103: Is it amazing to be a third-rate psychic?
The five men were shot, but they didn't fall; they remained standing there. Tian Ming could sense that their bodies were healing at an extremely fast rate.
All of Huang Qiusheng's subordinates were Five-level Ability Users with mutated bodies, no wonder they were so arrogant.
"You all step back. These people are not someone you can handle. Leave them to me!" Tian Ming waved his hand at Director Han and the others behind him.
Director Han nodded slightly and waved her hand at the people behind her, and everyone retreated.
Tian Ming slowly took a step forward. At this moment, Huang Qiusheng's brows were tightly furrowed. The ability Tian Ming displayed, being able to block even bullets, this level of object control strength, had already surpassed most Third-class ability users.
"You, are you a Third-class ability user? Or a Second-level..." Huang Qiusheng's voice carried a hint of panic, no longer arrogant and overbearing as before.
"No, neither!"
As Tian Ming slowly approached, black carbon fiber threads suddenly grew from the ground. Like vines, they rapidly spread, directly and tightly binding Huang Qiusheng and the others.
Tian Ming walked closer and closer, and the carbon fiber threads also wrapped the few people like zongzi, making them utterly unable to move. And the weapons in their hands, as Tian Ming approached, turned into powder and disappeared completely.
"Boss Tian Ming, this, this..." Huang Qiusheng's face was pale at this moment, and fine sweat broke out on his forehead. He felt his ability being suppressed by Tian Ming. This suppression was even stronger than that brought by a First-Class Ability User, leaving him almost no power to resist.
He was so completely wrapped in carbon fiber that only his head was exposed, like a baby in swaddling clothes.
He had thought he could find a few isolated Ability Users here, but he hadn't expected that such an extraordinary person was hidden within this seemingly ordinary Shelter!
"Is a Third-class ability user so impressive? Since you've come, then stay. Don't leave." Tian Ming said coldly to Huang Qiusheng.
Huang Qiusheng swallowed. He understood that if he didn't admit defeat in time, he might truly be finished here.
"Boss Tian Ming, I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness."
Ah! ...... The surrounding armed personnel let out a scream. The carbon fiber wrapping them suddenly tightened, and the immense pressure caused them to spit blood, their faces turning purplish-black with bulging veins due to congestion.
This scene terrified Huang Qiusheng. He begged for mercy repeatedly: "Boss Tian Ming, don't, don't kill them! They are just my thugs. I'll leave now, I'll leave now!"
Tian Ming glanced at the dozen or so armed personnel. Their life force was rapidly draining, and they were already on their last breath.
"Too late!"
No sooner had Tian Ming's words fallen than those people were crushed by the continuously tightening carbon fiber, reduced to a pulp. Such a terrifying scene made Huang Qiusheng's face turn ashen.
The other party wanted to kill him, so Tian Ming didn't waste words and decisively eliminated his subordinates. As for Huang Qiusheng, a Third-class ability user and an important figure, Tian Ming was not in a hurry to kill him.
"Boss Tian Ming, I..." Huang Qiusheng was so scared that his courage failed him. The fear of death made him speechless, stammering and unable to articulate anything clearly.
"Don't worry, you don't need to die yet. I need to weigh whether killing you is more valuable, or not killing you is more valuable!" Tian Ming's tone carried a hint of indifference.
At this moment, Director Han and the others also came closer.
"Director Han, the helicopter pilot is an ordinary person. Hand him over to Liu Chuan and have him properly trained."
Director Han nodded slightly, understanding Tian Ming's meaning. The Shelter happened to be short of pilots, and Tian Ming would not let go of such high-skilled talents.
Tian Ming turned his head and glanced at Huang Qiusheng. He said, "Let's talk somewhere else!" Tian Ming snapped his fingers, and the carbon fiber on his body disappeared, but a black collar appeared around his neck.
This collar was woven by Tian Ming using carbon fiber. If Huang Qiusheng dared to act recklessly, his head would immediately be severed.
Huang Qiusheng regained his freedom, but he dared not make any rash moves. After all, the horrific state of his subordinates when they died was still vivid in his mind.
"Let's go!" Tian Ming said indifferently.
Huang Qiusheng could only follow Tian Ming. A few minutes later, the two arrived in the interrogation room of the Central Building. This guy completely lacked his initial arrogance. After gaining his ability, he had always been arrogant, but when he encountered someone more powerful than himself, he could only behave meekly.
"You said you are the person in charge of Huaxin Pharmaceutical, and you also have a Shelter, right?" Tian Ming looked at Huang Qiusheng and asked indifferently.
Huang Qiusheng dared not conceal anything, nodding repeatedly and saying, "Yes, Boss Tian Ming."
Tian Ming nodded slightly and continued to ask, "Tell me, did you already know about the virus?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Huang Qiusheng's eyes. He hadn't expected Tian Ming to ask that.
"The moment Gaia was captured by gravity, the observatory's calculations had already determined that Gaia would collide with Blue Star. Major countries all over the world launched probes, and we did too. We collected samples and returned. In fact, the virus matter was always suppressed and not announced. All institutions were seeking solutions until the Super Serum was prepared," Huang Qiusheng said.
Tian Ming's lips curled into a cold smile. This was a difficult choice. Gaia only gave five years, too short. Either everyone would perish together, or they would directly blast Gaia out of orbit, but some fragments would definitely fall back.
"Since there's Super Serum, why isn't it given to ordinary people?" Tian Ming asked.
Huang Qiusheng dared not conceal anything and said, "Insufficient production capacity, not enough to supply everyone. We tried various technical routes, but only one was relatively reliable: letting the virus release its toxicity, first infecting the experimental subjects, and then producing the Super Serum."
"Experimental subjects?" Tian Ming's brows immediately furrowed.
"That is, zombies."
Tian Ming took a deep breath. He didn't ask further. Because he couldn't ask anymore, zombies might have already appeared five years ago. This kind of thing could never be made public.
"Where is your Shelter?"
Huang Qiusheng was silent for a moment. He looked up at Tian Ming and slowly began, "It's to the north, about 200 kilometers from here. It's a group of caves, and we've done a lot of modifications using them to build an underground base."
"You're the boss of that Shelter, aren't you?" Tian Ming asked again.
"Not exactly, just an important person in charge, I guess," Huang Qiusheng said truthfully.
Tian Ming nodded slightly and said, "How many people are in that Shelter? Are they all Ability Users?"
"No, Ability Users only make up about 10%. My Shelter has about 3,000 people, most of whom are base maintenance personnel and food production personnel. The snow has been falling for so long, and most of our base's equipment has problems. Besides looking for Ability Users, I came out mainly to scout the city and see if I could find some replacement equipment."
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