Wavelength detection.
I activated my ability right away. This was my only chance. My life depended on it. No room for error.
I did my best to enter the visualized state. Now I could see clearly in what state his brainwave and his body pulse were. All of it was clearly mapped inside my head.
Just once. I must predict the trajectory.
I kept the focus on maximum. His Frontal lobe brainwaves reaching 28Hz in high Beta, almost reaching Gamma, But I could find the subtle ripple, While his Frontal lobe was high, meaning he was focusing on deduction with precision. His Parietal also showing as high as 26Hz in high beta as well,
He devided his focus while trying to shoot me and keep aware of Nina and Joel chasing him. This might be possible, I could avoid it at the last second.
Not to mention he currently sustained with a big wound on his neck that continuously bleeding. I could detect his Occipital lobe was seriously low at 11Hz in high Alpha. Not even reaching Beta. This meannt his eyes might not be as sharp, combined with the dark of the night too, and gradually losing blood. His view must be hazy.
I can do this.
This focus was insane, Like never before. from the brainwave frequency to his body pulse. All mapped inside my brain. I looked at his finger which was gripping the trigger. I knew the trajectory of his aim.
My head. To be precise, my right eye.
BANG!!
He pulled the trigger, and the bullet came tearing straight for my right eye.
And in that split second, I knew he would be pulling the trigger. All the impulses was radiating through his finger.
Crack.. clink.
I moved my head to the left just the moment his finger contracted to pull the trigger. I avoided it. The crack was just where my previous right eye had been.
I looked down to the side and I clearly saw the bullet still spinning on the concrete floor. Damn, it was intense!
With the first shot missed, He plan to shoot me again. but.
BANG! BANG!...
From the righ, It was Nina who shots her gun at the enemies in front. But he easly avoided it. And without sparing me another look, He rushed to the center to regroup.
Daammmnnn, That was intense..
I wipe the blood flowing through my nose into my lips. I could feel it, when the warm liquid flowing down. Just how much blood that I conceded tonight? sigh.
I admid that, Another close call. Just how many times tonight had I thought to myself that I would go to the after life? Fuck!
The other day, when I still lived on the street, getting beat up by the thugs. I prefered death than continuing this helpless life. But now? When I wanted to lived, How many times already did the image of me dying keep pestering my mind.
Life was sure unpredictable.
"Edgar, are you okay?" It was Nina coming closer to my side. and prior to her question.. What should I say? I'm as good as new? or I can still hold on for another three rounds on the bed? sighh..
"As you can see, I'm practically corpse right now." with a heavy sighed. I reply to Nina immediately.
"But Ed, how do you avoid the bullet right now? It was like a reaction like trait. You sure you weren't lying to us about your abilities?" Now Joel turn to asked. But what the hell with his question?
I knew why he was shocked. Both of them fighting on two versus one against the enemy. And can't delivered the fatal blow. So they knew the enemy was skilled.
The enemy I killed earlier must be a reaction trait awakener from the way he dodged the bullet from the fixed three meters muzzle. And judging by the one who shoot me, it looks like they possess the exact same skill.
But me? I was considered a sitting duck here, bleeding all over my body. I was literally stuck here with zero momentum to dodge a bullet, even though the range wasn't as close as three meters.
To Joel's eyes, dodging a high speed bullet from a fixed target position without moving a body should have been physically impossible. Plus I wasn't an awakener specialize in reaction trait.
He didn't know that I had read the enemiy's brainwaves, predicted the exact second his finger would contract, and tilted my skull to the left just enough to avoided it.
But to think back again in other person perspective. I sure am crazy. I really am.
I don't need to explain all this to him, right? Fuck him, never mind. I just need to brush it off.
"lady luck just happen to pass by." I just brushed off his question. Not in the mood. not in my condition that already soaked my trousers with my own urine. Perhaps later?
"I'm glad you're doing okay, Ed." Sheesh.. Nina, you're really my Goddes. Look at her, even hearing her voice could send me to heaven peacefully. This is how to ask a person who was almost died a second ago. Not like someone here, probing a patient on his deathbed.
"Thanks Nina, But you two might want to hurry over there. I really want to go back and sleep." I thanked Nina, and hurried her to back our member who were still fighting up there.
"Are you okay? I mean, to be here alone?" I love hearing her soothing voice. Definately a Goddess.
