“Cough, cough… E-rank?”

Di Kai was drinking water when he heard the news and choked, spluttering. After catching his breath, he burst into laughter, holding his stomach. “An E-rank loser in S-district? What a sight!”

It wasn’t that he was being dramatic; it’s just that an E-rank psychic in the S-district was practically unheard of. Of course, this also had to do with the high entry threshold for the district.

Getting into the S-district was extremely difficult. Combatants needed to have at least B-rank psychic power and pass a rigorous three-year military academy assessment. The overall acceptance rate was less than 1%, making it even harder than crossing a single-plank bridge amidst a sea of soldiers. Even positions like doctors or logistics personnel, which didn’t require psychic strength, had never recruited anyone below D-rank.

Di Kai himself was an A-rank psychic Alpha.

He sneered, “Interesting, just what I needed for some fun. I think I’ll go check him out.”

Training Field No. 1.

Li Po lay in the simulation pod, studying the various modules on the light screen with keen interest, his expression focused.

Suddenly, the pod wall was knocked on.

[OPEN]

The machine responded and opened, revealing Di Kai’s annoying face.

“…”

His mood immediately shifted from sunny to cloudy, and Li Po’s expression went blank. Silently, his left hand moved toward the [CLOSE] button, his mind racing as he evaluated the feasibility of pressing it.

“Yesterday went pretty smoothly, didn’t it?” Di Kai asked, grinning as he looked at him, his eyes squinting almost to the point of disappearing under his chubby cheeks.

Li Po smirked internally but remained expressionless on the surface. “Yeah, it was fine. Dr. Bian is nice.”

“And that’s it?”

Li Po gave a puzzled look. “What else would there be?”

Di Kai’s smile stiffened. “You didn’t encounter anything else?”

Li Po’s eyes were filled with confusion as he asked sincerely, “Was I supposed to?”

Di Kai’s face darkened. After staring at Li Po for a while, he confirmed there was no sign of deception and forced a fake smile. “Nothing much, just heard that your psychic rank is E. What a pity.”

… Damn.

Li Po felt a sharp sting at the mention of his sore spot, almost losing control of his expression. He pressed his lips tightly, putting on the look of someone too disheartened to speak.

Suppressing his laughter, Di Kai knocked on the pod wall. “Come on, let me take you somewhere fun.” His tone sounded mild, but the force behind it left Li Po with no room to refuse.

Without saying a word, Li Po climbed out of the machine, his gaze calm and indifferent.

Ten minutes later, they arrived at the door of the weapons vault.

Di Kai pressed his fingerprint and scanned his iris, leading Li Po inside.

“Click—”

The sensor lights came on, illuminating the wall in front of them.

In that instant, Li Po’s eyes lit up.

The pristine white wall was covered with an impressive array of guns: handguns, rifles, submachine guns, machine guns… The sight was dazzling and truly awe-inspiring.

At the end of each row was a large capital letter—some A, some B, and even some S. Li Po glanced at them but didn’t understand what they meant, so he decided not to bother.

He couldn’t help but take a step forward, picking up a silver handgun from the A section.

The handgun gleamed with a metallic sheen. It was compact and exquisite, its cold and smooth body fitting perfectly against the palm of his hand. The trigger was right above his thumb, ready to be pressed with a light touch.

The most important part was that the gun was real.

Li Po gripped the gun, feeling the heavy weight in his hand, and his heartbeat quickened.

Exciting. Truly exciting.

How convenient—he loved excitement.

“Scared stiff?” Di Kai asked mockingly, seeing him standing still. “Haven’t seen one before?”

Li Po nodded.

Getting this confirmation, Di Kai’s gaze became even more condescending. He glanced at the A-letter marking, then back at the gun in Li Po’s hand, asking with malice, “You’ve never even touched a gun before, huh? Do you even know how to fire it?”

