A Scientific Urban Detective

The three leaders of SKILL OUT, although all Level 0—the most standard "Powerless" individuals, and without abilities as heaven-defying as "Imagine Breaker" despite being classified as Level 0—each possessed unique skills.

Hattori Hanzo was a genuine ninja, proficient in various ninjutsu techniques, with exceptionally strong combat abilities. Komaba Leader, on the other hand, possessed innate superhuman strength; in the original work, he even had a record of single-handedly fighting a brain-damaged version of Accelerator.

As for Hamazura Shiage, the only "ordinary person" among the three protagonists, he even had the glorious achievement of defeating "Meltdowner" Mugino Shizuri in a one-on-one fight!

However, Lin Wuming wasn't particularly worried.

Ultimately, the reason they were able to achieve those impressive feats was to a considerable extent due to external forces and "luck."

If those accidental factors were excluded, the three of them were just ordinary people who were slightly better at fighting.

And Lin Wuming had "Bullet Time," making him best at dealing with "unexpected situations."

"The car isn't moving fast, and there are walls on both sides, so I shouldn't have to worry about it overturning, right?" Lin Wuming assessed the environment, while taking a small steel ball from his pocket.

He planned to use a "Psychokinesis Acceleration Cannon" to force the van in front to stop.

But before Lin Wuming could take action, the enemy took the initiative to use "thrown weapons."

Because the opponents had no intention of killing, the thrown weapons were mainly for interference and did not directly attack Lin Wuming and Kohane Yomitsu's bodies.

So, of course, "Bullet Time" wouldn't be triggered.

Kohane Yomitsu was the first to notice the thrown weapons. Her ribbon suddenly shook, and then a shuriken with a rhombus-shaped hole was seen skewered on the sword.

It was easy to see that these colorful shuriken were made from flattened aluminum cans, full of the inferior quality of handmade DIY.

However, the creator had fully utilized the characteristics of the aluminum can material itself, making its edges exceptionally sharp. Once it scraped against the human body, it could undoubtedly easily cut through clothing and the skin underneath, deeply embedding itself in the muscles and even bones!

When he got it close to his eyes to observe it carefully, Lin Wuming was even unwilling to touch it with his own hands.

Because the material was very cheap, he only saw the sunroof of the van open, and a hand suddenly reached out and threw another handful of shuriken.

More than a dozen shuriken cut through the air, flying over with a strange whistling sound.

Kohane Yomitsu clicked her tongue in annoyance—she couldn't intercept so many flying projectiles at the same time.

Lin Wuming wasn't worried, and his response was simple—building a psychokinetic barrier in front of him was enough.

After all, these homemade shuriken were just aluminum sheets weighing only a few grams, and they were thrown by hand, which destined them to not contain too much kinetic energy.

Using a psychokinetic barrier to block them was more than enough.

After eliminating the threat of the enemy's attack, Kohane Yomitsu said, "Wuming, get closer, I'm going to pierce them!"

Her ribbon's length was limited, and the enemies were still out of her attack range, so she could only urge Lin Wuming to accelerate and get closer.

"No hurry." Lin Wuming shook his head, and even slowed down instead, pulling the distance a little further.

Kohane Yomitsu was anxious and already reached for the steel needles hidden in her belt—she also had ranged thrown weapons.

But before that, she saw a small steel ball hovering in front of Lin Wuming.

After understanding Lin Wuming's idea, Kohane Yomitsu felt relieved.

"Don't die..." Lin Wuming prayed for the opposing trio, and then activated his psychokinesis, accelerating the small steel ball.

The target was aimed at the road surface beneath the van.

——Knowing how powerful his "Psychokinesis Acceleration Cannon" was, Lin Wuming ultimately didn't dare to directly attack the van with it.

The cement-paved road surface was like a fragile biscuit, instantly cracking and bursting open.

And the van directly above the road surface naturally wouldn't have a good end. The flying cement debris was like landmine fragments, instantly piercing the vehicle's undercarriage with holes.

The van bounced more than a meter high on the spot, and after falling back to the ground, it shook violently twice, then spewed out a cloud of black smoke and lay there, no longer moving.

During coordinated actions, Kohane Yomitsu always unconditionally trusted Lin Wuming. No matter what Lin Wuming did, she wouldn't ask even half a question, and would only devote herself wholeheartedly to the attack.

But this time, Kohane Yomitsu couldn't help but exclaim, "Wuming, what exactly did you do?"

Theoretically speaking, a small steel ball, even with the enhancement of a Level 3 psychokinetic ability, shouldn't be able to unleash such great power.

Unless the small steel ball was replaced with an equal mass of nitrogen explosive, there would only be a slight possibility.

To make a van weighing nearly three tons "take off" more than a meter high on the spot, how much energy would that require?

"Perhaps it hit the underground gas pipeline," Lin Wuming casually replied, "Be careful, let's go over and take a look at the unlucky ghosts in the car..."

Because Lin Wuming himself hadn't figured out what was going on with his "Psychokinesis Acceleration Cannon"—as his proficiency with this move increased, its power seemed to be increasing exponentially.

But none of that was important, as long as he successfully achieved his goal and forced the van to stop.

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The two of them walked past the roof of the car and saw that the front windshield of the van was broken, but the car was empty.

——I knew the three of them wouldn't be finished by such a small situation.

After confirming that he hadn't accidentally blown them all away, Lin Wuming felt slightly relieved.

"Kohane, prepare for battle." At the same time, he said quickly.

Immediately afterward, he heard a gust of wind behind his head.

It was a large trash can being used as a throwing weapon, flying towards them.

Without thinking, Lin Wuming immediately used a psychokinetic barrier to push it away—the actual power of this thing might not be very great, but the accompanying mental attack was not to be underestimated.

Nearby was the back kitchen passage of a restaurant, and who knew what was in the trash cans here.

Just as Lin Wuming pushed the trash can away, on the ground, a figure charged over like a wild bull.

A man over two meters tall, with developed muscles all over his body, as strong as a gorilla, was burying his head and butting his shoulder, charging over like a football player.

——Komaba Leader, the leader of SKILL OUT.

Seeing his barbaric charge, Lin Wuming seriously doubted whether his psychokinetic barrier could block him.

At this moment, the situation above his head also changed—a thin figure was actually hiding behind the trash can, using the cover of the trash can to suddenly launch an attack.

One in the sky, one on the ground, the two opponents cooperated very well; suddenly facing such a combination of attacks, ordinary people would easily lose sight of one thing while attending to another.

However, Lin Wuming also had two people on his side.

Kohane Yomitsu had already made a move—the black ribbon stabbed straight forward.