Forced Lending

Raven Ruiwen quickly finished her three matches against Europe. On one hand, Europe didn't send their main players, not even their signature champion, "Bomb Man," was on the field; on the other hand, Ruiwen was indeed skilled, with her rich combat experience, aggressive playstyle, and strong physique, making the matches completely one-sided.

In Xiao He's view, his "Plunder" has two effects: one is to Plunder when defeating a stronger enemy, which permanently increases Ruiwen's strength; the other is to Plunder when defeating a weaker enemy, which can replenish his own stamina and heal injuries.

This Superpower is quite powerful and would be very suitable for this type of competition.

Based on these three matches, it seems that Ruiwen's judgment of an enemy's strength is based on Physical Strength. Anyone with more power than Ruiwen is considered stronger than him, and when Ruiwen Plunder an enemy's power, he only increases his own Physical Strength.

Therefore, Ruiwen doesn't actually have any special Superpower; he relies solely on strength, as well as his combat experience and skills. But it is precisely this combat experience and skills that allow him to defeat those stronger than him and then Plunder their power.

After finishing his match against Europe, Ruiwen chose to continue playing. The host then asked curiously, "Oh? Judging from this, Raven seems to be following in the footsteps of 'Yinglong' from the first day and playing all the remaining matches today!"

These words made Xiao He slightly unhappy, but he couldn't deny that Ruiwen was indeed quite powerful.

"No wonder those two brothers were so confident..." Xiao He thought to himself, stroking Ye Wanqing's head as she slept beside him.

If it were back when Yinglong was first introduced, Xiao He might have been a little worried, given the significant skill gap. But now?

Having fought the Oliver brothers and then sparred with Soul Blade and Vermilion Bird, Xiao He has learned a lot, and now he believes he can even win against Ruiwen.

Xiao He plans to steal Ruiwen's techniques this time, just like "Raven," devouring creatures stronger than himself to become even stronger.

This feeling was somewhat like playing a game, leveling up and learning skills step by step, which Xiao He found very interesting.

"Hmm..." At this moment, Ye Wanqing woke up with a soft groan beside him.

"Slept well? You little lazybones." Xiao He gently pinched her nose and asked.

"What time is it?" Ye Wanqing rubbed her eyes, looking unwilling, clearly not wanting to get up yet.

"It's past three o'clock, you've slept for two hours." Xiao He smiled and rubbed her stomach. "How are you? Are you hungry? Do you want me to take you upstairs to get something to eat? I've been hungry for ages, I didn't want to wake you up."

Because of the intruder incident in the morning, and then watching the game while eating snacks, I wasn't hungry at all by noon. But now it's two or three in the afternoon, and everything I ate in the morning has long been digested.

"Mmm..." Ye Wanqing stretched lazily in his arms, then said coquettishly, "Old Xiao, hug me..."

"Mmm, hug." Xiao He pulled Ye Wanqing into his arms. "Little lazybones, don't you want to get up yet? Aren't you hungry?"

"I'm hungry..." Ye Wanqing hummed. Xiao He secretly slid his hand down, stopping at Ye Wanqing's pert little bottom and giving it a squeeze. The plump elasticity made his fingers fly away: Goodness, this is the vitality of a nineteen-year-old girl...

"Ouch, that hurts!" Ye Wanqing playfully slapped him, "Be gentle!"

"What would you like to eat?" Xiao He asked, gently kissing her rosy cheek.

"I don't know... Let's go upstairs and take a look," Ye Wanqing said, rubbing her nose.

"Okay." Xiao He replied, sat up and started putting on his shoes and socks. Ye Wanqing also pulled his arm and sat up, but she didn't rush to put on her shoes and socks. Instead, she leaned on his shoulder and closed her eyes, not fully awake yet.

Xiao He turned his head and kissed her on the top of her head. From this angle, Xiao He could see the tip of her small nose, and below that, naturally, there was Zheng Yi blocking his view.

