Master of Noble Phantasm Outsider

Conan-san let out a light breath, then went deeper into the research institute where gunfire continued.

143 Suppression Completed

It took twenty-five minutes for the mixed force of XCOM and local soldiers led by Conan-san to successfully suppress the secret facility where inhumane research was being conducted in secret.

If this research institute hadn't buried bombs and self-destruct devices, the suppression might have been completed much faster.

"Why do villains like to self-destruct so much?"

Conan-san is the person responsible for dismantling the self-destruct device.

Reality is not an entertainment work like movies or animations. A self-destruct device that is used to cover up evidence of a crime cannot just play a countdown. It must explode as soon as the start button is pressed.

9 However, the person in charge of this research facility was shot to death by super soldiers before he could activate the self-destruct device.

０The person in charge here seems to be a person with super powers. Facing fully armed soldiers, he was unwilling to be arrested, so he used his own abilities to resist.

④Since they are resisting, the super soldier will naturally not show mercy.

Even though Ba is a person with super powers, he is still quite vulnerable to the power of modern weapons, not to mention that the person in charge is not a powerful person with super powers. He was quickly killed on the spot by super soldiers who had received combat training to deal with people with special powers.

4 It was only later that Conan discovered, through his keen sense as a new human, that there was a powerful self-destruct device in the center of the research institute.

The self-destruct device is so well hidden that it would go undetected without a careful initial inspection.

Unless the floor of the entire research institute is lifted up, it would be difficult to see the existence of this thing.

Lin was lucky because without the operator, the self-destruct device could not be activated.

⒌ To be on the safe side, Conan didn't wait for the bomb expert to deal with the self-destruct device. He directly activated the [Mystic Eyes of Death Perception] and dismantled the self-destruct device that looked like a big bucket.

"Ke, thank you for your hard work."

Half an hour after successfully suppressing the research institute, Lux arrived as mysteriously as usual.

Before today's action, Conanshan must have told this collaborator something.

However, the other party arrived a little too fast.

Conan Shan remembered that the second-generation Dark Lord should be handling matters on the other side of the earth today. He didn't know what means the other party had prepared to arrive at the scene so quickly.

It is impossible for Lux, the most wanted criminal in the Ministry of Magic, to use the plane station as a method of fast travel, as he would be easily discovered.

"What did you find?"

“There are great discoveries.”

Conanshan brought Lux to an empty room in the research institute, and asked him to use a sound-blocking barrier magic to ensure that no one could hear their conversation. Then he told him the reason for his sudden action today.

"A time traveler from the future?"

Lux showed a genuine look of surprise.

Conanshan could tell that this person was not pretending this time.

"Moreover, it is by answering the phone that we receive future memories? This is... too magical! The future science and technology of the human world can actually do things that even magic can't do!"

Rux quickly returned to his usual smiling expression.

"However, even if he is a time traveler, you still found him. You are really a qualified gatekeeper of time."

Conan-san was in no mood to pay attention to his collaborator's jokes.

He was still worrying about how to deal with the 300-member committee that had not yet been formally established.

If possible, he also wanted to mindlessly buy all the hedgehogs and kill them.

However, the reserve forces of the 300-member committee are basically important figures in different fields. Some of them can be said to be extremely important and have a certain status.

If those people suddenly died at the same time, although it would not cause the operation of human society to stop, many problems, big and small, would definitely occur.

Moreover, things in the future have not happened yet, and we don’t know if they will happen. It is impossible to judge people based on uncertain future crimes.

Conanshan needs the opinions of collaborators.

"How do we deal with those who will commit heinous crimes against humanity in the future?"

Lux answered without even thinking.

"Leave it to me. I will always monitor those guys on the committee. If they really become restless, I will make them disappear immediately."

"It seems that this is the only way..."

Conanshan has considered this method of continuous surveillance. This method may seem a bit passive, but in theory it is one of the best ways to deal with it.

"That's right. Currently, we know that there are only a dozen members of the Committee of Three Hundred. It's hard to tell who the rest are. Moreover, although it's called the Committee of Three Hundred, no one can guarantee that this organization really only has three hundred people..."

"Anyone could be the Committee of Three Hundred, right?"

Rux seemed to have heard some funny joke and laughed so hard that his face was full of laughter.

"Ke, don't worry too much. With a gatekeeper like you who can detect changes in time and history, a bad future will never happen.

I can be sure that if someone were so bold as to try to change the past, you would immediately make that person disappear completely.”

“……我当然会。8〕5〈“76○…63∥』442月。☆妃§~羣：”

Conanshan would naturally not allow human history to be changed because of the greed of some people.

"Isn't that the end? Even if a time tamperer from an unknown world line appears later, he will definitely not be able to succeed.

You also said that our new timeline, which has been changed by the savior of mankind, is very solid. It is difficult for outsiders to change our history, unless it is us humans ourselves who change history.

But, since you are here, it is hard for me to imagine that humans in the future will be able to change history. Well, if there are exceptions, the only possibility is..."

Lux suddenly put on a serious expression and stared at Conan-san.

"It is you who wants to change time, the future, and history."

The next second, Lux's expression returned to that familiar smile.

"But, from what you said, in the future, it seems that there is no trace of you? It seems that there is no magic world? But the military organization XCOM still exists?

This is really amazing. Where did the memories of that time traveler come from? I am becoming more and more interested."

"You can ask him in person, but before you go meet him, please help me deal with the mess here first."

Although Conan-san was looking for an excuse to go out suddenly today to deal with the human high-level officials, his discovery here cannot be ignored.

"Although the research here has created a lot of mental illnesses, if it is successful, it will still be of considerable value..."

144 Many troubles

"Through interfering with the 'Dirac Sea', someone with the ability to turn 'delusions' into reality..."

