Near the abandoned dock was a hidden tavern called “Sunset Fence,” which was the dwelling of Scorpion Balin.
The HYDRA organization was well-funded, with many properties in commercial areas and office buildings, but Baling, the regional head, seemed uninterested in the extravagant environment.
Hailing from Texas, he was more accustomed to the cowboy life—taming wild horses in vast pastures and battling sandstorms by day, then gathering in dimly lit bars at night, measuring the boundaries of freedom and solitude with whiskey and stories.
At this moment, he was bragging to his subordinates about his quick wit:
“I’ve long disliked that kid; it’s only fitting for a yellow monkey to handle such a dangerous mission ~
Hahaha ~”
The scorpion tattoo on the two-meter tall man’s face became even more ferocious with his laughter.
Baling’s words caused a dozen Agents to burst into laughter, including a few Asians.
The smoke-filled bar was now full of cheer.
“Bang!”
The wooden door detached from its frame and landed not far in front of Baling, raising a large cloud of dust.
The bar instantly fell silent, everyone staring at the entrance, gradually becoming serious, their fingers slowly reaching for the guns on the table.
Su Ming’s slightly casual voice drifted in:
“Mr. Baling! May I ask, when did I, who was diligently completing a mission, become a traitor to the organization?”
…
A few minutes ago.
Su Ming roughly scrolled through the system store in the taxi.
The incident with the blonde woman kicking off his arm still bothered him—while his self-healing ability was strong, his body was still too weak…
If only there was something that could enhance his physical attributes…
Found it!
【Constitution Enhancement → Permanently increase 2 points of physical ability, 20,000 U.S. dollars】
Although the blonde woman’s equipment had been exchanged for a good amount of money—over ten thousand U.S. dollars.
It was still not enough to exchange for the Constitution Enhancement talent!
Just then, the taxi slowly stopped at a secluded location.
The driver twisted his plump body, and at the same time, a dark gun barrel was pointed at Su Ming:
“Don’t move! This is a robbery!”
A taxi driver?
A robbery?
Su Ming looked up, bewildered, at the driver and the revolver in his hand.
A prompt appeared in his eyes:
【Used Ruger Revolver GP100 (including 6 bullets) → Estimated value 180 U.S. dollars】
“Mr. Driver, what did you say?”
As if he hadn’t heard the driver’s words clearly.
“I said, hand over all your money and valuables!”
The driver shook the gun, threatening him.
“Oh~~~”
Seeing the thick dust on the meter, Su Ming suddenly understood—how could a meter be as effective as a gun?
He smiled at the driver:
“Sir, there’s a famous saying in China—what goes around comes around!”
While the driver was stunned, Su Ming kicked and shattered his nose bridge, sending a few teeth flying out as well.
He then dragged the driver out of the car and gave him a memorable lesson in social practical education.
Su Ming decided to end the lesson when the driver fainted and expressed willingness to pay tuition.
Looking at the 80% new taxi in front of him, data appeared in his eyes:
【Used Ford Explorer Hybrid → Estimated value 31,000 U.S. dollars】
“Discover redeemable item!”
A mechanical prompt sounded in his mind.
“Do you want to redeem?”
“Wait a moment!”
With that, he picked up the revolver next to the unconscious driver, threw it into the car, and clapped his hands:
“Redeem all!”
The taxi vaporized and disappeared before his eyes, and his account balance surged by over 30,000 U.S. dollars.
【Account balance 41,380 U.S. dollars, do you want to redeem Constitution Enhancement?】
“Redeem!”
Su Ming’s slightly oversized suit and slightly long pants gradually became fitted within ten seconds.
Even a subtle movement that pulled his muscles could make them incredibly hard.
Congratulations, his body was comprehensively strengthened.
He opened the attribute panel, and a holographic interface appeared before his eyes:
【Name: Su Ming】
【Age: 28】
【Physical Ability: 9】
【Current Account: 1380 U.S. dollars】
【Existing Talents: Sub-Wolverine Level Recovery, Dynamic Vision Lv.1, Jeet Kune Do Mastery, Constitution Enhancement Lv1 (2/5 stacks)】
Hmm?
