Faced with the blatant arrogance and provocation of an unseen enemy, Loki was furious. He wished he could immediately connect the virtual portal and crush the enemy to pieces. However, due to the distance and the virtual portal, Loki could only exert less than half of his strength. Yet, his opponent seemed to have plenty of energy left. While Loki was angry, he was also secretly wary. A super strong person can become a deputy director not entirely based on strength. If he were only impulsive, he wouldn't be in his current position.
After thinking for a moment, Loki's expression turned cold. While continuing his attack on Ling Yun, he spoke into the miniature communicator on his shoulder: "Hans, are you there? If possible, let's attack them together." Although the powerful hissing sound of his mental field completely masked his whispered words, Loki was not worried at all that the other party couldn't hear him.
He originally intended to defeat his enemy with his own formidable strength. Capturing a super strong person with his bare hands would be such a glorious thing, and it would also allow him to advance his position in the Superpower Bureau. Most importantly, capturing or defeating a super strong person would greatly benefit him in breaking through his own bottleneck. At this level of power, even a slight increase is extremely difficult. Personal understanding and diligence are certainly important, but finding a suitable opponent is even more important.
However, this opponent was no less powerful than him. Forcibly suppressing him had no effect. Instead, it made Loki feel suffocated. He had no choice but to ask his colleague for help. Hans was the deputy director of the same rank as him. With two super strong people taking action at the same time, there was no way that they would fail.
In fact, apart from Hans, no one else could help him. The strongmen below the mid-level could only watch helplessly as the two fought. The director and the other deputy directors were all away on important business. There were only two super strongmen, him and Hans, in the main control base for superpowered individuals. If the two of them couldn't suppress the other party even if they joined forces, and the other party roamed around the superpowered bureau before running away, the superpowered bureau would lose face.
A slightly hoarse voice came through the miniature communicator, tinged with doubt: "What? Loki, can't you handle this all by yourself? This is our territory, you have a virtual portal, you have a large group of people with you, and I've already helped you activate the barrier illusion. Why do you still need my help?"
Loki blushed, a rare occurrence for him. Normally, upon hearing his old colleague's questioning, he would have already confronted Hans in a fit of rage. But now was not the time. Moreover, if it were him, he would probably have questioned Hans in the same way under the same circumstances. He had all the advantages of timing, location, and people, yet he still couldn't win the argument. He had completely lost face.
He said briefly, "Hans, the enemy has some special methods and is a super strong person. He can create virtual channels on his own without using barriers, and he has special ways of hiding. My senses cannot lock onto him."
The miniature communicator immediately crackled to life with Hans's surprised voice: "What did you say? Did I hear that right? A virtual passage that can be created without a barrier? That's impossible, absolutely impossible. Loki, are you out of your mind? You've mistaken your own people for enemies and are chasing the wrong ones."
Loki suppressed his anger and said coldly, "Do you think I'm the kind of brainless idiot? If you don't believe me, come out into the illusion space and see for yourself. If I can handle things myself, what do I need you for?"
Hans laughed and said, "Loki, don't get so worked up. I'm coming right now. I want to see who can make our Deputy Director of the Thunder Hands look so pathetic. Drive the men toward the exit of the main control base as much as possible. I'll meet you here, and we'll take him down together."
Loki snorted and stopped talking. He turned to his subordinates and gave them orders to leave. Then he unleashed all the anger he had been holding in, turning it into a barrage of silver bullets that rained down on Ling Yun like a storm.
Numerous virtual portals sped up and converged. Since Ling Yun was focused on holding off Loki, the following portals didn't need to worry about being repelled by Loki's strange methods. The mid-level ability users systematically and purposefully extended their seemingly chaotic yet orderly portals throughout the space, gradually forming a net-like formation with only a narrow gap. If an opponent didn't want to reveal their identity or be surrounded by the overlapping virtual portals of numerous ability users, they had no choice but to follow the gap. At the end of the gap, another super-powerful being waited menacingly.
This is where the shrewdness and efficiency of the superhumans from the Superpower Bureau came into play. Powell only said a few words into the miniature communicator, and the superhumans immediately understood. They began to constantly shift their formations, each person knowing exactly their role and position, without disrupting the formation at all.
Xia Lan carefully observed the changes in the virtual passage. At this moment, Ling Yun had transformed the virtual passage into a panoramic view, offering an unobstructed view from the inside out. The two of them were essentially facing the illusionary space directly, seeing much more clearly and distinctly. Moreover, they could adjust the focus and angle at any time according to the objects they were looking at, like a fully functional high-magnification camera. However, from the outside, all they could see was a sealed blue beam of light.
"They're forcing us to go that way." Xia Lan pointed, already seeing through the Supernatural Abilities Bureau's intentions. The deputy leader of the first group was no pushover; although he was a bit lacking in strength, his eyesight was extremely sharp.
