Starting as a Class Five Mutant

Chapter 100:



The burly white man, Bricon, said with a gloating smile, "Number 35's ability doesn't just reduce his presence; it also makes others lose their sense of danger."

"To put it plainly, if you encounter him, your danger sense won't work!"

Bricon, thoughtful, speculated, "I guess the base thinks Number 37 is so hard to deal with because of his danger sense. They're planning to use Number 35's ability to see if they can block Number 37's danger sense and then quietly take him out."

Hearing his analysis, the prisoners' eyes lit up, all agreeing with his reasoning.

"If that's true, Number 37 is in trouble!"

"Relying too much on danger sense can make one complacent."

After discussing this, they moved on to other topics.

"Hey, I heard there's another powerful mutant recently. Wonder when that person will join us?"

"Soon, I guess. Arrogant ones like that, except for that Messiah, usually get caught eventually. Even the Messiah can't evade capture forever."

"That's true..."

The prisoners laughed, eager for new company.

In a laboratory some distance away, their guess was spot on. The base indeed planned to use Number 35's ability to ambush Number 37.

After researching Number 35's genes, they had made significant progress.

In the lab...

"Dr. Bolivar, how's the research going?" asked Alessandro, the head of Base 23, turning to the short, lab-coated Dr. Bolivar.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Almost done. Given the Sentinel robot's characteristics, it should soon have this ability. The challenge lies in the related equipment," Dr. Bolivar replied without looking up from his work.

"We can hire some assassins, have Number 35 lead them to ambush the guy in white." "Though he's not as strong as the Messiah, he's still a decent target. Testing this ability on him first will help avoid mishaps when we go after the Messiah."

Alessandro nodded in agreement.

Indeed, ambushing Number 37, the Messiah, required careful planning, but ambushing the recent upstart was no big deal.

The target had psychic abilities and might also sense danger, making him a good test subject for Number 35's power to ensure no mistakes when dealing with the Messiah.

Then Alessandro asked, "Dr. Bolivar, how's the research on that rogue, Rogue?"

Dr. Bolivar thought for a moment, then said, "It's progressing well, but it will take some time. We're researching how to replicate her ability with Sentinel robots."

"Once her ability data is uploaded to the database, all Sentinel robots can use Anna's power."

"Moreover, I'm trying to improve it so that Sentinel robots can absorb and replicate other mutants' abilities within a certain range without physical contact."

Hearing this, Alessandro was shocked.

He understood the implications better than anyone.

From then on, the Sentinel robots' copying ability would no longer be limited. Abilities previously uncopyable would now be replicable!

Including Magneto Erik's power, and even the Messiah's abnormal abilities!

Who could stop the Sentinel robots then?

He was no longer worried about the Messiah, believing that the Messiah would be captured or killed by the Sentinel robots' onslaught.

Now, he only feared the possibility of the Sentinel robots going rogue.

"I must be overthinking. How could the Sentinel robots go rogue?" Alessandro reassured himself.

After talking with Dr. Bolivar, the assassination task targeting the man in white, known as White Knight among mutants, was quickly arranged.

Soon, a $4 million bounty appeared on the dark web.

It didn't take long for the bounty to catch the attention of many, including top ten-ranked assassins.

Recently, the most famous figure on the dark web was the Messiah, with a $370 million bounty, the highest ever!

Unfortunately, the elusive Messiah was hard to locate, making assassination attempts futile. The appearance of a bounty on the White Knight mutant drew immediate interest. Since both targets were mutants, those who couldn't find the Messiah now had a new target. Quickly, the $4 million bounty was taken by the world's tenth-ranked assassin, disappointing many.

"Damn, that top-ten guy had to get involved?"

"Looks like we won't get the bounty..."

Though they could still try to intercept the White Knight, claiming the bounty after the task expired, they didn't want to cross a top-ten assassin. Such a figure had unmatched abilities, weapons, and networks. They could be hunted down and killed in their sleep.

Moreover, such top-tier assassins rarely failed missions.

The White Knight was in for a tough time.

If they were him, they'd prepare a will and arrange for someone to collect their body.

As dark web users discussed and awaited the assassination news, the tenth-ranked assassin, Masao Yamasaki, was already on a plane.

En route, he finalized details with his employer.

...

The next morning.

Bright sunlight streamed down.

In a rarely visited park, Syd Castell sat on a swing, gently swaying with the breeze and

sunlight.

[Ability: Divine Physique (346/500) Level 2]

Glancing at his panel, Syd's eyes sparkled with anticipation, "Almost there, in a day or two, I

should reach Level 3!"

He looked forward to reaching Level 3, expecting a qualitative change.

Even at Level 2, the Divine Physique had brought significant changes.

Syd found his body density much higher, with increased defense.

Without tests, he could only estimate his strength, but he felt significantly stronger.

"I remember there's a zoo two kilometers away?"

Thinking this, Syd's eyes lit up with interest. He planned to go there for a test.

Early in the morning, the zoo was likely closed, and even staff might not be there yet.