Lin Ruo slept very deeply this time. When he opened his eyes again, the color of dusk had already appeared on the horizon.
Almost groggy, it took him three seconds to finally wake up, stretch lazily, and, after feeling the full power of his body, Lin Ruo went to the kitchen and used the available ingredients to make himself a simple dinner. He ate while thinking about his actions for the night.
Naturally, he would not rashly go hunting Capin tonight but planned to use the night to collect information about Capin to develop a specific hunting plan—the intelligence in the original book could be used as a reference, but since this was not the original time, he needed to confirm it first.
If appropriate, Lin Ruo could also hunt a few scum to practice his skills while collecting information. This would help him master his Beyonder abilities and play the role of a hunter, digesting potions and serving multiple purposes.
Thinking about these things, Lin Ruo finished dinner, washed the tableware, and finally stood in front of the full-length mirror that the original owner used for disguises.
"I am not the faceless man of Sequence 6; this is a fallacy!" Lin Ruo whispered softly. Almost the moment he said this, he mastered the abilities of the Faceless Man, which did not conflict with his Sequence 9 hunter abilities.
Lin Ruo could guess why this was; the Beyonder ability he obtained through fallacy was not truly obtained by taking potions but was more like a simulation, which naturally did not conflict with his original abilities.
With the ability of Sequence 6, Lin Ruo could now simulate for 30 minutes with the help of fallacy.
But the purpose of simulating the Faceless Man's ability was only to change his appearance, which did not take long. In just a few seconds, Lin Ruo canceled the simulation of the Faceless Man's ability, and the person reflected in the mirror had changed completely.
He now appeared unremarkable and forgettable.
Lin Ruo couldn't help but smile at himself in the mirror.
It's night, East District—
"Mom! Help!"
The girl's cry for help stopped abruptly. The two human traffickers, skilled in their trade, had one cover her mouth while the other lifted her legs, carrying her out of the alley.
Their goal was the carriage parked outside the alley. As long as the girl was in the carriage, their job was nearly done.
Just as they carried the girl through the middle of the alley, a very light voice suddenly sounded:
"It's a fallacy that the end of the alley is passable."
The traffickers didn't hear the voice clearly. When they rushed to the end of the alley, the one in front seemed to hit an invisible wall, knocking his head and causing dizziness.
The second trafficker fell as well, causing the girl to fall to the ground.
Despite the pain, the girl instinctively crawled away and staggered to her feet after a few meters.
The second trafficker recovered and rushed to subdue the girl, but a clear voice stopped him:
"You don't want to catch her."
His movements stopped instantly, feeling the truth in the voice.
Of course, he didn't want to catch the girl.
—[Fallacy]Thinking is distorted!
"What are you doing? You let her run away?" The first trafficker, bleeding from his head, saw the girl escaping and angrily questioned his partner, forgetting the strange situation.
The voice spoke again:
"You are all loyal to me!"
Lin Ruo, in his new guise, appeared beside them.
Suddenly, the traffickers' eyes filled with enthusiasm, as if Lin Ruo was their only master.
Seeing this, Lin Ruo was unsurprised and said faintly, "Tell me what you know, all the information about Capin, including the situation in his villa."
Although the distorted thinking from [Fallacy] is not effective against strong-willed individuals, it works well on ordinary people and those with weak willpower.
Of course, this ability has its flaws; maintaining the distortion of thinking consumes energy. Unlike the truth that ignores the strength of the person being arranged, thinking distortion is affected by the strength and willpower of the person being distorted.
Additionally, [Fallacy] has a distance limit, requiring direct, clear communication for the distortion to take effect. This makes it ineffective against those aware of Lin Ruo's abilities and those inherently wary.
But it is enough for the two traffickers.
"Master, I can't tell you what you want to know."
Hearing Lin Ruo's order, one trafficker spoke, genuinely unable to comply.
Lin Ruo raised his eyebrows, unsurprised. He knew that behind Capin was a Beyonder of the Black Emperor sequence, skilled in notarization and contracts, easily binding ordinary people.
While others might be stumped, Lin Ruo could imitate the Black Emperor's abilities.
The Black Emperor and Arbitrator paths are similar, one focusing on rules' use and the other on distorting rules.
"Your secret protection should only be aimed at outsiders, and I am not an outsider, am I?"
Having successfully simulated the Black Emperor's demigod abilities, Lin Ruo said this, understanding how to make the traffickers reveal everything without alerting their secret issuer.
All this took him less than two seconds.
