"Xiaoya, is this Qiu Hui?" Ren Yuanhao seemed to have a slight understanding of Qiu Hui's past, at least her background wasn't too glorious.
Xiaoya nodded, "Sister Qiu Hui and we all come from the same place, we are all orphans."
When Xiaoya said the word 'orphans,' her expression didn't seem as sorrowful as Ren Yuanhao imagined. Instead, it exuded an unusual resilience.
"Did your Sister Qiu Hui adopt you?" Ren Yuanhao patted Xiaoya's head.
Xiaoya nodded obediently, "Mhm, there are sixteen of us in total. The youngest is only six years old, and the oldest is me. In a few more years, I'll be able to earn money like Sister Qiu Hui, and Sister Qiu Hui won't have to work so hard."
"Xiaoya is so well-behaved," Ren Yuanhao gently ruffled Xiaoya's hair, a sun-like smile on his face.
"Big brother should be like this. Your appearance yesterday scared us, but Sister Qiu Hui said you beat up the bad guys, and you're a hero."
Ren Yuanhao never imagined that he would be warmed by a twelve-year-old girl one day.
"Oh, right, I need to get some water for big brother. Wait for me."
Xiaoya hopped away.
...
At this moment, Ren Yuanhao held a rusty teacup with both hands, standing in this place known as a slum. People milled about, emerging from old houses awaiting demolition, their faces etched with the weariness of stagnant, lifeless water.
The atmosphere of life here was palpable, yet Ren Yuanhao felt it was more like a space overflowing with negative energy. It was as if all the negative energy of the entire city was being consumed and digested by hundreds of people here. Those who couldn't digest it chose to leave this world.
Although the sunlight had some warmth, as it fell on Ren Yuanhao's face, he felt a chill. At the same time, a desire arose in his heart to help these children, at the very least to help them move to a better environment and help Qiu Hui find suitable work.
Only then would his order task truly be considered complete.
"Didi, congratulations to the host for completing a new order. Intimacy level met, received five-star review. Points balance: 600, Lucky Draw attempts: 2."
Ren Yuanhao heard the voice in his mind but shook his head, as if talking to himself, "The order isn't complete yet."
"Didi, the additional mission difficulty is four stars. You can choose to accept or refuse, and there will be no penalty. Simultaneously, if completed, there will be a reward of 1000 points."
"What mission? I accept."
"What you think in your heart is the mission."
"System sister has rare moments of willfulness."
"No, I'm actually a bit worried about your state last night."
The system sister's voice turned somewhat somber again.
"Everyone has their own inverse scale. Once touched, it either destroys the world or tortures oneself."
The system sighed in a very human-like manner.
"But do you know that because of your rage, an ability nucleus infinitely close to A-class was shattered by you?"
Ren Yuanhao knew the system sister was referring to the assassin's strange ability.
"His ability is indeed quite peculiar. Speaking of which, didn't your combat intelligence buff analyze his ability?"
The system sister replied with a hint of pride,
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be able to rate it. The reason I find it a pity is that this ability is a composite ability." Da Feng Novel Network
Ren Yuanhao tilted his head, looking at the illusory space that had grown much larger, and asked in confusion, "What is a composite ability?"
"Simply put, it's two or more abilities that combine with each other to produce a more powerful ability. That's a composite ability."
"It doesn't seem too difficult to understand. So what I'm curious about now is, what exactly were the abilities of that scoundrel?"
"Have you noticed that he always makes strange sounds when he displaces?"
Ren Yuanhao nodded, "Yes, just like the operatic tunes sung by actors."
"Therefore, his displacement skill is activated using sound as a medium, and this sound must be his own. Moreover, sound, as a medium for transmitting invisible and colorless important information, inherently possesses extremely high speed and all-round reach. However, based on the speed of sound alone in the air, with your current abilities, you could definitely see his movements. But if you add something like Ziyuan's shadow ability, the deceptive effect instantly increases dramatically."
After the system sister's explanation, Ren Yuanhao suddenly understood!
"If I had compressed the air with my wind element with more force yesterday, and choked his throat to prevent him from making a sound, wouldn't the outcome have been decided instantly?"
"You're not entirely stupid. That's exactly the situation. Therefore, as Mandala gene recipients, meaning post-natural ability users, become more numerous, combat intelligence becomes particularly important. Sometimes, you can solve powerful enemies just by thinking."
Ren Yuanhao tilted his head, a thoughtful expression on his face. "Why do I faintly hear my points stirring? Miss System, it's a waste of your talent not to join a pyramid scheme."
"Is that so? In this life, I only need to brainwash you alone."
"Why do I feel like Miss System is flirting with me~"
"You're asking for a beating. Right, since the mission is back in effect, you should hurry up. Also, I feel that this world-class assassin organization's strength is not weaker than Jiangcheng and Zhang Liang's factions. You must be extremely careful."
Ren Yuanhao nodded and instantly returned to the real world.
But at this moment, with his eyesight, he instantly noticed Qiu Hui being surrounded by a group of people in the slum market about three to four hundred meters away.
"A frail sheep has moved into a wolf den surrounded by wolves. This place truly cannot be stayed in any longer."
Ren Yuanhao flashed downstairs. Several hundred meters was only the blink of an eye for him. However, revealing his martial arts publicly was not a wise move.
He jogged behind a group of ruffians and directly picked up stones from the ground, tossing them at their calves.
"Hey, you have three seconds to disappear from that lady's presence. Of course, you can also choose to be defiant, but you will see hell in the fourth second."
Ren Yuanhao's voice was always so calm. Moreover, he wasn't wearing his coat, and his body was wrapped in blood-soaked bandages. No matter how you looked at it, he just appeared to be a handsome injured person.
Those thugs only had that much discernment. They rubbed their feet, seemingly with no intention of leaving. Instead, the leader chuckled and said, "I think you should go back to the hospital and get an IV drip from the nurse. What are you wandering around here for?"
As soon as he said this, the thugs and rascals burst into laughter. Ren Yuanhao was unfazed and said indifferently, "Beauty, I'm going to start counting."