Reboot: Mechanic

A few minutes had gone by, and Mary finally managed to calm her emotion. 

As much as she was suspicious of Shi Tian and his real ability, she refused to believe he could be that cunning.

After all, he could have lied and not revealed any of this information to her if he planned on concealing his skills. 

If he was truly playing a pig to eat the tiger, then he would be the most idiotic one. 

Taking a deep breath, Mary extended her hand and asked politely, "May I see the Esper Special Bullet you used to kill the Gilaso monster?" 

To ask for another person's weapon to see was considered rude and might even cause a hostile reaction. Thus, she was trying to sound polite and not have him misunderstand her intention.

Though it was merely her overthinking since Shi Tian didn't mind lending her a bullet to see. It was just a bullet and it originally belonged to the deceased Yolanda anyway. 

Unloading his pistol, Shi Tian scanned through the cartridges to find the Esper Special Bullet that was loaded in. 

Since Esper Special Bullets are rare and limited, most of his bullets were just normal ones without any enhancement done to them. One of the many bullets in the cartridges he used was equipped with the Esper Special Bullet. 

A few seconds later, Shi Tian found it and gave it to her for inspection. "Here you go, Mary." 

Mary held the Esper Special Bullet in hand and began analyzing it. 

To her dismay, it was the same type of bullet that they used and provided to other members of the Shadow Legion. Thus, she knew full well of its firepower and capabilities. 

While she was analyzing it, Shi Tian was the most confused one here. 

'Is she suspicious of my claim in killing the Gilaso monster? But isn't it just normal activity?' Shi Tian thought to himself. 

He didn't find it weird to be able to shoot a monster to death. Even the other people that they passed by were currently fighting using firearms despite having other skills and abilities. 

Sometime later, Mary returned the Esper Special Bullet to him and sighed softly. 

"Nathan, I'm not sure if you have noticed it, but the Gilaso monsters you encountered seem to be a new variant. The territory that you met them in shouldn't be possible because they will choose a hotter environment to settle in." She explained calmly.

A variant was the term used to describe mutated monsters that deviated from their original appearance and behavior. 

And the appearance of new variants wasn't some simple matter to laugh at. It was a serious and dangerous situation that could impact their very life. 

That was because these variants are ten times or possibly even more dangerous than the original mutated monster. Each of the variant's offensive, defensive, and cunningness statistics is increased by an unimaginable rate. 

"What should we do then?" Shi Tian asked. He was asking out of politeness since they were here for training and not some extermination mission. 

If Mary somehow suggested deviating from their original plan to exterminate these new variants of Gilaso, then Shi Tian would have to pass on that. 

He was not a hero, and given that these variants hadn't posed a problem to him other than that particular day, he wouldn't be actively hunting them.

After all, the variants are a troublesome monster to deal with, and they risked being in danger when it was just the two of them. 

Thankfully though, Shi Tian seemed to have thought wrongly of Mary. 

"We are obviously sticking to our original plan, but since we know variants are coming out of their original territory, we'll need to be extra careful. In addition, these variants could be of use to us in the future given that this knowledge seemed to be unknown to others." Mary flashed a wicked smile. 

Seeing that sinister-like smile, Shi Tian had a feeling that she was scheming something. 

Nevertheless, he kept a blind eye to it because they were currently on the same boat. Whatever she does, so long as it wasn't directed at him, then he wouldn't care. 

It was the same for Mary, who would also keep a blind eye to the matter that Shi Tian did. 

"Anyway, now that we know variants have appeared around District B, we would avoid going there overall," Mary said, putting a note on the hologram projection at the precise location of the Gilaso variant. 

"Before we find some monsters to fight, I hope that you can perform some of your footwork to let me see what level you're at." 

"Level? But I didn't learn any footwork techniques at all." 

"Precisely so on why I ask you to show me. The raw footwork you display would be the best reference as to which movement technique is suitable for you." 

"I see…" Shi Tian nodded his head. "Then do you just want me to run around in the field?"

"Of course not," Mary held a deadpan expression, almost as if she was looking at an idiot.

If all he needed to do was run around, then what was the point of coming out here to train despite the high risk.

Before Shi Tian could get a clearer response, he felt a gushing wind passing by him.

In just a split second, Mary had already vanished from her original spot. 

Turning around, he noticed Mary standing at least 10 meters away from him. 

Glancing back and forth, Shi Tian was dumbfounded by the speed that Mary had displayed. 

However, the scariest part had yet to even be revealed to him. 

"I have placed some traps within the field in front of me, so while your job is to rush forward, you'll also need to keep in mind the field you step in. One wrong step and you'll be sent flying back." Mary explained the objective of this course.

'Traps that send me back flying huh?' Shi Tian stared at the seemingly normal field in front of him.