At that moment, Xiao He could not suppress his impulse and hugged Ye Wanqing from behind.

"Still sleeping?! How long have you been sleeping?" Xiao He kissed Ye Wanqing on the cheek and laughed, trying to hide his lewd nature.

"Tsk..." Ye Wanqing clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction and muttered, "She's very well-behaved when she's sleeping."

"Eh... hehe." Xiao He chuckled awkwardly: He had gone to watch the game while Ye Wanqing was sleeping...

Now that I think about it, what's the point of watching the game? My girlfriend was sleeping right next to me, completely unsuspecting. Why not take advantage of her? What's the point of watching the game?! That would be brain-dead, wouldn't it? Xiao He cursed himself inwardly, but at least he got to have his way with her for a moment.

"Alright, let's go eat." Ye Wanqing said, touching his face. Only then did Xiao He let go of her sense of justice.

Ye Wanqing put on her shoes and socks, looked up at him with a sweet smile, leaned over and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, then took his arm. "Let's go, let's go eat."

Just like last time, Xiao He took Ye Wanqing for a stroll upstairs, watching the match broadcasts on the LCD TVs along the way. The match between Ruiwen and the South American United Team was almost a complete rout.

This is mainly because the situation is similar for the South American and African United Team. The countries in these teams either have ambiguous relations with the M Country or are so poor that powerful Mutant have been sold off in exchange for resources and economic aid, leaving the remaining Mutant with only average strength. After these three matches, Ruiwen easily won.

After all, his Superpower allows him to recover his strength and injuries when defeating enemies weaker than himself.

However, the audience seemed quite engaged, as the six matches this afternoon were somewhat reminiscent of Xiao He's first day of competition. Ruiwen not only possessed overwhelming Physical Strength but also considerable skill, making the matches highly entertaining. However, the audience didn't actually understand the "skill" displayed in these six matches.

"Old Xiao, is that guy the leader of Raven?" Ye Wanqing asked while eating stinky tofu. Xiao He nodded. "Most likely, it is. To be honest, he's a very capable guy... but he shouldn't pose a threat."

Xiao He possesses the Superpower of "Kinetic Energy Absorption," while Ruiwen's only attack methods are fists and feet, making him nothing to fear.

The first four teams are just going through the motions; they lack the strength and are unwilling to offend the M Country. The only matches worth watching tonight are the ones between the M Country and E Country.

So, after eating something and buying some snacks outside with Ye Wanqing, Xiao He and Ye Wanqing returned to the common lounge to watch the match that was about to start at seven o'clock. The two countries have been old rivals since the last century, and everyone had been looking forward to watching this match.

"Finally, it's coming..." Cui Man crossed her arms and laughed, "I've been waiting all day!"

The host, roaring at the top of his lungs, drew the attention of all the tourists. "Good evening, everyone! After a day of fierce battles, we've finally reached the last round of today's matches! M Country versus E Country! So, who will be the first Mutant to appear? Will Raven make another appearance?!"

After a pause, clearly Assimilation a message from the organizers, the host continued, "First up is E Country's — Counterforce Hero!"

When Counterforce Hero appeared, the audience gasped in amazement.

Xiao He could understand the exclamation: the Counterforce Hero was actually a woman, and with such a great figure!

This Counterforce Hero is a woman, about 1.8 meters tall, quite tall, and wearing a white tight leather outfit that shows off her perfect figure, which has both the slenderness of an Eastern woman and the fullness of a Western woman.

Although she wore a half-mask, her delicate and beautiful features were still visible. But what was most captivating was her long, silver-white hair, making her look like a character drawn in an anime.

"His eyes are about to pop out..." Ye Wanqing muttered, frowning, and poked his cheek.

"No, not at all! I don't like women that tall." Xiao He turned to Ye Wanqing, patted her head, and said, "My Little Pufferfish has a better figure, so cute."

"Her breasts are bigger than hers... She looks like she's only a C cup," Ye Wanqing said smugly.

