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Clouds billowed in the sky, and dark thunderclouds placed the battle-scarred region into darkness, swallowing up the vibrant neon colors.

The raging storm gradually subsided, leaving behind only chaos.

More than one high-rise building had been destroyed; shattered remnants and broken walls floated in the air or lay scattered on the ground, both the middle-level squares and the lowest level Black Alleys were inundated with debris.

Flames that could not be extinguished continued to burn, wantonly licking the surrounding buildings while the steel and machinery melted.

Suddenly, a stream of white mist burst from the conduits, quenching the still-burning fire.

A few red heavy trucks arrived from not far away, and trained soldiers expertly put out fires, cleared the debris, investigated the scene, and searched for survivors.

Behind the heavy trucks, several black and blue patrol cars stopped by a half-collapsed high-rise building.

People wearing full gear jumped out of the vehicles, pressed the device by their ears, and their mechanical helmets retracted, revealing stern and unyielding faces.

The man surveyed his surroundings and frowned slightly, "New Humans..."

It was those New Humans causing trouble again.

A soldier who got off the vehicle with him commented, "To cause such a bold commotion in the city district, it must be that Paradise Bird organization, right?"

At this, the man's gaze turned slightly unclear, "No matter which organization, the existence of New Humans is a scourge to the entire empire's Order."

The soldier shrugged and remained silent.

It was no surprise that the commander disliked New Humans.

Among ordinary people, while some high-ranking individuals had accepted the existence of New Humans, many more felt animosity and wariness toward them.

Because the powers they possessed were indeed too terrifying…

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Academy Island, Huai'an Industrial University.

Having recovered his energy halfway, Xu Shuo sent Yin Banqian and Cheng Can back to their respective places; covering a round trip of over two hundred kilometers, Xu Shuo simply decided to rest at Cheng Can's house for a while.

Yin Banqian had been somewhat worried that such high-intensity usage of Teleportation might have consequences, but seeing his junior's strong adaptability, he felt relieved.

Cheng Can by his side: "..."

He suspected that the guy was implying something.

After ensuring the trio was completely safe, Yin Banqian continued to ask Xu Shuo about the subsequent events.

"The young man with green eyes is a Psychic," Xu Shuo said.

"It must be him then. I felt my brain was being spied upon when I fought him previously, but fortunately, there's a barrier left in our minds by the director of the New An Bureau," Yin Banqian remarked thoughtfully.

The moment their vehicles collided, Yin Banqian saw the driver, who was originally planned to head to Mandala City with the target—a mysterious youth.

Latter, at the border, the man got out of the car and left.

Then they were ambushed, all within the span of a quarter of an hour.

Afterward, out of the seven ambushers, two went to chase Cheng Can inside the building; Yin Banqian realized that only four were pursuing him.

One with Flame Manipulation seemed to be aiming at restraining his Storm, another possessed an ability similar to creating spatial barriers, blocking Yin Banqian's escape route; the other two fighting him emitted shockwaves with their hands, one being extremely fast.

But the one with green eyes was nowhere to be seen.

While avoiding pursuit, Yin Banqian had been constantly wary of hidden attackers but didn't expect them to actually set an ambush for his team member.

"He didn't do anything to you, did he?" Yin Banqian asked with concern.

"No," Xu Shuo replied calmly, "When I went to find you, he seemed to want to control me, but because of the mark left by the director of the New An Bureau, I detected it. Then I kept him engaged there until the fight on your end was over."

"It seems sometimes this thing can be quite useful," Ying Banqian said with a hint of emotion.

This mark, though sometimes troublesome, indeed had its convenient aspects.

At least they could be spared from the prying eyes of other Psychics, even from mind control!

…

In the chat room, Wei Ya and Pianning were summarizing information, combining the intelligence provided by the three of them with the live-video footage they'd seen earlier to compile quite a bit of material.

Angora Cat: [That psychic has a complete file record at the New An Bureau: Bai Mufei, a child from the poor district, with noted abilities of mind reading and molecular manipulation.]

Angora Cat: [The New An Bureau once tried to recruit him, but was unsuccessful. After he joined Paradise Bird, his whereabouts became unknown.]

Upon seeing this, Cheng Can clicked his tongue and exclaimed, "Wait, molecular manipulation? Isn't that defying the heavens?!"

The structure of most objects is made up of molecules, so wouldn't someone with this ability essentially mold the world as they please?

Yin Banqian joked, "Well, at least it's not quantum manipulation!"

Tortoiseshell Cat: [And molecular manipulation varies in strength. Some psychics can easily implant thoughts in our minds, while others struggle to even destroy those thoughts.]

It seemed she was also implying something.

Xu Shuo, reading the content in the chat room, suddenly had an idea. Without the ability to connect his neurons, he could only type by bringing up a virtual keyboard.

Orange Cat: [Besides these two abilities, does he have any other special traits? I noticed his recovery ability was also quite fast during our fight.]

Xu Shuo needed to clarify something: was the rapid healing Luo Kun's own ability, or was it an ability of the character Bai Mufei?

If there was more information on that, it would be better.

The chat room fell silent for a while, then after what seemed like a check of the files, Pianning replied.

Angora Cat: [If it's a regenerative cellular ability like Can's, there's no record of it. However, Bai Mufei has been off the New An Bureau's radar for a long time. He may have developed some new powers, which is also a possibility. I'll make a note of this.]

A pang of sourness hit Cheng Can, "So my ability is just something you find on the street corners, awakening it casually."

In fact, when he had browsed the New An Bureau's archives, he had indeed seen many New Humans who could heal their wounds quickly, an ability that the bureau classified as 'Cellular Regeneration'.

With that in mind, he really did seem quite ordinary...

"Mm, actually, I think your ability to phase through objects is quite useful. I wouldn't mind having it myself."

All of a sudden, Xu Shuo spoke up.

Cheng Can's eyes lit up as he looked over, but then he couldn't help but doubt himself: had he fallen so low as to need consolation from a junior?

Just as he was about to say something, Xu Shuo suddenly flung a water cup from the table at him.

Caught off guard, Cheng Can instinctively caught it. Before he could react further, Xu Shuo then picked up the home appliance remote, a pillow, scattered clothing, items used to dress Yin Banqian's wound, a medicine box...

He threw everything that could be thrown!

"Hey?!"

Cheng Can, catching items like a juggler, was beyond exasperated and glared angrily.

If it weren't for the fact that this was a junior, he would have already made a move!

Xu Shuo paused, then spoke earnestly, "Everything I threw at you was an object, but you could have used your ability to dodge them all. If you react quickly enough, you can even avoid any physical attack!"

As he said this, Xu Shuo hurled a gaming helmet at him.

Cheng Can was contemplating Xu Shuo's words when he saw the helmet coming at him. With a mere thought, the object passed right through him without inflicting any harm.

They activated their abilities with just a thought.

So if his thinking was fast enough, he could indeed achieve perfect evasion of any object, rounding up, he would be immune to all physical attacks!

Although this theory depended on his mental response time, when he thought about it, it didn't seem impossible.

Reflecting on these things, Cheng Can seemed to have a lightbulb moment, and it instantly brightened above his head!

He looked at the items he had just caught, realizing that nearly every attack in the world was made of matter. As long as it was not an ability from the Magic side, he had nothing to fear!

Just as he was feeling invigorated, Cheng Can looked at the items in his hands and suddenly remembered something...
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Wait, what did he just dodge?

"My gaming helmet!!"

"..."