Chapter 86 (1/2)
”Here are some bullets for the handgun.” Qing Shui handed three boxes of bullets to Chang and then took out and unfolded a silk-like vest from his lab coat. ”And this, this is the bulletproof vest fabricated from Group Beta. They utilized those tenacious spider silk we had troubled with and knitted them into this vest. It is the best protection I can offer to you at this moment. It doesn't affect your flexibility at all and is as lightweight as a T-s.h.i.+rt.”
”You always have a plan B,” Chang noted, taking the white vest and folding it the way Qing Shui had. He then placed it into his pocket.
”I like to give myself some leeway, and there is nothing wrong with it, right?” Qing Shui sank to his knees and gently combed Jing's hair. ”After all, you are the last two family members I have on this planet. I'd do anything to make sure you are safe.”
”Don't worry, we are stronger than you think. I don't understand the political struggle but I've had a bitter taste of the cruelty of it. So remember, I want to see a living Qing Shui when I come back.” Chang grabbed Jing's small hand in his palm. ”Once the revolution is over, we'll come back to here regardless of whether you're dead or alive.”
Qing Shui looked fixedly at Chang, as if this was the last time he would see him, He spoke confidently, ”When you're away, you don't need to think of me too much. I won't surrender to anyone. Neither the government nor the military can waste any gifted. The worst case scenario for me is to become a puppet for one of them. They simply can't afford to lose me.
”And I am positive that no one can scotch me easily, at least not in Zhengzhou.” His eyes were filled with pride. He added, ”I'm not easy to be eliminated. To be honest, I'm more concerned about your safety. Part of the reason why I wanted to see you today is because Zhuo has realised you two's importance to me. So in order to gain control over me, this fox might cage you or something to threaten me. You need to leave, now. I am 100% sure that he will search for you tomorrow. He even has a troop of gene-altered soldiers that no hand-held weapons can do damage to. They are swifter than machines and more deadly than any a.s.sa.s.sins. The scales on their skin are both genius and evil creation… And hence, I got this handgun from Colonel Xie against a rainy day.”
”Gene-altered soldiers?” Chang frowned, he didn't know the human subject experiment had gone this far.
”Just as you heard, they are a.s.sa.s.sins made by Zhuo. Their intelligence is defected, but they're obedient killing machines.”
”And if we were to quantify how dangerous they are using Jing's index, what number are they? Can you even cause injury with this handgun?” Knowing that he might be chased after, Chang was extremely alarmed.
”I'd say they are at least at 25, but how high they are depends on what kind of enhancement they had. Zhuo didn't show me the full set of their skills. I only know that they have excellent vision and every muscle on their body is designed for grappling. They probably don't know how to survive in the wild but they will make the most of themselves to fight with medium sized opponents such as humans.”
Qing Shui recalled what he saw the other day in the experimental field, and his finger pointed at Chang's altered handgun. ”The handgun you have here is custom made. It is made specifically to kill these men. It is so powerful among its kind, you may call it the most lethal handgun in the world!
”It was altered by my fellows in Group Beta. Its name was Pfeifer Zeliska Revolver, originating in Austria. The altered version can be held with a single hand. Previously, it wasn't common to have this handgun used in a battle field because it was too big, and the recoil was too strong to handle. Not many people could use this gun with ease.”
”You said it didn't prevail in the army? Why?” Chang rubbed the gun's barrel.
”Because humans were simply too weak before the red fog. The intense recoil could even damage the user's wrist! Not many soldiers were skilled and strong enough to handle it. However, you don't need to worry about it now as you are at least six times stronger than an average adult. Firing this gun should be easy enough for you.”
”How powerful is this handgun?” Chang asked, gently touching every inch of this half a meter long gun.
”The instant shooting energy at the muzzle is 6230 joule,” Qing Shui answered.
”What does that mean?” Chang raised the handgun and tried to aim randomly.
”It is more powerful than any handgun you have known. Even Desert Eagle is much weaker compared to this deadly beast.”
”Do you mean the Desert Eagle we used to play in CS? I remember I always used it for a one-shot kill.”
”Yes… the instant shooting energy at the muzzle of Desert Eagle is 1570 joules. That means Pfeifer Zeliska Revolver is four times more powerful.”
”You're not kidding, are you?” Chang pulled the cylinder latch to open the cylinder, looking at the giant bullet resting in there. ”Since it is such a powerful gun, it should be able to kill those soldiers, right?”
”Even if you fail to kill them, you will cause severe injury with this handgun. If it is a good shot. However, keep this in mind: they are much, much faster than you, and they can see beyond ten meters. In other words, they are stronger than you in all ways except for intelligence. If you were to face them in an unfavorable situation, it'll be hard for you to hit your target.”
”But with this gun, I'm more confident about surviving out there. Otherwise I won't even have a chance to escape,” Chang said and slid the handgun into its holster and carried that on his right shoulder. ”Fingers crossed for my aim...”
Qing Shui nodded at them and drew the curtain apart, saying ”The Sun is about to rise, you have to go now.”
Chang picked up Jing as he responded, ”Qing Shui, take care.”
”So should you.” Qing Shui patted Chang's shoulder and tilted his head as he teased Jing, laughing. ” Are you still mad at me? You don't seem like you want to say goodbye to me.”