Chapter 26: Leap of Faith

Chapter 26: Leap of Faith

With the information he sought in hand, Lu Heng kept his promise and gave Feng Kangyu a swift response.

At that moment, Su Mu Yu's voice came through the Bluetooth earpiece, "Lu Heng, someone's heading up. They're in plainclothes, but I think they're from the Enforcement Team."

"The Enforcement Team doesn't handle cases involving Metahumans. It must be the Ironblood Bureau."

Lu Heng quickly scanned his surroundings, ensuring he left no traces that could reveal his identity. He then donned a mask and hood, packed his laptop into his bag, and headed out the door.

"They've already reached the third floor," Su Mu Yu's voice grew tenser.

This building had only one staircase, and going down now would surely lead to a confrontation with the Ironblood agents.

Lu Heng took the initiative and headed upstairs to the rooftop.

As soon as he reached the rooftop, he heard rapid footsteps coming from below.

Two Ironblood members arrived at Feng Kangyu's residence, and it was none other than Chen Lianian and his apprentice.

The young agent knocked on the door, pounding loudly, "Is anyone there? Ironblood is here, open up!"

Chen Lianian rubbed his nose, sensing a faint scent of blood. He narrowed his eyes and shouted, "Break it down!"

Bang! The young agent kicked open the door and saw Feng Kangyu lying on the living room floor, covered in blood.

Chen Lianian stepped forward, feeling the pulse on his neck, "He's recently deceased. The murderer might still be in the house, search immediately!"

The young agent drew his pistol and began checking each room of the house.

Chen Lianian stood up, observing the scene while backing away, his mind racing. He continued to retreat until he reached the front door, then he spun around and looked up the staircase.

This was the top floor, the sixth floor, and going up meant heading to the rooftop.

Chen Lianian narrowed his eyes, took the stairs, and quickly made his way to the rooftop.

As soon as he reached the rooftop, he saw a young man wearing a hood and a mask standing there.

This person was, of course, Lu Heng.

Lu Heng was about to look for a way down when he was surprised by the agent's sudden appearance.

Seeing Chen Lianian, Lu Heng turned to find an escape route.

Chen Lianian called out, "Don't panic, come with me to make a statement. I promise you won't be harmed. This is the sixth floor, there's no way out except jumping down. Even if you're a Metahuman, jumping from this height would result in serious injury or death. You can't escape."

Just as he said, this building was a standalone structure, and there was indeed no other way out except jumping down.

Lu Heng turned to look at the residential building across the street.

The street was a two-way lane, and with the road and sidewalk combined, it was over 16 meters wide—a distance impossible for a human to cross without assistance.

The world record for long jump with a running start was 8.95 meters.

The average long jump with a running start for an adult male was only 5 to 6 meters.

So, 16 meters was indeed an impossible distance for a human to cover unaided.

However, Lu Heng lowered his center of gravity and assumed a starting position.

Chen Lianian's eyes widened in shock, and he called out, "Don't be impulsive! You'll fall to your death!"

Ignoring him, Lu Heng activated Gale Step, and with a powerful burst of speed, he leaped onto the railing, propelling himself like a cannonball.

Chen Lianian rushed to the railing and watched as Lu Heng spread his arms like a large bird, soaring across the 16-meter distance and landing on the rooftop of the building across the street.

Witnessing Lu Heng's daring leap, Chen Lianian was astonished.

By normal adult male standards, a running long jump would indeed only cover about 6 meters.

However, Lu Heng's physical attributes far surpassed those of an ordinary person.

The average value for an adult male's five-dimensional attributes was 10 points, but Lu Heng's attributes had already reached Strength 16, Agility 21, and Constitution 16.

Therefore, with his running start, Lu Heng could jump higher, and by spreading his arms, he could increase his hang time using air resistance. Even without using skills, he could easily break the world record.

After activating Gale Step, his running speed increased by 80%, and with the extended hang time, his jumping distance doubled.

With this leap, he crossed the entire street and landed on the rooftop opposite.

As Lu Heng touched down, Chen Lianian's pupils dilated, and he activated a skill.

Just as Lu Heng's feet hit the ground, he suddenly felt the surroundings darken, as if the entire sky had lost its light. The vehicles and pedestrians on the street vanished, as if transported to another dimension.

