Intermediate Star Base rank!
This world was fair. Xia Fei had obtained the maximum potential by fully opening his seventh brain region, but he had also lost the opportunity to rely on cultivation to naturally increase his ability.
In order to become strong, Xia Fei had to constantly consume all sorts of drugs to increase his rank, and he also had to bear the huge side effects of the drugs.
Pain, intense pain!
It was as if there was a high-powered propeller churning in his body, twisting all his organs together and tying them into a tight knot that he could not untie.
Xia Fei bent down and used both his hands to support himself on the ground. His entire body was trembling violently, and his teeth were clenched so tightly that traces of blood seeped out from his gums.
Beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on his forehead, dripping down like a faucet that had not been tightened. Very soon, a small river formed on the ground, slowly flowing in all directions.
Phantom's drug formula was abnormally strong, but it was also abnormally painful.
Every time he increased his rank, it was like a baptism struggling on the edge of life and death.
Xia Fei did not make a sound as he silently endured it all.
Endure! Persevere! Never give up!
This was Xia Fei's creed, and it was also the only way to become strong!
If he wanted to obtain greater strength, he had to pay an equivalent price!
No one could reap without sowing, and no one would always have smooth sailing.
Behind every strong person was an unknown amount of sweat and bitterness.
Phantom stood in the corner, his eyes filled with admiration. He was not admiring Xia Fei being tortured, but admiring the process of Xia Fei fighting against the pain.
As time passed, the pain in Xia Fei's body slowly subsided. When the sun set, Xia Fei finally got up from the ground.
He walked into the bathroom and washed his face with cold water, but Xia Fei still felt that it was not enough, so he turned on the tap and took a cold shower.
The cold water stimulated Xia Fei's skin, allowing his mind to clear up, and his muscles to slowly relax.
Walking out of the bathroom, Xia Fei put on his Windshade Mark IV combat suit, put on the Wind Eye Ring and spatial ring, and strode down the stairs.
It was already dusk, and the street lights were lit up. It was rush hour, and the streets were bustling with activity.
Xia Fei stretched his body and began to jog on the street to warm up, though his speed was not fast.
About a minute later, Xia Fei's body was slowly getting into peak condition, and he began to rapidly increase his speed.
Thirty meters, fifty meters, eighty meters, one hundred meters!
There were many people on the street, and Xia Fei swept through the crowd like a gust of wind.
A seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl in a short skirt, with headphones plugged into her ears and a gray checkered bag slung across her waist, was leisurely walking on the sidewalk.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past, lifting up her skirt, revealing her white underwear. She hurriedly covered her skirt with one hand in panic, and the other hand combed her messy long hair.
Her face flushed red as she angrily looked all around her, but Xia Fei was nowhere to be seen. All she could see were pairs of lustful eyes staring at a certain spot.
There were too many people on the streets, and it was not conducive for him to unleash his full strength. Xia Fei took a turn and dashed into the Second Ring Road, which was only accessible to cars.
Xia Fei's two legs abruptly exerted strength as he sprinted at full speed!
In the blink of an eye, he reached the critical point of the sonic boom. The moment he broke through the speed of sound, Xia Fei first felt an indescribable pressure, but when his speed broke through the speed of sound, this invisible pressure disappeared, and his legs became much more relaxed.
It was like climbing a mountain, and only when he reached the peak did he realize that it was a completely different scenery when he stood at the peak.
"Phantom, how's my speed?" Xia Fei asked as he sprinted.
"Not bad. Your highest speed is 370m/s, and you've already broken through the sound barrier. You're at the Intermediate Star Base rank," Phantom said.
370m/s!
Xia Fei's original speed was only 185m/s, and this time, he had actually doubled his speed!
Sound traveled at a speed of 340m/s in the air, and Xia Fei had already broken through the speed of sound, advancing to the Intermediate Star Base rank!
Xia Fei had consumed the gene optimization fluid in April, and just seven months later, Xia Fei's rank had soared by five ranks, reaching the Intermediate Star Base rank!
