A Scientific Urban Detective

#197 - System misalignment

Facing Komaba Rido's powerful punch, Lin Wuming quickly analyzed the situation and formulated a response strategy.

But it wasn't until he actually put it into practice that Lin Wuming suddenly realized something: "Good eyesight" doesn't necessarily mean "fast hands."

His eyes kept up, his brain reacted, but his body, which was supposed to carry out the action, failed him…

Or rather, Lin Wuming's body had a normal reaction speed; it was his eyesight and thinking speed that were abnormally fast.

He watched helplessly as Komaba Rido's fist, the size of a sandbag, slammed towards him, but his hands, which were supposed to grab the opponent's wrist, were still slowly lifting up in "slow motion"…

"…" Lin Wuming was speechless. "I'm an idiot. At this time, of course, I should use Nen!"

Only Nen abilities that are "Nen follows the heart" can keep up with his reaction speed.

He wouldn't have had this problem when he was in a wheelchair with broken arms and legs.

Now, because his body has recovered and he can move like a normal person, his long-standing instinct as a "normal human" has taken over, making him subconsciously adopt the logic of "physical action" rather than "Nen-driven" logic.

In short, Lin Wuming at this time is equivalent to having two "operating systems" – one is the human "body system" and the other is the "Nen ability system."

As long as either of these two systems can be used normally, Lin Wuming can do most things in life.

The "Nen ability system" is more convenient and efficient, while the "body system" is instinctual, more natural and easy to use.

Right now, facing a close-quarters combat situation, Lin Wuming's first instinct was to activate the "body system." Only after realizing that his weak body had limited power did he react and quickly switch to the "Nen ability system."

But a problem arose. The simultaneous activation of the two systems did not result in an effect greater than the sum of their parts.

It was like equipping a race car with two engines. Due to subtle errors in the coordination between the two engines, the result was that it couldn't run at full speed, and even caused some damage to the machine itself…

While thinking about using Nen to enhance his combat power, Lin Wuming didn't give up on trying to apply a wrist lock.

The result was that he used Nen to strengthen himself, imitating the state of muscle exertion to increase his strength.

This trick was indeed effective. With greatly increased strength, Lin Wuming finally managed to shake the "gorilla" in front of him.

But at the same time, Lin Wuming felt an unpleasant jolt in his wrist…

Realizing that he had just removed the plaster cast and his arm was still a fragile "breakable item," Lin Wuming quickly let go.

Lin Wuming's sudden abandonment of the contest of strength made Komaba Rido a little confused, but the big guy didn't think too much and stubbornly continued to throw his punch.

Lin Wuming was sent flying.

On the other side, Tora-Bachi Tōka and Hattori Hanzō, who had already entered a fierce close-quarters battle, glanced over here at the same time, and then simultaneously threw new hidden weapons at each other.

Lin Wuming was indeed sent flying, but he "flew" too far, which seemed unreal, letting people know that he wasn't really hurt.

Indeed, Lin Wuming was fine. Komaba Rido's heavy punch was blocked by a Nen barrier. He simply used the momentum to create distance, preparing to regroup and fight again.

Compared to Komaba Rido's fist, the real injury was Lin Wuming's own right wrist – he had used too much Nen just now, and as a result, he had sprained his wrist!

While reviewing his actions in his mind, Lin Wuming also launched a counterattack.

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. If he really let the other party go, Komaba Rido might attack Tora-Bachi Tōka.

No longer trying to get close to the opponent, Lin Wuming used Nen to grab a trash can that had fallen to the side and threw it at Komaba Rido.

Of course, how could a mere trash can pose a threat to him? Komaba Rido raised his hand and smashed it into pieces with a punch.

But the debris of the trash can did not scatter, but under Lin Wuming's precise control, reassembled in the air, restoring its original appearance.

Then it continued to cover Komaba Rido's head.

Komaba Rido also punched the trash can again.

But the "trash can" at this time was already a combination of debris. No matter how strong Komaba Rido's fist was, it could only smash one piece of debris at most.

Even the debris that was knocked away immediately returned to its original position under the drive of Nen, maintaining the integrity of the "trash can" as a whole.

Komaba Rido dodged and attacked, but he found that no matter what, he couldn't get rid of the pursuit of this strange weapon.

After all, no matter how strong his fist is, he can't destroy something that has already been broken by himself…

Although he always had a blank expression, after a few rounds, Komaba Rido couldn't help but twitch his eyes, feeling an urge to curse.

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——For some reason, the Nen user on the opposite side seemed to have some kind of obsession, as if he must put himself in that trash can, always fiddling with that trash can relentlessly.

It didn't do much damage, but it was extremely insulting.

Komaba Rido only looks like a "gorilla" on the outside, which doesn't mean that he is as silly as a gorilla… Not to mention, real gorillas are also very smart.

He didn't want to be put in this kind of container.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Komaba Rido suddenly jumped up and performed a high-level spinning kick in the air. His thick leg was like a dancing steel pillar, kicking the already broken trash can debris into even smaller pieces with one kick.

"Ho, what a humanoid monster!" Lin Wuming couldn't help but click his tongue.

His seemingly clumsy body once again showed superhuman mobility. Seeing this, Lin Wuming completely dispelled the idea of fighting him in close combat.

Seizing the opportunity that Komaba Rido was in the air and had nowhere to borrow strength, Lin Wuming grabbed him with Nen, and before he could break free with brute force, he directly packed him up and accelerated, pushing the strong man far away.

After successfully creating distance and re-examining the battlefield situation, Lin Wuming also took the opportunity to calm down.

He remembered that this operation was just to help the security forces capture three thieves who broke into an ATM, not to fight the leader of an armed Nen-user group.

Combat was just a necessary response, a means to achieve the ultimate goal, not the goal of this operation.

After understanding this, Lin Wuming immediately gave up the idea of fighting Komaba Rido for three hundred rounds, and instead chose to delay time, holding the three of them back, waiting for Kamijou Aiho and the others to arrive.

At that time, with Kamijou Aiho's identity and means, she should have a way to catch them.

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