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"Jeon Jungkook! Kid, stop sleeping! "You're on a mission, get up, hurry up and go, go, go......" Min Yoongi's disdainful shout reached the ears of Jeon Jungkook, who was resting his feet on the desk at his desk, wearing a hoodie and wrapping his arms around his sleeves while napping. It was like a death sentence.
"Here it comes, here it comes. It's so annoying every day, I don't know how Jimin-Hyung agreed to be couple with you......" Reluctantly, he put his foot back on the ground, suddenly took off his hat, and the sunlight outside the right window dazzled him so much he couldn't open his eyes. Jungkook irritably ruffled his already puffed red rabbit fur, but then strode out of the special operations team's main gate. At the entrance stood a black, modified pickup already on fire. Kim Namjoon wore sunglasses, and his silver hair looked a bit golden under the sunlight. A pair of long legs leaned against the driver's door as the window rolled down, making a strong sense of presence.
"Quick, don't blame me for waking you up. This is because this mission is to take down a large factory that was taken over by mutants. The factory is too spacious and needs massive firepower coverage. Kid, remember to memorize the elemental formulas I wrote for you, right? This time, I'm counting on you. Don't tell me later that if you don't remember the formula, you can't make a gun! I already told you in advance I wanted the M134. If you can't make it, don't even think about resting when you come back. I'll make sure you finish memorizing those three books you rejected last time......
Hearing Kim Namjoon start nagging again, Jungkook yawned, "Alright, bro, stop nagging. I remember everything, I'll make it for you. Let's go, I want to come back early and catch up on sleep. I played games all night last night and barely slept much......"
Pink-haired Jung Hoseok sat in the driver's seat, and upon hearing this, he dotingly leaned out his upper body. "Hey, Ilgu, our Jungkook." He roughly messed up the hair on Jeon Jungkook's freshly styled head and earned a furious glare from the child's big, round eyes. Park Jimin poked half his orange head out of the trunk, looked at the three idioms still chatting, and shouted, "Get in the car, let's go!"
It is now 6031, about a hundred years ago, when an earthquake suddenly struck the globe simultaneously. This was extremely illogical, accompanied by weather chaos, lightning, thunder, violent winds and rain, wild plant growth, tsunamis, and hail—just as nature was finally dissatisfied with human destruction and pollution and suddenly became furious.
All humans fell into a coma at the same time. By the time they gradually regained consciousness, the entire Earth had returned to peace. Just when people thought it was just infrastructure damage, some humans discovered they had gained various supernatural powers. These people were called mutants. Later, it was discovered that if one parent possesses supernatural abilities, their offspring have a high chance of inheriting the same species and a small chance of inheriting mutated abilities.
Decades ago, a group of humans suddenly appeared who looked very similar to mutants but were different. They also underwent changes, but not by gaining supernatural abilities; rather, their bodies underwent mutations. This basically manifested as parts of their bodies acquiring animal traits and some innate abilities of corresponding animals. For example, those whose legs mutated into rabbits ran extremely fast, those whose hands mutated into beast claws gained terrifying tearing abilities, and those whose noses mutated into dogs had an exceptionally keen sense of smell, among others. However, they usually share one common trait: they lack autonomous consciousness, Indiscriminately attacking all creatures except their own kind, people call them aberrants.
Over the past century, human society has stabilized. Ordinary people and mutants, seeking ways to coexist harmoniously and resist mutant attacks, have rebuilt new systems and leadership bodies. The special operations team led by Jeon Jung-kook and others is one of them. Their special operations team is called BTS, currently consisting of five members, a special SWAT unit under the leadership responsible for mutant cases and handling mutant cases.
At the same time, humans categorized and graded various abilities, dividing them from rarity and ability value into D, C, B, A, up to S, and even higher SS and SSS. Rarity is generally fixed upon awakening, while ability values can rise or fall with proficiency or later changes. In terms of rarity, the most common types are the natural element. Most people gain abilities to control natural elements like wind, water, and fire, while material and spiritual abilities are relatively rare. Of course, some particularly unique and rare abilities have also been discovered, and Jeon Jungkook is one of them.
Jeon Jungkook, 21 years old, graduated from a key high school in F City. Both his parents were mutants, but he did not inherit any of their parents' abilities. Instead, he gained a completely different mutant ability—material creation. Such a special ability had never existed before, so the ability rarity column in his file was directly marked as SSS level. However, since there was no basis for verification, his ability value was marked with a question mark, and he had always been closely watched by various factions. When he graduated from high school and met the criteria for recruitment, countless offers of olive branches were offered to him. He was still hesitant, but was immediately picked up by senior Park Jimin.
