"How long until everyone is within range?" Desir asked .
"It would take up to 10 minutes if you want all the groups . However, I can see that the slower one has gotten much slower . I think they do not want to get closer," said the woman .
"Fine then . Let them be . Just get the larger ones in and then we can cast the net," said Desir after thinking for a few seconds . If he decided to wait for the small group to come in, the group that was in the front might notice their plan . It would be better to have everyone inside the range of the trap but one cannot be too greedy .
In no time at all, Desir's order reached the other Mutants and with a simultaneous rise, all the Mutants that were hiding sprung up and were ready to strike .
"Faster! Do not let the Azure Cloud Clan get all the contribution!"
"Faster! Faster! Faster!"
…
The oblivious Redsands Clan continued to charge faster, not realizing that the Snow Mountain Sect were all slowing down behind them . Before they could realize it, the gates of hell were opened and the nightmare was only going to start .
"Leader, I think something is wrong!" One of the elders of the Azure Cloud Clan said to their clan leader, Ge Hong .
"What is it that seems wrong?" said Ge Hong . The reason they were there because they were chasing after a few Mutants that had appeared . However, when the elder questioned the situation, he noticed that the Mutants that they were chasing were gone .
"I can't tell…"
"Could it be that your skills are rusty after sitting for too long? Are you scared?" Ge Hong laughed .
"There's nothing to joke about . Keep quiet and listen . It's too quiet!"
"Eh?" Ge Hong was thrown . It was as the elder had said . The place was too quiet .
It was the night of early summer . Even though it should be quiet, there should still be sounds made from insects and birds . The eerie silence made his skin crawl .
"Everyone, be vigilant! Keep your eyes open for enemies!" cried Ge Hong .
"Clan leader, the Redsands are here!" said one of his disciples .
"Excellent," Ge Hong barked . It was good news for him since the Redsands was stronger than Azure Cloud .
"Haha! Old Ge, why are you stopping? Are you getting tired?" said the Redsands Clan leader, Cai Bei .
"Nonsense! The first blood shan't be drawn by a lowly man such as myself! I'm only leaving the honors to an esteemed man such as yourself!" Ge Hong laughed .
"You praised me too much . Let's go together, brother!" said Cai Bei .
"After you," said Ge Hong as he gestured politely to let Cai Bei walk first .
Unlike Ge Hong, Cai Bei did not realize that the situation was aloof . Even though Ge Hong knew that something was wrong, he had the Redsands with him . Together, their total numbers had increased to over 70 fighters . Although it was not much, it was good enough to give him the courage to move forward .
All the martial artists that were present then were the best fighters in all of each sect . The weakest of them was the Beginning stage of Level 3 . Anyone that was lower than that were left behind in China . Hence, even though 70 of them was not a large fighting force, it was a formidable one at least .
…
"They're here," said the middle-aged woman .
"Good, Shroder, you may commence the plan," said Desir to a man with flaming-red hair by his side .
"Uhm… Yes, sir!" said Shroder . Although he was unwilling, he had no choice .
Shroder, or the Human Torch, had been saved by Jiang Fei . He was ultimately grateful and saw him as a brother of his own . He did not have a bad impression towards the Chinese martial artists and if could, he would never attack them . Right then, he did not have a choice . As a member of the Mutant Brotherhood, he had to obey the orders of his superior!
Back when Jiang Fei had saved Shroder and Berry, the couple was only a Level 4 Beginning stage . Only after a few months, they had become the Advanced stage of Level 4, one stage behind Pinnacle stage .
Unlike Mutants, martial artists only needed some time to train themselves from Beginning stage to reach Advanced stage . It was nothing too difficult for them . For Mutants, it would be a miracle!
Mutants' power was born into them, like a gift from God . Once they had reached awakening, they would be stronger than they were before . Awakening was only a one-off thing . After that, their powers would not and could not be upgraded like how martial artists could .
However, after acquiring the Bio-enhancement technology from Japan, the Mutants had finally unlocked the obstacle! Now, a once useless, weak, combat-incapable Level 2 Mutant could be enhanced to reach Level 3 or Level 4! So far, none of the Mutants that underwent the enhancement could breach the mythical Level 5 realm . Even so, they had become much stronger .
With this sudden gain of power, the Mutants had grown greedy . With almost limitless power, they wanted more . They would not have to fear being suppressed by others as they could now be the conquerer!
Shroder and Berry had a different opinion about using their powers . However, when one got involved in that sort of society, there was no way they could keep their hands clean forever . As a member of the Mutant Brotherhood, the two could not disobey orders given to them . As a citizen of the United States of America, they had the obligation to go with the country's interests!
"Let's go, Berry . I pray that we do not face Jiang Fei in this fight," said Shroder .
"The feeling's mutual," said Berry as she frowned worriedly .
The two left Desir's side and headed towards a rendezvous point with the other Mutants . There, there were some 200 Mutants waiting to strike .
"Let's start…" said Shroder painfully . Dreamweaver, a Mutant with the power of illusion, had cast an illusion over the entire area where the martial artists were gathered then . Even though the martial artists could feel that something was wrong, they had not realized that they were all in a death trap .
"Let's go!" said Berry as she conjured a spark of electricity from the tip of her fingers .
Bzz… Zap… .
She continued to charge her powers and a powerful bolt of lightning was formed in her palm .
"Flame on!" cried Shroder . Fire burst out of his fists and his hair was set aflame .
When the two Advanced stage of Level 4 made their move, the rest of the 200 Mutants charged forward .
Like Shroder and Berry, the rest of the Mutants had energy manipulative type abilities, only in different elements .
Like how Jiang Fei needed to charge up his energy into Origin Force, these Mutants needed to gather their energy before they could manifest their powers . It was akin to a warming-up session which was also their weakest moment . However, since Dreamweaver had already cast an illusion to all the martial artists, they did not need to worry about being attacked! It was a perfect preemptive strike!
When all the martial artists were baffled at what was happening, lighting bolts, razor-sharp gale, hailstorm, water bullets, and many other projectiles bombarded them!
One second ago, everything was quiet . In the next second, chaos ensued .
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