Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 549: Shell Earth (4K)

The laws are strict.

This was the first impression that Wukedi gave to Song Shi.

Compared to the mixed police composition of other local security bureaus, the patrolmen on any street in Wukedi are all capable, with uniform equipment, well-trained discipline, and even a much higher distribution density than in normal cities.

Song Shi saw with his own eyes that a car suddenly lost control and rushed around. Within just a few seconds, the nearest police officer reacted and used a tripwire gun to slow down the car. Even though his prosthetic limbs were almost loose under the weight, he still rushed to the stopped car and pulled out the pale, trembling driver inside.

The latter was obviously high.

If it were the original Palouse, except for the Baimen area where the rich gathered, in other urban areas, the car would have to kill at least four or five people before it could stop. The patrolmen walking slowly nearby would probably comment on the way passers-by flew out while slamming their coffee.

But compared to what I saw with my own eyes
"In order?" Xia Le said.

"Wrong, it's the atmosphere." Song Shi put his hands in his pockets: "This place gives me a feeling that is a bit similar to that of the East Land Republic."

"Boss, you just got off the plane and you can already feel the atmosphere. Is this the wonder of psychics?" Xia Le spread out his hands and turned around: "But I don't mind the physical shell."

Song Shi was surprised: "You felt it too? That shouldn't be the case. According to my assessment, your perception of the environment shouldn't be so sensitive—"

Xia Le covered his forehead.

"Is it possible that I have come to the Shell Land on errands before?"

"Uh, okay."

Unfortunately, there is no reception staff from the General Security Administration.

If every participating delegation had to arrange for a special reception person, the General Security Bureau would have been tired of it long ago - it is reasonable for the fledgling [Nine Defenses] to not have the qualifications.

"But your strength is there." Xia Le explained: "This is the attitude of the Security Bureau. Well, it should be said that this is the attitude of Paddy Morse."

“Not too far, not too close; not too cold, not too hot.”

Song Shi's expression didn't change. He had known about this kind of thing in his previous life.

Shell land.
The core area of ​​the General Security Bureau was something he had never been to in his previous life.

This time I can see it for myself.

beep--

Two buses slowly stopped in front of the crowd.

Song Shi raised his hand to signal, and the people behind him immediately filed in.

Considering that the funding conditions were much more abundant, [Jiuyu Defense] sent logistics personnel in advance to arrange everything. These two buses were bought directly for convenient travel.

"President, did you notice?" Xia Le pointed his index finger at the window: "The cruise drones on the street are keeping a real-time view of us."

Song Shi had naturally noticed it a long time ago: "Is this a reminder from the Security Bureau?"

"Yes and no." Xia Le smiled and nodded to the nearest drone, then closed the curtains. "We are tourists. These drones are linked to the city management system. Any outsiders who are not from the physical shell will be marked to increase their alert weight in the eyes of the patrol drones."

"Simply put, any floating population must be more careful." Xia Le shrugged: "This is the rule of Wu Ke Di. The General Security Bureau is the boss here. But if you say this is just the automatic operation of the management system, no one will believe it."

"I'm afraid they've been staring at us since we got off the plane."

"No, earlier than that."

Xia Le turned his head and found that the young man raised his head slightly, his eyes seemed to penetrate the roof of the bus.

"He noticed us when we first entered the airspace of the Shell Territory."

The omnipresent air filled every inch of the space, and in Song Shi's vision, something fuller and more overflowing than the air filled the entire space between heaven and earth. Endless and vast, it was like the atmosphere, difficult to detect, but could not be ignored.

That is the diffuse will.

When not touched, these things are ignorant and insensitive, just like natural things, but when Song Shi actively touches them with spiritual power, he can clearly feel the things hidden beneath the mirror-like surface.

——The absolute will of [Paddy Morse]!

The fifth ring [consensus], “regeneration of mental imagery”.

The other party surprisingly covered the entire city with his own will. After more than ten years of immersion, at least in the material world, he achieved the great achievement of "replacing the will of heaven with one's own heart."

As a fourth-ring psychic from the Others' camp, he was able to directly enter the heart of the General Security Bureau without going through any cumbersome procedures or accompanying anyone.

