Chapter 90
Three extremely burning gazes fell on Fu Suxi.
Fu Suxi, however, looked at Yu Zhi coldly. “You were dreaming.”
Yu Zhi’s eyes curved slightly. Using Fu Suxi’s own words against him, he replied, “Yes. Didn’t I say I predicted it while dreaming?”
Fu Suxi: “……”
The three bystanders naturally sensed the undercurrent between the two of them. But compared to their complicated emotional entanglement, the more urgent issue was whether the system had helped Meteorite Biotech.
Shang Yu and Zuo Feiyang stared intensely at the back of Fu Suxi’s head, as if trying to burn a hole through it and peek directly into the answer.
Fu Suxi glanced at the two of them, then said to Yu Zhi, “You never said that.”
“You only predicted Main Quest Four.”
Hearing that, the smile on Yu Zhi’s lips deepened.
“Since I never said it, then what do you think?”
“Will the system help Meteorite Biotech, Minister Yu?”
The moment he said that, the three gazes that had just withdrawn immediately returned to Fu Suxi, even hotter than before.
Fu Suxi’s eyes gradually darkened.
Even if the prophecy hadn’t mentioned it, he still had his own judgment.
User “Lord of Fire God” is curious about your answer and tips 50 universal coins.
User “Big Yellow Girl” urges you to quickly answer your temporary lover’s question and tips 50 universal coins.
User “Clear-Minded in the World” questions your plan and tips 100 universal coins.
User “Vitamin E Supplement” eagerly awaits your response and tips 80 universal coins.
The faster the barrage scrolled, the colder Fu Suxi’s gaze became.
He looked at Yu Zhi expressionlessly. The surrounding atmosphere stiffened under his icy stare.
Yu Zhi looked back at him with smiling eyes and blinked lightly.
“You said before that there was something more important you needed to do in the pollution zone.”
“Were you investigating this matter?”
User “National Special-Grade Humanoid Weapon” wonders when the other party said that.
User “Pure Love Warrior” reminds them it was mentioned when leaving the pollution zone.
User “World’s No.1 Cute Girl” sighs emotionally that you remember every word he said and tips 20 universal coins.
User “momo” looks forward to the answer and tips 20 universal coins.
The barrage in Yu Zhi’s livestream refreshed rapidly.
Not only the barrage—even Shang Yu and Zuo Feiyang couldn’t help cautiously stepping closer. Both leaned forward slightly, carefully studying Fu Suxi’s expression, trying to read something from his face.
The next second, a low laugh sounded.
Fu Suxi slowly curved his lips.
He did not answer Yu Zhi’s question. Instead, following Yu Zhi’s words, he said, “I’m also curious whether the system has colluded with Meteorite Biotech.”
“System. Come out.”
When Yu Zhi heard him suddenly call the system, his eyelid twitched violently. An ominous feeling rose in his chest.
Immediately afterward, in front of everyone, Fu Suxi directly questioned the system.
“Answer.”
“Did you help Meteorite Biotech?”
System: “……”
The familiar mechanical childlike voice sounded in the air.
“Please wait. Detection in progress…”
Although the question was directed at the system, Fu Suxi’s dark eyes were fixed directly on Yu Zhi.
He emphasized each syllable with a faint smile.
“Yu… You is very curious about this.”
The smile on Yu Zhi’s lips froze slightly.
Not long ago he had incited a large number of livestream users to report both the system and Meteorite Biotech. Now Fu Suxi was questioning the system in public—and even dragged his name into it.
How could the system not seize the opportunity to target him?
Sure enough, the system’s voice immediately sounded again.
“Detected that all present have not actively completed tasks.”
Before Yu Zhi could say a single word, the familiar notification rang out.
Ding-dong—
“Congratulations to five Earth residents for triggering a hidden quest.”
Yu Zhi: “……”
No!!!
At the same time, a semi-transparent panel appeared with the quest details.
Hidden Quest: Extreme Sprint
Mission Objective: Complete a 600-meter sprint within 1 minute 30 seconds.
Completion Reward: Unknown.
Failure Punishment: Unknown.
Yu Zhi had barely glanced at the mission objective when four figures beside him shot forward instantly.
In the blink of an eye, they had already rushed out of the command building.
Damn it!
Yu Zhi’s mouth twitched violently as he hurriedly started running.
