Practice More When You're Bad, Don't Play If You Can't Afford to Lose

"Voice of Temptation is useless against you, so let's try this!"

The Pontiff of the Ark Gang snorted lightly. The air around them suddenly grew cold, and ice flowers that defied the laws of physics began to form.

"Lightning!"

The Pontiff of the Ark Gang shouted.

A pale bolt of lightning suddenly tore through reality, twisting its body as it lunged at Zhou Yun, so fast that all one could see was a streak of white light.

Zhou Yun's figure flickered, vanishing from his original spot.

That lightning strike was fast, but the Pontiff of the Ark Gang's casting animation was too long.

Zhou Yun noticed that she seemed to be more adept at using psionic powers that manipulated the mind, like Voice of Temptation.

Releasing psionic spells like lightning, frost, and fire felt clumsy and awkward.

Zhou Yun instantly appeared behind the Pontiff of the Ark Gang, his mechanical hand pointing directly at the Pontiff.

A powerful torrent of telekinesis slammed into the Pontiff of the Ark Gang's back.

The Pontiff of the Ark Gang quickly turned around, concentrating their will and releasing psionics, which formed a shimmering barrier of mental energy.

The invisible telekinesis collided with the mental energy barrier, stirring up gusts of wind in the air.

Zhou Yun once again lifted his robe, revealing the gourd beneath his clothes.

"Pocket Tornado!"

A gray-black tornado, five to six meters tall, was released from the gourd, kicking up dust, trash, and bricks from the ground, pushing towards the Pontiff of the Ark Gang with fierce momentum.

"No psionic energy readings at all!"

The Pontiff of the Ark Gang raised a hand, channeling psionics into an invisible hand to block the tornado.

Confusion filled their eyes.

Telekinesis, Instant Movement, air bullets, and this gale force wind…

Every attack from the man wearing Rag's face was like that of a seasoned psyker, yet there wasn't the slightest psionic reaction from him. He was practically a non-psyker.

Zhou Yun didn't give the Pontiff of the Ark Gang time to think.

His figure flickered again, instantly appearing behind the Pontiff of the Ark Gang.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

He mimicked gunshots with his mouth, his fingertips aimed at the Pontiff of the Ark Gang, firing invisible bullets that could instantly make a normal person faint.

The Pontiff of the Ark Gang angrily turned, grabbing the tornado and throwing it at Zhou Yun. The invisible bullets were swallowed by the tornado.

Zhou Yun's gourd stirred at his waist, and he retracted the gale force wind back into it.

"Love the Emperor, for He is humanity's savior!"

"Obey His words, for He will lead you to a bright future!"

The Pontiff of the Ark Gang took a deep breath, injecting the power of the Warp into their voice.

This time, they unleashed not Voice of Temptation, but a pure psionic shriek:

"Heed His wisdom, for He will protect you from evil!"

"Recite His prayers, for He can save your soul!"

Odes to the Emperor poured from their mouth, instantly transforming into sonic blades that slashed at Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun was shaken by the psionic-filled sound, his nerves sending waves of sharp pain through his body.

Seizing the opportunity, the Pontiff of the Ark Gang once again swung their arm violently, a bolt of lightning tearing into reality from the Warp.

"Lightning!!!"

The lightning transformed into an arrow, surging towards Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun's figure once again became an afterimage, disappearing from his original spot.

Her casting was indeed revealing its inexperience and clumsiness, with too long of a wind-up, making it almost impossible to hit Zhou Yun, who could use Instant Movement.

Zhou Yun guessed that she might be more skilled in psionic powers related to mental manipulation. After all, few people in the lower hive could resist Voice of Temptation.

Here, the psionics of an Empath were much more practical than those that controlled lightning, fire, and frost.

"Your spells are so slow, and your aim is terrible. If you're bad, practice more!"

Zhou Yun appeared behind the Pontiff of the Ark Gang, mocking them.

At the same time, he focused his consciousness on his eyes, attempting to use his X-ray Vision to see the Pontiff of the Ark Gang's physical structure.

