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He Ao successfully left the casino following the route Selina had given him. Then he received a location from Selina. After walking through a few blocks following the location, he met Selina, who had captured the Black Hooded Man.

"We were tricked."

Selina looked at He Ao.

She pulled back the hood of the man she was holding. What met their eyes was an ordinary, thin man. He was similar in build to Mu Xiu, with bloodshot eyes, glaring ferociously at He Ao like a bloodthirsty beast. On his cheek, solidified lumps of flesh were constantly wriggling.

"He was contaminated by the God of Chaos," Selina released the man, took out an electromagnetic handcuff, and cuffed him to a nearby lamppost. "But the contamination isn't severe, he can still be saved. Mu Xiu probably feared he would completely lose his mind and become uncontrollable. I've already contacted the Investigation Bureau."

Then she looked at He Ao, her expression growing more serious. "The worst-case scenario has happened. Mu Xiu has very likely infiltrated the casino by now."

"Is Viktor very strong?"

He Ao suddenly asked.

"Very strong," Selina nodded. She thought for a moment. "He's among the strongest in Rank D."

"Rank D?"

He Ao was startled. At this moment, a memory surfaced in his mind. This was Ander's memory from when he was undergoing training at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

—

"Generally, we divide the strength of extraordinary individuals into six levels, from A to F.

This is 'knowable' information. Understanding the specific strength divisions will help improve your survival rate in investigative work.

The basic Rank F strength is roughly two to three times that of an ordinary person. Most prosthetic and mechanical modifications fall into this stage. Rank E is about five to ten times that of an ordinary person, and Rank D is fifteen times or more. As for the higher ranks, A to C, try not to approach or understand them before your strength reaches that level.

Remember, the more mysteries you know, the deeper you become entangled with them.

That being said, this method of division isn't actually accurate. Many people whose strength doesn't reach a certain level can still exert combat power of the corresponding rank through other means. Therefore, the final ranking is actually based on a comprehensive evaluation of overall qualities. When you reach that level, there will be a specialized ranking agency to give you a rating."

"Instructor, report!"

"Speak."

"What is a Talent Sequence?"

"Oh, I know you might have learned a corner of the extraordinary world from other places and are full of curiosity about this unknown world. But I want to tell you, the person who dies the fastest is the one with the strongest curiosity.

Talent Sequence, you can understand it as a superpower, like the superpowers you see in movies and TV shows where people can grow larger or smaller, or shoot laser beams from their eyes.

But what I want to tell you is, this is not a good thing. There is no free lunch in this world. Can you go to a bakery and take someone else's bread without paying?

Unless it's absolutely necessary for work, I advise you not to learn about it. Our mechanical modification and prosthetic technology can also give you powerful strength.

When you touch the abyss, you will inevitably fall into the abyss."

—

The cold words of the training instructor echoed clearly in He Ao's ears. This was Ander's memory.

As usual, when he came into contact with relevant information, the memory belonging to 'Ander' would naturally surface, but this time the memory was particularly vivid, even giving He Ao a sense of being there.

However, the memory echo was only for a moment. He Ao continued his previous question, "So is Mu Xiu stronger than Viktor?"

"Not necessarily," Selina shook her head. She seemed to be looking up Mu Xiu's information. "Although Mu Xiu's strength is also at the top tier of Rank D, Viktor might not be unable to defeat him."

As the owner of Dawn City's largest casino, Viktor still had some depth.

"So," He Ao pondered for a moment, "even if Mu Xiu infiltrated the casino, with Viktor there, he wouldn't be able to cause much trouble?"

Viktor would definitely protect the casino's interests; he wouldn't let Mu Xiu kill people indiscriminately in the casino.

Hearing He Ao's words, Selina gradually calmed down. She knew He Ao was using the conversation to think and persuade her to calm down.

She looked at the tall young man in front of her. As their time together deepened, she gradually realized that He Ao was a reliable teammate.

"Ander, do you have any leads?"

She asked softly. She also realized that rushing back to the casino now would be useless. It was better to sort out the clues first, as sharpening the knife doesn't delay the woodcutting.

"Desire..." He Ao pondered for a moment, then looked at Selina. "Can you send me the activity data since Mu Xiu first appeared... and the activity data of the Desire Witch's followers during the same period?"

He Ao was just a probationary investigator, and many documents couldn't be accessed directly. For Selina, it was much easier, and she processed data faster.

"Okay, I'll sync my screen to you. Just tell me what operations you want to do."

Selina nodded gently. With a wave of her hand, she synced the screen from her bionic eye to He Ao's glasses.

This indeed solved He Ao's problem. He was still not very familiar with operating the electronic devices in this instance world.

Two minutes later...

He Ao looked at the trajectory map of the Desire Witch's followers and Mu Xiu's trajectory map in his vision and fell into a brief contemplation.

Although the cities where traces of the Desire Witch's followers had been found over the years were far more numerous than the cities Mu Xiu had visited, there was still a high degree of overlap between the two.

"There should be a city missing here,"

He Ao thought for a moment, looking at where the trajectories of the two broke off. That city might not have discovered the traces of the Desire Witch's followers or Mu Xiu, but not discovering them didn't mean they hadn't been there.

Selina then lit up a city on the map, and immediately, a trajectory of the two overlapped.

Mu Xiu had been pursuing the followers of the Desire Witch.

A piercing horn sound broke their thoughts, and a fiery red sports car stopped beside them.

"Let's go," He Ao got into the car first this time. He looked at Selina, "Can you find my locator now? I probably know where Mu Xiu is going."

***

Aston District, the most chaotic area in Dawn City.

A large number of vagrants and poor people gathered here, and gang conflicts were happening all the time.

At this moment, in a deserted building in the Aston District, a man in neat clothes holding a briefcase looked anxiously at the woman in front of him, "Are you one of the 'Dancer's' people? Did you bring the item?"

"I brought it," the woman in a red hip-hugging dress revealed a charming smile, slowly placed her finger between her collarbones, and then slowly slid it down along her fair and smooth skin, finally taking out a test tube container wrapped in silver metal. A faint purple liquid flowed in the test tube.

"Talent Sequence 34: Waiter"