Because Park Jimin was the president of the academy two years older than him, with an excellent reputation—a typical child from other families. When his parents saw it was him, they agreed without hesitation. He was unknowingly recruited into the BTS team. Over the years, through continuous missions and drills, captain Kim Namjoon and senior researchers discovered that his abilities were virtually limitless. As long as he fully understood the formulas for the elements of known items, he could create anything—almost any weapon could be used, with only some requiring assembly.
The more complex the weapon, the more mental energy it consumes. Ordinary weapons can be made in multiple, and when used personally, the spiritual power is transmitted faster and more precisely, making it more powerful and intense, and lasting longer. If someone else uses it, the power is only 70%, and the duration depends on the distance to Jeon Jungkook's remaining mental energy. But in the face of such extraordinary abilities, it's nothing! So Kim Namjoon happily looked at him even more deeply.
"It's like a dream......" In the carriage, just as Jungkook snapped out of his memories, he saw Park Jimin across from him, leaning sweetly on Min Yoongi's shoulder. Min Yoongi appeared calm and indifferent, but his pinky finger seemed to casually curl around the corner of Park Jimin's shirt. Jeon Jungkook instantly curled his lips in disgust. When it came to the two people across from him, he had plenty of authority. One was the senior who "kidnapped" him, the other was a regular partner on the battlefield. They had known each other before joining BTS, and their families had been close friends for generations.
On their last mission, Min Yoongi was a defender, but he was seriously injured after taking a fatal blow from forward Park Jimin. Park Jimin immediately held the bleeding unconscious Min Yoongi and cried loudly, and after returning, stayed by his side without leaving his side. Finally, the two broke through the window and ended up together, clinging to each other for a week. Jungkook closed his eyes in grief, unwilling to watch any longer. If he'd known this would happen, he shouldn't have helped Min Yoongi and let him help Park Jimin hold the rear on his own. Seeing this inexpressive brother, he softened his heart. If he'd known he'd have to eat dog food and overeat in the future, he wouldn't have done it! Life is hard......
He looked at Park Jimin, who was radiating sweetness toward Min Yoongi, and knew that if it were someone else, this would be 'toxic honey.' Is it someone else's child? Ha! Only his parents would believe it! This is a man-eating flower, a man-eating flower, does he not know about it? Do you think Park Jimin became the top by what means? Although he looked thinner than many others, every inch of his muscles and bones contained terrifying energy. He appeared harmless but was actually terrifyingly terrifying.
He is one of the few mutants who combines both his parents' abilities because his parents have water and ice abilities, which are very close. At first, he only awakened the same A-rank water-based ability as his mother, with an S-level ability. Later, he gradually mastered form transformation, spending double mental power to freely switch water forms between ice and water, directly raising his level to S. However, because the form change consumed too much mental power, his ability value became A-level. But precisely because of this, he developed his unique, unpredictable and unpredictable tactics. At 18, in the arena match, he used his masterful water and ice abilities to defeat all opponents.
Jungkook recalled the old campus legends and shivered seeing Park Jimin now. He came to BTS by choice, probably 40%, because there were people he knew well, and the remaining 60% were completely under Park Jimin's dominance! Back when he was still in school, Park Jimin often tormented him, relying on being a senior and that Jungkook couldn't beat him, making Jungkook run errands every day.
Back when Park Jimin graduated, he was overjoyed, thinking he had finally escaped the devil's grasp, but a year later, he was taken away again. Only Min Yoongi could make Park Jimin obey, and Jungkook sized up Min Yoongi with a smirk, who was secretly curling his lips, feeling even more frustrated at his lack of talent.
Min Yoongi, 25 years old, two years older than Park Jimin, inherited his mother's A-rank fire-type ability, with an S-level ability. Because he can attack both single-target and group attacks, he serves as a key defender for BTS. It also includes the responsibility to protect another defender, Jeon-the Field Weapons Supplier-Jung-Gloden-Kook. Jung Hoseok was driving, Kim Namjoon was in the passenger seat giving directions, and Jungkook glanced around the three-seated cabin, angrily accepting the fate of having to eat all the dog food alone.
