Caught Off Guard

Qu Jianlei had originally not wanted to use Mental Attack, because it would too easily invite associations.

But under these circumstances, he had no choice. The Patrol headquarters was heavily guarded, with a frightening number of surveillance, defense, and counterattack devices.

Even during normal times, those devices remained active; they simply had not been set to maximum alert.

There were people outside, and they looked extremely vigilant. Harman was lying on top of explosives as well, so the slightest mistake could blow things wide open.

He could only deal with these four selectively. At worst, he would take them all away.

The attack went smoothly. Qu Jianlei first knocked out the two Modified Warriors, and the faint Mental Strength fluctuations attracted no attention.

Then he knocked out Harman, leaving the B-rank Awakened One for last.

The facts proved that this order had been correct. The B-rank Awakened One was highly tense and actually sensed the Mental Strength fluctuation.

Unfortunately, his reaction was just a little too slow. His emotions surged violently, but before his body could react, he was knocked unconscious.

"Still a bit lacking," Qu Jianlei muttered softly. His body twisted strangely a few times, and he slipped silently into headquarters.

If Paranoid had seen this, he would have known that Qu Jianlei's movement technique had improved again.

Cultivation was like that. His cultivation could not advance much in the short term, so during the spare time between deductions, he improved himself in every aspect.

He snapped the necks of the two Modified Warriors. As for Harman and the B-rank... he still did not kill them.

Qu Jianlei merely followed up with two palm strikes, making the two fall into deeper unconsciousness.

Then he hesitated. He was actually rather curious: what exactly were those powders? But in the end,