10: Chapter 10 Ability: Changing Course

[Name: Wang Yi]

[Strength: 50]

[Speed: 30]

[Defense: 20]

[Spirit: 100]

[B-rank — Hand of Nightmare: People with lower spirit than the user will be pulled into a dreamscape to suffer pain.]

[D-rank — Whisper: Seduce others, guide others.]

[C-rank — Spirit Surge: Strengthens one's own spiritual power.]

[C-rank — Impact: Use spiritual power to strike the target.]

[Rank: C-rank]

[Potential: B-rank]

Ever since Qin Xiaogan observed the status panels of the three people...

He discovered that when a single attribute breaks 100, the rank reaches C-rank.

When all attributes break 100, it reaches C+.

It seemed that being an all-rounder was the way to go.

Qin Xiaogan looked around; it was deathly silent.

A thick smell of blood, accompanied by the faint moonlight, surrounded Qin Xiaogan's lonely figure.

A ghostly light flickered in Qin Xiaogan's eyes.

[Obtained S-rank ability: Turn Over a New Leaf — Change one's own aura and appearance from the source of the soul.]

This was the only decent ability Qin Xiaogan had selected from the twenty-odd light orbs.

With this ability, his plan could finally begin.

The corners of Qin Xiaogan's mouth curled up.

Immediately, his face and aura began to gradually twist and deform.

Before long, an elegant young man stood lazily in the middle of the plaza.

Qin Xiaogan summoned the hell kitchen knife and gestured for it to cut his own neck.

The kitchen knife obviously hesitated for a moment, but it quickly slashed down toward Qin Xiaogan's neck.

Instantly, blood gushed out.

A gruesome wound appeared on Qin Xiaogan's throat.

Qin Xiaogan retracted the kitchen knife and clutched his throat.

With a calm expression, he lay prone on the ground.

Waiting for the Investigation Bureau to arrive.

Not far from the Foot Bath Center.

"Wait."

Feng Tao knitted her delicate brows and looked up with a face full of confusion.

Xie Xiyun tilted her head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The black line has disappeared." Feng Tao's expression was grave.

"The person you're looking for is either dead, or... they can evade my ability."

Xie Xiyun replied, "I'm more inclined to believe the second option."

Feng Tao licked the corner of her lips. "I really want to know who is so capable."

Xie Xiyun's face was cold. "You will find out, under my blade."

"Ho ho, Little Xi Xi is really angry this time. Don't worry, with Big Sis here, he won't get away."

Xie Xiyun was about to say something when her expression suddenly changed.

Then, Xie Xiyun's figure flickered away.

Feng Tao muttered, "What's the rush?"

Feng Tao walked toward the Foot Bath Center plaza with slow, leisurely steps, her figure swaying gracefully.

Before she even stepped into the plaza, a thick smell of blood hit her face.

Feng Tao wrinkled her brows and covered her nose.

She looked up and saw many unconscious people lying haphazardly across the plaza.

Xie Xiyun was checking the condition of the people on the ground with a face as cold as water.

Feng Tao also hurried forward to help. "These people are all ordinary civilians."

"I know."

Xie Xiyun said in a deep voice, "There isn't a single corpse here."

Feng Tao suddenly realized. "The corpses vanished?"

Xie Xiyun's willow-like brows were tightly locked. "It seems the ones that vanished should be the corpses of the Awakened. That person's target is the Awakened."

Feng Tao curled her lip. "Quite principled, then."

"Oh?" Feng Tao raised an eyebrow. "There's an Awakened over there."

Xie Xiyun turned to look.

She then saw a black-haired young man lying in a pool of blood not far away.

Xie Xiyun quickly arrived at Qin Xiaogan's side.

She first glanced at Feng Tao.

Feng Tao gently shook her head.

A flash of disappointment crossed Xie Xiyun's eyes, and then she began to examine Qin Xiaogan's body.

Xie Xiyun's eyes narrowed slightly.

"To have survived until now after having his throat slit, he's a talent."

