Enforcer Manual
Chapter 683 - 682: Jiu_2

Chapter 683: Chapter 682: Jiu_2

"Okay, then let’s return to the meeting itself. This time we are dealing with an unprecedented time-based Psychic."

Jiu once again played the video.

He had replayed these few seconds of footage countless times, and every detail of the scene was firmly etched in his mind.

The content of the meeting greatly disappointed Song Lan.

He had thought that, amid the turbulent times, the committed members of the United Government had finally recognized the threat lurking in the sewers and decided to convene an emergency meeting to discuss the origins of those man-eating plants and how to root out those who fed them from within the upper echelons.

Instead, he hadn’t slept all night, had come to the meeting with dark circles under his eyes, and the discussion turned out to be about his abilities?

It could only be said that this once again matched his impressions of the United Government’s higher-ups.

The house was nearly being stolen, yet they were still plotting internal struggles.

He was starting to regret attending this meeting.

Meanwhile, Jiu in the chairman’s seat continued to speak, "Between the 6th and 7th seconds, time took a leap, and for any living beings within the ability’s range, their actions were skipped over along with the vanished time, resulting directly in the outcome... The side effect is that they experience a brief gap in consciousness, some continuing the action they were performing before the disappearance of time subconsciously, while others react with emergency responses out of panic."

This time, Jasmine did not continue to confront Jiu.

Because she clearly realized that this ability was far more terrifying than what was shown in the video.

Even discounting the time itself that was erased, the several-second gap in consciousness was deadly.

No casualties had occurred last night because it was late at night with few pedestrians on the streets and roads; however, if it happened in a bustling district, just standing there doing nothing after jumping through time could instantaneously result in dozens, if not hundreds, of casualties.

The gap created during the ability’s activation was enough to turn most everyday objects into deadly weapons.

The atmosphere of the meeting made Song Lan increasingly uncomfortable.

What’s going on?

Why did the atmosphere of the meeting make him feel like a cold-blooded and heartless assassin?

Didn’t anyone with a keen eye point out that he had saved Yaku and that former agent of Military Intelligence Section Seven?

"However, this doesn’t mean it has no weakness."

Jiu continued, "Here is the information on a student of the same type from Purple Wisteria College. The range within which the ability activates, the length of time deleted, and the inability to activate it consecutively will become key to restraining him. As long as we can grasp the rules required for him to activate his ability, we could unravel this seemingly invincible power... Jasmine, Rose, do you remember what I once taught you? The stronger the power, the more stringent are the rules of its workings. That’s the subconscious limitation humans place on themselves, which is why we created conceptual weapons to support you."

Jasmine said nothing.

And Rose’s gaze had been observing Song Lan subtly the whole time.

Perhaps because he was too focused on the power itself, Jiu and the Review Meeting overlooked some more apparent clues.

Before Yaku was rescued, Military Intelligence Section Seven had deployed Rob Lucci to the scene for investigation and, according to the description of the Law Enforcer captain, Mr. Lucky never returned after heading deep into the sewer by himself.

Coincidentally, about ten minutes later, Yaku, who had been missing for an entire day, was rescued.

She remembered the scene where she had recently inquired about Song Lan’s abilities; the other party perhaps had not intended to hide his powers from the start.

As Jiu narrated, Song Lan’s expression seemed to grow increasingly impatient.

"We have too little information at our disposal right now, so I need your help. Jasmine, Rose, perhaps you could unravel the true nature of this ability."

Jiu looked at Jasmine and Rose with an ardent gaze, revealing the true purpose behind his suggestion to assemble the group.

Before the meeting began, he had come up with an ingenious plan.

The key to everything lay in Jasmine’s abilities.

They had to make good use of the informational advantage that Jasmine’s abilities provided.

"Your abilities are essential to ensure you survive through the period of erased time."

No matter how the adversary attacked during that missing time, they could not touch Jasmine and Rose, who did not exist in this world. "And the key is how to bridge the gap in consciousness. We can train you to adapt to the thought-jumping process and minimize it as much as possible to..."

"I’m going back."

Song Lan interrupted Jiu’s torrent of words. He understood why Jasmine and Rose disliked him so much.

In his theoretical model, Jasmine and Rose still played the roles of Little Mice, and if any link in this theory went wrong, Jasmine and Rose could die on the spot.

However, to the fervent old man, it seemed the uncovering of the unknown ability’s true nature mattered more than their lives.

"An erroneous theoretical foundation only leads to a failed conclusion."

Song Lan stood up. Rather than listening to an old man ramble on, he’d be better off going back to catch up on some sleep.

"I don’t deny that," Jiu stated. "But this is the path we have long walked, exchanging countless failed attempts for one chance at success. You cannot grasp the value of that power. If we study it in-depth, we might be able to comprehend the secrets of time!"

Following provocative experiments and conceptual weapons, he glimpsed yet another possibility for a leap in technology.

"Since you’re so eager to know the answer to this question, I’ll tell you," Song Lan said.

Jiu’s pupils contracted, and Song Lan had already disappeared from sight, his voice reaching from behind, sounding like a devil’s Whisper, "The moment you see the result, it means that I have already accomplished what I wanted to do."

Despite a whole night of training, the gap in consciousness still lasted nearly two seconds.

Jiu spun around, only to find that no one was behind him.

His peripheral vision caught sight of a disposable cup that had at some point fallen to the floor and rolled a considerable distance away.

A moment later, a damp sensation spread throughout his body.

Someone had poured water over him.

But it wasn’t until several seconds later that he realized he was soaked.

The impact of the gap in consciousness was completely different from what he had imagined, and more importantly...

The adversary had activated his abilities twice in those few seconds.

Then he realized another startling fact—not everyone had experienced the gap in consciousness.

After the time leap had concluded, Lu Xiang, who had accompanied Song Lan, had also vanished without a trace.