A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1151 Successful Landing

Touma's words just now inspired Lin Wuming. When he was manipulating the hundred-meter-class colossus, Lin Wuming used the shortcut of "efficiency for quality".

Today, in the recent battle with Archangel Gabriel, Lin Wuming grasped the true meaning of "personal will interfering with reality," breaking through the limits and truly advancing his Nen ability to level 5; now he is in his best condition and at his peak.

Unfortunately, his subsequent opponent, Right Flame, was incompatible with Lin Wuming, and with Touma Kamijou also present, Lin Wuming was unable to freely use his newly acquired Nen ability.

Now the opportunity has arrived. Touma Kamijou's suggestion gave Lin Wuming a suitable reason; the massive "Star of Bethlehem" beneath his feet also gave Lin Wuming the opportunity to unleash his full power.

Even if it was just to test his current true strength, Lin Wuming felt it was worth a try.

While traveling, Lin Wuming had already roughly sorted out the overall situation of the "Star of Bethlehem" through his mental scanning. Although his search was not comprehensive due to his limited knowledge of Christianity, he had at least confirmed some key points.

Time was of the essence, and Lin Wuming didn't strive for perfection. He simply focused on the nodes he had already found and directly unleashed his superpowers.

In the distance, Touma Kamijou, who was still running on the road, suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet shake violently.

If this were on the ground, it would probably be a normal earthquake, right? But they are currently thousands of meters in the air.

"Is this fortress about to collapse?" Touma Kamijou quickly stopped to avoid falling, exclaiming in surprise.

"The answer, a reasonable guess, is that Lord Lin Wuming has taken action," Sasha said.

"But with that kind of noise, it's practically the same as disintegrating in mid-air, isn't it?" Touma Kamijou complained. "Nameless, you have to stay calm! Remember to handle it gently..."

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"Sure enough, the bigger the object, the more fragile it is." Lin Wuming also noticed the commotion he had caused immediately.

In the first round of exertion, Lin Wuming only applied upward mental energy to some key nodes he had found, attempting to use them as fulcrums to drive the entire "Bethlehem Star".

However, the actual result was that the floating fortress almost disintegrated in mid-air!
Because of uneven stress and the loose overall structure of the "Star of Bethlehem," it quickly broke apart under the tearing force of telekinesis and gravity.

But it was precisely because of this "tearing" that Lin Wuming found another batch of key nodes and immediately applied upward mental energy to them.

Another violent tremor followed. Having learned their lesson, Touma Kamijou and Sasha simply found a flat, unobstructed spot to sit down, to avoid being knocked down or hit by the collapsing wall again.

"The observation is valid!" Sasha suddenly said with some excitement, "The falling speed is indeed decreasing!"

"You could tell that too?" Touma Kamijou asked in surprise.

He only occasionally felt the sensation of riding an elevator downwards, and was completely overwhelmed by the violent shaking of the ground, making it impossible to discern without careful observation.

“The answer is clear,” Sasha said earnestly. “Following this trend, Lord Lin Wuming will truly be able to successfully raise the ‘Star of Bethlehem’!”

After a long twenty-minute descent, Touma Kamijou and Sasha could already see the horizon from the edge of the "Star of Bethlehem".

The tremors beneath his feet had stopped sometime earlier; taking this opportunity, Touma Kamijou ran wildly and finally spotted Lin Wuming, who was located in the center of the "Star of Bethlehem".

Lin Wuming's condition wasn't great at the moment. Managing a large fortified city like "Bethlehem Star" was putting him under immense pressure.

Due to over-activation of his abilities, Lin Wuming experienced "bleeding from all seven orifices" again after a long time—his brain was overloaded.

To minimize stress, Lin Wuming subconsciously adopted his most comfortable posture—a chair made of polished stone blocks appeared beneath him, the same size as his usual wheelchair.

Noticing the blood and tears on Lin Wuming's face, Kamijou Touma became very nervous and was about to run over when a stone wall suddenly rose up beneath his feet, blocking his way.

"There are only one hundred seconds left until landing," Lin Wuming's voice came through to Touma and Sasha's ears. "We're currently 1,500 meters above the ground. If we crash directly down, people will still die. So..."

“I understand,” Touma Kamijou suddenly realized something, looked down at his right hand, and smiled wryly, “I’ll just stay away.”

Worried that his "Imagine Breaker" would affect Lin Wuming's operation, Kamijou Touma ran in the opposite direction until he could no longer see Lin Wuming.

While waiting anxiously, Touma Kamijou suddenly felt another violent tremor beneath his feet.

The tremor came quickly and subsided just as fast. Afterwards, a long-lost sense of peace followed.

Touma Kamijou knew that they had landed successfully!

"Nameless!" Recalling how Lin Wuming had been bleeding from all seven orifices, Kamijou Touma, disregarding his exhaustion, rushed back towards that spot.

Fortunately, Lin Wuming only looked a little disheveled. Apart from a headache caused by overusing his superpowers, he was otherwise unharmed.

But Touma still felt guilty—it was all because of his suggestion that Lin Wuming had forced him to do this.

Besides having Lin Wuming carry the "Star of Bethlehem" to a safe landing, there are actually easier ways to handle it, such as finding its control room, maneuvering it to fly towards the ocean, and then crashing it into the sea.

Lin Wuming, however, felt that this attempt was very valuable, like an extreme test, at least allowing him to touch upon some upper limit of his Nen abilities. For Lin Wuming, who wanted to go further and become stronger, finding the limit was the first step, and then breaking through that limit.

He even had the composure to comfort Touma Kamijou: "Don't worry, I'm fine. I just need to rest for a few days."

"Touma Kamijou, uh... Lord Lin Wuming!" Sasha rushed over again, "Alert—someone has boarded 'Bethlehem Star,' a magician, but we don't know their specific identity or affiliation."

The Star of Bethlehem is a magical creation, so it's not surprising that it attracted nearby magicians first after landing.

The only question now is whether those magicians are friend or foe?

In this incident, the nominal opposing sides are Academy City on the scientific side and the Roman Catholic Church and Russian Orthodox Church on the magical side.

The British Puritans are allies of Academy City, but having just experienced internal turmoil, they probably haven't had time to send anyone to the main battlefield in Siberia.

Therefore, the magician who arrives here at this time is most likely an enemy, not a friend.

(End of this chapter)