"The key is that it's very small and cute, just the right size to hold in your arms." Xiao He smiled with satisfaction. Ye Wanqing frowned and said coquettishly, "You always put your chin on my head..."

However, the host continued, "Next up is the Mutant sent by M Country Team, Yousuli!"

"What a terrible name, so tasteless..." Xiao He rolled his eyes and thought to himself.

The man sent up was a man with a pineapple-shaped hairstyle, the front half of which was red and the back half blue. He was wearing a red jacket with feather trim and blue leather pants, and at first glance, he looked a bit like Uncle Sam.

However, the two players didn't exchange many words or introductions before starting the fight.

"No wonder they're old rivals," Cui Man said with a slight smile. "I hope E Country can win the next match."

"The key is still the first game," Xie Haining replied. "If we can win the first game, our chances will be much better. But if we lose the first game... given the large number of substitutes in the M Country, we'll probably be kept at a disadvantage."

E Country is not actually a populous country, and E Country is unwilling to shamelessly spend money to acquire Mutant from other countries like M Country. Therefore, they brought all their Mutant this time, but only two of them were qualified to reach LV5, and the rest were all Mutant below LV5, totaling seven people.

This made Xiao He slightly worried about the outcome of these three matches.

The Counterforce Hero launched the first attack, raising her hands towards Yousuli and then slamming them together. Yousuli a nimble backflip and began moving at high speed across the field.

Counterforce Hero's Superpower has already been revealed: it's Psychokinesis powerful enough to warp heavy trucks, and the best way to deal with Psychokinesis is to keep moving.

"What kind of Superpower does this guy have?" Xiao He wondered to himself as he watched Yousuli charge toward Counterforce Hero.

Yousuli quickly approached the Counterforce Hero, dodging left and right with lightning speed, while the Counterforce Hero raised his hand towards Yousuli: "Drink!"

At that moment, a cloud of smoke and dust suddenly billowed out in front of Yousuli with a "bang!", as if he had been hit by a meteorite.

"Whoa! You scared me! Did you predict my movements?" Yousuli said with lingering fear, but continued to approach Counterforce Hero, while Counterforce Hero kept waving his hands, throwing Psychokinesis into Yousuli's path.

In the end, Yousuli still came to the Counterforce Hero, but to the surprise of the entire audience... he reached out and slapped the Counterforce Hero's hand, and then retreated like lightning, like a mischievous child who was afraid of being beaten after the prank, so he ran away quickly.

This situation left everyone present speechless: What's going on? Is this a competition?

"Are you looking down on me?! You bastard!" Counterforce Hero shouted angrily, raising his hand to shove Yousuli.

Yousuli groaned, as if he had been hit by a car, and staggered back dozens of meters before stopping. It was clear that his physique was around LV2.

"How dare I, beautiful lady?" Yousuli grinned, a rather distorted smile.

"Then why did you give me your power?! Isn't that your Superpower?" Yousuli asked angrily.

"Because that's how my Superpower works, 'lending' my strength to you." Yousuli raised his hand, a sinister smile flashing across his face, "But it's just a loan, okay?"

The Counterforce Hero seemed slightly confused, but then she raised her hand towards Yousuli: "I don't understand what you're talking about at all, but since you dare to look down on me, then I'll show you my power..."

As he spoke, the Counterforce Hero Warrior raised his hands high to the sky, then slowly closed them, creating a semi-transparent halo around the arena. This halo then began to slowly converge around Yousuli: "You'd better admit defeat obediently, or I'll crush you into pieces!"

The aura rapidly shrank, almost pressing down on Yousuli's body, but at that moment Yousuli suddenly raised his hand, and an invisible force blocked the Counterforce Hero's Psychokinesis.

"It's Psychokinesis!" Xiao He muttered to himself in surprise. How did he do that? Is this guy's Superpower Psychokinesis from the Superpower? But if that's the case, why did Yousuli approach Counterforce Hero in the first place?

"See? Time to start Loan Repayment." Yousuli's smile twisted even more. "My interest rates are very high, you know?"

