At this moment in the hotel lobby, countless elites were still socializing. Some were networking, while others were simply making small talk.
Wen Xishu was already very close to Morioka Immortal. He was confident; at this distance, he could initiate a burst action and swiftly assassinate with the Scorpion Knife.
But just as this thought came up—
A strange black shadow suddenly appeared behind Wen Xishu.
Instinctively, Wen Xishu chose to pause time.
After completely stopping time, Wen Xishu looked into the mirror and saw clearly a man with a mask, his entire body covered in purple-black skin, and countless holes all over his skin, standing behind him.
The Rokkasho monster.
Immediately, Wen Xishu thought of the monster from Rokkasho.
The dense holes all over this man's body were enough to terrify anyone with trypophobia to death on the spot.
The purple-black skin was definitely not a normal, healthy skin color.
Back in Rokkasho, Wen Xishu already knew that Hujiang had actually begun these experiments earlier than Rokkasho. However, Rokkasho's experiments were large-scale, indiscriminate, and covered almost everyone.
Whereas Hujiang's experiments were conducted on a few select individuals.
"I had just formed the thought of attacking and had entered the attack range, and he immediately noticed me. Is this what a trained radiation-modified human is like?"
Wen Xishu's guess was correct.
When he ended the pause, he immediately dodged. Even though he had anticipated everything, the sheer speed difference resulted in him getting struck in the back by the opponent's hand knife.
Bam!
The immense force sent Wen Xishu's body flying, drawing screams from countless people, and the nearby social elites quickly dispersed.
Only Morioka remained, watching Wen Xishu with a very calm gaze.
"Please do not panic, everyone. The awards ceremony is about to begin. To better showcase our product... we, of course, need some performance effects."
After crashing through several crystal dining tables, Wen Xishu's body finally came to a stop.
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he gazed incredulously at the radiation-modified human with skin full of holes.
At this moment, the senator collaborating with Morioka Immortal had already stood on the stage, speaking loudly:
"Don't be afraid, everyone. Morioka Immortal has long known that there would be an assassination attempt tonight."
At the mention of assassination, the crowd burst into exclamations.
But the senator quickly calmed them down:
"Our product is superhuman, a super Yamato guard! Their appearance will follow the ninja style of the Hujiang era, and they possess incredibly strong power, speed, and various supernatural abilities we can only imagine!"
"Moreover, they are utterly loyal and completely obedient, impervious to various external influences. Once given an order, they will execute it without fail!"
"This is the result of our continuous efforts! With them, we can survive the apocalypse!"
"You all are the elite of your respective fields, the finest humans in all of Hujiang. You must have realized that bizarre tales are constantly emerging worldwide, strange incidents are becoming more frequent, and the apocalypse is imminent."
"Especially here in Hujiang. Originally, more people were supposed to attend today, but sadly, some of our peers have already perished in these strange events."
"But now, if we can mass-produce these super Yamato guards, we will no longer fear the apocalypse."
"Next, please watch as our super guards defeat the assassin."
The crowd exclaimed again, an assassin? Was this a real assassin or a planned performance? What if the assassin killed someone?
This was a live broadcast. Were they really going to show such a bloody scene?
But soon, some wealthy businessmen started to get excited and clapped.
"A new era has arrived!"
They were elated.
At this time, Wen Xishu understood that killing Morioka would be extremely difficult. Morioka had probably long awakened some danger-predicting ability.
To be precise, it wasn't an awakening but rather an ability obtained passively through Morioka Hitomi swallowing misfortune.
He had become part of the product demonstration.
Morioka looked at Wen Xishu:
"You came to my house, didn't you? You will all die because you offended the gods."
Morioka didn't even leave the distance between him and Wen Xishu; instead, he took a step forward.
"But you should be grateful for your death. After all, your death will mark the beginning of a new era in Hujiang."
Two meters.
Wen Xishu ignored Morioka Immortal's trash talk and suddenly exerted force. Although he couldn't use his ultimate kick, he still had great explosive power.
As Morioka approached, Wen Xishu first confirmed through the pause function that the nearby "Ninja" had not moved. Then he deactivated the pause and burst into action!
The Scorpion Knife, sharp as ever, instantly thrust toward Morioka.
But then, a terrifying airflow swept through the entire hall, even lifting many ladies' long skirts.
That purple-black shadow, like a ghost, had already interposed itself between Wen Xishu and Morioka.
Morioka hadn't expected Wen Xishu's explosiveness to be so terrifying.
He first showed a look of terror but then quickly turned to mockery as the radiation-modified human approached:
"Do you see, everyone! This is the result of our efforts! We will become the masters of the new era!"
The terrifying radiation-modified body blocked Wen Xishu. Wen Xishu felt that the opponent's strength and speed far exceeded his understanding.