I See You

Amor cautiously retreated outside the door, intently observing Li Qing's movements.

At this moment, Li Qing had already used "Echoes Act's" high-speed charge ability to break into the crowd, killing one of the black-clothed subordinates on the spot and pinning down his three companions, preventing them from disengaging.

Li Qing's figure was locked in a tight struggle with the three black-clothed men, and Amor, standing nearby, couldn't find an opportunity to shoot sneakily.

Firearms were useless; this was a battle of fisticuffs.

Li Qing seized this golden opportunity, relying on his superhuman physique to engage in close-quarters combat with the three black-clothed men.

Although these three were not as physically strong as Li Qing, nor did they possess his tireless, pain-immune, data-driven body, they were still tall, strong, and quite powerful.

They exchanged blows with Li Qing, fighting for several rounds before gradually showing signs of defeat.

During this valuable time, Amor did not choose to flee, nor did he rush forward to assist.

He simply stood outside the door and observed, gathering intelligence on Li Qing.

At this moment, to focus his mind and simultaneously perceive the actions of the three people around him, Li Qing subconsciously closed his eyes, which were already unseen.

A black-clothed man threw a punch at Li Qing from behind, but Li Qing dodged it before the attack even landed.

Amor immediately drew his conclusion:

"This bald guy really can't see."

"But his hearing is incredibly sharp, so sharp it allows him to predict his opponent's movements."

Immediately after.

The three black-clothed men simultaneously attacked Li Qing, their onslaught dense and unavoidable.

After a brief assessment, Li Qing quickly dodged the fist heading for the back of his head, taking the kicks aimed at his abdomen and legs head-on.

Then, without any hindrance, he threw a punch in counterattack, breaking the ribs of one of the black-clothed men with a single blow.

"This bald guy prioritized dodging the attack aimed at his head when he had no other choice, which means..."

"He has 'vital points'."

Amor stared intently at Li Qing's health bar above his head:

"Attacking his brain, throat, or heart will definitely cause him to lose more health."

By this time, only two black-clothed men were still capable of fighting, and both were injured.

They had completely lost their advantage in close-quarters combat and were even struggling to stall for time.

One of the black-clothed men realized their disadvantage and, while his companion was engaging Li Qing, he took a step back, pulled out a firearm, and intended to shoot Li Qing's bald head.

Li Qing had already heard everything.

The moment the black-clothed man raised his gun, Li Qing threw out a punch, unleashing a "Sonically Enhanced Wave," and repeating his earlier tactic to take another black-clothed man's life.

At this point, the line of defense formed by the four black-clothed men was on the verge of collapse.

But there was not a trace of panic in Amor's clouded blue eyes:

"Good."

"It seems this rapid charge ability, too fast to be seen, cannot be used continuously."

"Otherwise, he would have used this ability to kill them all just now, why bother with such a strenuous fight with fists and kicks?"

"So..."

As Li Qing was using "Echoes Act" to take the lives of his subordinates, Amor calmly lowered his head to look at his watch:

"The time since he last used that 'marker light cluster' is approximately..."

"8 seconds."

"The specific interval might be shorter, but it definitely won't be much less."

At this moment, the last black-clothed man also fell victim to Li Qing's brutal assault, on the verge of collapsing to the ground.

Amor seized the opportunity, raised his gun, and aimed it at Li Qing, but Li Qing, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, repeated his previous maneuver, dodging the muzzle of the gun and urgently moving to the side.

"The space here is too narrow to create shooting distance, and there's no sound interference, which is too advantageous for this bald guy."

"We need to change positions."

After some probing, Amor unhesitatingly turned and fled.

Li Qing's "Sonically Enhanced Wave" skill was on cooldown, and he still had a half-dead black-clothed man to deal with, so he couldn't catch up.

Thus, Amor fled all the way from the third floor to the first floor and easily blended into the dense crowd on the street.

Pedestrians came and went on the street, each breathing, walking, and talking, creating a cacophony of sounds.

They hadn't heard the muffled gunshot, muffled by the silencer, nor did they know what tragedy had unfolded in the hotel next to them.

Even Li Qing, who had sensed people, couldn't differentiate the enemy he was looking for from such a large crowd in a short amount of time.

Having escaped here, Amor was considered safe.

However, instead of taking this opportunity to flee to a truly safe place, he resolutely remained near the hotel exit and grabbed a passerby from the street:

"Sir."

Amor quietly pressed the gun against the unfortunate passerby's abdomen and whispered menacingly:

"If you don't want to die, do as I say."

Upstairs, Li Qing had already defeated the fourth man in black.

"He escaped?"

He heard the creaking sound of the old wooden ladder and a vivid image of "Amor fleeing downstairs" naturally formed in his mind.

"Just let him go?"

"No."

Li Qing immediately rejected the thought in his heart:

If Amor were allowed to live and return, crucial information such as his appearance, abilities, and combat style would be completely exposed to that terrifying organization, Passion.

Li Qing did enjoy pursuing thrills and living a "high-difficulty" quality life.

