The spacious underground testing ground was quickly emptied to create a 200-meter radius. Then, Vega, who was appointed as the temporary guard captain of the research institute, led his soldiers to set up a simple training ground for new recruits within a few minutes. To a typical Schilling soldier, setting up a shooting range was obviously a rather interesting matter. The excited Scorpion even suggested that I should just demolish this boring research institute and change it to a military camp. From this point, one could see the difference between a soldier and a general. Pandora suggested that I should demolish the campus city and change it to a military base. However, from a headache-inducing point of view, the inflexible Scorpion and the war-crazed loli didn't seem to have much of a difference.
"I … Have I really mastered my superpower?"
Zuo Tianlei stayed in the resting room for a while. When he came out, he saw that the original experimental site had changed beyond recognition. However, I continued to use 'new technology' to bluff away such changes. Now, what she was most concerned about was whether or not she had really grasped superpowers. Judging from our reactions, it seemed that she had made great progress in her experiments on developing her superpower.
"Of course," I said with a mysterious smile on my face. However, I was a little puzzled. Although I didn't think that Bubble would make a wrong judgment on such a simple matter, it was still too surreal for a human's soul to be exactly the same as a Schilling person's. "Lei, do you really not feel anything at all?"
The black-haired girl shook her head with a puzzled expression. "No. According to the ability development course, once I awaken my superpower, I should be able to quickly discover this point. However, I really don't feel anything at all."
"It's okay. Anyway, we have already prepared the relevant information. You just have to follow our instructions when the time comes."
As I said that, I casually patted Lei's head. It seemed that after raising too many lolis, they would develop some strange habits …
"Yes, Director …"
Zuo Tianlei was stunned by my pat. Then, she said with a blushing face.
"First, we'll test the 'target command'." Vega ordered his men to place a huge steel plate about 20 meters away. He then told Zuo Tianlei, "That piece of metal is your target. Focus your attention on it and treat it as something that needs to be destroyed. In other words, be hostile to it."
Zuo Tianlei agreed in a daze, but her eyes were filled with confusion. It was obvious that she couldn't understand why this beautiful big sister, who was originally the captain of the research institute's security team, would suddenly participate in this experiment. However, when she thought about the unreliability of our research institute, she felt relieved.
Anyway, there was never a single experiment that he could understand.
Shaking off the astonishment in her heart, the black-haired girl followed Vega's instructions and stared closely at the target not far away. Then, she began to accumulate hatred towards the steel plate. This wasn't easy to accomplish because under normal circumstances, unless you were hit in the head, it would be difficult to accumulate hatred towards a piece of metal …
However, Zuo Tianlei, who had gone through all kinds of ability development experiments, was obviously very good at doing things that required a little self-hypnosis. I didn't know what she was thinking. In any case, in the recording of our instrument, the steel plate immediately produced a large amount of undecipherable information. This meant that Zuo Tianlei had already 'noticed' it.
"Actually, you don't have to stare at it … Forget it, the effect has already been achieved."
Vega shook his head and said. Then, he casually picked up a small piece of metal beside him and threw it at the steel plate.
"Boom!!!"
A loud sound rang out. The steel plate that was tens of centimeters thick was hit by the metal piece that was thrown out lightly. In an instant, it exploded into a large amount of metal dust.
"Ah!" Zuo Tianlei, who was busy concentrating, was startled by the huge movement. He couldn't help but cry out in surprise. Then, he stared at Vega as if he was looking at a monster. I read something from his expression: Even though this sister is a guard captain, isn't she a little too strong?
"Don't look at me," Vega said calmly. "That's because of your strength."
"Me?" Zuo Tianlei pointed at his own nose in astonishment, his face full of pleading for an explanation.
As Zuo Tianlei wasn't his superior, Vega didn't have the intention to clear up Zuo Tianlei's doubts. However, Lin Xue took out the freshly printed information and read it out loud. "After being locked on by the target's command, the group defense ability will be halved and the individual defense ability will be reduced to zero. If it's a metal object with a single structure, as long as you lock on to it, its structural strength will be reduced to zero. It will only be able to ensure that it won't collapse under the circumstances of not receiving external force. However, it will be destroyed by any attack. We call this ability: Long Range Triple Armor Penetration …"
That should be what you call it, right? None of us would use such a nonsensical name to give our superpower a name!
Is this the ability of the Storm Commander? Just like what was recorded in the information, it was an existence akin to a bug in a group battle. Just like the current ability known as the target's command, the highest level Storm Commander could even destroy the armor of an entire battleship with a single gaze. However, its greatest strength wasn't its ability to reduce the armor of a single target to zero. Instead, it was its ability to halve the group defense ability of the enemy without any upper limit.
In a war, wouldn't such a fatal debuff be akin to a cheat?
However, Zuo Tianlei probably didn't possess such an ability. The group armor penetration ability was only possible in theory. However, even for the true Shiring Apostles, there was a limit to the number of targets they could lock on to at the same time. As for Zuo Tianlei, as an earthling, it wasn't easy for him to turn a steel plate into tofu.
