Chapter 460: Dire Situation

"Don't go!"

The first person to try and stop Adam was his electoral advisor, Toshiyuki Matsumara.

"You've finally made it to a position where you're all but assured to win the election, intentionally putting yourself in harm's way at a time like this will be an extremely irresponsible gesture to all of your supporters and staff! Most importantly, you still haven't fulfilled your promises to your financial backers!

He was trying to speak in as tactful a tone as possible, but the underlying threat in his words was very apparent.

Toshiyuki Matsumara was a representative of the northern congress, and Adam also had other backers who had invested enormous amounts of resources into him, and those investments couldn't be allowed to fall through.

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

He was trying to stop Adam instead of allowing him to take risks as he had done in the past due to the sensitive nature of Hebi no Miko's identity. This was an extremely powerful and unpredictable woman that was to be avoided at all costs.

Furthermore, she was extorting Adam by threatening the lives of the psychic mutant trio, and it was very likely that a trap had been set. Adam listened to Toshiyuki Matsumara's advice, but ultimately refused to heed it.

"Backing down now will be the ultimate gesture of irresponsibility to everyone. I have to go, I have to save my friends, and Hebi no Miko must die."

Adam had never been so furious before.

Hebi no Miko was threatening him with the lives of those close to him, and he couldn't afford to back down. If he were to cower once, then it would be perceived as a sign of weakness, and all of the people closest to him would be targeted one after another.

Toshiyuki Matsumara was aware of this, but the election was his top priority. If Adam could successfully be elected as mayor, Toshiyuki Matsumara would've gladly sent out Mechguard units to bomb that entire area of buildings and kill both Hebi no Miko and her hostages.

Adam wasted no further time with words as he informed everyone of the situation and told the mto make preparations, then set off for the veterinary hospital in a magnetic suspension car.

Toshiyuki Matsumara heaved a forlorn sigh, but there was a hint of admiration in his eyes. He wasn't a cold and emotionless politician, and he hoped that if he were to become a hostage someday, there would also be a hero to come and save him.

The problem is that heroes usually don't get good endings.

He forgave himself for caving just this once. If Adam could make a safe and triumphant return, then he would give Adam his full and unreserved support. The second person who attempted to stop Adam was May, but by the time she arrived, it was already too late.

Eliminating someone like Hebi no Miko would be immensely beneficial to her pawn shop, but unfortunately, the time simply wasn't right.

She wasn't expecting to be able to dissuade Adam, so in the end, she could only give him some words of advice.

"Don't think any unnecessary thoughts when you go into battle against that woman. Just treat it like the final battle of your life and give it everything you have."

Adam knew that this was sound advice as Hebi no Miko was different from other psychic mutants.

Other psychic mutants underwent psychic mutation as a result of their personality and experiences altering their psychic world, ultimately ridding them of their capacity for rational thought.

However, Hebi no Miko was different. She was born with immense psychic power, and there was no one that she couldn't or didn't dare to kill. She did anything that she pleased, and she felt no guilt or remorse over her actions.

Negative emotions for the average person only served as fuel for her to attain more power.

Up to this point, Adam had faced her in battle on several occasions, and all of those occasions had shown him that this woman was most definitely the most formidable opponent that he had ever faced.

It wasn't necessarily the case that she was an adapter of a higher caliber than Masao Yamamoto or May. Instead, what made her so dangerous was her ability to go all-out in battle without any inhibitions.

During psychic battles, one's imagination and psychic power were the keys to their offensive prowess and destructive capabilities. Aside from Hebi no Miko and the director, Adam couldn't think of anyone else who was at this level, so indeed, the best course of action for him was to think as little as possible and fight with everything that he had.

Meanwhile, almost all of the powerful adapters of the northern congress, including Cowboy, were being attacked by formidable foes, so none of them were able to provide him with any assistance.

"I'm sorry, brother, but you're gonna have to get through this on your own. It looks like you really have hit them where it hurts this time. Having said that, there's a bright side to all of this. If you can weather this storm, then the worst will surely be behind you."

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Adam had no complaints. If he were the one enacting this plan, he would've definitely also ensured that no reinforcements could interfere.

Ultimately, one had to rely on oneself.

Adam had never felt so calm before, and using his special law enforcement privileges as a special psychic police officer, he was able to travel well above the speed limit all the way to the veterinary hospital in Area 47.

Thunderbird and the others were going to send some Mechguard units as reinforcements later to eliminate all of the potential enemies in the surrounding area, while Diana had already arrived on the scene, and she only had one thing to request.

"Let me have a go at her first."

Diana and Hebi no Miko were mutual sworn enemies with a blood vendetta between them, so there was nothing to be said. Furthermore, Diana wasn't able to make much further progress through visualization alone. In order to improve, she had to break through her mental boundaries in battle, and Hebi no Miko was the ideal target for her.

Adam chose to respect her decision.

Shae arrived on the scene right in the nick of time, and she was so tensed up that her entire body was trembling. Perhaps she would've felt excited to face any other opponent, but when it came to Hebi no Miko, she felt nothing but fear.

"Don't be afraid, it won't do you any good. Just go all-out once we get in there."

There was nothing else to be said, and after taking a glance at the deserted surroundings, it was clear to Adam that the enemy had already cleared out the area in advance, perhaps by evacuating everyone, or simply by eliminating all innocent bystanders by force.

"Let's go."

Adam led the way toward the veterinary hospital, and as soon as he entered a 100-meter radius of the building, a powerful electromagnetic wave suddenly erupted through the air, disabling all of the electronics in the area.

The drones that were circling around up above were instantly struck down as a result.

His prosthetics were equipped to resist such attacks, so they weren't completely disabled, but they were temporarily unable to function.

Right at this moment, a powerful neuron transmitter signal proliferated outward in all directions from the veterinary hospital, instantly dragging Adam's trio into Hebi no Miko's psychic world.

Even before he had a chance to inspect his surroundings, Adam immediately invoked all of his most powerful anomalies while fusing with Mummy. At the same time, Hellhound fused with Shae, while Sludge positioned itself directly in front of them to ward off oncoming attacks.

However, to his surprise, they weren't immediately met with a ferocious assault.

After taking a glance at his surroundings, he discovered that he was inside the veterinary hospital. Sludge was so tall that it had plunged through the roof, and the hall that they were in had been completely cleared out with the exception of three transparent blocks of ice positioned next to one another.

Mole, Armadillo, and Rabbit were sealed within the blocks of ice. Their bodies were completely immobilized, but they were able to move their mouths and eyes, and they were even able to speak.

"Run, Adam! That woman is insane! She's doing this to embarrass you!"

"Don't fall into her trap, Adam! Even if we're going to die, we won't allow ourselves to be used as tools to extort you!"

Right at this moment, Hebi no Miko's voice rang out from up above.

"If you want to save them, then smash open these ice coffins!"