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Chapter 267: Psychologist (Major - Please Favorite, Subscribe, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Psychologist (Major Chapter Please Favorite, Subscribe, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

The thin man turned his head and, upon seeing the figure behind him with an open-topped vegetable bag, stiffened for a moment.

Then, he immediately reacted, thrusting his knife towards the heart of the person behind him.

His speed was very fast, and his movements agile, suggesting that he had reached the level of an average D-level.

But compared to the current He Ao, it was still not quite enough.

He Ao grasped the hilt of the bone sword on his back with his left hand, tilting his body to the left to dodge the knife while drawing the bone sword, its tip pointed forward.

The man’s body also surged forward.

Thump—

The sharp bone sword entered the man’s body.

Red blood, glowing with a pale green light, flowed down the blade.

He Ao pulled out the bone sword, and the man fell to the ground with a thud.

Liu Nan heard the noise behind her but was unable to move, unable to turn around to look.

He Ao also noticed something strange about Liu Nan’s body.

But with the naked eye, he could not discern what issue Liu Nan was facing.

He thought for a moment and activated Super Memory.

In an instant, all the surrounding scenes reflected in his ’vision.’

Since advancing to D-level, Super Memory enabled him to see the vague Phantom Shadows that seemed to be of the soul, cloaking people.

At that moment, there was not only the Phantom Shadow spreading from Liu Nan’s own body but also a fainter, even more, blurrier Shadow covering her own Phantom Shadow.

This foreign Shadow lay over Liu Nan’s Phantom Shadow, attacking and eroding it, which caused Liu Nan’s body to become rigid.

However, this Shadow wasn’t very strong, and it was rapidly dissipating.

He Ao focused his attention on that ’extraneous’ Shadow.

Mental Disturbance!

A forceful interfering power struck the Phantom Shadow, directly shattering it.

Liu Nan, as if her soul had snapped back into place, regained her ability to move, one hand on the railing, droplets of cold sweat seeping from her pale forehead. She trembled, gasping for air heavily.

Mental Disturbance itself worked by interfering with the enemy’s ’Phantom Shadow’ to impede their ability to move, so it naturally could also target these unsupported Shadows attached to others.

"You’re back?"

Liu Nan turned her head to look at He Ao behind her.

"Mhmm."

He Ao nodded slightly and leaped down to the deck below.

Liu Nan took a deep breath and continued to monitor below with her gun aimed, covering those Transcendents under attack.

Meanwhile, a figure with blue and white hues suddenly leapt from one side of the ship’s railing, colliding with the ’prisoner’ still holding a Transcendent, forcefully knocking the ’prisoner’ flying away.

On the other side of the railing, another figure leaped out, a flash of silver from behind instantly slashing towards the flung prisoner.

The prisoner sensed the blade light and tried to dodge, but the attacker was too fast. The intense blade light struck his back, leaving a deep gash that showed bone and splattered blood that glowed with specks of blue light.

The two Transcendents gripped by the prisoner also took the opportunity to break free.

The two who had just attacked the prisoner from either side quickly moved over, shielding the fleeing Transcendents and surrounding the prisoner.

It was Underpants Superman and Ye Feng.

Yang De, who was not far away being besieged by the Psychologist and Hu Wen, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the pair.

The appearance of Underpants Superman and Ye Feng confirmed his recent speculation; there was no issue with the reconnaissance squad.

However, right after that, he was once again restrained by the Psychologist, and at that very moment, Hu Wen’s knife was against his skin, ready to pierce his neck.

But at this critical juncture, a pure white sword glow struck Hu Wen’s knife, forcibly deflecting it.

Yang De, having narrowly escaped death, immediately rolled away to put distance between them.

He Ao withdrew his bone sword, standing with the briefcase beside Yang De.

Yang De stood up, looking at He Ao with a hint of surprise.

He knew the ’Mercenary’ was strong, but he hadn’t expected the ’Mercenary’ to possess the power to resist a C-level.

"Be careful of that Psychologist," he said softly, leaning close to He Ao, "his abilities seem to be Mind Reading and invoking some unknown kind of control."

"Mind Reading?"

He Ao looked towards the Psychologist.

That ability seemed familiar.

The creature in the ruins that had impersonated Liu Nan also had the ability to read minds; were they of the same nature?

Coincidentally, He Ao had already figured out how to evade such Mind Reading in the ruins.

As for the unknown control...

Under Super Memory’s perspective, He Ao could clearly see the illusory "shadows" surrounding the Psychologist, and continuously, new shadows were being stripped from the dead pirates, gathering around him.

Combining this with Liu Nan’s recent situation, He Ao had already understood the method by which the Psychologist "controlled" others.

The Psychologist must possess some kind of "Spiritual Sight" ability similar to He Ao, who had activated Super Memory, which not only allowed him to see these Phantom Shadows but even to manipulate them.

Everyone exchanged glances.

