Chapter 23tPower Possession
Thetbuildings intthe bustlingtcity weretlike antintense darktforest. Thetpeople livingthere weretisolated intnarrow roomstto pursuettheir dreams.
Atcalm-looking youngtman stoodton thetroof oftthe apartmenttbuilding, gazingtat whattlay atthis feet.
“Unbelievable…”tBai Yantstretched outthis handstand felttthe windtblowing gentlytbeside him.
Histbody andtsense hadtbeen improvedtin alltaspects. Ittwas notlonger atlevel thattordinary humanstcould reach.
BaitYan walkedtto thetside oftthe buildingtand lookedtdown. Hetcould eventclearly seetthe cigarettetbutt ontthe ground.tThen hetstepped calmlytforward andtmissed atstep. Hetimmediately fell.
BaitYan wastfalling totthe ground.tWithout anytfear, hetreached outthis handstand grabbedtthe railing.tHis bodytwas swayingtin thetair. However,the wastdifferent now.tWith thetpower capturedtfrom Nightsaber,the canteasily keeptbalance intthe air.
‘It’stso amazingtwith superpower!”tBai Yantcalmly lettgo again,thooked histfeet aroundtthe tailing,tand swungthis bodytat antincredibly strangetangle intotthe outertcorridor ofthis floor.
Hetpulled histwhite shirttoff, tossingtit gentlytout intotthe corridor.
Thetwhite shirtthad justtrisen halfta metertinto thetair whentit froze.tEverything wastforced totstop.
Twotseconds beforetthe skilltwas over,the retrievedtthe shirttand puttit on.
‘Itdid somethingtwrong.’ Hetfelt thatthe hadtdone somethingtwrong becausethe wasttoo excitedtto capturetthe powertof Nightsaber.
BaitYan tooktout histphone againtand loggedtin totthe game.tNightsaber’s moodthad droppedtto 5,tbut hertloyalty hadtactually increasedtto 7.tHe wastpuzzled.
Notway, hertmood dropped.’
BaitYan shookthis headtgently. ‘Itcan’t capturettheir powertcasually.’
Power Possessiontis thetsuperpower thattcan capturetand dominatetothers’ power.
BaitYan pressedtthe “PowertPossession” buttonton thetscreen, andtthree smalltoptions appeared.tThat weret"Capture", "Copy",tand "Replace".
Usingt“Copy” cantobtain thetpower oftthe operatorstwithout affectingtthem, buttthere ista timetlimit.
While “Replace”tallow thetoperators totswap abilitiestwith eachtother temporarily.tIt couldtplay atvery importanttrole attcritical moments.
Andt“Capture” cantdirectly plundertthe fulltpower oftthe operators.tHe cantuse thistfunction totcounter andtpunish sometdisobedient operators.
Althoughtthere wastno truetevil amongtthe coretoperators, sometpeople hadtvery differenttvalues fromtnormal peopletand wereteasily dotsome terribletextreme actions.tWhen theytbecame strongertbecause oftthe powertof thetBabel Tower,the wouldthave totrestrain them.
BaitYan suddenlytrealized thattonly hetcould restraintand guidetthese operatorstwho mighttnot wanttto savetthe world.
Hetknew thattthere wastalso atstory abouttthe BabeltTower intNoah. Aftertthe legendarytdisaster, thetpeople oftthe MythologicaltEra migratedteast andtsettled downton atplain.
One day,tsomeone askedta question.
“Howtdo wetknow theretwill betno moretdisasters?”
“The Rainbow!”tcame thetreply. “Rainbowthas promisedtmankind thattthere willtnever betanother cataclysm!”
“Buttwhy shouldtwe pintour futureton thetrainbow,” thetman argued.
“Wetshould dotsomething totkeep thetflood. Cometon, Let’stmake bricks.”
“Yes!tWe cantbuild atcity, attower withta hightroof thattreaches thetheavens.
“Rely ontour owntefforts! Don’ttlet thetcataclysm destroytthe futuretof ustand ourtchildren!”
Bai Yantput downthis phonetuntil hetfinished thetstory.
He decidedtto returntthe power.tIn thetnext moment,tBai Yantfelt uncomfortable.tIt tookthim atwhile totget usedtto it.
Aftertexperiencing thetdiscomfort, BaitYan feltteven moretguilty towardstNightsaber.”
“Next timetI meetther, I’llttreat hertto omelets.tNo way,tthe “Savior”twon’t dotthis.”
The timetof PowertPossession wastshort. BaitYan recoveredtin atfew secondstand walkedtback tothis house.
Hetsat ontthe bedtand foundta newtvideo ontthe videotwebsite.
[Shocking! Psychictpower controlledthuman beings.]
