Overturned Tower

Russell shook his head.

There was a long ponytail for no reason, and there was a weighty feeling on the back of his head, which made Russell feel a little uncomfortable for a while.

Fortunately, this is the restroom. He raised his head and could see himself in the mirror.

It was the man who appeared in Russell's "picture frame" before.

He looks to be about 27 or 27 years old. His smile gives people a warm feeling of familiarity, and he is not particularly intimidating when he deliberately keeps a straight face. In terms of temperament, he doesn't look like a singer... but more like a pastry chef. It’s the kind of thing that doesn’t give people any sense of disobedience when you lower your head to decorate a cake.

"Is this... what Blue Songbird once looked like?"

Russell murmured.

When Russell spoke, he noticed that his voice became deep and magnetic - and he had a strong desire and confidence to "sing" at this moment.

Russell was very sure that he was tone deaf and had no interest in singing at all.

When Russell was in school, he was dragged out by his tutor to sing. But Russell just sang the first line and immediately made her laugh.

Although the instructor kept apologizing to Russell, Russell was so depressed that he didn't want to sing anymore.

...In other words, after transforming into the form of Blue Songbird, not only can he use his psychic "Caged Bird", he can even master the ability to sing even though Russell has never learned singing skills at all?

And from another perspective.

Russell also felt the slowness and difficulty of this body very clearly.

Not to mention jumping onto the ventilation duct easily.

He even felt that he couldn't even jump onto the sink at this moment... As for dodging bullets, it was even more impossible.

When he became Alice, Russell didn't feel much different. Now he has become a bluebird and lost his cat's tail. Russell even feels a little unbalanced when he walks.

You have to take some time to go shopping and get used to it, he thought.

"There is one more vacancy in the mask."

Russell sighed.

He noticed that his spiritual strength should have been improved.

This means that his red shift has increased by another level... As for the specific time, it was probably when he encountered danger on the first floor.

The "impossible weapon" that could only be transformed into a scalpel or a blade was suddenly strengthened to the point where it could become an "arm" and extend out. After Russell got the new mask, the previously increased psychic strength finally stabilized.

This should be the so-called [mission].

At this point, his "mission" is to get more masks?

But what are the rules for obtaining this mask?

Bluebird and Russell have no biological connections, not even spiritual connections. They didn't know each other before. Now, they can be regarded as enemies rather than friends.

But speaking of enemies, Russell had killed many before. But no one can trigger Russell's psychic powers.

If we have something in common...

Even their deaths tugged at Russell's heartstrings.

Or……

Was it because Russell "didn't want them to die" in his heart? Or is it "hopeful that they will continue to live" and thus obtain spiritual energy that allows them to continue their lives?

...It doesn’t seem right either.

If that's the case, why does it have to be shown as a "mask"?

What's more, this is the spiritual energy awakened from Russell's past life memory - how could he have such an "original desire"?

"It seems that only after the migration is completed, can the truth about my spiritual power be known..."

Russell murmured.

But there was one thing he remembered clearly.

Whether he was absorbing Alice's chip or the "Little Liuli" chip, he had a thirst for it.

Thirst, hunger, joy, greed - wanting.

But it’s not about “possession”, but more about “arrival”.

...To use a strange metaphor, it is a bit similar to the feeling when "the promotion game reaches a life and death situation".

"...Let's try out our newly acquired psychic powers first."

Russell's heart moved, and ultramarine blue flames suddenly ignited under his pupils.

A feeling of indifference, despair, and isolation that he had never experienced before surged into his heart, causing Russell's eyes to become cold subconsciously.

The next moment, Russell's body turned into an ordinary blue songbird in the ultramarine flames, soaring into the air——

——What happens? I can fly?

Russell's heart was filled with uncontrollable surprise and excitement.

Flying with wings for the first time made him feel an unprecedented strangeness. It even drew an elegant arc... and almost crashed.

But fortunately, Russell's learning ability is still quite outstanding.

He managed to pull himself up before crashing, flying somewhat awkwardly in the air with his wings.

However, it seems that Blue Songbird's flying ability cannot support him staying in the air for a long time...

The little bird fluttered onto the sink, landed for a moment, and then flew up again.

When Russell triggered psychic energy again, a metal cage emerged from the void around him, sealing Russell inside.