The last time the system forced them into a hidden quest, the requirement had been to run 400 meters in 1 minute 30 seconds.
This time it had increased by another 200 meters.
He didn’t dare slow down for even a moment. Grinding his teeth, he sprinted forward while cursing wildly in his mind.
Damn you, Fu Suxi!
Damn you, stupid system!
By the time Yu Zhi ran out of the command building, Fu Suxi had already finished the task and reached the 600-meter finish line.
He turned around to look back.
His breathing wasn’t disturbed at all. His expression remained indifferent, as if the sprint just now had been nothing.
Fu Suxi’s gaze passed over Shang Yu, Zuo Feiyang, and Lu Liming before settling on Yu Zhi, who was far behind them.
Not only was he the slowest runner, his physical reaction was also the most severe.
He was panting heavily, barely able to catch his breath. His pale face had turned flushed red.
Compared to Shang Yu and Zuo Feiyang, who looked completely unaffected, Yu Zhi’s exhausted appearance was striking.
Physical condition.
After ordinary people awaken abilities, their physical fitness also improves.
Even the lowest D-level ability users are physically stronger than normal humans without abilities.
But Yu Zhi’s current condition…
Was it an act?
Or was this body restricted somehow?
Fu Suxi lit a cigarette.
Blue-white smoke curled upward, hiding the unreadable emotion in his eyes.
A few seconds later, Shang Yu and Zuo Feiyang, both A-level ability users, arrived at the finish line one after another.
Shang Yu’s breathing was steady, but her eyes showed some shock.
“No wonder headquarters told us not to question the system casually,” she said.
“This hidden quest appeared way too suddenly. If this happened inside a pollution zone, people could easily die from the chaos.”
“Yeah,” Zuo Feiyang agreed, then turned to look back.
Seeing that Lu Liming had already finished the run while Yu Zhi was only halfway there, he said in surprise, “Why is Brother Yu last?”
Lu Liming followed his gaze.
He remembered the sprint mission he and Yu Zhi had completed back in H City. Yu Zhi had also run very slowly then.
Back then Yu Zhi had said he was only E-rank.
But now he had been tested as an S-rank ability user…
Lu Liming thought for a moment and said to Zuo Feiyang, “Brother Yu might be doing it on purpose.”
“Running last on purpose. Deliberately finishing late to express his dissatisfaction with the system.”
Zuo Feiyang thought about it for a moment.
Then he believed it.
After all, he had personally witnessed Yu Zhi bargaining with the system before. Expressing dissatisfaction was nothing compared to that.
He sighed with admiration.
“Brother Yu is really rebellious.”
One dared to say it.
The other dared to believe it.
Fu Suxi: “……”
Time passed second by second.
The system began counting down.
“Hidden quest countdown: ten, nine, eight, seven…”
Yu Zhi’s brain was already starved of oxygen. Stars flashed before his eyes.
He had no time to pay attention to where the others were. He just kept running.
Hearing the life-threatening countdown in his ears, he took a deep breath and used the last of his strength to sprint forward, rounding the corner of the building.
“…three, two, one.”
At the final second of the countdown, he finally finished the 600 meters.
System: “You have completed the hidden quest: Extreme Sprint.”
“Quest reward: Congratulations from the system.”
“Reward distribution in progress…”
“You completed the hidden quest with the miserable time of 1 minute 30 seconds and proudly won last place in this sprint!”
“Congratulations! Through your actions you have proven your strength!”
“You are trash among ability users! A classic example of trash!”
“Congratulations! You are truly remarkable!”
Yu Zhi: “???”
He nearly failed to catch his breath.
Insulting him was one thing—but the system was cursing him so viciously!
“You—”
Yu Zhi raised his head.
At that moment, someone suddenly rushed around the corner and collided directly with him.
The other person clearly hadn’t expected anyone to be there. Startled, he jumped aside and slammed his shoulder heavily into the wall.
“Hiss—”
Yu Zhi reached out to steady him.
“It’s fine, it’s fine,” the man said. He was a researcher wearing a white lab coat, with an ID card from the research department hanging around his neck. He rubbed his shoulder. “I didn’t see—”
But when he saw Yu Zhi’s face, his voice suddenly changed pitch.
“I—I didn’t see the road clearly.”
Yu Zhi examined his face carefully.
He was certain they had never met before.
The researcher noticed his scrutiny and forced a smile.
