In the next two days, Dean obtained a graduation certificate made of high-gloss coated paper and a dazzling transcript in advance through Principal Lanz's relationship.
The content on the certificate is very simple:
Nevada State High School officially awarded student Dean Lew a high school diploma.
1981.6.20, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Then there are the signatures of the principal and other relevant leaders.
It is only June 17th, and Dean received his diploma earlier than most students.
"You're not going to attend the graduation ceremony?"
Rust curiously touched his friend’s graduation certificate.
After the high school graduation ceremony in the United States, it means that students will have to leave home to study further away, or move out of their parents' house to live independently. Therefore, the high school graduation ceremony is more important than any other graduation ceremony, including college.
Parents of students usually go to school to observe the ceremony. After the ceremony, they hold a graduation party for their children at home, inviting relatives and friends to celebrate together.
Some friends will give small gifts and gifts, and parents will give their graduating children a car or a trip.
"I have already attended the graduation prom, and all the photos that need to be taken have been taken." Dean shook his head, "My uncle is not here either, so there is no need to do it."
Rust's face turned gloomy after hearing this. He and the graduation ceremony had no relatives to watch.
"Be happy, man. After the graduation ceremony, we can go to Gretchen's house to join in the graduation party."
"OK."
"By the way, I've told Lawyer Lucville from Frank Law Firm. He will help you handle the claim case, but be mentally prepared. It may take several months to get the result." Dean threw away the car keys. past,
The female lawyer who found Rust last time and claimed that she would help him claim compensation from Al Daris was just the disguise of Bodonna, a man in Cleti's team.
When Dean killed Donna, Rust's claims consultant was gone. As compensation, Dean helped him find a more suitable lawyer.
Watch Rusty leave.
Dean put away his graduation certificate and transcripts into his fantasy space, went to the lounge chair in the yard, enjoyed the lazy morning sunshine, and sank into the system.
…
"Shadow of the Past" lv1 (200/200), the writing began to be blurry like tadpoles floating in the water, but it quickly condensed.
Shadow of the Past lv2(0/300)
Skill improvement, you gain 0.5 spirit,
Spirit: 17.6→18.1.
hiss…
north!
North!
Damn this "north side" of Fake!
Dean's whole body was shaken, and he subconsciously hammered his temples hard to dispel the auditory hallucinations that sizzled like electricity in his mind.
Another line of text passed before my eyes——
Because of the special reward you choose, this time the Shadow of the Past’s telekinesis ability will be greatly enhanced on the original basis.
…
The dark human figure fell in front of Dean. Under the sun, the outline around the body was like wisps of vital mist surging in a small area.
And that face is not dull and lifeless like ordinary ghosts, its eyes are smart, and its face is lifelike, no less than Clayty's ghost.
"how do you feel?"
Dean asked through telepathy.
"It's very comfortable, my mind is very clear... I'm reminded of some of my lost memories."
"Shadow" looked at his body filled with black arcs of light with bright eyes, a look of joy as if he had been reborn.
Obviously, his mind has recovered a lot after the skill upgrade.
I used to be a child who was almost ten years old, but now——
Dean gave an order.
"Shadow" reached out to the window ten meters away on the second floor behind the yard like a conditioned reflex.
The invisible power of thought rolled up a twelfth grade reading exercise book and a pen flew out of the window and landed in front of the shadow.
"Shadow" sat cross-legged on the grass, doing the reading questions with concentration. If you ignore the dark body, he is a diligent middle school student.
A quarter of an hour later.
The book was handed into Dean's hands, and Dean checked it with the answers like a teacher. His handwriting was beautiful, and the answers were both right and wrong.
"I'm afraid that my current mind is that of a fifteen or sixteen year old."
This is a good thing. With the intelligent recovery of "Shadow", it can understand more complex commands, such as tracking and intimidation, and can also adapt to the commands issued by Dean in certain situations, instead of being rigid and inflexible in the past.
"Can you speak now?"
