"Who else could it be if not me?" Yi Lin smiled faintly and walked forward.
Ling Yiyi.
Irin silently recited the girl's name in his heart.
"Sit."
The girl smiled faintly and moved her body to the side. She patted the bench beside her and motioned for Irin to sit down.
Irin did not refuse and sat side by side with the girl.
However, the two of them maintained a distance of about 20 centimeters between their shoulders.
After Irin sat down, he looked ahead quietly and did not speak.
"You … Why did you lie to the director that our personalities are not compatible?"
Ling Yiyi's tone was a little resentful.
"Haha."
Irin smiled and did not explain too much.
"You …" Seeing that Irin did not explain, Ling Yiyi did not ask anymore.
Irin closed his eyes.
He enjoyed a rare moment of peace.
It was as quiet as water.
It was as if by her side, all the troubles, all the pain, and all the memories would be diluted by the peace around her. Everything became insignificant.
As long as she was here, everything was fine.
Everything was fine.
"You …"
Ling Yiyi suddenly turned her head and "stared" at Irin. "You seem a little different."
Irin's fingers trembled slightly. Although he knew that Ling Yiyi could not see, for some reason, when he looked into her eyes, Irin always had the illusion that he was being seen through. He looked away without leaving a trace. "What's different?"
Ling Yiyi tilted her head and a soft strand of hair fell down. "Hmm … I can't tell. I feel that the smell on your body has become a little different."
Smell?
Irin's expression changed slightly.
He knew that Ling Yiyi suffered from "optic atrophy" many years ago. Her vision deteriorated and she eventually lost her sight completely.
But at the same time, her sense of smell and hearing were much sharper than ordinary people. This smell …
Could it be that there was still the smell of blood on his body?
Irin had rubbed himself hard this morning before he went out.
There should not be any smell of blood left.
"You've caught a cold," Irin said firmly.
"Bah, you're the one with a cold." Ling Yiyi spat softly, but she did not dwell on the matter for too long. She asked softly, "You should've finished the 'retest' already, right? How were the results? Which university do you intend to apply for … Is it … far from here? "
"Well, it's okay. I don't have any plans for now."
"Have you been doing anything recently?"
Irin smiled. "No, everything is normal."
"Is that so?" Ling Yiyi lowered her head.
"Yes," Irin said with certainty.
"You …" Ling Yiyi suddenly whispered, "Don't tell me you have a girlfriend?"
Irin was stunned when he heard this.
Ling Yiyi giggled and continued, "You smell like perfume."
“！”
Irin hurriedly rolled up his clothes and sniffed carefully.
"No …"
He wanted to deny it, but in the next moment, he could not help but laugh. He realized that Ling Yiyi was testing him.
"That's why I said we don't get along."
Ling Yiyi sounded surprised. "You actually have a girlfriend? Is she pretty? "
"Uh, really not. But I did make a friend. Well, she's a pretty good friend. "
"Is that so?" Ling Yiyi smiled. "Introduce her to me when you have time. After all, we've known each other for so many years, right? You should let me check for you, right? "
"I already said she's not my girlfriend …" Irin refuted.
"Hehe …" Ling Yiyi suddenly squinted her eyes and smiled.
Her eyes were curved like two crescent moons.
"Okay, I believe you."
Irin shrugged helplessly. "Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"Okay."
Ling Yiyi nodded and did not say anything. She just put on her headphones again, closed her eyes, and smiled quietly.
Irin's expression was calm as he walked forward for a distance.
Suddenly, Irin turned around and stared at the quiet figure in the corner of the yard through the brilliant sunlight.
This glance seemed to travel through time and space.
The figure in his memory quietly overlapped with the quiet figure not far away.
"…"
Soon, Irin took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, Irin's eyes were no longer wavering. They were as calm as water.
Irin came to Ling Wuyan's side.
"Her name is Ling Yiyi. Protect her at all costs. But don't let her know of your existence. "
Ling …?
Ling Wuyan nodded.
In an instant, he seemed to understand everything.
And … the reason why he was able to survive.
…
…
Ever since that day when he accidentally used psychokinesis.
After Irin returned home, he began to test the limits of his psychokinesis.
Irin knew very well that whether it was strength, dexterity, or mental strength, these three main attributes all had "limits".
