Soul-Searching Questions

"Hey, you son of a bitch!" At this moment, Hollande suddenly stepped between Claude and Sebastian, got into a fighting stance, and grinned maliciously. "Are you underestimating me? You don't think I'll just watch you show off in front of me, do you?"

"You're not my target," Claude said with a slight smile. "If you want to live, get out of this cage. You should be glad I'm lazy; I don't want to waste my energy on minor characters who aren't my targets."

"I'll kill you..." Hollande gritted his teeth, then charged at Claude, sharp spikes protruding from his fists, elbows, and knees.

(This is currently an anti-D chapter; it will refresh at 3:30 PM, and the content of Chapter 2 will return to normal.)

Ford was just injured by his attack, which means that Ford's Superpower should be "he will not die no matter what kind of attack he is attacked". Of course, it is also possible that he "cannot be defeated by anyone", but Xiao He thinks that possibility is not high, because Superpower are the manifestation of "wishes", and given Ford's personality, he does not seem to be the type who refuses to admit defeat.

Otherwise, Ford would have shown a much stronger fighting spirit, instead of running around in fear like he is now.

Therefore, Xiao He believed that "no matter what kind of attack he receives, he will not die" should be the correct answer.

"Darling, what's wrong?" Cui Man asked, and Xiao He replied through his earpiece, "This fat guy seems to have a law-based Superpower... If I'm not mistaken, it's probably a rule like 'he won't die no matter what kind of attack he receives'."

"Is that so?" Cui Man pondered for a moment, then replied decisively, "Then declare it a draw. Your rules are clearly conflicting. It's only the semi-finals now; there's no need to go that far."

"No, I want Wanqing to try changing his name." Xiao He shook his head and refused.

"That's too risky!" Cui Man said discontentedly. "If your rules conflict, won't the final result be the same as that experiment? Both of your abilities will continue to improve until one of you self-destructs first, or even both of you!"

"I don't think so," Xiao He replied. "Anyway, let Wanqing give it a try, and if it doesn't work, we can change it back."

"Sister Man, I think it's worth a try," Ye Wanqing replied. "If the two people have conflicting abilities, there's a certain buffer time before they self-destruct. If it doesn't work, I can just change it back."

"Hmm..." Cui Man hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright then, if there's a conflict, we'll change it back immediately."

After a while, Ye Wanqing finished changing her name: "Old Xiao, it's done."

Xiao He stared at Ford in front of him, a strange feeling coming over him, indicating that his Superpower had worked, but his body did not glow, which meant that the two people's laws did not conflict.

"Just as I expected..." Xiao He laughed, raising his hand towards Ford. Ford jolted, then turned to the referee, raising his hand with a blank expression, and said, "I concede."

Ford's Superpower is that he "cannot die no matter what attack he is attacked," while Xiao He's Superpower is that he "can defeat anyone named Lin Tiannan with 100% certainty." But in fact, Xiao He does not need to injure Ford to "defeat" him, so there is no conflict.

This is somewhat similar to the Superpower that Zhang Yuxin triggered for him: Absolute Command.

A simple command solved everything; no violence was needed and no one was injured.

"He..." The host was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "He conceded! Ford actually conceded! He wasn't even injured, yet he just gave up like that! It makes one wonder if he really came to compete!? But this man seemed very scared from the beginning, and facing an opponent like Yinglong, it's not surprising..."

"To be honest, I was a little worried halfway through..." Xiao He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It must be said that Ford was the first enemy in this game that Xiao He couldn't defeat without Ye Wanqing changing her name.

Of course, in hindsight, Ye Wanqing didn't need to change her name to Xiao He to defeat him; Zhang Yuxin could have been used as the Trigger, and the effect would have been the same. The effect of Absolute Command is strongly resisted when the opponent's brain resists, but Ford himself didn't want to fight; he was just forced to be thrown up to take the beating, buy time, and wear down Xiao He's stamina.

