Even though the Society had already come to a conclusion, Luo Nan still needed to reconfirm it. This helped him establish his own logic.
From the looks of things, it was indeed an ability user.
The body's basic strengthening, bones, muscles, and neural networks, as well as its special texture and structure could be seen with a glance by an insider. Of course, there was the possibility of technological modification. One needed to make a further judgment from the functions of the body.
The changes in the human body's functions were more hidden. One needed to start probing from the internal organs, blood flow, nervous reflexes, and so on. It had to be comprehensive. But the problem was that the target was nearly ten kilometers away from Luo Nan. He could only indirectly capture it through the living starry sky. Relying on this method to mobilize a small amount of soul strength was like scratching an itch through one's boot.
Luo Nan scratched a few times but was unable to grasp the gist of it. In the end, he could not help but ask He Yueyin, "Can we meet that one side?"
"That one?"
"An ability user clone. I think I might be able to find a new clue."
Before He Yueyin could respond, Cat Eyes had already exclaimed in admiration, "You know it's a bomb, yet you still want to go?"
Luo Nan simply ignored her. He Yueyin's expression did not change. She answered, "Sure."
Cat Eyes was shocked, but He Yueyin immediately changed the topic, "Let's meet at the laboratory. The clone will be transferred to the branch laboratory soon. You just happen to be going there."
"The branch laboratory... Where is it?"
Luo Nan did not react for a time. He simply asked, but Cat Eyes made a fuss over nothing. "Shang Ding?"
He Yueyin first instructed Si Guosheng to reserve the elevator. Then she answered, "According to the established arrangements, we will go to the Shangding Building and spend the night there. Considering the direction of the enemy's current information leak, inviting Mr. Luo there should be the safest choice. "
The Shangding Grand Xia was where the Xia City branch office was located. This name was fake. Its true security lay in the fact that the Xia City branch president, Ouyang Chen, spent all year long in the laboratory on the thirteenth floor of the Shangding Building.
Any enemy who wanted to make a move there would first need to eliminate a peak Extraordinary.
"Sure enough, the treatment is extraordinary."
This time Cat Eyes' praise was genuine, but she immediately reacted. Her eyelids jumped twice, "You mean, the enemy is very likely to be..."
"An organization that can provide a clone with the energy it needs to divide and multiply in a short period of time cannot be underestimated. If it's an individual, then their abilities are even more inconceivable."
She Yueyin did not directly come to a conclusion, but the meaning behind her words was as such.
Now, Cat Eyes truly understood why the Society had mobilized so many people... Right now, she even felt that this sort of protective measure was too conservative. Even if she guessed correctly and bumped into them, there was still some doubt as to what effect it would have.
The communication between the two of them was already very straightforward. The final layer of paper was only because of their safety instincts. They didn't want to directly mention such a fearful and powerless target.
The problem was that Luo Nan had diverted most of his attention to the ability user clone body halfway through. His train of thought simply couldn't keep up. He only felt that Deep Probe would do as soon as he got there. It was simple and fast, and there was no need to beat around the bush. "Let's meet in advance. I think the source of the clues should still be in the square."
When Cat Eyes heard this, she immediately put on a solemn expression. She solemnly raised her hand and declared, "Can I withdraw now?"
He Yueyin patiently explained, "We aren't sure how dangerous the plaza is. Preemptive detection might attract the other party's attention, which means preemptive contact … "
"Isn't this the same as capturing the target?"
"Then let the hundreds of thousands of people in the square explode into the sky?"
"......"
Luo Nan was stupefied for two seconds. He looked at He Yueyin's expression and finally came to his senses. He didn't say anything for a time.
The atmosphere in the room turned a bit silent. A few seconds later, He Yueyin spoke softly, "The vicinity of the plaza is under martial law. Low and high altitude traffic levels have been sealed. We will first take a car to the periphery, then we will transfer to an aircraft. We should be able to reach Shangding in forty minutes. I will notify the relevant personnel to send the target clone body as soon as possible. If everything goes smoothly, you and President Ouyang will be able to research and exchange relevant topics tonight. "
Luo Nan still didn't say anything. He just nodded.
"The car is ready. Let's go."
The group of people crowded around Luo Nan and headed for the backup elevator. Si Guosheng was standing guard over there. He was a bit surprised when he saw Luo Nan and the others come over. "We still need to wait for around three minutes."
