Poison in the Dog

The situation reversed in an instant.

Xiao Xiao, who had been thoroughly annoyed by his opponent's lurking abilities, had finally managed to solve the problem of his sneak attacks, but he hadn't expected that forcing him to show himself would actually put Xiao Xiao at a disadvantage.

And as he was being forced into a precarious situation by the opponent's bizarre power, he had already realized the problem.

In the early stages of strengthening along various paths, elements are not completely fixed.

For example, he himself currently possesses both Violence Factor and Extreme Sensitivity enhancements, and the person in front of him is the same.

He not only completed the second enhancement of the Hunter path, but also used a second enhancement of the Violence Factor on himself.

Normally, it would take three units of advanced Violence Factor to complete the Fortifier path at the veteran stage.

And he obviously didn't have that, only using one unit, possessing only one-third of the power of a true Fortifier.

But even so, he was much stronger than Xiao Xiao in his initial stage...

He was still just a rookie.

Xiao Xiao didn't even know what kind of power a complete Fortifier possessed.

But the person in front of him, despite clearly having taken a knife to the stomach, seemed unaffected in his frenzy.

His strength soared, and like a crazed beast, he lunged madly at Xiao Xiao.

"If I had known I could just beat you to death like this, why would I have bothered with so much nonsense?"

Red Eyes' eyes became increasingly bloodshot, almost to the point of blood seeping from them, and his enhanced body was straining against his clothes.

His voice was hoarse as he roared angrily, striding towards Xiao Xiao.

His footsteps were so heavy that they actually cracked the floor in a spiderweb pattern.

In comparison, the thin Xiao Xiao was now almost like a trembling lamb.

On the office computer, the song playing from the speaker had switched again at some point.

A seductive male voice sang with a hint of gloating:

"Oh, I say, fate..."

"..."

"Which side are you really on..."

Xiao Xiao cursed, but his expression was tense.

Watching Red Eyes, who looked like a humanoid monster, charge towards him, he pushed off with his feet, using the force of stepping on the cabinet to barely dodge the punch he casually threw at him.

"Bang!"

The cabinet beside him was smashed to pieces by his punch.

Countless files, coins, and some black thong underwear flew out from inside...

In Xiao Xiao's vision, these things flew through the air like fireworks in slow motion, looking somewhat beautiful.

He even couldn't help but move his eyeballs to follow them, thinking, "How could there be this kind of thing in the cabinet?"

But then he immediately reacted, "Why am I thinking about this?"

"I'm about to be beaten to death..."

"..."

This Red Eyes had gone mad.

He completely abandoned the abilities of the Hunter path, actually attacking with the power of a mid-stage Violence Factor with only one-third enhancement.

But precisely, this kind of unreasonable, brute force attack was something that the current Xiao Xiao couldn't resist.

No matter how explosive his thinking was, he couldn't make himself solve a math problem he didn't know how to do.

No matter how sensitive his senses were, he couldn't withstand a train crashing into him.

If he really allowed him to rush towards him so wildly, the result would definitely be that he would be beaten into a pulp.

So, in quick thought, Xiao Xiao watched the mad Red Eyes, who had smashed the cabinet while leaping high into the air, turning in the air, and slamming down hard towards him, his thick, twisted arms like steel bars wrapped together...

...The power was terrifying.

...However, at this time, he also seemed to be a bit high, his eyes only fixed on himself, completely without the previous vigilance?

Xiao Xiao suddenly realized that the time had come.

He took a deep breath and shouted impatiently in his heart, "Summon—Pain Hound!"

It was time.

The current Xiao Xiao, after the initial stage enhancements of Violence Factor and Extreme Sensitivity, had the help of the Old Gramophone.

But the most powerful was still the Pain Hound.

From the beginning when he encountered the mutation of his fellow workers at the dock, he had already had the urge to summon the Pain Hound to fight.

But he held back.

Because he had already realized that all the worsening events he was encountering were being influenced by someone in the shadows.

Finding and eliminating that person was the key to everything.

But he was a newcomer with too few trump cards. Even if he found the opponent, he had to consider whether he could even compete.

Saving some trump cards for later was the most important thing.

He wasn't sure if the other party knew he had three Pain Hounds to help him, but most likely they didn't. And facing their strange ability, summoning the three Pain Hounds might just get them shot dead with one bullet. It was better to save them for a critical moment.

Either strike with deadly accuracy, or endure patiently.

"Woof woof..."

Red Eyes, who had raised his fist and was about to smash it down on Xiao Xiao, was enjoying the rare pleasure of confronting and bullying the weak.

For the Hunter path, this was an exceptionally rare experience.

Finally, he didn't have to sneak around in the shadows looking for opportunities, but could jump out and beat his opponent to death in broad daylight.

He was even trembling with excitement, thinking that even if Yang Jia found out he was the one who did it afterward, it would be worth it.

How many times would he get such an experience?

After all, beating up the natives to vent his inner violence was no longer interesting.

Only the mutual killing between Outsiders could give him a strong, real sense of stimulation.

"Huff..."

As he punched towards Xiao Xiao, who seemed to have forgotten to dodge, he felt a sense of fulfillment welling up inside him.

But suddenly, a ferocious bark sounded from behind.