His physical ability actually increased by 4 points!
This was unexpected for Su Ming; he had thought that spending 20,000 dollars to increase his base physical ability by 2 points would be the end of it, but it could actually stack?
2/5 stacks? Does that mean it can only stack a maximum of 5 times?
Currently Lv1, what about leveling up to Lv2, Lv3?
He looked closely:
【Constitution Enhancement Lv1 → Constitution Enhancement Lv2, permanently increase 20 points of physical ability. 2,000,000 U.S. dollars】
【Constitution Enhancement Lv2 → Constitution Enhancement Lv3, permanently increase 200 points of physical ability. 20,000,000 U.S. dollars】
【Constitution Enhancement Lv3 → Constitution Enhancement Lv4, permanently increase 2000 points of physical ability. 200,000,000 U.S. dollars】
…
Su Ming was expressionless; he had thought the physical ability cap was only 10, and he was a bit smug about reaching 9, but he never expected that physical ability had no upper limit…
Then he thought of the World he was in and quickly felt relieved…
“Damn it!”
Su Ming suddenly realized that he had encountered this damn robbery before even reaching his destination, and as a result, he had lost the taxi.
He casually kicked the driver:
“Annoying guy!”
“Swish… Bang!”
The driver’s plump body flew in a circle, close to the ground, for over ten meters, directly hitting a large tree on the other side of the road, his pants torn to reveal his furry White thighs.
“This…?”
Su Ming looked at his leg in disbelief; he hadn’t used much force, so how could it have such power?
Is Constitution Enhancement that abnormal?
A hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and recalling the direction of the abandoned dock, he started to run…
The whistling wind grew louder and louder in his ears, and Su Ming experienced for the first time the feeling of being unrestricted by his body.
In one word—he never got tired!
The swift figure quickly disappeared at the end of the road, and the excited shouts under the night sky woke the sleeping birds.
“Yoo-hoo~”
…
Sunset Fence Bar.
The HYDRA Agents had already stood up when the door fell, cocking their guns and staring intently at the entrance.
If anyone dared to cause trouble here, they would not hesitate to pull the trigger and riddle them with bullets—they swore!
Scorpion Balin recognized Su Ming’s voice, and the vigilance on his face turned into disdain.
He gave a look to the person beside him, signaling to prepare to shoot, and said loudly:
“Hail HYDRA!
Ming~ my brother, is the mission complete?!
Come over~ let’s have a drink.”
But he wondered in his heart, he had clearly arranged for someone to deal with him, yet this kid wasn’t dead?
Information about the Vibranium transaction had already been obtained through other channels, and Su Ming was already a useless pawn.
All his painstaking efforts were in vain…
What about the Bounty Hunter? These idiots who claimed to prioritize credibility took the money but didn’t do the job! Damn it.
Su Ming heard Baling’s enthusiastic greeting, noncommittal, and slowly walked into the bar, holding up the item Baling had personally given him earlier—an envelope.
“Mr. Baling, I’m very curious, what exactly could make me, a low-level Agent, be hunted by both the organization and a Bounty Hunter at the same time?”
As the envelope was slowly torn open, Su Ming’s mind flashed back to Baling patting his shoulder two days ago and instructing him: “Never open the envelope.”
Baling’s expression was a bit grim; Su Ming’s action was tantamount to publicly slapping him in the face.
But what was inside the envelope could not be known by others yet; too many people were watching him, and this would give them an advantage.
“Ming~ my brother, listen to me, your mission does not allow you to open it. Otherwise, it will be betrayal.”
Looking at Su Ming’s hand, which was about to pull out the letter, Baling tried to dissuade him.
At the same time, the gun under the table slowly cocked.
With a carefree smile, Su Ming looked at the Agents in the room—they were all Level Two Agents, second only to Baling in status.
He held up the letter in his hand:
“Gentlemen, are you curious about what’s written inside?”
Although he received no response, their flickering eyes betrayed the Agents’ thoughts.
“Alright! Now let me…”
“Bang!”
Su Ming was halfway through his sentence when a gunshot suddenly rang out.