strategic fantasy

Chapter 193 The rate of fire and range of martial arts

city ​​that never sleeps.

Municipal Security Bureau Headquarters.

As one of the seven first-tier cities in the Dragon Kingdom, the director of the Security Bureau here has secondary authority that Cong Wen has not been able to apply for so far.

And it's long-term.

Therefore, when a senior commander with temporary third-level authority applied for Ji Tianqi, a somewhat special strategic-level superpower, as a support force.

He was able to contact the research center as soon as possible, as well as Shen Shili, who was transferred to the research center from the Provincial Safety Administration of Zhonghe Province.

After receiving a reply from Ji Tianqi confirming his participation in the operation, a teleportation ability user was directly mobilized to send Ji Tianqi, Shen Shili, and Yu Zhilang to their destination.

No one else came and had no comments.

Level is the best proof of strength, but level does not mean everything. Including Luo Xingyi and Li Yuanhong, all the previous operations they participated in were far from the threat level of this operation.

"It's the square in front."

When the three of them followed the teleporter on the rooftop of a very tall building, the teleporter pointed out the direction for them.

When overlooking the square two kilometers away from a high place, the first thing that comes into view is the urban landscape with the characteristics of a city that never sleeps.

There are many high-rise buildings with glass curtain walls shining in the sun.

Surrounding the square are rows of buildings with a long history and different styles, making people feel as if they have traveled through time and space and returned to the prosperous era when the city was originally called the city that never sleeps.

The two styles of architecture complement each other, and modernity and history are perfectly blended here.

It gives Ji Tianqi a very familiar feeling. He always travels from modern times to ancient times. The scale of history and time is larger than the scene retained in the city that never sleeps.

As a result, he will have some troubles.

As a result, he would occasionally say words that were inappropriate and had a different mental circuit and perspective from others, and he would even engage in similar behaviors while awake.

If you focus your eyes, you can see the endless flow of people in the target square.

People take a leisurely walk, stop to take photos, or sit in a cafe on the square to enjoy a cup of fragrant coffee.

There are also scenes of pedestrians, and the figures of these people look particularly hurried under the sunlight. The scenery that tourists come from all over the world to enjoy is a prison in which they have long been tired of being restrained.

People in the city want to go out, but are reluctant to do so.

People from outside the city want to come in, but are unable to stay there permanently.

Therefore, some people's faces were filled with smiles, and the laughter of their companions was intertwined with the sound of the river flowing by the square, forming a moving music.

And some people's faces are expressionless, even full of indifference, their hurried footsteps and the disgust and anger of dodging tourists are like the whistle of a ferry running in the river.

It sounds pleasant when you are in a good mood, but it sounds like noise when you are in a bad mood.

"Mike! Mike!"

A sound check came from the headphones of Ji Tianqi and the others.

Then a somewhat young voice sounded.

"I am the commander of this operation, Ran Jinsheng. I will explain the situation to you now."

No nonsense, just get started.

Ran Jinsheng, who had said that he wanted to poach Fei Qiufei, had no intention of poaching Fei Qiufei this time because he asked Ji Tianqi to take action.

As a senior commander, he is only twenty-six years old, which is enough to show his professionalism.

"There are four target criminals, the leader is codenamed A1, and the other three are B2, C3, and D4.

Jiayi's abilities are mind control, war-level.

Yi Er's ability is physical enhancement type, war level.

Bingsan's ability is body alienation, and the alienation template is rubber, war grade.

Ding Si’s ability is air control, combat level.

Please see the mission briefing for specific details. "

Ran Jinsheng paused for a second and continued to explain.

"The main difficulty of this operation is that we cannot determine how many people in the square are controlled by Jiayi.

The theoretical control limit of his control ability is 200 people, but he can switch control targets at any time.

If we use a person with psychic abilities to fight against him, we will easily be discovered by him and cause an uncontrollable situation.

Therefore, before the controlled person launches an indiscriminate attack or even commits suicide. I need you, Mr. Ji, to cooperate with our manpower as much as possible to control all the people in the square. "

When Ran Jinsheng said these words, the corresponding effects of Ji Tianqi's orchid acupuncture hand appeared in his mind.

At the earliest, there were criminals including Zhan Yuchao, tactical superpowers such as Teng Zhuo, five ordinary high school students, and powerful superpowers like Drade and Jennifer...