After driving about an hour, they arrived at the target factory. Jung Hoseok parked the car in a secret corner a short distance from the factory, then got out with Kim Namjoon and circled around to the train compartment. "Everyone, check the protection again. Jungkook, you can start manufacturing now. We'll try to finish it as quickly as possible." Kim Namjoon watched as Jungkook pulled on the protective gear with his left hand, his right palm open upward, muttering in a voice only he could hear. Then, one piece after another appeared out of thin air in his palm.
"I've been thinking about it for so long, I bet you're very familiar with it. You can assemble it yourself!" I still have to give Jimin-hyung and the others weapons. Jimin-hyung, what do you want? Is it the same as before? Park Jimin was repeatedly telling Min Yoongi not to risk his life like last time. Upon hearing this, he just nodded, "Same as always, UZI is fine. After all, most of the time l use powers, might not need a gun."
"Alright, what about you, Hoseok-hyung?" "My dagger is fine. My ability doesn't need a gun, so two harder ones is ok! Last time I was playing halfway through, it suddenly broke and scared me so much I almost had a heart attack, you know?! "Jung Hoseok suddenly remembered his 'tragic' experience last time, widened his eyes at Jeon Jungkook, and expressed how wronged he was.
Jungkook almost burst out laughing at his brother's expression. "I'm sorry, bro, my fault. I accidentally mispronounced it. Who knew I would have changed into the wrong substance and still look so similar? I didn't notice......" Seeing Jung Hoseok about to lose his temper again, Jungkook quickly lowered his head and apologized repeatedly. In reality, his face was hidden in the shadows, almost laughing to death. He didn't dare laugh out loud, afraid Jung Hoseok would assassinate him outright, and then he wouldn't even have time to react.
"Alright, stop being so stingy. The sooner the fight is over, the sooner we withdraw. Jeon Jungkook, save your mental energy. This mission probably has plenty of aberrant species. If none of us can make it, we'll have to rely on you. Min Yoongi couldn't be bothered to watch this comedy that played out almost every so often. Who knew if Jeon Jungkook was doing it on purpose? Such a clever mind always made a few harmless little problems when faced with particularly simple tasks. He just thought it was fun and fun, and the brothers were willing to indulge him. Anyway, he usually fought with his powers, and when the powers were almost depleted, he switched to Jeon Jungkook's weapon.
This was also to help Jeon Jungkook save his mental energy. After all, they were the older brothers, so letting the younger brother relax was only natural. Besides, Jungkook was a precious child, and some tasks were handled only by him. Every time he finished a major task, he had to take a long time to recover. As the older brother, they felt both heartbroken and helpless, so they could only take on more tasks in other tasks.
"OK~ My latest bomb is waiting to be put to use~" By now, they had arrived at the factory entrance. Seeing a sea of mutants of various shapes rushing toward them, they lined up in battle formation, with Park Jimin at the front, Min Yoongi and Kim Namjoon on either side diagonally behind him. The three of them formed a triangular formation to block Jeon Jungkook at the rear.
"Ugly things, you're holding up my date with Min Yoongi, understand?" Park Jimin raised his right hand and used it as a starting point to move forward. The entire ground gradually became covered by water. When it reached a depth that reached ankle-deep, Park Jimin's raised right hand clenched into a fist in midair. The entire water surface instantly froze, and the hundred mutants within the range exploded with ice at their feet, unable to get any closer.
Min Yoongi on the left took a small step forward, glanced at Park Jimin, who had told him he was angry, and let out a soft, chuckling sound. Imitating Park Jimin, he raised his left hand, his gaze indifferent as he looked at the mutant struggling with his teeth, completely lacking the tenderness he had just shown when he looked at Park Jimin. "Yeah, we were supposed to go on a date today, but you guys interrupted us."
A blazing fire ignited on the blooming ice flowers, illuminating them as half and half of them in harmony. The surging flames wrapped around the cold, hard ice flowers, melting their softness into flowing water, which in turn enveloped the flames and ashes, gradually fading into the ground, as if those mutants had never existed.
Seeing the two exchange a smile, Jungkook was speechless. "Are you two ever going to stop? You want me to save my mental energy—what are you two doing?" Huh? Is it really fun to make such big moves just to show off and look cool? Kim Namjoon watched as Min Yoongi grabbed Park Jimin and rubbed his head, ignoring Jungkook's actions, and joked, "Yeah, can you show some respect to the single people here? Don't you agree, hobi?"
