Life Dungeon Game

The mercenary's headlamp shone on the lone figure, illuminating his blood-stained clothes and somewhat disheveled hair.

He is a refined and cultured man.

This was the first thought of the mercenary standing at the front. The man in front of him stood there, appearing gentle and harmless, like a scholar deep in thought.

At the same time, this mercenary

He also knew that this was the target he was looking for, a target worth ten million, an extremely dangerous and crazy target.

He stopped speaking, raised his Gauss rifle without hesitation, and aimed it at the figure in the night. At the same time, the two mercenaries behind him took out two reagents and plunged them into their own bodies.

Standing on the edge of the rooftop, He Ao watched the mercenary raise his gun and point it at him, a smile on his face.

The smile gradually rose, like a madman from hell curling up the corners of his mouth.

The twisted, crazed face masked his previous gentle demeanor, bringing with it extreme oppression and chaos.

Without hesitation, the mercenary at the front aimed at Heo and pulled the trigger.

The bullets from the Gauss rifle streaked through the air, creating a violent sonic boom.

However, at this moment, the mercenary could no longer see where his bullets were heading. The sharp blade pierced through the gaps in the exoskeleton armor and stabbed into his neck, and bright red blood gushed out like a fountain.

He Ao drew his dagger and looked behind the mercenary. At this moment, the other two mercenaries had already finished injecting the reagent.

One of the soldiers glanced at He Ao and then vanished.

'sneak'

The ability of the D-tier talent sequence 'Assassin'.

The next second, He Ao took a half step back, seemingly dodging an attack, and then thrust the dagger in his hand into the void beside him.

In an instant, the mercenary who had disappeared reappeared, holding a knife that He Ao had stabbed at but dodged in one hand, and covering his chest where He Ao had pierced him with the other.

He looked at He Ao with disbelief on his face, seemingly unable to comprehend how He Ao had seen through his disguise.

At the same time, another mercenary's body suddenly swelled up, and he punched Heo.

This mercenary is currently displaying the abilities of a 'thug,' a D-level talent sequence.

He Ao withdrew his dagger, jumped back, and dodged the punch.

The spot where he had just stood was smashed open, creating a huge hole, with cement and broken bricks flying everywhere.

The bloated mercenary, seeing his victory, beamed with joy and immediately stepped forward, swinging his massive fist at He Ao.

At that moment, He Ao raised his head and stared at the mercenary. He twirled the sharp dagger in his hand, then threw it out suddenly, instantly piercing the mercenary's forehead.

boom--

The enormous fist did not land on He Ao, but instead tilted forward, slamming the mercenary's massive body onto the shattered concrete ground.

He Ao glanced at the dead mercenary, reached out, and pulled out the dagger stuck between his eyebrows.

He hadn't used the power of Hyper Memory at all, but instead used the power of Jess's own 'Giving Man', using the method of concentrating power in one place and his rich combat experience to achieve a triple kill.

After being promoted to C-level, each use of Super Memory will put a burden on the body.

Although Jess was originally a superhuman, his physical condition was not good, and he also had some mental problems. After using Super Memory, the damage to his body was higher than that of other characters in the previous dungeon who were also in the D-level state.

So what

O has been controlling the use of his hyper-memory, trying to rely on the power of his own body as much as possible.

The intense use of hyper-memory in the previous battle had already caused some damage to the body.

Wiping the blood off the dagger, He Ao stared at the two people who had just received the injection.

At this moment, the bodies of these two people were decaying and disappearing at a speed beyond common sense. In just a few seconds, these powerful flesh and blood bodies decayed into white bones wrapped in exoskeleton armor.

He briefly activated his super memory to take a look, and their souls had completely disappeared.

The effects of gene serum on humans are completely different from those on animals. When Jess conducted experiments, animals or alien beasts that had used gene serum could temporarily gain superhuman strength, but the increase was not significant. After death, their corpses would decompose more quickly, but not as quickly.

This may also be related to the fact that Jess has always used F-level gene agents for his experiments and has never conducted overdose experiments. What Jess observed was only the effect of low-level gene agents under appropriate conditions.

These two mercenaries, along with the red-haired man He Ao had encountered before, used D-grade or even C-grade gene serums to temporarily elevate themselves to the level of powerful superhumans, even gaining the full abilities of those superhumans.

After their deaths, their souls vanished instantly, and their bodies decayed rapidly.

It seems this is a side effect of gene therapy.

However, is this side effect only effective upon death, or are there other triggering conditions, with death being just one of them?

These were not within Jess's original research scope, and Heo had no relevant information in his mind. Perhaps the mysterious man and his other laboratory might have some clues.

However, after the battle just now, He Ao has gained a basic understanding of the combat power of the superhumans created by the gene serum.

These 'superhumans' who gained extraordinary powers through gene-editing agents are actually weaker than superhumans who advanced normally, with their strength being roughly between 80% and 90% of that of superhumans who advanced normally.

