Ruan Ruan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ruan Ruan (软软)
Alias(es)	Miss Designer; Ruan-jie; Black Gate City’s enhancement expert
Species/Race	Outsider
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Black Gate City; Xiao Xiao’s circle
Occupation/Role	Enhancement Designer; Enhancement Instructor; third-stage Fortifier
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Third-stage Violence Factor enhancement (begun)	56	Yang Jia identifies Ruan Ruan as having started the third stage of Violence Factor enhancement.
Third-stage Fortifier (completed)	124	Confirmed to have completed Fortification’s third stage; she survives being buried under collapsing scaffolding and concrete, then heals a facial wound visibly.
Prisoner Chains acquired	189	After being trapped by a Silver Bullet Family member’s Prisoner of Despair ability, Ruan Ruan consumes the opponent and gains the power to bind herself to a chosen enemy in an unavoidable duel.

Background

Ruan Ruan is an Outsider from Black Gate City and an experienced Enhancement Designer. Her work centers on evaluating Enhancement Elements, allocating Points, and designing routes suited to individual Outsiders. She was introduced to Xiao Xiao by Yang Jia after sending him a friend request, then taught him how Information Cards connect to the city’s will and how Enhancement Elements can be purchased with Points 10 11.

Before Xiao Xiao entered the Outsider world, Ruan Ruan survived the Black Gate Mist Incident. She had followed the Old Chairman forward during that crisis and later developed deep resentment toward those who had cowered or abandoned others 139. A Hell Organization squad leader murdered several of her friends and mentor, then traumatized her with threats of returning for her; the encounter left her with a lasting fear of maid outfits, whips, and the man himself 186.

Appearance

Ruan Ruan is a petite, short-haired young woman whose sweet smile and cute presentation contrast sharply with her violent combat style 10.

• Often carries one or two oversized metal wrenches.
• Rides a heavily modified motorcycle at extreme speed 12 121.
• Frequently wears a short skirt and carries a cute backpack, including during combat operations 98.
• Her eyes can turn blood-red under intense Violence Factor activation 98.
• Her third-stage Fortifier body can heal visible injuries rapidly 124.

Personality

Ruan Ruan is cheerful, talkative, and considerate toward people she accepts. As Xiao Xiao’s early mentor, she patiently explained the city’s rules and survival methods, paid for meals, and made him feel safer in Black Gate City’s hostile Outsider environment 12.

Her outward sweetness conceals an aggressive, blunt, and highly competitive nature. She is quick to answer threats with violence, often fights with little restraint when angered, and can become impulsive under the influence of the Violence Factor 121 122. Despite her reputation as a reckless Fortifier, she is a capable planner who deliberately uses appearances, terrain, and opponents’ expectations against them 98.

Ruan Ruan is fiercely loyal to Xiao Xiao. She refuses to divulge details about his actions to curious Outsiders, reacts strongly when she believes he is in danger, and repeatedly supports him in major conflicts 106 119 235.

Abilities & Skills

Third-Stage Violence Factor

Ruan Ruan follows the Fortifier path through a completed third-stage Violence Factor enhancement. Her physical strength, speed, resilience, and combat instincts are extraordinary 122 124.

• Can move at nearly 30 meters per second while carrying her motorcycle 121.
• Her punches can smash a car hood apart and create a forceful pressure wave 122.
• Can leap dozens of meters, burst free of heavy rubble, and continue fighting after severe impacts 124.
• Is described as capable of strength sufficient to tear down a skyscraper 237.
• Her strength is paired with powerful recovery; a cut on her cheek healed visibly after battle 124.
• When enraged, her movements become direct and stiff enough for a sufficiently perceptive opponent to predict and exploit 122 123.

Tactical Combat

Although others mistake her for a purely reckless Fortifier, Ruan Ruan considers herself a tactical genius and can use deception effectively 98.

• Pretends to be weak or frightened to draw hidden Aberrant Creatures into an ambush 98.
• Uses her knowledge of Enhancement Elements to identify combinations that suit her fighting style 237.
• Understands when her Prisoner Chains would be strategically disastrous, such as against an enemy she cannot defeat alone 240.

Prisoner Chains

Ruan Ruan gained the Prisoner of Despair ability after consuming a Silver Bullet Family member who had used it to capture her 129 189.