"Smart." Ling Yun gave her an approving look. "In your opinion, what should we do?"
"We absolutely cannot let the enemy have their way. They're trying to trap us like turtles in a jar. There might be something waiting for us in this crevice," Xia Lan said decisively. "Even if we have to fight alongside other virtual passages, we can't follow their path."
"Then I'll listen to you." Ling Yun said with a smile. With a flash of silver light, the virtual passage suddenly turned 90 degrees and went straight down, like a shooting star falling from the sky, piercing through a virtual passage that had just risen up to occupy a position.
Just before turning around, Ling Yun suddenly drew a strange three-dimensional pattern in the air with his hand. Before Xia Lan could see it clearly, the pattern disappeared.
Clap clap clap!
Loki fired a volley of silver energy blasts that landed in empty space. He was startled. The enemy formation was already set up, waiting for them to walk right into the trap, and they had been cooperating perfectly. He hadn't expected the target to suddenly change direction and almost overlap with the virtual portals of other ability users. Although this disrupted Loki and Hans's battle plan, after a moment of surprise, a cold smile immediately appeared on Loki's face. He muttered to himself, "Did they think they could escape by surprise?"
He calmly straightened his collar and said into the miniature communicator, "Attention everyone, the target enemy has chosen to break through. His virtual channel will overlap with that of a certain superhuman. Everyone follow immediately and prepare to overlap together."
After hearing the unified and loud response from the communicator, Loki smiled calmly and spoke to Hans again: "Hans, the target did not fly towards you as planned, but instead chose to overlap."
“Really? That’s strange. Doesn’t he know that once virtual channels are superimposed, they can’t be separated?” Hans’s voice came through the communicator. “Doing this will only allow us to quickly surround him and hasten his demise.”
“I don’t know about that. Perhaps the target’s special methods don’t understand the performance of the virtual channel. You’d better come over quickly. The target is very strong. If you’re not here, the casualties will probably be huge.” Loki said with a frown, a hint of worry creeping into his heart.
"Okay, I'll be right there. Have your men stall for time. If it's a super strong person, try not to make a move, otherwise the target will instantly kill the low-level ability users," Hans said decisively.
"Understood." Loki left the communicator expressionlessly. With a flash of his mental energy field, the dark blue virtual channel also quickly changed direction, rushing away in pursuit of Ling Yun's virtual channel.
Because all the virtual channels appear to be identical blue beams of light, it's impossible to distinguish friend from foe by perception or the naked eye alone. Therefore, it's manageable when everyone is far from Ling Yun. However, if they get close, they can only differentiate between targets and allies by the frequency of their mental energy field vibrations. This is crucial because the virtual channels are strictly designed according to the mental energy field vibration frequencies of those with supernatural abilities, following a strict sequence and unique setup method. Whether a channel belongs to the Supernatural Ability Bureau can be determined simply by detecting the frequency of its extension. If it's an unfamiliar virtual channel, it's undoubtedly the target/enemy.
Everyone tensed up. After witnessing the target enemy and Deputy Director Loki locked in a fierce battle, their initial excitement was immediately replaced by tension and worry. Who was their opponent? He was the formidable figure who had been dominating Deputy Director Loki. Even surrounded, such a super-strong individual could easily kill dozens of low- and mid-level ability users. While their own lives weren't precious, they were still lives. Many felt uneasy, fearing that Ling Yun might retaliate before his death and take them down with him. Not everyone had the courage to perform a heroic act like Huang Jiguang blocking a gun barrel.
Unfortunately, the virtual passage that Ling Yun pierced was through belonged to a low-level ability user who was praying. Even as the two virtual passages merged and began to merge, this guy was still chanting with his palms together. Just as he realized there was something in the passage, before he could react, a sharp black shadow gently tapped him on the forehead. The guy, who hadn't finished praying, pitifully fainted. Ling Yun simply pointed, and the ability user floated out of the virtual passage and went to move in a straight line.
The two virtual channels merged rapidly after overlapping, becoming a single, complete channel in the blink of an eye. A cold smile appeared on Ling Yun's face. These idiots from the Superpower Bureau thought they could trap him using the indivisible nature of overlapping virtual channels. Little did they know, this was exactly what Ling Yun intended. After the virtual channels were overlapped, their frequencies could be transformed into the original superpower user's frequency through data analysis of the copied superpowers. This was the best disguise. Let them keep overlapping; after all, the last frequency characteristic would always be displayed. The more chaotic it was, the easier it would be for Ling Yun to escape.
The copying ability resumed analyzing the data from the virtual channel. Ling Yun pointed his hands, and countless points of light shot out from his hands, disappearing into the ever-expanding space of the virtual channel. The virtual channel that had just been seized seemed to brake suddenly, turning around and emitting a breathtaking blue light before hurtling off again, colliding violently with another bewildered virtual channel.
