“It’s impossible!”
He cried in shock, “This is your real strength? Then why did you run away before?”
Inside his heart, the cigar-smoking man cursed the intelligence officer countless times! Such terrifying ability, such a huge oversight, it was simply trying to ruin their entire branch!
Someone of this level was probably no longer within the ranks of A-class wanted criminals. A higher-level organization must be mobilized, with wide-ranging resources, just to attempt to take her down.
“Can’t I just play with you?”
Fox Fairy laughed enchantingly, no one noticed the bandages beneath her trench coat still continuously seeping blood: “This time, I’m just giving you a lesson. Remember not to provoke me in the future. Get lost!”
Her eyebrows lifted slightly, the cigar-smoking man hesitated for a moment but actually turned and walked away.
He had no choice but to leave! With Fox Fairy’s abilities, she could easily annihilate them all right here. This matter had long surpassed his level.
The cigar-smoking man had already decided that once he returned, he would immediately submit a report to his superiors. He must severely punish those negligent investigators and elevate Fox Fairy’s danger level by two tiers!
Once he left, his subordinates naturally followed immediately, and soon the entire factory returned to silence.
“Come out, I still need to thank you for saving me!”
Fox Fairy’s face suddenly turned pale, nearly losing her balance. She half-sat on the ground, panting.
Just now, when she almost thought she had no way out, a voice suddenly entered her ears, claiming to be able to help her.
If she hadn’t gritted her teeth and tried it out, she would probably already be a prisoner now.
However, regarding this unknown presence, she remained even more vigilant.
“You’re afraid of me?”
A voice came from the darkness, hoarse and dry, as if scraping nails against glass, making one involuntarily shiver.
“But… you, at this moment, have absolutely no ability to resist. You’re merely a little brat who has just unlocked a bit of psychic power!”
The voice sneered coldly a few times, making Fox Fairy feel a wave of nausea and almost faint.
After a while, the mysterious person continued, “Indeed, everything just now was done by you. I simply used a bit of psychic power to stimulate your original potential, enabling you to accomplish something you wouldn’t be able to do until the future! Of course, the massive consumption and overexertion mean that you, right now, couldn’t even fight off a three-year-old child…”
“That was my ability!”
Fox Fairy was surprised, a glimmer of hope reappearing in her eyes.
Undeniably, an ability like mass hypnosis, if obtainable, would be nearly invincible.
“Hehehe…”
The mysterious person opposite seemed to see through her inner thoughts, emitting a meaning-laden laugh: “Just a few hypnosis techniques, what’s so impressive? This time you were just lucky; your opponents were all ordinary people. Otherwise…”
“Who exactly are you?”
Fox Fairy simply lay on the ground, completely giving up resistance.
After all, with the ability the other party had displayed, even if she were at her peak, she probably wouldn’t have much chance of fighting back. Rather than that, she might as well just stop resisting to avoid provoking the other party. Besides, she sensed no real malice from him.
“What’s your name?”
The mysterious figure asked.
“Diya Fierld! Although now they mostly call me by my nickname ‘Fox Fairy’!”
Diya smiled wryly.
“You are not from the Kingdom of Golden Oak. Why did you come to Nest City?”
The other seemed quite interested in her background.
“As you can see, to escape capture. Originally, I was just an ordinary psychotherapist in the Crape Myrtle Federation…”
Diya gave a bitter smile: “Until I ‘awakened’ my special abilities…”
“Awakened?”
Wu Ming, hidden in the shadows, curled his lips in disbelief: “It’s just some mental enhancement. Big deal?”
“Mental enhancement?”
Diya’s face showed confusion, making Wu Ming sigh even more.
He realized he had probably caught a wild one. He had hoped to find a werewolf or a vampire, thus beginning his journey into the dark world.
He never expected the other party to be a rookie even more inexperienced than himself.
“Mental enhancement? Psychic ability?”
Diya immediately regarded Wu Ming as an ancient and powerful psychic being: “Esteemed one, would you guide me?”
“Guide you? Let’s talk about that later. Who were those people? Why are they after you?”
“The International Special Investigations Bureau, a secret organization probably backed by major powers like the Crape Myrtle Federation, specifically tasked with capturing major international fugitives!”
Diya gave another bitter smile.
“Major criminals?!”
Wu Ming wasn’t surprised at all: “What did you do?”
