Chapter 910 - 388: Sponsors of the Steam Council_2
Wu Chang looked at the writhing Executioner on the ground, directing the All-Knowing Crystal to analyze the opponent’s mental state in real-time.
According to the All-Knowing Crystal analysis, the previous spiritual shock directly shattered a quarter of the Executioner’s soul.
For mechanical Life, damage from the mind is far more severe than physical harm.
In terms of damage, that spiritual shock just now took away at least a third of the Executioner’s health bar.
This isn’t because the Mind Resonance effect is too strong, but because Wu Chang’s nearly two hundred points of Inspiration turned into an excessively high Spiritual Shock Value.
Even though the Executioner relies on being a BOSS with a thick health bar, if it were any other Player taking that Spiritual Shock head-on, their Will would shatter on the spot, turning them into a fool.
A single Spiritual Shock was enough to probe that the Executioner’s weakness is precisely the mind.
However, as a creation of the Power of the Root, the Executioner wouldn’t be defeated so easily.
His mind suffered heavy trauma, but with the repair from the Steam Root Power within, his mind is quickly healing and will fully recover before long.
Even ordinary Players with Spiritual Attack Skills, even if they somehow are not affected by the Steam Rules, may not inflict mental harm on the Executioner faster than he can recover.
Fortunately, Wu Chang is not an ordinary Player, and the earlier Spiritual Shock was just a greeting; the real attack is yet to come.
He lightly clapped his hands, and the Executioner’s body disappeared, along with Wu Chang’s own body, reappearing in a fog-filled city.
What he used was not an Inner World Ability like the Golden Country, but the Talent Curse.
"Talent Effect: Cursed Space"
"Talent Description: If the sum of the target’s Inspiration and Will is lower than the user’s, the target will be forcibly pulled into the Cursed Space and enter a special Resonance of Mental Images state, an effect that cannot be immune. Cooldown Time: Seven Days."
The upgraded Curse Skill has an effect that cannot be immune; once hit, even the divine Hercules cannot resist, let alone the Executioner with only the Steam Root Power.
In the dense fog, several Secret Police holding Cow Eye Lamps were inspecting the alley.
Four Black Robe figures hid inside a dilapidated shack, observing the lights outside through the window, judging whether the Secret Police had moved away.
Inside were four Black Robe figures, but in truth, all four were identities of the same Executioner.
The largest in size, occupying the most mental Status, was the Executioner’s mental main body, also his own consciousness.
Behind him were two Black Robe figures who had been merged into the Executioner—Jack of All Trades and the Gun God—they retained their before-death state, faces full of fear and resentment towards the Executioner’s true form.
In front of the Executioner, stood his revered Clone, which Wu Chang had also seen, appearing in the resentments of Baron Philip and Editor Henry—Xavier.
The All-Knowing Crystal told Wu Chang that the Xavier appearing here came from a mark within the Executioner’s mind.
This mark was planted by Xavier in the Executioner, merging with the Executioner’s portion of soul, splitting into a separate personality.
It was precisely due to this mark that, even though the Executioner was in chaos, he would still obey Xavier.
Inside the room, watching the lights outside fade away, the Executioner worriedly asked:
"Mr. Xavier, how long do we have to keep hiding like this?"
"It’s all that damned detective’s fault; if not for him, our plan would have nearly succeeded."
"Now everyone has fallen into the hands of the Secret Police, and our experiment records and the developed Steam Engine prototype have all been taken away. What should we do next?"
Wu Chang raised an eyebrow; from the Executioner’s words, the current timeline seemed to be after Raventon and Julie had dismantled the Steam Council.
The Executioner and Xavier appeared to be the ones who slipped through the net back then.
Xavier calmly said, "Relax, don’t be so tense. Our research is correct and valuable; many people can see this."
"Last night, a big figure has already approached me, willing to join us and help us rebuild the Steam Council."
"He also promised to Shelter us from the Secret Police’s pursuit, allowing us to transcribe the experiment records at that time, and can find a way to retrieve the prototype."
The Executioner became excited, but the excitement in his eyes quickly dimmed, and he softly asked:
"Mr. Xavier, does he really have such Ability? I now only trust you. I believe that under your leadership, the Steam Council can become great again."
Xavier comforted, "There’s only you and me left in the Steam Council; who I can trust is certainly only you as well."
"But that big figure, his identity is beyond your imagination, and I believe he can fulfill his promises."
Big figure, quite interesting.
From the God perspective, Wu Chang shifted his view from inside the room to outside, using his mind to simulate Raventon’s appearance, gathering all the patrolling Secret Police around.
They turned off the Cow Eye Lamps, using the thick fog as cover, they quietly approached the door of the room where the Executioner was.
As he issued the command, the leading tall Secret Police kicked open the room door, shouting:
"Grimlan Secret Police Hall, open the door!"
The Secret Police burst into the room, hitting and kicking the four Black Robe figures. The Executioner’s main body tried to resist with his large stature, but after two baton strikes, he instantly became obedient, curling up on the ground with his head in his hands.
At this moment, the Secret Police in the room weren’t just ordinary illusions created by Wu Chang but Heart Demons born from the Executioner’s Resonance of Mental Images.