Pretending To Be A Boss

The genius scholar who had created creatures like Akasi, the super-hunters for the evolution zone, was now somewhat withdrawn.

During Tang Xian's departure, he had asked Tang Xian many questions, after all, the content Tang Xian had just mentioned was just the big picture; how to implement these concepts into detailed practice was the true test of skill.

Tang Xian responded fluidly. This disdainful and irrefutable crush of knowledge made Dr. Duke start to doubt his own intellect.

At times, he even found it hard to understand, because Tang Xian often referenced knowledge from other fields.

Some fields were extremely niche, where Dr. Duke usually would recruit special consultants rather than study the knowledge himself.

He had originally thought the young man only knew some simple concepts, yet to his surprise, Tang Xian's knowledge surpassed even his formidable physical prowess.

He watched Tang Xian in disbelief.

How could there be an existence in this world with such vast knowledge and physical strength?

Suddenly, he remembered his former conjecture.

He yelled like a madman:

"You are a being from above! I get it! You must be a being from above!"

When Dr. Duke was composed, he appeared a refined yet evil scholar.

However, when Tang Xian made light of his life's work, branding the organization's research as erroneous with an indisputable tone and logic.

He quickly broke down.

Bu Jing drove, while Tang Xian, Akasi, and Tangsuoye were seated at the back of the small fortress-like vehicle.

"This guy is so noisy, can't we knock him out?" Bu Jing said.

Akasi also found Dr. Duke to be noisy.

Tang Xian was curious about what Dr. Duke meant by "beings from above."

But Dr. Duke was already somewhat raving mad.

"Madness is a prelude to a person's complete transformation. I am gratified that you could have such an enlightening reaction after my lecture. I will visit you in prison and send you some books on animal husbandry," Tang Xian patted Duke's face.

Dr. Duke had not gone mad; his emotions were just excessively stirred.

"You are from above! You come from above!"

He kept repeating this sentence.

Tang Xian knocked out Dr. Duke with a wrench. The wrench was something he had borrowed from Liu Lang earlier and had put into his prop bag as they left.

"What do you plan to do next?" Bu Jing asked while driving on the fourth layer's roadways.

In roughly five minutes, they would reach his hideout on the fourth layer.

"Stay here for a while, until your boss secures the visa for the fifty-first fortress. We'll leave and won't bother you for too long," Tang Xian said.

"It's not really a bother, but what you did today... it might cause trouble for my boss."

"She asked for it. She agreed as soon as I mentioned it, so she can't blame me."

"…"

Bu Jing thought for a moment and figured that the favored guest of Miss Second probably got along because they each had their own brand of bandit logic.

"Don't worry, the process went more smoothly than I expected. Although resolving this issue is tedious, it's not difficult. You won't be in trouble, and your boss's trouble won't be too severe."

Bu Jing nodded and remained silent. His gaze drifted involuntarily towards Akasi and Tangsuoye.

He didn't know who these two people were, but as a full-time spy, he knew quite a bit.

"Your friend seems to be not quite right."

Tang Xian looked towards Tangsuoye.

The young girl moaned in pain, her face etched with discomfort, and she had already lost consciousness.

Akasi was worried, and Tang Xian was already aware that Tangsuoye had received an injection of serum from another calamity creature earlier that day. She was the first individual in the evolution zone to be injected with multiple serums.

"Once we get to the hideout, head straight to the mining area. Her constitution will grow even stronger there. Don't worry too much, although the evolutions zone's bogus research has killed many, you and she are indeed beneficiaries."

Tang Xian spoke earnestly:

"She is evolving."