He instantly lost the ability to fly.

The iron cage containing the bird fell down with a clang, shook for a moment and then settled down.

Russell looked outside through the iron cage.

The strange vision gave him the feeling of seeing someone behind bars.

He also quickly understood the nature of the birdcage.

The psychic energy of "Caged Bird" is actually triggered in a passive trap form. Transforming into a bird is just a preparatory stage ability... It's like Russell peeking into "Xiao Liuli's" past memory before, which seems to be another manifestation of his spiritual power.

If someone is in the same room with this birdcage and closes all the doors and windows in the room, the person who closed the doors and windows last will be pulled into this one-to-one space.

Another way to trigger it is that the other party opens the birdcage out of curiosity or out of sheer stupidity... Then Russell can pull the other party into that space. If triggered in this way, Russell himself can jump out of the cage.

In that space, Russell can actively choose whether to eliminate both prosthetics.

"Is it to imprison or create psychic energy that is beneficial to the home field..."

Russell thought.

Although the conditions of use are quite harsh, it can achieve quite good results once it takes effect.

If Russell had to fight a steel monster whose prosthetic body had been modified more than 80%, he could use this to peel off the opponent's prosthetic body and gain an advantage.

The prosthetic body that has been stripped away will return to its "flesh" form... If you have already adapted to the prosthetic body, then suddenly changing back to the physical body will definitely cause a lot of discomfort.

"...Or can it also be used when being chased by a group of people? Create a duel space to reduce the opponent's number or buy time?"

But one thing is unclear - whether the bird and the birdcage will remain where they are when entering that virtual space.

You can then set up a camera and record a video of the outside to confirm.

"Moreover, this psychic power also has wonderful by-products..."

Russell's expression was a little subtle.

At the very least, it could turn Russell into a bird.

In this way, no matter whether Russell is being handcuffed or imprisoned, as long as there is a gap, he can turn into a bird and fly away.

——No one would have thought that Russell, who has a cat as his spiritual relative, could turn into a bird.

Unlike Alice's universal psionic power, Bluebird's psionic power is quite extreme - the kind that once someone learns the secret of the psionic power, its effect will be greatly reduced.

With Russell's current psychic level, he can probably maintain that space for twenty minutes.

If the body of "Blue Songbird" is not used but Russell's body is used, it will only last half the time... and this birdcage as a trap can be maintained forever.

The disadvantage is that Russell will be very fragile in his bird form. If he dies in this form, he will truly die.

...But as long as you don't use body changes, it shouldn't be a big problem.

When he was on the airship before, Russell had used the ability of the First Mask to transform into Alice, and almost immediately suffered a fatal attack.

That fierce punch directly broke Russell's spine.

But when resisting the attack that could break the spine, Russell was not injured... but was knocked back to his original form. The mask used for the transformation was shattered, and the incarnation also entered cooling down.

It takes about a month to recover.

From this point of view...

"Perhaps we can also use the incarnation ability as a substitute technique with a one-month cooldown?"

Can also be used as a vest.

I hope that the number of people who know the original appearance of "Blue Songbird" should be as small as possible...

Russell thought about what other uses his psychic powers could be used for.

He tentatively stretched out his right hand.

But the spiritual energy of the "non-existent weapon" did not respond at all.

...I see, can’t I use the abilities of other incarnations when transforming?

Before leaving the bathroom, Russell reached up to his face.

As the ultramarine flames ignited again, Russell's size shrank instantly.

Russell, who had returned to his original state, was taking off a white mask without facial features from his face.

Not long after the mask left Russell's face, it turned into ultramarine sparks and dissipated in the air.

That cheerful smile, the desire to sing, and the negative emotions deep in his heart quickly moved away from him.

Just like an actor performing a play.

"Mask...?"

Russell was thoughtful and turned to leave.

He just tried out his psychic powers a little bit, but he didn't dare to waste too much time.

After all, the body of Xiao Liuli that he had just decapitated was still here.

Before being discovered by the guests, Russell needs to make an emergency report to Minister Delphinium.

Just like what he promised to Xiao Liuli before - he wanted "Xiao Liuli" to die cleanly as a human being.

Russell admits that his moral standards may not be as good as those of his two colleagues who are obviously not normal people...but he also has one advantage.

That is...as long as he makes a serious promise, he will never break his promise.