• Can create chains that bind her to a chosen target.
• The bound target cannot leave her side, regardless of movement abilities 189.
• The chains create an isolated duel that outside forces cannot interfere with 235 237.
• The chains only release when Ruan Ruan or her opponent dies 189 235.
• The ability is highly dangerous to her if she chooses an opponent stronger than herself 240.

Enhancement Design

Ruan Ruan is a professional Enhancement Designer and later becomes a nominal Enhancement Instructor for Black Gate City 11 206.

• Uses Information Cards and electronic devices to access the city’s Enhancement Element interface 10.
• Advises new Outsiders on Point allocation, Enhancement Elements, weapons, and the risks of gene collapse 11 25.
• Guided Xiao Xiao toward the Violence Factor and a detector during his earliest enhancements 11 12.
• Can identify manifestations of the Violence Factor and assess when a person risks becoming an Aberrant Creature 140.
• Promotes Black Gate City’s wish mechanism and communicates with other cities through the Outsider forum 232 256.

Discipline Whip

Ruan Ruan possesses a D-level Special Item called the Discipline Whip 121.

• Anyone struck by the whip is compelled to answer truthfully 121.
• She used it to expose the Red Heart Knight’s unique pain sensitivity and exploit a hidden weakness 237.

Equipment

• Modified motorcycle — Her primary transport; she can carry or weaponize it in combat 121 235.
• Metal wrenches — Her signature close-combat weapons, usually carried in pairs 98 123.
• Discipline Whip — D-level truth-forcing Special Item 121.
• Cute backpack — Used to carry her weapons and supplies 98.
• Laptop — Used for forum activity and other online work; she is notably protective of it 272 280.

Relationships

• Xiao Xiao — Initially his Enhancement Designer and mentor; later a loyal ally who protects his secrets, supports his plans, and fights beside him. Their early training battle establishes mutual respect for each other’s strengths 12 106 124 235.
• Yang Jia — Calls her “Jiajia-jie.” Yang Jia introduced Ruan Ruan to Xiao Xiao and works with her as part of Black Gate City’s core Outsider group 11 22 96.
• Little Four — Teammate and fellow Outsider. They accompany Xiao Xiao during missions and cooperate in defending Black Gate City 96 132.
• Red Eyes Ling Ping — Ally from Black Gate City; he can restrain Ruan Ruan when misunderstandings threaten to escalate into violence 177.
• Ninth Fleet squad leader — Hell Organization member responsible for killing people close to Ruan Ruan and traumatizing her. She eventually binds him with Prisoner Chains and kills him in a forced duel 186 189 192.
• Red Heart Knight An Guiyi — City of Rest opponent whom Ruan Ruan binds with Prisoner Chains, forcing a one-on-one battle 235 237.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Xiao Xiao’s introduction to the Outsider world — Ruan Ruan explains Points, the city’s will, Enhancement Elements, and survival practices. She recommends Xiao Xiao’s first purchases and helps him begin using the Violence Factor 10 11 12.
• Suffocation Puppet mission — She arranges Xiao Xiao’s first major mission, observes rather than intervenes, and pushes him to resolve the threat independently 16 18 22.
• Rotten Kingdom operation — Assigned to the northern area with Yang Jia, Xiao Xiao, and Little Four. She reveals her skill at baiting and ambushing Aberrant Creatures rather than merely overpowering them 96 98.
• Cross-rank special training — Pursues Xiao Xiao as part of Yang Jia’s training exercise. Her overwhelming Fortifier strength forces him to understand the predictive advantages of the Seer path 120 122 124.
• Second Purge of Black Gate City — Is captured with Prisoner of Despair, returns injured and terrified, then joins Xiao Xiao and Little Four in quelling the Silver Bullet Family rebellion 129 132.
• Black Gate Mist gamble — Confronts the Hell Organization squad leader who traumatized her, gains Prisoner Chains, and defeats him in a brutal personal duel 186 189 192.
• Black Gate City’s expansion — Serves as an Enhancement Instructor and forum promoter, helping publicize the city’s wish mechanism and attract clients from other Outsider cities 206 254 256.
• City of Rest conflict — Travels with Xiao Xiao to the City of Rest, then uses Prisoner Chains to isolate powerful opponents from the larger battlefield 257 265 235.

Notable Quotes

“Dangerous things, the more dangerous, the more useful.” 10

“Everyone thought she was just a reckless Fortifier, but they didn't know she was actually a tactical genius...” 98

“You can only kill me, or be killed by me!” 189