And this so-called "limit" seemed to be the limit of life as a "human".
But since ancient times, there had always been many "superhumans" that human science could not explain.
In Yi Lin's opinion, the "superhumans" who had left a deep mark in history were nothing more than people who had broken through the "limit" in a certain aspect and reached a brand-new realm, becoming an existence that surpassed ordinary people.
Reaching … Transcendent.
And this so-called "limit" was called "lock" in the apostle circle.
After the attribute quantification, the publicly recognized "lock" was 10 points.
Whether it was apostles or ordinary people, there was a "lock".
Only when the "lock" was unlocked could one break through the limit of human and become a Transcendent.
Once one reached the Transcendent, the ability displayed would be far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
In the Haunted-mist Mountain trial, whether it was the power that Oda Wu displayed at the end or the speed that Wen Manni showed before she "ghosted", although they were scary, they were not so scary that they could not be understood.
What they had reached was the "limit" of human.
There were traces to be followed and reasons to be followed.
But in that trial, Irin easily increased his mental strength to more than 10 points and displayed terrifying psychokinesis. No wonder Wen Manni said that he was "cheating".
Irin in that state was no different from "cheating".
After the Haunted-mist Mountain trial, without the help of the ghost energy buff, Irin's attributes returned to normal.
But the Spirit Lock unexpectedly loosened, and Irin regained control of his "psychokinesis" supernatural ability.
The ability that could only be mastered after breaking through the Spirit Lock was now used ahead of time.
Although it was a bit unbelievable, it was not a bad thing.
Irin sat on the sofa. With a thought, the coffee cup floated in the air.
Then he stretched out his "tentacles" and tried to tear open a packet of instant coffee, wanting to pour it into the cup.
Hiss —
The coffee powder spilled onto the ground.
"It's not that easy, is it?"
…
…
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
In Irin's room.
Many clothes floated silently in the room. Then, as if there were countless invisible hands, they quickly folded in the air and then stacked one by one in an orderly manner.
Irin opened his eyes. His forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.
"13 seconds."
Irin silently calculated the time.
Then he checked the consumption of Spiritual Energy Value.
In the past ten days, after returning from Yiwu County, Irin did not step out of his room. He wholeheartedly trained his "psychokinesis".
But it was a pity that compared to the power Irin displayed in the Haunted-mist Mountain trial, the "psychokinesis" at the moment was at most a "family-friendly" version. Its lethality was limited.
Whether it was finesse, power, or endurance, it was far inferior to the power displayed in the Haunted-mist Mountain trial.
The weight of an object lifted with psychokinesis was at most the weight of Blood Jasmine.
And the range of psychokinesis was only 21 meters.
In terms of the number of psychokinesis tentacles, Irin could currently control nine objects at the same time.
And it could not be too heavy.
"Seems like it is still because my spiritual attribute is too low."
Irin smiled and walked into the bathroom to take a shower.
As he showered … he concluded.
No matter what ability it was, it had to be mastered to the extent that it could be used to its fullest potential.
Psychokinesis … or "skills" … they were all like this.
Irin did not rely too much on a certain ability. In his opinion, the abilities and skills of an apostle were just tools.
The only thing that could make an apostle stronger step by step was their attributes.
In his previous life, Irin had already mastered psychokinesis.
What Irin was practicing now was only to make this "weakened version of psychokinesis" more compatible with his current attributes.
There were more tricks that he could not use for now.
— It was a pity.
After Irin finished showering, he habitually changed into a sweater that was convenient for moving around. He put his spare luggage and some compressed food into the storage space.
The storage space of a first stage apostle was only one cubic meter. After stuffing in all these daily necessities, the storage space seemed to be a lot more crowded.
Early in the morning, Mo Li had already called him more than ten times and urged him to hurry up.
All the members of the investigation team were already at the entrance of Jingan Hotel. They were ready to set off at any time.
Except for Irin.
…
"You! Too late! Arrived! Already! "
Molly stared at Irin who was walking over slowly. She gritted her teeth and said word by word.
Irin looked at the time calmly.
08:59。
Pa.
09:00。
"Just in time." Irin smiled.
"Hmph." At this moment, beside Molly, there was a middle-aged man who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked to be around 50 years old. He snorted and looked at Irin with an unhappy expression.
