A Chance Encounter—Why Go This Far?
With Mi Lailai's master-level support, Wang Wen, well-fed and rested, went all out.
The feeling was quite remarkable.
There had also been a mental power master in his previous life's team, one specially assigned by the First Consortium.
However, that person had specialized more in illusions.
In other words, they specifically researched and broke illusions.
Ideally, they could detect them in advance and eliminate any potential safety hazards to the team members.
It was somewhat like Mechanism Art—treating illusions as ever-changing mechanisms to be dealt with.
Wang Wen himself was also a mental power master, but he leaned toward combat.
So he had rarely had the chance to work with a mental power master specializing in control.
This was one of the few times.
He discovered that having a control-type mental power master assisting at his side felt—
Absolutely! Awesome!
By the time they fought their way to the corner by the entrance, he had picked off over twenty thugs within his field of vision.
And he himself remained completely unscathed.
Any remotely threatening opponent would be frozen by Mi Lailai's "spell" at the first opportunity.
Even a single second was enough for Wang Wen to raise his gun and kill them in return.
As the two worked together, an invisible sense of tacit understanding arose between them.
That feeling sent chills down Wang Wen's spine. Alarm bells rang loudly in his head, and he stayed alert at all times, wary that he might accidentally become the target of her "spell."
Fortunately, Mi Lailai was very professional.
She did not mess around at all during the fight.
She was diligent and conscientious.
Focused wholeheartedly on dealing with the enemy, she did not so much as glance at Wang Wen.
Moreover, after using her mental