Swallowing the Stars: Reboot, The Eternal Serpent!

Chapter 21 Double Genes, Fiery Meteor!

A tall, thin, bald black warrior asked, "Vice-President, how do we proceed? Are we really going to forcibly kill the target right under a senator's nose?"

"If we can't find a good opportunity, we'll have to force it. We've already taken the 'bounty,' so we can't back out. Now we need to think about how to deal with a congressman's crazy retaliation." The one who answered was a war god with cornrows.

The "vice commander" they mentioned is the vice commander of the Glory Legion.

A powerful figure at the level of a councilor, standing at 2.2 meters tall, a black man as tall as an iron tower, Randolph.

"The mission cannot be abandoned!"

"I said, putting out the half-burnt cigar in my hand," said the burly Randolph.

The "bounty" offered by the employer was too important; it could transform them from mercenary organizations into arms dealers, and no one in the legion's upper echelons could resist such a temptation.

Randolph had his own plans regarding the thorny issues raised by his subordinates.

"After you kill the target, escape quickly. I'll draw their fire. Once you're on the plane, return to the African continent immediately. Due to rule restrictions, the Jiang family patriarch dares not retaliate against the base city on the African continent."

"I'll just throw the employer out there to distract him, and then the leader will ask Hong to mediate."

"Given Hung's personality, he would never let us fight to the death." (At this stage, Hung has not yet killed any members of parliament.)

"Every member of the councilor-level powerhouse is a vital force in humanity's fight against monsters, far surpassing any unevolved genius!"

"With the intervention of Hong and the regimental commander, this matter can only end here."

"At most, I'll just lose face and have to pay some compensation; the Jiang family head can only turn his anger on our dear employer."

Randolph's words were substantial and convincing, which soothed the slight unease in the hearts of the two war gods.

However, neither of them saw the ruthlessness that Randolph inadvertently revealed in his eyes.

compensation?

What could be more fitting than two war gods?

Hahaha!

My foolish brother, once you've lost both of your trusted war gods, let's see how many chips you'll have left.

The Glory Legion is about to welcome its new Legion Commander!

Thinking of this, Randolph felt a surge of excitement.

With chalcedony and a 9-series (S-grade) alloy weapon production line, the Glory Legion will reach its peak in his hands!

After packing up their equipment, the Black team headed southeast.

……

On the way to city 079, in an unnamed town along the way.

The two councilors floated in mid-air, watching the battle unfolding in the ruins below—thousands of monsters from the entire town, commanded by nearly a hundred Beast General-level monsters, were launching an attack on a slender figure.

The young man, clad in black armor and wielding a long spear, moved like a black streak through the horde of beasts. Wherever he passed, monsters fell like wheat being harvested.

They were all killed by having their skulls pierced and their brain tissue shattered.

Some were stabbed through the brain by the young man with a spear; others were pierced through the brain by ten throwing knives that followed behind him.

"This is the spirit master. He walks among the beasts as if strolling in a garden. With a thought, monsters lie dead."

The old man disagreed, shaking his head and saying, "It's obvious that Xiao Zhe is the most unique among mentalists!"

"That's true, it's just that my nephew has a rather bloodthirsty nature."

The old man looked satisfied. "A more bloodthirsty nature is good. There are plenty of monsters on Earth for him to kill! By the way, which wave is this?"

"The eleventh village, the eighth large herd, nearly ten thousand beasts have been killed in succession... At this rate, we estimate we won't reach city 079 until late at night."

The large herds of beasts that Jiang Chengbo mentioned refer to those commanded by high-ranking beast generals.

"Dad, look! Xiao Zhe has met the Giant Rock Wolf, a peak-level High-Rank Beast General!"

"Oh? This is finally something to see." The old man became interested. "Although this wolf-like monster is not as powerful as the Silver Moon Wolf, it excels in strength and defense, and its speed is close to the speed of sound. If Xiao Zhe doesn't use his mental cultivation techniques, I'm afraid—"

The words came to an abrupt halt.

The Giant Rock Wolf is four meters tall and six or seven meters long, with a rocky shell covering its body, like wearing a layer of armor.

The wolf howled and leaped more than 20 meters into the air.

They descended from the sky! They pounced upon us!

Jiang Zhe neither dodged nor evaded; the ten throwing knives surrounding him swiftly shot out! They stirred and churned, transforming into a meat grinder, shredding any beast-soldier minions that dared to approach, clearing a safe zone for the final battle.

Grip the spear tightly.

The spear-thrusting skills honed over ten days were unleashed at this moment.

The spear tip drew a graceful arc as it thrust out at incredible speed!

The giant wolf's thick, pillar-like claws were deflected by the high-frequency vibrations of the gun barrel.

Then, before it could react, the spear tip pierced the stone shell beneath its neck, then plunged into its throat, and stabbed upwards into its brain, shredding the brain tissue.

The shock in those earthy yellow eyes froze, gradually losing its luster.