Li Po didn’t answer. Instead, he raised his eyes, lifted the gun with one hand, and pointed the muzzle directly at Di Kai’s forehead. His thumb lightly pressed the trigger, his expression casual.

!!!

Even though he knew Li Po couldn’t possibly fire the gun, Di Kai still broke out in a cold sweat.

Though the guy in front of him was just a useless Omega, in that moment, even an A-rank Alpha like Di Kai felt a strong sense of oppression.

Extreme danger.

Just as Di Kai’s skin prickled with goosebumps, Li Po suddenly dropped his expression, lowered his wrist, and gently massaged it while complaining, “So heavy… I’m exhausted.”

“…”

Di Kai’s face stiffened. When he snapped out of it, he was filled with embarrassment. He even wished he could go back in time and give his overly cautious self a big slap.

A wave of frustration stuck in his chest, neither going up nor down, choking him uncomfortably. He glared at Li Po, asking in a sinister tone, “Got some guts, pointing a gun at me. Do you even know what that means?”

Li Po tilted his head and blinked innocently, his voice sincere. “Nope.”

What a load of crap.

Sincerity is always the ultimate weapon, and Di Kai almost spat out blood. With nowhere to vent his anger, he yanked a black handgun from the B section and fired a shot toward the safe zone.

Bang—

At the sound of the gunshot, Li Po gave a perfectly timed shudder.

The performance was seamless.

Li Po mentally gave himself full marks for his acting.

Di Kai, successfully entertained, squinted with satisfaction, his eyes gleaming with malice. He glanced at the silver A-rank handgun and gave a sinister smile. “Did you catch my move just now? Now, you try firing a shot.”

Li Po lowered his gaze, his eyes gradually burning with excitement.

To be honest, he had been wanting to try it.

His lips curled ever so slightly, barely noticeable, as he lifted the handgun, aimed at the target, pressed down the hammer, and pulled the trigger—a fluid motion, executed flawlessly.

Bang—

The bullet cut through the air with a sharp whistle, heading straight for the safe zone.

Beautiful!

Before Li Po could come down from the thrill, his mind suddenly went blank. It felt as if something had been forcibly pulled out of his brain. He lost all strength, even thinking became a struggle. His balance faltered, and he bit down hard, barely managing to keep himself from collapsing in a humiliating heap.

What just happened…

On the other side, Di Kai’s face had gone pale with shock.

He looked at Li Po as if he’d seen a ghost, eyes wide with disbelief, staring at the gun in his hand.

Impossible!

That was a weapon only A-rank psychics could control. How could an E-rank Omega like Li Po possibly use it?

Recalling how Li Po had pointed the gun at his own forehead earlier, Di Kai broke out in a cold sweat again.

If that gun had accidentally gone off…

Di Kai shuddered violently.

His expression stiffened as his thoughts turned darker and darker. As he watched the sweat-drenched Li Po, a terrifying theory began to form in his mind.

Could it be…

Suddenly, a voice interrupted his thoughts. “This is the weapons vault! What are you two doing?”

“?”

Di Kai looked toward the voice and saw an Alpha striding toward them, his face stormy.

“Jin Mu?”

…

Jin Mu had just returned from a mission, and the stench of blood still clung to him. He had only come to return a gun but was unexpectedly greeted by a disturbing scene.

In his eyes, the delicate and weak Omega stood with his head bowed, his pale neck fully exposed, looking fragile. Beside him, an Alpha eyed him hungrily, the greed in his gaze barely concealed.

Hmph, Jin Mu sneered coldly.

This Omega had been flirting with him just a few days ago, and now he’d already found someone new. Just like the rumors said. And judging by the Alpha’s appearance, Jin Mu’s expression grew even colder—he wasn’t even picky.

Normally, Jin Mu wouldn’t bother getting involved. He could have just put down the gun and left. But as he handed in his weapon, the image of the Omega’s fox-like light brown eyes flashed before his mind. Though he outwardly showed nothing, he had to admit the Omega’s looks were indeed tempting. Even someone like him, a straight Alpha, had almost fallen for it.