Hu Wen glanced at He Ao, actually feeling a bit like running away, but then thinking it over, he felt that even though this young man’s strength was formidable enough to block his attacks, based purely on the fighting power displayed at that moment, it was uncertain if he could defeat him.

With that thought, Hu Wen’s figure flashed as he charged toward He Ao.

Yang De also instantly burst forth, blocking in front of He Ao. He looked at He Ao, "That Psychologist probably isn’t strong in close combat, but be careful of his skills. Can you withstand him?"

"Uh-huh."

He Ao nodded lightly and leaped forth.

In fact, he could use a portion of his trump cards to kill Hu Wen without a problem, but seeing Yang De’s previous combat situation suggested that leaving him alone to face the Psychologist might be troublesome.

On the other hand, it wasn’t as difficult for him to face the Psychologist, taking advantage of his own strengths.

As the Psychologist saw He Ao rushing over, a slight smile hooked on the corner of his mouth. He was just about to summon a Phantom Shadow to possess He Ao and take control of him and then pull away to deal with Yang De.

But suddenly, he found that He Ao had directly bypassed the Phantom Shadows he had summoned, and was dashing towards him in a flickering form.

How could this be?!

He could see them?!

Caught in this moment of astonishment, He Ao’s attack had already arrived on the wind.

The Psychologist hastily summoned Phantom Shadows to form a wall in front of him while he himself flashed backward, and at the same time, he began to try to read He Ao’s inner thoughts.

But all that was fed back to him was a blank.

He was bewildered.

What is wrong with this guy, completely devoid of combat plans? Fighting on instinct?

During his moment of stupefaction, He Ao’s sword light was upon him once again.

This time, He Ao was even faster. The Psychologist had no time to summon Phantom Shadows and could only dodge backward.

The chilling sword light passed over his shoulder, slicing off a patch of bright red flesh that splattered to the ground.

Had he been a bit slower just now, what would have been severed was the head sitting atop his shoulders.

After this occasion,

He Ao didn’t continue his attack but quickly retreated, creating some distance from the Psychologist.

Then he attacked again.

The B-level monsters’ Mind Reading Technique in the ruins had a range, and the Psychologist’s skill should have one too.

After several attempts, He Ao figured out the range of the Psychologist’s ability—ten meters in radius, centered around him.

Beyond that range, the opponent was completely unable to use the Mind Reading ability.

Actually, He Ao’s brain was not empty of thought, but rather filled with various chaotic thoughts.

In fact, through his confrontation with the Mind Reading monster in the ruins, He Ao gradually found out the limitations of Mind Reading abilities.

At first, he indeed countered Mind Reading by blanking his mind, but later he realized no matter how he tried to blank it, all kinds of chaotic thoughts would still emerge.

These thoughts were beyond the reach of Mind Reading abilities.

Then, He Ao tried to let these chaotic thoughts flood his brain and embedded bits of logical thinking within them.

After some probing, he figured out the limits of Mind Reading, which increased in difficulty within a maelstrom of chaotic thoughts. This allowed He Ao to hide some simple thoughts within the chaos, thereby deceiving the Mind Reading technique.

This maneuver was difficult, but once mastered, it could be easily repeated.

However, the problem with this method was that the thoughts hidden within were too simplistic to sustain prolonged action. He needed to quickly withdraw from the Mind Reader’s range and rapidly organize new thoughts.

He Ao didn’t know how his chaotic thoughts appeared under the Psychologist’s Mind Reading ability, but given his surprised but unharmed expression, it must have seemed like a blank slate.

The principle seemed somewhat like a computer hard drive. A freshly formatted hard drive’s data reads as zero, a blank slate, while a completely damaged hard drive also shows a blank slate due to its inability to read any data.

Soon, He Ao mastered the combat pattern of the Psychologist.

Although the Psychologist had prudently surrounded himself with a wall of Phantom Shadows, He Ao still found an opportunity and stabbed through his flank.

Having been wounded twice, the Psychologist finally realized that if this continued, He Ao would wear him down to death.

He gritted his teeth, raised both hands, and the majority of the Shadows around him converged to form a massive, illusory sphere.

This combination seemed to cause great distress to the illusory shadows, which let out silent screams. The ’howls’ that originated from a spiritual level quickly swept over everyone’s bodies.

At that moment, even the pirates crazed by prohibited drugs quieted down for a moment.

Yang De, who had just smacked Hu Wen to the ground with a club, turned his head to look at He Ao. Even though he couldn’t see the huge sphere in the sky made up of Phantom Shadows, he could feel the immense pressure emanating from the void.

He Ao shook his head slightly at him, signaling that he needed no assistance. He then took out a vial of Corpse Flower Solution from his waist, bit it in his mouth, and dashed under the huge group of Phantom Shadows, charging directly at the Psychologist behind them.

The Psychologist, having used his power to assimilate, was now showing obvious signs of fatigue, and naturally, he couldn’t let He Ao successfully flank him. Under his control, the massive group of Phantom Shadows, carrying sharp ’howls’, slammed toward He Ao.