“I’m from the research department. I participated in your research project… the one related to S-class abilities…”
While he spoke, Yu Zhi noticed the man’s gaze suddenly shift past him toward something behind him.
It was as if he had seen something terrifying.
The researcher’s face instantly turned pale.
He violently shook off Yu Zhi’s hand, turned around without hesitation, and ran.
Yu Zhi did not chase him.
Instead he turned around.
The other four runners stood beneath a nearby tree.
Fu Suxi leaned casually against it, smoking.
A faint flame flickered between the fingers of his left hand.
His right hand held a gun.
The black barrel was aimed directly at the fleeing researcher.
The moment the researcher started running, Fu Suxi pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Bang—
Bang—
The gunshots were followed by a man’s scream.
Yu Zhi turned his head.
The researcher had collapsed on the ground. Blood poured from the bullet wound in his thigh.
Realizing he couldn’t escape, the man stopped struggling and reached into his pocket.
Yu Zhi couldn’t see what he was taking out.
But suddenly a dark shadow flashed past him.
The next moment Fu Suxi appeared beside the researcher.
With a long blade in hand, he struck down in a single motion, cutting off the researcher’s arm.
He kicked the severed arm away.
The arm flew through the air in an arc—and before it even hit the ground, it exploded with a loud boom.
Scalding blood splattered everywhere.
The air immediately filled with the smell of burnt flesh.
Yu Zhi felt his stomach churn from the smell. His flushed face turned pale again as he instinctively stepped back.
Fu Suxi noticed the movement and glanced at him.
Then he used the tip of his blade to cut the strap of the researcher’s ID card from his chest and tossed it to Shang Yu.
“Go to the research department.”
“Bring in every researcher connected to this.”
Shang Yu responded immediately and left with Zuo Feiyang toward the research building.
Fu Suxi then looked at Yu Zhi.
Seeing him still standing there, he said, “Come here.”
Yu Zhi did not move.
On one hand, blood was still spraying from the researcher’s severed arm. Fragments of flesh and bone from the explosion were scattered all over the white lab coat.
It was disgusting and horrifying.
On the other hand, Yu Zhi was worried the man might still have another trap.
He asked with a pale face, “Are you sure he doesn’t have another bomb?”
Fu Suxi raised an eyebrow.
“Not sure.”
“You come check.”
Yu Zhi: “……”
Standing in place, he forced a smile.
“That won’t be necessary. Your big brother is willing to reluctantly trust you once.”
Seeing that the researcher seemed to have passed out from pain and blood loss, Yu Zhi quickly changed the subject.
“He looks like he’s about to die.”
Fu Suxi lowered his gaze.
The researcher was indeed nearly unconscious.
But his intact left hand was slightly curled in an unnatural position, as if something were hidden underneath.
The next moment, the black blade sliced open the man’s left arm.
The researcher convulsed from pain and regained a bit of consciousness.
“Ah—!”
Fu Suxi stepped on his face, muffling the scream. With several quick cuts, he sliced off the flesh of the left arm and retrieved something hidden beneath the skin.
A tiny blood storage container—no larger than a finger joint.
Inside the micro blood tube was only a few millimeters of blood.
The spy had hidden it with such effort.
It could only be Yu Zhi’s blood.
Fu Suxi’s eyebrow twitched slightly.
He bent down and immediately stored the item in his spatial storage.
The researcher noticed his movement and widened his eyes slightly.
But with his face firmly pressed under Fu Suxi’s boot, he couldn’t speak—only muffled sounds escaped.
“Mm—”
Yu Zhi stood somewhat far away. All he saw was Fu Suxi suddenly slicing flesh from the researcher’s arm.
He grabbed Lu Liming, who was about to approach, and asked hesitantly,
“Was there a bomb hidden in him?”
Fu Suxi answered casually, then looked at the panel above the researcher’s head.
Checking personal information…
Sex: Male
Age: 35
Mental Power: 183 / 502
Physical Condition: B-Rank
Ability Talent: Mental Series – Lie Detection
Overall Evaluation: An ordinary B-rank ability user.
Fu Suxi’s gaze paused on the words “Lie Detection.”
After a moment of thought, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the researcher’s head.
Crack.
Like crushing an egg, he easily burst the skull in his hand.
The panel immediately displayed two lines.
Deprivation successful.
Ability detected: Lie Detection. Recording…
