The Mysterious End
Chapter 123

What Was the Advantage of the Double Debuff Aura?

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What exactly are the advantages of the insightful approach?

Xiao Xiao previously chose the Insightful path as his enhancement route simply to make up for his shortcomings. He used the characteristics of the Insightful path as an auxiliary means to enhance his Mind Burst ability, giving him a powerful information gathering ability.

But now, facing the terrifying pressure brought by Ruan Ruan, he has begun to truly reflect on the advantages of the Insightful Path.

Each enhancement path has its own strong characteristics and advantages.

The power of the strong, the stealth of the Hunter.

I can now skillfully utilize the power of Mind Burst, but I haven't truly grasped the path of the insightful one.

This special training was necessary...

He dodged the Ruan Ruan metal wrench again, but his cheeks were scratched by the shards of metal that were kicked up by the wrench.

Xiao Xiao tensed up, pondering each step of the plan.

Advantage 1 of the Insightful Approach: The ability to anticipate the opponent's next move.

He was able to evade Ruan Ruan's terrifying attacks not only because he came up with solutions on the fly each time, but also because, through this confrontation, he had discovered a characteristic of the Insightful Path: he could observe Ruan Ruan in a comprehensive and terrifyingly detailed way, including her every movement, even the flow of every muscle, the contraction and dilation of her pupils, and the changes in the angle of her gaze.

He was so familiar with her that he knew exactly what she would do before she even made Ruan Ruan move.

As if foreseen.

When you know someone too well, you can usually guess what they're going to do.

Xiao Xiao was in a similar situation. He was no longer relying solely on the effective physical movements brought about by his Mind Burst ability to save his life, but rather on predicting Ruan Ruan's movements to gain the ability to dodge her deadly attacks in advance...

This ability is limited to opponents with whom you have already fought for some time, and it is only effective against powerful individuals in a fit of rage.

Enrage makes powerful individuals more inclined to act on instinct, while their immense strength inevitably makes their movements stiff.

Of course, this is still far from enough.

"Summoning— Record Player Miss..."

Xiao Xiao had many thoughts on his mind, but in reality, less than five seconds had passed.

Without hesitation, he summoned the Enchanting Record Player.

What kind of pain is required?

"Satisfy your disgusting appetite"

"Go all out"

"Prey that can be seen at any time"

"..."

The shocking and frenetic energy of death rock suddenly erupted from the surrounding parked vehicles, merging into a torrent.

Xiao Xiao knew he couldn't keep dodging forever, and he was also worried that Ruan Ruan would suddenly calm down. The music from the Record Player Miss started playing, and it was like an invisible force that suddenly made Ruan Ruan more and more irritable. She was the kind of woman who would get so frustrated playing whack-a-mole that she would dismantle the machine and pin the mouse to the ground to beat it. Now that Xiao Xiao had been dodging her continuously, her frustration had reached its peak.

Now, the music that seemed to come from nowhere made her extremely irritable, and her emotions were even out of control.

The truly effective ability of Enchanting Record Player is to subtly influence the opponent's emotions.

The opponent might not even notice, only finding the music annoying, while their anger arises from within themselves.

"Perhaps this ability could be called—an effective brain-degrading halo?"

A thought suddenly popped into Xiao Xiao's mind, and he quickly turned around to dodge another of Ruan Ruan's violent attacks.

At this moment, Ruan Ruan had already pulled out her second extra-large metal wrench.

Even without hitting Xiao Xiao, the force of the metal wrench alone was enough to make Xiao Xiao almost lose her footing. However, the irritation from the record player also made her even more agitated, squeezing her rationality to Xiao Xiao bit.

Ruan Ruan is more dangerous, but her movements are also more predictable.

Xiao Xiao finally found an opportunity at this moment. Taking advantage of her inability to turn around, he suddenly slipped into the construction site next door.

He had already chosen this battlefield long before he officially faced off against Ruan Ruan.

"Still running..."

Ruan Ruan rushed in with Ruan Ruan shout, the force of her movement instantly sending dust flying everywhere.

But while Xiao Xiao was struggling to dodge, the three Eyes of Insight had already quickly scanned the battlefield.

The entire 3D map of the construction site was quickly imprinted in his mind through his scanning.

He knew by heart the massive pile of reinforced concrete pipes that formed a small mountain, the alloy scaffolding that was dozens of meters high, the imposing dump trucks parked nearby, and the barbed wire that was haphazardly piled up on the side... He knew their structure, arrangement, and location by heart.

Xiao Xiao took a deep breath, and his movements suddenly became more agile.

While dodging and escaping the terrifying Ruan Ruan's pursuit, he darted left and right, swiftly weaving through the construction site.

Or perhaps you kick away a wedge placed under a reinforced concrete pipe, or you pretend to be unintentional and bump your back against the middle of a steel pipe, causing its sharp, angled cut to turn sideways, or you kick the rope coiled on the ground into disarray.

Bang!

Ruan Ruan slammed the metal wrench down heavily, sending a pile of cement bags flying everywhere and smearing them all over her face.