"Xiao Li, is this the intern researcher you mentioned? He actually made so many of us wait for him? He has no concept of time at all. How did he get into the investigation team? You don't think that anyone can join the investigation team, do you? "
Molly frowned. When she heard this, she was also a little unhappy. However, she still explained, "He's not an intern. He's a friend of mine who just graduated from Qingcheng High School. He has a certain understanding of the 'Pagoda Studies', so …"
"Understanding?" The middle-aged man with glasses heard this and was furious. "You let him join the Pagoda investigation just because he knows? This is not child's play! This is a professional investigation and observation operation! Xiao Li, although the higher-ups have appointed you as the person in charge of this investigation team, if other 'non-professionals' cause the progress of the investigation to fall behind or if something goes wrong, I will definitely report it truthfully! "
Molly said impatiently, "Irin joined the investigation team as an intern researcher. The higher-ups have already agreed. Even if you object, it's useless."
"Okay, okay …" At this moment, another man with a kind expression, who was around 30 years old and had a slightly receding hairline, came over and said, "Isn't he here now? Originally, the gathering time was 9 o 'clock in the morning. This young man isn't late. He's not late. It's fine as long as everyone doesn't say anything … "
Irin had been quietly listening to their argument and did not say anything.
Intern researcher?
Irin narrowed his eyes slightly.
Originally, he had received instructions from Zhao Yulong … to protect the investigation team.
However, he did not expect it to be a cover-up.
The investigation team, including Irin, had a total of seven people.
Although Molly was young, perhaps because she was invincible, she was directly appointed as the person in charge of the investigation team.
In other words, she was the captain.
The atmosphere among the investigation team did not seem to be harmonious.
Professional academic researchers seemed to have a bad habit. Their peers looked down on each other, and everyone felt that they were the best in the world.
In addition, Molly was still young and inexperienced. It was understandable that some people had some complaints about Molly.
Along with the investigation team, there was also a special group of field team.
It was a five-person team.
This was just a routine outdoor investigation. Therefore, this team of field team members was not equipped with too many exaggerated heavy weapons. They were only equipped with conventional equipment and went into battle lightly.
After Irin arrived at the entrance of Jing 'an Hotel, other than the bespectacled man at the beginning, the other members of the research team did not say much. However, everyone knew what they were thinking inside.
The sun at 9 o 'clock in the morning in August was not scorching, but it was somewhat blinding.
A maglev bus was parked in front of Jing 'an Hotel. Later, Irin heard that this bus had undergone military modifications and was military-grade bulletproof. Normal live ammunition would not be able to penetrate the armor of this bus.
"You're not angry, are you?"
Molly quietly ran to Irin's side and asked in a low voice while the others loaded the bus with various precision measuring instruments.
"Angry? Why would I be angry?"
When Irin heard this, she could not help but be taken aback.
"The person who dissed you just now is called Ju Xiuyuan. He is an authoritative expert in 'tower studies'. At the same time, he has a doctorate in mechanical dynamics and quantum mechanics. In some aspects, he is more professional than me. Although his temper is not very good, it's actually not a big deal. He is just a little serious."
Molly briefly introduced everyone in the investigation team to Irin and briefly mentioned the fields that everyone was good at.
Irin felt a headache from all the messy subjects. She did not ask in detail and just replied with a few words.
When Molly saw that Irin was really not angry, she was relieved and began to direct the loading of the equipment.
Irin was a little puzzled.
This girl, could it be that she was worried that he would go on a rampage and kill someone if he was unhappy?
Hmm, am I that ruthless?
(Bai Xiaoyi: "?")
(Nie Hongxiu: "?")
Just as the members of the investigation team were busy loading the equipment, one of the field personnel quietly snuck up and stuffed a miniature communicator into Irin's hand.
"Leader, I am the small captain of this field team, Wang Bing. Leader, you can just call me Little Wang."
Wang Bing looked very young. He was in his twenties. He had a neat crew cut and wore a black singlet. There was a string of light equipment hanging from his waist. He looked quite honest, and when he smiled, there were even shallow dimples on his face.
The military-grade miniature communicator was very small. It was even smaller than the nail of the little finger. It was stuck in the ear canal and could not be seen from the outside.
