A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 806 Two Poisons

——Shouhou-kun.

Having seemingly discerned Misaki Shokuhou's thoughts, Kihara Gensei continued.

—By borrowing my gaze, you should be able to see some clues, right? In order to observe this experiment with my own eyes, I made targeted adjustments to the observation system of this body.

Misaki Shokuhou felt a chilling physical discomfort.

Is this not what you'd call a mad scientist from the "Kihara clan"? He's just as ruthless to himself.

—But even if we achieve that, we probably still won't be able to see that crucial moment, will we? After all, the biological limits of humanity are what they are, and no matter how much we modify it, we can't break through those limits.

Kihara Gensei spoke with a sigh.

—What was the key moment?

Misaki Shokuhou seized on the key words and quickly asked.

—That goes without saying, it was the moment Lin Wuming broke through the limit and was born at level 6.

Kihara Gensei explained with a smile.

—According to my calculations, in ten seconds, the "poison's effect" in Lin Wuming's body will reach its peak. At that moment, in that instant...

—Poison? You actually poisoned the nameless senior?

Misaki Shokuhou immediately became alert and questioned him sharply.

—Of course. Apart from using "poison," I can't think of any other means to harm Lin Wuming in his current state, let alone force him into a life-or-death situation.

Kihara Gensei responded in a matter-of-fact tone.

His goal has always been clear—he wants to put Lin Wuming into a "bullet time" state, in other words, a near-death state that could cause a fatal crisis.

To reiterate, Kihara Gensei never considered Lin Wuming an enemy, nor did he intend to "kill" Lin Wuming.

In fact, Lin Wuming was one of the most important test subjects in Kihara Gensei's mind, so Kihara Gensei was the one who least wanted him to die... before the experiment was completed.

Kihara Gensei is a pure researcher and the most stereotypical "mad scientist" in urban legends. All his efforts and plans are ultimately just for conducting experiments.

Specifically, in this experiment, Kihara Gensei aimed to push Lin Wuming to a higher level and create an unprecedented Level 6 "Absolute Ability User"!
During his two-year observation, Kihara Gensei gathered enough intelligence to even deduce the specific effects and activation conditions of Lin Wuming's "bullet time" trump card.

In addition, this experiment was launched somewhat hastily—because It was Theristina and Lin Wuming who launched the first attack, and Kihara Gensei was forced to respond passively.

Therefore, Kihara Gensei temporarily changed the plan, intending to use "bullet time" as the foundation to push Lin Wuming to level 6, instead of adopting the original plan of using "telekinesis" to make Lin Wuming "omniscient and omnipotent".

According to Kihara Gensei's plan, in order to complete the experiment, Lin Wuming must be pulled into a special state of near death but not death—that is, a kind of sustainable near-death state, so as to "infinitely extend bullet time" and ultimately achieve a kind of "eternity".

In existing theoretical research on Level 6 absolute abilities, concepts such as "eternity" and "infinity" are undoubtedly classified as belonging to the so-called "realm of the gods".

In scientific terms, it's an ideal concept that cannot be realized in the real world and only exists in theory. Conversely, once a person with abilities touches upon this "ideal concept," it's equivalent to entering the realm of "comprehending the will of heaven with a non-divine body," that is, being able to advance to level 6.

Lin Wuming, who possesses a kind of "time" superpower in a certain sense, theoretically has the qualifications to explore "eternity".

Moreover, due to the special nature of "bullet time," the "eternity" that Lin Wuming can achieve is a relative concept; it is "eternity" within subjective time.

Compared to true "eternal life," this subjective "immortality" is less costly and more feasible.

The risk lies in the fact that, since Lin Wuming is a user of telekinesis, his telekinetic abilities are theoretically dominated by "thought".

Therefore, with the superposition of "infinite time", Lin Wuming's Nen ability will also exhibit the effect of "infinite superposition" in the real world, thus accumulating in an instant into a terrifying power that is enough to destroy the entire Academy City and even the world.

Of course, it is more likely that Lin Wuming's own subjective consciousness was worn away over an infinite period of time, and he eventually died in the real world in an instant.

If Lin Wuming or Misaki Shokuhou were to choose between these two results, they definitely wouldn't choose either one, and they wouldn't participate in such a reckless experiment with them at all.

But Kihara Gensei didn't care. In order to achieve his long-cherished wish—to create a Level 6 Absolute Ability User—he didn't care about the destruction of the city or the world, nor did he care whether he would die as a result.

As for the life or death of the test subjects, he cared even less about it.

Thus, in a short two weeks, Kihara Gensei perfected the experimental plan and gathered the necessary resources and technology.

Kihara's extensive data analysis and flexible application abilities; Kihara's specially formulated neuro-hallucinogenic toxins; and the experimental data on "near-death experiences" left behind by Kihara Kagura.

And Kihara's greatest strength is his ability to integrate all the above "raw materials" by mediating and forcibly combining them.

By piecing things together, Kihara Gensei finally came up with the experimental plan that is now being executed perfectly.

The key point is "poisoning," using poison to drive Lin Wuming into a desperate situation.

Kihara Gensei's "poison" consisted of two parts—a biological toxin that would be used directly on Lin Wuming, and a "superpower virus" that would target his Nen abilities.

The latter is essentially a special virus that induces the "AIM diffusion field" to go out of control and run rampant.

To explain using the concept Lin Wuming was most familiar with, it was actually "fantasy beasts".

So this morning, Kiyama Harumi suddenly realized that someone had restarted the "Fantasy Master" system—that was the noise made when Kihara Gensei recreated the "Fantasy Beast".

……

Rewind a few minutes. In the convenience store, Lin Wuming had just been ambushed by the assassin Ellie, and suffered the same injuries as Ellie.

Because his heart wasn't injured, it wasn't a "fatal wound" for Lin Wuming, and he quickly repaired it using his Nen ability.

Immediately afterwards, a group of people who appeared to be delinquents broke into the convenience store through the back door. After being killed by the Tiger Bee's Honey, it was discovered that they were all products of some kind of superpower, rather than real humans.

As the bodies shattered like balloons, a chaotic AIM diffusion field swept through the convenience store, eventually coalescing into—a new fantasy beast!
(End of this chapter)