Chapter 587: Boss! Open the Genetic Lock!

Boss Fang had a bizarre look on his face: "Assassin's Creed...?"

What made it even more of a pain in the neck was that, to complete this mission, the shop actually needed to have assassin players?!

Are you sure you're not pulling my leg, hello! Would assassins ever have the spare time to run into a shop to play games instead of doing proper business?

Boss Fang couldn't help but feel: Can this kind of salted-fish assassin really survive and make it to the shop alive?

...

And at this moment, at the crossroads outside the shop door.

A woman's figure could be seen walking toward it.

Clad in black leather armor, the hem of her long outer coat fluttered with the wind, revealing a pair of long, tight legs clad in black buckled boots.

Perhaps in this bustling street, no one would notice this figure, but if one observed closely from time to time, one would discover that everyone seemed to subconsciously stay several feet away from her, leaving a void around her person.

She reached out a hand to shield against the headwind that blew her flame-like long hair into disarray, her black gloved hands exposing only five fair, scallion-like fingers. Her exquisite face actually reminded one of an elf's flawlessness, her skin so delicate it seemed capable of being broken by a mere breath, possessing the tenderness of a noblewoman, while her silver, bright earrings added a touch of pretty charm to her temperament.

If not for the shard of extraordinary coldness hidden deep within her eyes, perhaps many people would confuse her with those noble-born female knights.

She glanced subconsciously at this side, eyeing the strange and peculiar name of the shop, and thought to herself: "Heh~ Can a small shop like this really attract customers?"

...

Leaving aside whether a salted-fish assassin could enter the shop, and whether the garbage boss could attract customers, at this moment, as an elite of the Golden Gryphon Knights, Helen was somewhat astonished.

Solely relying on positioning to dodge a second-tier combat technique was something that, in her perception, even if there were some exceptions, shouldn't happen to this kind of... teenage boy who hadn't even fully mastered combat techniques.

"What's going on?!" She hurriedly dragged several of them into the small grove of trees.

"Where did you learn this kind of combat technique?!" In Helen's view, there was no way such combat techniques could be inherited from their families.

"We..." The faces of the boys flushed crimson as they looked at each other.

This was their greatest secret!

Should they tell or not?

If they told, what if others became just as formidable as them?

"Rest assured," the instructor beside her spoke up, "Lady Helen naturally won't force you to speak, but if you want to join the Golden Gryphon Knights, you will still have to explain it clearly when the time comes."

"We..."

"We..." Several of them hemmed and hawed for a long time, starting to speak several times only to stop, and stopping only to want to speak again.

Just as the instructor and Helen were driven into a frenzy, their obsessive-compulsive disorders about to act up, they heard the boys speak in unison: "We unlocked our genetic locks!"

"Pfft—!" The Golden Gryphon Knight Helen and that male instructor spat directly, "You unlocked what!!??"

What kind of thing was a genetic lock?!

Just because we haven't read many books doesn't mean you can fool us like this, right?!

"I think we must have unlocked our genetic locks!" When Fang Qi was telling the story to Su Tianji and the others, he actually wasn't afraid of people watching, as there was nothing wrong with letting people see the communication jade even if it was a bit strange.

So the curiosity of a few teenage boys who happened to be nearby was piqued, and they watched the entire process.

At this moment, that boy named Ron thought about how he had been scared to death before but ended up winning the fight, which seemed to make him even more certain. Excitement surged in his heart: "It's said that under immense pressure, humans can unlock their genetic locks. We definitely unlocked our genetic locks just now, which is why we defeated Tolfo and his group!"

WTF!?

Helen and the male instructor felt their brains short-circuit. They exchanged a glance: "What is a genetic lock? Speak slower..."

"For example, there is a story about an old lady who lifted a car with one hand to save her grandson trapped under the wheels. This is a potential that bursts forth only when humans are in extreme danger..." The boys spoke with great eloquence, and it sounded highly logical and well-grounded.

For instance, anyone had a certain strength of their own, and this strength was the opportunity to eliminate the genetic lock.

Or for instance...

After listening to these theories, the two exchanged a glance once more: "So profound..."

"In that case..." Helen said hurriedly, "You mean... just now, under immense pressure, you all unlocked the first-stage genetic lock?!"

Her inner self twitched violently: Why don't you guys just fly up to heaven?! I face the commander and my superiors every day in the knights, feeling pressured like a mountain, and I haven't seen any genetic lock unlocked!

You few little brats had a fight and unlocked it?

Her pupils stared intently at them with a burning gaze: "Then... this genetic lock... who told you about it?"

"It's Boss Fang!" The young girl, Xi, raised her hand.

At this moment, Boss Fang, who was in the shop, sneezed for no reason: Motherf...

"Boss Fang...?" Helen and the male instructor looked at each other, finding it increasingly bizarre, "Who is Boss Fang?"

"The super cool shop owner who opened an 'Origin Internet Club' in the city center!" Joseph said hurriedly.

"He can step on a sword and fly! He can also use spells to make the house look like a fairyland!"

"Right, right, right, Boss Fang is super powerful!" The little fellows chattered away.

"Boss Fang is definitely a third-stage genetic lock expert!"

"No, he has very likely reached the legendary fourth stage!"

...

It was already quite late, and there weren't many people in the shop. Boss Fang, who was tired from playing, sat at the counter and dozed off. Incidentally, he dreamed that the shop's teleportation array opened, tricking Xiaoyue into coming over to this shop to play.

Then he seemed to dream that he had unlocked the fourth-stage genetic lock. Under the terrifying "micro-control" level of mastery, he comprehended a new move: Instant Synchronization.

That was, at the exact moment of attack or defense, performing a complete synchronization, which could almost reduce the consumption of synchronization time to the bare minimum.

"Clang!" A palm slammed onto the table, causing even the stone tabletop to vibrate twice.

It shook Boss Fang awake instantly.

"Who is it...?" Boss Fang lifted his head, only to see a heroic, handsome girl wearing silver armor, her helmet removed, with her golden hair tied up behind her head.

She spoke with absolute dominance: "Unlock the genetic lock!"

"Unlock the genetic lock..." Muddled, Boss Fang rubbed his eyes, not having figured out the situation yet, still savoring that feeling of instant synchronization from his dream, "Two magic crystals an hour, ten magic crystals to activate."

"..." Helen's face twitched.

"So expensive?!"

He really swindles even kids, taking so much in a single scam. See if this lady doesn't teach an unconscionable boss like you a lesson!

"Achoo!" In his dazed state, a stream of data flashed in Boss Fang's eyes.

The synchronization time consumed like crazy.

"Holy crap?!" He just realized he hadn't actually learned any instant synchronization yet. The moment he turned off the synchronization, he snapped fully awake.

Opening his eyes, he looked at the empty space in front of the counter, scratching his head: "I remember a customer seemed to come just now, saying they wanted to do what...?"

He saw a figure whose entire body was plastered against the transparent glass door, her back facing Boss Fang as she waved the spirit crystals in her hand, speaking in a slurred voice: "Mmph... unlock the genetic lock..."

Boss Fang took the money and dragged the person down from the glass door: "Why did you paste yourself onto the door? Go on, go on."

Son of a...! You just wait for this lady!

She simply wanted to beat this boss to death.