Zhang Lei initially thought it wouldn't be much, but once he actually carried it with him, he realized it was quite a lot. If he were with Liu Yun, he would probably have had to carry even more.
The sudden time difference should have been smoothed out by now; Zhang Lei could already hear the distant roar of car engines, meaning they should have switched vehicles by now. With the helicopter circling overhead, escape by car seemed impossible.
"Damn it, bring you down!" That bio-missile must have come from the helicopter.
"I hope they only deployed one helicopter!" Zhang Lei prayed. This thing was too threatening. Even without considering the superhumans on it, if it got its target, the missiles and machine guns on it would be enough to give Zhang Lei a hard time. Being able to withstand bullets doesn't necessarily mean being able to withstand artillery shells. Zhang Lei didn't want to test whether he had that ability.
The vehicle was well-equipped this time. Zhang Lei picked up a shoulder-fired rocket launcher—perhaps a man-portable missile? Zhang Lei wasn't sure; he only knew that this thing seemed capable of shooting down aircraft. [Silver Fox Bookstore ]
This thing isn't used here, and it won't be needed soon either; it's such a huge burden, there's no way we can take it with us. If we hit it, we win; if we miss, we don't lose anything, since they already knew we were in this area anyway.
Zhang Lei had only a superficial understanding of this thing, which was limited to reading the instruction manual. He didn't understand anything about lead, curvature, or lock-on. In such a short time, it was unlikely that he could master so much. He was already quite good at knowing the front and back and which one could be launched.
Fortunately, the helicopter hovered nearby and didn't fly very high. Zhang Lei even suspected that he could hit it with a rope dart if he jumped up.
Of course, Zhang Lei knew that it was just an illusion, and even if the rope was infused with internal energy, it probably wouldn't do any harm to the helicopter unless it hit the fuel tank. Zhang Lei didn't know much about these things and didn't know where the fuel tank was.
Most importantly, there was a guy on the helicopter who was good at long-range attacks, I think his name was Wright-Wright, which translates to "Guangguang" in Chinese. Zhang Lei found the name a bit funny, but his superpower was anything but funny. Zhang Lei knew that if it wasn't Liu Yun who was hit, but himself, he probably wouldn't escape death either.
"There's not much to look at," Zhang Lei muttered to himself, pressing the button beside him. "Let's leave it to fate!"
Just then, a guy was thrown out of the helicopter; he looked like he was already dead.
Perhaps fate had bestowed all of Liu Yun's luck upon Zhang Lei, perhaps the helicopter above had no idea that a missile would be launched from below, perhaps the pilot's attention was also on the body that had been thrown down, and more importantly, it was too close, leaving no time to react.
With a loud bang in the air, Zhang Lei knew he had gotten the better deal.
However, it would be foolish to stay after taking advantage of the situation.
Zhang Lei saw several people jump out of the helicopter. The height wasn't too high; at this height, they shouldn't be killed by the fall, right? Judging from his own experience, Zhang Lei knew that anyone who came down from the helicopter, as long as their internal strength was similar to his, would probably not even suffer any shock injuries.
If that's the case, then why not run away? Are you just here to promote chivalry?
Zhang Lei ran off diagonally, his run so determined, so decisive, so dashing!
As it turned out, Zhang Lei was right. While still in the air, Wright had already launched his second bio-missile of the day. From the trajectory of the missile Zhang Lei had just launched, Wright had basically estimated Zhang Lei's location. As long as the Chinese man was grazed by the blast radius of his newly created missile, he would be dead without a doubt. As the owner of the strongest long-range superpower, Wright was confident in this.
If Zhang Lei had seen him launch the missile before running, it would probably have been too late. However, Zhang Lei escaped immediately after his own launch was delayed, and that half-second difference determined his life or death.
Sensing the danger emanating from the explosion behind him, Zhang Lei ran even faster.
Although this bio-missile had neither sound and light effects nor any explosive blast wave, Zhang Lei still knew from Liu Yun's miserable state that he absolutely must not get involved with it.
Episode 3: The Bloody Path to Growth, Chapter 64: Fluctuation Control (Part 2)
Zhang Lei had been running for most of the day since abandoning his car, and as darkness fell, the vehicles that had been chasing him relentlessly finally slowed down.
Zhang Lei had not received any counter-tracking training, so what he thought was a covert escape was, in the eyes of experts, just like a well-paved road.
Fortunately, such experts are usually not superhumans. Superhumans, unless they happen to have such a superpower, rarely study tracking techniques. They would rather spend that time practicing internal energy and superpowers, or even fighting skills.
In addition, they were in a car, which made it somewhat inconvenient to observe from inside, so they couldn't drive fast. This was also the reason why Zhang Lei hadn't been promoted to the top.
At night, observation became even more difficult, which is how Zhang Lei managed to slightly outpace them.
