At this moment, only Lin Xue'er and Liu Yang remained in the room.
With his keen insight, Liu Yang naturally knew there were girls standing right outside his door.
But it didn't matter-they were all his women.
Life in the villa district was boring enough, and eavesdropping was one of their few remaining hobbies.
Liu Yang never bothered to stop them.
Besides, with his terrifying perception, even if the girls weren't pressed against the door, even if they were far away downstairs, they could still hear everything loud and clear!
Inside the room, Liu Yang looked toward the empty space and said, "Cancel your invisibility skill and let me see what you actually look like. Otherwise, I feel like I'm just outputting into thin air..."
Lin Xue'er's helpless voice drifted from the empty air. "My ability can't be canceled. I'm permanently stuck in stealth mode."
Liu Yang blinked. "Can't be canceled? You mean you're stuck invisible 24/7? That's rough! Doesn't that mean you can never wear clothes? Talk about a hardcore passive skill..."
Lin Xue'er replied, "I only strip down when I'm on an active mission. I wear clothes normally the rest of the time."
Liu Yang chuckled. "So you're basically a poltergeist? Just an empty set of clothes walking around town?"
"Pretty much," Lin Xue'er admitted. "My companions are already used to my power, so nobody freaks out."
Liu Yang's tone shifted with a smirk. "Wait a minute. When you tried to threaten me earlier, you pulled out a tiny blade. Since you're completely naked while invisible, where on earth do you usually stash that knife? Don't tell me it's hidden in that spot?"
Lin Xue'er didn't catch on at first, but seeing Liu Yang's wicked expression, she instantly understood what he was implying.
Flustered and deeply embarrassed, she snapped, "D-disgusting! N-no way! You're the worst!
"This dagger of mine is a retractable spring blade! When it's shrunk down, it's tiny!
"When I'm on a mission, I just keep it tucked in my mouth! How can your mind be in the gutter like that?"
Hearing her flustered panic, Liu Yang knew that if Lin Xue'er weren't currently invisible, her face would be glowing like a ripe apple.
With an "ah-ha" realization, Liu Yang grinned. "Kept in the mouth, huh? Nice. Sounds like you've got some serious talent oral-wise. Looks like I'm in for a great time tonight."
Before she could react, Liu Yang lunged straight toward the empty space in front of him.
"Ah♡!!!" Lin Xue'er hadn't expected him to move so fast, and a startled shriek slipped past her lips.
An instant later, she was pinned firmly beneath him on the mattress.
Inside the bedroom, an orchestra of indescribable sounds began to echo.
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Four hours later, Liu Yang wrapped up his workout and received the sweet notification of a successful Legacy Multiplier!
Fighting an invisible assassin turned out to be an elite, next-level experience.
Meanwhile, just outside the door.
Tong Bingjie was completely shell-shocked.
She never imagined Liu Yang could be this monstrously strong!
By the end, Lin Xue'er had actually been reduced to begging for mercy!
Weren't men supposed to be the ones who get exhausted to death? How was this the exact opposite? -
Oh god!
Was she going to end up suffering through hours of absolute demolition next?
At that terrifying thought, Tong Bingjie shivered from head to toe.
Inside the master bedroom, the sheets were an absolute disaster zone.
Since Lin Xue'er was still invisible, you couldn't actually see her body on the bed.
All you could see was the deep, heavy indentation pressed into the soft mattress.
To top it off, a distinct human-shaped sweat stain marked the sheets...
Lin Xue'er's trembling, exhausted voice floated from the empty air: "You ruthless monster... seriously, so brutal... are you trying to kill me... zero mercy for a lady..."
Liu Yang chuckled, resting his chin on his hand. "Weren't you acting all high and mighty earlier? What happened to that attitude? Now you know who's boss."
Lin Xue'er panted weakly, "Fine, fine, I know! You're a menace, totally merciless, you're actually trying to break me!"
Liu Yang laughed. "Hey, don't pin this on you specifically. My stats are just built different-every woman gets the exact same treatment. Absolute equality under me. Now get some proper shut-eye. I'll wake you up when dinner's ready."
With that, Liu Yang shifted his attention to the flashing system prompts dancing across his vision.
[Notification]
Legacy Multiplier Successful! New Ability Acquired: Frenzy - Level 1
Effect: Instantly boosts all base attributes by 50% upon activation. Duration: 10 minutes.
Liu Yang's grin widened. A brand-new combat ability!
Given that his base stats were already dozens of times higher than an ordinary human's, boosting them by another 50% was pure overkill layered over power.
Even though the duration was capped at 10 minutes, Liu Yang knew that leveling up the skill would easily stretch that timer.
When facing catastrophic endgame threats, this kind of burst skill would be a total game-changer.
Of course, he didn't need it right now.
Up to this point, he hadn't even found an enemy worth cutting loose against with his full power.
This also confirmed a neat little theory of his.
Back when he scored those fifteen consecutive wins with ordinary survivors, he hadn't unlocked a single special ability.
But chaining victories with the mermaid princess and an elite ability user like Lin Xue'er had both yielded supernatural skills.
It seemed the system's standards had officially gone up.
Only by expanding his lineage with actual ability users could he unlock rare traits; the odds with ordinary civilian women were practically zero.
That said, ordinary survivors weren't useless-they still provided steady attribute boosts, skill-level upgrades, and kept his consecutive win streak rolling. Hey, even mosquito legs are meat!
While those minor bumps were practically negligible to someone of Liu Yang's tier, they were the stuff of wet dreams for regular ability users.
Bottom line: the system had grown picky, and Liu Yang's standards had leveled up right along with it. Basic rewards didn't even catch his eye anymore.
Best of all, ordinary civilian women were practically infinite across the various safe zones, available in inexhaustible supply.
That was the ultimate luxury.
With his thoughts settled, Liu Yang stretched out and drifted off to sleep. Beside him, Lin Xue'er had already lapsed into deep, rhythmic breathing, completely knocked out.
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Out in the hallway.
Watching Tong Bingjie's frozen expression, He Yushi broke into a wicked grin. "Well? Sweating yet? Hear your teammate begging for mercy through the door?"
Zhao Lina giggled, "Why the deer-in-the-headlights look? Where'd that fierce confidence go?"
Su Xiao crossed her arms with a smirk, "Honestly, I kind of miss that rebellious attitude you had earlier."
White Fox chimed in smoothly, "Even a high-tier ability user gets turned into mush the second they step into Liu Yang's room. I'd start mentally preparing if I were you-try not to scream your throat out too early!"
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Listening to the other women tease her, Tong Bingjie felt a cold shroud of absolute terror.
This man was operating on a completely different dimensional plane compared to anyone else!
Everyone in the underground knew that Lin Xue'er was ice-cold, fiercely proud, and would never break or yield to anyone under torture!
Unless... unless the pressure was simply beyond human comprehension!
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