The police cars ultimately failed to catch Wen Xishu.
Empowered by Three-Phase Power, Wen Xishu's parkour made him seem free of gravity's pull.
He kept leaping between the towering buildings.
Sometimes he suddenly hid beneath a giant neon billboard; sometimes he clung to a pane of glass like a spider.
Dragon Concealment Power made him difficult to detect.
From high above, Wen Xishu could finally see the countless people in this city.
They were so perfectly uniform.
Everyone walking a dog in the city had the same breed, the same size, turning at the same time.
Even the dogs in this city were regimented. If a dog's movements failed to meet the standard, security would immediately shoot it dead, then contact the factory district to arrange delivery of a new puppy with an identical appearance.
Sameness was a source of pride; difference was a disgrace.
Wen Xishu was undoubtedly the outlier. His willpower was strong. Even after being injected with an enormous amount of "joy hormone," he had not become addicted to that exaggerated pleasure.
Especially after removing the implant from his body... Wen Xishu was even more certain that something was seriously wrong with this city.
It was also then that he saw the notifications.
[Current World Dissonance: 66.] [Current character synchronization rate: 34.]
The Scorpion Blade had finally begun working normally, something Wen Xishu found particularly noteworthy.
The Mad Dice's effectiveness was entirely unaffected, but the Scorpion Blade seemed to have been suppressed by something.
Since he began climbing the tower, the Scorpion Blade had barely made its presence felt.
Wen Xishu traveled across the buildings, moving vertically and horizontally through the air toward the tallest office building in District 14, where Horn was.
He had to admit... this city possessed a genuinely pleasing beauty.
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