Therefore, Xiao He's Absolute Command to "surrender" was very easy to execute; Ford surrendered almost immediately after Xiao He issued the order. Xiao He also won the match smoothly, with the Dragon Country leading 1-0.

Ford then came to his senses and looked around. "Hey!? What happened? What's going on?"

"If you don't like fighting, why did you come to this place?" Xiao He asked, arms crossed.

"Because...because..." Ford nervously counted on his fingers, "They said there are some things only I can do. Only I can stop the Dragon Country from becoming the ruler of this world, otherwise the world will be...be..."

"So, there's no problem with the M Country becoming the hegemon?" Xiao He sighed and asked. Ford lowered his head and muttered, "I don't really want to care about any of this. I just want to live a good life..."

"Then refuse them," Xiao He waved his hand and said, "I won't hold back in the next match either."

"Yes..." Ford replied dejectedly, turning and walking towards the preparation room.

Xiao He also took the elevator back to the downstairs common lounge to catch his breath.

"Darling, well done!" As soon as they got off the elevator, Cui Man hugged him and ruffled his hair.

"Hey, don't treat me like a child!" Xiao He complained a little, then looked at his hands. "To be honest, this is the first time I've attacked with my full strength. I used to be hesitant to use my full strength against my enemies, afraid of killing them."

"Alright, alright, you did well. Now you can rest well for the next match and leave it to the others," Cui Man said with a smile.

"Old Xiao." Ye Wanqing looked at him expectantly, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

Xiao He knew that this girl was waiting for his praise, so he patted her head and said, "Thanks to you for this performance."

"Hehe!" Ye Wanqing laughed happily, "It's what I should do."

We won the first game of the BO3 series smoothly, so the second game is crucial. Winning it will allow us to advance. The difficulty lies with Nash and Ford. Although Ford has lost his effectiveness against Xiao He, he is still a reliable player to secure draws against other opponents.

"Second round, Darling, you can rest now," Cui Man said, patting Xiao He's head.

"I..." Xiao He was about to be polite, but the games against Nash and Ford had really taken a toll on his energy, so he nodded. "Alright... then I'll leave the next round to you guys, I'll take a short rest."

"Leave it to me," Xie Haining said with a smile. "You should get some rest. There shouldn't be a third round in today's match."

"Oh? Old Xie, you seem quite confident," Xiao He asked with interest.

"If it's just the current enemies, I should be able to handle them," Xie Haining nodded. "Including Nash."

The second round of the competition began, Cui Man was thinking about who to send out in the second round when Yue Feng stood up.

"I'll do it!" Yue Feng said with great enthusiasm, but Cui Man shook her head. "No, your abilities are better suited for team matches. Let the arena matches be left to those with better individual combat skills."

As she spoke, Cui Man turned to Xie Haining and winked. Xie Haining nodded, stood up, stretched, and smiled, "Hmm, I wonder if it's possible to take on three at once? Sometimes I like to show off like Yinglong."

After a short break and commercials, the players from both sides took to the court. Surprisingly, the opposing team sent out Nash as their first player, which surprised Xiao He. Clearly, the European Team had also guessed that "Yinglong" was exhausted and intended to take advantage of the situation to win the second game.

"Old Xie should be fine, right?" Xiao He muttered to himself with a hint of worry.

As before, while the host introduced the players from both sides, Nash began planting bombs on the court.

"To be honest, I'm a little disappointed." Nash stared at Xie Haining and sneered, "I thought Yinglong would continue playing, but I didn't expect it to be you..." At this point, Nash sighed, "Well, you're not a bad opponent."

"You don't need to be so serious," Xie Haining laughed. "I know you're setting up a minefield, even though I can't see it."

Nash's face darkened. "I don't like you. I guess your ability is something like slowing down time?"

"Oh?" Xie Haining was slightly surprised. "You actually noticed?"

"Your fighting style," Nash said, pointing at Xie Haining, "Is like Tai Chi. That kind of technique isn't suitable for real combat because there are too many variables. No one can make so many decisions in that short time unless your sense of time is different from others. Considering your performance in the Death Amusement Park last time... it's basically safe to say that your Superpower has a similar effect."

