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Chapter 174: New Life Consuming Skill (Long - , Please Subscribe, Add to Favorites, Request Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: New Life Consuming Skill (Long Chapter, Please Subscribe, Add to Favorites, Request Monthly Tickets)

The light of Dawn spilled through the narrow window, casting a somewhat cold hue inside the clinic.

Three green vials were inserted in a wooden rack, placed in front of He Ao.

These were the Secret Medicines formulated after extracting and remodulating the Talent Sequences from the body of an "Assassin".

Next to these three vials, there were three grey Secret Medicines from the "Magician" pathway.

Unlike the "Magician" pathway, He Ao knew the names of each of the three Secret Medicines from the "Assassin" pathway.

They were "Talent Sequence 7: Onlooker", "Talent Sequence 29: Mercenary", "Talent Sequence 56: Assassin".

He Ao glanced at Roy, who had a tired look on his face, and handed him the rack with the three "Magician" pathway Secret Medicines, "Here, your service charge."

He Ao had killed the man, providing the raw material.

Roger extracted the Talent Sequences and formulated them into Secret Medicines, consuming some auxiliary materials in the process.

Halves were fair for both of them.

Moreover, every time He Ao came to Roger with his sword in hand, Roger had always helped him without a word. Reciprocity ensures future cooperation.

The conniving doctor didn’t stand on ceremony, reaching out and placing the three grey vials onto a shelf beside him, "At least you have some conscience."

Then, yawning, he noticed He Ao’s gaze resting on the three "Assassin" Secret Medicines, "Are you thinking of using these Secret Medicines?"

Just then, He Ao’s wristband began to vibrate.

He raised his wristband, and Christos’s figure was projected onto his wrist.

Christos appeared slightly unkempt, his handsome features a bit haggard, but his bright eyes shone with a scintillating brilliance as if he was exceptionally excited,

"K, the Avis Energy Group isn’t a super conglomerate, but it’s still a large corporation that spans several cities. We discussed it all last night and think this is an opportunity. We can fulfill your request, but need a little time to prepare."

He Ao was silent for a while, then said in a low voice, "I don’t have much time."

"We won’t need too long. Actually, we have already completed some preliminary preparations last night," Christos’s fingers tapped on the desk, "Actions can begin at latest by tonight. I will contact you then."

"Good."

He Ao nodded lightly.

"And about that assistant general manager you mentioned who likes to wear grey suits, I have already got his information," Christos continued speaking as he saw He Ao nod,

"His name is Pena, and he’s the head of the Avis Energy Group’s security forces in Dawn City. He has a rather extreme and crazy personality, and he’s known for being brutal and having a bad reputation. He usually stays in the Avis Machinery Factory, which is where the headquarters of the Avis Energy Group’s security forces are located in Dawn City."

Stopping there, he took a pause, "From what my intelligence suggests, there’s a very good chance he’s already a C-level power. If you’re going to take him on, you need to be extremely cautious. You can contact us if you need anything."

"Thank you," He Ao replied and ended the call.

He then looked up at Roger, "Do you know Pena from Avis Energy Group?"

"The one who likes to wear grey suits? Don’t know him," Roger shrugged, "But I’ve had some patients mention him. They say he’s like a mad dog. His Talent Sequence is supposed to be ’Talent Sequence 120: Noncommissioned Officer’."

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Aren’t you quite informed?

The diary He Ao got from Vianne previously had mentioned that there are 9 Talent Sequences at the F level, and 27 at both E and D levels, making a total of 63 sequences.

That meant if the numbering of Talent Sequences truly was in ascending order, "Talent Sequence 63" should be the final one at the D level.

Anything with the number 64 and above, then, would belong to the C level or even higher rankings.

When Ande was training at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the instructors divided Transcendents into the upper and lower three ranks – DEF being the lower and ABC the upper tiers.

If there was such a distinction made, the transition from D to C must involve some changes that set the two levels apart.

He Ao turned to Roger, "What’s the difference between C and D level?"

It seemed like the doctor knew a fair bit, so it would be a waste not to pry.

"About that," Roger seemed to be in good spirits after accepting He Ao’s ’service charge’, not beating around the bush, he directly said, "The gap between a human and a gorilla,"

Then he thought for a moment and added, "Once you cross over past C level, your abilities will undergo a kind of metamorphosis. This change won’t just affect your strength but will also alter your body’s structure. Once you cross that threshold, you’ll start to touch upon some things,"

He paused suddenly, expression turning somber, and laughed in a low voice, "Some things that should not be tampered with."

His smile was cold and a touch mad.

He gently raised his hand, and a silver surgical scalpel danced in his grip, coming to rest on a nearby shelf.

"So you’re C level?"

He Ao casually picked up the "Onlooker" Secret Medicine on the far left.

"Don’t casually inquire about others’ abilities and levels,"

Roger laughed, then turned his gaze to the Secret Medicine in He Ao’s hand, "Are you planning to use the power of ’Assassin’ to take down Pena? Assassins indeed have a chance at killing beyond their level, but you’d do best not to rush for quick success. Mastering Talent Sequences takes time···"

He hadn’t finished speaking when He Ao already gulped down the "Onlooker" Secret Medicine and placed the "Mercenary" Secret Medicine to his lips.