He Yueyin paused for a moment before nodding. "Got it."
Cat Eyes watched from the side. She felt that this was quite interesting. From He Yueyin's perspective, this three minute delay could already be considered a mistake. Clearly, her forceful confrontation with Boss Luo had caused her mind to fluctuate a bit.
Was it worth it?
Everyone was waiting for the elevator. Luo Nan's head was lowered in a daze. It was unknown where his thoughts were going. There was still time. Cat Eyes thought for a moment and moved closer to He Yueyin. She laughed lowly and said, "Serving a capricious boss is quite stressful."
He Yueyin glanced at her and actually admitted, "There's pressure."
Cat Eyes chuckled, "I heard that you guys gave him a lesson before, but it seems like the results weren't that great. He still lacks the necessary general knowledge."
He Yueyin shook her head. "We can give Mr. Luo some general knowledge, but it's impossible for Mr. Luo to share his personal perspective with us. Once there's a conflict, it's very difficult for me to make an accurate judgment. I can only estimate based on the level of danger … "
"Hey, wake up!" Cat Eyes extended her hand to touch He Yueyin's forehead. "Do you have a fever, or do you have the legendary hidden M constitution? It's good enough that I didn't beat him up just now, but here you are criticizing yourself? "
He Yueyin's gaze flitted across Luo Nan's back: "You're an expert in the field of mental sensing … …"
"Don't! A certain someone is here, don't hit my face. "
"Alright, what's your all-encompassing sensing range?"
"A radius of seventy meters."
"It seems like there's a breakthrough?"
"Hehe."
It could be said that there was progress, and it was a sudden increase of forty percent. But what made Cat Eyes speechless was that this progress was only obtained after she bowed to Luo Nan's feet and was influenced by the closed system.
Fortunately, this was only a prelude to the topic of discussion. He Yueyin continued in a low voice, "When people stand here, the line of sight of an ordinary person stops at the elevator door. I can see the circular corridor thirty meters away. You can see the outer walls of the building. And Mr. Luo can see the municipal plaza at least a kilometer away. Perhaps there are even more scenes of deep space that we are unable to understand. Do you agree? "
"Tch, I agree."
The deep space that He Yueyin spoke of was another name for the abyss region and polar region on the mental plane. It was also called the deep sea. In any case, it had the same meaning.
Cat Eyes was unable to refute this because she knew that He Yueyin's assessment of the limits of Luo Nan's ability was still severely conservative. And speaking up to this point, she guessed most of He Yueyin's words.
"Insight determines knowledge. We can't hope that the common sense of an eagle is similar to that of a fox and a rabbit … … "
"The common sense of a human and a god are completely different. And the latter is often correct … … That's what you mean."
Cat Eyes was unsure whether or not Luo Nan was paying attention to the conversation over here. She was also unsure whether or not He Yueyin had already sensed the signs of abnormality between her and Luo Nan. But there were some words that she had to spit out: "Perhaps God is indeed a head higher than us. Perhaps God is truly great and his wisdom is correct. But Secretary He, common sense is different. How can knowledge be the same? Are you sure that God will always sit on our side? Are you sure that everyone will always be the same? "
"At least we still have a mutual adaptation process."
"What do you think marriage is?"
"Perhaps it would be more accurate to use marriage or experiments."
He Yueyin's eyes were bright and penetrating. Her words were weak but clear: "We live in the darkness. We only hate the fact that we cannot see far enough. So many experiments are needed. Many kinds of combinations are needed. Perhaps we will bump into a wall and crash into a mountain. Perhaps there will be evil creatures that go against ethics. But if luck descends, hope will always be born. "
Cat Eyes looked stupidly at He Yueyin for two seconds. She suddenly moved her body back to pull away some distance: "Let's be frank. What religion do you believe in?"
He Yueyin laughed involuntarily. It was at this time that Luo Nan suddenly spoke: "Can I watch a recording of the fight?"
