The Bodyguard System

A few minutes back…

Jaden continued hiding behind the tree, taking cover from the sniper. Just from the firepower of the gun, Jaden did not dare to try and take the sniper lightly.

He understood that the sniper that was targeting him this time was skilled, and the weapon that he possessed was top notch. So, he had to handle this issue with care.

The only thing that was causing him a little trouble was the fact that he was having Scarlet with him at this moment. It would be difficult for him to be able to operate as he would have usually done, with Scarlet around.

After thinking for a while, Jaden looked at the watch on his wrist. Then, an idea emerged in his mind. Then without hesitation, he pressed on the button, activating the transformation ability of the watch.

This was going to be the first time that he was going to try something like this, and he hoped that it was going to work.

After he had activated the watch, he was required to select the appearance that he was going to take in his mind. Several people that Jaden had seen appeared one after the other, but Jaden did not choose any.

The plan that he was having in his mind at this moment was not to take the appearance of a human. After all, that was not going to help in this situation at all. No matter who he looked like, if he was shot, he would definitely be killed.

In just a moment, Jaden and Scarlet were enveloped by a golden light the moment that Jaden made a selection in his mind. Then, they began shrinking, and in a little while, they actually disappeared in a bunch of leaves on the ground.

Jaden had surprisingly transformed into an ant. And, something that amazed Jaden even more was the fact that Scarlet had also been transformed together with him.

This was something that he was trying for the first time. And, he had not expected that it was going to work. After all, the transformation ability of the appearance shifting which was supposed to work on only the person that was wearing it.

But nonetheless, it worked. Currently, Scarlet was transformed into a small granule of sugar. Jaden was currently in the form of an ant, while carrying the unconscious Scarlet that had been transformed into a sugar granule with his mandibles.

Jaden immediately began moving, not intending to continue remaining behind the tree. But the problem was the fact that even though he was currently an aunt, he was still having the weight of a normal adult.

And more than that, Scarlet's weight had not changed. And had it not been for the fact that even in his ant form, he still possessed the same strength as when he was in the human form, he would have been having a lot of trouble caring Scarlet, as even though she was just a sugar granule, she was still having her original weight.

Another advantage that Jaden possessed at this moment was the fact that his speed was retained. With that, he was able to move at a faster speed, way faster than a normal ant could.

Jaden found a spot that was quite a distance away from where the group of people that was attacking them was located. Then, he placed the sugar granule onto the ground, inside bushes.

The moment that he let go of the sugar granule from his mandibles, the sugar granule suddenly transformed back into Scarlet. It was clear that unless Jaden was in direct contact with Scarlet, it was impossible for her to continue maintaining the transformation.

With that finally out of the way, Jaden immediately moved towards the area where he had noticed that another group was approaching them. His speed was incredible, in that people could see that leaves were being blown away, creating a small path.

And the moment that he arrived in the area where the group of three people was, Jaden immediately attacked one of them. It was a good thing that they were not together, and were having a distance in between them. Additionally, there were vegetation such as trees and bushes that made it almost impossible for the others to see the other person.

Bang!

The guy who had just been moving towards the direction that they believed that the target was in, was suddenly surprised when he received an impact on his chest.

He had not seen anything approaching him, but somehow, he was thrown backwards by an incredible force. By the time that he wanted to react, he was already on the ground, groaning in pain.

Just as he was about to struggle and get back on his feet, while trying to alert the others, he suddenly felt his neck being crushed. It was as if an adult had jumped on his neck.

The only problem was the fact that only a small part of his neck was crushed. It was as if there was someone who had stabbed into his neck. So, in a few moments, he bled, and due to the injury in the neck, it was impossible for him to be able to notify the others.

But even if he did not inform them, they would already know that there was something wrong. The moment that he fell onto the ground, he caused a loud noise, something that immediately attracted the other two.

But just to be sure, since his finger was closer to the trigger, he pulled the trigger, immediately shooting. With this, the others would definitely know that there was danger.

A few breaths later, the guy finally died. After all, Jaden who was in the form of an ant had pierced through the trachea, leading to difficulty in breathing, and excessive loss of blood, considering that Jaden had cut several blood vessels.

Even Jaden himself had not expected such results. Previously, he thought that he was going to crush the neck of the other party. But, he had forgotten that although the weight that he possessed was still the same, he was currently a small creature.

So, it was impossible for him to be able to crush the neck, considering that with the weight of an adult, and the ability of his physique as a human, he was able to simply go through the skin, as the neck was not hard.

Jaden managed to get out of the blood. Of course, he was disgusted, but there was nothing that he could do about it for the time being.

But the moment that he got out, he heard the sound of gunshots. He had completely forgotten about something like that. Nonetheless, he did not want to continue lingering around here. So, in his ant form, he immediately went and carried the gun on his back.

It was impossible for the mandibles to grip the gun due to its size. But it was not impossible for him to be able to carry it on his back, as long as he managed to balance it. The only problem was the fact that the balance of the gun kept on shifting as he moved, due to the influence of the vegetation around him together with the dry lives on the ground.

If someone was around here, they would definitely be surprised to see that there will actually a gun that was moving on the ground as if it was being moved by an invisible force. Of course, considering the size of the gun, it was impossible for a person that was observing to be able to see an ant below the gun.

The moment that he entered into the bushes, Jaden immediately deactivated the transformation ability of the appearance shifting watch. With that, he returned to his normal size, and a human again.

It was impossible for him to be able to use the gun while being an ant. So, he had no other choice but to transform back into a human, in order to be able to use his hands and fingers to shoot.

The moment that he finished the transformation, he heard the sound of footsteps approaching. Even though he could feel that the two that were approaching were in a kind of a hurry, they seemed to be cautious as well.

Jaden, using his sharp hearing, he located the two of them. Then, considering that the safety of the gun was already off, Jaden prepared to shoot.

Bang! Bang!

Immediately after the first shot, Jaden turned to another direction, before shooting once again. And with that, with just two shots, he had taken down two people.

Jaden had realized one thing. All these three people possessed incredible weapons, military grade weapons, or maybe even higher than that. But, they were currently dressed casually.

Jaden did not know where they were coming from, and what was the reason why they targeted him and Scarlet. But nonetheless, since they wanted to kill him, he would definitely not let them be just like that.

Since they had failed to kill him from the start, he would eliminate them instead. That was the principle that Jaden had always followed, ever since Lucas Brown had threatened his life.

Currently, the gun that he was having was an MP5 SMG. Due to that, it did not have a strong recoil. And even if it did possess that, Jaden was capable of handling that due to his current strength.

So, he was able to shoot easily, taking out the two enemies, as they were just a few meters away from where he currently was.

With that finally out of the way, it was the time for Jaden to focus on dealing with the sniper.