Hearing this, Feng Tao also sized up Qin Xiaogan with interest.

Xie Xiyun took out a test tube glowing with green light from her bosom.

She poured it onto Qin Xiaogan's wound.

Soon, a layer of green film formed over the wound.

It not only stopped the blood from gushing out but also caused granulation tissue to grow.

Feng Tao pinched Qin Xiaogan's face. "This kid is actually quite handsome."

Xie Xiyun stared intently at Qin Xiaogan's wound.

"The killer cut from a high point, slashed across the neck, and finished at a high point on the other side."

"The left end of the wound is lower than the right; the killer should be left-handed."

"The wound is fresh; the killer hasn't been gone long."

Xie Xiyun looked at Feng Tao, who was still messing with Qin Xiaogan's face, and said irritably, "Check for the killer's location."

Feng Tao shook her head. "There are no lines from anyone else around him."

Xie Xiyun said coldly, "Then check the positions of everyone here."

Feng Tao sighed. "There are tens of thousands of residual auras here, and the killer can evade my ability."

Feng Tao's watery eyes stared at Xie Xiyun as she said, "This workload is simply too much."

"Ten bottles of B-rank Soul Concoction."

"Deal!"

A circle of ripples quickly emerged around Feng Tao, then slowly covered the entire plaza.

Qin Xiaogan, lying on the ground, 'slowly woke up'.

Xie Xiyun's expression shifted.

Qin Xiaogan quickly sat up and touched his throat. "What... what's going on? Aren't I dead?"

Feng Tao, controlling the ripples with both hands, gave Qin Xiaogan a wink. "Little brother, the beauty next to you saved you."

Qin Xiaogan bowed toward Xie Xiyun and said, "Thank you for saving my life. I owe you a favor."

"What a blockhead."

Feng Tao gently rolled her eyes.

Xie Xiyun asked, "Do you remember the person who slit your throat?"

Qin Xiaogan shook his head. "I didn't see them clearly."

"Why are you here?"

Qin Xiaogan pondered for a moment and said, "I'm ashamed to say, I originally came for a foot bath, but I ran into a group of Awakened calling themselves Beigui Hall."

At this point, Qin Xiaogan's whole body began to tremble.

"They were slashing everyone they saw. If it weren't for my outstanding ability, I would have been hacked to death long ago."

"Unfortunately, in the end, I really couldn't hold on any longer, and that's when I met with this disaster."

Xie Xiyun frowned. "Beigui Hall has always been law-abiding; how could they do such a thing?"

Qin Xiaogan shook his head blankly. "That's all I know."

"Little Xi Xi, Big Sis found a clue."

Feng Tao twisted her slender waist and walked toward Xie Xiyun.

Xie Xiyun replied, "Speak!"

"The lines of several Awakened point to the west."

Hearing this, Xie Xiyun's frown deepened. "Beigui Hall is in the North District of Yang City. Why would they go to the West District?"

"Feng Tao, contact the members of Team 1 immediately and set out for the West District at once."

Feng Tao nodded.

A flash of terrifying killing intent crossed Qin Xiaogan's eyes.

As expected, one cannot underestimate the Investigation Bureau.

If he hadn't obtained Turn Over a New Leaf today, he would likely have been in dire straits.

"What is your ability?" Xie Xiyun asked Qin Xiaogan.

Qin Xiaogan lowered his eyes and said, "Steelification."

Xie Xiyun raised an eyebrow slightly. "Explain in detail."

"I can increase my defense by five times."

Xie Xiyun nodded. "It just so happens that Feng Tao's team is lacking an Awakened of your type."

"Are you willing to join the Investigation Bureau?"

Qin Xiaogan hesitated for a moment. "Is food provided?"

The corner of Xie Xiyun's mouth curved slightly. "It is."

As for whether Qin Xiaogan's identity was dangerous, Xie Xiyun wasn't worried at all.

Once you enter the Investigation Bureau, your identity had better be clean.

If it wasn't...

Then you'd just have to wait for death.