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As for 016's weaknesses, he can only freeze time for half an hour.

Note: This half hour is not how long he can freeze a single target, but the total amount of time he can use this ability.

Once 016 White Walker uses his ability, a 1.5-hour countdown will begin.

After half an hour, his ability will instantly disappear.

And for the following twelve hours, he won't be able to use any abilities. This is 016's biggest weakness.

But it doesn't mean he can only use his ability for 30 minutes. He also has another ability, one that easily backfires.

He can transform corpses into his clones and make them stand up.

These corpses are extremely cold. If you're bitten by them, you'll get a disease called "Progressive Freezing Syndrome."

The corpses can exist forever.

But the reason this ability easily backfires is that the clones created by 016 will attack him when his ability disappears for those 12 hours.

This is one of the reasons 016 hasn't created many clones.

He can only control these corpses for half an hour. One more second, and they'll turn on him.

To solve this problem, 016 White Walker sought out 021 Swordsmith and asked him to forge a sword.

This sword was transformed from 016's clones.

Wounds caused by this sword will cause muscle atrophy. The body will become cold, the limbs will stiffen, and the entire body will become paralyzed.

This has become 016 White Walker's only means of self-defense when not using his abilities.

He calls this sword Frostmourne…

Arthur: "Frozen fish~"

White Walker: "?!"

Seeing that they were about to fight at any moment, Zero rubbed his temples.

These people, separated, could give the Kitsune a headache individually.

Together, they could give each other a headache.

The only two who were relatively calm were 017 Balance and 021 Swordsmith.

They sat at the table, calmly drinking tea, seemingly unfazed by everything.

"This tea is good."

"Indeed, I should ask Chief Zero for some later."

017 Balance can pull people into a space with eight doors.

The eight doors correspond to the eight trigrams. Among them is one door to life. The location of this door changes every minute, following a mysterious pattern.

This pattern is difficult to discern, even 017 Balance himself can't fully understand it.

Everything in that space, down to every brick and tile, is indestructible.

And 017 Balance's ability is unavoidable. It can be used to temporarily lock enemies.

There are also attack methods in that space. If the enemy isn't strong enough, they might die from going through too many doors.

Next was the newcomer, 018.

He had a rather long name, but Zero and the others simply called him The Centaur.

The Centaur's story was interesting. He was originally a forest ranger, guarding a remote forest.

Later, the forest was designated as a rare animal sanctuary.

There were often poachers. After becoming a centaur, The Centaur continued to guard the forest, killing more than a hundred poachers.

All animals were close to him. Whether carnivores or herbivores, they were very docile in front of 018.

This was probably 018's own characteristic.

But Zero discovered that even before 018 became a centaur, animals were very close to him. Even squirrels and birds would climb on his shoulders.

Looking at 018's appearance.

His lower body was a black horse body, his tail longer than a normal horse's. His upper body was bare, revealing pale skin and well-defined muscles.

He was a middle-aged man. He gave off a sense of harmony. He always spoke calmly.

If you hadn't seen him chasing those poachers, even Zero would've thought 018 was harmless.

As for the images of him hunting poachers, no one wants to see them. The scene was so bloody it would cause physical discomfort.

Regarding 018's terror, there were rumors among the poachers.

They said there was a mountain god in this vast mountain range. If you attack any of the animals there, he will instantly appear by your side, using a rusty, dull axe to chop off your head!

Because the axe is so dull, you can even feel your head slowly being chopped off!

Then he'll drag the corpse away and feed it to the wolves and tigers in the deep mountains.

But even so, he was still found by 020, the Computer.

In these deep mountains, the only two usable things were an old TV and a radio.

018's pastime was to listen to the radio and watch TV with a group of small animals.

Then, 020, the Computer, appeared. The TV started showing videos of animal slaughterhouses.

The radio, when turned on, only played a noise like a saw grinding glass.

The small animals were terrified.

018 couldn't stand it anymore and had to find the Computer for an explanation.

After that, it only took him half a day to run from the deep mountains to the Kitsune headquarters!

Based on the satellite imagery, his speed was about 700 kilometers per hour!

700 kilometers per hour! What a concept!

194.44 meters per second!

His speed was comparable to a passenger plane!

Yes, this is 018's ability.

He's very fast!

Incredibly fast!

His body also has extremely high strength. His life structure far surpasses that of a normal creature!

He's similar to 011 Celestial Beast. A purely physical monster.

It wasn't just about speed. If a creature gets hit by 018 at full speed, it's like getting hit by a rocket!

018 can instantly pass through countless buildings without suffering any injuries!

If he actively attacks, he can kill most known monsters with a single kick!

If 011 is a monster tank, then 018 is a monster ballistic missile.

But even so, the situation was still within controllable limits.

Because 018 The Centaur is relatively calm, unlike 011 Celestial Beast, who is rather violent. He seldom damages things and would actively avoid cars and buildings on the road.

Next, 020 Computer and 021 Swordsmith, no need to say more.

One is the overlord of the information age. The other possesses a strong conceptual ability.

Among the Chaos Insurgency members, the one Zero found most troublesome…

Was 019: The Vermin.

This guy, so far, hasn't revealed his abilities.

Not even the other Chaos Insurgency members know what his ability is.

Even 020, the Computer, said he only knew that 019's ability is related to insects. He had no other information.

Zero looked at the black-haired man before him. He didn't look like a good person based on his appearance.

His smile gave people a sinister feeling, especially since he was always fiddling with large centipedes and spiders, it made people shudder.

"Chief Zero, please understand, I'm very busy."