The bishop is unfathomable.

"Teacher, is this how we help others?"

Li Wei looked at Albert, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground beside him, performing a ritual by pinching a strand of Agna's hair, and asked.

Albert did not answer immediately. Instead, he nodded after completing all the necessary steps of the ritual and watching the strand of hair in his hand burn completely to ashes.

"What else? Should I send you, kid, to fight that cult bishop for three hundred rounds?"

"Spare this old bone of mine. When I rushed over to save you, I had to be carried and jumped over here."

"I can't handle another one like this in a short time."

"Furthermore, it does not conform to the combat standards of ritual masters, or even extraordinary beings."

"In this world, even among the observers and the agents of the Church of Radiance, there are few battles that are purely head-on confrontations."

"Why fight head-on when you can use rituals to kill from a distance, spells to strike beyond visual range, or banish?"

"Besides, apart from my unusual weight, I'm no different from other people."

Li Wei couldn't help but ask, "Have you never tried meditation? Haven't you ever thought about becoming a superhuman?"

Albert laughed: "I used to be... but a long, long time ago, long before you were even born, I had some accidents that forced me to become an ordinary person."

"Alright, never mind that. The curse I just cast should have taken effect. Where's your familiar? Can it see what happened?"

Upon hearing this, Li Wei synchronized his gaze with Falcon's and indeed saw the scene of Boca and Agna fighting. Soon after, Agna clutched his chest, standing motionless with a face full of pain and fear.

"The curse took effect; Agna stopped moving, and then Director Boca seized the opportunity to cut him in two."

"Just not moving?" Albert looked at Levi, and after Levi nodded, he sighed: "Sigh, as expected, after losing the extraordinary level, some rituals are not as effective."

"I should have sent you or your cat."

"That would be much more effective."

"Why is that?" Li Wei asked.

Albert laughed: "You've studied ritual studies too."

Have you ever thought about this question?

"The two men were enemies and both possessed the same curse ritual, and both wanted to use it to kill people."

"Of the two, A is an ordinary person, and B is the most basic, first-level superhuman."

"What would happen if two people performed the ritual simultaneously, and both rituals succeeded at the same time?"

After giving his examples, Albert then provided the answer: "The answer is that rituals performed by ordinary people will be 'postponed,' while rituals performed by extraordinary individuals will take effect first."

"This is what exists between energy levels, the so-called priority."

"You can understand it as a form of potential repression, but this repression is not absolute."

"It will only appear at certain moments when a judgment needs to be made."

"Rituals, ceremonies, and even spells all undergo a certain judgment at the moment they take effect."

"This is a phenomenon that I have studied for many years, and although it has not been fully confirmed, it is basically certain to exist."

"For example, you are now covered by two layers of spell or ritual protection to prevent you from being stabbed by sharp weapons."

"Then for the enemy to harm you, they must first nullify or break through your protective spells."

"Finally, there's your physical defense, which depends on whether you're wearing protective gear and whether you've enhanced your body with psionic energy."

"The difference between energy levels will either increase or decrease the priority of these judgments."

"It's like when I, an ordinary person, unleashed a curse that should have killed someone outright, but it only caused a brief moment of pain and pause for the bishop Agnar."

"Just like the spells cast by your familiars, unless the opponent has no means of defense, most of the damage will be reduced."

"This is the limitation of psionic power, a force originating from the dream world."

"Even... this priority determination will be incorporated into firefights between weapons."

Albert rubbed his temples as he spoke, feeling his thoughts were somewhat chaotic and agitated. Complex phantoms floated before his eyes, hindering his further recollection.

Felicia, who was listening nearby, also felt her mind go blank. She had just heard some seemingly important information, but not a single word of it could be retained in her mind.

Only Li Wei seemed to understand something. His memories of his past life were somewhat distant, but the words "priority" and "judgment" made him realize the information Albert wanted to convey.

"Just like the rules of a game. Those of lower levels are not entirely unable to defeat those of higher levels."

"But their chances of success decrease as the level difference increases."

"It's like how you could succeed by simply rolling a number other than 1 on a six-sided die, but as the gap increases, the number of faces on the die also increases, and the numbers you need to roll and the conditions become more complex."

"Perhaps when the difference becomes large enough, we will need to roll 10 twenty-sided dice at the same time, and the numbers on each die must be the same."

Felicia looked up at Levi: "What are you babbling about?"

"Didn't you hear what the teacher just said?" Li Wei asked the little black cat.

Felicia shook her head: "No. Did the professor just say anything?"

At this moment, Albert tapped the coffee table in front of him, rubbing his throbbing temples as he said, "No."

Albert looked at Levi, a strange, enigmatic light in his eyes. "I didn't say anything. Right, Levi?"

"Maybe I was just imagining things."

Although Li Wei didn't understand what had happened, he and Albert had developed a good understanding over the past four years of traveling around.

Clearly, the problem lies in Albert's statement just now.

This may not be a secret or piece of knowledge that can be spoken.

The reason I was able to retain this memory is perhaps due to my inherent characteristics, namely resilience and rationality.

But before he could think further, he noticed that Agnar was acting strangely.

"Teacher! Something's wrong with Agnar. I've noticed he's gathering all the psionic energy within him!"

Upon hearing this, Felicia immediately switched to Spinosaurus mode: "Meow! Is this guy trying to self-destruct? Has he gone mad!?"

His head was throbbing because he had revealed some knowledge that he shouldn't have said, but at this moment, he still calmly gave instructions: "Don't worry, Li Wei."

"Don't forget, there's also a Royal Military Police."

As Albert finished speaking, Leon appeared out of nowhere, dressed in a black and gold stand-up collar uniform embroidered with thorn patterns, wielding a strange, huge hook-like claw that pierced Agnar's abdomen.

The next moment, the reaction of the converged psionic energy dissipated.

Agnar gritted his teeth and said each word viciously, "Draw... Energy... Claw..."

"It was originally intended for that witch of the West Wind. But considering the level of harm, it's more appropriate to use it on you first," Leon replied calmly, then turned to Boca: "Director, what should we do with him next?"

"...You take me back. I need to see Professor Albert; I have some questions..."

"Excuse my bluntness," Leon interrupted Boca, "but he can't possibly say anything. Especially not in this situation."

"There's no need to take him back. The Royal Military Police have their own interrogation procedures and methods. Just find a quiet and reliable place nearby for me to interrogate him."

"The Bureau of Inspection is still too far away. I'm afraid something unexpected might happen. After all, His Excellency Karl has already left Beldor, and we lack an absolute advantage in combat power."