"As long as you allow it, we can communicate with our voices, but I am more accustomed to using my mind to communicate." "Shadow" issued a cold and mechanical male voice,
"What are your thoughts and wishes now?" Dean stared intently at the face that resembled his own, but was more immature, as if locked in an eighteen-year-old face. "Speak out honestly, this is an order."
"Your order is my wish and my innate mission." Ying looked at him calmly, like a knight in uniform who knelt on one knee to offer his loyalty to the supreme king.
Dean almost couldn't help but take out the unnecessary sword and tap his shoulder.
"Don't have any ideas? For example, to find your missing parents Lena and Guangming, or to see the ghost of your girlfriend Mona again? As long as you say it, I will realize your wish immediately."
"If this is your wish, I will comply with it." Ying's answer was impeccable. "It is an honor to complete every order of yours, and I will get great pleasure and sense of accomplishment from it."
Dean became more and more curious. He didn't know what magic power the system had that could transform a powerful ghost into obeying him.
But he never has to worry about betrayal.
"Can you read my thoughts and heart?"
"Not unless you reveal it to me..."
"Can you sense the outside world when you live in the slender bed or hide in my body?"
"Absolutely not. It's like I fell into a deep sleep inside."
So no worries about privacy leaks.
Next comes the main event, testing the enhanced telekinesis power of "Shadow".
"Shadow" sensed Dean's thoughts and immediately turned to the large object covered with canvas in the corner of the yard. It was more than ten meters away and waved its dark arm lightly.
The canvas was lifted to the ground, revealing a simple black motorcycle, which was Dean's usual car after his disguise.
"Shadow" locked his eyes on the black motorcycle, spread his hands on both sides, and slowly bent hard, as if he was holding onto something——
An amazing scene appeared!
An invisible force wrapped around the motorcycle and instantly lifted it off the ground. It was suspended almost half a meter high and moved around the yard at a very slow speed, like an old man walking with a cane.
Dean watched this scene and nodded.
Before the upgrade, "Shadow" could lift objects weighing more than ten kilograms at most by relying on telekinesis, but now this motorcycle weighs almost 200 kilograms, and its strength has increased by more than ten times!
Already not inferior to the ghost Alexander Raphael.
"accelerate!"
Dean gave the order.
The speed of the motorcycle floating around the yard changed from "an old man's slow walk" to "a normal person's walk".
"Accelerate with full force!"
Swish—
The breeze caused the shrubs around the yard to sway slightly, and the speed of the motorcycle changed from "walking" to "trotting."
"How long can you maintain your full output?"
"Until I disappear."
"Good. Now, lift that Bronco."
But this time, no matter how "Shadow" activated his telekinesis, the two-ton car did not move at all. Instead, the Shadow stood in a sluggish state because it exceeded the limit.
Dean thought thoughtfully, the power of thought is like a muscle, it has a certain degree of elasticity. If it is stretched too much and too fast at one time, it will break.
"Then use your telekinesis to lift me up."
Dean felt a soft gas covering his whole body, and then he stood up with his feet off the ground. The cool breeze hit his face, and he was slightly dazed. He flew to the window on the second floor, and through the window, he moved the bed and bookshelf in his bedroom. All in sight.
But his limbs moved comically from side to side, like an astronaut floating in a space capsule.
"Move to the left and push harder."
Dean continued to micro-manage through commands, and relied on the balance brought by his superhuman sensitivity, and soon stood firmly five meters in the air. He opened his hands, took a deep breath, and looked outside the fence at the small buildings across the road. The building is extremely small.
"Stop, put me down and let's change places."
In order to avoid leaking the secret, Dean put on his watch, beer cans, and various props, and left the neighborhood to a remote and dense forest in the back mountains.
"Shadow" released his mind power to support him and carefully float up into the sky.
Five meters above the ground.
Ten meters.
Twenty meters.
Dean flew lightly to the top of a tree. The high-altitude wind was strong and cold. It scraped against his skin like steel needles, causing bursts of stinging pain.
