A Scientific Urban Detective

The instant the surrounding scenery changed, Lin Wuming realized the enemy had made their move.

Although he wasn't yet clear on why Aureolus would so resolutely and decisively launch an attack, at this moment, dwelling on it was pointless.

Lin Wuming, who already had his nerves taut, instantly entered battle mode—small steel balls, handgun, and corundum abrasive, the complete set, were all ready…

Abruptly, a figure appeared in the corridor in front of Lin Wuming.

A pure white suit, and green hair representing the 'earth' element—a signature appearance, without a doubt, he was the alchemist Aureolus Izzard!

His sudden appearance without warning felt more like a scene from a horror movie.

Lin Wuming was certain he hadn't blinked, yet Aureolus, as if using spatial teleportation, had closed a great distance out of nowhere, directly forcing his way to within five meters of him.

Entering firing range, golden darts attached to chains shot out from the hem of Aureolus's suit.

—Instant Alchemy!

Lin Wuming knew this move, it could be said to be one of Aureolus's ultimate techniques—'alchemy' in the literal sense, capable of turning any object pierced by the golden darts into gold!

As the name suggested, if a substance like the 'human body' were hit, it would also turn into gold.

It could be said that with this one move alone, Aureolus already stood at the pinnacle of all alchemists throughout history.

Lin Wuming certainly didn't want to be struck by the golden darts.

Thus, he reflexively erected a psychic barrier.

The penetrating power of the golden darts themselves was quite limited; Lin Wuming blocked them with just a single layer of psychic barrier.

After all, the destructive power of 'Instant Alchemy' didn't rely on the darts themselves; in the end, they were just a medium for performing alchemy.

At the same time, Lin Wuming's counterattack—a 'telekinesis-accelerated projectile'—was returned.

The alchemist tilted his head, accurately avoiding the attack.

He frowned, finally speaking: "Lin Wuming, 'Incomplete Telekinesis'…"

Immediately afterward, the alchemist raised his hand and pointed at Lin Wuming, saying with a matter-of-fact tone: "So-called telekinesis is irrational, a power that should not exist!"

Poof!

A large amount of corundum abrasive scattered from above the alchemist's head, like a fine, dense rain…

Lin Wuming inwardly felt a sense of foreboding; he knew that at this moment, the environment he was in was already the 'reverse' side of the real world—a 'small world' constructed by the alchemist Aureolus, where he was the creator god, even possessing the authority to set the rules!

Clearly, the alchemist had already used this authority.

Just now, Lin Wuming was preparing to manipulate the corundum abrasive to launch a wide-range attack, preventing the enemy from dodging again.

But now it seemed that almost all of the scattered corundum abrasive was out of control—his telekinesis was gone!

No, it wasn't that it was gone.

Lin Wuming immediately realized that his telekinesis was only being suppressed by the outside world, hindered by another force in this 'small world'.

If he increased his output, he could still maintain his telekinesis.

At least…

The golden darts shot out again, and the number increased to four!

But they were still blocked by the psychic barrier in front of Lin Wuming—this time he used ten layers of barrier.

—Within a one-meter radius around me, telekinesis is still effective; using telekinesis at a distance…

Lin Wuming retreated while tentatively launching a 'telekinesis-accelerated projectile'.

—A full-power 'telekinesis-accelerated projectile' is unaffected, but any weakened version of the accelerated projectile cannot be used normally.

This was the conclusion Lin Wuming reached after experimenting with firing eleven small steel balls in one go.

"What a diode restriction, is it related to skill proficiency? Is magic this whimsical?" Lin Wuming couldn't help but complain inwardly, "But it's also a headache; a full-power 'telekinesis-accelerated projectile' requires a distance of at least one hundred meters!"

On the other side, seeing that Lin Wuming was still able to use his telekinetic abilities, the alchemist's expression also turned grim: "A power that should not exist, I forbid you!"

"Shut up! Don't talk nonsense!" Lin Wuming couldn't help but scold, "Should not exist? My dignified Level 5 esper, you think you can just say it doesn't exist and it won't? Don't waste your energy!"

The alchemist's brow twitched, but he also knew that this trick wouldn't have a better effect—since the other party's will was so firm.

Thus, the alchemist stopped speaking, but the frequency of launching golden darts suddenly soared.

Only the continuous sound of clattering chains could be heard, countless golden darts shooting out from under the hem of his suit, like a machine gun firing.

It was as if his suit was hiding an armory.

Lin Wuming retreated while once again mobilizing the corundum abrasive. But after flying out one meter, the corundum abrasive collapsed again…

—It seems that I didn't get a great success in this round of willpower check!

It could only be said that neither side had completely obtained their desired result.

The fine corundum abrasive, on the contrary, wrapped in the enemy's golden darts, turned into real 'gold sand' and swept toward Lin Wuming.

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In the blink of an eye, it plastered a glittering golden shell on the psychic barrier…

"Can this gold… continue to maintain its current state after leaving Misawa Cram School?" Lin Wuming was momentarily distracted, trying to calculate the value of this gold.

The next moment, a golden dart penetrated the psychic barrier.

Lin Wuming's scalp tingled, because he realized that this wasn't just a simple matter of 'a layer of psychic barrier being pierced'.

In fact, the 'psychic barrier' itself had been turned into gold!

—The psychic barrier technique was completely ineffective!

The golden dart approached Lin Wuming's eyes little by little…

In 'bullet time', Lin Wuming had ample time to find the cause of the problem.

But what was even more troublesome at this moment was that this problem… was unsolvable!

After all, even the intangible 'telekinesis' had been turned into gold by the enemy; as a 'telekinesis user,' he could be said to be completely countered!

Counting his cards, Lin Wuming still couldn't find a way to break the situation.

Seeing the golden dart getting closer and closer, Lin Wuming had no choice but to make a decision—retreat was the best option.

If he couldn't block it, then he would dodge the enemy's attack.

Fortunately, the full-power 'telekinesis-accelerated projectile' was temporarily unaffected, and the 'instantaneous movement' developed based on it could still be used normally.

However, similar to the dilemma faced by the 'telekinesis-accelerated projectile,' when using 'instantaneous movement' now, Lin Wuming could only choose the maximum movement distance of one hundred meters.

Fortunately, the corridor at this time extended infinitely, so there was no need to worry about hitting the wall during the movement…

Whoosh!

The golden dart, which the alchemist had placed high hopes on, ultimately only hit a residual image of Lin Wuming; as for Lin Wuming himself, he appeared one hundred meters away.

Space… had no abnormal fluctuations, and even the air… had not been subjected to special pressure or impact.

This was unreasonable, contrary to common sense!

The alchemist's expression was gloomy—Lin Wuming had once again demonstrated an aspect that defied common sense.