Chapter 2: The Nemesis of American Iaido

The Human Empire that once dominated the Milky Way had divided psychic power into twenty-four ranks, which could be simplified into seven for "Positive Psychic Power."

F-Rank: Ordinary people with no psychic manifestations.

E-Rank: Low-level psychic power, manifesting only in high-pressure environments, but unable to be effectively controlled.

D-Rank: Mid-level psychic power, aware of the existence of psychic power, can be controlled through training.

C-Rank: High-level psychic power, manifesting psychic talent at birth, posing a potential security risk to the Empire.

B-Rank: High-risk psychic power, a faint possibility of appearing in only one out of billions, showing extreme tendencies from a young age, must be forcibly regulated.

A-Rank: Ultra-dangerous psychic power, extremely rare and dangerous, allowed to be executed by the "Astra Militarum" when necessary.

The Research Department of the Galactic Human Empire states that the current level of human evolution does not possess the possibility of controlling A-rank (Alpha-level) psychic power; nearly all A-rank psykers suffer from mental illnesses of varying severity, and their mental states are extremely unstable.

A professionally trained A-rank psyker can tear apart a Titan-class construct made of adamantium and hundreds of meters tall with a single thought, destroy a battalion-sized interstellar armed force with a single spell, crush a starship with a few gestures, and tear apart tectonic plates or forcibly stop a planet's rotation if they go all out regardless of the cost.

Beyond that, there is the highest, rarest, and most dangerous S-rank: the Calamity Rank.

S-rank: Calamity psychic power, a monster that cannot be accurately defined, whose existence is a catastrophic threat to the material universe. If there is no 100% possibility of capture, once discovered, it must be executed on the spot at all costs, even if it means destroying the planet or burning the star system.

Theoretically, there is nothing a professionally trained S-rank (Alpha+) psyker cannot do: extinguish stars, tamper with local time flow, summon legions of Greater Daemons...

These are "Positive Psychic Power," and where there is "positive," there is naturally "negative."

"Negative Psychic Power" is the nemesis of "Positive Psychic Power." Because they lack a "soul" or have completely severed their connection to the "Warp," they are immune to the influence of "Positive Psychic Power" on a mystical level, commonly known as "Blanks."

To understand it simply in gaming terms, "Negative Psychic Power" can be seen as 99.99% magic immunity + some fixed value magic resistance.

They are the "hunters" of "psychic power," such as the famous "Sisters of Silence" of the Human Empire, who capture and hunt down unstable factors threatening the Galactic Human Empire in battalions.

There are no two identical psychic powers in the universe. According to the psyker's manifestation in the material world, the Empire roughly divides psychic power into five categories.

Biomancy, Pyromancy, Telekinesis, Telepathy, and Divination.

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And now, the "psychic monster" these hyenas are facing is displaying one of the basic, common abilities of "Positive Psychic Power: Telepathy"—"Psychic Attachment: Puppet Drive"!

"What are you afraid of! People die when they are killed, and psykers are people too!"

"So what if it's the psychic school? Find its true body and kill it!"

The gangster in black raises his large-caliber hand cannon and pulls the trigger continuously. The puppet suffering from the bombardment seems to have some kind of "network lag."

The hyenas, suffering from mental interference, see an "opportunity," grinning ferociously while holding various sharp weapons, stepping on the foul-smelling dark green fluid on the ground to surround the puppet from left and right.

"Charge! Kill this puppet, find the 'psyker's' true body, and trade him for the qualification of the 'Upper Hive'!"

Shouts of killing, roars, the sound of firearms firing, the sound of bodies being cut by sharp weapons...

The scavengers, charging one after another, submerge the puppet in the crowd, attacking the puppet's vital parts with extreme ferocity.

Head, throat, heart, spine—many vital points are attacked, and the nearly crashed puppet does not resist.

It is as if it were an illusion, but the corners of the mouth beneath the cracked white devil mask actually reveal a satisfied smile.

*The distance is very close, it doesn't matter if one is missing. *

*Then—Activate: Body Explosion! *

The explosives embedded in the puppet's body are activated. This time there is no "network lag," and the puppet explodes decisively.

Sharp iron fragments, metal projectiles, highly toxic pollutants, etc., shroud an area of more than ten square meters along with the sky full of blood and wreckage, equally "gifting" a big present to all the hyenas and wolves.

Contacting an explosion at such close range, an attack comparable to a grenade leaves the hyenas and wolves unrecognizable; shrill wails and curses echo through the night, and before long, they breathe their last.

A large number of "teammates" die instantly, and the extreme fear makes the gangster in black barely break free from the mental interference, turning and fleeing in a panic.

*Psychic Impact—Mind Scream! *

A black-haired youth lying on the roof of a three-story building nearby hooks his finger at the fleeing gangster.

An invisible, intangible mental force transforms into a sharp blade and steel knife that destroys the enemy's mind and soul.

The gangster's running motion comes to an abrupt halt, and he falls to the ground without a sound, sleeping forever.

Sleeping as soon as he says so; young people have good bodies. Perhaps this is why the strong never complain about the environment.

The identities of hunter and prey are swapped.

Turning the encirclement into a counter-encirclement and successfully completing the "black-eating-black," Meng Yi slowly stands up, his finger pressed against his brow as he whispers.

*Psychic Diffusion—Wide-Area Mental Detection! *

A psychic force that could be called vast, in a hemispherical three-dimensional structure, sweeps through every corner within a five-kilometer radius.

A building, a body, a pebble, a drop of sewage... all appear clearly and distinctly in Meng Yi's mental vision.

"Phew—very good. It seems there aren't many people fishing for me."

"The 'Black Gun District' can't be mixed in for the near future. Let's go to the next district over to clean up the harvest."

In less than half a minute, Meng Yi finishes probing 78.5 square kilometers of land. Unless blocked by "untouchable materials" that isolate psychic power, his mental detection will not have errors.

Even buildings built with "untouchable materials" or equipment made from them will appear as "invisible" black domains in the field of mental detection.

Meng Yi barely sets his mind at ease, leaping down from the top floor of the three-story building with agility, reaching out to grasp a rusty railing for deceleration along the way, curling his body before landing, rolling twice on the ground, and standing up gracefully.

Walking leisurely to the place where the gangster fell, Meng Yi kicks the gangster's wrist, and the large-caliber hand cannon flying up is precisely caught by Meng Yi's hand.

Playing with the "American Iaido," Meng Yi, amusing himself, jokes.

"Your American Iaido is strong, but is Meng's psychic sneak attack not also unfavorable?"

After checking and closing the safety, he tucks the large-caliber hand cannon into his waistband.

Meng Yi's gaze falls on the brain-dead gangster who has fallen into a vegetative state.

"Lost a 'puppet' in the 'Black Gun District' today, and in the blink of an eye, I've replenished one from the 'Black Gun Gang.' A drink and a peck are determined by heaven."

*Psychic Attachment: Puppet Drive! *

Dividing a wisp of will, Meng Yi rubs his slightly sore brow and says a famous quote from the "filial son, Lich King Arthas."

"Warriors of the Hive City wasteland, rise!"

As the words fall, the crashed gangster climbs up from the ground with some "network lag." ===== CHAPTER 3 =====