A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 911 Heresy
While Rear Water was dealing with attacks from Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, and other girls, Lin Wuming was also facing a new wave of attacks from Rear Water.

It's still magic, but unlike before when they used water to create magic circles, the Rear Water, having learned from their mistakes, adjusted their tactics and returned to the orthodox way for magicians to cast spells.

The battlefield beneath their feet, a road repeatedly ravaged and reduced to rubble, echoed with a deafening roar.

The earth cracked open, and a stone pillar shot out from the ground, piercing straight into Lin Wuming's wheelchair.

—How come someone who is "the water behind the scenes" is using earth magic?

While retreating and dodging, Lin Wuming manipulated the iron sand to cut the stone pillar.

But then, the earth rumbled continuously, and more and more stone pillars rose up, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, stretching endlessly.

These stone pillars were not only used for attack, but also formed obstacles to block the girls' view.

The intensity of the mental attack suddenly weakened, and Shui in the rear seemed to be thinking to himself—"psychological control" requires visual lock-on.

—The “Railgun” has limited attack power… Apart from her signature move, it can only be used as a distraction and is not a threat.

— "Spatial teleportation" requires at least 0.1 seconds of preparation time before it can be activated, and the girl is not a warrior and is not used to killing.

Finally, "Absolute Penetration" is the most threatening, but her assassination is a single attack and cannot be repeated, and its power drops sharply after being stained with blood.

The four girls' attacks were sharp, but their threat was limited.

—But the most crucial thing is Lin Wuming; I lack effective means to break through his defenses.

The water behind him was rapidly analyzing the situation in his mind.

To be honest, it's a bit troublesome. Although the battle didn't last long, I've already used all the tactics I usually employ, and now I've even picked up the tactics I used when I was a mercenary.

And—how long has it been since I've been injured?

Both legs, left hand, cheek... Blood stained his clothes dark, but fortunately the water behind him was able to control the flow, so the blood loss was not serious.

As for the enemy on the other side... Lin Wuming was also covered in blood and looked disheveled, but Houfang Zhishui felt that his injuries were not enough to affect his fighting ability.

On the contrary, due to their breakthroughs in battle, they seem to be getting stronger with each fight.

The enemy behind the waters had never seen one like this before—powerful and troublesome!

He suddenly had a sense of déjà vu—would his former enemies feel the same way when facing him?

Thinking about it carefully, he and Lin Wuming do have many similarities. For example, their fighting styles are just a few: simple, direct, and straightforward, they take the route of numerical superiority and win by speed and violence.

Lin Wuming was similar, possessing a psychic barrier to block all attacks, a psychic acceleration cannon for direct attacks, and some acrobatic applications of psychic abilities—that was all the combat skills this psychic mastered.

Thinking of this, Houfang Zhishui suddenly felt as if she had met a kindred spirit.

Since both sides employ a head-on, overwhelming tactical style, the only way to determine the winner in the end must be through unorthodox and unconventional tactics.
For example, the magic he had been brewing for a long time.

With the last stone pillar severed by Lin Wuming, the battlefield was cleared once again.

The man behind him was covered in blood and had a ferocious expression. Although he was covered in wounds, he had gained a more ruthless aura.

Stripped of all outward embellishments, a veteran who has survived countless battles stands on the battlefield.

"Very good, warm-up over." The man twisted his neck and said coldly, "Let's begin the real battle, Lin Wuming!" "Stop forcing yourself, Zhishui. Worry about whether you can get back alive first," Lin Wuming replied.

"How arrogant! Do you think you've already won?"

“You’re the arrogant one,” Lin Wuming shook his head. “You think you can win against all of us by yourself?”

As he spoke, Lin Wuming turned around to look, but none of the four girls below the city wall responded to him.

"Ha, if numerical superiority were useful, what would be the point of our existence?" Rear Water sneered. "War belongs to the strong!"

"There are no weaklings here now, thanks to the waters behind us!"

As Lin Wuming spoke, he suddenly raised his hand and reached to the side, unleashing layers upon layers of mental energy barriers in his palm.

As these psychic barriers unfolded, they also continuously shattered, creating a dynamic equilibrium for a time.

Suddenly, a stone pillar appeared in the previously empty space next to him and crashed down towards Lin Wuming.

"Found you!" Lin Wuming clenched his five fingers, crushed the stone pillar with his mental power, and extended his mental power along the stone pillar, finally capturing the figure wielding the stone pillar.

"I see you!" A faint starlight flickered in one of Lin Wuming's pupils as Misaki Shokuhou smiled and pressed a remote control not far behind him.

"Got you!" Misaka Mikoto's fire control radar locked onto the target again, and the drones overhead, which had already blotted out the sky, once again spewed out fire.

This time, instead of a barrage of bullets, the firepower will be concentrated on one point for a focused attack!

Tiger Bee Tomi remained silent, linked arms with Shirai Kuroko, and then appeared on the flank of the battlefield.

Kanzaki Kaori's face showed reluctance, but she did not hesitate in the slightest. On the other flank of the battlefield, the Far Eastern female saint gripped her sword hilt, leaned slightly forward, and prepared to unleash a slash.

Although Lin Wuming was not the target of the attack, he could still feel a sense of danger as if the water behind him could sting his skin because he was too close to it.

—We've all put all our strength into dealing with you. You're blessed, with water from the rear.

Lin Wuming used the magic of the Book of Law again, voluntarily entering the "bullet time" state.

This time, there was no need to attack. All he had to do was use his telekinesis to grab the enemy and lock him firmly in place.

Opposite Lin Wuming, the blood-soaked figure of Houfang Zhishui swayed and disappeared, and the real Houfang Zhishui appeared in front of him, holding a stone pillar and smashing it down.

A mirage, a magical illusion of distorted light, is also the final tactical counterattack of mercenary William Orwell.

This was also his most frequently used tactic during his mercenary days. Originally, it was just an illusionary magic trick, but with the support of his powerful magic, it actually functioned as a "clone".

The clone has a physical form and can even fight independently to a certain extent, making it difficult for many experienced warriors and mages to distinguish.

Unfortunately, it now appears that superpowered individuals possess unique techniques that allow them to spot weaknesses.

In the instant of exposure, the gaze of the girl behind her swept over the group of girls before finally settling back on Lin Wuming.

—This time I lost my bet, that's all.

(End of this chapter)