to the Iron Blood.

Half an hour later, the Iron Blood's senior inspector, Chen Lianian, arrived at the Gongteng Corporation Headquarters with his apprentice, Gao Zhiting.

As soon as he entered the vault, Chen Lianian had a familiar feeling about the scene, a hunch developed over years of casework. Many times, he didn't need to examine the evidence to already know the answer, and his accuracy was very high.

The Enforcement Team had already surveyed the scene and performed a bullet trajectory reconstruction.

On the ground at the scene, several stands were set up, with laser pointers mounted on them, indicating the path of the bullets.

Four shots were fired at Hong Tao's position, fired from two different handguns.

Gao Zhiting followed the paths of the four laser pointers to locate the bullet holes.

He found the bullet holes for three of the bullets, all of which had hit the wall, with not much distance between them. However, the bullet hole for the fourth bullet couldn't be found.

"Master, how did you only find the bullet holes for three bullets? Weren't four shots fired?" Gao Zhiting scratched his head, perplexed.

Chen Lianian remained silent for three seconds before saying, "The fourth shot was deflected by a sword."

"Deflected by a sword...?" Gao Zhiting's face showed a look of astonishment.

Although the Abyssal World had brought about the emergence of parahumans, most of them weren't very strong, and they were no match for firearms.

In a normal world, deflecting bullets with a sword would be almost impossible.

It was clear that the world had become abnormal.

Chen Lianian pointed to the left side of the ceiling and said, "The bullet hole is there. This person's sword is even faster."

"Faster?" Gao Zhiting once again showed a confused expression.

Chen Lianian patted his foolish apprentice's shoulder and said, "It's the same person you chased last time."

Gao Zhiting swallowed, amazed. "This person can deflect bullets with a sword?"

Chen Lianian shook his head and smiled, correcting him, "Not deflecting bullets with a sword, but dodging three bullets, deflecting the fourth bullet with a sword, and then killing the opponent."

Gao Zhiting swallowed again, his face full of disbelief. "This can't be real, can it?"

Chen Lianian walked to where Lu Heng had originally been standing and began analyzing the combat process: "This person stood right here, and as the opponent fired at him, he didn't dodge but charged forward.

"Then, he dodged left and right, avoiding three bullets, and finally jumped up, deflecting the fourth bullet with his sword in mid-air, and as he landed, he stabbed the opponent's chest with his sword."

As Chen Lianian analyzed the combat process, he twisted and turned, mimicking the dodging movements.

"No way? Was this filmed in The Matrix? How can someone dodge bullets at such a close distance?" Gao Zhiting still couldn't believe it.

Chen Lianian nodded in confirmation, "Yes, this person is that terrifying. Last time, you chased him, and he didn't kill you. It also confirmed my profiling that this person has a stable emotional state."

Gao Zhiting swallowed again, suddenly feeling a bit afraid.

The last time they investigated the Guanchao Road 921 case, Chen Lianian had told him not to pursue the suspect, but he was still stubborn and gave chase, only to lose the trail.

Now, hearing his master's words, he suddenly felt a bit scared.

A parahuman who could even dodge bullets, and he had no way to deal with them.

What about the three outside the door?

The three outside the door weren't injured by a sword.

"Two of the injuries outside were caused by arrows, with traces of being burned by flames. These marks weren't from ordinary arrows; it's highly likely they were Origin Energy arrows or flame-enhanced arrows. There's also one injury caused by a raptor, so there were two people and a raptor here."

After analyzing the situation, Chen Lianian called over the security personnel to ask about the situation.

"Did you see the suspect?"

The two security personnel shook their heads quickly, "No... we didn't dare to look."

"Where's the monitoring room? Take me there."

Chen Lianian brought his apprentice to the monitoring room and asked the security guard to replay the surveillance footage.

"We've already watched it with the Enforcement Team. Two hours before the incident, no one except the Chairman's guests used the elevator." The security guard explained.

Chen Lianian stared at the surveillance video, and suddenly, he noticed a segment where the elevator was empty, but the button for the 27th floor suddenly lit up.

Because the button was too small, it was barely noticeable in the nine-grid surveillance video.

Chen Lianian pointed to the top-right corner of the nine-grid video and said, "Zoom in on this."

After the video was zoomed in, he pointed to the button for the 27th floor and said, "What's going on here? How did this button suddenly light up?"

The security guard showed a look of surprise, "Huh? How did this light up? Sir, we really don't know what's going on. Moreover, you need to swipe a card to press the button for the 27th floor; otherwise, it won't light up."

Chen Lianian immediately said, "Who has a card? Call everyone who can swipe and access the 27th floor!"

After an inquiry, it was found that the access card of one of the security team leaders was missing.

After asking all the questions, Chen Lianian slowly stated his conclusion, "The suspect has invisibility abilities and can even block infrared scans. Invisibility, dodging bullets, energy arrows, raptors, and..."

The second half of his sentence, which he didn't finish, was "a familiar sword technique." The last time, he had recognized it as the Seven-Segment Sword Step.

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