Luo Nan's bouncing target and his clear and bizarre train of thought were brimming with Luo Nan's personal style. But He Yueyin actually understood: "Are you talking about the ability user clone body? You can. But the recording time is very short. The opponent seems to have no desire to continue fighting. "
He Yueyin operated a bit as she spoke and shared a video in the mission window. It was just as she said. After the interrogation of the target failed miserably, the members of the Society, who were actually Luo Nan's security team, charged into the interrogation room. But the target only made two moves for a brief moment. It was mostly to confirm that He Yueyin's words were clear. He gave up resisting and allowed the security team to subdue him. Then he entered the soul detachment state.
He was a very dedicated messenger. Or perhaps it could be said that he was purely a tool to convey messages.
The two sides exchanged blows for a bit more than a second at most. But the moment they exchanged blows, the explosion of air and the glass of the tables and chairs that were innocently destroyed showed that this ability user had a body quality and reaction ability that was above the level of a clone body.
Luo Nan still did not give up on probing. He just made some slight adaptations. He set this one or two second video to play on a loop. He tried to find the pattern of the flow and focus of vital energy from within, and then he pushed it back.
Gym Master Xiu's curriculum was extremely targeted, and Xue Lei put in a lot of effort to make the sparring matches infinitely close to the level of actual combat. This helped Luo Nan quickly accumulate experience and insight. And he just so happened to learn the stance of an ability user's clone body in an instant. Gym Master Xiu and Xue Lei focused on this stance of attack and defense. They talked about many different moves and the corresponding key points …. But perhaps it would be better to be a bit more professional?
"Do you have the information on the two people fighting the target? Something like the body technique school. "
Cat Eyes was curious: "You really can see something?"
"Oh."
Cat Eyes rolled her eyes at Luo Nan's "oh" s.
He Yueyin did her duty scrupulously. She immediately dug out the relevant information on the two security personnel. She paid close attention to Luo Nan's security team. She left nothing out.
Luo Nan glanced at her: "Can I share this with others? I want to ask Leister for some reference. "
He Yueyin muttered to herself for a moment and said: "You can, but don't tell him the specifics of the situation here."
Luo Nan didn't say anything further after getting permission. He called Xue Lei and sent him the relevant information. He asked for a professional opinion.
Xue Lei responded with lightning speed: "Our human whip hand grabs and grabs with an internal retraction force. However, this force was scattered. In order to avoid injury, the force leaked out, resulting in a sonic boom. The airflow was also swirling. The opponent's strength is firm and fierce. The explosive force is astonishing, and there's a bit of an internal refinement technique. "
"It's not pure muscle flow, right?"
"Yes. There should be energy circulation, storage, and a concentrated explosion. It's like what we call the Chuan Martial Arts Academy's internal breath. Or perhaps …. the Format of Fire?"
Xue Lei was able to speak of the Format of Fire. This proved that Xue Lei was constantly adapting to the inner world.
Luo Nan laughed. His attention flashed back to the clone body ten kilometers away. Whether it was internal breath or the Format of Fire, they were both profound techniques. A deep foundation was needed to utilize them. If this was truly the case, then the corresponding muscles and joints and the direction of vitality should have an inertial strengthening ….
Yes, his judgment was correct.
Luo Nan mobilized his soul strength and was barely able to probe this level. This was thanks to the fact that the target was in a detached soul state. It was just an empty fleshly shell. It didn't cause any interference to Luo Nan. If it were anyone else, even if it were a normal person who was sleeping soundly or unconscious, the difficulty would have increased by a level.
However, Luo Nan encountered a true hurdle next.
If he wanted to trace the source of supernatural power, he couldn't just look at the muscles and joints. He needed to trace it back to the level of the nervous system. He needed to examine the thickness of the myelin sheath of the relevant nerve pathways, the corresponding chemical substances, and the form of electrical signal transmission …. All of these details were for the sake of peeking at the efficiency and form of this person's internal energy programming.
The so-called internal energy programming was something Luo Nan had comprehended from the Burner Simulator, the Format of Fire. The name was also something he came up with himself.
The researchers of the Archetype Format created the special form of energy known as the Format of Fire. It was known to be a method that far exceeded the combustion efficiency of ordinary people. It mobilized the potential of the human body and embodied the direction of human evolution.
Combined with their theory, the human body was considered hardware. Its functions were roughly integrated functional modules. Cultivators needed to build the most efficient operating system upon this foundation. They wanted to achieve the effect of using simplicity to control complexity, using the limited to control the infinite.
