After gaining a preliminary understanding of sequence awakening, Qin Siyang once again browsed the post summarizing various sequences and abilities.
He needed to find a sequence that could hide his identity. One that could be covered by his existing abilities, ensuring he wouldn't give himself away.
If he were to register with the Sequence Ability User Management Bureau, he had to find such a mask.
Initially, Qin Siyang planned to make up a sequence himself, crafting everything from the sequence name to its skills to perfectly match his [God Eater] ability. But after thinking it over, he gave up on the idea.
First, he wasn't sure whether the Sequence Ability User Management Bureau had a verification method—what if there were flaws in the sequence he made up?
Second, all sequence ability users could see his information. A brand-new sequence would undoubtedly attract attention and scrutiny from everyone.
Under the magnifying glass of countless people, he would inevitably expose himself.
Worse yet, if his luck was terrible and someone later awakened a sequence identical to the one he fabricated, he'd be exposed instantly.
So, choosing from the existing sequences was the safest bet.
Qin Siyang had no specific plan; the best he could do was carefully examine each sequence, searching for the perfect disguise to conceal his identity.
The post began with an introduction to the general abilities of sequence ability users.
[ "After awakening, a sequence ability user's strength, agility, and perception will all improve accordingly. Once you've digested five bottles of Sequence Elixir, your physical attributes will increase by approximately three times, far surpassing an ordinary person."]
'Only three times?'
Qin Siyang recalled punching that thug and sending him flying. His strength felt equivalent to a small car crashing at full speed. Forget just tripling his power—he was probably ten times stronger.
A realization struck him: Could his [God Eater] sequence exponentially enhance his base attributes as well?
This genuinely shocked him.
Not only were his sequence's skills overwhelmingly powerful, but even his basic growth was abnormally high.
'Damn, what's up with today? One good news after another—I can barely keep up!'
Qin Siyang grinned and continued examining each sequence's abilities.
When he came across the [Fragrance Seeker] sequence and saw that its Level 1 skill [Scent Tracking] could locate enemies within a certain range by detecting residual smells at a scene, he let out a breath of relief.
So there really were sequence ability users who could track by scent. His earlier concerns weren't unfounded.
Thankfully, he had disposed of the corpses in an area with chaotic smells. Otherwise, he would have been in serious trouble.
["[Fragrance Seeker]'s skills are ineffective in areas heavily contaminated with divine remnants. Forcing the skill in such places could cause dizziness, bleeding from the orifices, or even brain death."]
["Because [Fragrance Seeker]'s skills don't work against gods, it is one of the few sequences that can receive Sequence Elixir from the Management Bureau without participating in battles against gods. However, [Fragrance Seekers] must join a government-affiliated organization to qualify for the elixir, usually assisting the police in investigations."]
The moment Qin Siyang saw "assisting in investigations," he exhaled deeply. Without a doubt, the trouble he stirred up at Safe Zone 89757's exit yesterday would draw the police, and there was a high chance they had [Fragrance Seekers] on the case.
Having narrowly escaped, he felt immensely relieved.
He continued reading and learned a great deal about sequence ability users.
Qin Siyang instinctively wanted to grab a pen and record everything since he couldn't possibly memorize all the abilities of every sequence user.
But taking out a notebook to write all this down would definitely raise suspicion. He had no choice but to memorize as much of the important and common sequences as possible.
To his surprise, after awakening his sequence, his memory seemed to have improved as well. While he couldn't perfectly recall every sequence ability after reading them once, he could retain about seventy to eighty percent of the information.
He couldn't help but marvel at how amazing it was to awaken a sequence ability.
Just as he was feeling proud of himself, another sequence caught his eye—[Undying].
He vaguely remembered seeing a mention of [Undying] while browsing [Godslayer Camp] last time, stating that it had a skill capable of reading the memories of the deceased. That was precisely why he had crushed the heads of all three thugs.
Now, he felt lucky. That brief glance at the information had actually saved his life—it was like divine luck.
Qin Siyang carefully read through the [Undying] sequence's skills.
[ [Death Edict]: Allows the user to read the last memories of a deceased person. However, the deceased's brain must still retain biological properties—meaning it must not have undergone decay, fire damage, acid corrosion, etc. Otherwise, the skill will fail.]
Qin Siyang froze.
Burning the corpse also prevents [Death Edict] from working?
Then wasn't smashing their skulls completely unnecessary?
A sense of caution rose in Qin Siyang's heart—his unnecessary action wasn't a display of intelligence, but rather a potential blunder. His earlier sense of pride vanished completely.
The [Undying] sequence was listed very early in the post, suggesting that it was either a common awakening or one of the first recorded sequences.
If that was the case, did this mean the [Undying] sequence's abilities were considered common knowledge among sequence users?
To verify his suspicion, he searched the forum for posts related to [Undying] and found nearly 100,000 results.
This confirmed that [Undying] was an extremely well-known sequence—one that every sequence ability user should be familiar with.
And yet, he had known nothing about it.
A chilling thought crept into Qin Siyang's mind.
If someone noticed this oversight, would it expose his identity?
His botched handling of the corpses suggested a lack of knowledge about sequences. There were only two possible explanations for that.
1. He had just awakened his sequence and hadn't had time to learn about it before committing the crime.
2. He had no way to learn about sequences at all.
'I was extremely cautious when disposing of the corpses in that alley, so the first possibility is unlikely. If the police are paying close attention, they'll lock onto the second possibility—that I had no prior access to sequence knowledge.'
'And if they combine that with the fact that the crime took place near the edge of the safe zone, they might start focusing their investigation there.'
Qin Siyang wasn't sure if he was overthinking things. Maybe all criminals became paranoid after committing a crime, reacting to every minor sign.
But he couldn't shake the feeling that he was walking on the edge of exposure.
Just then, he heard a commotion outside the cyber café.
'What's going on?'
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