Chapter 55: The Second Mask
Russell shook his head.
There was an extra long ponytail for no reason, and there was a sense of falling objects with a counterweight in the back of his head, which made Russell a little uncomfortable for a while.
Luckily, this is the restroom. When he looked up, he could see himself in the mirror.
It was the man who appeared in Russell's "picture frame" before.
He looks to be about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and he has a warm affinity when he laughs, and he is not particularly intimidating when he deliberately puts on a straight face. Temperamentally, it doesn't look like a singer...... It's more like a pastry chef. When you bow your head to make a cake decorating, it won't give people any sense of disobedience.
"That's what it is...... Did the Blue Song Robin ever look like? ”
Russell muttered.
When Russell spoke, he noticed that his voice had become low and magnetic—and that he had a strong desire and confidence to "sing" at the moment.
Russell was very sure that he should be incomplete in five tones, and he had no interest in singing at all.
When Russell was in school, he was also pulled out by his mentor to sing. But Russell had just sung the first line and directly amused her.
Although the mentor kept apologizing to Russell, Russell was so angry that he didn't want to sing anymore.
…… In other words, after taking the form of a blue song robin, not only can he use his psionic energy to "caged bird", but he can even master the ability to sing when Russell has not learned singing skills at all?
And from another point of view.
Russell also felt the sluggishness and hardship of this body very clearly.
Not to mention jumping on the ventilation duct with ease.
He even felt like he couldn't even jump on the sink at the moment...... As for dodging bullets, it is even more impossible.
When he became Alice before, Russell didn't have much of a sense of difference. Now it's a blue robin, and it's lost its cat's tail, and Russell even feels like he's walking a little unbalanced.
I'll have to take the time to go shopping and get used to it, he thought.
"There's one more empty seat for the mask."
Russell sighed.
He sensed that his psionic strength should have been improved.
This means that his redshift has increased by one more level...... As for the specific time, it was probably at the time when he was in danger on the first floor.
What was supposed to be an "immortal weapon" that could only be turned into a scalpel or a blade has suddenly been strengthened to the point where it can be turned into an "arm" and stretched out. And after Russell got a new mask, the previously increased psionic strength was finally stabilized.
This should be the so-called mission.
From this point of view, his "task" is to get more masks?
But what are the rules for obtaining this mask?
Blue Song Robin and Russell are not related to each other, and they are not even related to each other, and they did not know each other before. Now, they are enemies, not friends.
But if you want to talk about enemies, Russell has killed many people before. But no one was able to trigger Russell's psionic powers.
If there is anything in common......
Even their deaths tugged at Russell's heartstrings.
Or rather......
Was Russell "not wanting them to die"? Or is it "hoping that they will continue to live" and thus receiving the psionic energy to keep them alive?
…… It doesn't seem right.
If that's the case, why does it have to be in the form of a "mask"?
What's more, this is the spiritual energy awakened by Russell's memories of his past life - how could he have such a "natural desire"?
"It seems that the truth about my psionic abilities will only be known after the transfer is completed......"
Russell muttered.
But there was one thing he remembered very well.
Whether it is absorbing Alice's chip or absorbing the "Little Glass" chip, he has a thirsty desire.
Thirst, hunger, euphoria, greed – want it.
But they don't want to "have", they tend to want to "arrive".
…… To use a strange metaphor, it's a bit similar to the feeling of "the promotion match is a life and death".
“…… Let's try your newfound psionic energy first. ”
Russell's heart moved, and ultramarine flames suddenly ignited at the bottom of his pupils.
A feeling of indifference, despair, and isolation that he had never felt before came to his heart, making Russell's eyes subconsciously become indifferent.
The next moment, Russell's body turned into an ordinary blue song robin in the ultramarine flames, and soared up—
- Under what circumstances can I fly?
Russell's heart was filled with irrepressible astonishment and excitement.
The first time he used his wings to fly, he felt a strangeness that he had never felt before. It even draws an elegant arc...... Nearly a direct crash.
But fortunately, Russell's learning ability is still quite good.
Before the crash, he managed to pull up, somewhat clumsily flying in the air with his wings.
However, it seems that Blue Song Robin's ability to fly cannot support his long stay in the air......
The bird staggered and flew to the sink, landed and flew again.
When Russell triggered the psionic power again, a metallic iron cage emerged from the void beside him, imprisoning Russell.