Regardless of the emotions in his heart, the description of the fleshly body's abilities was extremely accurate from a theoretical perspective. Luo Nan's current train of thought was to start with the human body's blood vessels, fibers, nerves, and other basic hardware. He wanted to probe their integrated laws and train of thought to see whether or not he could lock onto the source mechanism of supernatural power.
Only supernatural power could bestow supernatural power …. Whether or not these words were correct didn't matter. If Luo Nan truly probed to this level, the other party would have to reveal some clues.
His thoughts were quite clear. He had indeed relied on his professional insight to find a few threads of thought. He was able to deduce a few possibilities. But when the mental scan revealed the truth, the limitations of being unable to sense and being able to control things from a distance were undoubtedly exposed.
He couldn't get in. He just couldn't get in!
The small amount of soul strength he sent through the living starry sky was greatly affected by a few carriers. After all, there weren't any believers there. There weren't any stable and unobstructed transmission channels. He also needed to control the interference level, grasp the probing precision, and especially avoid harming the carriers.
Several restrictive conditions piled together. The amount of power he could truly mobilize wasn't even a thousandth of his normal level. Whether it was precision, accuracy, or penetrative force, they were far from reaching the applicable standards. Moreover, they were greatly affected by the environment.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that a few related people were coming and going was enough to make his efforts collapse.
Luo Nan was a bit irritated after several fruitless attempts. He fiercely smacked the side panel of the elevator, and an empty sound rang out. His soul strength also smashed down to vent on the probing target.
Everyone in the elevator gave him sidelong glances.
Luo Nan didn't pay any attention to them. He just felt even more depressed. He could hear the echo when he smashed the wall. He knew whether it was empty or full. But when his soul strength smashed over ….
Huh?
Luo Nan's movements froze.
Ten kilometers away, in the public security center of the municipal plaza, the ability user clone body shackled to a chair remained motionless. The nearby monitoring personnel didn't sense any abnormalities.
However, Luo Nan could faintly sense that when his soul strength smashed over in a venting manner, the target should have received some external stimulation. There was some feedback, and it appeared in the living starry sky.
Oh, it wasn't the target himself. There was no mental activity over there. What truly responded was the surrounding environment.
Luo Nan's venting smashing attack did not control the range well. Not only did it smash onto the clone body, but it also affected the surrounding people. Fortunately, it was used for penetrative probing. It had no destructive power.
But this kind of smashing attack was like throwing a stone into an abyss. An echo came from far away, reflecting the situation at the bottom.
There was a circle of people inside and out, and in the middle was a living dead.
It was impossible for the living starry sky to directly map the Life Sketches of the living dead. But when Luo Nan's soul strength swept over, the interference mode he specially set up to observe the internal energy programming of the living dead reacted with the target and the surrounding normal people.
The target's strengthened muscles, joints, nerves …. These superficial fragments of information, under the unification of the fleshly combat theory, inadvertently formed a certain aspect of the internal energy programming. Even though it was just scraps and a claw, even though it was weak beyond comparison, it still revealed its unique characteristics.
But this alone wasn't enough. The key lay in the fact that the interference probe mode Luo Nan set up was targeted at the living dead. It was targeted at the empty shell of a fleshly body that didn't possess self-awareness, powerful bodily functions, and astonishing explosive power. Any normal person would naturally radiate life psionic pressure, and the probing waves would be completely obliterated into nothingness.
One was raised, and the other was suppressed. The outward appearance was a clear difference between the peaks and troughs of the waves. It formed a unique echo that only Luo Nan could hear.
If this was the case …. Luo Nan's inspiration was suddenly stimulated. He didn't hesitate at all. He went to do it!
Incorporeal ripples undulated in the living starry sky.
It was as if Luo Nan had transformed into an enormous bat at this moment. He emitted a special sound wave, and it spread to all the regions covered by the living starry sky.
He had done similar things before, but he had limited the range and made directional probing attacks. But now, he had transformed his soul strength into a special wave to cover the entire living starry sky. He had taken the initiative to probe millions of people. His impression of this was unprecedented. He had never even thought about it before.
If Luo Nan's control was a bit careless, if he messed up the interference mode, if the level of his power was off, and if the probing waves were not dissolved in time, he would attack millions of people at the same time. He would become public enemy number one ….
This was no joke!