Furthermore, although they have acquired complete superhuman abilities, they do not seem to be able to use these abilities as easily as normal superhumans. These gene drug injectors showed obvious unfamiliarity when using their abilities.

For example, with the assassin just now, He Ao didn't use his super memory power, but he still easily found the opponent's location by observing the surrounding environment and the combat experience he had accumulated when he was an assassin.

This is the consequence of not being proficient in using one's abilities or not using them effectively.

Even if a genuine 'assassin' were brought in, it wouldn't necessarily be able to get the better of He Ao.

"Group 8, can you hear me?"

A strong voice rang out again from the walkie-talkie on the chest of the first mercenary who had fallen, "Can you hear me?"

He Ao slowly squatted down and took out the walkie-talkie.

At that moment, someone on the other end of the walkie-talkie seemed to realize something and suddenly shouted, "Jace, are you on the rooftop?"

He Ao didn't speak, but instead turned on the intercom, picked up the intercom, and walked along...

He was thrown down the stairwell.

With a series of crisp sounds echoing, his figure disappeared between the stairs.

······

"The target is on the rooftop!!!"

"Inject the reagent immediately!!!"

"Block all roads leading down from the rooftop!"

The noisy footsteps echoed in the dilapidated old building.

"Tighten the encirclement and maintain formation."

A figure who looked like an adjutant stood by the stairs on the sixth floor, quickly directing the other mercenaries to gather together and rush towards the rooftop.

Several groups of three quickly passed by him. He looked down at the bottom of the stairs, where another group was rushing up. "What the hell are you doing? Are there any big-assed women down there? Hurry up!"

boom--

Just then, a muffled thud came from behind him.

He turned around and saw a figure standing in the darkness, the light from the searchlight above his head spreading forward, and his hand moved almost simultaneously.

None of their mercenaries were alone.

The only one left alone is the enemy.

He pressed a button on his exoskeleton armor, and the exoskeleton armor with injection function activated instantly.

A silver needle was inserted into his body, and with a sharp pain, a powerful reagent was injected into his muscles.

The next second, his body suddenly swelled up, and muscles like writhing dragons spread along the gaps in the exoskeleton armor, stretching the sturdy alloy structure and creating fine cracks.

While the drug was being injected, his hands didn't stop moving. He raised the Gauss rifle hanging on his body and fired a shot at the dark figure without hesitation.

The bullet pierced through the shadowy figure's body instantly, creating a large hole in its chest.

No, it's a corpse! We've fallen for their trap!

Just as the adjutant realized what was happening, a phantom suddenly rushed out from the side, its cold light heading towards his neck.

A hazy, faint red glow enveloped the adjutant. Undeterred, he raised his arm, encased in exoskeleton armor, and punched the phantom's body.

As He Ao watched the fist hurtling towards him, a twisted thought suddenly appeared in his mind, attempting to influence his will and to radicalize his thoughts.

This feeling was strangely familiar; the last time he had this feeling was back in Kaya City.

This is the ability of the C-rank talent sequence 'Paranoia' from the Church of the God of Chaos.

The last person Heo encountered with this talent sequence was Chaos, a chosen one of the Church of the God of Chaos.

Those were enemies encountered in the Vian instance. But now that I think about it, Chaos, who was crazy back then and wanted to carry out a large-scale sacrifice, is so similar to Jayce now.

If Jayce hadn't always harbored good intentions, he might have also fallen into the arms of the God of Chaos at some point.

He Ao raised his dagger, instantly activated his super memory, and collided with the fist swung by his adjutant without hesitation.

The sharp dagger easily sliced ​​through the sturdy alloy of the exoskeleton armor, then yanked down, severing several of the lieutenant's fingers.

"what!"

The adjutant winced in pain, but his hands didn't stop. As one fist met He Ao's dagger, his other fist swung out, smashing...

Towards He Ao's lower abdomen.

Instead of retreating, He Ao advanced, suddenly contracting his abdomen and shifting his body to the side to prevent the fist from hitting his vital parts. At the same time, he exerted force and thrust the dagger in his hand toward the adjutant's neck.

At the last moment, the adjutant hesitated, preventing Heo from severing his entire head.

But the sharp dagger still managed to slice open his neck.

At that moment, the adjutant's fist also landed on He Ao.

With a crisp sound, He Ao's figure was sent flying, crashing into a dusty wall not far away.

"you······"

The adjutant clutched his neck, opened his mouth as if to speak, but only the gurgling sound of air breaking through liquid could be heard.

He Ao staggered to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then disappeared again.

The attack just now was a little short; it wasn't enough to kill the adjutant.

This time, the adjutant dared not let He Ao get close again. He covered his neck with one hand and raised the Gauss rifle hanging on his body with the other, and began to fire at He Ao continuously.

Bullets kicked up dust, which mingled with the hazy night.