He was startled, and his body shifted slightly. He saw a tall, ferocious dog appear beside him, naked, with twisted blood vessels covering its body. The terrifying monster pounced on him like lightning, its fangs clashing fiercely.

He hurriedly raised his hand to block, and the dog immediately bit his arm, the pain causing his body to tremble slightly.

However, it wasn't just physical pain.

The moment he was bitten, some bad memories inexplicably arose in his mind, making his brain a little confused.

There were his embarrassing moments when he first woke up and saw the Aberrant Creature, collapsing to the ground in fear, his sleepless nights when he first learned that the city he lived in was actually a living thing, and the awkwardness of being rejected for the one hundred and thirty-second time when confessing to his crush...

"Woof..."

The chaotic memories caused his will and body movements to stiffen slightly.

Before he could react, another pain shot through his right leg.

Another dog-like monster with dark red eyes had bitten him hard.

This monster was obviously different from the first one, particularly insidious. He hadn't even noticed it before he was bitten.

"Aww..."

The sudden double impact made it difficult for Red Eyes to even form coherent thoughts.

He almost forgot what environment he was in and what his purpose was. Only his body was still struggling frantically by instinct.

But then, he suddenly heard a shrill howl.

He struggled to break free from the influence of the painful memories, opened his eyes, and saw a silly head rushing towards him head-on.

It was heading for his crotch...

"Aaaaaah..."

The agonizing scream made Xiao Xiao want to cover his ears.

A thousand-point veteran was really terrifying; even his screams were so loud...

He vigorously shook his arms, which had almost been broken by that punch, and quickly jumped up, gripping the fruit knife in his hand.

Red Eyes was still struggling violently, flailing his body and throwing the three dogs around like sacks.

But the three Pain Hounds were also extremely fierce, and once they bit, they wouldn't let go.

Most importantly: the dogs were poisonous.

Once they bit Red Eyes, the Pain Substance would seep into his body.

Red Eyes was now in a state of extreme mental confusion, his brain torn to shreds by painful memories.

Just like when Xiao Xiao was affected, he almost squatted down, unable to resist.

Red Eyes' struggles were also becoming smaller and smaller.

In the end, his body seemed to have lost all its strength, filled with a sense of powerlessness, and an invisible sense of frustration enveloped his entire being.

No matter how strong the physique, when the mind couldn't form coherent thoughts, it was just like a puppet.

"Tch…"

Xiao Xiao didn't waste a second. Gripping the dagger, he walked towards the Red Eyes man.

His movements slowed down now, as he needed to observe:

What if this thousand-point veteran still had some trump cards, waiting for him to get close before suddenly launching a counterattack?

This made his advance slow, even elegant.

While approaching the Red Eyes man, he noticed a scattering of thumbtacks on the ground, and with a slight twist of his body, he bypassed them.

Seeing that Red Eyes seemed to be truly restrained by the three Pain Hounds, a hint of surprise couldn't help but rise in his heart.

The music from the nearby speaker suddenly amplified: "Boom, shakalaka…"

"Don't, don't kill me…"

As Xiao Xiao stood before Red Eyes, Red Eyes struggled to lift his head. He saw the expressionless face, the blood-soaked fruit knife in his hand, and the half of his body drenched in blood…

…His face even held an excited smile, the kind of surprise one gets when seeing prey!

An invisible fear instantly enveloped his entire body. Even the slightest struggle gathered from instinct was instantly crushed…

Even though his thoughts were constantly being cut by sharp blades, making it difficult to concentrate, he tried his best to shout:

"We're all the same, we're all Outsiders trapped in this world…"

"You… you let me go…"

"…"

"Outsider…"

Xiao Xiao, who had reached him, paused slightly and said in a low voice, "But you wanted to kill me just now, didn't you?"

"I…"

Red Eyes wanted to say something, but Xiao Xiao had already gripped the fruit knife and plunged it into his chest.

Killing an Outsider like himself did require a great psychological burden.

But Xiao Xiao had already prepared himself… wasn't one second enough?

Each stab was ruthless and deep, but when the fruit knife was pulled out, he was surprised to find that very little blood flowed from Red Eyes' wound, and the separated flesh was actually wriggling slowly, as if trying to heal.

"Is this the advantage brought by the second-stage enhancement of the Violence Factor?"

Xiao Xiao thought in surprise, "Even the wounds heal faster than ordinary people?"

Realizing that the Red Eyes man before him possessed terrifying regenerative abilities, Xiao Xiao dared not show any mercy.

He immediately stabbed him again and again.

Each stab was deliberate.

"Little Four, have you arrived? Answer quickly!"

However, Xiao Xiao, who was focused on killing Red Eyes, didn't notice that outside the window, Little Four, hanging upside down, was as pale as a ghost.

Yang Jia and Ruan Ruan's urging voices kept coming through the headset. After a long while, he swallowed and said, "I'm here, I arrived half a minute ago…"

Yang Jia's voice was noticeably anxious: "How is he now? What's happening?"

"He…"

Mentioning Xiao Xiao made Little Four even more nervous. He said in a dry voice, "He's fine…"

"As soon as I got here, I saw him, listening to techno, dancing, and with each stab, turning that Red Eyes Club ghoul…"

"Into mincemeat!"

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