Chapter 5

At night, just after returning home.

Chen Qiang's craving for alcohol acted up.

Unfortunately, there were no side dishes for drinking in the fridge.

Chen Qiang said to Chen Hao, "Xiao Hao!"

"Go help me buy some braised pig head meat."

"Okay."

Chen Hao went out.

The braised food shop was a bit of a distance from the residential area where Chen Hao lived.

The best braised food shop was in a small alley.

Although the alley looked a bit dirty, these braised foods were clean and hygienic!

After Chen Hao bought the braised food, he walked through the alley, preparing to go back.

As a result, he discovered two guys fighting.

Bang, bang, bang!

Both sides were going back and forth.

"Ability user?"

By the moonlight, Chen Hao discovered it was a werewolf and a woman fighting.

The woman was surrounded by wind, and her strength was slightly higher than the werewolf's.

Bang!

The woman seized the opportunity and punched the werewolf's chest.

The right hand wrapped in wild wind had full destructive power.

It directly pierced through the werewolf's chest.

It went through the heart and came out the back.

Thump!

The werewolf fell down.

"Pfft!"

The woman spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at the werewolf lying on the ground.

She braced her severely injured body and staggered away.

Chen Hao took a look, and he turned and left as well.

"Grandpa, I'm back with the braised food."

Chen Hao returned home.

At this time, Grandpa had already drunk a pot of wine with the remaining few peanuts.

He had already passed out drunk.

Chen Hao picked up Grandpa and sent him to his room.

After taking off his shoes and pulling the quilt over him, Chen Hao retreated from the room.

He prepared to return to his own room.

Just as he reached the door, Chen Hao discovered the door was locked from the inside.

He fiddled with it a few times and found it wouldn't open, so he had to force it open.

Bang!

Chen Hao kicked the door open.

Just as he entered the room, he smelled a strong scent of blood.

Chen Hao's brows furrowed, and he turned on the light.

As a result, he discovered that Tian Wenjing was actually lying on his bed.

The window on the side was open, and the night wind was blowing in.

Looking at the unconscious Tian Wenjing, Chen Hao was dumbfounded.

"What's the situation? Why is this good police officer in the people's eyes here with me?"

Although puzzled, he still went to the utility room and took out the medical kit.

He started to treat Tian Wenjing's wounds.

After applying the medicine and bandaging her, Chen Hao retreated from the room.

He went to the sofa in the living room, preparing to make do for the night.

The next morning.

Chen Hao woke up groggily from the sofa.

He subconsciously walked toward his bedroom.

He had a habit of relieving himself in the morning.

Although the living room also had a bathroom, Chen Hao preferred the toilet in his own bathroom.

This is the same principle as some people being picky about their beds.

Just as he opened the door, a fist came flying toward him.

Chen Hao hurriedly blocked.

Bang!

He was hit and flew backward.

Fortunately, he had a habit of working out, so he quickly adjusted his posture and stabilized his body.

"Ability user? Are you an ability user?"

Looking at Chen Hao, who had been hit by her, Tian Wenjing was a bit surprised.

"No, that shouldn't be!"

"I've seen your file; you shouldn't have awakened an ability."

"You are a Beast!"

Tian Wenjing muttered to herself, and soon, her expression became ferocious.

"Go to hell."

"You crazy woman, I kindly saved you."

"And you return kindness with enmity!"

Hearing Chen Hao's foul language, Tian Wenjing not only didn't feel angry, but a flash of joy crossed her face.

She knew she might have misjudged the situation.

She hurriedly took an instrument from her waist.

After pressing the switch on the instrument, Tian Wenjing let out a sigh of relief.

Because this instrument had no effect on Chen Hao.

"You are not a Beast."

"It seems you awakened an ability later on."

Tian Wenjing's face was pale; she had already been seriously injured.

The recent fight had made her even weaker.

She said to Chen Hao weakly, "Come in, let's have a good chat."

Saying this, she walked tremblingly to the bedside.

Chen Hao followed her in.

To avoid disturbing Grandpa, Chen Hao closed the door.

"I'm really sorry about what just happened."

"I'm a bit curious, you clearly hadn't awakened an ability before, so how do you have one now?"

"I don't know either," Chen Hao waved his hand.

"After the awakening ceremony that day, I went back and slept, and the next day I had it."

"Then since you have an ability, why didn't you tell your teacher?"

"According to the rules of the Dragon Kingdom, every ability user must be registered."

"D-rank and above, or below D-rank but with aggressive abilities, must undergo specialized training."

"And then serve the country."

"I'm just a commoner, I'm not interested in that."

"I just want to guard my family's funeral home, earn a little money every day, and provide for my grandfather's end."

Hearing Chen Hao's words, the corners of Tian Wenjing's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"You're done asking, right?"

"Now it's my turn."

"What is the Beast you just mentioned?"

Hearing this, Tian Wenjing began to recount.

"In this world, there is an organization called the Scorpion Brigade."

"The Scorpion Brigade is very powerful, and they have a common characteristic: they all have a black scorpion tattoo on their bodies."

"Most of the members in the Scorpion Brigade are vicious people."

"Most of them are ordinary people who later plunder other people's ability beads."

"And then they become ability users."

"However, plundering other people's ability beads comes at a price."

"That is, the body will slowly be devoured by the ability bead."

"We divide those who plunder ability beads into two categories."

"Those who plunder mental ability beads are called Voids, and those who plunder physical ability beads are called Beasts."

"I encountered a Beast last night, and after fighting him, I fought to the death to kill him."

"And I was seriously injured because of it."

Hearing this, Chen Hao nodded.

When Tian Wenjing and the werewolf were fighting last night, he was right there, proving that Tian Wenjing's words were true.

Tian Wenjing had calmed down a bit by now.

She said to Chen Hao apologetically, "Sorry, I was injured last night."

"I had nowhere to hide, so I ran here."

In times of crisis, people will subconsciously hide in familiar places because they feel safer.

Tian Wenjing had been to Chen Hao's house before, so when she saw Chen Hao's room window was open, she subconsciously used her ability to fly in.

And at that time, there was no one in Chen Hao's room.

Hearing this, Chen Hao felt speechless.

He lived on the eleventh floor.

Chen Hao couldn't understand how the other party got in.

Did she really fly in?

Regarding this, he didn't delve into it.

Tian Wenjing continued, "I'm curious, what ability did you awaken?"

"It looks a bit like strength enhancement."

It must be said that Tian Wenjing's eyes were quite sharp.

However, regarding this, Chen Hao already had his own story.

"It's not strength enhancement, but a special ability—[Mimicry]."

Back at school, Chen Hao had read the Ability Encyclopedia.

He possessed the ability to remember things well, so he understood all the abilities inside.

[Mimicry] has only been awakened by one person so far.

The effect is that it can mimic other people's abilities, but the effect produced is only one-tenth of the original.

"Mimicry?"

Tian Wenjing was relatively unfamiliar with this ability.

However, she had a mobile phone and a place to look up information.