A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1172 The Honeybee's Plan

Faced with the aggressive Misaki Shokuhou, Ellie couldn't help but retreat, but the indoor space was limited, and she soon had nowhere left to retreat, forced into a desperate situation.

“Don’t be afraid. I’m just here to tell you that the experiment we’ve been preparing for for so long is about to begin,” Misaki Shokuhou said. “You should also be prepared…”

Ellie was pale and nervously clutched the hem of her pajamas: "That plan... are we really going to do it?"

“Of course, wasn’t it already decided?” Misaki Shokuhou said. “Don’t worry, she’ll make you go back to that state where you were desperately seeking death.”

“No, that…” Ellie stammered, “After being taught by Kihara Kagura-sensei, I’ve come to understand the beauty of life, and I don’t want to die anymore…”

"It's alright, I'll help you remember—that despair you once felt." Misaki Shokuhou's smile remained unchanged, her starry eyes fixed on the other person. "That's the source of your superpower."

Ellie pursed her lips: "I think our plan should be optimized."

“It’s too late.” Misaki Shokuhou shook her head. “If I could, I wouldn’t want to take any risks. I also hope to achieve my goal without any risks.”

Unfortunately, time waits for no one; the enemy will not give them time, and Lin Wuming will not wait that long.

According to the intelligence already obtained by Academy City, the Gremlin has become highly active since the war, and the identity of its leader, Othinus, as a demon god is no longer a secret.

Judging from the pace of the original story, it won't be long before this demon goddess begins her "world-destroying" plan.

Worse still, in reality, events unfolded even faster than in the original story.

Even if Othinus launches its final operation next week, Misaki Shokuhou wouldn't be surprised.

Therefore, Lin Wuming's strength enhancement plan must be launched as soon as possible, at least to give him enough power to protect himself before facing the demon god.

Of course, the best course of action is to avoid making enemies of the demon Othinus, stay out of trouble, and not get involved.

"...Of course, people would like that too, but do you really think that unknown seniors can stay out of it?"

Ellie looked troubled: "Even if you say that, I still don't know..."

Although she had once considered Lin Wuming as an assassination target, Ellie's understanding of him was still extremely limited, and she dared not say a word in front of Misaki Shokuhou.

In fact, Ellie suspected that this queen bee was coming to take revenge on her because she had once assassinated Lin Wuming.

Misaki Shokuhou shook her head and said, "Your logic is backwards. They didn't come after you specifically for revenge. On the contrary, the reason you've survived until now is for this plan."

Ellie's assassination attempt was highly effective, arguably the closest Lin Wuming ever came to "death." At the time, the girls around Lin Wuming hated her intensely.

It was Misaki Shokuhou who withstood the pressure and stepped in to save her life, and even after that, she didn't pursue the matter any further. In the end, it was all for this moment.

Ellie's powerful ability, "Thought Mapping," has the power to transform "thoughts" into tangible effects.

With this ability, she can largely evade Lin Wuming's "bullet time," posing a real and fatal threat to him.

During that assassination attempt, Ellie almost succeeded, just a hair's breadth away... If she had truly been a Level 5 esper instead of a Level 4 esper, perhaps the outcome would have been different?
Ellie can't become a Level 5, but that's okay, Misaki Shokuhou is a Level 5, and she's also the highest-ranking psychic and mental esper.

In theory, Ellie's "Memory Mapping" is also a mental ability; this means that Misaki Shokuhou could also achieve a similar effect if she wanted to.

However, firstly, time is short and Misaki Shokuhou doesn't have much time to research and develop "thought mapping"; secondly, this ability is indeed very special. The reason why Ellie was able to develop this ability to this extent is closely related to her inferiority complex and awkward personality. If it were someone else, even if they had the same ability, they probably wouldn't have become like this.

This means that the plan cannot avoid Ellie no matter what.

“Don’t worry, just do what you do best,” Misaki Shokuhou said. “If all goes well, no one will die.”

"But... what if things don't go smoothly?"

"It will go smoothly." Misaki Shokuhou squinted her eyes. "Trust the nameless senior."

Ellie shut up and said no more. She realized that she could never persuade the queen bee—who was somewhat like her former self, completely absorbed in her own world and oblivious to the outside world.

Unfortunately, she is also a person with the superpower of "mind control," and once she falls into an obsession, there is really no cure!
Ellie had no choice but to give up struggling, obediently cooperate, and pray in her heart that Lin Wuming would remain as reliable as ever...

Misaki Shokuhou's "strength enhancement plan" tailored for Lin Wuming was actually not complicated. To put it simply, it was just one sentence: find a way to actually kill Lin Wuming once.

That's right, it's not fundamentally different from Ellie's previous assassination missions.

In fact, thanks to Misaki Shokuhou, who knew Lin Wuming best, the success rate this time was even higher than the last mission.

Misaki Shokuhou used a clever method: she used herself as an amplifier to indirectly elevate Ellie's "longing projection" to level 5.

Then, the attack would be launched by Misaki Shokuhou herself, whom Lin Wuming unconditionally trusted, making the assassination success rate quite high.

If this operation is really just about assassinating Lin Wuming, then it's simple; doing this much is enough.

The problem is that Misaki Shokuhou didn't really want to kill Lin Wuming.

Therefore, the conditions for completing this mission become complicated—first, it must be ensured that Lin Wuming can be killed, which must have the effect of stimulating potential; then, on this basis, Lin Wuming cannot actually be killed.

These two contradictory conditions directly thwarted their plans.

Since Lin Wuming's strength has now reached a certain level, ordinary attacks are no longer a threat to him. If you want to succeed in your attack, you can't hold back...

The balance here is difficult to grasp, or rather, it is simply an "impossible goal."

Misaki Shokuhou was unable to come up with an experimental plan for a long time because she was stuck at this step.

Finally, driven to the brink, Misaki Shokuhou came up with one last, desperate solution—to trust Lin Wuming.

They launched a ruthless attack, believing that Lin Wuming and his "bullet time" would be able to resolve this crisis.

(End of this chapter)