Chapter 26: Leap (Please Follow)

Having obtained the information he wanted, Lu Heng kept his promise and granted Feng Kangyu a swift end.

At that moment, Su Muyu's voice came through the Bluetooth earpiece:

"Lu Heng, someone's headed up there, dressed in plain clothes, but I think they're from the enforcement team."

"Enforcement teams don't handle cases involving Superpower Users, it must be the Iron Blood people."

Lu Heng quickly scanned his surroundings to ensure he hadn't left any traces exposing his identity, then put on a mask and a hood, grabbed his laptop into a bag, and headed out the door.

"They're already on the third floor," Su Muyu said, her tone growing more anxious.

This building had only one staircase; heading down now would definitely lead to an encounter with the Iron Blood members.

Lu Heng took steps upwards instead, making his way to the rooftop.

Just as he reached the rooftop, dense footsteps came from below.

Two Iron Blood members arrived at Feng Kangyu's door, it was Chen Linian and his apprentice.

The young investigator reached out to knock, pounding loudly, "Is anyone there? Iron Blood handling a case, open up!"

Chen Linian rubbed his nose, sniffing a scent of blood, his gaze sharpening as he shouted, "Kick it open!"

Bang!

The young investigator kicked the door open, only to see Feng Kangyu lying in a pool of blood on the living room floor.

Chen Linian stepped forward, touched the carotid artery on the neck, "He's just died, the culprit might still be in the house, search quickly!"

The young investigator instantly drew his gun, beginning to check every room in the house.

Chen Linian stood up, observing the scene and pondering, he pondered and gradually moved backwards until he stepped out the door and then abruptly turned his head towards the stairs leading up.

This was already the sixth floor, the top floor, and going up led to the rooftop.

With narrowed eyes, Chen Linian stepped onto the staircase, swiftly making his way to the rooftop.

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

Of course, this person was Lu Heng.

Lu Heng was trying to find a way down, not expecting the other to have ascended so quickly.

Seeing Chen Linian emerge, Lu Heng turned around intending to find an escape route.

Chen Linian called out, "Don't panic, come back with me to make a statement, I promise I won't hurt you. This is the sixth floor, there's no way out, unless you jump. Even as a Superpower User, jumping from this height, you wouldn't die but would be severely injured, you can't escape."

Indeed, as he said, the building was standalone, with no other escape route but to jump.

Lu Heng turned his head to look across the street at the residential buildings.

The street had a dual carriageway with sidewalks, a total width exceeding 16 meters, a distance unattainable by humans without help.

The world record for the running long jump is 8.95 meters.

And the average for adult males in the running long jump is only between 5 and 6 meters.

So, a 16-meter distance was indeed untraversable unaided by humans.

However, Lu Heng lowered his center of gravity, preparing to sprint.

Chen Linian's eyes widened, shouting to stop him, "Don't be impulsive, you'll fall to your death!"

Lu Heng ignored him, activated "Gale Step," and with a burst of strength dashed forward, his foot tapping on the railing, he catapulted himself into the air like a cannonball.

Chen Linian rushed to the edge of the railing, saw Lu Heng spreading his arms like a big bird, crossing the 16-meter distance, and landing on the rooftop of the building across the street.

Witnessing Lu Heng performing such a dangerous act left him astounded.

Calculated by average male standards, the running long jump could indeed only reach around 6 meters.

However, Lu Heng's body attributes were much higher than an average person.

The average five-dimensional attributes for a typical adult male were 10 points, whereas Lu Heng now had attributes of Strength 16, Agility 21, Constitution 16.

Therefore, with a sprinting start, Lu Heng was able to jump higher and then spread his arms to use air resistance to increase hang time, and even without using any skills, breaking the world record was no problem.

After using "Gale Step," his running speed increased by 80%, along with the increased hang time, doubled the jump distance.

Thus, he leaped across the entire street to land on the rooftop across.

Just as Lu Heng landed, Chen Linian's pupils dilated dramatically as he activated a skill.

The moment Lu Heng's feet touched the ground, he suddenly felt the environment darken, the entire sky lost its light, and vehicles and pedestrians on the ground vanished, as if he had been pulled into a different space.