“I had a younger sister who encountered a scumbag. Later, I hypnotized that scumbag, causing him to end his ability to be a man… afterwards, he went mad and committed suicide… I just didn’t expect that his family would be a massive conglomerate within the Federation…”
Diya briefly explained: “Later, to escape capture, I had to do many other things…”
“I see…”
The mysterious figure in the darkness was silent for a moment: “Can you walk? We must leave here immediately… although the Special Investigations agents have left, I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of them returning with an army or snipers…”
“I… I don’t have the strength…”
Diya shook her head.
“That’s simple. Lin!”
The mysterious figure in the darkness uttered a mystical syllable.
As soon as this syllable was spoken, Diya felt a warm current flowing through her body. Even the pain from her wound on her arm was no longer so severe. Especially her previously drowsy head felt as if a stream of clarity had been injected, instantly waking her up.
“Let’s go!”
A tall, thin black silhouette emerged from the shadows, waving his hand.
…
“Why did you save me?”
The two made their way out of the factory, traversing small paths until they reached a dense forest by a small river, where Diya finally couldn’t help herself and directly asked.
“Have you encountered anyone like yourself during your escape? I mean… those with special abilities!”
Wu Ming emphasized his tone.
“There were a few, but people like us are too wary. After a few collaborations, we just split up…”
Diya answered indifferently: “Actually, in this city, I know there’s another one of our kind because of a music box…”
Seeing that she even revealed the matter of the music box, Wu Ming knew that this Fox Fairy was probably telling the truth, though he still felt somewhat disappointed.
After all, fishing only caught a tiny shrimp, which wasn’t particularly satisfying.
Alright… I can teach you some techniques on how to use psychic power, and in return, you will work for me… Don’t worry, nothing particularly difficult. Think it over!
With an attitude of making the best use of available resources, Wu Ming offered his recruitment terms.
Such technical knowledge was both beneficial and cost-effective, and besides, he could teach half and hold back half, dangling it like a carrot in front of a donkey, constantly enticing the other to work for him.
“If I refuse, what will you do? Kill me?”
Diya suddenly asked.
“No! I’m not someone who kills without cause,” Wu Ming replied firmly. Besides, how could he possibly waste such a rare supernatural being by killing her? At most, he’d keep her as a test subject.
“Alright, I agree!”
Diya visibly relaxed.
“Good. One day, you’ll realize that your decision today was not wrong!”
Wu Ming smiled slightly: “I’ll leave something for you first. Take good care of yourself. If you want to see me, place three white pebbles under the statue of the Goddess of Victory in the central city garden. That night, we’ll meet here!”
“I understand, boss!”
Diya brushed her hair back, suddenly giving a seductive smile: “Since I’ve decided to work for you, shouldn’t you at least show me what you really look like?”
“No need!”
Wu Ming immediately refused.
Maintaining a certain level of mystery was the best way to manage subordinates.
Besides, if Diya saw that he was just a little kid, she’d probably defect immediately, wouldn’t she?
…
After imparting some techniques to Diya, Wu Ming immediately turned to leave.
Once he was certain there was no one else around, he suddenly took off his cloak and hat.
As if performing magic, his previously tall and thin figure instantly shrank, revealing a little boy of about ten years old standing there.
“Phew…”
After putting his things away, Wu Ming exhaled deeply: “This mission didn’t yield much actual gain. It was quite unfortunate, but I did gain a subordinate, which is somewhat acceptable…”
The things he had imparted to Diya were naturally not Daoist techniques; she definitely wouldn’t be able to learn those.
At this stage, all she could learn was some techniques for using psychic energy.
Even just this small amount of knowledge would likely elevate her hypnosis skills by one or two levels. At least, if she faced a situation like tonight’s pursuit again, she probably wouldn’t be so helpless.
“Still… apart from Diya herself, it seems even the International Special Investigations Bureau only treats her as a dangerous criminal, without realizing much more…”
Through today’s actions, Wu Ming had noticed many things.
“But that’s normal. Diya was originally a psychotherapist; having hypnosis skills is quite ordinary. As for the effects being unexpectedly good… can any science explain what’s going on inside the brain?”
“Even the previous ‘Jack the Dual Guns’ was nothing more than someone who could run fast, with stronger limbs, perhaps only being considered an elite special forces soldier?”
“So it seems the decline of supernatural forces in this world exceeds my expectations… and it hasn’t drawn much attention from international or domestic agencies… considering this, it might actually be a good thing.”
Wu Ming climbed into his room, stuffed his trench coat into a box and hid it under the bed, then changed into his nightgown and sat cross-legged on the bed.
Using this meditation method, he only needed to sleep for an hour a day to be fully energized for the entire next day. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had so much energy to handle all of this.
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