Chapter 23: The Pinnacle of Strength, Crushing Dominance
Bang!
Two G-3 creatures collided violently with the raging giant bear, producing an enormous crash that shattered the surrounding high-strength glass stretching hundreds of meters.
“Hm?”
Dr. Isaacs’ eyes widened in surprise. “What’s going on?”
Two dark shadows streaked through the air like meteors, hurtling backward and crashing into the hive, nearly smashing the dense “honeycomb” cells and turning those inside—aspiring to become creators in the previous century—into minced flesh.
From afar, a massive, terrifying silhouette advanced slowly.
Qian Gu smiled faintly. “‘Noah,’ you know nothing of true power.”
Honestly, at first, when the two G-3s emerged, he was genuinely startled.
After all, the scientific might behind the “Infinite Multiverse” bioweapon production was no joke. Mass-producing third-tier clones was a reality, and he feared these two G-3s might possess the combat power of a third-tier warrior, capable of tearing him and his team apart.
But in the end, it was all just his imagination running wild.
Qian Gu had forgotten that Umbrella’s ability to mass-produce third-tier powerhouses relied on the long-established Zhongzhou team to delve into side storylines and provide opportunities.
And now?
The entire bioweapon production site hadn’t fully opened up yet. The newly returned Zhongzhou team averaged below first-tier combat power. Except for the summoned raging giant bear before him, everything else was worthless.
Second-tier combat power bioweapons were already Umbrella’s limit at this stage.
Against the raging giant bear, bolstered by magical enhancements and once able to contend with low-level third-tier warriors, the G-3s’ strength was negligible.
“No way!”
Dr. Isaacs twitched his face in disbelief at what was unfolding before him.
This was Umbrella’s latest research achievement!
And it was being surpassed so easily by some unknown research team?
Roar!
The G-3s leapt out, roaring, swinging all their claws as they charged at the raging giant bear. They still retained some intelligence; their implanted control chips even analyzed the bear’s possible next moves and calculated countermeasures with advanced combat techniques.
But!
It was all useless!
The raging giant bear reared up, standing seven to eight meters tall. Its massive paws slammed through the air, turning it into a gelatinous substance. The ground beneath was crushed, leaving imprints of its paw.
With a single swipe, the bear’s paw struck both G-3s.
Their flesh, tough enough to resist anti-material sniper bullets, exploded, revealing a fierce and sturdy skeleton within.
One force overpowers ten.
Qian Gu wasn’t sure if the raging giant bear possessed any sort of magical ability or energy regeneration, or even what spells it could wield. All he knew was that this summoned beast’s physical strength was terrifying.
Pure power, amplified by a layer of “bull-like brute force,” made it exponentially more formidable.
In the “Infinite Multiverse,” the path of strength was revered. When raw power reached a certain threshold, it rivaled any spell in its awe-inspiring impact—provided one had the finesse to control it.
The bear’s hind legs flexed, bulging with solid, full muscles that crushed the earth beneath, leaving a dark shadow as it lunged forward.
A swipe.
Bang!
The sound was like an explosion as the bear unleashed the full force of its paw.
The G-3s’ arms shattered into pieces, reduced to shredded flesh and bones.
On the brink of death, the intense external stimuli triggered the G-virus within them to mutate again, evolving toward the G-4 stage. Their chests opened as spikes began to sprout, resembling a gaping maw. Two additional massive eyes swelled, morphing them closer to a crouching lion or fierce tiger.
If they succeeded in this mutation, their power would increase significantly—trading their intelligence for brute strength.
But…
Bang!
Bang!
Two more blows.
The raging giant bear struck both mutating G-3s from bottom to top, smashing them into two pools of mixed flesh and bone on the spot.
During mutation, the G-3s lost stability, and their muscle tissue weakened, making it easier for the bear to annihilate these already outmatched infected beings.
“Damn it!”
Dr. Isaacs growled fiercely. “Flame Queen, kill them!”
Buzz!
Accompanied by a sound both familiar yet strange to Zheng Zha and Mou Gang, the distant wall suddenly flickered with light.
At that moment—
“Gather around me!”
Qian Gu shouted, forming a hand sign and moving his lips softly.
Unhesitating, Zheng Zha and the others closed in, forming a tight group around Qian Gu.
In the next instant, lasers came from all directions.
At the same time, darkness descended.
Zero-ring illusion: Darklight Spell!
Within a radius of fifty meters centered on Qian Gu, the area transformed into a zone of deathly darkness where all visible and invisible light was forbidden.
Of course, it had its flaws compared to a true second-ring darkness spell.
For instance, it couldn’t block “dark vision” or allow Qian Gu to see in the dark himself.
Still, it was enough.
In the darkness, the raging giant bear’s roar suddenly erupted, accompanied by a miserable scream.
Seven seconds later, the darkness dissipated.
Zheng Zha and Mou Gang groaned, their skin covered with scorched marks, as if singed by fire. Zhang Jie fared worse, with shallow burn marks all over and one eye burned blind.
Zhan Lan was slightly better, with half her body badly singed by the lasers but not burned to the bone.
Only Qian Gu remained unscathed, surrounded in the center by Zheng Zha and the others, so the lasers never penetrated.
“As expected, it’s just an illusion.”
Qian Gu wasn’t surprised by the outcome; in fact, it was quite satisfactory.
The darklight spell’s light-blocking effect only weakened the high-grade laser weapons—it couldn’t completely erase the presence of lasers. Perhaps Qian Gu hadn’t fully optimized the illusion yet.
After the initial weakening by the darklight spell, followed by the mage armor protecting everyone, the lasers’ power lessened enough that they could no longer slice through flesh as easily as in the laser corridor, nor kill so casually.
Especially Zheng Zha and Mou Gang, whose high muscle density and cellular vitality left them with the lightest injuries.
“An illusion?”
Zhang Jie gritted his teeth, gasping for breath but ignoring his injuries as he slapped Qian Gu’s shoulder. “I call this divine skill!”
A theoretical life-or-death crisis was avoided at the cost of only minor wounds.
“Where’s that guy?”
Zheng Zha looked around, searching for Dr. Isaacs.
Qian Gu cast a life-stabilizing spell on Zhan Lan to steady her wounds, exhaled slowly, and pointed toward the raging giant bear in the distance.
“There.”
Beneath the bear’s claws lay a fresh pool of minced flesh—it was easy to guess whose remains they were.