While listening to Ran Jinsheng's words, Ji Tianqi looked at the mission briefing displayed on the holographic projection screen of the smart watch.

There are more detailed descriptions of the situation, such as why these four people appeared here, why they were discovered by the Security Bureau in advance, etc.

But the information about the four superpower criminals is not much more than what Ran Jinsheng said.

There are even only photos of two people, Yi Er and Ding Si.

These two people are the easiest to deal with. As long as the former is entangled by Yu Zhilang, it will be difficult to cause any damage or innocent casualties.

The latter only requires a sniper with accurate marksmanship, and he can be done with one shot when he shows up.

After Ran Jinsheng finished speaking, he asked: "Mr. Ji, do you have any questions?"

His tone was somewhat respectful, which made other people in the command a little surprised.

They didn't know enough about Ji Tianqi, they only thought he was an ordinary strategic hero among the people.

Although superpowers that can be rated as strategic level are not ordinary, the folk saying of masters does not apply to similar combat situations.

For example, Internet celebrity mercenaries may have very high fighting skills, good marksmanship, or even have real achievements.

But in the eyes of real professionals, the attributes of Internet celebrities are definitely greater than those of mercenaries.

And the vast majority of mercenaries are not as good as the elites of the regular army.

"has a problem."

Ji Tianqi's response also exceeded the expectations of others in the command.

But Ran Jinsheng was not surprised.

"Please say."

"As far as you know, they don't actually know that you discovered them, right?"

"Yes, we discovered them based on the informant's information. If they knew, they would not be so comfortable and let people come and go in the square."

Ran Jinsheng knew that Ji Tianqi was not from a major, so he explained.

"For the same reason, we can't clear the square when there are always thousands of people. At present, we can only reduce the flow of people entering the square by causing traffic jams caused by man-made traffic accidents."

"In this case..." Ji Tianqi nodded slightly and muttered: "I have an idea."

【Sure enough! 】

Although Ji Tianqi hasn't expressed his thoughts yet, Ran Jinsheng's eyes were already a little surprised.

He told other commanders of the Evernight City Security Bureau that he believed in miracles and liked Ji Tianqi who could create miracles.

"Please say."

"I will go there by myself, normally." Ji Tianqi paused for a moment and explained: "Within a certain range, I have the ability to detect people who are hostile to me."

[Incidence status? 】 Even though Ran Jinsheng had been prepared, he never thought that Ji Tianqi's idea of ​​creating a miracle would be so bold.

In inherently complex tasks, come up with first-come-first-served action plans.

Ran Jinsheng was silent.

He wanted to refuse, but out of a little trust and high expectations for Ji Tianqi, he asked cautiously: "I know your ability, but how can you ensure that under special conditions, you can... "

"Wait a minute." Ji Tianqi interrupted: "You misunderstood, no special status is required."

"kindness?"

"I can also sense it in its normal state. Don't ask why, if you ask, you are a peerless master."

"..."

Ran Jinsheng breathed a sigh of relief. Ji Tianqi, who was not sick, was more worthy of trust.

But he still raised a question.

“Because of Jiayi’s ability, our people cannot enter the square before starting to take action, and they need to keep a distance of about one kilometer from the square.

Therefore, if the situation changes, we will not be able to provide you with support as soon as possible. If more than a thousand people take turns losing control, it will lead to serious consequences.

What do you think? "

Ji Tianqi pondered for a moment and then said: "I can control all the people in the square."

"???" Ran Jinsheng was shocked.

Others in the command center were also shocked. Yu Zhilang, Shen Shili, and the teleportation ability user who still stayed with the three of them looked at Ji Tianqi, who had a calm expression, with strange eyes.

Their eyes seemed to be filled with question marks.

"I remember." Ran Jinsheng didn't think too much and asked directly: "Acupuncture is a single-target control skill, right? Even if you are fast, it is not as fast as you said."

Although it is a waste of time to ask these questions now, if a person with superpowers like Ji Tianqi who is not familiar enough is involved in the operation, many problems will arise.

Ji Tianqi said in a sincere tone: "The acupoint tapping itself is indeed a single-target control skill, but as long as I tap it fast enough and the range is far enough, it is a group control skill."

Ran Jinsheng grasped an important point.

"Range?"

Ji Tianqi explained: "Point the acupuncture points in the air."

"..."

Ran Jinsheng suddenly felt that he had reached a blind spot in knowledge.

