The Undercover Sunglasses

Hell's Kitchen is a fascinating place.

It's a well-known gang stronghold that bizarrely never sees police crackdowns.

Even at night, gang members brazenly run rampant, and despite frequent gunfights, police never seem to patrol or inspect the area!

Qi Jun's taxi refused to go even a meter further into Hell's Kitchen, so he had no choice but to pay the fare, tip a little extra, and disembark to walk into the neighborhood.

...

Qi Jun didn't ostentatiously enter Hell's Kitchen but hid in a dark corner to materialize some 'props' before going further.

At night, Hell's Kitchen swarmed with all sorts of nefarious figures. Even if a small squad entered, being targeted by criminals was a matter of time.

First, Qi Jun used 0.1 energy to materialize a standard night-time outfit (similar to the Men in Black) and a toy gun.

Yes, a real toy gun that, apart from looking exactly like a real gun, was entirely made of lightweight plastic. It couldn't fire real bullets, let alone water pellets.

However, when Qi Jun clipped it to his waist, the bulging lump was intimidating enough to deter at least some gang members.

This would make them think twice before targeting Qi Jun.

Then, Qi Jun used the remaining 0.4 energy to materialize sunglasses that subconsciously made wearers overlookable.

Undercover Sunglasses: As long as the wearer does not initiate any actions, these glasses maximize the likelihood that everyone around will ignore the wearer and block all surveillance recording devices. The effect lasts for forty minutes and is created with 0.4 energy.

The above describes the properties of the sunglasses materialized by Qi Jun. The sunglasses cost almost no energy points, but 0.1 energy points last ten minutes, and 0.4 points perfectly cover forty minutes.

After forty minutes, without additional energy, these sunglasses would revert to being just ordinary sunglasses.

But for Qi Jun, forty minutes was enough to plan and even spare.

...

With the sunglasses in place, Qi Jun, dressed as a typical Men in Black, was a fresh sight.

Wearing sunglasses at night should have been a bizarre scene, but people around him curiously ignored him as if he didn't exist.

Qi Jun even tried walking openly in front of these gang members; indeed, they completely overlooked him, treating him like air.

Seeing this, Qi Jun felt completely assured.

He turned back, blending into the darkness again, starting to look for his target.

Despite trusting the Mutated Stone's capabilities, this was, after all, the Marvel Universe filled with superpowered beings. Who knows if someone could ignore the effects of the Undercover Sunglasses?

Until he grew stronger, it was better to move quietly and avoid drawing attention.

...

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Boom!!!

Not far along, Qi Jun heard the sounds of a fierce gunfight and explosions.

Excited, Qi Jun thought, "Hell's Kitchen is indeed a treasure trove for me!"

Following the direction of the gunfire, Qi Jun excitedly ran towards it.

...

Pfft! Squeak!

A stray bullet whizzed past Qi Jun, striking a wall in front of him and kicking up a cloud of dust.

The flying debris hit Qi Jun's cheek, cooling his heated blood instantly and prompting him to stop abruptly at the corner.

Ssshh... Huff...

Taking a deep breath, Qi Jun suddenly remembered,

 "This is a real gunfight!"

"Damn!"

"That scared the hell out of me!"

This was a deadly gunfight!

Running headlong into it was practically asking for death!

Gulp...

Swallowing hard, Qi Jun was caught in a moment of internal conflict.

"Continue? But this is the center of combat, and I was lucky not to be killed. What if a stray bullet hits me next time?"

"Retreat? But what was the purpose of coming here? Just to feel the threat of death? That would be unbearable!"

"There's no such thing as a free lunch from the sky. If you want to be powerful, how can you shy away?"

"But if I die, how can I become powerful?"

As the sound of gunfire around him intensified, Qi Jun became increasingly conflicted.

Damn it, it's really hard for a good young man from a peaceful society to make this kind of choice!!!

After all, no matter how 'tough' Qi Jun was in society, he was just a peace-loving civilian who had never seen blood.

Qi Jun anxiously ran his fingers through his hair.

...

Huh?

Qi Jun felt the leg of his Undercover Sunglasses and suddenly paused.

Right.

I have the [Mutated Stone]!

As long as I'm not blown to bits, I can't die!

"What the hell am I even worrying about?"

Spit!

With a fierce spit, Qi Jun stood up again, his face hardened.

Once he had no worries about the future, the tough demeanor he had developed in society was rekindled.

"If I can't die, then it's just a bit of pain!"

"As long as I don't die, I don't believe there's any pain I can't endure!"

His eyes caught sight of the corpse of a gang member behind a bullet-riddled, blazing motorcycle, and his eyes lit up.

At that moment, all death threats vanished from Qi Jun's mind.

At that moment, any fear of corpses seemed like it had never existed.

Spit! Spit!

Rubbing his hands together, Qi Jun steeled his heart and suddenly burst out at his fastest speed towards the corpse!

At that moment, in Qi Jun's eyes, it wasn't just a blood-soaked corpse.

At that moment, in Qi Jun's eyes, it was a treasure shining with golden light!