In the world of Harry Potter, the Obliviate Charm is only used to erase memories. They never considered what else could be done after wiping memories—not even Voldemort.
They treat Obliviate as nothing more than a memory-erasing spell. Their thinking is too rigid. They believe that things simply are what they are and never try to fully exploit their potential.
Erasing memories can only be used to erase memories! This is completely different from Lu Yi's观点. He sees it as a spell that can be developed and utilized, and its usefulness is far from limited.
Yuriko had been used as a test subject—with excellent results. Lu Yi was very satisfied and was considering whether to continue advancing this research.
"Yuriko, go get me a chair!" Lu Yi released Yuriko, placing her on the ground, and ordered her.
"Yes, master!"
To Yuriko, Lu Yi was everything. Out of honor and devotion, Yuriko always obeyed his commands. She followed his instruction to fetch a chair, but Lu Yi did not just sit back and wait—he raised his arm.
"A strike is coming!"
This time, Lu Yi used a Flight Charm.
Based on his current understanding of spells, using it on a living person didn't matter—it would simply strengthen their resistance.
After casting the Flight Spell, Lu Yi began to visualize Stryker's figure in his mind, then made a grasping motion with his hand.
With those actions complete, Lu Yi clearly sensed the presence of a "giant"—that giant was Stryker.
"Still incredibly stubborn!"
The main difference between living and non-living things is that the latter don't struggle, while the former do. At this moment, Stryker was struggling.
In Lu Yi's vision, Stryker was clinging desperately to the airplane cabin door, trying to resist the effects of the Flight Curse. He hung suspended in midair, but refused to let go.
"This is such a nuisance! In that case, let's try this!"
Lu Yi kept his left hand in the grasping gesture, then raised his right hand in Stryker's direction, palm facing forward.
"Cruciatus!"
Ignoring the steel and soil overhead, Lu Yi was not far from Stryker, giving him the chance to cast the Cruciatus Curse while still maintaining control of the Flight Charm.
The Cruciatus Curse was different from the Flight Charm. The Flight Charm was just that—an enchantment for flight. But the Cruciatus Curse was one of the Three Unforgivable Curses.
Stryker immediately felt the difference. Agonizing pain washed over him like a flood. His grip on the cabin door failed instantly. With agonized screams, he was dragged through the air, flying backward toward where Lu Yi stood.
"Did I just see a squealing pig flying around in front of me?" Coulson and Natasha had just disembarked from the fighter jet and witnessed the scene.
Natasha's gaze was sharper. She clearly saw Stryker's armored transport flying by. "That's not a pig—that's a man!"
"A man?"
"Yes, a man! And not just any man—it's Stryker!"
"Stryker? Then how is he flying?"
"Looks like Lu Yi got here first. Let's hurry and catch up!"
Natasha spoke with a serious expression, then glanced briefly in the direction where Stryker had disappeared. Without responding to Coulson, she took off in pursuit.
Coulson had no choice but to stop questioning and follow her.
After running through the dark passageway for a while, almost losing Stryker several times, the two eventually arrived at their destination—guided by the sounds of Stryker screaming like a slaughtered pig—only to find Lu Yi sitting on a chair, while Stryker wailed on the ground.
"Oh, it's you two!" Lu Yi looked slightly surprised to see them appear.
"It's us. Who's that behind you?" Natasha ignored Stryker's sobbing, glancing at Yuriko standing respectfully behind Lu Yi, with a faint frown.
With her feminine intuition and training as a spy, Natasha immediately sensed a change in Yuriko. The way she looked at Lu Yi was far from normal.
"My new slave, Yuriko! What's wrong?"
"No objections!" Natasha's pupils contracted, though her expression remained very calm.
Natasha had some basic knowledge of this facility. Although she didn't know Yuriko was part of Weapon X, she had often seen Yuriko acting as Stryker's secretary, so she still remembered her.
After hearing Lu Yi's words, she froze.
Stryker's secretary was now standing behind Lu Yi like his secretary—with no sign of resistance. That explained everything.
Mind control!
Those two words almost instinctively appeared in Natasha's mind.
"As long as you have no objections. Step aside for a moment—I have something to take care of!"
"Ah—okay."
Natasha had nothing more to say. She simply agreed and moved aside with Coulson, waiting for Lu Yi to finish.
Lu Yi had never intended to let Stryker go. At this moment, saying anything would only lower Stryker's value in his mind—not worth it.
They could only abandon Stryker now.
Exchanging someone unrelated and insignificant to them in return for a sensible and cooperative impression from Lu Yi—this was hardly any loss at all.
Lu Yi didn't know what they were thinking, but he couldn't help appreciating their choice.
Smart people!
Lu Yi smiled slightly in approval, then turned his attention to Stryker lying on the ground.
He waved his hand, pulling Stryker toward himself, then pointed at Stryker's head.
"Soul capture—thought extraction!"
His fingers slowly drew back, and a strand of radiant white thought flowed from his fingertips.
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