Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

Zhao Hao thought that he had broken through to the 3rd level of the mortal realm, and that his martial arts skills had become quite solid, making him a different fighter than before!

Surprisingly, we still lack effective means of attack against these mutated streams.

The man slammed his fist into the ground, instantly creating a large crater in the already worn-out cement pavement!

Meanwhile, Zhao Hao had already dashed into an abandoned building not far away!

"Stop right there! You cunning monkey!"

The man charged forward like a wild boar, and rammed into the door Zhao Hao had closed! With a loud thud, the three-finger-thick wooden door shattered!

The man's clothes were also torn by splinters of wood, but he didn't care at all. He just glared fiercely at Zhao Hao, who was running upstairs, and chased after him! Along the way, he smashed and shattered tables, chairs, and benches, looking like a human steamroller!

"Monkey, you can't escape..." The man rushed up the stairs, but before he could finish his threat, he felt a chill on the back of his neck and his vision began to spin.

Huh? When did that monkey get a big knife?

That headless corpse looks so familiar!

Oh, it's me... Never mind then.

Zhao Hao had already devised a strategy: if boxing won't take down the murderer, I'll use a knife!

But if I suddenly pulled out the Dragon-Slaying Saber, even if the opponent wasn't the sharpest tool in the book, they'd definitely be on guard. It'd be better to launch a sneak attack; if they're careless and don't dodge, wouldn't that be satisfying! It's decided, I'll just go all out and disregard all martial ethics!

From kicking the opponent's head and stomping on his stomach, Zhao Hao had already devised a strategy. However, he hadn't expected the opponent to be so tough and thick-skinned! Several kicks didn't even cause him any pain, but they did have the effect of provoking him.

If that had hit an ordinary person in the head, the worst outcome would have been a concussion! Did the muscle grow into the brain?!

The man's head rolled down the stairs, leaving his headless body lying face down on the stairs, blood gushing out like a fountain.

Now, another problem arises! How do we clean up the mess?

Running away like this isn't a good choice. If they find out about it, it'll look like they're trying to hide something obvious.

But how could he explain carrying a large sword with him? Besides, Zhao Hao didn't want to reveal his "Dragon Slayer Sword".

Finally, Zhao Hao found a piece of iron plate in a nearby abandoned factory. He then arranged the scene to make it appear as if he had pushed the plate down and severed the man's head. Although this was just a facade, he figured as long as he and Colt explained things properly, Colt wouldn't pursue the matter.

Zhao Hao: "As a reserve superhuman, it's perfectly reasonable for me to carry a sharp weapon with me, isn't it?!"

Zhao Hao called Colt from a public phone on the street, and ten minutes later, a black van from the Bureau of Mysteries arrived.

Men in black, wearing sunglasses, began collecting the body and examining the Volkswagen Beetle. Before they were finished, the police arrived. It turned out a homeless man had discovered the Beetle and then found the woman's body on the ground.

At that time, Zhao Hao was setting up the scene in the abandoned building!

As a result, the police were dismissed by Colt after he showed him his badge and said a few words, then left with the female corpse.

The homeless man who reported the incident was pulled into a corner by a man in black.

As he was filled with fear, the man in black pulled something that looked like a pen from his pocket. "Come on, look here."

The homeless man glanced up instinctively and saw a flash of light. Then his eyes went blank and his mind went completely blank.

The man in black put away his pen and said in a low voice, "You slept until noon today and didn't see anything."

The other person repeated, "Yes, I slept until noon and didn't see anything."

Zhao Hao observed the entire incident, which helped him assess the Mysterious Bureau. Better safe than sorry!

But to my utter surprise, this is what happened!

He asked Colt in surprise, "What... what's going on?"

Colt glanced at him, his expression deliberately nonchalant. "Oh, you mean that? That's a memory erasure pen, a new invention from the bureau. It can erase people's short-term memories."

That's awesome? That's even more powerful than superhumans!

Is technology the primary fighting force? Did I make the wrong choice?

Colt rubbed his nose: "It doesn't work well against superhumans..."

Oh, I see. That makes me feel much better. But even so, it's already quite impressive.

Wait! Memory erasure, men in black wearing sunglasses, could you be the legendary Men in Black?

Conspiracy theories are very popular in America, resulting in many urban legends circulating. One of them involves men in black from a special government agency who can erase people's memories and hide some terrifying truths!

This is actually true, and it's from the Mysterious Bureau!

Urban legends are actually happening right next to me!

Zhao Hao asked curiously, "You don't actually control aliens, do you?"

Colt waved his hand. "What are you thinking about?"

Zhao Hao relaxed...

"Those aliens are completely unregulated!"

Zhao Hao: ? ? ?

