Volume 1: The Origin of the Floating Dragon Chapter 17: The Quest for New Abilities
The surroundings have not changed, just a hazy gray.
The gray fog is still there, and the gray world is exceptionally calm.
Li Qing, whose sight was covered in gray, looked at the empty mirror in front of him and moved his shoulders slightly.
Just as Li Qing made a move, he keenly noticed that a blurred shoulder outline suddenly flashed in the mirror.
Li Qing frowned slightly, and after confirming that the mirror felt real, he raised his hand and shook it in front of the mirror at a faster speed than he had moved his shoulders before.
As his palm shook, a corresponding, clearer transparent outline appeared in the mirror.
This ability, called stealth, may seem inappropriate, more like a supernatural disguise, the greater the range of trunk movement, the greater the risk of exposure, but this should improve with increased flexibility and coordination.
Since it is not absolutely invisible, there should be more factors affecting the risk of exposure, and more need to be further explored.
Li Qing thought thoughtfully, and then, he made a few more movements in front of the mirror, and the world in the mirror was like a disturbed lake, rippling with Daodao.
He thought back to the punch he had thrown when he tested his strength, his eyes lit up, and he threw a straight punch forward.
In an instant, the gray mist scattered in front of Li Qing's eyes retreated one after another, and a force far beyond his expectations surged in his fist, and the arm where he punched was also covered by a layer of gray air that flowed like a mist.
Bang!
The same texture of the wall, the same person's fist, but the impact is completely different.
A faint gray fist print appeared on the wall of the bathroom, and where the fist print was covered, all the heavily damp wall ash fell off, revealing the brittle cyan wall tiles inside.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Li Qing was stunned at first, and then looked down at his fist in surprise, except for the protruding bone joints rubbing against the wall ash, he didn't feel the slightest pain.
That's ...... A blow to the cover?
Li Qing showed a strange look on his face, and he always felt that his awakened extraordinary abilities, whether they were taken out individually or combined, were a little weird no matter how they looked at it, and they didn't seem to be very serious.
"The ability of stealth needs to be further explored...... The top priority is to send a letter to Xiao Jin first. ”
Li Qing knew in his heart that his current situation was not as good as it seemed on the surface, there were many reefs under the calm sea, and he was the small boat, and when the waves were together, he would definitely be crushed and the corpses would be gone.
This wave may be the inexplicable copper book, the force behind the man in the cap, or the official organization represented by Xiao Jin and Gu Changming.
According to Xiao Jin, everyone only has one chance to pass the awakening trial and then be promoted to the extraordinary, after the last time he got out of the trial realm, he has been judged by Gu and Xiao to be a loser, and he has no chance with extraordinary power for the rest of his life.
Xiao Jin's cold judgment is still in his ears, but the actual situation is very different, not only did he return to the trial realm again, but he also successfully cleared the customs and awakened his extraordinary ability.
Li Qing didn't have a deep relationship with Gu and Xiao, and he didn't dare to use his net worth and life to test the character of these two, so this letter to Xiao Jin Li Qing can be said to be careful with every word: what he wants is to join the organization as a clerk who is not suspected and dedicate himself silently.
“…… Yours sincerely."
The words were completed and only waiting to be encapsulated, and at this time, Li Qing realized that there was no such thing as an envelope in the house.
To this day, letters are still the most common and customary means of communication for the people of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and cultured families generally leave a few envelopes in the house in case of emergency, but Li Qing's family obviously does not belong to this ranks, his parents are uneducated workers, and the number of words that the two can write together does not exceed 20, and this is still in the case of including their respective names.
Because he had suffered the loss of no education, no matter how hard and tired he was, they also enrolled Li Qing in a primary education school, making him the person who could write the most words and had the highest level of education in this small family.
Li Qing was silent for a while, put the written letter in his pocket, got up and walked out of the old house.
Narrow lanes, potholed ground, I don't know why, the worse the conditions, the more crowds gather.
Having heard enough of the neighbors' jokes and greetings, Li Qing escaped into the shadows and disappeared before going out.
The world in his eyes was once again covered with a light layer of gray, and it was the first time that Li Qing looked at the world he had lived in for twenty years from such a unique perspective.
The gray curtain, the joys, sorrows and sorrows of life are staged behind this curtain.
This is also the first time that Li Qing has used his extraordinary ability in front of others, although the alley is full of some so-called acquaintances, a group of ordinary people who don't know what the transcendent is, he still can't help but be a little nervous.
But when Li Qing walked past several people in a row, and those people were unaware, this tension naturally disappeared.
Several middle-aged women with broken mouths returned from the market together, and in the middle was a short, fat, fierce-faced, dark-skinned woman.
Li Qing clearly remembers that this person's surname is Dong, he is an arrogant and unreasonable master, and he works in the same unit as his mother, but the relationship between the two is very bad, and many times his mother has been wronged by her in the unit, and when he returns home, he secretly wipes her tears alone.