This is...

Spirit Control Skill.

Lu Heng turned to look at the rooftop across the street; all the pedestrians around had vanished, only the Iron Blood senior inspector opposite was still visible.

Spirit Control Skill, without external help, hinges on the check of spiritual power.

The party with higher spiritual power directly negates the opponent's Spirit Control Skill, unless the skill has an additional spiritual power bonus.

Lu Heng's current spiritual power was 18 points, not low, but the Iron Blood captain opposite was clearly a Spiritual Superpower User, with even higher spiritual power.

When the Caster has higher spiritual power, after launching a Spirit Control Skill, a check of spiritual power is also carried out, and the difference in spiritual power determines the effect and duration of control.

Of course, after the Spirit Control takes effect, if the controlled Superpower User is experienced, they can also expedite the process of breaking free by adjusting their mental state.

Lu Heng looked at the other party and slowly began, "You're looking for the suspect of case 921 inside that house, what use is chasing me?"

Chen Linian exhaled and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, you used the Step Sword Seven Styles, an old friend of mine also uses it. Who did you learn it from?"

He had noticed the Step Sword Seven Styles from inspecting the wounds on Feng Kangyu earlier.

"If you only want to ask such pointless questions, then I'm leaving." Lu Heng felt the control power of this spiritual skill begin to wane.

It indicated that the opponent's spiritual power was indeed a bit higher, but only marginally so, hence the short duration of spiritual control.

"Wait a second, give a statement with me, I guarantee I won't make it hard for you, I can even help you apply for a special permit."

"No time."

Lu Heng flatly refused, then slowly closed his eyes, gathered his focus, and shouted loudly; his shout dispelled the surrounding darkness, restoring the light.

Having successfully shaken off the control, Lu Heng turned and leaped to another residential building, bounding away across the rooftops, gradually disappearing into the distance.

Chen Linian took a deep breath and yelled, "I will find you eventually."

"Then I wish you success." Lu Heng continued his leaps across the rooftops, gradually fading away.

At that moment, a young investigator, pistol in hand, rushed up to the rooftop, attempting to aim at Lu Heng.

Chen Linian reached out to push down the barrel of the gun and said, "You won't hit him, and this round we were one move short; we'll get another chance to face off next time."

...

Actually, even if they continued to chase, Lu Heng still had some tricks up his sleeve.

Su Muyu was originally supposed to meet him when choosing the escape route.

However, Lu Heng did not want to expose her invisibility ability, so he did not ask for her to assist.

After evading the Iron Blood Investigators' sight, Lu Heng crossed two streets, turned his coat inside out, and then met up with Su Muyu in a crowded shopping mall.

Su Muyu followed closely behind, worryingly asking, "Lu Heng, is Gongteng Group really Gong Chusheng's family company?"

She, too, had heard Feng Kangyu's confession and knew the Gong Family had hired a Superpower Killer.

Lu Heng nodded affirmatively.

"Should I go and surveil the Gong Family? I'm afraid they might have hired other killers." Su Muyu felt that this issue was caused by her, and considering current circumstances, the matter was far from over.

"We can investigate which other Superpower Users the Gong Family has contacted, but take care. From now on, we would be facing Superpower Users." Lu Heng reminded her.

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

As she was happily thinking, Lu Heng suddenly pulled her into his arms, causing her to freeze, immobilized by his embrace.

"Don't move, there are Iron Blood people coming." Lu Heng whispered into her ear.

At this moment, the two were in the shopping mall, surrounded by people coming and going.

The one following Chen Linian, a young investigator not willing to give up, had tracked down this way.

As he passed by Lu Heng, his eyes looked into the distance, subconsciously overlooking the embracing "couple."

After the person walked away, Su Muyu quietly asked, "Was it the man who just passed by?"

"Yes."

"I felt the energy aura on him, he's a Superpower User."

"Don't turn to look at him. If he has high Perception, he might notice someone is watching him." Lu Heng quickly advised, turning her face back around.

As the Iron Blood Investigator walked further away, Su Muyu's hands still clung to Lu Heng's clothes, their bodies pressed together, savoring this warmth of mutual reliance.