Maximilian Berkman, a senior executive of XCOM and a super soldier, put down the confidential documents in his hand and looked up at the two magic consultants in front of him.

Even though this tall and strong old man has a calm look in his eyes, he still gives people an invisible sense of oppression.

"This discovery has some value, but the development of this alternative superpower has not been completed at all, not to mention that this kind of ability development can also turn people into mental patients... This research is too dangerous and the cost is too much. It is difficult for me to support continuing the research."

"Really? That's a shame."

Lux Kristo, the chief magic consultant of the magic advisory group of the human world, nodded casually without showing any regret.

"Yes, this research project is too unstable. If we really want to continue the research, we must have more experimenters. However, this research project will definitely create a lot of mental patients, just like the children we found in that secret research institute. There is really no need to sacrifice so much for such a research. Our human world already has enough stable and secure superpower development technology."

In the secret research institute located in the north of Europe, more than thirty young boys and girls were found locked in cells.

These boys and girls are the experimental subjects of the institute and also the research projects themselves.

A project to develop the so-called ability to turn human delusions into reality.

In this world where people with super powers already exist, this can be seen as an alternative or even heretical research on the development of super powers.

The oldest of these boys and girls is sixteen years old, and the youngest is only six years old.

These children all looked neurotic when they were found. Even after being rescued, they were unwilling to cooperate, and some were completely uncommunicative.

In the end, the XCOM soldiers could only sedate all the boys and girls and then send them to the hospital for treatment.

After a thorough physical examination, it was determined that they were all mentally ill.

The reason why all people are mentally ill is because of the influence of the ability development they have received.

This research project, which uses delusion to change reality, undoubtedly requires the subject's brain as a foundation.

Due to the imperfection of the technology, the subject's brain will undergo very serious changes, and the final result of this change is that the subject will become a mental patient.

Or to put it another way, this research project itself may require the subjects to become mentally ill in order to master the ability to change reality with their own delusions.

All in all, mental illness can be said to be an inevitable product of this research.

"According to the evidence we have found so far, this inhumane research has been going on for more than a decade. In order to find more test subjects, they seem to be trafficking in people from all over the world. The boys and girls we have found now are the latest batch of test subjects. I don't know how many people have suffered over the years."

"I will deal with this inhumane research and find out who is behind it."

Old man Berkman set his sights on Conan-san, who had remained silent.

"Well, tell me the truth, Advisor Conan Shanke. I want to ask, what is the connection between this inhumane research you discovered and your plan to use force to close down the Quantum and Nuclear Research Organization?"

To the outside world, the Quantum and Nuclear Research Organization, which was forcibly blocked by the secret military organization XCOM, was announced as a statement using the reason that some members of this international scientific organization were conducting certain inhumane research.

In the case of a just cause and evidence of inhumane research, even if it is a semi-official quantum and nuclear research organization, they have no position to protest and can only accept the loss in silence, and may even need to conduct an internal review.

However, this external reason certainly could not fool Maximilian Berkman, a senior executive of XCOM.⑧

He could easily see that blocking the world's largest international scientific research organization and discovering an inhumane research project that would turn people into mental patients were unrelated and completely separate.

"I didn't intend to meddle in other people's business. You wizards have undoubtedly helped us a lot. If there is something you can't explain to us Muggles, I can accept it as long as you stand on the side of humans. However, since you took the initiative to call me here, I need you to explain it clearly."4

"Muggle, ha, Mr. Berkman, the wizarding world and the wizarding society no longer use the term Muggle, which carries clear discrimination. We are all human beings."

Although the old super soldier was asking questions to Conan-san, Lux interrupted him very skillfully.

"Mr. Berkman, we will certainly explain everything to you. We know your personality very well and what you have done in the past, so we choose to believe you. Next, the things we are going to explain are all true. Please don't doubt it. We are not joking."

Lukes's expression became a little more serious.

Then, he spoke clearly about the time traveler.

And most importantly, the existence of the Committee of Three Hundred who will betray humanity in the future.

After hearing everything, Berkman fell silent with a frown on his face.

"Give me some time, I need to think about it..."

Berkman took a deep, hard breath.

A few minutes later, he looked at the two magic consultants in front of him again.

"I will first take what you say seriously... Let me go meet that time traveler."

"Of course, no problem."

Lux smiled and stood up, ready to lead the way for the elderly super soldier in front of him.

He quietly winked at Conan-san who had remained silent.

Conan-san tried hard to resist the urge to roll his eyes.

"This guy is really using his charming aura to secretly…"

It is definitely not an easy task to make Berkman trust them, the magicians, through a single conversation.

If you want to make the other party accept something that seems unrealistic as soon as possible, then the fastest way is definitely to use Lux's powerful aura of charm.

Lux usually restrains his charm, but when necessary, he doesn't mind using this power.

As long as he doesn't go too far and really makes others fall head over heels in love with him, then there will be no problem.

"Forget it, this is indeed much faster... and this super veteran shouldn't notice..."

If this matter did not concern himself, Conanshan would not even have to attend and could have "convinced" the old man in front of him.

"I just don't know if my decision is right... Telling others about the time traveler will make even this old man who hates evil hate him so much a fool."

Now that things have come to this, Conan-san will not regret the decision he made.

In order to avoid the emergence of tragic high-level betrayers in the future of the human world, some preparations are still necessary.

Some things cannot be properly handled by a few magicians alone, and still require the help of the power of the human world itself.

"If a big problem that cannot be stopped really arises, we can just ask Lux to use his charming aura to the fullest and control all the high-ranking human beings..."

This idea is, of course, only half joking.

If Lux really did this, there must be people secretly observing the Ministry of Magic in the human world, and they would probably come out in full force in the next second.