"Next is the second test, command focus."
Vega continued to act as the announcer and ordered his men to move the second steel plate to the field. "Speaking of which, Mr. Steel Plate, you've worked hard today."
"Well, this may be a little more complicated," Vega said to Zuotianlei who was still a little confused. "First of all, you still have to regard this steel plate as the target and then mark it as the 'crosshair', giving it the meaning of 'the receiver of all our attacks'. Can you do it?"
"I … I'll try my best," Zuo Tianlei nodded hesitantly. "But why do I feel that this is a little different from the superpowers used by ordinary metahumans? And what kind of ability is this? "
"This is called the Talent Tree," Lin Xue said as she pressed on Zuo Tianlei's shoulder with a solemn expression. "You will become a qualified Ultraman — even if you don't have a bunch of bruised little monsters behind you."
This girl's ability to talk big is no less than mine!
"There may be a lot of commotion later. You'd better be mentally prepared."
Seeing a group of Schilling soldiers in security uniforms striding over with heavy machine guns, I quickly reminded Zuo Tianlei who was trying his best to vent his anger. The latter turned to look and was immediately shocked. "Are those real guns?"
"Theoretically, yes," I borrowed a famous saying from Tawil. "Because a metahuman's power sometimes needs special means to be tested, some research institutes will be equipped with all kinds of military equipment. You should know this, right?"
"Ugh … this is the first time I've heard of it …"
Well, these are just 'conventional weapons' specially found for testing purposes. If you knew that we still have two Empire fleets in our storage, I wonder what kind of expression you'd have.
By the time the Xi Ling soldiers with machine guns were ready, Zuotianlei had already stared at his target for a few seconds, probably trying hard to imagine that it was his father's murderer or something. Anyway, on the records of our instruments, it had already become a fountain of information. Large amounts of encrypted information that could not be processed continued to gush out in various ways, continuously changing the definition of the metal that the 'world' itself had for that piece of metal.
"Ready!"
When the information displayed on the instrument reached its peak, Vega raised his right hand high and swung it down.
"Fire!"
* Tut tut tut … *
The heavy machine gun suddenly let out a rapid roar. Tongues of flame splattered in all directions like a storm of bullets.
That's right, there were more than ten Schilling soldiers in all directions. Not a single one of them was aiming at the metal plate that was used as a target. They casually poured fire in all directions, but the result was that the unlucky metal plate was quickly filled with bullet holes.
It's not a guided weapon …
I first ruled out this possibility. The bullets were indeed flying in a straight line, but they suddenly disappeared after leaving the muzzle and then sank deep into the metal plate that was marked by Teardrop.
"Try punching the air."
Lin Xue said to me as she looked at the data on the handheld computer.
I casually waved my hand in confusion. Then, I suddenly felt my fist hitting something solid in the air. Accompanied by a loud 'dang —', the metal plate that was more than 20 meters away from us suddenly caved in and formed a deep hole.
"Under the situation where the target doesn't resist, you can direct 70% of the attack power?" After the gunshots calmed down, Vega nodded. "This has already reached the average standard of a Storm Commander."
"This … Does this count as a modification of the world's laws?"
At this moment, I had already roughly guessed the attributes of this ability. I asked with a doubtful expression.
Lin Xue was still excitedly studying the introduction of the ability. She replied without raising her head, "Who knows? Storm Commander is a very special Schilling unit. Its ability lies between science and mystery. Just like this command focus, it is a surgical strike skill that is specially used to deal with highly mobile enemies. The target will be judged as the recipient of the attack, and then all the attacks from your side will have a 100% chance of damaging the target. However, the attack power will be reduced to a certain extent. Furthermore, there is a limit to the amount of attack power that can be directed. There is an example of how a top-notch Storm Commander infiltrated the enemy's rear and marked a city. Then, the Schilling soldiers set off fireworks in their own base … Speaking of which, why did I think of Dalaran which was destroyed using a similar method? Ah Jun, do you have a subordinate named Archimonde? "
"Stop bullshitting."
I smacked Lin Xue's head, but my heart was already in confusion.
Zuotianlei's ability has been discovered by us. No wonder we always thought that she didn't have any abilities. After spending half a day, she actually needed this special method to activate it. However …
How can a human master the Storm Commander's ability?
Storm Commander, that should be a branch tribe of the Shiring Apostles. They are rather special. Their battle power is extremely low, but their commanding and team support abilities are exceptionally strong. Some even jokingly call them "Mobile Fire Control Towers". Their own attack power is inferior to an elite soldier, but on the battlefield, any skill of a Storm Commander can increase the battle power of our army by several folds. However, as a human, Zuotianlei is also a Storm Commander. If you say that she is actually a Namekian disguised as a human, I would even believe it!! Saiyans are at least in the category of carbon-based lifeforms, right?
