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After the two finished their meal, Yan Qing sat on the sofa, playing with his Cat Master for a while, while Jiang Ming sat beside him, occasionally asking about the deployment of their team’s strategy for the upcoming operation.
According to the preliminary battle plan, he was the only human in the team who was not an Ability User. In past A Rank exams, there had been very few humans who had made it this far. Although he could use a Derived Potion to simulate an Ability User's Psychic Ability, he was still not the original owner; there would always be a significant gap in strength and the Psychic Abilities he could use compared to those of actual Ability User competitors.
Yan Qing had prepared a Derived Potion for himself that mimicked a mermaid's abilities, intending to use it during the individual competition. However, in the team competition, humans were not allowed to use Derived Potions. The organizers primarily wanted to assess the contestants' teamwork capabilities and their obedience to commands.
Jiang Wenyu was designated as an Auxiliary. As a Plant-Based Esper, her abilities had hallucinogenic effects that could buy them time during time-sensitive competitions and provide support from the sidelines.
Drui Feng was a Flying Esper who could observe the entire arena from above. However, this also meant he would become a target. At that moment, Yan Qing would identify other opponents hidden in the arena and take aim to eliminate them.
As for Jiang Ming, he lacked practical combat experience, so Yan Qing arranged for him to engage in frontal attacks. Relying on his Double S Rank Psychic Ability and reflexes, there should be no one in the arena capable of reaching him.
The plan could only be developed to this extent in such a short time; their team was hastily assembled, and he couldn't ask for much more.
That night, after just two hours of sleep, Yan Qing’s phone buzzed with message notifications.
The messages came one after another. Rubbing his eyes, Yan Qing swiped open the screen to find a message from Lin Ran.
“The rooftop of the International Trade Building has detected a large number of Ability Users. Their energy fluctuations are abnormal; we need someone to investigate. Do you have time to check it out?”
Yan Qing: “……”
Is a working person's life not worth anything?
He glanced at the clock on the wall—it was two in the morning.
Fuming, he quickly typed back two words: “Not going,” and turned over to continue sleeping.
There was a brief pause on Lin Ran's end before another message popped up.
“Please (with a crying emoji).”
“Transfer 10,000 yuan.”
Yan Qing shot up from his bed. He wouldn’t admit that he was tempted by money; it was purely because of Lin Ran's pitiful emoji that softened his heart.
Yes, that's right.
In a daze, Yan Qing suddenly recalled Lin Ran's chubby face, his body swaying awkwardly as he squinted his tiny eyes and threw a flirtatious glance at him.
Hmm~
Yan Qing jolted, his whole body shivering as he suddenly became alert.
He quickly put on his clothes and sent Lin Ran a message: "I've got it covered." Then, he pocketed the hard-earned extra cash.
As he stepped out, Yan Qing tried to move as quietly as possible. Although, given the vigilance of Double S Rank Ability Users, it was impossible for them not to notice him, he still instinctively acted this way.
When Yan Qing opened his door, Jiang Ming was already awake. He stood outside Yan Qing's room, hidden in the shadows, silently watching him close the door softly and leave in the middle of the night.
Jiang Ming's expression darkened. What could have happened for him to be out so late?
The International Trade Building was the tallest structure in Z City. Yan Qing took the elevator to the top floor and then climbed another flight of stairs to reach the rooftop.
He began to activate the recording and detection devices to monitor the fluctuations of Psychic Ability here. According to Lin Ran's information, the police had already come to investigate before he arrived, responding to reports from the public about someone setting fire on the rooftop.
When the police arrived on the scene, they found nothing unusual except for a lingering smell of burnt material. They used basic detection equipment to measure the Psychic Ability fluctuations in the area. The results indicated that an Ability User had engaged in a struggle here within the last two to three hours. After realizing that it wasn't a human who had set the fire, they contacted the research institute for further investigation.
The director assigned Lin Ran to handle it, and Lin Ran passed it on to Yan Qing. In the end, Yan Qing bore all the responsibility alone.
Looking at the energy fluctuation readings on the detection panel, Yan Qing rubbed his forehead silently. The police usually dispatched at least two officers for such cases, didn’t they?
Here he was, working like a packhorse all by himself!
Yan Qing recorded the energy fluctuation index and compared it with data from the police; it matched the energy fluctuation curve of Ability Users.
This curve was known as the UI Curve, which depicted energy index results of Psychic Ability fluctuations after leaving the incident site.
The data aligned with that of most Ability Users. Based on the energy values on the Y Axis and time on the X Axis, it seemed that these Ability Users had been here about four hours ago. It was likely that a fire-type Ability User was involved since witnesses reported seeing something during a dispute.
However, upon reconstructing the scene, it appeared they also possessed an extremely rare time-type Ability User—one of the rarest among all Ability Users.
Yan Qing began his search for anomalies on the rooftop, specifically areas with significant energy fluctuations. Some Ability Users were inherently rebellious; as Drui Feng put it, "Since he was a child, the heavens have provided him with a meal, granting him powerful Psychic Ability. Why should he listen to rules set by weaker humans? He refuses to comply."
This sentiment was shared by many "wild Ability Users."
The International Trade Building stood seventy stories tall, offering a panoramic view of the city's nightscape from the top.
The cold wind at three in the morning was particularly biting. Yan Qing rubbed his fingers together, feeling a slight warmth return to his icy fingertips.
The rooftop was quite spacious, and after checking so many areas, it would take nearly two or three hours. He couldn't understand why Lin Ran had only called him alone for this task.
Yan Qing moved from the eastern side of the rooftop to the west. When he reached a certain spot, the detection device emitted a sharp alarm.
The ground here showed no signs of damage, but the instruments did not lie; it seemed this area was where they had primarily operated.
However, something peculiar caught Yan Qing's attention: a Cartoon Mermaid Iron Badge was affixed to one of the walls. It looked exquisitely crafted, a style that most girls would likely adore.
Yet this was not just any collectible badge; its presence here suggested it was anything but a normal item.
Yan Qing approached slowly, his long legs striding forward. The moon was full and bright tonight, providing ample light for his wide field of vision, but he still couldn't clearly discern the true nature of the badge in the shadows.
The badge sat quietly on one of the handrails at the edge of the rooftop, seemingly held in place by a magnet.
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