Chen Mu drilled his way out of the water. Even someone as calm as him couldn't hide his joy.
Wei-ah's face was still calm, as though nothing had happened, and he didn't even look at Chen Mu.
"What just happened?" Chen Mu couldn't help but ask.
"Someone was lying in wait at the window, and I scared him away." Wei-ah turned around and walked toward the quiet room, leaving behind the words, "Don't bother me if there's nothing important."
Chen Mu smiled bitterly to himself, only then understanding where that murderous aura had just come from, which made him feel as if he had fallen into an icehouse.
Wei-ah's power had once again shocked Chen Mu. His killing aura was so dense and cold.
It was hard to imagine how terrifying it would be if Wei-ah were to go all out!
The shock that Wei-ah's power had given Chen Mu greatly diluted his excitement from having just broken through, which made him clearly aware that he was still no more than a rookie.
Chen Mu didn't know what it was like for other people, but he always had a very strong feeling that every time his power increased, he would become more aware of his own weakness.
That was really strange!
That breakthrough had greatly exceeded his expectations. He had originally just wanted to find a way to increase his perception even faster.
But, stimulated by Wei-ah's killing aura, it had been a blessing in disguise, and his perception had greatly increased.
By then, the perception in his body had increased by a full 20 percent. Twenty percent wasn't much in the early stages, but it was doubtlessly a qualitative change for Chen Mu.
The most important thing was that Chen Mu had found a correct and effective method.
He didn't care if there was any content in the extreme training method that matched the results of his own exploration.
All he cared about was whether his method would be useful and how effective it would be.
And because he had been pressured by death in the water that time, his strong desire to live had caused some subtle changes in his body.
One of the most obvious things was that he could stay in the water for a longer time.
He tested it out and found that he could stay in the water for about 25 minutes at a stretch, which was 15 minutes longer than the previous 10.
He didn't know the specific reason for that.
It was a good thing, not a bad thing, no matter how you put it.
Not being able to think of a reason, Chen Mu could only put the matter aside for the time being, since he had other things he needed to do.
Increasing his perception by 20 percent was like a person weighing 50 kilograms suddenly having ten more kilograms of meat on their body. That feeling wasn't as wonderful as one might have imagined.
Chen Mu was now facing that kind of trouble. The sudden increase in perception had made his six senses more sensitive than ever.
The tiny noises that he had originally ignored were now buzzing in his ears like dozens of mosquitoes.
Even his pores suddenly became much more sensitive. He could accurately capture the minute airflow in the air.
However, the problem was that when he didn't want to capture it, this information would also be stuffed into his brain.
His hearing had also greatly improved. He could even hear Bu Qiangdong's voice downstairs reprimanding the other employees very clearly.
This was also unfortunate for him.
In a few short hours, Chen Mu could no longer feel any of the joy that came from increasing his perception.
On the contrary, he felt as if he had suddenly fallen into a swamp pit. There was no room for resistance, and he could only suffer in silence.
Although Chen Mu had no way to erase those damned problems, he had found a way to solve them for the time being — the quiet room.
In the quiet room, not only was the noise from the outside isolated, but the flow of air was also much better than here.
He had some suspicions that Wei-ah had hidden in the quiet room for that reason.
Ai, it looked like he would have to go into the quiet room to find a way to solve the problem.
Butchie wasn't in the mood to evaluate how well she had accomplished her tactical maneuver because the black-clothed man had disappeared!
He had disappeared without any warning, and she had suddenly lost her sense of him.
That nearly startled Butchie into jumping.
It wasn't easy to hide from the probing of a card artisan at Butchie's level.
It wasn't that she hadn't run into an ace in concealment, but she had never encountered a situation like what she was seeing — to suddenly disappear in the middle of a battle.
During the course of a battle, perception and energy fluctuations far exceeded their usual level. A card artisan would need to emit his own perception to lock on, attack, and form an energy body. Every step was inseparable from perception.
If you wanted to conceal yourself, you would have to restrain all of your aura, which naturally included perception.
It wouldn't be too difficult to release one and withdraw the other. But to complete the entire process of releasing and withdrawing in such a short time as half a second was dozens of times more difficult.
It wasn't that there weren't any card artisans in the world who could reach such a realm in actual combat.
For example, the "Invisible Man" Peng Hao, who had been famous for a time 30 years ago. That top card artisan from the Central Repository of the Classics had defeated 20 card artisans who had been famous at the time within a year and had since risen to the ranks of the top aces.