However, to go easy when he was Level 1, the "map was completely dark," enemy intelligence was completely lacking, and there was no guarantee of victory.

That wasn't seeking thrills; that was seeking death.

"I must 'keep' him!"

Li Qing made a decision tinged with bloodlust, yet his heart remained completely unfazed.

Datafication had not only given him a decent body and strange skills, but it had also completely changed his mindset:

Just as a game player wouldn't show mercy to an NPC, after entering datafication mode, he not only felt no fear but had also lost his reverence for life.

All he felt was the focus, calmness, and excitement of playing a game, along with a peculiar joy born from tension and thrills.

"I must win this game."

Even knowing that the stakes of this game were life itself, Li Qing couldn't help but throw himself into it.

Thus, he closely followed Amor's escape route downstairs, then walked out of the door and onto the crowded street.

At this moment, Amor had already blended into the crowd.

Under the cover of the dense crowd and the chaotic noise, he was perfectly hidden.

"Where is he?"

"Where exactly is he?"

Li Qing concentrated his mind, focusing all his attention on sensing Amor's presence.

But with so many pedestrians and so much distracting noise on the street, even after sensing carefully for several seconds, he couldn't pinpoint Amor within the crowd.

"Being blind is so troublesome. So, should I exit datafication mode?"

Li Qing couldn't help but fall into indecision:

Just like a game could be logged in and out of at any time, his datafication mode could also be turned on and off at will.

If he chose to turn it off, he could revert to his normal human body and observe the battlefield situation using his vision.

After a brief moment of consideration, Li Qing quickly rejected the idea:

"No, I can't exit."

"That uncle has incredibly accurate marksmanship. If I revert to my normal body, he could blow my head off with a single shot."

"So... what should I do?"

Just then...

Before Li Qing could even figure out a way to find Amor, Amor's gun fired first:

Bang, bang, bang!

Three consecutive muffled gunshots suddenly erupted about five meters to Li Qing's side.

He had been fully focused on listening to the surrounding movements, wary of a sneak attack from Amor.

Therefore, Li Qing heard the slight click of the gun's internal mechanism at the first instant, predicting the opponent's action and the direction from which the bullets would come.

And Amor seemed very nervous.

Li Qing could hear that his breathing was ragged, his heart was pounding, and his gun-wielding arm was trembling violently.

This tremor affected his aim.

Li Qing didn't even need to exert much effort to dodge. With three shots fired, only one grazed his shoulder by a hair's breadth.

The other two bullets, one missed completely and hit the ground, and the other went wide and felled a passerby.

"Ah!"

"He's shooting, he's killing people!"

A silencer isn't a mute button; close enough and the distinct gunshot could still be heard.

What's more, an unfortunate passerby had taken a bullet and collapsed on the spot, bleeding profusely.

A piercing scream immediately erupted from the street.

The passersby either trembled in place, frozen with indecision, or fled in panic in all directions.

The sounds around became more chaotic, but Li Qing had already locked onto the attacker's position with precision, following the gunshots:

"Found you."

Li Qing clenched his fist, a brilliant white light emanating from it.

In the next second, Sonically Enhanced Wave would roar from his fist, leaving a deathly targeting marker on the attacker.

However, at this very moment...

Li Qing suddenly turned his entire body more than 45 degrees to the side and said to a completely different direction from the shooter:

"Did you think I would do that?"

"Amor."

He also joined in the local custom and activated his "Commentary Time Stop" ability:

"Uncle, you're very smart, knowing how to use my blindness to your advantage against me."

"My senses are sharp, and my body won't be injured."

"If you had shot me directly, even if I didn't dodge beforehand, I would have counter-attacked you from a distance with Sonically Enhanced Wave immediately."

"So, you found a random passerby on the street and threatened them to shoot me when I appeared."

"And you stood in a completely different direction, holding a gun to the passerby to threaten them and draw aggro, waiting for me to fall into your trap and mistake the passerby for you."

"Once I fell for it and used my ability to charge at that passerby..."

"You would seize the opportunity when my skill was on cooldown, my movements had recovery frames, and I was unable to counter, and turn me into a sieve with bullets!"

"How about it, am I right?"

"You..."

Seeing Li Qing actually turn his direction to "look" at him right away, Amor's breathing instantly became erratic:

"Impossible!"

"Could it be... could you see?"

"No, I can't see."

Li Qing replied with a serious expression:

"The reason I found you is that you miscalculated too many things yourself:"

"First, I know you have two guns."

"Second, you casually shot both of my kneecaps in the room earlier. After I displayed my astonishing abilities, your breathing didn't become excessively disordered from shock."

"Therefore, your marksmanship couldn't have been as terrible as it was just now."

"And you yourself couldn't possibly be as nervous as this coerced passerby, with your breathing rapid and your heart racing."

"And most importantly:"

"The gun just went off, and all the passersby were exclaiming and fleeing."

"Only you, standing in another direction aiming your gun, not only didn't flee but also very calmly remained in place!"

"So..."

Li Qing pointed his glowing white fist at Amor and said:

"Amor, I see you!"