The handsome Alpha frowned, unusually conflicted.

After a brief internal struggle, he finally made up his mind and walked over to the corner where the two were standing.

When Di Kai saw the aggressive Alpha approaching, his thoughts were abruptly cut off and scattered. It wasn’t until the Alpha got closer that he recognized the person. “Jin Mu? What are you doing here?”

Di Kai knew Jin Mu. Once, during an external mission, they had been assigned to the same team to take down a particularly troublesome pollutant. Although both were A-rank Alphas, Jin Mu was clearly much more experienced. When Di Kai almost messed up, Jin Mu had decisively fired a shot, hitting the pollutant’s weak spot and saving Di Kai from death’s clutches.

Like many Alphas, Di Kai both looked down on the weak and admired the strong. Watching Jin Mu approach, he couldn’t help but feel nervous, his palms sweating slightly.

Jin Mu had no memory of Di Kai and completely ignored him. He glanced at the Omega, noticing his forehead covered in sweat and his face deathly pale, looking utterly drained.

His brows furrowed as he glared at Di Kai. “What did you do to him?”

Di Kai shrugged indifferently. “Nothing. I just had him fire a shot.”

Jin Mu then noticed the gun in Li Po’s hand. He pried open the Omega’s palm, took the gun, and asked, “Is his psychic rank A?”

“…” Those six words made Di Kai panic. His eyes darted around, and he replied vaguely, “So, you didn’t know.”

Jin Mu frowned. He really didn’t know. After scaring the Omega last time, he had been sent out on a mission to the human base, only just returning now, still reeking of blood.

Di Kai hesitated for a moment, then decided to be blunt. “His psychic rank is E.”

Hearing that, Jin Mu froze. He didn’t laugh at the Omega’s psychic strength, though. Instead, a strange surge of anger filled his chest, and he blurted out, “Did you do it on purpose?”

Most of the weapons in S-district require psychic power to operate. The higher the weapon’s grade, the more psychic power it needs. A low-level psychic using a high-level weapon wouldn’t die, but the drain on their psychic power would be intense, and it was a pretty nasty experience.

It was like throwing a rock into the ocean—filling nothing, while the rock disappears. For someone like Li Po, an E-rank psychic, just picking up the gun would drain him of psychic power before he even had a chance to fire.

The fact that he was still standing was already a miracle.

Jin Mu didn’t even consider the slim possibility that Li Po had successfully fired the shot. He simply assumed the Omega’s psychic power had been completely drained, leaving him exhausted.

And the Alpha before him had intentionally brought this frail and clueless Omega here, deliberately draining his psychic power, just to watch him struggle in his vulnerable state.

Thinking this made Jin Mu’s anger boil.

Di Kai wasn’t the type to back down. Faced with Jin Mu’s accusations, he fired back. “So what if I bullied an Omega? Why are you so worked up?”

Di Kai squinted, pretending to understand. “Oh—don’t tell me, you like him?”

Jin Mu’s face darkened instantly. How could he ever like such a weak Omega?!

Adding fuel to the fire, Jin Mu’s rage erupted. He raised the handgun and pressed it directly against Di Kai’s temple, his expression terrifying.

The scorching muzzle touched Di Kai’s sensitive skin, and the sound of a thumb lightly grazing the trigger echoed in his ear.

Being threatened with a gun to his head would push anyone to their limit, let alone an Alpha like Di Kai. “If you’ve got the guts, pull the trigger. Do you dare?”

Jin Mu’s face was cold as he stared at Di Kai, his mouth curling into a cryptic smirk.

Thunk!

The next second, Di Kai collapsed to the ground in pain, his face turning ghostly pale. He curled up, clutching his stomach, writhing in agony as spasms overtook his body.

Ahhh! That was his lifeline!