How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 23 - Major Discovery

Behind him, Chang Ye and Agent 88 carefully followed...

Finally, they had entered his realm of expertise.

Tracking by footprints, two days had passed. After enduring floodwaters and disturbances by wild animals in the forests, could he truly follow the trail of Subject 325?

At least they themselves wouldn't be able to.

But after following Lin Xiaosu for seven or eight hundred meters, their eyes lit up. A footprint appeared on the wet ground, a mark left by a specialized shoe.

This shoe was exclusive to Qianlong.

"This pair, who do you think is the true talent?" Agent 88 sent his voice towards Chang Ye.

"Why can't both be talents?" said Chang Ye.

"That's true! Xinyue's unique skills only seldom have the chance to be showcased. She has always been struggling in fields she isn't skilled in. To achieve what she has in an area she's not adept at, she indeed qualifies as a genius!"

"That's not the point. The key is that she still has a chance to stimulate her superpower, a privilege exclusive to the Second Generation Gene People. Some say that the Second Generation Gene People have the highest likelihood of Awakening!"

Awakening!

Even spoken from their mouths, these two words still carried an infinite sense of mystery...

"Second Generation Gene People... This is indeed a profound topic." Agent 88 said: "As a Medicine Master, what's your view on Second Generation Gene People?"

"Our ancestors once said, 'Fortune and disaster are intertwined!' When applied to Second Generation Gene People, it's probably the most accurate judgement..." Chang Ye's gaze suddenly lifted, staring at the figure of Lin Xiaosu above.

Agent 88 also raised his gaze: "Did you find something?"

Whoosh! Both of them appeared beside Lin Xiaosu in an instant.

From the side, Lin Xiaosu's face showed a panic-stricken expression...

Taking a deep breath, Lin Xiaosu pointed to a lone cliff ahead: "That's probably where he sent the photo from."

Agent 88 exhaled: "No worries, just climb up that cliff, you won't fall off."

He thought that Lin Xiaosu's panic was because, as an ordinary person, he feared the extreme danger posed by the solitary cliff.

However, he couldn't have imagined that Lin Xiaosu had "seen" a truly heart-stopping image.

When Subject 325 passed by here, a White Snake slipped through the grass with astonishing speed. Subject 325's reaction was bizarrely quick, spinning on one foot, moving three steps forward.

Yet, he still didn't completely evade the White Snake's strike. The serpent slid past his leg, its scales flaring open like a sharp sword in the moment it passed, actually cutting through the Dragon Armor.

Subject 325's sharp eyes were fixated on the grass below when the White Snake had already burrowed into the ground.

He probably hadn't seen it clearly.

But seeing the slash on his Dragon Armor, he was enormously shocked.

This was the "major discovery" he mentioned!

In these mountains lurked a mysterious entity capable of tearing apart Dragon Armor.

But what exactly it was, he hadn't seen clearly.

Lin Xiaosu saw it clearly; it was a White Snake, which seemed just like any ordinary snake until it launched its attack.

Its speed was more than ten times that of normal snakes.

Its scales could tear through Dragon Armor.

How formidable Dragon Armor was! Even the Fake Dragon Armor Lin Xiaosu wore wasn't something the wild beasts of the mountain could easily rip apart.

Lin Xiaosu was panic-stricken because he suddenly discovered that, despite wearing formidable equipment and having three Qianlong experts at his side, should he encounter a sudden attack from the snake, he would still be doomed...

Even these three Qianlong experts were in great danger.

Lin Xiaosu climbed atop the solitary cliff, with Agent 88 following. He took out a communicator, checked it, and Agent 88 nodded slightly: "Indeed, there are faint signals here. Subject 325 sent the photos from here."

"Next step, is to trace his path down the mountain. When you were climbing earlier, did you see any signs of him descending?" Chang Ye asked Lin Xiaosu.

"No, he didn't take the same path down the mountain."

"If he didn't go back the way he came, then it could only be there..." Chang Ye pointed to a location, where just moments before Lin Xiaosu had encountered the White Snake, there was a ridge leading to another set of mountains.

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Lin Xiaosu nodded, and returned to the spot where the White Snake had appeared. Once again he saw Subject 325, who made the same move, even more pronounced than his own.

He purposefully moved towards the tall grass area...

He was using himself as bait, to attract an unknown hunter to attack.

In his hand, he held a Dragon Scale Dagger, his mind highly focused.

In the modern society, on the eve of the gene world, magical genes were coveted by all nations. Encountering a mysterious creature that could tear apart Dragon Armor, he regarded it as a "major discovery." So, ignoring the dangers, he lured the hunter in the tall grass area. Yes, at this moment, he turned himself into the bait. Wouldn't the attacker be the hunter then?

Of course, as a holder of the Qianlong Gold Medal, he was a hunter himself!

Let's see whose skills are superior.

Time ticked away by the second...

Lin Xiaosu seemed to step into the role of the one he was "observing"...

Involuntarily, he held his breath and focused deeply...

Agent 88 and Chang Ye glanced at each other, confused, but they intuitively felt that Lin Xiaosu must have discovered something again.

What could it be?

Their gaze followed the direction of his eyeline, yet they couldn't discern anything.

Within Lin Xiaosu's "line of sight," the full picture of events finally became clear...

It was so breathtakingly thrilling...

As No. 325 took a step forward, a white snake burst out from the ground with lightning speed. Its movement was so swift, it seemed less like a living creature and more like an arrow.

