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But after their second encounter, even "One-Click Kill" was completely useless against him.

Although who knows how many scripts had passed between the two, and both had likely improved in strength to varying degrees, the fact that his real strength couldn't surpass that guy made Xu Shuo somewhat gloomy.

And now, his strength had also improved, but how would it compare to an official second-level player?

The most direct way to try this out was to perform a "One-Click Kill"!

After all, the release method of this thing was linked to his own strength; there was no need for flashy spell chanting, nor any unnecessary pre-casting motions—just getting the fruit knife a bit closer to the target was enough~

Xu Shuo withdrew his gaze from Wei Li's receding figure, turning his head to size up the other players in the tower below.

...

"Rule Object..."

Observing quietly from not too far away, Hong Rao took a sip of tea, watching the fruit knife being toyed with in the young man's hand, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

After everyone else on the Watchtower had left, Hong Rao packed up her small table and, with a flash, appeared inside the Watchtower.

Xu Shuo sharply turned around, a flicker of devilish sharpness in his eyes, the overly bright eyes somewhat eerie when staring intently at someone.

Hong Rao raised an eyebrow, circling him with interest.

"Shuo, your Character Card seems a bit special. White clothes, fruit knife, don't tell me you're..."

At this point, Hong Rao paused in her speech.

She had known from the "Abyss Sigh" script that this boy not only ran into the wrong scripts but also into the wrong character bodies.

When the "Five-star Hotel" collapsed, Helian said it was due to a character mutation, and she suspected it was because Xu Shuo had again entered the wrong body, causing that character to mutate.

And now...

This outfit looks like it belongs to Doctor Chen Chu!

In "The Fifth Hospital," Doctor Chen Chu, once the time came, would transform into a deranged killer with a fruit knife, leaving his office and killing anyone he encountered until he reached the door of Ward 13!

And his weapon was the fruit knife hidden in the washroom of his office.

This kid had actually obtained the other party's Character Card...

And he had even bound the weapon.

Listening to her, Xu Shuo's mouth curved slightly, "It's Chen Chu."

Hong Rao nodded, just as she thought.

She examined the standard-sized fruit knife in the young man's hand and asked tentatively as she reached out, "Can I take a look at your weapon?"

"No problem."

Xu Shuo placed the fruit knife on her outstretched palm, but in the next moment, Hong Rao's eyes flickered.

She quickly closed her fingers, clutching the fruit knife while also tightly shackling the hand of the youth who hadn't let go, and with slight force, she pulled him toward her.

It all happened in the blink of an eye, and with Hong Rao's strength, she forcefully twisted Xu Shuo's palm, the tip of the fruit knife pointing upward, and as he leaned forward, the sharp tip was right against his left chest.

Xu Shuo stumbled a step but managed to steady himself.

With a smile that was not quite a smile, Hong Rao said, "You really have guts to spare."

Xu Shuo remained calm: "..."

[One-Click Kill MISS].

A trial wouldn't hurt; he knew all too well that an attack would definitely be ineffective against a player of Hong Rao's strength, and even her easy detection of it was within his expectations.

Though "One-Click Kill" apparently had no attack trajectory, maybe it was just that he hadn't discovered it yet.

See, the one in front of him had already discerned it.

Hong Rao's fingers twitched, prompting Xu Shuo to let go passively, and then she took the fruit knife from him.

She wasn't displeased with the recent events; after all, in Hong Rao's view, such behavior was merely childlike whims, playful and mischievous, posing no threat whatsoever.

Even less than this fruit knife.

"Indeed, it's a Rule Object. Shuo, this item of yours is quite valuable," Hong Rao remarked, the dark purple of her eyes shimmering momentarily before she handed the fruit knife back to him.

"Rule Object?" Xu Shuo followed up.

"Oh, because I assumed you hadn't come into contact with these yet, especially since Rule Objects typically only appear in level four scripts and beyond," Hong Rao spread her hands. Find exclusive stories on empire

But clearly, she underestimated just how outlandish this person could be!!