Unable to get Jung Hoseok's answer, Kim Namjoon looked at Jung Hoseok's position in confusion. Park Jimin poked his head out from Min Yoongi's arm and smiled, "Namjoon-hyung, stop looking. He's in his best form and won't answer you, haha."
Jung Hoseok's ability is also very unique. His ability is Shadow, with an S-level rarity and SS value. He can merge with Shadow to move, appearing and disappearing instantly, making him a top-tier assassin and a BTS dash role. However, this ability comes with a side effect that seems less obvious: when activating the ability, it enters a special state, causing a dramatic change in personality.
Jung Hoseok himself is extremely enthusiastic, lively, friendly, and talkative, but once he gets into character, he becomes the opposite—he becomes extremely quiet, a bit gloomy, and even quite indifferent. The other three were used to it and thought there was nothing to make a fuss about, so they forgot to tell Jeon Jungkook. This caused Jungkook to be shocked on his first mission, and was especially upset, thinking Hoseok hated him. With tears in his eyes, he went to comfort his brothers, and they found it funny and amused him for a long time. It wasn't until Jung Hoseok recovered and explained things to Jeon Jungkook that Jungkook realized he had been tricked and ignored the other brothers for several days.
At this moment, Jung Hoseok stood quietly. To others, he seemed to gradually turn black, becoming blurred, and the boundary with the shadow gradually disappeared and merged into one. "Alright, enough messing around. This task probably won't be that easy. You two just dealt with so many mutants in one go, and now they're flooding out again in just a few words. I feel like the number in this factory is terrifying. Stay alert, don't get hurt, and follow the squad two-two-one, and clear the area accordingly." Kim Namjoon said seriously, and the others also put away their playful expressions. Watching the continuous stream of mutants, their moods grew heavy.
Kim Namjoon's ability was SS-level psychiatric, with an S-level ability. He used his mental power to quickly sweep across the entire factory's airspace, sensing enough mutants inside the factory to trigger trypophobia. If something really happened, even if he could control the group mentally, this number would probably not last more than 5 seconds. If things got out of control, he could only transfer his mental power to Jeon Jungkook, just like he did last time with the large-scale mutant invasion, letting him directly cover the fire. But that would be a huge loss and burden for both of them.
"Let's begin." They were grouped: Min Yoongi, Jeon Jungkook's group, Park Jimin's and Kim Namjoon's group, and Jung Hoseok's own group. Using the factory map provided by the smart light meter, they began cleaning from left to right, right to left, and by walking around. Min Yoongi and Jeon Jungkook stood back to back—one burned the mutant species to ashes with flames, the other sprayed the mutant species with P90 missiles; Park Jimin and Kim Namjoon stand one after the other, with the mutants controlled by the Kim Namjoon group, slowing their movements, while Jimin generates countless ice spikes to pierce through countless mutants; Jung Hoseok became an invisible assassin; every time he struck, a mutant would fall, but the mutant couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.
After dozens of minutes of fierce battle, Min Yoongi, Park Jimin, and Kim Namjoon, mostly in group attacks, had already dealt with most of the mutants, but their mental strength was running low. "Jungkook, it's up to you next!" Kim Namjoon and Park Jimin were separated by a small patch of mutants, fighting as they quickly closed in on Min Yoongi and Jeon Jungkook.
You ask how they positioned themselves? What a joke. Do you think it's always colorful? Is hair that ignores your scalp's health just for show? Kid, that's a clever use. When fighting among aberrant species, a colorful head in the midst of the darkness is so eye-catching! You can skip the trouble of positioning!
Jungkook watched the orange and silver heads gradually approaching them, took a deep breath, and sensed the weapons he had created. The more carefully he controlled them, the stronger the weapons he made in others' hands became. At the same time, his own situation became more dangerous, as his sense of danger around him weakened.
While he infused his mental power, Kim Namjoon and Park Jimin also arrived at their side. Together with Min Yoongi, they formed a triangular formation to encircle Jeon Jungkook in the center. The weapons in their hands were slightly warm, and all the mutants attacking them were headshot, clearly even more powerful than before.
Just as they had almost finished cleaning the last factory building, a dark shadow suddenly appeared on the ground beside Kim Namjoon. The next second, Jung Hoseok emerged from the shadow and said, "There's something in the basement." Here, I'll do it. As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped back with his right foot and stomped off the ground, his body shooting forward like an arrow. All the mutants along the straight path collapsed with a swish, and at the same time, Jung Hoseok disappeared without a trace.
