Then let the witch offer her loyalty

Lu Renjia said with extreme resentment, "The intelligence report didn't say you could control humans, how were we supposed to know?!"

Ji Chen chuckled coldly, as if he had heard a joke: "Do you think you're playing a game? Intelligence isn't a God's-eye view. No organization in this world can provide you with 100% accurate and transparent intelligence."

"Interpreting known information from existing intelligence, inferring unknown information and making reasonable assumptions, and preparing contingency plans for intelligence misjudgment are all basic qualities of a witch hunter."

"Moreover, the information I've given you is already quite clear: I've controlled an extremely wide variety of animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles."

"Logically speaking, you should immediately think – since I can control mammals like cats and dogs, can I also control humans, who are also mammals?"

"Even if the existing intelligence does not fully reflect this, you should make bold assumptions, carefully verify them, and think carefully about what you should do if this terrible situation really happens?"

"But you guys, thinking you've got my weakness figured out, hastily carried out an animal extermination plan and then barged in headfirst."

"In real missions, the first to die are people like you who act rashly."

After Ji Chen finished speaking, he raised the stun gun in his hand and pointed it at the despairing Lu Renjia: "Sorry, kids, you're eliminated."

"This is for your own good, because this test has proven that you are indeed not suitable to be witch hunters."

Looking at the yellow square muzzle, Lu Renjia let out a mournful cry of resentment.

"Snapped!"

Gunshots were fired.

Team 3 is eliminated.

Chapter 78 You are ashamed of your status

[Regarding the 13th Squad]

In a residential community on Canglan Road, dozens of residents gathered at the entrance of the property management office, their expressions filled with anger.

When will your water supply be restored?!

"Yes, it's been two days and there's still no water! It's so hot now, our whole family can't even take a shower!"

"Your property management company needs to give us a straight answer: how long will the water be cut off?"

Facing the angry residents, the property manager, sweating profusely and smiling apologetically, said, "The water outage was notified by the water authority. Several water pipes are broken and need repair. I'm truly sorry for the inconvenience caused."

The residents were clearly dissatisfied with this response.

"Why wasn't there any advance notice about the water outage? The water supply was cut off suddenly, and we weren't prepared at all!"

"I'm going to stay in a hotel anyway, so the property management company has to cover my accommodation costs for the next few days!"

"You idiot, are you out of your mind? I really want to slap you!"

Faced with the residents venting their emotions, the property manager was at his wit's end. He could only curse the water supply bureau in his heart for being an idiot and cutting off the water for no reason, while trying to appease everyone with kind words.

At this very moment, a transport vehicle equipped with an integrated launch system is parked at a construction site a few hundred meters away from the residential area.

The members of the 13th squad, led by Ke Chuanyi, gathered here and were loading ammunition into the transport vehicle.

"Cloud-driving missiles, 8 rounds, fire."

With a thunderous roar, eight cloud-expelling missiles were launched into the air from the launch system.

The reason why the 13th squad did this was simple: their target, "Mo Zeyuan," was a "natural-type psychic" who possessed the power to manipulate liquids.

They learned in the training camp that nature-type psionicists receive a significant boost in environments that match their own abilities.

For example, during thunderstorms, psionicists who control lightning will have greater destructive power than usual.

During typhoon weather, psionicists who can control airflow can manipulate the strong winds.

To deal with a nature-based psionicist who can control liquids, Squad 13 decided to weaken him at the root.

First, the water supply to the entire residential area where the target was hiding was cut off. They contacted the water supply bureau in the name of the management bureau and directly stopped the water supply.

Then there are the cloud-clearing missiles. A salvo of them will clear the skies not only over the neighborhood but also over the surrounding area for dozens of miles.

In short, not a single drop of water is allowed to flow into the community.

As for the resulting livelihood issues...

Let the common people suffer first.

That same night, after firing the cloud-dispelling bombs, Ke Chuanyi and his team began their operation.

