Chapter 171 - Freeze III, Nete Tech
Chapter 171: Freeze III, Nete Tech
Zhou Chen did not have the time to check the details. He used the Eight Desolates True Energy to punch the side because he saw the middle-aged fatty had gotten up. Not only was he not dead after being hit by the punch, but he also immediately counterattacked and charged over.
Zhou Chen’s punch was firm, sending the charging middle-aged fatty flying again. Blood flowed from the corners of his mouth as he fell to the ground.
However, this time too, the fatty was not dead. He got up from the ground with some difficulty and began to flee with all his might.
“Now you know to escape? You might have had a chance if you ran earlier.”
Zhou Chen felt that there was something wrong with this fatty’s head. When he was sent flying by his first punch, he did not immediately escape and even charged over to counterattack. Now that he was injured, he was trying to run away.
Zhou Chen exerted a little strength on the ground and jumped over the headless corpse of the black-haired youth. He kicked the fleeing fatty to the ground. He still wanted to ask him some questions, so he did not directly kill him.
However, this fatty suddenly made a strange move. He suddenly pressed his hands to the ground and activated a certain ability. A faint layer of frost quickly spread in the corridor, and in the blink of an eye, it immobilized Zhou Chen.
After doing this, the fatty immediately got up from the ground. He turned around and punched at Zhou Chen who was covered in frost as if he had turned into a humanoid ice sculpture.
Before the fatty’s fist could even touch Zhou Chen, he was knocked to the ground by Zhou Chen’s Eight Desolates True Energy. The latter then stepped on the fatty’s head, crushing it.
[Passive Plunderer triggered: You have stolen the mutant’s passive skill “Freeze III”. Do you want to absorb it?]
[Freeze III
Type: High bronze passive skill
There is a 50% chance that the target you attack will be frozen. The duration of the freeze depends on the target’s strength. The higher the strength of the target, the shorter the duration, and the effect might even be reduced to a simple speed reduction.]
“Absorb!”
Zhou Chen absorbed the skill and deactivated it, preparing to activate it when he needed it.
“So killing mutants can really give passive skills…”
After killing the two mutants who claimed to be from some tech organization, Zhou Chen confirmed that the mutants could provide him with passive skills, clearing his doubts.
Then, he opened his character interface and looked at his attributes; his spirit attribute had increased by 0.5, from 3.9 to 4.4.
“The long-haired man whose head exploded from my attack should be a spiritual attack-type mutant. His spirit attack was quite powerful. Fortunately, his physique is not strong, and I was able to easily kill him. The fatty under my feet is the opposite. He can endure beatings, but his superpower seems to require close combat, which is restrained by my Eight Desolates True Energy.”
Zhou Chen silently replayed the battle in his mind. He felt that if the fatty had directly touched him, he would not have been able to escape from the frozen state so quickly.
“I have to know what the Nete Tech is.”
Zhou Chen quickly searched the pockets of the two corpses and got rid of some gadgets that looked like communication equipment. Then, he returned to the room.
The situation in the room was similar to when he left. Lucy held the rifle and steadily faced the old man, making him not dare to act rashly.
“Lucy, you can put the gun down,” Zhou Chen said to Lucy.
“Understood, Captain,” Lucy immediately put away her gun.
He then looked at the old man and said, “Old man, I believe you heard the commotion outside. I killed two people who came to look for you. They said that they were from Nete Tech. Do you know what organization this Nete Tech is?”
“What?! You killed someone from Nete Tech?!” The old man was stunned. “I don’t believe you! You’re definitely lying!”
“Come out and take a look if you don’t believe me,” Zhou Chen replied calmly and gestured for him to walk out of the door and check the corridor.
Seeing that Zhou Chen was letting him out, the old man immediately moved. He first stepped through the door and took two steps forward at a moderate pace. Then, he suddenly accelerated and began to run.
However, he had only run for less than five meters when he suddenly rammed into something and was knocked to the ground.
It was Zhou Chen. With his extraordinary speed, he circled in front of him in the blink of an eye and blocked him.
“Old man, I let you out to check on those people from Nete Tech, not to run around. If you run again, I’ll break your legs,” Zhou Chen warned coldly as he looked at the old man.
“Alright, I won’t run anymore.” The old man was starting to realize that he could not escape from Zhou Chen’s grasp. He got up from the ground with a gloomy expression.
Then, he walked to the two corpses in the corridor and began to observe their bodies.
“This symbol… They are indeed from Nete Tech,” He quickly pointed to an alphabet label on the clothes of one of the corpses and said to Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen had seen this label earlier, but he only thought it was a simple brand label of the clothes.
“It’s time for you to answer my question. What is Nete Tech?” Zhou Chen asked the old man.
“You really don’t know about Nete Tech?” The old man was a little surprised when he heard Zhou Chen ask again.
“Have you never seen their products? Like firearms or flying cars?”
“I don’t care about this,” Zhou Chen replied calmly. “From what you’re saying, they’re an organization specialized in industrial production?”
“Not just industrial production,” The old man shook his head.
“Nete Tech is a huge organization. They are involved in industry, biology, and various other fields. They also rule several large settlement areas.”
“Is he right, Lucy?” Zhou Chen asked Lucy.
“He is telling the truth, Captain,” Lucy immediately nodded. “Many of the things in our city were purchased from Nete Tech.”
“Hmm, looks like it’s a huge entity,” Zhou Chen nodded slightly. Then, he looked at the old man standing a few meters away. “Old man, quickly confess.. What secrets do you have that’s worth getting this large organization to send people to capture you?”