At this moment, Zuotianlei, as the person involved, finally reacted. Then, she pointed at the tip of her nose in a daze. "I am … a dual ability user?"
"Uhh, probably not …" I hurriedly replied. This time, Zuotianlei awakened a talent that should only be possessed by a Schilling. It was truly beyond our expectations. Originally, I just wanted to help her, but now, the situation has suddenly become a hundred times more complicated. I still have to think clearly on how to deal with this matter. Before that, I can't let Zuotianlei have too many suspicions. "How should I say this? Your ability should be related to changing the target's properties. We will continue to research on this. That's right, regarding your ability, I have a request."
"Hmm?" Zuotianlei revealed a curious expression.
"Before we reach a conclusion from our research, try not to completely expose your ability, because … Hmm, because this belongs to our research institute's research secrets. It was stated in the original contract. You can just display the first usage of your ability to the outside world. As for the description of your ability, the research institute will help you prepare it. This will also reduce a lot of trouble for you …"
I felt that my explanation was rather confusing and even full of contradictions. However, the black-haired girl in front of me happily nodded her head and said with a smile, "Alright! I got it! "
"The Ultimate Seduction Aura, huh?"
Lin Xue teased me from the side. Then, before I could react, she once again immersed herself in the experiment of Zuotianlei's ability.
The entire experiment lasted for a whole three hours.
The results were shocking. Apart from a few abilities that only the Shiring Apostles' unique body structure could achieve, the current Zuotianlei's ability level was completely at the level of a trained Beginner-level Storm Commander!
What's going on? Speaking of which, is it me or this world that has gone crazy? Or is it that damned uncle writing in front of the computer? Has he not considered the normalcy of his worldview at all!?
Yep, I'm done complaining.
In order to obtain more information as quickly as possible, we maintained a connection with the Bubble throughout the entire experiment. Thanks to the Transdimensional Empire's information link that never went down, the Bubble and a dozen other Schilling mainframes were all in high-speed data processing mode and transmitted the results of our calculations to us at the same time. In response to the fact that Zuotianlei had mastered the Storm Commander ability, the Bubble sent us several of the most important possibilities that it had come up with. The first possibility was that Zuotianlei's spiritual power had mutated prematurely when he was receiving radiation from the Mother Nest's crystal. This caused his spiritual power to overflow uncontrollably, resulting in the hibernation pod's security system not being able to stop the spread of his spiritual power in time. The spiritual power that had left the restraints of his physical body was attracted by the soul of a nearby Shiring Apostles, resulting in a resonance. Then, it mutated into a "Pseudo Schilling Soul". This possibility sounded like something out of a fantasy novel, but it was the one that the Bubble came up with that was closest to the truth. The probability of this happening was astonishing …
Zero point zero zero zero zero zero one percent …
After that, I didn't even look at the other things that she sent me.
"Since you're allowed to have a brain that can remotely control the Schilling homeworld, then why can't Zuotianlei have a soul that can use the Schilling Human's abilities?"
In the end, Lin Xue used such a sentence to end our wild guesses about the "Zuotianlei phenomenon." After that, this seemingly calm and composed charlatan once again immersed herself in testing Zuotianlei's abilities …
"And then, what do you intend to do?"
My big sister suddenly asked in a low voice as she watched Zuotianlei excitedly testing out her "superpower" on the training field.
"I originally wanted to help others for fun, but a man-made apostle appeared. Zuotianlei's power is truly unique."
I also had a headache, to be honest.
It would have been fine for Zuotianlei to awaken any of her abilities. Even if she really turned into a Lightning Battle Axe with 100,000 horsepower from the pocket in front of her stomach, I wouldn't have a headache over it. However, she just had to turn into a Shiring Apostles. False. This made things a little difficult.
That was a power that definitely didn't belong to this world. In fact, part of it involved the rewriting of the world's natural laws. Furthermore, the way it was activated and the energy waves were completely different from the current magic and superpowers. Regardless of whether it was the hanging man Aresta or the vixen Laura, they would soon discover this special girl called Zuotianlei. Then … Our good intentions would be wantonly twisted.
However, to seal this power …
With my abilities, I could easily accomplish this. However, looking at the happy Zuotianlei not too far away, I couldn't bring myself to do it!
"Let's just take it one step at a time." In the end, I could only shake my head and sigh. "At most, we'll just beat the Science and Magic Factions into submission. After all, it's such a great achievement to save the world. It shouldn't be too much for us to collect some processing fees."
"As expected, this is a decision that only Ah Jun can make." My big sister smiled gently. "This kind of undecided decision really makes your big sister happy."
Big sister, your evaluation gave me a very subtle feeling!
"Ah Jun, Ah Jun …" At this moment, Shallow Shallow's voice suddenly sounded from the side. "Just now, the guards at the entrance said that Chu Chun and the others are here. Do you think we can pause our test for a moment?"
Chu Chun?
I was stunned for a moment before looking at my watch.
"Damn! At this time?! "
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