Chapter 178: I'm Just a Passing Black Shadow Ninja
The reflection of Little Black's shadow shone on the wall. Numerous parts flew out of the shadow and attached themselves to him.
"What is that thing?" The Extremis virus soldier looked up at the magenta figure in astonishment.
"I'm just a passing Black Shadow Ninja. Remember that well~" Little Black said, kicking off the ground. After leaping into the air, he aimed one foot at the Extremis virus soldier below and descended at an extremely fast speed, kicking fiercely.
"Final Attack Rider! De-De-De-Decade!" accompanied by an electronic sound echoing in the air.
A force of thirty tons struck the Extremis virus soldier's chest, punching straight through it.
"Ah!" The Extremis virus soldier yelled in agony. He still hadn't died! But he was already on his last breath.
Little Black calmly held up two fingers and said, "You're still two million years too early~"
Then, Little Black pulled his foot out, turned, and kicked the Extremis virus soldier in the head, sending him flying out of the ship and into the sea.
"What the hell is that thing! F*ck!" The other terrorists shouted in panic.
In front of them was a person wearing a predominantly magenta suit of armor, with greenish-blue eyes set in a uniquely shaped helmet, glowing faintly green in the darkness like a piece of jade.
"Are you going to attack all at once, or one by one?" Little Black looked at the terrorists who were surrounding him but were also trembling with fear. After all, these terrorists were just ordinary people, not warriors enhanced by the Extremis virus. In front of powerful mechanical armor, they were still fragile.
"Everyone attack together! We have guns!" one terrorist shouted.
Hearing this, everyone gathered into a united front, concentrating their firepower and wildly shooting at the strange figure in front of them.
Clink! Clink! Clang! Clang! The bullets struck Little Black, all deflected by the tough armor, causing him no harm whatsoever.
"Is that all you have?" Little Black jumped up and down on the spot, tilted his head, and stretched his hands.
"My turn!" Little Black took a step, leaving a deep footprint on the ship's deck. He rushed into the crowd with lightning speed, grabbed the muzzle of the nearest terrorist's gun, and with a light twist, the long muzzle was impossibly bent.
"I don't have time to play with you. Call your boss out." Little Black casually grabbed the man by the collar in front of him and tossed him away. Then, behind Little Black, countless Black Shadow Ninjas appeared! These mere common thugs were enough for the Black Shadow Ninjas to handle.
"Is that him?" Little Black looked up and saw the Mandarin peering out of the window.
"Not bad at all~" The Mandarin tossed the cat in his hands. All his Extremis virus warriors were on the ship now. Although not many, the number still reached one hundred! The Mandarin was not the least bit flustered, as his own strength was his security guarantee.
"Call those people who are enjoying themselves to come out. They should be of some use now," the Mandarin said, stroking his rings.
"Yes!" A subordinate rushed off to relay the Mandarin's command.
"My Lord, what should we do with her now?" A subordinate stepped forward, pointing at Pepper, and asked.
The Mandarin didn't answer his question, but instead asked, "How is her fusion progressing?"
"The Extremis virus did not rage in her body; instead, it gradually integrated. It should be successful," the subordinate replied.
"Success is good~ Now..." The Mandarin turned and smiled, "It's time to inject the biological gene!"
"Biological gene?!" The subordinate exclaimed, "But we haven't tested it yet."
"That's why we need to test it." The Mandarin placed the first test subject on Pepper.
"Yes!" The subordinate immediately went to the freezer to retrieve the biological gene serum.
Upon seeing this, the research staff member nearby's eyes lit up, a slight smile appeared on his face, and he slowly approached the instrument next to Pepper.
"What are you doing?" The Mandarin noticed the research staff member.
The staff member didn't speak. He grabbed his white lab coat and tore it open, revealing a black ninja uniform underneath. This research staff member was actually the Black Shadow Ninja who had infiltrated the Ten Rings. The Black Shadow Ninja quickly opened the instrument's button, grabbed Pepper, and disappeared into the Shadow Realm.
Everything happened in an instant. The Mandarin and his men didn't have time to react.
"How did you let the enemy infiltrate and become one of our core personnel?" The Mandarin's tone was extremely calm, but those who knew him understood this was the last moment of calm before the storm.
"We don't know..." Everyone present knelt down, because they were colleagues of that mole. After working together for so long, they hadn't even discovered that the Black Shadow Ninja was a spy.
"In that case, you will be the one for the experiment!" The Mandarin pointed at the research staff member next to him, who was the mole's main colleague.
"No! Please give me another chance, My Lord!" The staff member pleaded fearfully.
Before the Mandarin could speak, the colleagues next to him impatiently grabbed him and shoved him into the machine. They were terrified that the Mandarin would change his mind and target them for the experiment.
"A chance? I'm giving you a chance for transformation," the Mandarin said with a dark expression. A mole! The entire Ten Rings organization hadn't discovered a mole this big! And they even brought the mole onto the ship! This meant that the people on the ship were the core members of the Ten Rings! The fact that the mole could still infiltrate showed the terrifying infiltration capability of the Black Shadow Ninjas.
"I beg you! My Lord! Just one more chance!" The staff member screamed with the loudest voice he could muster. He was a research staff member, and he understood the dangers of this experiment the best. Fusing the two serums was simply impossible to succeed!
However, unknown to him, the Black Shadow Ninjas had already succeeded in the experiment, albeit with the help of magic.
"I don't want to hear his voice," the Mandarin felt the ant's voice was too noisy.
"Yes!" Everyone immediately put a muzzle on the staff member, forcing him to only make muffled sounds. Afterward, they injected the Extremis virus and the biological gene into the research staff member.
"Ah!" The skin and flesh on the staff member's face rapidly melted, replaced by green insect carapace.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Three pairs of legs, similar to a praying mantis's, extended from both sides of his waist.
"Success?!" Everyone was in disbelief. Did the experiment just succeed like that?
But then, they were all drenched in a bucket of cold water. After completing this transformation, the staff member suddenly stopped breathing. His limbs hung down, and he had lost all signs of life.
"It's not that simple after all," the Mandarin was not surprised by this. After all, this experiment was mainly a form of punishment. The serums injected were not mixed proportionally; they were all injected hastily. It would have been a miracle if it succeeded.
"Self-mutilation is quite entertaining," Little Black said, sitting on the Mandarin's former chair.
The Mandarin quickly turned around to look. He hadn't even noticed someone had infiltrated.
"Who are you?" The Mandarin looked at Little Black's uniquely styled armor and asked.
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