When he lowered his head, he saw a lush green area under his feet, with jagged and undulating trees reaching into the sky. Looking around, he could see the continuous earth-yellow low mountains in the distance dotted with clumps of green.
Turning around, the steel jungle composed of densely packed high-rise buildings in downtown Las Vegas all knelt down and paid homage to him.
"Cool!" Dean experienced the wonderful feeling of weightlessness. He opened his hands at a height of 20 meters, tapped his toes lightly on the tree canopy, and swung back and forth a few steps, as if he was a light kung fu master in a martial arts movie in his previous life.
"Can it get any higher?"
Dean gave the order, and the "shadow" that was standing on the ground suddenly flew up and turned into ghost armor to wrap around him.
Huhu——
Dean's height from the ground increased again.
Thirty meters.
Forty meters.
Fifty meters.
The temperature began to drop rapidly.
The wind was strong, the green forest under my feet became smaller and smaller, and the air around me was slightly thinner.
"Wooh..."
Dean's eyes were blown to slits by the wind, and his face began to twist and deform, and he shouted,
"Can it get any higher?"
"As long as I don't disappear, I can take you higher."
"That means it's not stressful to fly to an altitude of one to two hundred meters or even thousands of meters!"
Dean was surprised.
If according to common sense, the "shadow" releases a force that lifts him up, then the "shadow" itself must bear the reaction force.
But the power of thought seems to break this physical rule.
"This is really an unscientific force."
"But there is no need to challenge the extreme height now. There is no need to continue to rise. Fly forward!"
Dean gave the order, and "Shadow" immediately took him to fly like a bird at an altitude of fifty meters.
The speed is not fast, almost five meters per second.
"Shadow" senses Dean's thoughts synchronously and can fly him to any desired position, and let him stand upside down, spin, float, walk in the moonwalk, and make all kinds of fancy movements at will.
"I, Dean, can finally fly!"
Under the special environment at high altitude, adrenaline surged, and his heart beat out of his chest like a drum. The intense stimulation and excitement made Dean roar with a red face!
A hearty feeling arises spontaneously!
Rock climbing, skydiving, and F1 racing are all inferior compared to telekinetic flight, and wingsuit flying can probably compete.
"This is the game men should play!"
Dean imitated Superman and played playfully for a quarter of an hour. He reluctantly lowered his body and landed smoothly back on the grass in the forest.
"From now on, I have to fly for half an hour every day!"
Dean still made his decision.
His bold attempt also revealed some advantages and weaknesses of telekinetic flight.
His weakness is that his movement speed is too slow, much slower than running at full strength.
But it also has many advantages, and its flight capabilities are full of strategic significance.
Dean came up with several uses almost instantly.
Escape——
Escape from the ground to an altitude of several hundred meters. Unless the enemy has long-range strike capabilities, or has the ability to fly and prepare flying equipment in advance, you can only watch Dean escape.
attack--
Use the power of telekinesis to lift the enemy to a high altitude, and then throw it down from the high altitude.
When the universe is projected upward, gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, even steel and iron bones will be smashed into pieces!
sneak into--
Generally, a heavily guarded building will have walls and power grids erected around it, and surveillance cameras will be installed in all directions.
It is very difficult to enter from above the ground.
But Dean could take advantage of the darkness and fly to a height of a hundred meters on top of the building, then slowly descend, land on the roof of the building, and sneak in smoothly.
Moreover, telekinetic flight is not like helicopters, parachutes, or hot air balloons that make huge noises.
It is silent and highly concealed!
…
Of course, there are many other uses for telekinetic flight waiting to be discovered.
Dean began experimenting with the remaining features.
Mind barrier——
"Shadow" released his telekinesis and went all out to construct a barrier to wrap around a soft pillow placed under a palm tree.
Dean then raised the Colt M1911A1, loaded it with .45ACP, took aim and fired.
Bang bang!
Two shots.
The bullets buzzed, and the two warheads were like hitting a sponge, and were instantly bounced off and fell into the thick layer of humus.
The telekinesis shield was crumbling, but the pillow under protection was intact.
boom!
The third shot.