When Irin quietly put the miniature communicator on, Wang Bing chuckled. "Leader, you don't have to be nervous. Chief Zhao told me that if nothing major happens, I will be responsible for the safety of the scene. However, if something unsolvable happens, I will let Leader Irin take action."
At first, when Wang Bing received this order, he was also very puzzled.
This little brat who looked like he was not even fully grown was actually an official member of the "Special Forces"?
No matter how he looked at it, Wang Bing could not see what was so special about Irin.
However, due to his absolute obedience to orders, Wang Bing did not show any suspicion towards Irin. He acted very naturally.
"Maybe, he is a young master from a family who came to the grassroots to train?"
Wang Bing silently guessed in his heart.
Just as the investigation team was about to set off.
At the top of a building in Qingcheng.
A flash of light.
It disappeared in a flash.
…
The Tower of Death was located at the intersection of Jiaoyan Province, Chu 'an Province, and Xizhou Province.
On the 11th of November, 2111, when the Tower of Death appeared, more than two hundred million people disappeared into thin air.
With the Tower of Death as the center, the area within a radius of fifty kilometers was still an uninhabited ruin. It was shrouded in a thick layer of gray fog all day long.
This circle of uninhabited ruins was called the "No Man's Land".
Qingcheng was located in Xizhou Province and was only about a hundred kilometers away from the No Man's Land.
With the speed of the maglev bus, if the road conditions were good, it would take less than twenty minutes to reach the edge of the No Man's Land.
Of course, this was under the condition that the speed of the bus was not too fast.
As a professional soldier, Wang Bing was very familiar with driving this kind of transportation. He did not need to say much and directly took on the role of the driver.
The other four field personnel also sat in the four corners of the bus.
The maglev bus was very stable during its journey. There was almost no turbulence.
Molly lowered her head. Her head moved up and down, slightly swaying.
Irin looked at her. Maybe this girl stayed up late again last night. In just a short while, she was already dozing off.
Seeing this, Irin did not say much. He just silently activated his psychokinesis and formed an invisible "pillow" near Molly's chin. It firmly supported Molly's slightly swaying head.
At the same time, it was also training his "psychokinesis".
Apart from Mo Li, who was dozing off, there was also the expert who had previously rebuked Yi Lin at the entrance of Jing 'an Hotel … Ju Xiuyuan, who was seated at the back of the car. Throughout the journey, he was in high spirits, talking about various statistics that Yi Lin could not understand at all.
And the others also listened with great interest. From time to time, they would exclaim in surprise.
Irin did not say anything along the way. He was content to be invisible.
Ju Xiuyuan glanced at Irin and Molly from time to time. His eyes were faintly unfriendly.
In his opinion, Irin was just a "loafer" that was stuffed in by someone with connections. It was good for him to plate a layer of gold and go back to improve his resume.
Ju Xiuyuan would never be nice to a loafer like him who had no professional knowledge at all.
Slurp.
When Molly woke up with drool, she was shocked to find that her drool had curled into a small lump and was floating at the side of her mouth.
This shock almost made her suck back her own drool.
"You!"
Mo Li immediately snapped out of her trance after being startled.
Yi Lin smiled faintly and quietly withdrew her psychokinesis.
Pa.
A small lump of drool landed on Molly's pants.
Irin smiled and made a "shh" gesture.
Molly clenched her teeth. Fortunately, the two of them were sitting far away from the others. There were seats in the front row, so no one could see their small movements.
Molly hurriedly wiped her mouth and glared at Irin. However, there were "outsiders" here, so Molly could not act out. She quietly asked, "We've arrived?"
"En."
Irin subconsciously touched the death imprint on her chest.
The closer they got to that pagoda, even if Irin closed her eyes, she could clearly feel "its" existence.
Even if her eyes were closed, in the darkness of her consciousness, there seemed to be a layer of gray fog in the direction of the pagoda. In the fog, there was a grand pagoda that rushed into the sky and disappeared into the heavens.
This was the connection between the apostle and the pagoda.
Wang Bing stopped the car and loudly said, "Up ahead is the no man's land. Because the view is too poor, the car cannot enter. Everyone, prepare to get off the car and walk into the no man's land!"
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