The streets at 1 a.m. were quite silent, with barely any sound heard.
Under the glow of the distant urban circle, Lin Qing stood at the entrance of a creative restaurant named Like, quietly waiting for the thirteen patrol officers who had just gone in to search.
The search was mainly for hidden tunnels, so it was more appropriate to conduct it at midnight.
Even using GPR combined with MSM detection data to build an underground model couldn't accurately detect those small underground spaces of just two or three meters or even smaller, and it was even harder if there were counter-detection measures.
Thus, it was more effective for the patrol to carry instruments and search personally.
"There are just two more spots to check, then we can head back."
Lin Qing thought to himself, "These places, letting Zhao Jiayi come during the day to conduct a telekinesis detection might reveal something... She can now penetrate a hundred meters underground, who knows what might be found..."
Lin Qing swiftly turned his head to look.
At the street corner ahead, a vague human silhouette suddenly appeared, sprinting towards him at an alarming speed.
But what was even more eerie was that such terrifying speed didn't cause any sound of breaking wind!
In that instant, just from one glance, Lin Qing immediately confirmed, "Free Body! It's the genuine 'Free Body' Combat Skill!"
Although he hadn't gotten around to pre-learn the original 'Free Body' Combat Skill, he had studied the training methods and was well aware—
This was the true characteristic of 'Free Body'; unbound and reckless!
Even at such a terrifying speed, it wasn't affected by air resistance and didn't even produce a sound of breaking wind!
Fortunately, in the past two months, he had relied on his training to master the Divine Transformation Series "Eyes," making him quite sensitive to changes in light, catching the approach of the other with the corner of his eye.
"Strange, why hasn't the Order Level dropped? Does he harbor no hostility towards me?"
At the same time, this thought flashed through Lin Qing's mind.
But he didn't hesitate and immediately turned and dashed into a nearby alley.
It was too bright here, and the fight would be recorded by satellites. The nearby alley had obstructions, darker lighting, and was narrower, perfectly suitable for utilizing his current abilities!
In a dimly lit alley.
That silhouette, fast enough to be nearly half the speed of sound and eerily silent, paused slightly at the mouth of the alley before following right in.
At the same time, a hint of confusion emerged in the eyes under that pale mask. Why had he willingly gone in?
But for a true Free Body, such a winding alley environment made it easier to play to his strengths!
Naturally, he wouldn't hesitate to follow.
The moment he entered the alley, he saw a figure in the dim light five meters away and then—
Instantaneously, a sky-blue light emerged, illuminating half the alley.
In that instant, he saw Lin Qing transform into a streak of sky-blue light, moving at a terrifying speed over ten times, a hundred times faster than his own, completely exceeding the limits of his neural responses. In an instant, leaving behind a sky-blue arc in his wake, Lin Qing appeared in front of him.
Then, as the light faded, he saw the other's palm knife already pressed against his mask.
Only one thought managed to flash through his mind:
How could he be so fast?
Simultaneously, Lin Qing's pupils suddenly burst with sky-blue light, and his power surged dramatically.
Instantly, an invisible blade seemed to form along the edge of the palm knife; as the palm knife swung, it instantly sliced through the sturdy alloy-cast pale mask.
Then, the invisible blade cut through the opponent's facial skin, flesh, skull, brain... slicing instantly through!
As the fragments of the mask fell, the mysterious man's skin and flesh suddenly shriveled, as if flowers wilting in the blink of an eye, turning into sandy debris before even hitting the ground, scattering in the wind.
Lin Qing watched the scattering debris in the wind, a frown forming, "Not a living person? Some kind of genetic ability?"
Although he hadn't seen the Order Level drop, it was possible the other just wanted to capture him alive, treasuring him, hence not intending to harm him.
Thus, he had used his full strength in that blow.
Unfortunately, the one killed was clearly not alive.
Perhaps something similar to a puppet?
"It turns out I'm not the only one with incredible genetic abilities..." Lin Qing muttered to himself.
In these past two months, apart from the original 'Free Body' Combat Skill which he hadn't managed to pre-learn, he had pre-learned all four genetic abilities at the Sky Track Monarch Third Energy Level.
The ability 'Enhancement' allowed for an explosive increase in all aspects of his physical fitness, essentially doubling it.
The ability 'Invisible Blade' generated a super vibrational energy blade on his body surface, easily slicing through most alloys like cutting vegetables.
And the 'Instantaneous Light,' the core genetic ability at the Third Energy Level that he pre-learned half a month ago, was even more terrifying.
At the moment of activation, wrapped in mysterious energy, his entire being became like a beam of light, achieving speeds a hundred times, even more, faster than before, with time seemingly slowing down to one percent.
But in that instant, in his light form, it was hard to affect physical phenomena, lacking killing power, much like how sunlight shining on someone naturally has no effect.