Rob... Robbery

Selina placed the still somewhat dizzy He Ao at the entrance of the Hot Dog Shop and went to queue up to buy hot dogs.

Meanwhile, He Ao's attention was entirely focused on the energy that had suddenly appeared in his chest cavity.

The energy was extremely weak, much less than the amount He Ao had inhaled in the main world, but as He Ao continued to breathe, this energy was continuously replenished.

The extraordinary energy in the instance world seemed much more stable and concentrated than in the main world. In the main world, aside from the tide-like fluctuation at dawn, He Ao couldn't gather any energy in his chest cavity through deep breaths like this.

While adjusting his breathing, He Ao guided the energy in his chest cavity, following the path he had tried before.

But he quickly encountered an obstacle. If the pathways in He Ao's original body were like wide, unobstructed main roads, then the pathways in 'Ander's' body were winding, narrow goat paths. The energy that was guided, before it even left the chest cavity, had already dissipated completely.

The energy utilization efficiency was far lower than in He Ao's original body.

So, was it the effect of the Vermillion Fruit?

He Ao estimated that the pathways in his original body should have been similar to Ander's, or even worse than Ander's, because when he took the Vermillion Fruit, he could clearly feel that the Vermillion Fruit had cleared some blocked areas in his body. Perhaps this was a form of 'aptitude'?

And the function of the Vermillion Fruit was to improve aptitude?

Suppressing the speculation in his heart, He Ao began to increase the frequency of his breathing.

Although 'Ander's' physical aptitude was far inferior to He Ao's original body after taking the Vermillion Fruit, the energy concentration in the instance world was much higher than in the main world. As He Ao's breathing accelerated, more and more energy was generated in his chest cavity. He Ao continuously guided this energy to travel through those 'goat paths'.

As the saying goes, with great force, even bricks can fly. As He Ao continuously absorbed more energy, this energy finally left his chest cavity. Although the goat paths were even narrower after leaving the chest cavity, the degree of energy dissipation also decreased.

Just like that, He Ao moved this energy through his heart chamber, struggling all the way to the tip of his left middle finger.

Then he was stunned, because when he was preparing to let the energy return, he found that the return path was completely blocked.

He tried to use energy to impact the blocked areas, but it took him a while to wear away an almost imperceptible amount of the blockage.

At this moment, he was gradually starting to be unable to sustain the ultra-high frequency breathing. High-frequency breathing was extremely distracting and consumed physical strength, and it also put a lot of pressure on his lungs. Even with Ander's physique of 13, he couldn't last long.

Just as He Ao was about to give up, he suddenly noticed the energy accumulated at his fingertip. If he stopped now, that energy would slowly dissipate. Based on the current absorption efficiency of his body, most of this energy would be lost through dissipation.

It seemed a bit a shame for it to dissipate like this.

Or could he guide this energy to not follow the pathways? For example, guide it outside his body as a weapon?

He Ao thought for a moment and tried to guide this energy from his middle finger outside his body.

Guiding energy outside the body was much easier than guiding energy to travel within the 'pathways'. In a short while, an invisible, sesame-sized 'energy mass' appeared on He Ao's middle finger.

This energy mass had no form, but He Ao could clearly sense its existence. He Ao carefully controlled this mass of energy and let it leave his body.

And after the energy mass left He Ao's body, it immediately began to fluctuate. It only lasted for a brief one or two seconds before suddenly exploding.

He Ao only felt a gentle breeze brush past his fingertip, along with a slight tingling sensation.

This 'Small Energy Bomb' had very low damage and couldn't even break his defense.

He Ao sighed and slowly returned to his normal breathing frequency. He had originally thought he had gained a ranged attack method.

He thought for a moment and opened his personal attribute panel.

[He Ao (Ander)]

[Authority Level: Ordinary Player]

[Physical Fitness: 15 (13) (Ordinary people in the copy world are 10, ordinary people in the main world are 5)]

[Skills: Talent Sequence 272: Super Memory (Soul Bound) (F-rank)]

[Mechanical Modification: None]

[Martial Arts: Qi Induction (F-rank) (Cannot be used)]

[Character Abilities: Basic Firearms Mastery, Qi Induction (No rank)]

Everything else remained unchanged, but 'Qi Induction' was added under Character Abilities.

With no rank, He Ao's energy guidance just now barely enhanced Ander's physique; it could only be said that he had just gotten started.

However, this 'Qi Induction' being categorized under Character Abilities should mean that this ability cannot be brought back to the main world. But He Ao can test whether some of the circulation pathways in that small book are correct in the copy world.

After all, although the cultivation results from the copy world cannot be taken away, the 'experience' can.

After He Ao's breathing stabilized, he leaned against the wall and looked across the street.

The colorful neon lights almost illuminated half the street. That was the entrance to the 'Crown Casino'. He Ao watched the constant stream of people coming and going in front of the casino.

He sighed softly, This world is really chaotic.

Just then, his heart stirred, and his gaze locked onto a woman in a red bodycon dress in the crowd.

She had long, golden-brown hair, a pair of slender, straight legs, and a wine-red one-piece bodycon dress that outlined her graceful back. The short skirt barely covered her two round, full buttocks, and as she walked with a graceful gait, the scenery beneath her skirt was faintly visible.

The woman seemed to notice that someone was watching her. She stopped and turned her head.

"You're already starting work?" Selina's laugh came from the side. She held two large hot dogs in her hand and handed one to He Ao. "This place is especially delicious, but the wait in line is long."

"Not really, just seeing if there are any suspicious people."

He Ao took the hot dog. When he looked back at the casino entrance, the woman in the red dress was gone.

He Ao wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt there was something different about that woman. So he looked at Selina, "Does Mu Xiu have the ability to disguise or change his appearance? Like pretending to be a woman?"

"No?" Selina thought for a moment. She stood there, seemingly accessing some information.

"Mu Xiu's disguise skills are not superb. He is used to directly peeling off human skin to disguise that person's biological information, but this can only deceive detection machines and some not-so-strict cameras. He only disguises himself when entering the city, and based on current intelligence,"

Selina paused, "He particularly dislikes women. In his previous few crimes, he killed all the dancers in the casinos or the special workers in the red-light district."

Dislikes women?

He Ao fell into thought.

"R-robbery."

Just then, a childish voice came from behind He Ao.

He Ao turned around and saw only a dark pistol and a trembling little boy holding it up.

The boy looked at the hot dog in He Ao's hand and swallowed.