"you……"
Noticing the abnormality in her body, Qin Yiyan tried with difficulty to turn around.
The saintess ignored her and gently flicked her fingers to stop her.
Xu Shi watched as, under her manipulation, the red-haired silly girl's eyes were gradually covered by cloudy white, and her whole body became as stiff as a puppet.
This was exactly what he had expected.
Although he had a lot of information about the Saintess and knew that her abilities were more support-oriented, he never really considered her as a support from the beginning and was always on guard against her backup plans.
After all, she is the "observer" of "heavenly justice," how could she be without any combat ability?
Obviously not. Even Miss He from Night City of Sin has a multifaceted ability called Super Beast Imitation Painting. If I hadn't been in absolute control at the time, I would probably have had a good time with her.
It's normal to lack information; who would think of something that hasn't been shown before? These are all top-secret items, and of course, they won't just be told to you casually.
Therefore, he was not at all surprised that the saintess in front of him had displayed abilities beyond intelligence gathering. At most, he was slightly surprised to show his respect, after all, she was the first dual-ability user in the Hualan Empire.
Perhaps, according to the original plot of this experimental field, she was the key figure who introduced this concept.
However, the situation has changed drastically, and with no other option but to reveal this trump card in desperation.
"This ability is quite interesting."
Xie Qingyan, who was standing to the side, also noticed this, but she focused more on the Saintess's abilities themselves.
"Human manipulation"
This was the name she temporarily gave to this ability—to forcibly make others lose their self-awareness through some means, turning them into puppets in the hands of the ability user.
Even without considering the power level, this ability itself is outstanding.
Unlike Xu Shi's "entropy of evil thoughts," "human manipulation" is obviously simpler and more brutal in controlling others. It directly erases consciousness and turns people into dogs. This cannot be called evil; it is more like hypnosis.
Judging from how smoothly and effortlessly Miss Saint performed her actions, her ability level must be quite high, conservatively estimated to be S, and S+ is not out of the question.
However, she also noticed a blind spot: "human manipulation." If anyone can really manipulate others, why would she manipulate her teammates instead of her opponents?
After a quick mental analysis, she had roughly sorted out her thoughts.
This is mostly because this ability requires prerequisites. Take Xu Shi's "entropy of evil thoughts" as an example. His spiritual erosion also requires planting seeds and letting them take root and sprout little by little. It doesn't mean that it can directly corrupt people. It requires a process.
Looking at it this way, perhaps the saintess in front of us is similar. She also needs some means to subtly influence those around her in the long term, and then when the time comes, she can manipulate them regardless of their personal will, just like she is now.
So the prerequisite is...
"baptism"?
Considering the other party's identity and background, the fiancée easily took this into account. The other party was a saintess of the Holy See, and indeed, she would often use this overt auxiliary ability on those around her.
This has been a long-standing practice of the Vatican. While strengthening faith, it also subtly elevates those who are blessed. Naturally, people enjoy it and even regard being "baptized and blessed by Her Holiness the Holy Maiden" as an honor.
But considering her second ability that has now been revealed, perhaps while empowering others, this ability is also laying the groundwork for manipulating others?
It's like a slow-acting poison.
There is no more reasonable guess than this, and in this light, Miss Saintess, the "observer," seems to be much more active than He Yuxia. At least she has been secretly making arrangements, or rather, to add an extra layer of insurance for the stability of this experimental field.
If nothing goes wrong, all will be well; but if an unforeseen situation like this occurs, she can use these arrangements to make amends.
So it seems like he's quite the workaholic, much better than Miss He Er's half-baked job... But Xie Xiaogou wasn't concerned about that; she was more interested in the fact that the other party had dual superpowers.
For the people of Night City, having dual superpowers is no longer a rare thing, but the situation where there is a connection and cooperation between the primary and secondary abilities is quite novel.
After all, in their original understanding, dual superpowers are achieved through technological means, and even Shen Qin, as the source, is no exception. No one is born with two superpowers.
That means that the different abilities of dual-ability users are independent entities. Her previous research focused on how the two abilities complemented each other. For example, Shen Qin and Xia Ke'an had their self-healing abilities transplanted, which eliminated the damage that the original abilities caused to their bodies.
Or perhaps the transplanted concept of "unity is strength" is what makes up for the inability of "the increase of entropy of evil thoughts" to affect positive emotions.
However, the Saintess's two abilities are quite different. They have a certain degree of interaction with each other, even more so than tailor-made, but the two abilities are very different, obviously not branches derived from leveling up.
It's as if she prepared this in advance... Could she really be born with dual superpowers?
Or perhaps, "Tianli" possesses some more advanced technology that allows them to easily accomplish things that they cannot.
Both explanations are possible, after all, the "principles of Heaven" are mysterious, and what has been investigated so far is only the tip of the iceberg.
As for whether it's possible for someone to be born with dual superpowers... we can only say that just because something hasn't been seen doesn't mean it doesn't exist, right?
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