With a twist of his wrist, the gun swung, and the enormous wolf corpse was flung away. The surrounding beastmen, intimidated by its ferocity, scattered and fled.

Jiang Zhe ignored it, watching the surrounding light points surge into his chest, secretly calculating: "Soon, the second star will condense."

midair.

Jiang Chengbo clicked his tongue and said, "No wonder Xiao Zhe insisted on challenging a lord-level monster. Even the peak of a high-level beast general is as weak as a chick in front of him."

The old man chimed in, "We can't ignore the Black God Set's contribution, which allows Xiao Zhe to unleash ten times his power without any restraint."

……

At 11 p.m., the three finally arrived in city 079.

After crossing the city to the coastal area, we found an abandoned castle hotel and checked in.

After reviewing the information gathered by the family, the old man quickly devised a suitable cultivation plan.

"Primary Lords: Kui Niu, Black-scaled Xuan Turtle, Golden Python, Jade Horned Sheep, Lion Mastiff, Fire-scaled Three-pronged Boar; Intermediate Lords: Kui Niu, Green-backed Black-clawed Crab."

"This list of challenges is arranged from weakest to strongest. You can use your mental powers during the challenges. Once you have completed all the challenges in order, regardless of whether you win or lose, your wilderness training will be over."

Actually, the old man hadn't planned to arrange this step if Jiang Zhe hadn't insisted.

"Once you return, you will focus on improving your physical fitness, with the goal of quickly advancing to the level of a War God. At that time, you will be able to come to the wilderness area and hunt lord-level monsters at will."

Jiang Zhe nodded and gladly accepted the arrangement.

Y-s-, their own training program is quite in line with the mainstream. After gaining a certain level of martial arts comprehension, one can directly use treasures to improve their realm.

Blood wine, chalcedony, dragon blood... it's all up to the old man to arrange.

Of course, one point is worth noting.

These man-made treasures on Earth are wasted if used too early, as the body can't absorb much of them; and if used too late, they won't achieve their best effect.

After careful consideration, materials like chalcedony and dragon blood are most suitable for use by warrior-level warriors.

Surely no one thinks that once you reach the God of War level, using Dragon Blood will double your physical attributes?

Multiply by 2, a beginner war god becomes a mid-level war god, and a mid-level war god becomes a high-level war god. Dragon blood with such an absurd effect can only be sold for 800 billion.

"I'll go catch two Kui oxen for you. You and your uncle stay here and don't move." The old man flew towards the moonlit sea.

"Grandpa, safety is the most important thing!"

After waving goodbye to his grandfather, Jiang Zhe told his uncle and went to the next room to cultivate.

Visualize the three-pointed star chart in your mind.

It feeds back pure energy, which flows from the sea of ​​consciousness to all parts of the body.

The patterns painted on his chest began to heat up, and the accumulated light points, after circling a few times within the runes, also merged into his body.

The two energies intertwine and merge, awakening a special function within the body and driving changes in gene coding.

The evolution of life began.

The second star on the right shoulder, which had already shown a blurry light and shadow after previous cultivation sessions, is now gradually solidifying after completing the last piece of the puzzle.

Half an hour later, it finally ended.

The second star solidified, shining brightly on the right shoulder alongside the first star in the brain.

The two stars twinkled intermittently, and a strange wave swept over his entire body.

You can clearly feel the cells dividing, and many body tissues are transforming along with them... The whole process is not painful, but rather feels like lying in a hot spring, very comfortable.

"I have a feeling this step is a bit like an activation process..." Jiang Zhe muttered to himself.

A moment later, Jiang Zhe tried clenching his fist to feel the explosive power hidden within his body, and he had a feeling of "expansion".

This is the genetic level of twice the life!

What are the specific manifestations?

To give a very simple example—twice the physical fitness; twice the mental strength; twice the lifespan!

The fist power, which measures one's level of skill, has been directly doubled!

The initial estimate was 11 tons, but after being upgraded to twice the genetic level, it skyrocketed to 22 tons!

This level of punching power would normally place someone at the mid-stage of a mid-level warrior.

With 10 times the force, it can reach a punching power of 220 tons, which is the normal level of a mid-level warrior.

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The most abnormal thing is the strength of telekinesis.

The impact force of a single throwing knife could reach 50 tons, which is equivalent to the cultivation level of a peak-level high-ranking mentalist.

Although it still is.

But after advancing to twice the genetic level, the impact force of the throwing knife increases to 100 tons!

In terms of sheer impact, this is something only a beginner-level War God-level mentalist can achieve!

If we only look at the data, the impact of a throwing knife is not as high as that of a punch, so we can conclude that the mentalist's cultivation is not as high as that of a martial artist.

No! No! No!

That's not how you calculate it.

"I can simultaneously control ten throwing knives, stabbing from all directions—front, back, left, and right—at speeds exceeding several times the speed of sound, and capable of changing direction instantly. No matter how strong a mid-level war god's power, how skilled their swordsmanship, or how exquisite their movement, they will be killed instantly!"

