Ability Synergies

Lu Bai stared at the unharmed Warden Xiong Pi standing before him, his eyelids twitching wildly.

To be honest, he didn't hold back when he threw the punch, but the result was so frustrating.

Lu Bai instantly realized that his current methods were insufficient to harm the Xiong Pi.

He was able to protect himself thanks to [Flash Time] and [Ink Dye], but he was still far from being able to defeat the Xiong Pi.

Thinking of this, Lu Bai's smile became even brighter.

"Actually, we don't have any irreconcilable conflicts, do we? As for your idea of completely stepping into the Golden Core realm through a battle, I can only say that you can't force things."

Lu Bai retreated without showing any emotion, his tone extremely amiable. "Warden Xiong Pi, you're being too attached to appearances."

As the saying goes, "When will the struggle for fame and fortune end? Early to rise and late to bed, there is no freedom. Riding a donkey, one dreams of a fine horse; holding the official position, one aspires to be a king..."

He paused for a moment, then turned and gave Xiao Xueyin and the others a look that signaled them to run away.

He then turned back and continued, "Alas, they only worry about food and clothing, toiling away without a care for the King of Hell's summons. Their heirs and grandchildren scheme for wealth and status, and not one of them is willing to turn back..."

What do you mean by that?

The Warden Xiong Pi, frowned slightly.

It wasn't that he didn't understand the meaning behind those words, but he just didn't quite understand why Lu Bai would say them at this time.

Seeing that the distance had increased enough, Lu Bai scratched the back of his head and said sheepishly, "To put it simply, I'm planning to make my escape."

Xiong Pi: "?"

Before the Warden could react, Lu Bai moved his feet and quickly rose into the air.

"Hmph, trying to escape!"

Even though the Xiong Pi couldn't see, it could tell what Lu Bai was doing from his voice and followed without hesitation.

Faced with Xiong Pi movement speed was almost twice that of himself, Lu Bai had no choice but to use [Flash Time] to barely create some distance.

Leaping once again to a height of over a hundred meters, Lu Bai quickly turned his head left and right, searching as fast as possible for the fighters hidden in Chikan Bay.

The situation seems somewhat urgent.

However, there was nothing that could be done about it; by martial arts standards, this Warden Xiong Pi was ridiculously strong.

Lu Bai had no choice but to borrow some useful abilities from other deathmatchers, or at the very least, to ensure he could break through Xiong Pi's defenses.

This wasn't too difficult for Lu Bai.

After all, most of the deathmatchers were trapped in Chikan Bay, and with the commanding view from above, they would definitely not miss the conspicuous feature of the title.

As expected, with just a slight movement, a line of familiar small characters appeared on Lu Bai's retina.

[Data file detected, read now?]

[Reading complete. Data: Maddy Moment (Gold), Mastery of Legal Clauses (White)]

[Load data?]

Regardless of whether it would be useful or not, Lu Bai decisively chose to read it first.

[Maddy Moment (Gold): Allows the object in your hand to instantly appear above any closed ring-shaped object seen within the last 35 seconds. The cost to the user depends on the distance and mass.]

It's somewhat interesting, but not much.

Lu Bai estimated that even if he moved an entire building onto the Xiong Pi's head, it wouldn't be able to harm the Warden in the slightest.

He plummeted toward the location of the title, finishing off the fighter hiding in the dead end.

Let's save this [Maddy Moment] in the save slot for now. Then, Lu Bai leaps up again to pick the next unlucky one.

The second round is Ability Pool, and to be honest, most of them are indeed very strong.

However, judging from the results that Lu Bai read during this period, these golden abilities were not strong enough to confront Warden Xiong Pi.

As for things like [Water Dragon Bullet Technique] and [Monster Transformation], Lu Bai even doubted that these abilities could even be used to deal with ordinary Grandmaster artists, let alone Xiong Pi.

Therefore, Lu Bai was forced to pay attention to some special abilities, preferably those with rule-based effects, hoping to create surprising results through combination.

[Power Bank (Gold): Can power objects with plugs; the power output and duration depend on the user's mental state; prolonged charging may cause it to explode.]

[Speak True Words (Gold): Consumes a certain amount of stamina to activate a forced truth-telling effect within a certain range. Everyone within the range can only speak the truth. Each use lasts for ten minutes.]

[Dragon Raises Head (Gold): When the second day of the second lunar month arrives, the user can awaken their dragon bloodline by raising their head, gaining the power to bring favorable weather, ward off evil, and attract good fortune. However, after gaining this ability, the calendar will only cycle through the first lunar month.]

Um?

Etc.

Lu Bai was about to replace the [Dragon Raises Head] ability when he abruptly stopped.

This ability sounds like a joke; there's no chance of gaining the authority described.

But it seems like it works well together.

Lu Bai turned his gaze to his Ability Pool, to the ability he had chosen but never used even once—[Shave Head and Kill Uncle].

With the "Dragon Raises Head" festival, every day is guaranteed to be like the first month of the lunar calendar.

So the question is, does one have the ability to recognize another's maternal uncle?

So far, Lu Bai hasn't found it, and he even has some doubts about whether it's possible to combine them at all.

Is it really possible to find someone who can recognize another person as their uncle?

After all, deathmatchers generally prioritize abilities that enhance their direct combat capabilities, even if they aren't particularly strong, it's still much better than becoming a gambler who ends up with nothing.

Perhaps we need to change direction?

"I've already hidden here, and you still want to come looking for me? Then die! Great Fire Spray!"

In the dark, damp sewer, a man with half his face hidden by a baseball cap threw a punch at Lu Bai.

Veins bulged on his fist, but the expected lava did not appear.

Is that what you mean?

Lu Bai raised his hand, and his entire right arm gradually became covered with a layer of magma, as if it were emerging from his skin pores. "Great Fire Spray!"

"How is this possible?!"

The deathmatch fighter wearing a baseball cap suddenly changed his expression. In a brief moment, he entered a state of Rapid Thinking, considering many things.

Unfortunately, this couldn't stop Lu Bai's attack; a punch landed.

A crimson light flashed briefly in the sewer, and the strong smell of sulfur instantly filled the nostrils.

[Bite!]

[Points +1, Current Points: 79, Current Rank: 1/71]

Lu Bai lifted the manhole cover and jumped out of the sewer.

I checked my current skill bar, and the abilities I currently retain are: [Great Fire Spray (Gold)], [Dragon Raises Head (Gold)], and [Power Bank (Gold)].

It must be acknowledged that there is no synergy between these capabilities.

But this was already the best group of fighters he could pick out from those he had killed during this period.

"Don't try to escape! You can't escape!"

Not long after Lu Bai emerged from the sewer, the powerful roar of the Xiong Pi came from above once again.