The night was calm and light.Lin Ruo slept very deeply this time. When he opened his eyes again, the color of dusk had already appeared on the horizon.
Almost groggy, it took him three seconds to finally wake up, stretch lazily, and, after feeling the full power of his body, Lin Ruo went to the kitchen and used the available ingredients to make himself a simple dinner. He ate while thinking about his actions for the night.
Naturally, he would not rashly go hunting Capin tonight but planned to use the night to collect information about Capin to develop a specific hunting plan—the intelligence in the original book could be used as a reference, but since this was not the original time, he needed to confirm it first.
If appropriate, Lin Ruo could also hunt a few scum to practice his skills while collecting information. This would help him master his Beyonder abilities and play the role of a hunter, digesting potions and serving multiple purposes.
Thinking about these things, Lin Ruo finished dinner, washed the tableware, and finally stood in front of the full-length mirror that the original owner used for disguises.
"I am not the faceless man of Sequence 6; this is a fallacy!" Lin Ruo whispered softly. Almost the moment he said this, he mastered the abilities of the Faceless Man, which did not conflict with his Sequence 9 hunter abilities.
Lin Ruo could guess why this was; the Beyonder ability he obtained through fallacy was not truly obtained by taking potions but was more like a simulation, which naturally did not conflict with his original abilities.
With the ability of Sequence 6, Lin Ruo could now simulate for 30 minutes with the help of fallacy.
But the purpose of simulating the Faceless Man's ability was only to change his appearance, which did not take long. In just a few seconds, Lin Ruo canceled the simulation of the Faceless Man's ability, and the person reflected in the mirror had changed completely.
He now appeared unremarkable and forgettable.
Lin Ruo couldn't help but smile at himself in the mirror.
It's night, East District—
"Mom! Help!"
The girl's cry for help stopped abruptly. The two human traffickers, skilled in their trade, had one cover her mouth while the other lifted her legs, carrying her out of the alley.
Their goal was the carriage parked outside the alley. As long as the girl was in the carriage, their job was nearly done.
Just as they carried the girl through the middle of the alley, a very light voice suddenly sounded:
"It's a fallacy that the end of the alley is passable."
The traffickers didn't hear the voice clearly. When they rushed to the end of the alley, the one in front seemed to hit an invisible wall, knocking his head and causing dizziness.
The second trafficker fell as well, causing the girl to fall to the ground.
Despite the pain, the girl instinctively crawled away and staggered to her feet after a few meters.
The second trafficker recovered and rushed to subdue the girl, but a clear voice stopped him:
"You don't want to catch her."
His movements stopped instantly, feeling the truth in the voice.
Of course, he didn't want to catch the girl.
—[Fallacy]Thinking is distorted!
"What are you doing? You let her run away?" The first trafficker, bleeding from his head, saw the girl escaping and angrily questioned his partner, forgetting the strange situation.
The voice spoke again:
"You are all loyal to me!"
Lin Ruo, in his new guise, appeared beside them.
Suddenly, the traffickers' eyes filled with enthusiasm, as if Lin Ruo was their only master.
Seeing this, Lin Ruo was unsurprised and said faintly, "Tell me what you know, all the information about Capin, including the situation in his villa."
Although the distorted thinking from [Fallacy] is not effective against strong-willed individuals, it works well on ordinary people and those with weak willpower.
Of course, this ability has its flaws; maintaining the distortion of thinking consumes energy. Unlike the truth that ignores the strength of the person being arranged, thinking distortion is affected by the strength and willpower of the person being distorted.
Additionally, [Fallacy] has a distance limit, requiring direct, clear communication for the distortion to take effect. This makes it ineffective against those aware of Lin Ruo's abilities and those inherently wary.
But it is enough for the two traffickers.
"Master, I can't tell you what you want to know."
Hearing Lin Ruo's order, one trafficker spoke, genuinely unable to comply.
Lin Ruo raised his eyebrows, unsurprised. He knew that behind Capin was a Beyonder of the Black Emperor sequence, skilled in notarization and contracts, easily binding ordinary people.
While others might be stumped, Lin Ruo could imitate the Black Emperor's abilities.
The Black Emperor and Arbitrator paths are similar, one focusing on rules' use and the other on distorting rules.
"Your secret protection should only be aimed at outsiders, and I am not an outsider, am I?"
Having successfully simulated the Black Emperor's demigod abilities, Lin Ruo said this, understanding how to make the traffickers reveal everything without alerting their secret issuer.
All this took him less than two seconds.
The night was calm and light.