As a senior commander, he has a very good understanding of all known superpowers, and he even understands their superpowers better than some untrained superpowers themselves.

But this knowledge seems to be of little use when facing Ji Tianqi.

When Ran Jinsheng was silent, Ji Tianqi urged: "I am here to help, not to waste time. Therefore, please confirm the action plan as soon as possible. If you insist on your plan, I will go all out to cooperate."

It requires a Ji Tianqi who is obedient, cooperates with all his strength, and is willing to be an assistant.

Or should Ji Tianqi act independently and go all out, but may cause unexpected losses?

If it were other commanders, including Fei Qiufei, they would choose the former without hesitation and arrange the area and number of people controlled by Ji Tianqi.

But Ran Jinsheng only hesitated for three seconds.

In the astonished eyes of other people in the headquarters, they made sure to speak.

"I'll give you half an hour. But if something unexpected happens, I will give you instructions at any time. Please obey the instructions."

"it is good!"

After Ji Tianqi responded, he handed the big sword he brought to Yu Zhilang and at the same time turned to look at the teleporter.

"Send me downstairs to a hidden spot, and I'll run there myself to prevent being discovered by Jiayi."

Ran Jinsheng's voice came from the teleportation user's earphones, which made him reach out and put his hand on Ji Tianqi's shoulder.

After the ability was activated, the two people disappeared directly from the sight of Shen Shili and Yu Zhilang, who had been stunned for some time.

Ji Tianqi's sword remained in Yu Zhilang's hand.

The two looked at each other with the same meaning in their eyes.

[Ran Jinsheng is too bold, right?]

They just had this idea, but someone just said it.

Director He stood next to Ran Jinsheng and reminded in a low voice: "I don't want to interfere with your command, but your decision is too bold."

Director He, who was transferred to the Security Bureau of Evernight City, applied to participate in this operation after hearing that Ran Jinsheng had invited Ji Tianqi.

It means full supervision.

Ran Jinsheng glanced at Director He and said unceremoniously: "You have already interfered. Moreover, you just said that I underestimated Ji Tianqi and asked me to increase the pressure on him."

"Can it be the same?" Director He said in a slightly higher tone: "The number of people has increased by nearly seven times, and the difficulty has increased by more than seventy times?"

Regarding Ran Jinsheng's original plan, Director He's only worry was that Ji Tianqi would disobey orders and become ill.

But he has no worries about Ji Tianqi's field control ability.

In the original plan, Ran Jinsheng only wanted Ji Tianqi to control a hundred people. This was based on their calculation of Ji Tianqi's speed and the time it took for a single acupuncture session to calculate the number of people Ji Tianqi could effectively control.

It is similar to asking an experienced driver who has driven 100,000 kilometers to maintain a speed of 130 kilometers per hour on the highway.

For others, the Security Bureau of Night City has its own arrangements.

Director He also said at that time that Ran Jinsheng looked down on Ji Tianqi too much and that he would have to arrange at least 150 people for Ji Tianqi.

It's similar to asking a professional race car driver to run an average lap around the track.

The reason for this metaphor is that as the number of people increases, the time it takes to complete the control increases, and the possibility of casualties increases exponentially.

It is very difficult for Ji Tianqi to control more than a thousand people in a short period of time, just like asking a taxi driver with a million kilometers of driving to win the World Rally Championship.

There are tens of thousands of such taxi drivers around the world, but only one champion is born every year, and there are repeats.

Ran Jinsheng knew this very well, so he was under great pressure.

"I will bear all the consequences."

Director He was angry.

"Is this something you can decide just by accepting the consequences? That's human life!"

His angry voice suddenly silenced the headquarters.

Someone spoke out based on their duty report.

"Mr. Ji has arrived at the square."

The picture was adjusted to the big screen, and everyone saw Ji Tianqi, who was wearing a hospital gown, running from the streets between the Republic of China-style buildings to the crowded square at a speed faster than normal people. .

And continued running, attracting the attention of many people.

Ran Jinsheng looked at Ji Tianqi's bare hands and asked quickly: "Shen Shili, where is his sword?"

Shen Shili replied: "In Yu Zhilang's hands, he took the initiative to stay."

Ran Jinsheng suddenly turned his head to look at Director He, and responded to the roar just now in a deep voice.

"Mr. Ji also knows that those are human lives, many human lives!"

(End of this chapter)