Chapter 42 Battle Maiden

The Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

A fallen leaf swept past Master Wang’s head, swirling and drifting away in the slight autumn breeze.

Is this the investigation team?

Where did the girls Zhou Zhengde and Wei Na introduced him to go?

Just then, a pretty girl in a dress and thick high heels walked out of the passageway not far away. She looked around and kept rubbing her stomach. She smelled a little like toilet freshener.

Wang Jixuan: ……

Ling Tong turned and walked back to the bench, and the C-level psychic quickly got up.

This middle-aged psychic, whose physical abilities seemed even stronger than Wen Heisen’s, was following behind Ling Tong, constantly complaining:

“No! Ling Tong! Didn’t your database record my bioenergy waveform? I was just joking with this young man, testing his strength! It was part of my mission! What happened to me? What crime did I commit?”

“It’s only been two years since we last saw each other, Lingtong! How could you forget your important comrade-in-arms already?”

“If I hadn’t helped you carry the nuclear bomb to blow up that general-level blade beast’s lair that year, would you have escaped? Besides! Our team roster was also notified! You have to compensate me for my emotional distress!”

Ling Tong said calmly, “It’s just a stress response. I detected a group of living beings rapidly approaching. Don’t forget the type of mission this time: psionic energy out of control.”

“Fine, fine! It’s all my fault I’m a psionicist!”

The somewhat weasel-faced psychic uncle complained loudly, then frowned and looked at Wang Jixuan.

Wang Jixuan tried to relax and smiled at the uncle.

The latter extended his right hand:

“Hello, I am Zheng Shiduo, a C-level psionicist, here to investigate the violations by the psionicists at Fortress 76! Don’t worry, I’m not with the two psionicists you killed. I work for the Black Bear Special Forces in the Middle Basin Theater, and 80% of the members are military personnel. The situation here is a bit complicated; they always like to cross-lead us.”

“Hello.”

Wang Jixuan gently shook hands with the other party.

Neither of them made any attempt to probe; Master Wang was trying hard to restrain himself.

Then Wang Jixuan took two steps back and said with a smile, “Gentlemen, I’ll go see my friends first.”

Ling Tong looked at the girl walking towards them and asked softly, “Are you… on a blind date?”

“It wasn’t a blind date, just a casual introduction,” Wang Jixuan explained simply. “Captain Zhou introduced us.”

Ling Tong had already gracefully taken her seat, picked up the novel, and crossed her slender legs again. Looking at the book, she said softly:

“You can treat what just happened as a rehearsal and replicate it; the effect will be very good.”

Zheng Shiduo understood something, exclaimed “Wow!” and his small, beady eyes shone with wisdom.

Wang Jixuan smiled, walked over to the girl, and gestured for her to go chat a little further away, and to stay away from this psychic.

He could still hear Zheng Shiduo’s teasing.

“Ling Tong, you’ve grown up! Hahaha! No wonder you reacted so strongly just now, it turns out your mentality was fluctuating!”

“Captain Zheng, it’s been two years, and you’ve become even more talkative.”

“This young man is handsome, and has a great physique! My mission, besides investigating the violations by the psionicists in Fortress 76, also involves contacting him and researching the source of his power. Why don’t you sacrifice yourself for my mission and get closer to him?”

“An elegant gentleman in his forties should have learned to keep quiet in moderation.”

“Hahaha! You’re blushing, aren’t you! Hahahaha!”

“Level 1 Destruction Laser Cannon, prepare.”

“Holy crap! Just kidding! You’re a candidate to pilot a terrifying mech! You’ve dedicated everything to human civilization! What kind of bullshit love is this! We don’t care!”

“Prepare to deactivate.”

“Phew—why did the war zone transfer you here? Are they planning to blow up Fort 76 and rebuild it? Don’t they need to evacuate this place beforehand?”

Zheng Shiduo’s mutterings gradually subsided.

At the entrance of the police station, Zhou Zhengde led several young members of the security team, hurrying towards them.

Wang Jixuan looked at the pretty girl beside him.

The latter raised a hand to brush a strand of hair behind her ear and asked softly, “Hello, team leader, nice to meet you…”

“Well, we might not be a good match, I mean in terms of personality.”

Wang Jixuan said solemnly:

“I have some things to take care of here, you see…”

The girl paused for a moment, then quickly said, “Okay, we can talk again when we meet in the future. That’s all for today, goodbye!”

She turned and ran toward the nearest path, her high heels clicking loudly.

