Chapter 813: Nen Angel
The city-wide tremor abruptly ceased.
Because Lin Wuming, the source of the power, fell from the “God’s Domain” and reverted to an ordinary human.
The Level 6 evolution plan naturally failed, and today Lin Wuming remains only a Level 5 Esper.
Rewinding time slightly to two seconds prior…
As the “Angel Halo” formed, Lin Wuming’s “Angel Power” began to assert its authority.
Simultaneously, Lin Wuming’s body and mind entered a process of collapse and annihilation.
At this moment, Shokuhou Misaki (Ellie), who was closest to Lin Wuming, saw this scene and, disregarding everything else, struck mercilessly!
For this assassin girl, who had no will to live and was intent on giving up, Shokuhou Misaki abandoned “psychological treatment” and adopted the most direct and brutal method.
—Forced command: Do not die, live!
The effect was immediate; Ellie’s suicidal intent was instantly replaced by the forced command, and a powerful will to “live” erupted.
At the same time, the toxins in her body lost the support of “Imagination” and immediately turned into a simple hallucinogen, creating illusions but not threatening her life.
Under Shokuhou Misaki’s manipulation, this mere hallucinogen was directly ignored by her. She then went a step further, taking over Ellie’s body, activating “Thought Mapping,” and simultaneously “detoxifying” Lin Wuming.
On Lin Wuming’s side, as the “Halo” appeared above his head, a few strands of white hair on his forehead, which he had almost forgotten, suddenly emitted a faint white light.
The perfect “Halo” encountered an unknown attack, resulting in some flaws.
Just as the “Halo” was gathering power to repair itself, Shokuhou Misaki’s action succeeded.
The poisoning effect on Lin Wuming’s body disappeared, and the “fatal crisis” was lifted.
Although the AIM Diffusion Field virus continued to trouble Lin Wuming, it was merely an esper ability rampage and loss of control, not fatal.
Therefore, Lin Wuming was able to gradually break free from the deep “Bullet Time” state…
Emerging from the “Eternal Instant” state, Lin Wuming felt his consciousness “surfacing” little by little—gradually returning to the real world.
At the same time, having lost the “infinite” energy supply, the “Halo” above Lin Wuming’s head not only failed to repair its flaws but also shattered.
A massive, chaotic Nen storm erupted again.
The overflow of Nen due to the “time difference” continuously released into the real world.
Soon, the Nen twisted, causing a disaster—a brand-new “Imaginary Beast” materialized out of thin air.
As if carrying the resentment of an “Angel” that failed to be born, this new beast had a broken halo with a missing corner on its head, and seven asymmetrical transparent wings sprouted from its back.
The Imaginary Beast was about five meters tall, roughly humanoid, with an asymmetrical crying mask for a face, and large tears rolling from its hollow eye sockets…
The Imaginary Beast opened its mouth, letting out a silent yet earth-shattering wail.
The glass of the surrounding buildings had barely survived the previous tremors, but ultimately, they could not escape their fate and all shattered.
Bzzzt!— “Railgun”!
Misaka Mikoto, without hesitation, fired a Railgun at the Imaginary Beast.
At the same time, a dark ribbon also cut through the air, leaving a blur, and precisely pierced the halo on the Imaginary Beast’s head.
The Imaginary Beast let out another mournful cry and turned towards the two girls, preparing to counterattack.
But its attack failed to materialize.
Its tall, burly body suddenly became motionless as if solidified. Behind it, Lin Wuming raised his hand and placed it on its shoulder.
“Whether you want to fight or retaliate, I won’t stop you,” Lin Wuming said. “But first, return my power—you are not allowed to use my power to attack them!”
The Imaginary Beast turned its head and launched an attack.
An indiscriminate Nen shockwave, capable of shattering all matter within its attack range at the molecular level—undoubtedly a fatal killing move.
But Lin Wuming was waiting for this; having just emerged from the “Eternal Instant,” he re-entered the “Bullet Time” state.
However, this time it was a rhythm Lin Wuming was familiar with. Since the AIM Diffusion Field virus had been expelled from his body, forming the Imaginary Beast before him, Lin Wuming could now freely manipulate his Nen, no longer helpless as before.
Of course, Lin Wuming at this point could not be said to have fully recovered his combat power; just as he said—he needed to reclaim his power from the Imaginary Beast.
Lin Wuming felt that he was in a special state at this moment. Although he had regained control over his Nen, the problem was that he wasn't the only one with control.
This Imaginary Beast with an “Angel” appearance before him also controlled Lin Wuming’s Nen—in fact, the “Imaginary Beast”’s body was composed of his Nen!
Unlike the Imaginary Beast born during the “Imaginary Hand” incident, which required the combined AIM Diffusion Field of twenty thousand people to finally manifest.
Now, because Lin Wuming had almost reached the Level 6 realm, his power alone was enough to sustain this Imaginary Beast.
In a sense, this Imaginary Beast was even closer to the essence of an “Angel” than Kazakiri Hyouka.
It wasn't until he actually tried to control it that Lin Wuming somewhat awkwardly discovered that all the Nen he could control was actually on this “Imaginary Beast Angel.”
Thus, Lin Wuming’s idea of neutralizing the “Angel”’s Nen shockwave, when finally put into practice, turned into seizing control of these Nen shockwaves and redirecting a portion of the attack back towards the “Angel.”
The effect was predictable, like throwing a water balloon at the ocean; besides splashing, it couldn’t cause any damage to the ocean.
“You can’t use my power against me!” Lin Wuming exclaimed, clicking his tongue.
He immediately began to seize the Nen from the “Angel.” Or rather, he began to seize control of the “Angel” itself.
Lin Wuming was very helpless; of course, he didn’t want this “Angel”-like monster to be his combat summon, but there was no other way. All of his Nen had already transformed into this guy, so he could only try to reclaim it first.
The other party naturally resisted fiercely, unleashing more and more violent attacks in an instant, but Lin Wuming neutralized them one by one.
For both Lin Wuming and the “Angel,” this battle was destined to be inconclusive, as for both, it was “fighting oneself,” making it impossible to break through defenses.
However, to others, an incredibly fierce battle had erupted in mid-air, with Lin Wuming and the “Angel monster” each unleashing invisible forces in a fierce exchange.
The aftermath of the battle spread outwards, further ravaging the already dilapidated street.
“Senior Wuming!” Misaka Mikoto pulled out a new coin, her entire body crackling with electricity.
She was preparing another “Railgun.”
And beside her, Hu Feng Toumi had already drawn her sword again.
Noticing the two girls’ actions, Lin Wuming sighed inwardly and finally made a decision.
—Alright, I don't want this Nen anymore!
Lin Wuming raised his hand and swung it down, as if chopping.
Lin Wuming wanted to sever himself from the Nen that had transformed into the “Angel.”