"If a mid-level warrior were to fight a mid-level war god with the strength of a Black God wearing the Black God Armor and exerting ten times the power, it's hard to say how it would turn out..."

……

"The bounty has ended, and my third brother already issued a statement in the War God Palace."

"Thank you, we don't need it."

"Okay, I'm hanging up now."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chengbo looked at the bright moonlight outside the window and felt increasingly uneasy, as if he had a thorn in his side.

He sighed.

She sent a text message to her father, Jiang Lie, then turned off her watch and called softly to the neighbor next door.

"Xiao Zhe? Xiao Zhe?"

"Hey, Uncle, what's wrong?" Jiang Zhe stopped his experiment and ran to his uncle's room.

"Come with me! Let's move immediately! It might not be safe here!"

Jiang Zhe: ? ? ?

What's going on?

What could make a member of parliament, who is high above the rest of the world, feel insecure?

A King-level monster besieges the city?

Jiang Zhe muttered to himself, but his movements were swift. He slung his shield and golden mace over his shoulder, picked up his spear, and jumped out of the window with his uncle.

He stayed close behind his uncle, walking along the edge of the building to conceal his presence.

Jiang Zhe suddenly realized, "It seems like they're hiding from someone."

About a thousand meters away from the abandoned castle hotel, Jiang Chengbo finally spoke: "Xiao Zhe, someone might come to assassinate you. Be smart and use the Black God Set to dig underground and escape if necessary."

After a few moments of silence, Jiang Zhe asked, "What kind of assassination team will it be?"

He didn't ask any pointless questions, like who wanted to kill him.

With a family as large as the Jiang family, it's no surprise that they have irreconcilable enemies who would try to kill a genius like myself.

If I were to actually be assassinated later, I would be lucky enough to survive...

Well, it's perfectly normal for me to retaliate and slaughter your entire family.

Jiang Chengbo said in a deep voice, "Because your grandfather is here, anyone who dares to carry out an assassination mission would at least be led by a councilor. The one responsible for killing you should be a War God, at least of medium or high rank!"

Jiang Zhe hummed in agreement, while secretly thinking, "The God of War? As long as he doesn't have the Black God Set, I can try to kill him."

Suddenly, Jiang Zhe sensed something was wrong and stared in astonishment at the imposing figure in front of him.

Uncle!

Why are you leading me in circles around here?

Aren't you going to help me escape?

Jiang Zhe tentatively asked, "Uncle, have you told Grandpa about the possibility of me being assassinated?"

"It was your grandfather who reminded me first, which is why I broke through. I just received a phone call, sensed something was wrong, and already sent a message to your grandfather."

Jiang Zhe understood instantly.

If there really was an assassination attempt, that phone call was for location tracking.

The old man went to Huangxian, which is 130 kilometers away from here. At a planetary speed of 1,000 kilometers per second, it would take him 2 to 3 minutes to get back at full speed.

Ouch! Wouldn't that make me bait?

There are two sides to the story, but the matter boils down to one.

The Black team obtained Jiang Chengbo's location through off-site assistance and is rushing towards the abandoned castle hotel on the coast. Along the way, they activate their portable radar to detect human warriors in the vicinity.

"Deputy Captain, we've made a discovery. There are two martial artists four kilometers to the southeast, loitering within a kilometer of our destination. They are suspected to be our targets."

"Two? Who's missing? Never mind, maybe Jiang Lie is the only one missing. Now's the perfect opportunity to make our move." Randolph turned and roared, "Kazon, Yanpu, sprint with me at full speed!"

Randolph leaped into the air, flames erupting from his body, and streaked away like a meteor.

Four kilometers?

That takes less than ten seconds!

The two warriors leaped onto the rooftops of nearby buildings, hopping from top to bottom like giant grasshoppers, keeping up with Randolph's pace.

The loud noise startled the monster awake.

The roars of monsters echoed throughout the city, and chaos erupted.

But the more chaotic the scene, the more advantageous it is for this black team.

With such a commotion, Jiang Chengbo could not possibly have missed it, especially the "fiery meteor" that was right in front of him in an instant.

"Xiao Zhe, remember what I said, be smart!"

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Chengbo also took to the air, his "Yinglong Divine Armor" draped over his body, radiating a warm yellow light, and collided violently with the raging meteor.

"earth?"

"Jiang Lie, is this your special ability?"

"Huh? Wait a minute, how come you're Jiang Chengbo? I've met you once before. How come you're also a councilor?"

Randolph exclaimed in surprise.

A sense of foreboding rose in my heart; I felt things were about to get out of control.

Tuesday, it seems like I should continue reading...

Brothers, please help me scroll down/swipe to the last page, the one that shows which number of readers you've finished reading.

Please help me, thank you everyone!

(End of this chapter)