Hidden Assassin 169

So-called gifted individuals are not much different from ordinary people, something Jia Ming had known for a long time.

Minor teleportation, short-range flight, instant vision blocking, water condensation into ice, flame manipulation… This series of abilities sounds magical, and suddenly appearing before people is indeed quite impactful. However, for someone like Jia Ming who had received special training, the effect they could have is basically negligible. Even if the opponent has abilities, it can be considered as having a powerful weapon, so they are still not difficult to deal with.

Therefore, aside from legendary natural evolutionists who are truly close to superhuman, Jia Ming was not afraid of gifted individuals. Generally, after training, gifted individuals would have one more useful skill than ordinary people, but he possesses richer experience and undergone more rigorous training, and would not be inferior in any way.

After learning about Dongfang Ruo, he had already conducted many analyses. Natural evolutionists rarely appear even once every few hundred years, so that possibility can be ignored. Since Yan Huang Jue Xing sent her to assess him, she must possess some ability sufficient to judge his power level. Most likely, she can determine whether someone possesses abilities, as James Cook came to hunt down natural evolutionists, Yan Huang Jue Xing would certainly also conduct this kind of calculation.

He knew his own situation best. Since he didn’t have any abilities, he was not afraid of others probing him. However, after interacting with Dongfang Ruo, a discovery made him vigilant. During their conversations, his head ached three times, suggesting that Dongfang Ruo was using her ability on him. However, this was an illogical phenomenon.

Directly reading someone’s memories, or clearly seeing their thoughts, calculating someone’s causal threads, past and future… Such powerful abilities could only exist in novels. In the real world, mental powers are very vague, like sensing someone’s general thoughts, determining someone’s abnormal mental energy, or when facing someone, intuitively probing their power level… These are confirmed possible abilities. Although it’s impossible to know which one Dongfang Ruo possesses, if using it causes someone’s head to ache, such an ability would be laughable. It’s more like an attack ability than a detection ability, but Dongfang Ruo would naturally not be here to kill him. It’s precisely because he was so concerned about these headaches that Jia Ming came back to monitor her and test her reaction.

If it’s a power used for attack, sudden mental attacks that cause headaches are indeed very effective. They could reverse the situation in a critical moment. According to the report just now, she didn’t find anything on me, but why do I have headaches, and… this isn’t the first time, on the Xingmenghao cruise ship last year…

On the Xingmenghao cruise ship, there was an ability assassin partnered with Yuan Lai Chao Chuang, codenamed Zi He. His ability was to instantly block everyone’s vision with purple mist. Back then, my mind also had a momentary headache, but the slight pain actually made me more alert, not hindering the battle state. The memory of that pain was stored in his mind, and only today, did a similar situation suddenly occur.

In the past life, he also faced gifted individuals, but never had a similar situation. This suggests that he merely reacted to other people’s abilities. What exactly is it? Mental gifted individuals are always more sensitive. Gun pointed at Dongfang Ruo’s forehead, he waited for her to counter with her ability, to confirm that phenomenon again. However, as time passed, Dongfang Ruo struggled to suppress her breath, not daring to make any unnecessary movements. The strange feeling in his mind never appeared again.

Although she has amazing abilities, is she just a novice who hasn’t undergone professional training… The situation remained tense for ten minutes. Jia Ming frowned and slowly retracted his gun. At that moment, Dongfang Ruo’s fearful brow suddenly relaxed. Although her expression still showed fear, it had greatly eased.

In the darkness, she remained seated quietly, until a few minutes later, seemingly sensing that the terrifying figure was gone, she cautiously opened her mouth and let out a breath. Then, she covered her chest and began to breathe rapidly.

“H… H… H…”

Falling onto the bed, she groped in the darkness and finally pressed a button.

…

…

A few minutes later, including the doctor, a large group of people including Lei Xiaoyuan and Dongfang Linghai gathered in the room. Dongfang Wan, who had heard the news, also wanted to come in but was stopped by her father. After all, she was not yet a member of Yan Huang Jue Xing.