It’s clear that my stomach is still not feeling well.

Wang Jixuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there were some minor hiccups in the process, he still managed to decline the offer.

When the primordial energy is stable, the Daoist mind remains undisturbed.

However, there’s a powerful psychic in this investigation team… Aren’t all psychics created by the Thirteenth Institute? Can this person really be trusted?

Master Wang pondered a solution with considerable worry.

…

Half an hour later.

In the conference room of the police station on the thirteenth floor.

Zhou Zhengde sat in the main seat, organizing the documents in his hands, while his subordinates were busy with their own tasks.

Lin Bo placed the photocopies of the document in front of the other six attendees, Lin Xiong filled seven teacups with boiling water, and Lin Yong adjusted the projector that he hadn’t used in a long time.

Soon, Lin Bo, Lin Xiong, and Lin Yong left the conference room and lined up outside the door, preventing anyone from approaching.

Zhou Zhengde stood up and gave a military salute.

Except for Wang Jixuan, the other five people stood up at the same time and raised their hands in a military salute.

Wang Jixuan quickly followed suit.

“Hello everyone, I am Zhou Zhengde, captain of the security team on the thirteenth floor of Fortress 76. I hereby announce the official establishment of the ‘1023 Incident’ investigation team!”

Zheng Shiduo and three other men and women dressed in military uniforms clapped together.

“Please take your seats, everyone!”

Zhou Zhengde said solemnly:

“Before the meeting officially begins, let’s introduce ourselves… This is Mu Liang, the deputy leader of the patrol team on the thirteenth floor. He knows almost everything about what’s happening in the lower city. I once sent him down to carry out a mission.”

He helped Wang Jixuan conceal his previous identity as ‘Zhou Tiantian’.

Wang Jixuan volunteered, “I am quite familiar with the terrain of the lower city.”

Zhou Zhengde nodded and looked at the girl with the ponytail and robotic arm on his left.

“Ling Tong,” she introduced softly, “the Ninth Mech Battalion of the Eastern Front of the Middle Ages, with the rank of Major.”

Zheng Shiduo raised his hand and said, “Let me add something. Ling Tong is very strong in combat. Don’t let her young age fool you; she was already on the battlefield when she was fourteen. If you encounter any danger later, just shout’Sister Tong, save me!’ and she can pull you out of the beast pack unharmed. I’ve tried it myself.”

The group smiled at each other, their gazes towards Ling Tong filled with respect.

Zhou Zhengde added, “Major Ling Tong is a candidate for the new generation of terrifying mech pilots, as well as the leader and commander of this investigation team. We will all be under her command from now on… Captain Zheng, it’s your turn.”

Everyone nodded in unison.

“Hello everyone, my name is Zheng Shiduo. It’s not that I have a lot of important matters, but rather that I have a lot of important matters.”

Wang Jixuan couldn’t help but scratch his brow.

Zheng Shiduo cleared his throat, winked at everyone, and said with a grin:

“I am a C-level psionicist. We psionicists are divided into four categories: telekinetic psionicists, physical enhancement psionicists, mutated psionicists, and then there is someone like me, a balanced psionicist. I have some abilities in all aspects, but none of them are outstanding. My overall combat strength is still pretty good.”

“This time, I was ordered by the Middle Basin Theater Command Center and Professor Zhuang to come here to cooperate with everyone in investigating the psionic violations at Fortress 76.”

“There is no doubt about my loyalty to the military. I have participated in more than 120 battles against the Blade Beasts, carried out 19 decapitation missions, and cooperated with Major Ling Tong three times alone.”

“Professor Zhuang was hospitalized because of a phone call from Captain Zhou. Now his left testicle is in the iron hand of the D5 commander-in-chief and could be crushed at any time. So, I came here to save… Professor Zhuang’s testicle and prevent him from playing with Metal Slug at his age.”

The three elite military officers beside him subconsciously raised their hands to their foreheads.

Ling Tong frowned and said, “Can you please change this habit of thinking you’re very humorous?”

“There’s nothing we can do; we psionicists all have some mental issues to varying degrees.”

Zheng Shiduo pointed to his head and then looked at Wang Jixuan.

He said, “We have a second psychic here, but I won’t say who it is… I have another task, which is to observe this psychic who suddenly appeared, as entrusted by Professor Zhuang. If we get along well, give me some blood or bodily fluids to take back, and this small task will be completed.”

Wang Jixuan slightly pursed his lips.

