The Geared Immortal

A journey to the west Part 5

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On a busy road, a large passenger van is traveling towards a certain direction when four motorcycles suddenly appear out of nowhere. The four motorcycles have riders wearing an all-black leather suit and helmet. From one look one can say that they were up to no good.

As they pass through the traffic, the motorcycles snaked through the road and quickly approached the large passenger van.

When the people came close, one of them suddenly took out an MP5 submachine gun, while the others took out their handguns.

Putting the rear wheel of the car on their sights, both suddenly fired a shot that blows up the rear wheel of the passenger van.

Bang!

Boom!!!

Screech!

When the rear wheels of the passenger van exploded, Shin Jiao and his group were jolted awake, while the driver began to panic along with Jane Weiss who is sitting in the front.

"Oh, my god! We're going to die! We're going to die! No… Please… Please I don't want to die yet. I still have a lot of dreams… I haven't even been laid for crying out loud!… Please… please!" Jane Weiss cried in panic which stupefied Shin Jiao and the rest sitting behind the van.

With a quick move, Shin Jiao didn't hesitate and immediately tore a piece of cloth from his shirt, bits his index finger, and wrote something on it with his blood.

Then he immediately sticks it to the van's interior wall.

"Everyone fastens your seatbelts and don't attempt to jump out of the vehicle!" shouted Shin Jiao.

However, when the driver discovers that he could not control the steering wheel, he showed a panic look in his face as he suddenly took off his seatbelt. He has worked hard to lessen the speed of the van and when he gauge that it was slow enough for him to be able to jump, he suddenly opens the door and jumps out.

This is because the van is heading towards a railing of a small bridge. He knew that if the van hit the railing and fell from the bridge then they will all die. So he decided to save his life.

"No! Wait! Don't." shouted Jane as she tried to grab on the driver.

However, she was still too late as the man has already jumped out.

Soon the van hit the guard rail of the road and fell from the bridge.

Bang!!!

Rumble! Rumble!

"Ahhh!!! Mommy! I'm going to die! I'm going to die!" shouted Jane.

"Shut up!" This time Mary shouted in annoyance while holding tightly on her seatbelt as the van began rolling.

Everyone was scared. Susan Tang, Shi Anne Li, Jane Weiss, and Park Jiyong have already had their eyes closed tight. While Shin Jiao and Mary Anderson were vigilant and watch as the rolling of the van stopped.

The van fell to its side where Shin Jiao who was seated near the door is below the three women, which he is supporting.

"Hey, let's get off this vehicle." Shin Jiao said waking Shi Anne Li and Susan Tang who is currently in his arms along with Mary Anderson who is already blushing.

The group went out from the window with the help of Shin Jiao and Mary Anderson. It didn't take long before they heard the sound of four motorcycles coming towards them.

Shin Jiao immediately noticed the firearms in the hands of the black-suited riders and he deduces that these people might the ones responsible for the accident.

And so he quickly jumps down from the van and on the road grabs a few pebbles.

He didn't want to attack yet, because he can see a couple of CCTV road camera in the area. However, he stood near the van.

"Hide at the back now!" shouted Shin Jiao.

"No! I will fight them." Mary Anderson said in an angry tone.

"They are carrying firearms, please for your safety." Shin Jiao rebutted.

He then extended his hand to Park Jiyong and said.

"Give me your scarf and coat now."

Park Jiyong was a bit confused, but he decided to follow and give his scarf and coat to Shin Jiao.

It didn't take long before the motorcycle came and stop just a couple of meters from the van. Then one of the men shouted.

"Cooperate and no one will have to die. We just need the woman, named Shi Anne Li."

Since every one of them could understand and speak English well, they look at Shi Anne Li with a curious gaze. However, Park Jiyong suddenly realized something from this situation.

"Shit! It was that guy, Mathew… Damn it! If I survive this, he will pay for this heavily." Park Jiyong muttered.

His words didn't escape Shin Jiao's ears, but he had no time to ask who that guy was. When the men alighted their motorcycles, Shin Jiao saw the opportunity and suddenly flicks a stone towards one of them hitting him squarely to his chest.