“Half an hour ago, Miss Ruo opened the balcony glass door. People below were on guard and didn’t see anyone come in…”

“The CCTV footage has been tampered with…”

“How did she get in and out, nobody knows…”

“She’s the one who drove the killer king away… Ha, unimaginable that she’s a woman…”

“That’s sexist…”

“She’s warning us…”

Amidst the hushed discussions, a piece of paper with a drawing of a tulip was passed from hand to hand. When the first person entered the room, the paper was placed on the sofa beside the bed. Currently, Dongfang Ruo was leaning against the headboard, drinking a black potion while recounting her feelings.

“…I only know it was a terrifying person… It sat in front of me, and I felt like I could be killed at any moment… It was very scary, like a vortex, I was too frightened to move or speak. I’m sure it wasn’t trying to scare me, if needed, it would have attacked at any moment… Wait, I seem to feel… It left something terrifying, in this room…”

She hesitated as she spoke, and the entire room fell silent. Several bodyguards instantly drew their guns. A few seconds later, someone hesitated and held up the piece of paper: “Uh… something terrifying, is it this? It’s the only thing she left…”

“Not the paper…” Even without seeing it, Dongfang Ruo could accurately point out the other person’s actions. Shaking her head, she slowly raised her hand, pointing to a wardrobe in the room: “It’s… there…”

Two bodyguards exchanged glances. After a moment, they carefully opened the wardrobe door. It looked like an ordinary closet. They took out the neatly arranged clothes one by one, and soon, an object appeared before them. There, flashing, was a bright red electronic timer.

“It’s a time bomb, and… two minutes… Everyone get out…”

“Never seen this model before, can’t confirm…”

Instantly, the entire villa was in chaos, amidst shouts, evacuation and bomb disposal took place simultaneously. However, before everyone could leave, someone carried the bomb out, driving a sports car at lightning speed, heading towards the deserted back mountain.

Two minutes later, looking out from the yard, the flames of a huge explosion appeared in the forest. A large group of people were dumbfounded. It’s easy to imagine that if the bomb had actually exploded in the villa, none of them would be alive now.

“My god, is she really declaring war on us?”

“If she really wanted to kill people, she could have set the timer for a few minutes earlier. From when she left to when we found the bomb, it’s been too long…” Lei Xiaoyuan frowned, rejecting that possibility. “Remember the plane bomb incident last time? She’s giving a warning. We’ve crossed the line. But this is also the first time she publicly acknowledged her deep connection with that kid named Gu Jia Ming. Ha, a child bride…”

Dongfang Linghai nodded with a smile: “Then, Yu Jin Xiang and that mysterious Miss Jian Suyan are essentially the same person. Since she’s only showing off and warning us, it should still be considered a good gesture. We’ll stop the overt investigation for now. We need an ally like her. Since she’s smart enough, she’ll contact us when the time is right.”

“Of course, maybe we can contact her already?”

“Hmm… heh, maybe we can try?”

Amidst the conversation among the powerful figures, the entire Dongfang family estate was still in a state of chaos. Weaving through the crowd, Dongfang Wan looked for the expected figure. According to her brother, Miss Jian Suyan had just been here, planted a bomb, and then disappeared without a trace…

She’s amazing, she came and went in front of so many people and still managed to leave a bomb… Squatting by a flower bed, the tired Dongfang Wan rested her chin on her hands, as usual, with an expression of admiration.

Although her upbringing instilled in her a respect for collective strength, if an individual’s ability can reach such a level, then collectives are meaningless. Compared to that, Gu Jia Ming, that noob, is still far from qualified! Child bride… Gu Jia Ming is shameless!

After the admiration came resentment, as usual. Stamping on the grass under her feet, Dongfang Wan gathered herself and headed towards the gradually calming villa. The model had just been disassembled, and to prove that she was better than him, she still had a lot to do.

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