I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

As Mann fell backward, it felt like landing on soft feathers.

But when he turned around in surprise, he saw nothing behind him, and then belatedly realized that it was his telekinesis that had caught him.

Mann suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of freedom, even the world in his eyes became clearer, and his thoughts became more tranquil and profound, as if nothing could scare him anymore.

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Mental Strength Ⅴ-1

You possess considerable mental strength, with various basic mental abilities including clairvoyance, telekinesis, mental resistance, resistance to cognitive impairment, and resistance to memory erasure, and will naturally improve over time…

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Mental Strength Ⅴ-2

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Mental Strength Ⅴ-3

You possess considerable mental strength, with various basic mental abilities including clairvoyance, telekinesis, mental resistance, resistance to cognitive impairment, and resistance to memory erasure, and are naturally improving over time.

143 days until upgrade to Ⅴ-4.

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It was as if he had been freed from shackles.

He had finally truly reached Tier Ⅴ, but Mann didn't feel the excitement he had imagined, not because he had already obtained Tier Ⅴ power, but because this upgrade was far more significant than obtaining a Tier Ⅴ weapon.

Although it might seem arrogant to think so, Mann had a strange confidence—even though his mental strength was only at the stronger end of Tier Ⅴ-3, he inexplicably felt that he had no rivals at the Tier 3 level.

Even relying on his mental strength alone, he was confident in defeating almost all Tier Ⅴ-3 anomalous entities, and if he cooperated with the SCP Foundation, he even had a chance to deal with Tier Ⅴ-4 entities.

An important point was that mental strength was different from other Tier Ⅴ abilities; it was his own ability, so this upgrade not only strengthened his overall combat power but also increased his upper limit for withstanding anomalous items.

Before today, he had been using a Tier Ⅳ body to utilize Tier Ⅴ abilities, which not only prevented him from simultaneously using too many anomalous abilities but also made it impossible for him to use high-level abilities for long.

But now it was different. Now Mann could easily use multiple Tier Ⅴ abilities for several battles in a row.

And if he could find a way to obtain weapons specifically designed to counter them, like he did with the gods, then even against opponents like Selaern at Tier Ⅴ-5, he wouldn't be without a chance to contend.

Although he was unlikely to have such a good opportunity again, other Tier Ⅴ-5 entities were unlikely to be as strong as Selaern.

Yes, he had decided to deal with Selaern.

Before meeting Shenxiao and obtaining Zhenlu, he was still somewhat hesitant. At first, this plan was more like a preemptive defense against Selaern, since he was very likely to become a threat.

Solving this danger in advance was his current motivation, but more importantly, it was Shenxiao's words and Zhenlu. Shenxiao, although restricted when meeting him, was able to reveal things related to the gods.

The sentence "The war is coming" was obviously full of meaning. The simplest way to understand it was that Shenxiao had seen that he could not avoid conflict with the gods. The lies woven by the Moon God could not forever deceive this cunning and wise deity, and when he found the truth…

Then, whether to eliminate the threat in advance or to covet the SCP Foundation, Selaern would definitely launch a full-scale attack on him using the most insidious and terrifying methods, and seize his Foundation.

In this case, waiting was the worst option; striking first was safer.

But if he had only received Shenxiao's warning, Mann's plan would not have changed much, after all, he was already preparing for a decisive battle with the gods, and his slightly conservative plan was actually the best choice.

He had to wait, because the longer he waited, the higher his chances of winning. If he rashly launched an offensive against the gods, Mann felt that he had a 99% chance of losing.

But after obtaining Zhenlu, it was completely different.

Now he had the qualifications to take risks, and it seemed that he could no longer wait.

Shenxiao's urging must have a deep meaning. Perhaps Selaern was about to find a flaw, or perhaps the world itself didn't have much time to wait. In short, Mann had to get rid of Selaern.

And obtain his power.

In fact, imprisoning the gods was much more difficult than other anomalous entities. They had no physical bodies at all, and putting them to sleep didn't mean truly killing them. Although the SCP Foundation had provided a corresponding method—directly and quietly changing the perception of natural symbols of the gods in the minds of all humans, and preventing the gods from gaining power in the process.

But unfortunately, Mann couldn't do it yet. Now, in theory, he could only put the gods to sleep, and then bypass their consciousness to steal their power, but who knew how long that would take.

He was far from being able to directly invade and control the perception of a certain natural symbol in the brains of all humans, let alone do so to the Sun God, which was much more difficult than doing it to other gods, unless he cooperated with the "omnipotent" Federation.

But that would truly be making a deal with the devil. The Federation would definitely notice some of his secrets.

Therefore, Mann would never do that, and…

He had a better and simpler method.

He had it a long time ago.

"How long was I unconscious?" Mann walked out of the SCP Foundation.

Qin Lan said with some undisguised surprise:

"I feel like it was only a few seconds."

This speed surprised Mann himself, which was why Qin Lan looked so strange. She had heard of and seen people breaking through to Tier Ⅴ, but Mann's speed was unheard of.

Mann nodded slightly:

"How many bombs do we have now?"

As he said this, he still exuded that cold-blooded feeling.

Qin Lan's expression also became serious:

"We have found five now, but the speed has slowed down, after all, there are not that many Tier Ⅳ death row inmates in this world that meet our conditions, at least it's difficult to find them according to our standards.

"But if we lower the standards a bit, we should be able to find…"

Mann suddenly looked up at her slightly and said:

"But aren't we already on the edge of the standard now?"

Qin Lan paused when she heard this:

"That's right, but the search speed has slowed down, and we might consume some Level 0 employees during training, I think…"

Mann shook his head slightly:

"No, we haven't reached that point yet, and if we loosen the standards, then I'm worried that they won't be able to continue to implement them strictly, and there will definitely be people who don't deserve to die being turned into human bombs by us."

Hearing this, Qin Lan once again felt a strong sense of strangeness.

Soft-hearted—this word appeared in Qin Lan's mind. She didn't hate Mann's persistence at this moment, but when facing enemies like the gods who could threaten the world, still considering the rights of those criminals seemed to fit the description of this word.

But what surprised Qin Lan the most was not Mann's adherence to the bottom line, but the stark contrast between the kindness he showed at this moment and the cold-bloodedness he had just displayed, as if he wasn't the guy who proposed making human bombs at all.

"Good" and "evil" seemed to appear simultaneously on the man in front of her.

But she still immediately controlled herself to calm down:

"So we are going to slowly prepare for the decisive battle with the gods?"

Mann shook his head again:

"No, we may have to launch the attack earlier than the initial plan, and then we have to obtain Selaern's extremely powerful anomalous power, and after obtaining this power.

"We can go to hell to find a way to break the contract."

Taking a break from the busy schedule.