On average, he would advance by one rank every month, and this sort of advancement speed was simply too shocking!
His figure was like lightning, and his brain was like a calculator, rapidly analyzing the situation on the street, choosing the most optimal route, and calmly dodging the cars.
A middle-aged man in his thirties was driving while making a call, and he was driving at a slow speed.
* Whoosh! *
Xia Fei flew past him, and the car suddenly shook a few times.
This middle-aged man subconsciously stepped on the brakes, and the tires let out a series of sharp screeches, leaving four long black marks on the road.
"Old Zhou, what's going on? What's that sound? "The person on the other side of the phone asked in confusion.
This middle-aged man wiped his sweat and said with lingering fear, "I don't know, but it seems like something went past me."
"What was it?"
"I didn't see it clearly. Its speed was too fast, just like an airplane."
Fortunately, Xia Fei was wearing a combat suit, and there was no sonic boom. Otherwise, the huge sound waves would have flipped a person and a car, and it wouldn't just be a few light shakes.
According to the report from the traffic police department, on the evening of the 29th of November, 2019, five traffic accidents occurred on Second Ring Road at almost the same time, resulting in a chain of thirty-one cars rear-ending one another. The entire Second Ring Road was congested, and traffic was only restored at midnight.
After the accident, hundreds of drivers claimed that they saw a black shadow running past their cars at a speed faster than an airplane, and their cars then started shaking abnormally.
The traffic police department launched a comprehensive investigation into this matter, even alerting the famous Federal X Incident Management Bureau, which was also known as the Paranormal Investigation Bureau.
The results of the investigation were, of course, fruitless. This investigation report numbered 11094, along with over ten thousand other files, was placed in a secret vault of the X Incident Management Bureau's basement 13 floors, never to be mentioned again.
Australia, the temporary office of the Adjudicator Union's Crisis grade assessment.
The location of the assessment was a desolate desert. As there was no time to build an office building, the Adjudicator Union parked several large spaceships in the center of the desert, which would serve as the residences and offices for the candidates and staff.
This was a good way to kill two birds with one stone. It solved the problem of feeding hundreds of thousands of people, and after the assessment was over, these spaceships could directly take off into space and fly away, avoiding the waste of building a large number of single-use buildings in the desert.
Xiao Haili sat in his office, constantly communicating with his colleagues from various departments through the communication system. The day after tomorrow was the day of the assessment, and spaceships from afar were landing on the temporary parking apron set up at the examination venue day after day.
Countless candidates were stationed at the same time, putting quite a bit of pressure on the temporary assessment center.
Every candidate needed to have their accommodation and meals arranged, and they had to be briefed on the entire assessment. Moreover, many of these candidates did not come alone. Many of the descendants of large clans would be escorted by their family's spaceships, bringing along teams of bodyguards and servants.
The number of candidates did not even reach 100,000, but the number of people around the examination venue was no less than 500,000!
The Adjudicator Union had no choice but to constantly send more people to handle the first batch of examiners and staff, and they had already sent four batches today.
Before this, the assessment was held in the seven major countries of the Endaro Star Region on a rotating basis. These powerful countries would send over hundreds of thousands of security guards and a large number of civilian staff to assist them, while the Adjudicator Union only needed to send out the examiners, which saved them a lot of unnecessary trouble.
This time, however, it was held on Earth, which had no means of providing assistance. Not only was the Earth Federation government unable to assist with the assessment, Earth's own security required the assistance of the Adjudicator Union.
As such, the pressure on the Adjudicator Union was even heavier. Aside from the over 10,000 examiners and staff, there was also the Union's 5th Fleet parked in space, ready to deal with any unexpected situations.
Xiao Haili was a well-known figure among the younger generation of the Union, and being given such an important responsibility this time was both an opportunity and a test. The success or failure of the assessment would directly affect his future in the Union, so Xiao Haili was very dedicated to his work.
* Bang bang bang! * A series of knocks suddenly came from the door.
"Come in!" Xiao Haili said without raising his head.
