Enforcer Manual
Chapter 344: Fate, Ineffable_1

Chapter 344: Chapter 344: Fate, Ineffable_1

This strike, driven by the "Rat’s" belief, caused Bear Head to lose focus momentarily, a brief lapse that was enough for the "Rat" to close the distance between them.

Accompanied by the woman’s scream, the sharp blade plunged into the opponent’s chest, blood spurting out and splashing both of them, causing the invisible force that connected them to vanish, and the woman who lost her balance fell to the ground, taking more than ten seconds to regain her senses.

She looked up at the "Rat" in shock, feeling for a moment that her death was certain, yet the dagger that should have been aimed at her was buried in Bear Head’s chest.

"Run."

Panting, the "Rat" seemed to have expended a lot of energy with that move.

Especially mentally, as Bear Head fell to the ground, he felt exhausted in both body and mind. After sending the woman away, he sat down facing Bear Head.

The scenario seemed almost surreal to him—a professional assassin who had attacked Ophir and Ivan, taken down so easily by him?

Lu Xiang at home had the same thought. The "Rat" had been under their close surveillance all along, and after Bear Head had revealed his identity, she had already positioned Medea and was ready to pull the "Rat" underground if Bear Head caused any trouble.

But the "Rat’s" actions had indeed impressed her. He didn’t swing the knife at the weaker woman but instead used all his might to stab at the Bear Head, who was very likely an agent of Military Intelligence Section Seven.

What surprised her even more was that Bear Head, who was suspected to be an agent, was actually taken down by the "Rat."

"Some people die, but not completely."

Song Lan said, because he noticed that even after Bear Head was dealt with, the force that kept Lu Xiang stuck to him did not lessen, "Try to get up now?"

"...Huh?"

Lu Xiang tried several times before realizing that the status between them remained unchanged, "But the ’Rat’ clearly broke free."

"Maybe he can disperse his abilities to others somehow. Bear Head was the one who made a move on the ’Rat,’ so once Bear Head was taken care of, the abilities on them would be lifted."

Lu Xiang had said that it would be hard to find an organization more cautious than Military Intelligence Section Seven within the United Government’s territory, and sending out a "clone" to probe the "Rat’s" bottom line indeed seemed like the safest approach.

"Director, you just mentioned that the book ’How to Kill a Psychic?’ states that the strongest ability users always lurk in the shadows. So for Military Intelligence Section Seven, what kind of person is the ’Rat’?"

A man who, on his first bounty, took down a four-star rescuer from an external department, resolved Warlord Aleye in just one night, and within a few months, became the second-highest bounty officer in the Esinvig Army.

And more importantly, no one knew what kind of abilities the "Rat" actually possessed.

Song Lan believed that Military Intelligence Section Seven must have carefully studied the theoretical knowledge in the book, so he thought it unlikely that an MI7 agent would brazenly walk into Platinum Star’s range like the straightforward Kira Yoshikage.

After all, for a high-profile criminal with over thirty million in bounties, being caught off guard and killed at the first sighting was almost inevitable.

"There are rumors that the ’Rat’ can communicate directly with the Void Master. He probably wanted to test whether the ’Rat’ could use that power anytime and anywhere."

Lu Xiang gave Song Lan a disdainful look, "In the end, this is all your fault."

She knew that the talk about the Void was all fabricated by Song Lan, but for the United Government, this mysterious enemy, revealing only the tip of the iceberg, explained the series of upheavals in recent months, especially solving the unknown mystery of Wild Bone’s defeat.

"I think it’s a good thing. As long as they spend a lot of time and energy investigating an enemy that doesn’t exist, they won’t have time to deal with us," he said.

"Yeah."

Lu Xiang could not deny this.

However, she had not anticipated that within a few months of her arrival in District Seventeen, she would start dealing with the most mysterious department of the United Government, and on adversarial terms at that.

Previously, as an outstanding graduate from the military academy, Military Intelligence Section Seven had a sacred aura for her.

That was a department even more difficult to enter than the Abnormal Case Investigation Bureau. They were like a pair of hidden eyes in the darkness, quietly scrutinizing everyone. Only those who were chosen could possibly become one of them.

Lu Xiang had originally thought that he would never have any intersection with Military Intelligence Section Seven in his life.

"However, there is one thing Bear Head did not lie about."

Lu Xiang still decided to focus his attention on the problem they were facing, "Only when one of the connected individuals dies can this kind of relationship be severed."

Those connected to objects were actually the lucky ones. As long as the objects they were connected to were destroyed, the influence of the abilities could be eliminated. But for people like him and Song Lan, the only option was...

Huh?

"Why are you standing up?"

Lu Xiang blurted out. Just now, there seemed to be a brief jump in time. He found himself resting on a soft pillow, while Song Lan had already risen from the bed, even casually putting on a jacket.

"Luck."

Song Lan said, "Perhaps my abilities just happen to have some restraint on his."

In fact, death and destruction were not the only ways to break the effect. When the ability was activated, his state made the opposing ability lose its target.

"Then why didn’t you say so earlier!"

Lu Xiang sat up abruptly from the bed. He had been lying on Song Lan’s chest all morning! He had just been contemplating what methods could allow two people to go out connected without being regarded as freaks.

"Isn’t this to let you rest a bit longer, you stayed up half of last night again."

For Military Intelligence Section Seven and them, this was a win-win outcome.

They got to rest, and Military Intelligence Section Seven also confirmed that the "Mouse" was unable to skillfully wield the power of the Void. Therefore, the next time they encountered the "Mouse" was likely not going to be an "avatar" that could be easily dealt with by a dagger.

"And I think I sort of understand what’s going on."

The meeting between "Mouse" and Bear Head provided them with several hints, making him realize that apparently, ability users themselves can’t accurately control the connected individuals.

"Here, take this."

A moment later, Song Lan, who had returned from the kitchen, handed a fried chicken leg, made two days earlier, to a confused Lu Xiang. "Starting now, just think about this fried chicken leg from time to time, and the influence of the ability will be minimized on you."

As it turned out, the theories in "How to Kill a Psychic?" were correct.

Once the underlying principle was understood, even ordinary people could think of preventative measures.

"I’ve got it."

Lu Xiang quickly grasped the significance of the fried chicken leg.

With Bear Head’s words in mind, everything was a wondrous fate.

And it was not the ability user themselves who decided this fate, but rather what was in each person’s mind during the activation of the ability.

For her, therefore, it was also a trial.

A trial where she had a fried chicken leg in her hand but couldn’t eat it.

That way, she could ensure that the first thing she thought of when the opponent activated their ability was the fried chicken leg in her hand.

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