A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1137 The Ability to Do As You Please
To break through the limits and gain greater power, the only option right now is to start with "Nen ability," which is why Lin Wuming suddenly began to question whether he was a Level 5 Nen user.

Upon closer reflection, it becomes clear that Lin Wuming's so-called Level 5 Nen ability was always the kind of thing where he got on the bus first and then bought the ticket later.

Initially, it was with the help of the "bullet time" state that Lin Wuming's Nen ability appeared to others to be at level 5.

Then, not long ago, after mastering the skill of actively entering "bullet time," Lin Wuming was able to display his Level 5 Nen ability anytime, anywhere.

It was around that time that Lin Wuming confidently announced to Misaki Shokuhou that he had become a true Level 5.

But in reality, it was the same as before, a result of cheating using "bullet time".

This is what is called "get on the bus first, buy the ticket later"—Lin Wuming was confident that after this, he would only need a period of adjustment before his Nen ability could truly transform into a Level 5 superpower.

However, the progress was much slower than he had anticipated, and the transformation was not yet complete even now, when he was at war with Archangel Gabriel.

In any case, this is the most feasible approach for Lin Wuming at the moment—to find a way to turn his Nen ability into a true Level 5 superpower!
—We have a goal, but how do we achieve it?

Lin Wuming pondered, gazing at the distant battle of angels...

As expected of an angel, both the genuine angel Gabriel and the artificial angel Kazezaki are terrifyingly fast.

Even though Lin Wuming had entered "bullet time," the two sides fighting in the distance still displayed considerable speed, colliding and exchanging blows in the air, their movements so fast that they seemed unaffected.

—Yes, after all, they are not human, and are not bound by physical bodies, so they can move as fast as they want.

In contrast, Lin Wuming himself is still human. Even though he can perform "instant teleportation," which is beyond the human body's capacity, he is still not as mobile and agile as these two angels.

—If it's a telekinetic clone, it should be able to do the same thing.

However, telekinetic clones are not qualified to intervene in a battlefield of this scale; they will be destroyed the moment they appear.

Therefore, Lin Wuming can only rely on himself and take action personally to maximize the power of his "Nen ability".

This is only natural—Nen ability is an extension of one's own will, a rather subjective power, and naturally cannot be separated from the subject of "self".

“Extension of will…” Lin Wuming moved. In “bullet time” state, he raised his right hand as usual, towards the archangel Gabriel in the distant sky.

—If it truly is my will, then… capture that angel.

Lin Wuming clenched his fist, his palm empty, yet at the same time he felt as if he had "grabbed something".

—This is feedback from Nen ability.

His mental focus allowed him to grasp the target.

Gabriel, who was fighting the fuse and the wind slash in mid-air, suddenly froze, as if frozen in place, and remained motionless in mid-air.

Although this state lasted for less than a second, Fuse.WindSlash seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Archangel Gabriel broke free of the invisible restraints in time, dodging the attack. He then fixed his gaze with extreme precision on Lin Wuming on the ground.

“I see…” Lin Wuming laughed and deactivated the “bullet time” state.

The flow of time in the surrounding area returned to normal, and at the same time, the Archangel Gabriel launched a counterattack.

Lin Wuming, however, remained calm and composed, effortlessly mobilizing his psychic power. —So, I really was already Level 5 all along.

In fact, after his duel with Misaka Mikoto on the first day of the Daihasei Festival, Lin Wuming officially became a Level 5 psychic.

What he said to Misaki Shokuhou at the time was accurate.

It's just that he never knew how to use this Nen ability.

Because Academy City doesn't have a single true Level 5 Nen user, they can't offer Lin Wuming any advice or suggestions.

Before Lin Wuming, the highest level of telekinesis was Level 4, and there were quite a few of them, but there were no Level 5 superpower users.

Shoban Junba is a Level 5 Nen user, but his superpowers are not considered true Nen abilities. As a user of the Originium, he is not a reliable reference, so he was excluded from the academic community and by Lin Wuming from the very beginning.

But looking back now, regardless of whether he was a Primal Stone user or not, Kyokusou's "Psychic Cannonball" really does fit the superpower of a Level 5 Psychic user.

There aren't many complicated formulas and calculations; it's simply about "what I want" and "what I think," turning one's ideas and will into reality.

It is straightforward and pure, even to the point of being somewhat unreasonable.

The beam of light emitted by the angel struck, but Lin Wuming did not enter "bullet time" mode. Surprisingly, he felt that the enemy's attack was not as fast as he had imagined.

—As long as your thinking can keep up, then there's still time.

Lin Wuming calmly set up a mental barrier, one layer not enough, then two, three, four... until the nineteenth layer, finally exhausting the beam of light.

—The strength of the psychic barrier has also increased significantly.

How should we respond next?
Lin Wuming suddenly fell into thought again. The freedom brought too many options, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.

If it were any other ordinary enemy, then of course you could deal with them however you wanted, but Archangel Gabriel still needs to be treated with caution.

So, while continuing to set up a psychic barrier to defend against the attack, Lin Wuming manipulated the small steel ball to fire the "Psychic Acceleration Cannon"—his most proficient and most powerful attack method.

This time, Archangel Gabriel actually dodged!
Before the "psychic acceleration cannon" was fired, Gabriel used a method similar to "instant teleportation" to avoid the trajectory of the cannonball.

This was the first time Lin Wuming had seen Gabriel actively avoid the enemy since the start of the war.

Appearing in a new location, Archangel Gabriel spread his wings and launched a barrage of attacks on Lin Wuming.

Lin Wuming quickly assessed the situation and decided that the attacks were not so deadly, so he did not dodge but instead erected a mental barrier to defend himself.

At the same time, the small steel ball was finally flicked from between his fingers.

"Psychic Acceleration Cannon" - Fire at full power!

Gabriel dodged again, but this time, under Lin Wuming's control, the "Psychic Acceleration Cannon" projectile ignored inertia and drew several ninety-degree right angles in the air, relentlessly pursuing him.

Archangel Gabriel kept dodging, while Lin Wuming kept chasing. In an instant, the whole situation seemed to have turned upside down, and it was Archangel Gabriel who was now being chased and beaten!
Lin Wuming watched with great interest—as long as his gaze remained locked on the target, the "cannonball" would continue its pursuit!

"This is... the ability to do whatever you want."

(End of this chapter)