"Thank goodness that Japanese bitch Michiko isn't in this group!" At this point, both sides had a better understanding of their opponents. If Michiko were in there, with her much larger sensing range, Zhang Lei would probably have been surrounded long ago.
Unbeknownst to Zhang Lei, Michiko was already struggling to survive at this time; she had even disembarked and fled earlier than Zhang Lei and the others.
Michiko received news that Shinji Furuhara had reached an agreement with various forces in Japan, and that if he saw her again, he would put her to death on charges of colluding with the Chinese. Although she didn't know if this news was 100% reliable, Michiko preferred to believe it was true, and that Furuhara was absolutely capable of doing it.
Zhang Lei suddenly felt very lucky; one must find the good in adversity.
For example, if this mission had been carried out a month earlier, or even just half a month earlier, his heart and lungs would definitely not have been able to withstand such a long run. At that time, even without these Japanese devils chasing him, he would probably have collapsed on his own. Of course, if that were the case, Zhang Lei would never have run like that; he would have used a different method.
These Japanese people's superpowers are quite unique. Zhang Lei recalled the superpowers he had seen during his trip to Japan, many of which were unique to Japan.
However, it's really troublesome that it's inconvenient to use superpowers while on the run. If he could use self-examination without any fluctuations, Zhang Lei would have shaken them off long ago, leaving far fewer traces.
Zhang Lei suddenly thought of the Japanese man who could turn invisible, who was also Yue Jing's original owner. Yue Jing discovered his supernatural ability when he was a child, and his family snatched him away from his family. It seems that his family was also killed by him. From then on, Yue Jing became his private property, providing him with the help to increase his internal energy.
It's the same everywhere. Superhumans without a powerful backer, especially those with no combat ability but who are still very useful, will have a miserable life. Compared to them, the methods used by the National Bureau of Supernatural Affairs to recruit people are much milder.
Although Yue Jing's own special ability was useful, it was not a combat ability. He originally thought that he would be at that guy's hands until the end of his life.
However, because he was afraid that Yue Jing would escape, and even more afraid that someone would take Yue Jing away and hide her while he was away, he had to take Yue Jing with him wherever he went. That's why he brought Yue Jing, who didn't have much fighting ability, onto the ship.
When Yue Jing recounted the story, it seemed that he mentioned that the Japanese man's invisibility was initially unable to conceal his supernatural abilities. His advantage lay in the fact that others could not see his actions with their own eyes. Even if they knew he was nearby, he would still take advantage of them.
As for being able to conceal fluctuations, that came later.
At the time, Zhang Lei and the others just listened and didn't pay any attention. It was only when Zhang Lei started to have a real headache about the fluctuations in his supernatural abilities that he remembered what Yue Jing had said.
There are two possibilities. One is that the Japanese's superpower index reached 1,000, and some qualitative change occurred, one of which was to cover up the superpower fluctuations. In that case, it would be of no reference value.
Another point is that the Japanese soldier must have mastered some special method to conceal the fluctuations. This would be quite valuable for Zhang Lei to learn from. Zhang Lei's internal energy circulation method is self-created, which means that his control over his internal energy is much stronger than others, and his circulation path is not as rigid as others. With self-examination, if the Japanese soldier's method is related to internal energy, the possibility of Zhang Lei successfully imitating it is quite high.
Zhang Lei recalled the scene of fighting with him. Zhang Lei had personally fought with that invisible guy, which was also a strong factor. If it were Linghu, who had no direct contact with that guy, he wouldn't have anything to think about.
"That's it!" Zhang Lei's eyes lit up. It looked like a shooting star streaking across the night sky. Luckily, the pursuers weren't nearby.
"Give it a try?" Zhang Lei couldn't suppress his desire to try it out. He had only made a reverse resonance of internal energy with the same frequency and amplitude, using the fluctuation of internal energy to neutralize the fluctuation of the superpower. No wonder he could still feel a slight fluctuation at the moment of the battle. However, if he hadn't thought about it carefully, he probably wouldn't have thought that the fluctuation was a superpower fluctuation. It was probably just that the Japanese guy had made a mistake in controlling the resonance of internal energy during the battle.
However, that kind of control was not difficult for Zhang Lei, but that refers to after the self-examination was activated. Before activation, Zhang Lei, who had not practiced, could not achieve such precise control.
Zhang Lei estimated the distance. If he activated his special ability and the fluctuations couldn't be stopped, then they would definitely reach those people. However, he believed that even if they did reach them, they wouldn't easily mobilize.
One reason is that it's nighttime, and it's inconvenient for them to drive; headlights are hardly effective in the primeval forest. Another reason is that they must be worried that this might be a trap. After all, it's too unusual for an escapee to suddenly activate their supernatural abilities when they haven't been caught.
Of course, it's best not to transmit the energy fluctuations.