Fortunately, Luo Nan was used to operating on the mental plane. The buffer zone was large, and his control was sufficient. Nothing unexpected happened when the wave of probing went down. The vast majority of people passed by in a daze. They were completely unaware that a deranged young man had greeted them at the same time and received a special response.
At this moment, Luo Nan could probably say that it was as if he had the help of the gods. The method he used in the living starry sky was controlled to near perfection under the burning state of his inspiration. Even He Yueyin, who was close at hand, didn't detect it.
Only Cat Eyes, who was within the system, had a slight reaction. But she didn't quite understand what Luo Nan had done. She just faintly felt that her boss seemed to have done something extremely subversive.
Her heart throbbed a bit. She really was a bit scared. After all, Luo Nan's performance a few dozen seconds ago was quite irritable. For this reason, she used the channels within the system to privately inquire.
"What the hell are you doing?"
Luo Nan didn't respond.
The difference between transcendental observation and active contact with the same target was far greater than the difference between passive radar and active radar. And a considerable portion of the information belonged to the type of Absolute Reaction. He was unable to precisely control it.
Waves of echoes came surging back.
An enormous amount of information quickly filled all of his perceptual channels. The large machine of his self-system had to operate at full capacity to digest and identify the information. Now every believer, including Cat Eyes, felt more or less pressured. It was only because of the difference in cultivation and knowledge that there was a difference.
Cat Eyes turned slightly pale.
Luo Nan couldn't care about anything else. He used all of his mental energy to identify the information. He searched for the unique voiceprint amidst the large amount of disturbing noise. He gradually determined its number, location, and level ….
"Ding."
The backup elevator arrived. The elevator door opened, but it was empty inside. Si Guosheng, who was in front of the control panel, reached out and pressed the button to open the door. He cast his gaze toward Luo Nan. In reality, the gazes of everyone in the elevator were focused on Luo Nan's body. If this core character didn't move, then no matter how the others moved, it would be meaningless.
Luo Nan's sudden eruption of irritable emotions made everyone confused and even more helpless.
Two seconds passed and Luo Nan still didn't move. He still had one hand on the wall and his head was lowered. It looked like he was thinking, but it also looked like he was continuing to be angry with himself.
He Yueyin thought for a bit and took a step forward. She said softly, "Mr. Luo, we're going to … …"
"Wait a moment." Luo Nan interrupted He Yueyin's words. He continued to support himself against the wall with his head lowered. His breathing was a bit hurried.
Not long after his voice fell, the crisp sound of a high heel hitting the ground came from far away. There were other footsteps mixed within. Then someone laughed and said, "Sister Ji, our luck is pretty good. We made it in time."
The two people pushed open the wooden door to the safety passageway as they spoke and walked into the elevator.
One of them was a young man wearing a suit and leather shoes, but he carried two large bags. The other was a long-haired beauty. Her hands were empty. She was dressed casually, but her makeup was exquisite. Right now she was holding her beautiful hair, slightly coiling it. It seemed that she had come out in a hurry and wanted to do a simple hairstyle.
The young man was startled when he saw the people in the elevator. He nodded in a very friendly manner. There was a nameplate on his chest. Clearly, he was a staff member of Mingtang Culture.
As for the long-haired woman in the back, she inadvertently swept her gaze around when she was fiddling with her hair. She saw the faces of the people on this side clearly. It was as if she had been electrocuted. Her back straightened and her body froze on the spot.
There was another sound from the door behind them. Manager Sha popped out from who knows where. She probably felt that Luo Nan and the others wouldn't ride the elevator with other people. She displayed her intense desire and shouted, "Ji Qiong, you guys wait."
The long-haired beauty, Ji Qiong, suddenly woke up with a start. She turned around in the first instant. However, she turned too quickly and the heels on her feet were too high. She nearly tripped and fell. She supported herself against the wooden door of the safety passageway before she could stand firm. She cut a bit of a sorry figure and her voice trembled:
"Okay, Manager Sha … …"
"It's fine. It's fine."
At the elevator entrance, Luo Nan finally caught his breath. He straightened his body and tidied his clothes a bit. He turned to He Yueyin and said, "Sister Yueyin, why don't we all go together? Don't make us wait in vain."
He Yueyin looked back. She thought for a bit before responding:
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