She finally grew angry, paused briefly, and shouted at Xiao Xiao:

"Xiao-gege, are you a ground rat?"

"We agreed to fight, so why are you just running around like that?"

"Anyone who tries to hide is a dog..."

"..."

Xiao Xiao also stopped in front of the scaffolding, his muscles aching from the intense dodging and movement.

But he smiled and said, "You're just too stupid..."

"How come someone who is Mingming a third-stage Soul Master moves so slowly?"

"Is it because your legs are too short?"

"..."

"You..."

Adding fuel to the fire, Double Debuff Aura.

Anger almost overwhelmed Ruan Ruan's reason, and she lunged forward again, as two huge metal wrenches descended from the sky.

"Bang!"

Xiao Xiao quickly dodged to the left, his movements already appearing somewhat clumsy.

The scaffolding, made of steel wire and thick, knotted bamboo, was instantly smashed by a Ruan Ruan metal wrench.

"Hiding again..."

Ruan Ruan was already extremely angry and was about to curse.

But before that thought could even cross his mind, suddenly, the scaffolding emitted a teeth-grinding creak. The massive scaffolding, tens of meters high, could no longer bear the weight and slowly began to collapse. It was unimaginable what would happen if that heavy force came crashing down...

But the speed at which it fell was far too slow compared to Ruan Ruan.

She was slightly startled, vaguely guessing Xiao Xiao's thoughts, and immediately tried to back away.

Suddenly, she wondered: Did Xiao Xiao do something just now?

But the anger that rushed to her head made her lose all rational thought: whatever, let's retreat first, then come back and beat him up.

We must beat him until he calls us daddy...

However, Ruan Ruan did not expect that her sudden retreat would cause her to trip over a rope.

Even though she was caught off guard, she wasn't tripped by the rope at all. Instead, her ankles tensed up instantly, hooking the rope into a "V" shape, and she stood firmly. At the same time, she heard the sound of a huge object rolling on her left side.

The stack of reinforced concrete pipes, each over ten meters high and with a diameter exceeding one meter, crashed down upon them.

Ruan Ruan couldn't help but be taken aback. Facing the cement pipe that contained terrifying power and size, there was no time to escape. Suddenly, her eyes turned cold, she clenched her fist, and smashed it forward fiercely. It was as if a violent explosion had occurred on the entire construction site.

The heavy cement pipe was instantly smashed in the middle by her punch, which affected other cement pipes, causing them to split into four or five pieces.

In the midst of the chaos, a series of chain reactions were instantly triggered.

A large net covered with sharp wires was pulled by the scaffolding and instantly wrapped around Ruan Ruan's body.

A steel pipe, deliberately placed with a slanted tip, was thrust rapidly toward her under immense pressure.

Often, the real danger may not be the Aberrant Creature or the strangers, but the city itself.

For example, even a fully enhanced cultivator with a 1,000-kilogram punch would find it difficult to deliver.

However, a bundle of concrete, steel pipes, and other structural components that roll down from a height can easily achieve this, since they already weigh up to a thousand kilograms.

But at that very moment, Ruan Ruan gritted her teeth as barbed wire with countless sharp hooks wrapped around her body.

Driven by immense force, each hook could instantly tear her flesh apart, like being slowly sliced to death. But with Ruan Ruan shout, her muscles tensed, and the violent energy from the Violence Factor instantly covered every inch of her skin, like solid and rapidly trembling iron. Before the hooks could even scratch into her skin, they were already shaken away by the intense force.

The barbs were bent from the shock.

The next moment, the steel pipe, as thick as an egg, pierced her heart under the immense pressure.

Ruan Ruan's chest, clad in a tight-fitting bodysuit, immediately visibly sank in.

The bone made a cracking sound that made your teeth ache.

She took a deep breath, and the twisted veins on her neck became visible. Suddenly, she straightened her chest.

The sharp steel pipe was sent flying by her, the steel sheet visibly flipped over at the slanted cut.

However, the collapse at the construction site was a chain reaction.

Before Ruan Ruan could even look up, with a Ruan Ruan, the massive scaffolding collapsed downwards, along with countless flying fragments of cement, steel bars, and pipes, as well as half of the building that was not yet fully secured. Like a mountain collapsing and a house crumbling during an earthquake, the debris came crashing down one after another, one after another, in a continuous barrage.

The ground trembled and felt numb; Xiao Xiao felt as if he were in the midst of a terrifying earthquake.

Xiao Xiao stood upstairs watching, and couldn't help but feel a pang of anxiety, but he forced himself to remain calm and not let it affect him.

He gripped the gun in his left hand and picked up a fruit knife in his right, quickly advancing forward.

The second advantage of the Insightful Approach:

Environmental utilization.

Their judgment and observation of the tactical environment are always superior to those of other routes, and they can even see the weaknesses of things.

My own strength is completely insufficient to contend with Ruan Ruan, but the environment can.

Thinking quickly, Xiao Xiao approached the pile of messy waste on the ground. Just as he was about to make a move, his expression suddenly changed drastically.

He retreated in an instant, then swiftly swung his knife and cut the cables of the scaffolding next to him.

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