After the death of her parents, this woman surnamed Dong said a lot of cool things, Li Qing was still very enthusiastic at that time, and she was cut off on the spot, and now, somehow, the topic of several women suddenly came to Li Qing's head.
"The son of the old Li family, it's been weird these days, he locks himself in the house every day, and he doesn't know what he's doing?"
"That boy has no skills, he doesn't have contact with people, he can't be a person, and he can't make a living." The woman surnamed Dong gloated and said that she had a grudge against Li Qing, "It's thanks to his parents that he died early, otherwise he would have died of anger when he saw him like this." ”
This sentence undoubtedly touched Li Qing's scales, his face turned cold, and he walked towards the woman surnamed Dong.
When he arrived, Li Qing came out of the shadows, grinned, and shouted "Aunt Dong", and then his mind moved, and he disappeared again.
In broad daylight, a big living person suddenly appeared in front of her, who was still the object of her cursing, the woman surnamed Dong was stunned at first, her pupils contracted suddenly, and with an exclamation, her body went soft, and she fell to the ground holding her chest.
"Sister Dong! What happened to you? ”
"It's an old problem, what can I do......
The scene was suddenly chaotic, and the life and death of the woman surnamed Dong attracted everyone's attention, making them temporarily forget about Li Qing, who flashed like a ghost.
Li Qing, who had reintegrated into the shadows, looked at this scene with an indifferent expression, and after sneering, he immediately turned around and left.
He knew that the woman surnamed Dong suffered from a serious heart disease, and he was usually the most frightened, so he didn't shoot directly, but handed the other party's life and death to the hands of the god of death, and let the providence in the dark decide the fate of the other party.
Perhaps because of this, Li Qing, who did this, did not have a little burden in his heart, the grocery store selling envelopes was opened on the main road outside the alley, and on the way to the grocery store, he took the opportunity to do dozens of experiments.
He found that unlike the "disappearance" of the man in the cap, who could ignore the bullets, escaping into the shadows was more akin to a visual and olfactory "deception" that did not help him avoid damage, which seemed to be fair, because the self who escaped into the shadows could also exert an effect on the real world, and the blow of the shadow was the best manifestation of this effect.
The actual effect of this deception is determined by a variety of factors, which can be roughly divided into three aspects: first, the person himself, second, the object of the deception, and finally the surrounding environment.
Darkness and Shadow are his home turf, and in such an environment, his speed, strength, and physical coordination will be greatly enhanced, and he can be as agile as a cat, as silent as he lands, or like an owl who can see and hear in all directions.
The night is its own curtain and its own robe.
"Deception" always requires the cooperation of both parties, when the other party's insight is strong to a certain point, even in the deepest night, Li Qing is no different from a moving target, and when he shows hostility to the other party, it is easier for him to expose his existence.
While thinking about it, Li Qing suddenly felt his body tighten, and a squeezing sensation surged from all directions, and the gray mist quickly gathered, like a surging tide about to swallow him.
The world of shadows is rejecting itself!
Stealth, or camouflage, cannot last indefinitely, but is limited in time.
Li Qing was startled, and hurriedly got out of the world of shadows, the gray mist faded, and before he could refocus, a rapid sound of horses' hooves and wheels sounded in his ears.
"Get out of here!"
The galloping carriage was rushing towards him, and the servant who was driving the carriage had long been accustomed to whizzing through the "sandwich welcome" of the people on both sides, and he did not expect a sudden obstacle to appear, and in a hurry, he could only shout angrily, and at the same time jerk the reins backwards, hoping to slow down in time.
The speed of the horses is certainly fast, but in the eyes of Li Qing now, it is not unavoidable, there are no fancy movements, Li Qing is just a side step, and he easily dodges the oncoming carriage.
The front hooves of the two big horses that were pulled to the ground were slightly in the air, and the forward momentum stopped, and the servant threw the horsewhip to the ground, smashing it with a loud crackling sound, pointing at Li Qing and scolding: "Do you want to die?" Don't look at the road? ”
Li Qing was still a little apologetic in his heart, but when he heard this, he frowned and said, "This road belongs to your family?" "The road in Lao Hutong Street is already narrow, and it can't be used to run at such high speeds.
"You ......"
The servant glared, he didn't expect Li Qing to dare to fight back, and was about to scold again, but a purple-red banknote suddenly fell from the high-end carriage with a brown and red body.
"Let's go, don't waste time on these people."
The servant hurriedly and respectfully said "yes", the owner of the voice seemed to be extremely majestic, and the servant who was driving the carriage did not look at Li Qing again, manipulated the carriage, and hurried away.
Even if he didn't have his current eyesight, Li Qing could easily identify that the purple-red paper was the largest 50 yuan banknote currently issued by the Yugoslav Federation.
For the vast majority of people in Old Hutong Street, this is a huge amount of money.
After a short silence, a man near where the carriage had just stopped rushed forward, scooped up the huge amount of money on the ground, and ran away without looking at Li Qing.