Since their appearance was difficult to judge, he would look from the inside—

Then Zhou Yun saw an extremely flat expanse.

"Holy crap, this is so flat!" Zhou Yun blurted out.

"Huh?" The Pontiff of the Ark Gang froze on the spot.

Of the three superpowers—Telekinesis, Instant Movement, and X-ray Vision—X-ray Vision was Zhou Yun's weakest.

He had originally intended to examine the Ark Gang Pontiff's internal organs to determine if she was a Genestealer.

But he hadn't expected to see through only a layer of clothing.

Noticing Zhou Yun's gaze, the Ark Gang Pontiff blinked, then instantly reacted:

"X-ray Vision? You bastard!!!"

The Ark Gang Pontiff roared in shame and anger.

Psykana surged through her flesh and blood, and her figure instantly blurred into an afterimage as she closed in on Zhou Yun.

She threw a punch at Zhou Yun, who reached out to block—

Bang!!

Her fist struck the Body Clay covering Zhou Yun's skin, distorting the clay-molded surface.

Zhou Yun was startled and vanished from his spot, becoming an afterimage.

Mind Control, Lightning Manipulation, Flesh Reinforcement.

This guy knew quite a few Psykana spells.

Though they weren't systematic, they exuded clumsiness and unfamiliarity.

That punch had clearly reinforced her flesh, turning her fist into a deadly weapon.

If not for the Body Clay on Zhou Yun's skin providing some defense, especially against blunt force, that punch would have broken at least a few of his bones.

Noticing that after taking her punch, Zhou Yun's skin only showed strange wrinkles, contorted like clay squeezed by a child.

"What kind of monster are you?!" The Ark Gang Pontiff gasped, Resistant to the Voice of Temptation, able to dodge lightning with Instant Movement, and with skin that could defend against punches.

The Ark Gang Pontiff couldn't help but feel fear. What kind of monster was this!

She swung her arm again, dragging a bolt of lightning from the Warp and thrusting it at Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun, however, flickered and vanished from his spot once more.

"Noob, practice more. If you can't handle losing, don't play."

Zhou Yun's figure appeared not far from her, saying mockingly.

"Bastard, if you weren't resistant to my Voice of Temptation..." the Ark Gang Pontiff gritted out.

"The past is the past, this is now," Zhou Yun shrugged, focusing his intent on his eyes.

The Ark Gang Pontiff concentrated her mind and gathered her energy.

Mind Control was useless, Warp lightning couldn't hit, and pure physical attacks were hard-pressed to cause damage.

She took a deep breath, Psykana surging into her flesh and blood.

The Ark Gang Pontiff swung her fist, reaching Zhou Yun in the blink of an eye.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Zhou Yun spat out three "bangs" as air bullets shot from his fingertips.

The Ark Gang Pontiff didn't dodge, enduring the stun from the bullets and charging right in front of Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun held his breath, focusing his X-ray Vision on the Ark Gang Pontiff.

A flash of lightning rose from the Ark Gang Pontiff's fingertips.

This time, it wasn't Warp lightning, but bio-electricity released through reinforced nerves, too fast for Zhou Yun to dodge.

The Bright Feather School, famous among the Thousand Sons for manipulating flesh with Psykana, used this method as well. The Ark Gang Pontiff's move was a convergence of paths.

Her lightning-wreathed fist smashed heavily into Zhou Yun's face, stripping away layers of Body Clay.

Zhou Yun retreated a few steps, his gaze towards the Ark Gang Pontiff filled with bewilderment.

Not because of the tingling sensation from the bio-electricity on his face, but because...

"You're not a Chicken Thief, you're human??" Zhou Yun blurted out, looking at the Ark Gang Pontiff's internal organs.

The Ark Gang Pontiff blinked in confusion, looking at the Body Clay falling from Zhou Yun's face, revealing a human face beneath.

"You're human too?? Aren't you a lackey of the star demons??" the Ark Gang Pontiff couldn't help but blink.

Brothers, join the group and become a Chicken Thief.