There was a "pop" sound in the air.
The mental shield shattered into yellow light like glass, and clumps of white goose feathers floated out of the hole in the broken pillow.
"So, the power of mind turns into a barrier and the full protection can withstand two shots. 45ACP..."
Dean took back his gun and thought thoughtfully. This kind of protection was far inferior to the ghost armor incarnated by "Shadow".
With the blessing of 18.1 spiritual attributes, the ghost armor can already eat hundreds of rifle bullets in a short period of time.
But the telekinesis shield has a supporting role and can help Dean protect others.
Finished testing the shield.
Next is the mental impact——
Dean lined up a dozen cans of Tropicana.
"Shadow" launched continuous attacks.
Bang bang bang!
There were constant explosions, and the cans kept exploding with big holes, and were blown several meters away by the force. The crystal wine was splashed into the air, reflecting the colorful rainbow light.
"Using telekinesis to hit the temples, throat, lower body and other vital points is enough to severely injure or even kill ordinary people without anyone noticing."
But it is very wasteful to directly attack the target with telekinesis. Another way is more efficient——
"Shadow" locked onto the stilt board, and the force of his mind drove it into the air. It made a whirring sound and turned into a silver light that quickly shuttled through the forest.
Dean held his breath and concentrated, trying his best to catch it, but he was only dazzled and couldn't follow it at all.
"Mind power controls light sharp weapons to attack, and the movement speed can reach 30 to 40 meters per second."
It can kill people silently, turn corners, accelerate and decelerate at will, and is more flexible than firearms.
Ordinary people can't react and their vital parts are pierced.
…
"breathe…"
Suppress the huge surprise.
Next, Dean tested "Shadow's" ability to vibrate, rotate, twist, and break objects again.
As well as its own data, "Shadow"'s speed and power are still almost twice that of Dean.
Under the 16-point spiritual blessing, the maximum duration of the "shadow"'s existence was about 20 minutes, and the range of movement away from Dean was 36 meters.
When the spirit breaks through 18 points, the maximum duration increases to 50 minutes, and the maximum movement distance increases to 80 meters.
More than double!
It's more than enough to handle any battle, and it can basically last for a day if summoned intermittently.
"Shadow" has evolved from a killer weapon to a "conventional weapon."
…
Moreover, while "Shadow" turns into a ghost armor to protect him, it can also use mind power to control weapons or turn into a shield. In addition, Dean himself can also attack and defend.
"Shadow of the Past", telekinesis, and Dean are the trinity, with coordinated offense and defense.
Dean's strength has reached a new level.
…
His spirit sank into the system.
Dean Lu
Character level: 4 (180/500)
Age: 19
Physical fitness: 16.1
Strength: 13.1
Sensitivity: 14.3
Perception: 13.1
Spirit: 18.1
Will: 14
Ability: 6/6
Fighting lv3(5→7/400)
Shooting lv3(100→136/400)
Shadow of the Past lv2 (0/300)
Red Dragon Meditation lv2 (145→160/300)
Mimicry lv1 (97→113/200)
Fantasy space lv0, volume 2 cubic.
Specialties: Intermediate Iron Man, Beginner Supernatural Hunter
System ability: God's perspective lv3: range 30 meters.
…
"Now my development has been too biased towards the shadow of the past with mental attributes. My other physical attributes are too far behind, especially the attributes of perception, strength and will. But I can't just rely on this one superpower."
Although blindly improving the highest attributes can quickly increase combat effectiveness, just like Clayty focusing on improving her spirit, her telepathy is so powerful that it can crush her.
However, this method of self-cultivation has obvious flaws and shortcomings - excessive lack of survivability, endurance, and adaptability, and it is easy to lose mental control and lose reason in battle.
Dean possesses more than one superpower, covering most of the attributes. He has the conditions and foundation for all-round development. He is more willing to fly both physically and mentally, and has strong survivability and lethality.
"In the future, we will focus on improving will, strength, and perception, and strive to become a hexagonal warrior!"
(End of chapter)