There is no doubt that Paddy Morse is the reason. He has supreme authority here. Even if multiple fourth-ring psychics step into this place, it is not worth worrying about.

"Such a magnificent and powerful market situation," Song Shi said, "is consistent with what the other party has done."

The hotel arrived quickly.

"We used some private channels and didn't have to participate in the auditions. So there's nothing to do these few days, and everyone can just hang out." Song Shi was only responsible for standing and talking, while Xia Le was doing all the specific operations: "Don't worry about safety, it's hard for the company to do anything here."

Along the way, the Wuke land was quite "clean".

The company symbols that should have been everywhere were huddled together here, and those wild and noisy consumerist things either disappeared or changed their appearance and became orderly. Even the tallest building in the Shell Land was turned into the General Security Bureau building.

Suddenly, Song Shi turned his head away.

A few thousand meters away, on the top of a hotel, behind a large French window, a majestic figure appeared at some point. He was naked from the waist, with a bath towel tied around his waist.

Even when he squatted down, the giant's head almost touched the top of the window.

Noticing that Song Shi had noticed his gaze, the man's pupils turned blood red, his mouth twisted to the root, his teeth as sharp as steel knives were exposed, rubbing against each other in a provocative grin.

Xia Le realized it later and followed the young man's line of sight. His artificial eye prevented the blurry image from appearing even though the distance was several thousand meters. The crocodile-headed face appeared on his face, and then his pupils turned blood red.

She groaned, instantly triggering the neural stimulation threshold of the artificial eye, and the artificial eye closed spontaneously to prevent further stimulation to the implant recipient.

Closing his eyes tightly and enduring the intense pain, Xia Le spoke intermittently.

"It's the people from Southern Region Heavy Industry. Their leader this time is Reginald Barker, who has surpassed the fourth ring."

At this moment, Song Shi started laughing.

It's just a smile without any warmth.

Before the nearest member could react, the pistol at his waist was drawn.

[Forging Flame], blessing.

A red mark like a shooting star started from the horizon and penetrated the hotel on the other side!
Not much extra work.

However, with Song Shi's current spiritual power, even with simple blessing, this shot can easily melt a heavy armored vehicle!

At a moment when almost no one could react, a stream of scorching flames cut through the sky, causing the temperature to rise sharply wherever it passed, and accurately hit the rooms on dozens of floors of the hotel.

Just “almost” doesn’t mean all!
At the critical moment, the burly man called "Reginald Barker" laughed wildly and stood up suddenly. His big hands were like a huge steel shield. He did not retreat or avoid, and grabbed the Flame Star as if he was grabbing a firefly. The Flame Star was ruthlessly grasped by the big hand and was extinguished without even making a sound.

"Um?!"

The next moment, the air in the room suddenly expanded along the path of the flame, just like a spark falling into a gunpowder depot!

The flames of the explosion were fleeting.

The smoke mixed with ashes had just risen when it was violently dispersed by a palm.

Looking at the ruined room, Reginald was silent for a moment, grinning. As soon as the entourage who came over tried to step into the room, he waved his hand to stop them.

The man clasped his hands, exposing his muscles that were twisted to the point of being almost deformed. He twisted his neck hard, causing his joints to crackle.

"It's strong enough, hehehe, it's strong enough that sooner or later I'm going to tear it apart"

At the hotel entrance, Song Shi threw the pistol to its original owner.

"Let's go, go find your own rooms and settle down first."

The other party took the gun in confusion and found that the young man was standing there motionless: "Uh, President, you?"

"Wait for someone to come over."

Before he finished speaking, a patrol drone that could be seen everywhere in the city flew over and hovered right in front of the young man.

"Fourth ring, in the city, using psychic energy?"

A deep voice was heard from behind the drone's camera.

"I have controlled the range and energy level in advance." Song Shi said calmly: "Injure my secretary first, he will take the bullet."

".This will not happen again."

The person behind the drone seemed to have gone offline and there was no more sound. Soon the drone returned to its original mission sequence and continued its patrol.

"Southern Region Heavy Industry."

After sending the drone away, Song Shi glanced at the restaurant again. The ruined room was now empty.

"—Reginald Barker?"

"Well, he's the CEO of a security contractor under Southern Region Heavy Industries. He broke through to the fourth ring ten years ago and has quite a few records of attacks. In addition, he has a unique hobby for bloody scenes."

