287: The third team, Yuli takes action!

“Two SSS grade espers, the intelligence was wrong!”

Listening to the information coming from their minds, Yuli and the others outside the villa complex wall slightly changed their expressions.

At this moment, Pu Daosi, who had an East Asian appearance, frowned and couldn't help but demand an explanation from Yuli.

“Didn’t you say there was only up to SS grade? How do you explain this now?”

Yuli glanced at him and said indifferently, “There’s nothing to explain. Life is always full of surprises, isn’t it?”

She turned her head, swept her gaze over this elite squad jointly formed by two countries, and continued,

“We’ve sacrificed so many people. If we fail this mission again, the consequences will be dire. For our country, we have no choice.”

Hearing her words, everyone fell silent.

They had dispatched a large number of espers to launch a frontal feint, tying up the Zero Bureau, precisely to create an opportunity for their elite team.

Pu Daosi and the others were partly there for Pu Daosi, and also to cooperate with the operation.

Pu Daosi was also an SSS grade esper, whose ability was [Energy Shielding], specifically countering Detection type abilities. The plan was to cover Yuli and directly target the objective’s residence.

But the sudden appearance of SSS grade espers, two of them at that, completely disrupted their plan.

Getting in was easy, but once the Zero Bureau discovered them, retreating would be difficult…

But Yuli was right about one thing.

For their country, and... for their families, they had no choice.

Pu Daosi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “Action.”

As his voice fell, an esper stepped forward, placed his hands on the wall, and activated his ability.

In the blink of an eye, the wall rippled like a water surface.

The others, seeing this, stepped forward one after another, passing directly through the wall without a sound and entering the villa complex.

Unlike Cheng Qingfeng’s wall-climbing last time, there were no sanitation workers waiting to ambush them this time.

Under the cover of night and wind and snow.

The group quickly headed towards the target villa.

......

Inside Chen Beixuan’s villa.

“Team A has completed the mission and is cleaning up the battlefield, preparing to bring them back.”

“Team B has a few little guys running around, it’ll take some time… Hey! I’m replying to a message, Liu, you’re cheating!”

Listening to the reports coming through his earpiece, Cold Peak’s brows furrowed deeper.

The enemy wasn’t stupid; they were clearly trying to draw fire, but his Detection ability hadn’t shown any abnormal movements, nor had he discovered any other espers, which was very strange.

He felt uneasy and pressed his mic to issue an order.

“Old Xu, Liu, please leave the remaining arrests to the people below. I need you two to return as soon as possible, just in case.”

“Okay, got it… Liu, don’t chase anymore! It’s time…”

Old Xu was clearly a bit unfamiliar with using the earpiece, always releasing the button a beat too late.

“Cold Peak.”

At this moment, Chen Beixuan suddenly called him, raising an eyebrow and pointing in one direction.

“Are those people from your Zero Bureau over there?”

Cold Peak was slightly stunned and looked in the direction he was pointing, but his ability’s range didn’t detect any abnormalities.

But why would Old Man Chen suddenly ask that?

Could it be… that Old Man Chen’s combat senses had detected something?

Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, and his eyes flashed with brilliance.

“It’s Energy Shielding! Found them!”

He quickly pressed his communicator and ordered, “Team A, return immediately for support, enemies have infiltrated the villa complex!”

“Received!”

As the order was given, the Zero Bureau members guarding inside Chen Beixuan’s villa all moved out.

Some took nearby cover and continued to be vigilant, while others advanced in the direction Chen Beixuan indicated to search.

From Chen Beixuan’s perspective, everything had energy Context, but there was an extra shadow in that direction, standing out like a sore thumb.

And it was moving, so it was obvious there was something fishy.

As long as they weren’t his own people, they must be enemies.

Pu Daosi and the others probably never imagined that besides the Detection esper Cold Peak, there was also an over-powered Old Man Chen.

As the group walked, a bunch of black trench coats suddenly popped out in front of them, and Pu Daosi’s expression immediately changed.

“Siba, how did they find us?!”

For this operation, their team even had espers who could control surveillance electronic devices. How could they still be discovered while operating under double shielding?

Everyone was baffled, but it had come to this, there was no turning back!

“Go!”

At his command, the elite espers behind him instantly charged forward!

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle!

The colorful esper light effects illuminated the falling snowflakes, adding a touch of artistic beauty.

The Zero Bureau members left to guard were all elites among elites, at least A grade espers.

And the team led by Pu Daosi was no different; their overall strength was not inferior at all, and even had an advantage due to their greater numbers.

Both sides were locked in a bitter struggle.

But they didn’t notice that one tall figure quietly left the battle circle, disappearing into the night.

Only Pu Daosi inadvertently glanced into the darkness, his eyes revealing determination.

They couldn’t go back, but the mission had to be completed!

The final trump card… Yuli, it’s all up to you!

Pu Daosi withdrew the Energy Shielding from the others and poured it all onto Yuli, enveloping her in a layer of continuous shielding energy.

After doing all this, he resolutely turned and rushed into the battle, joining the fight.

Meanwhile, Yuli, who had disappeared into the night, stuck close to the edge of the villa, reaching the vicinity of the target villa without incident.

But before she could figure out the situation, four black trench coats suddenly sprang out from the hidden darkness!

In the blink of an eye, they subdued her, pinning her against the wall in a spread-eagle position!

“Reporting, Captain, captured an assassin, over.”

“Tie her up and interrogate her after the operation is over.”

“Received.”

Just as one of the black trench coats finished communicating with Cold Peak, Yuli, who was pressed against the wall, no longer concealed her ability, and a strange red light suddenly flared in her eyes!

The two black trench coats holding her arms, about to tie her up, were instantly affected, their eyes lighting up with the same red light!

Their hands, gripping the rope, slowly fell, and they stood expressionlessly in place.

The remaining two black trench coats were greatly alarmed and were about to press their communicators to report, but the next second, their eyes also lit up with red light.

Their hands, just two centimeters from touching the communicator, slid down powerlessly.

In the blink of an eye, all four were controlled!

Yuli breathed a sigh of relief, then manipulated the four to pretend to tie her up, escorting her towards the villa.

Her Mind Control was divided into two types: forced and gentle. The former was quick to take effect but lasted for a maximum of one hour.

Gentle control was slow to take effect but lasted for a very long time.

It also required frequent contact with the controlled person, continuously influencing them from a close distance, slowly modifying their Mind Tampering.

In short, one was a brute-force invasion and shutdown, the other was a slow modification of the underlying program.

The drawback was that it only worked within a 20-meter range. Once the controlled person left the range, they would faint and regain consciousness upon waking.

The level of protection Chen Beixuan received far exceeded her imagination. Her initial Mind Tampering plan had been abandoned. Her current goal was only one: elimination!

As the four expressionless black trench coats escorted her closer to the villa, Yuli gradually closed her eyes, sensing the target inside the villa, and quickly locked onto the old man nest in the sofa.

She didn’t need to act personally; she only needed to control the target to end himself!

“My mission is complete…” Yuli murmured to herself, suddenly opening her eyes!

In an instant!

The surging psychic energy within her erupted, passing through layers of walls, sweeping towards the target like a rolling river!