A moment later, with the pitiful cry of a superhuman, the virtual channel, which was changing the frequency of its mental energy field once again, overlapped with the channel of the pursuing superhuman for the third time. This happened several times, immediately turning the originally complete and dense formation in the illusion space into chaos. Except for a few superhumans, most of them did not know what was happening. Seeing that the virtual channels in front of them were out of position, they hurriedly dodged, and the resulting reaction immediately spread out in a chain reaction. Dozens of virtual channels were layered and chaotically intertwined, and every now and then, tiny figures would flash across the night sky, calling out in vain.
"That bastard!" Loki slammed his fist into empty air, sending sparks flying. His chest heaved with rage; if the virtual portal were a physical entity, it would likely have been shattered into pieces.
I didn't expect the target to be so cunning. It turns out that this guy already knew that the virtual channels cannot be separated after being superimposed. I originally wanted to use this characteristic to trap him in the superimposed virtual channels, but I didn't expect this kid to play hide-and-seek with me.
No one knew what methods he used, but after the virtual channels were superimposed, they displayed the latest mental field frequency. The target was not only not trapped, but was also swaggering and hiding in the chaotic team. After several rounds of rapid superposition, even Luo Ji, due to the confusion of his senses, could not distinguish which virtual channel belonged to the target enemy. Looking around, all he could see was a dark blue expanse, almost all of them were identical simulated channels, and he had completely lost track of the target's location.
The attempt to make dumplings failed, and the trap was exposed. Furthermore, over a dozen ability users were forcibly expelled from the virtual portal. Theoretically, ability users cannot be expelled from a virtual portal; the portal only expands or disappears based on changes in the mental energy field. However, the other side managed to do so in full view of everyone. The ability users thrown into the illusionary space won't die, but they will remain trapped in the illusion, waiting for the barrier controller to release them.
Loki racked his brains, completely baffled as to what methods the target had used. Was this guy really the legendary God of Barriers? Loki was practically at his wits' end, his teeth grinding together. Right now, the only way to find the enemy was to redeploy the orders and verify the frequency and identity of each ability user in the virtual portal.
"Sir, the target enemy is above you, and he has re-established the original virtual channel." A subordinate's voice suddenly exclaimed in his miniature communicator.
Chapter 376 I'll Kill You All
Loki didn't have time to be angry anymore. He looked up and, sure enough, the virtual passage between the target enemies suddenly appeared in his upper right corner. To Loki's surprise, he hadn't noticed it at all, despite his perception abilities.
Loki was shocked. He took a deep breath and said to the miniature communicator with a serious expression, "Hans, the situation is not good. The target can not only change the frequency of the superimposed virtual channel at will, but he can also divide the superimposed virtual channel at will. I suspect that the target has mastered the advanced functions of our barrier and can use our weapons to attack us at any time. Things have become quite troublesome."
There was a moment of silence on the communicator before Hans's incredulous voice came back: "Loki, I just set off, but because of your words, I have to return to the control center of the barrier. I regret to inform you that all the functions of the barrier are normal, and the structural points have not changed at all. If the target really did everything you said, I have to admit that he is not a man, but a god."
Loki sighed and stopped arguing with Hans. He simply said softly, "Then come and see the Lord. It's a rare opportunity to see Him in your lifetime. It's worth it for you to have such a devout faith in the Lord."
As he spoke, he switched the communicator to another channel and gave the order: "Continue to pursue the enemy's virtual channel, try not to get close, and carry out a remote attack."
Countless telekinetic attacks were unleashed from the hands of the various ability users, shooting towards the virtual passage where Ling Yun was located like a shower of flowers. In an instant, the sky was filled with silver light. The target virtual passage was not to be outdone, and a telekinetic attack of equal power shot out, intercepting the attacks of the various ability users.
Loki silently watched the target passage. He didn't make a move. All he needed to do now was wait and adopt a conservative strategy. After all, Hans was guarding the underground exit of the main control base, and Hans should be arriving soon to meet this "master" he couldn't believe. With the two deputy directors working together, the situation should be under control. Moreover, Hans was the highest-ranking barrier controller besides Director Mike. With him there, even if the enemy was adept at using the barrier, Hans should have some means to counter it.
So far, the target's actions have completely shattered his understanding. Loki had never imagined that anyone could use the Bureau of Superpowers' high-tech barrier to such an extent; if he had to describe it in four words, it would be unbelievable. Moreover, he still hadn't seen who the mysterious target was, but his anger was slowly subsiding, replaced by some strange thoughts.
When the target was using the virtual channel, he could have easily killed the subordinates of the Superpower Bureau, but he didn't. He only expelled them. Although the expelled superpowered individuals were trapped in the environment and couldn't get out, their lives were not in danger. They could be rescued after the barrier was readjusted. It would just be a little troublesome.