Zhou Zhengde said, “Okay, Captain Zheng, you’ve introduced enough. Next up are these three…”

Two male and one female elite officers introduced themselves.

They were all junior officers temporarily transferred from the front lines, battle-hardened veterans with outstanding administrative abilities.

Then, Zhou Zhengde looked at Ling Tong.

Ling Tong nodded, stood up and walked to the end of the conference table. She gently slid her finger across the cross, and the projector, controlled by her robotic arm, automatically transmitted data, creating a 3D projection in the center of the conference table.

One photo after another appeared before everyone’s eyes.

The burning wooden house, the black helmet and combat suit leaping in the night, the camera angle inside the Blackfire Gang facility, Anxi whose upper body was blown off by a sniper rifle, Kong Nu, the fortress’s biological minister, and so on.

Lingtong said quickly:

“I have three missions in Fortress 76.”

“First, a leave of absence. During the intense fighting on the front lines, I was mentally disturbed by some Blade Beasts. I will recuperate at Fortress 76 and help guard the expansion zone here.”

“Second, without killing too many psionicists, eliminate the staff of the Thirteen Institutes who threaten Captain Zhou and his mother, and eliminate Kong Nu himself and his influence.”

“Third, confirm whether the black storm is harmful to the fortress.”

“The third task is now complete, with Captain Zhou as guarantor.”

Half of the photos on the projector disappeared, including the part about the black storm.

Wang Jixuan didn’t feel relieved or offended, perhaps because Ling Tong’s tone was very calm.

Ling Tong continued, “I will carry out the first mission slowly and strive to complete the recuperation and return to the front line as soon as possible. I will resolve the second mission within 24 hours. We must adhere to one principle: fight in compliance with regulations.”

Everyone nodded in unison.

Ling Tong added, “I’ll fight, and you guys make sure the battle reports are compliant, understand?”

Zheng Shiduo immediately jumped up, stood ramrod straight, and shouted at the top of his lungs, “Understood!”

The other three elite soldiers stood up and replied, “Understood!”

“Captain Zhou, please wait at the rear.”

Lingtong said:

“I will first go to the lower city to investigate and confirm three things, and then, depending on the situation, put pressure on Kong Nu, or directly attack the third-level psychic house to eliminate the out-of-control psychics.”

“Captain Zheng, given your status as a psychic, you need to hand over all communication devices now.”

“Okay,” Zheng Shiduo said, quickly taking out a watch, a text switchboard, and an earring.

Ling Tong watched him quietly.

Zheng Shiduo shrugged, gasped, and pulled two plaster-like pieces of paper from under his armpit.

Wang Jixuan frowned as he read it.

“I’ve detected another signal source on you,” Ling Tong said. “Your evasiveness and hesitation make me feel that your motives are impure, which could endanger your life, psychic.”

“This is shameful! I have privacy too! Really!”

Zheng Shiduo gritted his teeth and muttered, then, under everyone’s gaze, he reached his hand into his waistband to his buttocks.

Pop!

A crystal anal plug was placed on the table by the skinny, monkey-like uncle, who blushed.

A group of people instinctively took two steps back, and the expressions of the three elite officers were filled with shock.

Wang Jixuan almost smashed a bone-piercing nail into his body.

The Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

Having been to the perverted area of ​​Happy City, he instantly understood!

Ling Tong’s beautiful face twitched slightly: “Alright, prepare for the investigation in the city. Captain Zhou, I need Team Leader Mu Liang to be my guide.”

“No problem,” Wang Jixuan replied.

“Um,” Zhou Zhengde raised his hand and said, “can I come along? I’d like to do some research or something.”

Ling Tong calmly said, “I acknowledge your grandfather’s contributions to human civilization, but I don’t need a burden that I have to take care of.”

Zhou Zhengde quickly replied, “I’m a very good shot! I’m also a soldier!”

“I can protect him,” Wang Jixuan said. “Besides, his going to the lower city is meaningful, not necessarily in terms of combat.”

Ling Tong pondered for a moment: “Okay, let’s get ready to move out.”

Zhou Zhengde jumped up excitedly: “When?”

Zheng Shiduo glared at Wang Jixuan.

No, Ling Tong actually changed her mind?

Ling Tong raised three mechanical fingers that resembled works of art.

“Only three hours?” Zhou Zhengde said hurriedly, “Then I need to get ready right away!”

The three fingers fell one by one.

“Operation begins.”