He lost the ability to fly in an instant.
The iron cage containing the bird fell with a thud, shook for a while, and then stabilized.
Russell looked out through the iron cage.
The strange vision gave him a sense of déjà vu behind bars.
He also quickly understood the essence of this birdcage.
The "Caged Bird" psychic energy is actually triggered in a passive trap form. Turning into a bird is just a preparatory stage of ability...... It's like Russell peeked into the memories of "Little Liuli" in the past, which seems to be another manifestation of his incarnate spiritual energy.
If someone is in the same room with the birdcage and all the doors and windows in the room are closed, the last person to close the doors and windows will be pulled into the one-on-one space.
Another way to trigger is when the other party opens the birdcage out of curiosity or because of simple handicap...... Then Russell can pull the other person into that space. If triggered in this way, Russell himself could jump out of the cage.
In that space, Russell can actively choose whether or not to exclude both prostheses.
"Imprison or create psionic energy that favors the home field......"
Russell pondered.
Although the conditions of use are quite harsh, once it takes effect, it can have quite good results.
If Russell had to fight a steel monster with more than 80% of its prosthetic modifications, he could use this to strip the opponent's prosthetic body and form an advantage.
The stripped prosthetic body will revert back to the form of the "flesh...... If you have already adapted to the prosthetic body, then you will definitely have a lot of discomfort when you suddenly change back into the physical body.
“…… Or can it also be when being chased by a group of people? Create a heads-up space to attrite or buy time? ”
It's just not clear that one thing is whether the bird and the cage will remain in place when they enter that virtual space.
After that, you can set up a camera and record a video from the outside to confirm it.
"Moreover, there is a wonderful by-product of this psychic ability......"
Russell's expression was a little subtle.
At the very least, it could turn Russell into a bird.
In this way, whether Russell is imprisoned or imprisoned, as long as there is a gap, he can turn into a bird and fly away.
- No one would have thought that Russell, who was a cat as his spiritual parent, could become a bird.
Unlike Alice's universal psionic powers, Blue Song Robin's psionic abilities are quite extreme - the kind of psionic powers that can be greatly diminished once the mysteries of psionic energy are known.
With Russell's current psionic level, he could maintain that space for about twenty minutes.
If Russell's body is used instead of the Blue Song Robin's body, it will only be used half the time...... And this birdcage, which is used as a trap, can be maintained forever.
The downside is that Russell, who takes the form of a bird, is very vulnerable. If he dies in this form, then he will indeed die.
…… However, as long as you don't use ontological changes, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Previously, while in the airship, Russell had used the ability of the First Mask to transform into Alice, and was attacked at a lethal level almost immediately.
That hard punch directly broke Russell's spine.
But when it came to fending off the attack that broke his spine, Russell was not injured...... Instead, it was beaten back to its original form. The mask used by the transformation was shattered, and the avatar went into cooldown.
It will take about a month to recover.
From that point of view......
"Maybe you can also use the avatar ability as a stand-in technique for a month's cooldown?"
It can also be used as a vest.
If you want to know the original appearance of the "Blue Song Robin", it is best to have as few people as possible......
Russell pondered what else he could do with his psionic powers.
He tentatively stretched out his right hand.
But the psionic power of the "Immortal Vessel" did not respond at all.
…… I see, can't you use the abilities of other avatars when transforming?
Before leaving the bathroom, Russell reached for his face.
As the ultramarine flames ignited again, Russell's size shrank instantly.
Russell, who had reverted to his original form, was removing a white mask with no facial features from his face.
Not long after the mask left Russell's face, it turned into ultramarine sparks and dissipated into the air.
The cheerful smile, the desire to sing, and the negative emotions in his heart quickly moved away from him.
It's like an actor in a play.
"Mask...... ? ”
Russell thought and turned to leave.
It was only a little bit of a trial of psionic energy, but he didn't dare to delay too much.
After all, Xiao Liuli's body that was just beheaded by him is still here.
Before being discovered by the guests, Russell needs to make an emergency report to Minister Delphinium.
Just like what he promised to Xiao Liuli before - he wants to let the identity of "Xiao Liuli" die cleanly as a human being.
Russell admits that his moral level may not be as good as that of his two colleagues, who are obviously not normal people...... But he also has a merit.
That's ...... As long as he is serious about his promises, he will never break his word.