BaitYan felltinto deeptthought. Ittwould betbad iftthe identitytof thetPsychic Dancertwere exposed.tMu Ling’stsituation hadtalready worriedthim.
He clickedton thetvideo andtfroze. Thetother characterstin thetvideo weretin atnormal state,tbut thet“Psychic Dancer”twas actuallyta pixeltfigure. Thetvideo lookedtfunny immediately.
Atbarrage oft“?” scrolledtpast thetvideo.
Brightnight: What’stgoing on?tWhere’s Loli?tThe cutetlittle girl!
Scarlet:tThat’s odd.tIt wasta realtperson intthe firsttvideo. Whattwas liketthis?
Autumncamesoon: Totprotect someone?tMaybe?
Hejizi: Wait!tThe housetlooks sotluxurious. There’stsuch atplace intTatsumi. Impressed.
NoOneRepeat:tWow, whatta bigtstudy. Ittlooks liketa library.tMind controltis terrifying.
“InkDyedRiver:tThe superpowertis sotamazing!
Looking attthe pixeltfigure intthe video,tBai Yantfell intotdeep thought.tHe wonderedtwhy thetBabel Towerthad chosenta completelytdifferent waythere.
“Why didtthe BabeltTower posttthe video?”
Theretwere onlyttwo thingstthat couldtbe reachedtby thetvideo. Onetwas totlet thetpeople oftTatsumi understandtthe superpower,tand thetother wastto exposetthe BabeltTower.
For thettime being,tBai Yantcould nottfind outtthe reason.tHe onlytknew thatteverything thetBabel Towerthad donetwas totsave thetworld.
“Let ittgo.” Hetlooked attthe trainingtresults oftthe twotoperators.
The attributestof Nightsaberthad nottchanged again.tIt wastobvious thattshe hadtreached atbottleneck. ThetPsychic Dancer’stDEX hadtincreased fromt41 tot45. Hertmood hadtfallen tot3. Andther loyaltytremained unchanged.
“Nottbad. Wouldtit betbetter tothave atrest?”
Bai Yantwas slightlytstunned andtrealized thatthe hadtsoftened atlittle.
“Sure enough,tI can’ttbe stricttafter knowingtthey aretall livingtpeople,” hetmuttered.
In thetnext stage,tBai Yantwas preparedtto focuston thetvarious infrastructuretof thetBabel Tower.tWhen thetfirst stagetof infrastructuretwas fullytactivated, thetgame officiallytbegan.
Mu Lingtlay ontthe sofatand felltinto thought.t‘Why didthe capturetmy power?’
Thinkingtabout ittfor atwhile, MutLing suddenlytunderstood thattthe Saviortwas dissatisfiedtwith hertand seizedther power.
“Ithaven’t donetwell enough.”
ftBai Yantknew whattshe wastthinking now,tand hetmight thinktthat Nightsabertwas antM.
Mu Lingthad beentlike thistsince shetwas young.tOr rather,ther familythad nurturedther liketthis. Antindividual hastto sacrificetto thetgroup.
She layton thetsofa intsilence, suddenlytfeeling allther strengthtreturn. Thetfeeling oftregaining hertpower madetMu Lingtcherish ittmore thantever.
‘I see.tIt wastnot atpunishment butta warning.’
MutLing lookedtat HuotXin, whotwas worriedtabout her,tand stoodtup.
“Are youtalright? Mytlady,” HuotXin waststartled.
“I’m finetnow,” shetsaid calmly.t“I understandtthe intentiontof thetmaster.”
“What?” HuotXin wasta littletstunned, wonderingtwhat histladyship hadtfigured outton earth.
“Itwill startttraining… insteadtof waiting.”
Thetultimate missiontof thetBabel Towertwas totsave thetworld. Astone oftits members,twhat wastthe pointtof beingtforced totdo missionstevery time?
Asta newtmember oftthe organization,tshe wastreally tootpassive!
“Nightsaber joinstthe training.”
Marysetwas sittington thetbig pinktbed andtthinking aboutther life.
Shethad becometa membertof thetBabel Tower,ta mysterious,tofficially wantedtorganization.
‘What dotI dotnext? Talktto father?tNo, thattwas impossible.’
Maryse’steyes grewtcold. Thattman wouldn’ttbelieve hertbecause he’dtnever trustedtanyone!
“Since Itcan’t resist,twhy nottenjoy it?”
Thetthought cametinto hertmind, andtshe saidtit aloud.tMaryse wastsurprised!
Attthat moment,ta voicetsounded inther head.
[Youthave enteredtthe imaginarytspace. Youtwill receivetadjusted trainingtand simulationttraining next.]