Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

”Huh???”

By the lakeside, exclamations echoed one after another. Everyone was shocked by Zhang Beixing’s actions. It was completely incomprehensible!

Huo Honghao had never seen anything like it in his life. A Human standing on water and even running on it? What the hell!

At this moment, even more baffled and clueless than the onlookers were the drug traffickers. They had already admitted defeat and fled in their cars, escape just within their grasp. Just half an hour more, they were confident, and they could disappear into these mountains, making their way back to the Triangle. Then, the sky would be the limit, and the sea wide open for them to leap! The Boss would reward them for completing the mission, promote them. They would reach the pinnacle of their lives, spending their days in debauchery and pleasure. What an incredibly joyous life that would be!

But then...

”Boss, that guy is chasing us!”

The short man, sitting in the back of the pickup truck, glanced toward the lake. His eyes suddenly widened, and he exclaimed in utter shock.

Hearing his words, the boss, who was pondering beside him, frowned. ”Chasing us? What do you mean, chasing us?”

”The guy we just tried to kill—he’s here!” the short man replied.

”That’s impossible!”

The boss’s first reaction was disbelief. ”We’re in a car, and we’ve been driving for so long! I admit he’s strong, but to cover such a distance... Do you even know what you’re saying?”

”I know, but it’s true! And he’s not coming over land. He’s on... the water!”

Watching Zhang Beixing ’Walking on Waves’ as he charged over the lake surface, the short man looked as if he’d seen a ghost, utterly terrified.

At these words, the boss’s eyebrows furrowed. He looked over immediately and displayed the same shocked expression as the short man.

Because the short man wasn’t lying.

That man was actually chasing them over the water!

”What the hell is happening?” the boss exclaimed. He quickly regained his composure, his eyes suddenly hardening, a crazed look appearing on his face.

”I don’t care how the hell he’s walking on water!” he roared. ”You dare to chase? Fine! I’ll give you a real chase!”

”Fire! Damn it! Before, he was in the trees with leaves and branches for cover, so I couldn’t hit him. I refuse to believe I can’t hit him now that he’s standing on open water!”

Reacting instantly, the boss scrambled to his feet in the back of the speeding truck. He steadied himself, raised his submachine gun, and held down the trigger, spraying bullets at Zhang Beixing.

RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT—

Bullets rained from the muzzle, hurtling towards Zhang Beixing.

Hearing him, the short man and the other trafficker also snapped back to their senses. They realized that with Zhang Beixing standing on the open water, it was the perfect time to strike. They, too, stood up, leaned over the edge of the truck, pulled out their weapons, and began to unleash a barrage of fire. It was as if they were determined to riddle Zhang Beixing with so many bullets he’d look like a hornet’s nest.

Zhang Beixing’s expression remained unchanged in the face of this assault. He had anticipated this situation when he decided to pursue them across the water and had already prepared a countermeasure.

Confronted by the ferocious onslaught of bullets, Zhang Beixing crouched. His legs, like lead-weighted hammers imbued with immeasurable power, swept fiercely in front of him.

SWOOSH—

A surging wall of lake water, whipped up by Zhang Beixing, rose more than a meter high. The bullets struck the water curtain, their momentum blunted, and Zhang Beixing’s figure was obscured.

When the water curtain fell, the lake surface was calm again, with only ripples spreading outward.

”Is he dead?”

Seeing this, the boss furrowed his brow, letting out a surprised ”Hmm?”

But he quickly dismissed the thought. There was no trace of blood on the lake surface. That wasn’t what you’d expect if he were truly dead! Yet, Zhang Beixing had simply vanished.

”Where did he go?”

The boss tensed up, his entire body rigid. He gripped his gun tightly, but it offered no sense of security.

The unknown is always the most terrifying! Especially when dealing with someone as incredibly strong as Zhang Beixing! Leaping into the air by stepping on leaves, walking on water, his fists leaving illusory imprints... These weren’t feats an ordinary Human could accomplish!

Warily scanning his surroundings, the boss reloaded his submachine gun, ready to unleash a hail of bullets the moment Zhang Beixing appeared. But after waiting for a moment, he saw nothing out of the ordinary, not until their vehicle rounded a corner.

RUSTLE—

A faint sound came from the thicket of deadwood at the corner. The boss, instantly feeling as if facing a great enemy, reflexively whipped out his gun and sprayed a burst of fire into it. Startled by his actions, the others in the vehicle also hastily opened fire. They emptied their magazines, shredding the brush, but found nothing unusual within it.

Realizing he had overreacted due to nerves, the boss quickly reached for his waist to grab a new magazine.

But as his hand went to his belt, instead of the familiar feel of a magazine, he touched a wet hand!

A hand?!

A sudden realization struck him, and the boss whipped his head around. There, standing beside him in the bed of the lurching pickup truck, was Zhang Beixing, who had vanished two or three minutes earlier!

The two made eye contact.

Zhang Beixing’s face revealed a radiant smile.

Without a word, he turned his hand into a fist and, before the boss could recover, delivered a fierce uppercut along his side.