Chapter 250: It's You, Give Back the Psionic Powers
"What the hell is this crap!"
The muscle guy's legs were first entangled by the green plants, and the fireball in his hand hadn't even been thrown when a water ball smacked him square in the face.
"Haha, serves you right." Zheng Yan quickly hurled a few more water balls, drenching the muscle guy thoroughly.
As soon as Zheng Yan saw the green plants on the muscle guy's legs, he knew it was Big Brother's work.
He couldn't help but admire how sharp Big Brother was.
The muscle guy looked confused, still not understanding what was happening, and hurriedly tried to wipe the water off his face.
But when he looked down, he was startled to find his legs wrapped tightly in green plants.
He immediately threw two fireballs with all his strength at the plants.
To his shock, the green plants didn't budge, as if the flames meant nothing to them.
At the same time, the short-haired guy found himself in the same situation.
His legs were also tightly bound by the green plants, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.
Seeing this, Meng Ci didn't hesitate and activated more green plants to firmly bind the two men's arms.
In an instant, they were completely immobilized, their limbs pinned down by the plants.
With no way out, the two started spewing curses.
"Damn it, let me go, or I'll make you regret it!"
Zheng Yan's anger grew as he listened to their foul language.
Finally, Zheng Yan snapped and hurled a few water balls at them with all his might.
Zheng Yan had gotten the hang of throwing water balls; they not only drenched the guys but also packed a painful punch.
Meng Ci ignored their verbal provocation and continued to control two green plants, moving them toward the back of their heads.
As described in novels, psionics and zombies alike have a psionic crystal at the back of their heads, which can be dug out and shattered.
The difference is that when a zombie's crystal is destroyed, it loses its life, but when a psionic's crystal is destroyed, they become ordinary people.
"W-What are you going to do!"
The muscle guy realized something was off and started struggling like crazy.
Meanwhile, the short-haired guy had already begun begging for mercy.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, we didn't know who we were messing with! We won't dare come again!"
"Please, have mercy on us!"
The short-haired guy's legs were weak, and if not for the green plants holding him up, he probably would have crumpled in terror.
Meng Ci ignored their desperate pleas and kept pushing the plants deeper into their skulls.
These two were classic bullies—powers or not, they only used them to push people around and did nothing for the base.
So, letting their psionic crystals shatter was truly a case of getting what they deserved.
"Zap!"
There were two soft hisses. The muscle-bound man and the short-haired man suddenly felt something sharp stab into the back of their heads.
Immediately following that, an intense pain surged through them, as if something in their minds had exploded.
Seeing that the psionic crystals had shattered, Meng Ci controlled the vines withdrawing from their bodies.
The muscle-bound man and the short-haired man dropped to their knees. Both reached back to touch their heads, only to find themselves shocked.
Their heads showed no visible wounds, but their hands were smeared with blood.
When a psionic's crystal was destroyed, it didn't leave any wounds or cause any damage—the only aftereffect being the loss of powers.
The muscle-bound man thought that he had been controlled by Meng Ci's powers because he hadn't been on guard. Now that he was free and saw that he wasn't injured, he tried to conjure a fireball.
But no matter what he tried, he couldn't do it.
The short-haired man, seeing that his companion had lost his powers, immediately punched the ground to test if his powers were still there.
Bang!
"F*ck, that hurts like hell!"
The short-haired man clutched his hand and rolled on the ground.
Just moments ago, when he had woken from his slumber and punched the ground, he had created a pit without feeling any pain!
But now, it didn't work!
The muscle-bound man was the first to react, his eyes wide with anger as he glared at Meng Ci. "You did this!"
"Did you do something to us to strip us of our powers?"
The muscle-bound man thought back to when the vines had stabbed into their heads. It must have been this man who did something.
"That's right!"
"Having powers and not thinking about eliminating the zombies or protecting ordinary people, but instead preying on the weak."
"I took it upon myself to reclaim your powers for justice!"
Meng Ci openly admitted to what he had just done.
"You..."
The muscle-bound man stood up, his eyes blazing with fury, ready to attack.
With Hero here, there was no way these two would be allowed to bully the master. With a couple of barks, Hero charged at them.
The muscle-bound man, who couldn't even beat Hero when he had powers, was even less able to fight now. Seeing Hero coming, he turned and ran.
The short-haired man, seeing his companion flee, quickly followed suit.
Hero wasn't going to let them off so easily and, with a couple of barks, chased them all the way out of the villa area.
They came, left empty-handed, and now sported several bite marks to show for it.
The gate had already been damaged, but Meng Ci had quite a few high-quality gates in his spatial pocket. He planned to go outside the base with Shen Que sometime.
However, now that the base was full of psionics, the gate didn't really make much of a difference.
"Big brother, don't worry about the gate. When the boss gets back, I'll ask him to find you a sturdier gate!" Zheng Yan told Meng Ci.
"And he won't charge you for it."
Meng Ci declined Zheng Yan's offer because he believed no gate could compare to the ones in his spatial pocket.
"No thanks. I'll go out with Shen Que and see if we can find something better."
"Alright!" Zheng Yan nodded and offered his help if they needed anything else.
With the eagle watching over them, Meng Ci and Shen Que felt safe entering the house despite the missing gate.
Thinking that soaking his finger in the spatial water might activate his powers, Meng Ci put his finger in the water again after returning.
At the same time, he poured a large cup of water for Zheng Yan to drink slowly!
The spatial water would definitely benefit psionics.
After staying at home for over three hours, Meng Ci still hadn't seen Shen Que and Lin Jun return.
Since Meng Ci was already feeling a bit hungry, he invited Zheng Yan to stay for a meal.
Zheng Yan wasn't keen on staying for dinner, but he worried that without the gate, more troublemakers might show up.
So Zheng Yan agreed and quickly ran home to grab a bag of things.
When Meng Ci opened it, there were two pieces of pork and beef, some potatoes, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, and a bag of other vegetables.
"Big brother, I appreciate your help today!" Zheng Yan said, standing at the kitchen door.
"No problem!"
Meng Ci had planned to throw together a couple of quick noodle bowls, but with all the ingredients Zheng Yan brought, he decided to steam some rice and cook a few hearty dishes.