In the last Copy World, He Ao had mastered both the "Onlooker" and "Mercenary" Talent Sequences, but that was under the identity of Roy, and he was now Joey.

He didn’t know whether the mastery of a Talent Sequence was determined by the mind or the body.

But trying it out was never a mistake.

As the ’Onlooker’ Secret Medicine entered his body, an explosion erupted within He Ao once again, and he skillfully guided the energy throughout his body. His physical condition began to rapidly change.

By the time the ’Onlooker’ Secret Medicine had fully integrated into his body, He Ao silently experienced the feeling of mastering the ’Onlooker’.

From the initial unfamiliarity to gradually becoming accustomed, and finally to complete adaptation.

In less than fifteen minutes, he had already fully mastered the power of the ’Onlooker’.

The judgment of mastery seemed to be primarily mental, with the physical aspect as a secondary consideration.

Of course, the premise was that the mind had to be strong enough to perfectly control the body.

But fifteen minutes, even for the most basic Talent Sequence, this speed of mastery could be described as terrifying.

So when He Ao started to gulp down the ’Mercenary’ Secret Medicine, Roger hurriedly came over to stop him,

"Are you insane? Taking promotion Secret Medicine without mastering a Talent Sequence will drive you mad!"

Then he saw He Ao, who had already taken the ’Mercenary’ Secret Medicine, put down the test tube and give him a smile.

He Ao’s breath was very stable, not at all like someone about to go mad.

Of course, it was also possible that he was already mad enough.

But this kid didn’t seem logical, not like someone about to go mad.

Roger was somewhat shocked as he watched He Ao, his hand resting on a long metal cabinet, "You’ve already fully mastered ’Onlooker’?"

His face showed an expression of a world view collapsing, "How is this possible? This hasn’t been long at all, how could it be so quick?"

Talent Sequences, no matter how high the affinity, still needed to be adapted to, short as three to five months, long as one to two years. Some people might have taken the wrong path and could not fully master even an F-level Talent Sequence in their entire lifetime.

A mere handful of minutes, had this kid used a cheat?

"Ah? Is this timing not correct?" He Ao looked at him blankly, "Don’t tell me it only took you a few minutes to master an F-level Talent Sequence?"

"How could... possibly," Roger immediately retorted, "My time was even quicker than yours, it took me less than ten minutes to fully master my basic Talent Sequence, F-level Talent Sequences are not that difficult... "

"Oh, that fast?"

He Ao was also not clear whether the time was appropriate or not; after all, the last time it took him a full day to master ’Onlooker’, he truly did not know how long it took others to master their Talent Sequences.

As the ’Mercenary’ Secret Medicine entered his body, He Ao’s physical condition quickly strengthened, reaching 93 in an instant.

Then he began to do some movements in the clinic to familiarize himself with the power of ’Mercenary’.

This time, it took him about an hour and a half to fully master the power of ’Mercenary’.

Then he picked up the last test tube on the table, the one containing the ’Assassin’ Secret Medicine.

Roger’s expression had already turned to one of dumbfounded astonishment.

But He Ao also didn’t have time to ask him anything else; he drained the ’Assassin’ Secret Medicine from the test tube in one gulp.

The instant the Secret Medicine slid down his throat, he felt as though molten lava was pouring, searing his internal organs.

The intense pain almost made him lose control of his body for a moment; his hands quietly gripped the desktop, and huge veins bulged one after another.

The weak expression hidden beneath the mask became ferocious in that moment.

However, with the experience gained from ’Onlooker’ and ’Mercenary’, He Ao was prepared for such pain, and while suppressing the sensation, he guided the surging power along the pathways of Martial Arts Training.

His physical condition continued to escalate rapidly, the numbers on his personal attribute panel changing incessantly, 93... 100... 108...

But in reality, this scorching power was doing more than just altering his body; a significant portion was also gradually merging into He Ao’s muscles.

This portion of merged power didn’t bring changes to his physical condition but gave He Ao a kind of ’closeness’ to the world, imperceptibly.

This feeling was incredible, similar to the sudden closeness to the world upon advancing to D-level in Martial Arts and achieving Qi Induction -- as the promotion proceeded, He Ao felt like he was merging with some kind of ’mystery’ in the universe.

This mystery was similar to the ’Cosmic Background Noise’ brought about by advancing to D-level in Super Memory, but it was much gentler.

He Ao could utilize this ’mystery’ to achieve certain special effects.

For instance, distorting people’s ’cognition’.

’Assassin’ has a special ability: ’Stealth’.

Once activated, the ’Assassin’ will ’disappear’ from the enemy’s sight; however, this isn’t ’invisibility’, but a distortion of the cognition of those around, making them feel as if the assassin was supposed to ’exist’ there and thereby overlooking the assassin.

Like Super Memory, this ability also has a maximum of fifteen seconds of cost-free use each day; the stronger and more numerous the people being ’deceived’, the greater the cost, potentially even shortening the time available.

And if one exceeds the cost-free time, using this ability would then require a payment.

In a nutshell, it consumes life.

Once the ’Assassin’ Secret Medicine was fully integrated into his body.

He Ao opened his attribute panel.