169: Super Calculation! Again!

Hearing the title "Queen of the Shogi World," Hakuto's expression instantly lost control!

"What do you mean!?"

"Don't shout," the middle-aged man tapped on Hakuto's file, which had a photo of Ginko. "We have no interest in ordinary people. As long as you cooperate, she will be fine."

"If you dare touch her, I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

"Why the sudden outburst? Did your ability fail?"

Up until now, the middle-aged man still thought Hakuto had been so calm earlier because he had used an ability.

"I told you! I don't even have—"

Hakuto roared, but in that instant, a clear and lucid sensation spread throughout his entire body.

The surroundings fell silent, and the fury that had been raging within him was suddenly soothed.

Hakuto looked around. The middle-aged man was still standing before him, the same disdainful expression on his face.

But at this moment, he was frozen in place, as if time had stopped.

"This is..."

Hakuto looked calmly at his hands and then at the clock on the wall.

The clock, which should have been ticking away, was now completely still.

No... In Hakuto's eyes, the hands were still moving, but at an incredibly slow pace—slower than normal by tens of thousands of times!

"This is super calculation?"

Hakuto was amazed. So he really did have a superpower, and it seemed quite strong!

His gaze returned to the middle-aged man, who was still holding Hakuto's file with Ginko's photo printed on it.

Hakuto stepped forward and snatched the file away.

"As I thought... this was premeditated."

The file revealed that these people had been monitoring him for several weeks and had only initiated their capture operation yesterday.

But their judgment had clearly been wrong—Hakuto's ability was far more than just enhanced computational power...

Looking at Ginko's photo in the file, Hakuto's lips curved into a smile.

He turned to the middle-aged man before him, and a surge of fury rose in his chest. A dragon has its reverse scale—touch it, and you shall die!

And Ginko was Hakuto's reverse scale, one of the few things he truly cared about.

Yet this man dared to use her as a bargaining chip to threaten him...

At that thought, Hakuto didn't hesitate. He kicked the middle-aged man in the stomach.

But something unexpected happened. The moment Hakuto's kick landed, the man before him turned into a mass of shattered flesh, scattering in the air.

Due to the slowed passage of time, the fragments of flesh and the airborne blood hung suspended before Hakuto's eyes.

In super calculation mode, he shouldn't have felt fear or even emotions at all.

But in the end, he was still a carbon-based lifeform. These things were inevitable.

Seeing the floating chunks of flesh and blood, a subconscious gap formed in Hakuto's mind.

Even though he had lived two lifetimes, this was the first time he had killed someone—and in such a gruesome manner, with the body torn into pieces...

Because of that, he instinctively exited super calculation mode. Time resumed its normal flow, and the suspended blood rained down on him.

Hakuto's once-white clothes were dyed red.

"Urgh—!" Exiting super calculation mode, Hakuto took one look at the mess of flesh and vomited uncontrollably.

But in the next second, the once-bright room was flooded with flashing red lights, and the automatic door slid open. 

The two fully armed guards from earlier burst in!

"Emergency situation! Terminate the target! Open fire!"

Without hesitation, the two soldiers raised their guns in unison, aiming at the kneeling Hakuto. A hail of bullets flew toward him.

Hakuto didn't hesitate either. He re-entered super calculation mode. The dull yellow bullets hung in the air before him, frozen in their flight.

"Damn it..."

Hakuto reached out, flicking away the bullets in front of him before walking toward the two armed guards.

Their still-smoking gun barrels remained pointed at his previous position, as if announcing the passing of a life.

Ignoring them, Hakuto flicked their foreheads lightly. Their heads shot off their bodies like they were made of clay, hovering midair.

"I just wanted them to pass out..." Hakuto clutched his stomach, staring at the two floating heads.

Luckily, he was still in super calculation mode. Otherwise, he probably would have vomited again.

Learning from his previous mistake, this time, he didn't exit super calculation. He moved toward the automatic door, intending to leave.

But because of the delay in the system's response, the door didn't register his presence and remained tightly shut.

"If I can kick someone into pieces with just one blow... then..."

After a moment of hesitation, Hakuto reached out and exerted force on the door.

As expected, just as he had predicted, the door shattered into pieces.

Hakuto slowly stepped out into the hallway. With just one glance, the entire layout of the corridor unfolded in his mind like a holographic 3D model.

"So... I'm not the only one?"

From the feedback of super calculation, Hakuto saw that there were many other rooms like the one he had awakened in—each containing boys and girls like him.

And because of his actions just now, all the lights in the base had turned red.

Hakuto sighed. Perhaps due to super calculation, he quickly overcame his discomfort from killing.

"I should finish this quickly and get back to Ginko... I might still make it to the Meijin tournament."

He shook off the blood on his hands, grimacing at the sticky sensation.

But even the blood that flicked off his fingers corroded the alloy walls the moment it made contact, leaving deep holes.

"Terrifying..." Hakuto instinctively glanced back at the room he had just left.

"You said the consequences of not cooperating would be severe... but it looks like the consequences of your misjudgment weren't much better."

Not even a whole body was left behind...

Hakuto felt no guilt. That middle-aged man had threatened him with the person he cherished the most.

Or perhaps it was just the effects of super calculation.

Regardless, Hakuto had no intention of leaving just yet. Since he was already here, the other ability users like him shouldn't have to stay in this place either.

They had families waiting for them to come home, too...

Without hesitation, guided by the feedback of super calculation, Hakuto made his way toward the base's control room.

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