This was...

A psychic control skill.

Lu Heng turned to look at the rooftop across the street, and the pedestrians were gone, except for the Ironblood Senior Inspector standing there.

Psychic control skills, without external assistance, rely on a test of psychic power.

The one with the higher psychic power is immune to the opponent's psychic control skills, unless the skill has additional psychic bonuses.

Lu Heng currently has 18 points of psychic power, which is not low, but the Ironblood Captain in front of him is obviously a psychic-type metahuman, with a higher psychic power.

When the caster has higher psychic power and initiates a psychic control skill, they also undergo a psychic power check, with the difference in psychic power determining the control effect and duration.

Of course, after a psychic control skill takes effect, the controlled metahuman can, if experienced, adjust their psychic state to speed up their escape from control.

Lu Heng looked at the other person and slowly spoke, "You're looking for the 921 case suspect in this house. What's the point of chasing me?"

Chen Lianian exhaled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you're using the Seven Segment Sword Technique. I have an old friend who knows it too. Who did you learn it from?"

When he was checking Feng Kangyu's wound earlier, he had already seen that the attacker used the Seven Segment Sword Technique.

"If you just want to ask such boring questions, then I'm leaving." Lu Heng felt the control of this psychic skill starting to weaken.

It showed that the other party's psychic power was indeed slightly higher, but very limited, so the psychic control time wasn't long.

"Wait a moment, let me take down your statement. I promise not to make things difficult for you, and I can even help you apply for special approval."

"No time."

Lu Heng directly refused, then slowly closed his eyes, concentrated, and shouted. He suddenly opened his eyes, and the shout repelled the darkness around him, restoring light.

Successfully breaking free from control, Lu Heng turned and jumped towards another residential building, leaping across rooftops, gradually moving away.

Chen Lianian took a deep breath and shouted, "I'll find you sooner or later!"

"Then I wish you success." Lu Heng continued to leap across the rooftops, gradually moving away.

At this moment, the young detective rushed onto the rooftop with a pistol, aiming at Lu Heng.

Chen Lianian reached out and pushed down the barrel of his gun, saying, "You won't hit him, and this time we're at a disadvantage. We'll meet again next time."

...

In fact, even if they continued to chase, Lu Heng still had hidden cards.

When choosing the escape route, Su Muyu was supposed to provide support.

However, Lu Heng didn't want to expose her invisibility ability, so he didn't let her provide support.

After escaping the sight of the Ironblood detectives, Lu Heng crossed two streets, turned his coat inside out, and then met up with Su Muyu in a crowded mall.

Su Muyu followed closely behind, asking with concern, "Lu Heng, is the Gongteng Corporation owned by Gong Chusheng's family?"

She had also heard Feng Kangyu's confession earlier, knowing that the Gong family had hired a metahuman assassin.

Lu Heng nodded, "En."

"So, should I go and monitor the Gong family? I'm afraid they've hired other assassins." Su Muyu felt that this matter was because of her, and from the current situation, it was far from over.

"You can check which metahumans the Gong family has contacted, but be careful. We'll likely face metahumans in the future." Lu Heng reminded her.

"Okay, I understand." Su Muyu nodded seriously, feeling inexplicably happy.

Just as she was feeling happy, Lu Heng suddenly reached out and pulled her into his embrace, causing her to freeze, her body stiffening, unable to move.

"Don't move, the Ironblood agents are coming." Lu Heng whispered a reminder in her ear.

At this moment, the two were in the mall, surrounded by bustling shoppers.

The one chasing them was the young detective behind Chen Lianian, who was a bit unwilling, so he chased in this direction.

When he passed by Lu Heng, his eyes were on the distant, subconsciously ignoring the "couple" hugging each other.

After the agents moved away, Su Muyu whispered, "Is it the person who just walked by?"

"En."

"I sensed the energy aura on him; he's a metahuman."

"Don't look back at him; if the other party's perception is high, they might sense someone staring at them." Lu Heng hurriedly reminded her, turning her face back.

As the Ironblood agents moved away, Su Muyu's hands remained on Lu Heng's clothes, their bodies close together, relishing the warmth of their embrace.

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(End of Chapter)

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