Pang!

The man was thrown a couple of meters away and was rendered unconscious.

When the other three saw this, they immediately raised their guns towards the van. But then Shin Jiao's figure suddenly rushed out to prevent them from hitting the van. The protection talisman he created was already spent, so if the van is hit by the bullets, it would surely be damaged.

When the men saw the shadow they immediately fired at it.

Bratatat! Bratatat!

The sound of rapid gunfire echoed through the air.

Since this is the main road, many vehicles are passing through the area. However, once the people saw that there are armed men, they immediately decided to not stop and help. Instead, they drive a few blocks away and began calling 911.

Wiss!! Wiss!!

The sound of bullets passing through the air and nearly hitting him made Shin Jiao feels a bit... excited. He didn't know why but he felt all his blood boiling as he dodges each bullet being shot at him. Wearing the coat and scarf of Park Jiyong, Shin Jiao looks like a masked vigilante from the comics.

When he got a bit closer to them, he flicks the rest of the pebbles on his hand and made two more men flew to the air and faints upon landing.

However, one of them was able to dodge the pebble by a hair's breadth.

"Hehe… I guess one of you is also a mutant, eh… Well, I'm also a mutant myself, so let's see who is stronger, me or you?" the man taunted as he suddenly removes his black helmet.

The man looks like a punk with many earrings and a punk rock dyed blue hairdo.

"I'm a speedster myself, so let's see who is faster. Hehe…" he said as he suddenly took out a knife from his back.

Then as if with a tacit understanding, Shin Jiao and the man suddenly clashed with each other.

The man is confident with his skill as he is the only mutant in their organization. Whenever the pays his high, he would always be called and of course, receive the highest cut. The leader is his older brother and the two have ruled their organization causing fear and trepidation to their targets.

However, fast as the man may be, Shin Jiao is no ordinary human being. With his physique already at the Infant soul refining realm, the only thing he fears in this world are armored piercing rounds, missiles, and nukes.

The rest is trivial and would not be able to hurt him. However, he hated changing clothes so, as long as he can dodge, he would not confront his enemy head-on.

The man is really fast, at least four times faster than a normal human being. But it was not enough to face Shin Jiao.

And so with one move, the guy is already hanging in the air with Shin Jiao holding him at the back of his neck.

"You should sleep now." He said as he hit the guy making him faint.

"We have to go before the cops arrive." He thought.

With a quick move, he drags the men and bound them up together. He also separated their firearms into pieces. After doing that, he walked towards the rest of his group.

"Who knows how to drive?" he asked as he went to the side and turn the van over.

Jane Weiss is already in shock at this situation as she didn't know if this person is still a human.

"Let's go!" Shin Jiao called out as he gestured for the rest to get back inside the van.

When the van left the scene, not long later the police have already arrived along with the chopper flying in the sky.

Inside the van, Shin Jiao returns the coat and the scarf to Park Jiyong, who had a look of a love-stricken fool on his face. He didn't expect that not only is his idol a genius, he is also like a superhero from the movies.

Meanwhile, Mary Anderson is now looking at Shin Jiao with a new light. She saw the rune he wrote with his blood and its protective effect. She also saw his movements which are like those from the knights in their kingdom.

In her mind, she wanted to ask Shin Jiao about his skill and abilities, but she restrained herself as she knew that Shin Jiao showed them his secret because he trusted the group.

With regards to Jane Weiss, they would just treat it as her having a mental breakdown at that time.

And so the group safely arrives at the hotel and immediately checked in.

Meanwhile, in one of the luxurious hotels in New York, a group of men are gathered together with their attention towards their smug-looking companion.

"Hey, you said that you can get the woman named Shi Anne Li from the NXT Element Company? You can boast, but you can't say, bullshit man."

"Yeah, I heard that the guy with them is their secret security detail and he is very strong."

"I agree, the incident at a hotel in City H is evident that they cannot be touched."

Hearing the banter of his companions, Mathew Lee smirks.

Then suddenly his phone received a message which made him show a big grin on his smug-looking face.

However, once he read through the message, his expression immediately changes.