……

Zhao Hao also called Uncle Tie, saying that something had happened. Although it had been resolved and he was not injured, he had to go to the Bureau of Mysteries with Colt, so he would be taking the morning off.

Uncle Tie only said one sentence: "Be careful in everything. Call me if anything happens and I will come over."

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Chapter 31: Finally, I got a ten-pull!

The Mysterious Bureau naturally didn't make things difficult for Zhao Hao, since he was considered one of their own.

Colt took good care of him, always providing him with donuts and coffee.

Normally, cases like murder don't fall under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Mysteries. But since the criminal is a superhuman and involves the underworld, it falls under the Bureau of Mysteries' jurisdiction.

Including the bounty from the Liberty City Police Department and the reward from the Mysterious Bureau, Zhao Hao received a whopping $3000! Plus 30 merit points! He'd been poor for so long, he was almost overwhelmed!

Zhao Hao: "I want to redeem that memory erasure pen!"

Colt: "Internal equipment, not available for exchange!"

Zhao Hao was furious: "But I'm also a member of the Mysterious Bureau! When will I be able to get equipped?"

Colt: "Then you need to upgrade. Once you reach Level 3 Agent, you can apply."

Zhao Hao: "How do I upgrade?"

Colt: "Take the memory erasure pen and do the mission."

Zhao Hao: "My level isn't high enough to get the memory erasure pen!"

Colt: "Then go upgrade!"

Zhao Hao: I never expected that you Americans would pull this kind of stunt!

Zhao Hao: "So what level am I at now?"

Colt: "...Level 0!"

Zhao Hao: "You might as well just say I'm a temporary worker!"

Colt: "The word 'temporary worker' is brilliant! We don't need to pay extra wages, and we can take the blame if something goes wrong! From now on, we'll call you temporary workers!"

Zhao Hao: ...Stop saying anything, let's all compete to see who's the worst!

……

The examination of the murderer was completed quickly. He was not a superhuman with innate or acquired psychic abilities. In fact, superhumans who directly cause physical mutations are very rare.

Colt saw in the report that "there are obvious signs of external psionic interference, and it is suspected that the superhuman was created by some kind of evil ritual or potion."

Colt thought for a moment and then categorized the files.

Since the psychic resurgence began eight years ago, the underworld has become increasingly active.

In the past two years, such egregious supernatural events have occurred frequently.

It's important to understand that for nearly a century, superhumans hadn't so recklessly disrupted the stability of the surface world.

The methods used in these recent cases are very similar: they use external psychic energy to stimulate ordinary people, turning them into pseudo-superhumans.

They are called pseudo-superhumans because these superhumans, formed through intense external forces, have significant flaws. The most obvious is that certain thoughts in their minds are amplified infinitely! Furthermore, they cannot truly control their psychic energy and cannot unleash their full power.

In previous years, there were some extraordinary individuals who mutated due to accidents, such as being bitten by some kind of extraordinary insect or drinking some kind of magic potion from the other world.

Some of them became heroes and vigilantes who took it upon themselves to save the world and maintain world peace, while others recklessly indulged their desires and committed numerous evils.

In those years, a lot of things happened, and the Mysterious Bureau practically had to clean up the mess!

But this is different. If the emergence of "superheroes" and "supervillains" before was merely a matter of coincidence, now it's like some kind of workshop is mass-producing these "super ordinary people"!

This is a method of nurturing cunning!

Using certain strange objects, they create pseudo-superhumans that have huge flaws but take shape extremely quickly!

This has happened more than ten times along the entire East Coast! There have even been spiritual cases in some states in the Midwest!

However, the Bureau of Mysteries itself does not possess sufficient military force, especially when facing superhumans.

"We must strengthen our forces; if things continue like this, we will become increasingly powerless."

Colt recalled his earlier suggestion to the director about forming a team of superhumans. The suggestion had been met with the response that it "needed careful consideration."

Colt composed himself and found Zhao Hao.

"Zhao Hao, we owe you a lot this time. Otherwise, who knows how many more people this freak would have killed."

"No need to thank me, I just happened to be there."

“You don’t need to be modest. Our people detected that the headless corpse’s psionic energy level reached Black Iron 3. You’ve only been in contact with the Inner World for less than a month and you were able to kill him. That’s quite remarkable.”

Zhao Hao quickly explained, "It was just a clever trick. Luckily, there was an iron plate nearby; otherwise, I would have had to run away too."

Colt glanced at him, pursed his lips, and then opened the file in his hand: "By the way, what do you plan to do with this piece?"

The file contained a chess piece soldier carved from white bone, along with some test results and speculations.

Zhao Hao glanced at it.

Mystery: Bone Chess - Black Pawn 1

Catalog Number: CD-1-19780726-32146

Preliminary sealing method: lead sealing and uninterrupted electromagnetic isolation layer.