Chapter 608 - Obstruction (1/2)

The night was exceptionally serene in Mount Fuji, and as they stared across the landscape, the moonlit sky cast ever-changing shadows of the trees onto the surface of the road, accompanied by the sound of rustling leaves swaying in the wind.

A glaring light shone from a distance, and the growl of a high-capacity engine shattered the silence.

It was a military jeep, and upon closer inspection, they saw four people in the vehicle. The men in the driver’s seat and front passenger seat had haughty looks on their faces and an icy edge to their gazes; everything about their posture suggested they were not people to be trifled with.

And seated in the back were two men dressed in suits. The one on the left wore a black suit. He had a cigar pinched between his lips and he looked to be in his late 40s with an imposing countenance. The man on the right wore a light blue suit with a tie and had a pair of glasses on. He looked about 30 and seemed like an assistant or a secretary.

“Major General, why are we heading here this late at night? Has the base just produced another new genetically modified soldier?” asked the young man in glasses.

“I don’t know what that old man, Yamamoto Tomotake, is planning. He said he had a surprise for me, but I think it’ll be more like a shock if you ask me.”

The man in the black suit said, “We got word from the police yesterday that Hua Nation sent someone to look into the case of the missing Hua nationals. It’s also very likely they sent an NSA soldier and not an actual police officer here. The military base sent a genetically modified soldier to take him out, but it ended up getting its head split open. Were it not for the police working with us, the issue would have made the headlines, and the entire world would be working against the entire Ri Nation by now.”

The news shocked the man in glasses. “That can’t be! What kind of man is he that even a genetically modified soldier was killed?” he exclaimed.

The men in the driver’s seat and passenger seat were also taken aback. They had seen for themselves how powerful these genetically modified soldiers were. No gun or knife could harm them, and they were truly the ultimate war machines. How could someone split their head open?

The man in the black suit took a long drag of his cigar. He heaved a long sigh and said, “Who knows what kind of monster the Hua Nation sent over!”

Suddenly, the driver saw a figure about 200 meters ahead of them, standing right in the middle of the road.

“Why is there somebody standing there?” The driver remarked. He sensed something amiss and then honked repeatedly.

HONK! HONK!

It was loud and jarring, but the person on the road did not budge at all. He did not seem to even attempt to walk away.

“What an idiot, is he deaf or something?” The driver yelled, then immediately stepped on the brakes.

The man in the black suit frowned. He had a bad feeling about this. “Don’t slow down. Speed up, and run him over!”

“Major General, we…”

“Heed my order—put your foot to the pedal and run him over. There’s no way somebody appearing here at this time of the night can be one of us!”

The man in glasses wanted to speak, but the man in the black suit bellowed furiously and cut him off. The major general sensed danger the moment he saw the strange figure suddenly appearing on the road.

“Yes, Sir!” The driver responded instantly, then stepped on the pedal.

VROOM!

The engine of the green jeep leaped to life and roared, and its speed shot up from 80 to 100 in an instant. Like a beast of steel, it hurtled down the road and charged viciously right toward the figure.

80 meters… 50 meters… 20 meters…

It was getting closer and closer to the stranger and was about to run him over!

In the vehicle, the four men stared ahead without blinking. But the strange man stood there, unflinchingly in the face of a speeding jeep. There were only three plausible explanations for this: first, it was one of their genetically modified soldiers; second, it was a deaf and blind person; or third, it was the monster from Hua Nation. The first could be eliminated, which left the two remaining possibilities. The last one was the more likely of the two, so stopping their vehicle would not be a wise move. Speeding up to run the man over was the wisest and safest option.

BOOM!

There was a loud bang, and the speeding jeep suddenly jolted. The four men were thrown around like they were in a violent earthquake. When they finally regained their focus, they were all shocked out of their wits. Because what they saw was not what they had expected—the strange man was not thrown back by the collision, but instead had both his hands holding down the front of the jeep. It was as if his hands worked like powerful magnets, while his feet were sliding back because of the force of the jeep’s momentum.