Shooting towards the lower abdomen of No. 325.

No. 325 had a freakishly quick reaction time.

With a sudden movement, he reached out his hand, which was adorned with a pair of gloves giving off a blue glow, and firmly grasped the white snake.

The white snake's tail lashed out violently, like a sharp sword sweeping across No. 325's chest, splitting his Dragon Armor in two, blood spraying everywhere.

But No. 325's expression was as still as water, he held onto the violently struggling snake with a death grip.

The strength of the snake's struggles was also unprecedented. A small snake, merely two feet long, was thrashing in his hands like a giant crocodile; No. 325's expression was ferocious, his veins bulged, clearly he was exerting all his strength.

Nevertheless, the snake continued to slice at his Dragon Armor with its tail like a blade, tearing it apart, cutting through his flesh bit by bit.

Lin Xiaosu was witnessing such an intense and brutal fight to the death for the first time, and her heart kept tightening.

As time passed, the white snake eventually drooped down lifelessly.

It seemed No. 325 was about to successfully conquer the exotic white snake.

However, what followed was an entirely new turn of events...

From a cave behind No. 325, suddenly two people burst out, both dressed like hunters...

Their movements were unbelievably fast...

The cold gleam of their blades shimmered, No. 325's eyes widened dramatically as a sharp dagger plunged accurately into his chest; had his Dragon Armor not been torn by the white snake, perhaps the stab would not have been fatal.

Had No. 325 not engaged in that deadly battle with the white snake, in theory, he could have dodged this lethal blow, but the unprecedented fight had left him completely drained.

On top of Lao Mountain, he met his unexpected end in the most inconceivable way.

He was dead.

His hard-won trophy became someone else's spoil of war, as the two assailants quickly cleaned up the scene, concealing any traces of blood. Soon, the grass was restored to its original state, which was precisely why they failed to notice at first glance that a bloody battle had occurred here.

Lin Xiaosu took a step and swept the grass aside.

Sister Changye focused her gaze, taken aback.

No. 88 also spotted the bloodstain on the ground.

He leaned down, and a silver needle from his glove probed at the bloodstain. The light from his glasses flickered, database cross-referencing, and even though there were no signals here, his glasses had a unique feature. With storage capabilities, they held No. 325's genetic information. Through data comparison, the conclusion came quickly: "It's him!"

"How was he injured?" Sister Changye's face was very grim.

With a swoosh, a figure that seemed both real and illusory rose from below; it was Xinyue.

In a short time, she had scaled two mountain peaks, looking far into the distance, yet finding none of whom she sought, she could only follow the main force.

Upon catching up, her heart sank: "C! You little rascal..."

Her voice cut off abruptly because she saw the very grim look on Sister Changye's face.

Xinyue's voice softened: "Sister Changye, what's wrong?"

Sister Changye didn't answer her, her gaze shifted to Lin Xiaosu: "Qianlong is wounded, and it's no trivial matter. We need to hurry..."

Lin Xiaosu approached the cave.

Sister Changye flickered to his side, highly alert.

As she said, Qianlong being injured was no trivial matter.

Normally, a fully-armed Qianlong would never get injured, if they did, it signified a massive crisis.

Lin Xiaosu had targeted this cave, which could potentially harbor danger.

She was worried about destroying any forward clues and dared not walk ahead of Lin Xiaosu, but she needed to ensure if a crisis did arise, she could rescue him immediately.

The cave was dark and seemingly untrodden, but upon closer inspection, signs of human activity could still be discerned.

Ahead, light shone through, and as the four traversed the cave, a cliff appeared before them.

Below the cliff was a water pond.

"Did the trail end here?" Sister Changye exhaled softly; she had been holding her breath the whole way, only now letting it out.

Lin Xiaosu nodded slightly: "They went down from here, look!"

He pointed to a rock, its edge freshly broken, indicating that someone had descended from this spot.

"Down!" No. 88 tapped with the tip of his foot, his garments spread open like a glider, and he leaped down from dozens of meters in the air.

Xinyue's body twirled, changing in midair, dropping more than ten meters and landing on a tree, swinging and bouncing to steady herself on a branch.

Sister Changye stretched out her hand, grasping Lin Xiaosu's belt: "I'll take you down!"

Lin Xiaosu felt the wind by his ear as Sister Changye's clothes also billowed.

Her clothing differed from No. 88's, who wore a standard bodysuit, the Qianlong uniform.

Hers were more like ordinary clothes, the kind commonly seen in the outside world, but as she spread her arms, the seemingly typical clothes also transformed like a glider. Clearly, she too was wearing Dragon Armor, only that hers had returned to its essence, transforming Dragon Armor into everyday attire.

Lin Xiaosu had been wondering about her exact ranking within Qianlong.

No. 88 was arranging the actions, and she was cooperating. It seemed her rank wasn't as high as No. 88's, which made sense. In Qianlong, being ranked No. 88 was already a very high standing.

However, No. 88 spoke to her with an exceptionally gentle tone, and Sister Changye rarely spoke, but when she did, No. 88 complied directly.

From this perspective, Sister Changye's status seemed to surpass that of No. 88.

Now, another piece of evidence had emerged: Sister Changye's Dragon Armor was more advanced than No. 88's.

Who could she be?

These were the thoughts going through Lin Xiaosu's mind as he glided down through the air.