"Does this factory have a basement?" Park Jimin frowned deeply, pulled up a thumbnail, and studied it carefully. "It doesn't show up on the map at all?" Hidden space? What is the factory supposed to hide? If it weren't for Hoseok-hyung's supernatural power, we wouldn't have noticed it, right? Kim Namjoon also carefully scanned it again with his mental power. "I didn't even feel it at first. I felt like there was a mental barrier, and I had to check especially carefully to spot any flaws." Leave it to Hao Xi, let's go check the basement. ”
Min Yoongi nodded. The moment Jungkook retracted his mental power, he shook for a moment, but was caught by Kim Namjoon. Jungkook shook his head to show it wasn't a big problem. "Just in time for Jungkook to take a break, our mental strength has recovered a bit." Kim Namjoon channeled some of his mental power into him, and the four of them went to the corner of the factory and found a hidden door on the floor beneath the pile of goods.
"Damn, hiding it so tightly—must be some secret you can't tell?" Park Jimin grabbed the handle and yanked it hard, bracing himself for dust to smear, but unexpectedly, opening the door revealed a completely different scene. "The factory looks so rundown, but the basement feels ultra-high-tech. Something's off." Jeon Jungkook looked around as he descended the stairs. The further they went, the dimmer the light became, until they could no longer see the path. Min Yoongi rubbed a fireball with his fingertips before barely continuing forward.
Jung Hoseok also finished clearing the remaining mutants from the upper level, came to their side through shadows, and followed them at the end of the group. After exiting his ability state and confirming the others were unharmed, they groped their way through a pitch-dark, narrow passage for a long time. Finally, they felt they had entered a very spacious room.
"Don't you think so...... Does this place feel a bit too spacious? Jung Hoseok sensed the space around him and sniffed, "And it gives me a particularly uncomfortable feeling." Park Jimin remembered that behind him was Kim Nam-jun. He patted the hand Kim Namjoon had placed on his shoulder. "Namjoon-hyung, try using your mental scan to see if you can find the power switch. I feel like this isn't a cave, but a building, and it's very advanced. The ground beneath my feet feels like the tech flooring at our bureau. I think this place must have lights." ”
After hearing this, Kim Nam-joon tried stepping on the ground, "It really does look alike. Let me give it a try." He summoned his mental power, but found the place ridiculously huge. "Why is this place so high...... Right in the middle...... An enormous cylindrical ...... A jar? …… Got it! Jungkook, 66 degrees diagonally to the left. ”
Jeon Jungkook raised his hand and shot without hesitation. This was their unconditional trust. Kim Nam-jun trusted his marksmanship, just as he trusted Kim Nam-jun's judgment. 'Bang!' As the bullet hit the switch, the entire space instantly lit up with a white light, dazzling the eyes of several people. When Min Yoongi finally adjusts to the light and turns to check Park Jimin's state, he sees Park Jimin and Jungkook behind him, their eyes wide open, almost bloodshot, pale and deathly pale.
The older brothers had never seen two younger brothers like this. Min Yoongi was about to reach out to pat Park Jimin, but Park Jimin instantly seemed to lose strength, his knees buckled and he collapsed straight to his knees. Startled, Min Yoongi quickly knelt down to support Jimin's shoulders. Min Yoongi saw Park Jimin looking as if he had been severely traumatized, his eyes staring straight ahead. His eyes, which had not been blinking for a long time, began to turn red. A tear rolled down his eye socket and landed on the back of Min Yoongi's hand, burning him painfully.
"Jimin, Jimin! What's wrong with you? You saw ......." Min Yoongi didn't know what was ahead; it was like this.
"Tae...... Hyung ......"
The dull person became three, on this underground circular three floors, each lined with various materials and advanced, advanced research machines. At the very center of a spiral staircase space sat a huge cylindrical device, like a jellyfish display in an aquarium, filled with unknown transparent liquid. At the very center of the cylinder floated a completely naked blond human. On the outside of his left forearm, from the middle of his right thigh to the middle of his calf, and along his lower back were leopard-like patterns. Among the golden hair, there were leopard ears, which should have been at the tailbone, but a leopard's tail extended downward.
Dozens of tubes of unknown function connected to his body. His knees pressed against his chest, embracing him in an embrace, but his face was directly facing the group. His expression was as calm as An Ran's, as if he had fallen into a peaceful sleep. Though his eyes were closed, Park Jimin could tell with just one glance......
That was his Taehyung.
TBC.
By. VexzaV