It was said he could suddenly hide his aura in battle as he pleased and then mount a sneak attack. That was how he got his nickname, the "Invisible Man."
But, an ace like Peng Hao was, without exception, a true top card artisan who was more than a few notches higher than her.
Could she have run into such an ace?
Butchie immediately rejected that answer.
She knew very well how much she was worth. If those top aces had come, she was afraid she would have been defeated in a face-off and wouldn't have fought so fiercely for so long.
Thinking it over, the only explanation was that the black-clothed man had unique skills in that area.
Butchie had no choice but to reluctantly accept the facts. Although she had been a little vexed that evening, it had reestablished her vigilance, which couldn't be considered too bad.
She had originally only wanted to test the black-clothed man.
Having run into two aces in a row in one day, Butchie couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.
Especially when she thought of how the black-clothed man, who was no different from her, could only flee in a sorry state in front of that cold murderous aura. She didn't feel good about it.
That meant if it had been her, the result would have been the same.
What worried her even more was that the existence of such a top ace in Pomelo wasn't a good thing for her mission.
She didn't know if that ace had come for the same thing.
If it had, they wouldn't have the slightest hope.
Even if it hadn't, she wouldn't dare to be as unbridled as she had been at the beginning.
If she were careless and offended that ace, the consequences would undoubtedly be the worst.
That was the powerful deterrence of a true ace!
For no reason, Butchie felt a little envious. What day could she reach that level?
In the crowd, the expression of the elegant young man who had been smiling all along turned serious.
His gaze was cast to a corner of the tall building in the distance, where the black-clothed man had just disappeared.
Compared to his expression, the shock in his heart was even greater.
That was because he had seen it more clearly than Butchie had, and he had felt it more deeply.
When the ball of yellow light was about to climb to the top of the building, he had lost his sense of the black-clothed man.
That had surprised him, and what had surprised him even more was that he had clearly seen the black-clothed man at that time.
That was a very strange feeling. He had clearly seen the black-clothed man, but his perception had lost its sense of him.
"Why aren't you fighting?
Good heavens!
My bonus! "The fatty to his side was half astonished and half wailing.
That also made the young man's frosty face warm up a little.
By that time, the ball of yellow light had already turned into a shooting star and was flying off into the distance.
The young man hesitated for a moment and gave up on the impulse to chase.
The young man returned to his residence to find everyone in the living room except for him.
Seeing that everyone's faces were very serious, he asked in surprise, "What's the matter?"
"Did Howie not feel it?"
The middle-aged man in the lead glanced at him with a sharp gaze. There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his expression. His cheeks were thin, and there was a shallow scar below his left eye, which made him seem even more dignified without being angry.
The young man called Howie was taken aback and immediately grinned. "Are you talking about that ace's aura, chief uncle?"
"Mmmm. We're discussing it right now."
The chief uncle nodded and saw Howie looking at him impatiently. He shook his head. "I'm no match for him." What the chief uncle said was perfectly natural and calm without the slightest bit of shame.
When they heard it, however, their expressions turned cold.
The chief uncle's skills were the most outstanding among them.
"I don't know which guy has nothing better to do and has come to steal our food," Howie mumbled to himself.
"We still don't know his adversary's objective for the time being.
But it looks like we'll have to make some changes to our plans. Everyone will have to be careful during this time.
Ren Wenzhou won't be able to hold out for long, and I'm guessing he'll compromise soon.
His attitude has already started to soften.
"What we need is to safely and smoothly take over the entire Central Island Firm.
If it really doesn't work out, we'll take tough measures.
Given our strength, I believe Ren Wenzhou will certainly choose us in the end. "
Howie couldn't help interrupting. "What about the ace?
Should we ask for help from above? "
The chief uncle didn't pay attention to Howie and said to everyone, "One ace won't be able to change the situation.
We've already taken the absolute advantage. What we need now isn't to fight for it, but to avoid any accidents.
As everyone knows, some of the other powers have been stirring up quite fiercely lately, and the higher-ups are also on guard. So, for the time being, there's no way to transfer anyone over. "
He paused and then raised his voice. "But I believe we can accomplish this mission even without any support!" The chief uncle's words were full of heroism and resonated. Everyone's spirits were roused.
Howie wanted to mumble more, but seeing the chief uncle glaring at him, he quickly swallowed what he was about to say.
He had a bad feeling about this.