However, just as the several assassins raised their guns to take aim, they were shocked to discover they couldn't lock onto the figure at all.
How fast could a living creature be?
An ordinary human needs 12 to 13 seconds to run a hundred ters.
Officially, the world record for the n's hundred-ter dash is 9.58 seconds.
Scientists have tested that the maximum speed an ordinary human's muscle tissue can endure is a 7.5-second hundred-ter dash.
The fastest land animal, the cheetah, needs only five seconds to run a hundred ters.
But top-tier Martial Artists who had undergone special training, whose muscles and skeletal structures had been altered, could unleash speeds comparable to a cheetah over short distances.
So, what about a Saint Awakening who had surpassed the limits of the human body?
Right now, Zhou Yuanjue was demonstrating this power that transcended the limits of biology.
On one hand, his Life Magnetic Field silently spread out, rapidly rging with the surrounding Natural Magnetic Field. This allowed him to easily enter a state of "Unity of Heaven and Man," causing the enemies who were trying to lock onto him to subconsciously ignore his presence, making it impossible for them to track his movents.
On the other hand, his Life Magnetic Field subtly manipulated the airflow around him to reduce drag and increase his traction. This, combined with a physical structure that had been tempered by Bathing Fire Nirvana and magnetic field training to far surpass the limits of a Martial Artist, allowed him to erupt with terrifying force!
'Where is he?!'
The assassins only saw a black shadow flash past their sights. They couldn't even move their scopes fast enough to track the target, let alone aim and fire.
By the ti they snapped out of their stupor, ditched their scopes, and raised their rifles for a quick shot with the naked eye, Zhou Yuanjue's figure had already crossed a hundred ters. He reached a rock face and instantly vanished into a crevice.
'Was that... even three seconds?!'
'A hundred ters in three seconds?!'
At that mont, they all understood exactly what kind of monster they were facing.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
They shouted into their radios in a foreign language. The few assassins positioned on the sa rock face as Zhou Yuanjue imdiately grabbed their firearms and prepared for a quick retreat along their pre-planned route.
However, before they could even move, an imnse will completely enveloped them.
SCREECH!!
A sharp, bird-like cry rang through their minds. The terrifying will slamd into their spirits, instantly overwhelming their ntal thresholds and knocking them unconscious.
'Hm?'
Yet, just as those assassins fell unconscious, Zhou Yuanjue could feel their Life Magnetic Fields rapidly weakening. In less than half a second, they had vanished completely.
'Dead?'
Zhou Yuanjue frowned, a flicker of realization in his eyes.
He turned and looked toward the opposite rock face, just in ti to see the remaining assassins making a hasty retreat.
'Trying to run?'
Like a phantom, his figure instantly vanished from where he stood.
anwhile, inside the military SUV, Chen Hanhan and Wang Jiawang had never witnessed such a scene. They were cowering under their seats with their hands over their heads, trembling uncontrollably like ostriches with their heads in the sand.
They never would have imagined that a seemingly simple artifact appraisal mission would lead to an encounter like this.
For people living in an era of peace, concepts like war, gunfire, and death were so distant. To experience them firsthand was utterly terrifying.
"Looks like this mission is a real killer..."
Professor Qian, on the other hand, was also hiding with his head covered, but his face didn't show much panic. He couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Captain, should we get out and help?"
A mber of the Secret Inspection Bureau quietly asked Lu Zhen.
"No need. It's already taken care of."
Lu Zhen let out a breath. He had been secretly observing Zhou Yuanjue's movents ever since he left the vehicle. The mont he saw Zhou Yuanjue cross over a hundred ters in about three seconds with that phantom-like speed, he knew it was all over.
In a way, that speed had already surpassed the limits of any terrestrial creature.
The enemy hadn't even had a chance to open fire.
"It's already taken care of?"
The team mber froze for a second. 'It's probably been less than five seconds since he left the car, right? And it's already over?'
But after a few more seconds passed with no gunfire from outside, they all understood that, as unbelievable as it was, the situation must have been resolved.
CLICK!
Lu Zhen opened the car door and stepped out. Several team mbers followed suit.
They saw Zhou Yuanjue approaching, dragging a large man in camouflage fatigues who appeared to be of Silan descent.
The whites of the large man's eyes were showing, his face was a bloody ss, and not a single tooth remained in his mouth—they had all been knocked out. Multiple joints on his body were twisted out of shape, and large patches of his skin and flesh were torn open, leaving a long, bloody trail on the ground as he was dragged.
"Only one is left alive, and I broke his spine. It's hard to say if he'll ever recover. These guys have quite a few ways to self-destruct."
Zhou Yuanjue dropped the half-dead assassin in front of Lu Zhen. In his hand, he held a tal plate connected to various electronic components and interfaces.
This device had been installed at the nape of the assassin's neck. It seed capable of monitoring their ntal state. If their spirit exceeded a certain threshold within a short period, the tal plate would inject a drug into their spine, causing brain death almost instantly.
Clearly, this was a counterasure designed specifically for dealing with strong-willed Martial Artists and Celestial Demons. If they were stunned into unconsciousness by a powerful Martial Artist or possessed by a Celestial Demon, causing their ntal state to instantly destabilize, this device would imdiately terminate their lives.
These were true suicide soldiers.
"These are Silan People... and is that a micro-spirit probe? It seems these guys are likely connected to the Beisha National Security Departnt. I didn't expect the situation in Beiwei had already deteriorated to this extent. Are they trying to cut off our reinforcents? Still, you catching one alive is good news. If we can get anything out of him, we can at least apply significant public pressure on them."
Lu Zhen's eyes lit up when he saw the captive Zhou Yuanjue had brought back. After seeing the tal plate in his hand, he seed to have confird the assassins' identities.
"A micro-spirit probe? Has Beisha Country's technology related to the spirit already reached this level?"
Zhou Yuanjue said with a frown, fiddling with the tal plate in his hand.
"Indeed. Their technological level is far beyond our imagination. Decades ago, Beisha Country secretly conducted nurous experints related to mind control. Furthermore, during the last world war, they inherited part of the Ya'an Empire's technological legacy. That was a fanatical nation. It's said that the recent resurgence of the Celestial Demons is inextricably linked to so of that nation's horrific experints. As a result, they have always been far ahead of us in related technologies. It's a cumulative gap that won't be easy to close."
Lu Zhen said, shaking his head.
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