"As long there was not any random bullet hitt-"
"Nina, we don't have time. Let's go" Joel seemed to have already turned his back and make a run for it while dragging Nina along.
Look at this bastard.. Just where did he learn his manner?
Huhh.. like I care. Better take a cigarette.
I hardly reached my leg pouch with my right hand. With all the wounds I received, even reaching out to my leg puch is hard. Painful, even. Just a little contraction with the muscle spread the pain all over the body.
With a little strugle, I finally pulled out my cigarette pack with my right hand. I took the last one out. Putting it between my lips. huftt.. just put it on my lips made my nerves calm already. So good..
I reach inside my pocket and pulled out my pride vintage lighter.
Clink.. clink. whoosh!
I put the tip closer to the fire, listening the sound of the burned tobacco. I inhaled through the base to make the tobacco burn. and exhale it afterward.
Putting my lighter back into my pocket, I prepared to take a deep breath using my last cigarette. My last little angel.
Just before I took the full smoke into my lungs—
"Why did you disturbing my sleep?"
I heard a woman voice, loud enough to be heard to my position. I don't know why the sound could vibrate throughout the building without the energy dissipating.
Like I care..
I inhaled a full breath from the cigarette this time.. but the view that really defying logic occurred before my wide-open eyes. Even it stop me from smoking my little angel.
"Body control, Unleash.." The woman's voice vibrated through the whole building again. But it was not the voice that make me halt and stopped me from smoking. It was her body that was strange.
She had massive body at first when she came out from the main building. Even more massive compare to the squad leader Prisma whom I thought was the biggest human ever lived.
But after the words she said. Her body was shrunk rapidly. The muscles gone. And her posture shrunk to just about that of a normal human. like me. From towering over three meters down to just below two meters. Almost half of her posture was gone, including her muscle.
No, The muscle from her legs and arms diminished, But not entirely. It seemed condensed into the next level of solid form of muscles.
Just how? didn't the theory always said the Body Trait won't be able to shrink the moment their body adapt to their activity?
Something was wrong here, really really wrong.
And in a split second after that, the woman vanished. So fast that even my eyes couldn't follow.
Wavelenght detection.
Ping! what the fuckk? 997Hz at Gamma state? Even more than the squad leader's frantic state this afternoon. what is this? can human brain really could handle such a strong impulse?
Crack... BOOM!!
Without me even knowing what actually happened. I suddenly saw the wall not far to the left beside me was pulverized, leaving only debris and the smoke rising.
But with my detection, I could clearly understand. Just not far from the destroyed wall, there appeared a mid alpha brainwave.
No... low Alpha... high Theta... mid Theta. And it keeps plummeting.
What happen? Low Theta on brainwave means the person is already asleep or in a blackout. Don't tell me...?!
I looked to the front again, Now the woman was still in a posture with her right foot still in the air. No way.
She kicked a person, and that very person flew for more than thirty meters. No, that very person destroyed the thick wall with their body. Only one kick from her to send you flying farrr more than thirty meters.
INSANE!
I looked at the fading smoke, and finally found who was the one who destroyed the thick wall.
A giant with a two and half meters in height. With arms of bulging muscle all over his body. So big, and yet, to be sent flying with only a kick? Wait.. the size of his head. It was bigger than normal.
This giant, who always hung out with the squad leader and the other giant. Had a head is bigger than a basket ball.
Watermelon?!
Then a defeaning roar could be heard. Another woman's voice but different.
"RED!! THIS IS A RED CODE!" she roared to all the members present. "ALL UNITS!! FIGHT TO THE DEATH!"
With those loud sentences, all unit tensed, every single one of them sparking a Gamma brainwaves. That means, they put their maximum focus on the battle ahead.
"AS YOU COMMAND!" All member responded spontaneously.
Holy crap, they really intend to die with that command?! Does this also include me too? Should I help them with this ragged body? Should I? Really?
I leaned my head back against the thick concrete wall behind, closing both of my eyes. I don't know why but, the smile conjured on its own at the corner of my bloody lips.
Taking another slow, deep inhale of the thick smoke from my little angel, I filled my lungs completely and exhaled the smoke through my mouth with satisfaction.
Go the hell with that.
"Nothing beats a cigarette while watching a death battle from afar."
BOOM! Another sickening sound occured.
Now? who is the one getting kicked?