In the hotel, Xia Le restarted the prosthetic eye, stabilized it, and introduced it in detail to Song Shi.

"According to our character portrait, he has no physical sensory impulse towards this scene. The reason he shows great interest in it is..." Xia Le arranged his words: "A personal aesthetic."

She had just triggered the fuse of her artificial eye. The moment she looked into the other person's eyes, her mind was struck by the blatant bestial murderous intent. Her spirit fluctuated violently, causing the implant detection to mistakenly think that she had signs of cyberpsychosis.

Song Shi browsed the files and after a few seconds, he looked up.

"Can kill."

Xia Le, who was about to elaborate further, choked up all of a sudden: "Ahem, let's put aside for now whether the president can be killed or not. You must not do it in the Shell Land."

Xia Le clasped his hands together and said earnestly: "Put yourself in their shoes. If two fourth rings came to New Casting Light City and started a fight, the commander-in-chief would probably tear them apart immediately without leaving any residue."

"What are you thinking about?" Song Shi put down the data board casually: "How could I possibly take action in the Shell Land? I know my limits."

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The world's number one security conference.

Opening ceremony.

The conference was held in the "Fangbao", the largest stadium in Wuke Land. Tickets for this triennial event were hard to come by, and the auditorium was packed with people. The crowd of 100,000 people was overwhelming. When a figure appeared on the big screen, the crowd almost overturned the entire stadium.

In front of the rostrum, a middle-aged man in a security bureau uniform had a solemn expression that did not affect the fanatical atmosphere at all.

Security Service, current Director General, Paddy Morse.

His speech was quite brief, taking less than two minutes to announce the official opening of the World's No. 1 Security Conference.

Thousands of fireworks rose up, deafening music sounded, and warm-up performances came one after another. The singers and performers were all top stars of the enterprise alliance, with amazing exposure. Even at the end, two members of the delegation "Seven Days and Six Paths" from the Dust Pact era came up to perform.

The sickly and beautiful young priest, Tsui Miki, played the wooden flute, and the red-armored warrior, Togenyouichi, danced with his sword to the tune.

“It’s quite good.”

In the accompanying area, Song Shi looked at the two people in the center of the stage: "Their martial arts are remarkable, and they can be considered capable fighters. Well, if all their delegations are at this level, they can at least compete for the top eight."

".coming."

The last show ended.

The main competition that countless people have been looking forward to has begun.

The winners of the preliminaries and those who were admitted in advance, a total of 64 companies, will be selected to be the top 32.

"We are in the fifth game." Xia Le reported the random result: "We are playing against Diamond Defense, which can barely be considered an old-established company, but all we can say about it is history. Their strength is average, so it won't be difficult for us to beat them."

Song Shi looked at the groups on the big screen in the distance.

The first match is between [Southern Heavy Industry] and [Torrey Power].

The whole process was overwhelming.

The world's number one security conference was divided into a ring match and simulated attack and defense. Except for the ring match, where the leader of Torre's force, a third-ring psychic, was fairly evenly matched, the rest of the matches were quickly defeated by Southern Region Heavy Industry.

As direct employees of a giant enterprise, this team's prosthetics, equipment and installed software are all high-end products, some of which are internal models that have not yet been released to the market. The competition process also serves as a warm-up promotion for these internal models.

With elite troops gathered from a huge crowd, top-notch equipment, and a scientific, extreme training system, Nanyu Heavy Industry was invincible. It first won the team competition, and then in the simulated offense and defense, it broke through the defense line and forcibly crushed the object of protection of Torre's power, a simulated customer of a mechanical dummy.

The first game is over.
The death toll, 3, were all employees of Torrey Force.

Song Shi noticed that everyone around him was staring at the scene, and their expressions had unconsciously become much more serious.

"How?" Song Shi asked casually.

"You know, a competition and a life-and-death battle are two different things." Number Five frowned, "I can't give you a definite answer on a real battlefield, but limited to the competition field, our chances of winning are very low."

The race was progressing at a fairly fast pace, and soon a prompt popped up on the central large screen.

Game 5.

[Nine Defenses] versus [Diamond Defense].

(End of this chapter)