These students were very astute; they not only analyzed the intelligence to determine that Mo Zeyuan was a natural-type psychic capable of manipulating liquids.

They also thought of a common fact—the human body is 78% water.

When a nature-based psionicist leaves their adaptive environment, it doesn't mean their abilities become ineffective.

For example, Mo Zeyuan, not to mention in the city, even in the desert, he can still use his abilities, it's just not as easy to use them.

The water outages and rain-driving measures over the past few days are merely attempts to weaken Mo Zeyuan, not to completely suppress his abilities.

If they were to rashly barge in like this, Mo Zeyuan, an experienced witch hunter, would have plenty of ways to take them down.

Therefore, Ke Chuanyi and others did not engage in physical combat, but instead used small drones equipped with electric shock launchers to prepare for long-range engagements from a safe area.

Their idea was good—once the fighting started, Mo Zeyuan was helpless against a bunch of metal shells, was crushed and ran around, and finally fell to the power of technology.

However, the plan ran into problems from the very first step.

They couldn't even find the person.

The drone flew through the residential area, searching every corner, but it couldn't find Mo Zeyuan.

Time passed day by day, and the 13th squad kept searching, but Mo Zeyuan seemed to have vanished into thin air.

On the fifth day of the water outage, the residents of the community reached their limit and collectively rioted, storming into the property management office and smashing it to pieces.

Meanwhile, at the training camp command, the Judge also sent a warning to the 13th squad, demanding that they immediately abandon their current plan.

Left with no other choice, the 13th team had to restore the water supply to the community and get the residents' lives back on track.

Only when property management is injured has a world achieved.

That evening, Ke Chuanyi and the others met in the van, the atmosphere heavy with tension.

"I'm speechless... Where did that guy surnamed Mo go?!"

"I checked the information, and it's definitely in this neighborhood. How come I can't find them..."

"There are only two days left, what should I do..."

Just as the three were fretting, a figure suddenly walked to the car window.

The three trainees reacted very quickly, realizing the danger immediately and trying to draw their guns.

But in an instant, the three men's bodies began to tremble uncontrollably, as if every cell in their bodies was boiling, causing them to lose their ability to move instantly and let out painful groans.

At the same time, the man outside the car opened the back door and got in, looking at them with his deep eyes.

Mo Zeyuan picked up the bottled water he was carrying, took a sip, and said calmly, "Your idea is good; you hope to weaken nature-type psionicists by isolating them from adaptive environments."

"I also thought of the water in the human body, which might be damaged by my psionic energy, so I chose to use drones for long-range combat."

"Good idea, but I have a question for you guys—do I look like an idiot?"

Ke Chuanyi and the others were restrained by spiritual energy at this time. Even the slightest movement would cause them excruciating pain, so painful that they could not speak at all.

"A water outage is nothing to worry about, since it's a common occurrence in daily life and usually doesn't raise any particular alarm."

"But you've cut off the water supply and fired cloud-dispersing missiles into the sky, making such a big commotion. Are you trying to make sure I don't know you're here?"

"Your biggest advantage in this test is that you are in the dark while I am in the light, allowing you to launch a surprise attack."

"But by making such a big show of it, you've completely squandered your advantage."

"I'm not stupid. Knowing that you're setting a trap for me, do you think I'd just stand there and wait for you? If all illegal psychics were this stupid, I'd be thanking my lucky stars."

"Later, you used drones to search aimlessly in the neighborhood. Not only could you not find me, but I also tracked you back to your location by following the drone's flight path."

"If this were a real battle, you would have been dried out by me by now, and turned into three mummies."

After Mo Zeyuan finished speaking, he released his spiritual power.

Ke Chuanyi and the other two collapsed onto the parking space, their skin covered in large patches of ruptured capillaries, and they groaned in pain.

Mo Zeyuan got out of the car, glanced at them sideways, his expression icy: "There's one more thing."

"Whether they are ordinary operators or witch hunters, the safety of ordinary people should be the priority during operations."