After saying that, Yousuli thrust out a palm, opening a gap in the circle of Psychokinesis, and then charged straight at Counterforce Hero, waving his hand fiercely. Counterforce Hero used his left hand to support his right, erecting a semi-transparent wall in front of him and pushing it towards Yousuli. The wall crystallized and formed sharp blades during its flight, piercing towards the approaching Yousuli.

Yousuli dodged the blades with somersaults, then raised his hand and used the same method to transform his Psychokinesis into blades to strike the Counterforce Hero. The Counterforce Hero swept his right hand, shattering the incoming blades with his Psychokinesis.

"It's my power..." Counterforce Hero stared at his hand in astonishment. "Why!?"

"This is my Superpower, 'Forced Lending'..." Yousuli, "Little beauty."

At this moment, Cui Man suddenly spoke up, "I understand, this guy's name is Yousuli, which is a transliteration of Usury. It means Loan Sharking. I think his Superpower is to lend a portion of his power to his enemy first, and then slowly take back that power, extracting 'interest' from the enemy's power. That's why he approached Counterforce Hero in the first place."

"What an interesting Superpower..." Xiao He mused to himself, "But it's useless against me."

While this Superpower weakens the enemy while strengthening oneself, its flaws are too obvious.

First, the interest paid is calculated based on the other party's Superpower. The Counterforce Hero's Superpower is "Psychokinesis," so the interest that Yousuli receives is also "Psychokinesis." However, Yousuli does not know the techniques for using Psychokinesis, so he can only Replication the Counterforce Hero's attacks.

Secondly, Yousuli was too weak at the beginning. His physical condition was only between LV2 and LV3, and he did not have any other Superpower before "Loan Repayment". Therefore, Yousuli was very weak before receiving the interest.

For Xiao He, this Superpower posed no threat, because he could deal with Yousuli before the "Loan Repayment" even began.

However, this only applies to him...

For other Mutant, this Superpower is quite troublesome because the activation interval of "Loan Repayment" is too short, activating once every ten seconds, weakening the borrower while strengthening Yousuli himself.

"Hehehe..." Looking at the panting Counterforce Hero in front of him, Yousuli grinned through gritted teeth and said, "Still not admitting defeat? If you continue, I'll drain all your power!"

Counterforce Hero looked utterly astonished, while Yousuli watched with satisfaction as she watched the surprise and fear on her face, covering his mouth and laughing strangely, "And here's some good news for you, the 'interest' I extracted from you won't disappear. Lend it to your teammates in the next game, right? And then make them pay back the interest... Hehehe!"

No one at the scene expected Russia to end the first day of the competition with such a crushing three-game losing streak; everyone had been looking forward to a closely contested battle.

Yousuli is a nightmare for other Mutant because the Superpower he receives as "interest" can be stored and used as consumables.

For example, after the Counterforce Hero's Superpower is returned to Yousuli as interest, Yousuli can keep this Superpower and use it in the next match. Although it can only be used once and cannot be reused, the most important thing is that this exploited Superpower can be lent to the enemy as "principal".

This kind of "principal" is basically useless for different types of Mutant in battle, since it's a completely incompatible Superpower. But Yousuli can quickly receive "interest" from his enemies, and then turn that interest into his own principal to lend to his next enemy.

This Superpower is as terrifying as its name suggests; it will drain the marrow from the bones of the Mutant...

"Easy peasy! What's so special about E Country's Mutant? They're nothing special!" Yousuli waved and cheered to the audience on the sidelines, a twisted grin spreading across his face. "Thanks for your support! I love you all the most, okay? Mua--!"

"Tsk..." An Xiuru spat in annoyance, "Those Mutant from M Country are all such annoying guys."

"But there's no denying that they are indeed very strong," Han Tianyu said, frowning.

The strength of the Mutant in M Country lies more in their Superpower, which Xiao He doesn't like. However, given their average skill level, each individual is very strong and shouldn't be underestimated.