"You're really smart," Xie Haining clapped his hands and laughed, then his tone turned serious. "You're a threat..."

"What? Planning to get rid of me?" Nash joked, stopping in his tracks, clearly having already laid a minefield.

"It's not that serious. It's just a competition. If someone dies, it will damage our country's image," Xie Haining said with a smile. "Your abilities aren't that great. Once you master the tricks, you'll be easy to deal with."

"A trick? Interesting." Nash scoffed. "I'd like to see if you've got the trick up your sleeve!"

Xie Haining smiled slightly, pulled two guns from behind his clothes, and held them in his hands. Instead of advancing, he retreated until he reached the sidelines. So, he and Nash stood one at the southernmost end of the court, and the other at the northernmost. Seeing this, Nash paused, then gritted his teeth and said, "You bastard..."

"What's wrong? Attack!" Xie Haining said with a smile, "Otherwise, I might open fire."

As he spoke, Xie Haining pointed his gun at Nash and pulled the trigger.

"Ugh!" Nash groaned, having taken a bullet to the shoulder, and stumbled back two steps, collapsing against the wall.

This left everyone present completely bewildered: What's going on? Why does Nash suddenly seem like a normal person?

Nash's defense was only slightly higher than LV1 but less than LV2, so Xie Haining was equipped with a low-powered pistol. The bullets could hurt Nash but not kill him. However, the problem was not actually with the pistol.

"What's wrong with this guy? Why didn't he detonate the bomb just now?" Xiao He wondered to himself.

The arena is approximately 100 meters in diameter. At this distance, the trajectory of a pistol's bullet can be easily affected. Even if Nash were to detonate a bullet in front of him, it could alter the bullet's trajectory.

But for some reason, Nash seemed to have lost his fighting spirit.

"Why isn't he attacking?" Li Zhengliang also seemed puzzled. "This guy can plant bombs remotely, so why doesn't he attack Candle Dragon? In terms of ranged attacks, he should be much stronger than Candle Dragon, right?"

"Let's see Candle Dragon's answer," Cui Man said proudly with a smile. "He said he has found Nash's weakness."

At this moment, Nash actually moved closer to Xie Haining on the court.

"Is it because there are range restrictions for setting up the detonation points?" Xiao He muttered to himself curiously.

"Oh? You went up?" Xie Haining laughed. "Then I'll go up too!"

As he spoke, Xie Haining raised his gun, aimed it at Nash, and pulled the trigger. Nash then used the Explosive Leap to create distance, setting up a circle of explosive points, and the game suddenly returned to normal. But it only lasted for a few seconds.

Xie Haining kept firing at Nash dodged while setting up explosives, but not a single explosion occurred, as if all the bombs Nash set up were duds...

"Ugh! What's going on with this guy?!" Xiao He scratched his head in frustration, completely baffled: Why did the usually awesome Nash suddenly fall silent in front of Xie Haining?

"Don't you think the Candle Dragon's movement trajectory is a bit strange?" An Xiuru replied, and Han Tianyu nodded in agreement. "Yeah, it seems like it's always avoiding something, almost as if it can see the blast radius of those bombs."

"You fucking..." Nash gritted his teeth, glaring at Xie Haining, too angry to speak, "You found out, didn't you?"

"That's right." Xie Haining smiled. "It's all thanks to our Yinglong that I was able to find the 'flaw' in your abilities."

"A flaw!?" Xiao He's heart skipped a beat.

Xie Haining pointed at Nash and laughed, "The blast radius of the detonation point you set is always five meters larger than the area you set!"

Xiao He pondered for a moment before understanding Xie Haining's meaning: Nash could indeed set the detonation point remotely, but the farther the detonation point was, the larger the explosion range would be.

In other words, if Nash sets a detonation point 100 meters away from himself, the blast radius will be 105 meters. That is to say... the explosion Nash sets will always engulf him.