"Because we are public servants of the empire, the guardians of the people. Any plan that sacrifices the interests of the people can only ever be a last resort."

“You guys didn’t even consider more alternative solutions before cutting off the residents’ water supply without a word, putting thousands of people in trouble… Your behavior is unbecoming of your positions.”

After saying that, Mo Zeyuan didn't look at the three students again and walked into the thick night alone.

[Team 13, all members eliminated]

Chapter 79 Head-on Collision

[Regarding the 21th Squad]

Compared to the various schemes and counter-schemes between other squads and their targets, the confrontation between Squad 21 and its target "Yan Meng" was much simpler.

According to intelligence, Yan Meng is a "heterogeneous psychic" with a huge amplification in physical functions, especially in strength.

At the same time, Yan Meng possesses the ability to control his own bones. He can make his bones take on various shapes outside his body and change their density, making them harder than metal, which he can then use for offense and defense.

In addition, Yan Meng was confirmed to be hiding in the mountains near Twin Cities, a desolate area where no residents usually set foot and there are no important facilities nearby.

Based on this intelligence, the 21st Squad requested the use of heavy machinery and hoped to be equipped with live ammunition.

If it were any other team, such an outrageous request would definitely have been rejected.

Although the training camp has always emphasized that the tests should be conducted according to real combat standards.

But a test is still a test. No matter how close it is to real combat, it is impossible to let the trainees turn the city into a battlefield, otherwise it would cause widespread panic among the public.

Not to mention using live ammunition, which could potentially kill people.

However, considering Yan Meng's own abilities and his position, the 21st Squad's application was ultimately approved by the judge.

At this very moment, a fierce battle is breaking out in the nearby mountains.

The 21st squad, led by "Longtao Ding", applied for three "Dauntless" exoskeleton powered heavy armor units.

This is a heavy-duty individual soldier equipment developed by the Rose Empire; to put it simply, it's the kind of thing "Iron Man" wears.

The Dauntless powered heavy armor weighs 1.1 tons and stands 2.3 meters tall when worn. Its outer surface is covered with multi-layered shock-absorbing composite armor, which can easily defend against fire and absorb shock waves, and can even withstand anti-tank gun fire.

Its internal drive system adopts a motion synchronization design, which can reproduce the user's movements with a 1:1 accuracy and has extremely high kinetic energy output power.

This makes the user not only less cumbersome when wearing the powered armor, but even more agile and swift than before. With the additional energy weapons mounted on it, it is basically equivalent to a humanoid mini-Gundam.

Long Taoding and his men used this powered heavy armor to begin their confrontation with Yan Meng.

Generally speaking, according to textbooks, heterogenous psionicists have extremely strong melee abilities, and it is strongly advised against engaging them in direct combat.

The 21st squad did the opposite of what was expected, actually taking advantage of a "loophole" in the test.

Don't forget, using psionic energy comes at a price.

Every time Daixing uses his psychic powers, he accumulates madness energy within the witch's body, and the same applies to Yan Meng.

If this were a real battle, with both sides willing to fight to the death regardless of the cost, Long Taoding and the others would definitely not dare to confront Yan Meng head-on.

But this is a test.

Neither the Bureau of Justice nor the Court of Judgment would allow the witch's internal energy level to be too high.

Therefore, the 21st squad does not necessarily have to defeat Yan Meng in battle.

As long as you keep fighting him and make him use his spiritual energy, once the witch who made the spiritual contract with him has a high enough psychic value, the training camp will definitely intervene.

At that time, Yan Meng, who is no longer allowed to use psionic energy, can be slaughtered at will, and the test will naturally be passed.

At least, that's what Longtaoding and his group planned...

...

"boom!!!"

With a dull roar, the mechanical blade struck the pale, hard bone that had separated from Yan Meng's body, leaving a half-meter-deep cut.

Before the student in the powered heavy armor could even draw his battle blade, Yan Meng's fist, encased in hard bone and shaped like a giant hammer, swung down fiercely.