As soon as he said that, a young woman of about 23 or 24 years old opened the door and walked in.
She was tall and slender, with beautiful facial features and a head full of beautiful blonde hair. Her long and beautiful legs, in particular, had captured the souls of many.
However, her expression was rather cold, like an iceberg, a beautiful iceberg.
"Esteemed Head Referee, the 3,400 advanced cadets of the Star Execution Training Camp have arrived. Awaiting your instructions," the blonde beauty said loudly.
Xiao Haili froze for a moment, then raised his head and revealed a rather ambiguous smile. "Xiaohan! Why are you here? "
Hastily turning off the communication system, Xiao Haili stood up and walked over to Ye Xiaohan's side, politely saying, "Take a seat. I've checked the name list for this batch of volunteers, but I didn't see your name anywhere."
Ye Xiaohan sat on the sofa in a well-behaved manner, her slender legs crossed.
"Reporting to Head Referee, the instructor leading the team suddenly fell ill, so I'm temporarily replacing him to lead the team. May I ask what arrangements we need to make for this batch of volunteers?" Ye Xiaohan asked coldly.
Ye Xiaohan deliberately keeping her distance from him made Xiao Haili very unhappy, but he still put on a friendly face and said, "The command room will assign jobs to these cadets. As for you, I'm so busy every day, can you come to my office and help me with some documents?" Xiao Haili asked, "Can you help me with some paperwork?"
He was purposefully trying to get close to Ye Xiaohan, wanting to give her an easy job so that he could get closer to her. Unfortunately, Ye Xiaohan completely ignored his good intentions and said in a very formal tone, "As the instructor of the Star Execution Training Camp, I should be with the cadets. Esteemed Head Referee, please arrange for me to be on the frontlines as well."
Xiao Haili sighed and said resentfully, "Xiaohan, why can't you understand my good intentions?"
Ye Xiaohan frowned. "We're just colleagues. Esteemed Head Referee, please conduct yourself with dignity."
Xiao Haili's expression turned very ugly. He had been pursuing the icy beauty Ye Xiaohan for quite some time now, but Ye Xiaohan's attitude towards him had always been distant.
In fact, Ye Xiaohan was not difficult to get along with in private, but as long as she worked, she would completely change her appearance. She was like a workaholic, always maintaining a tense state, and treating everyone with a business-like attitude.
"Alright then, Xiaohan. You can work on the frontlines with your cadets, but you must pay attention to your own safety." Xiao Haili had no choice but to agree to her request.
"Yes! I'll bring the cadets to report to the command room now. "Ye Xiaohan stood up and turned to leave without even looking back.
* Pa! * The door closed.
Xiao Haili held his head with both hands, fiercely tearing at his hair a few times. His eyes had also turned red, and his hands could not help but tremble.
"Don't think that you can ignore me just because you're Ye Jingshan's daughter! One day, I'll make you grovel at my feet! "Xiao Haili said in a low voice, deliberately suppressing his anger.
"Hmph!" Xiao Haili coldly snorted. He walked to the mirror and tidied up his hair and clothes, then gave a very kind smile to the mirror.
The flustered and exasperated Xiao Haili had once again reverted to the familiar appearance of a talented, young, and promising man.
He walked to the desk and picked up Queiroz's phone, smiling as he asked, "Xiao San, how are things on your end? You're about to explode with work, aren't you? "
"Isn't that so, Brother Hai. I think you might as well find someone to replace me. I'd rather not be the Deputy Head Referee than suffer like this. My god, did you know that my hands are almost swollen just from signing documents?" Queiroz could not help but grumble on the other end of the phone.
"Xiao San, this is an opportunity. If we handle this exam well, it'll be very helpful to our position in the Union in the future. Just bear with it for a while, I won't be at ease if it's someone else," Xiao Haili said hypocritically.
"Ai! This is all for your Brother Hai. If it was someone else, I wouldn't do it! Don't worry, I'll put my life on the line to handle this exam beautifully. But let's make it clear, after this is done, you'll give me a month off. "
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