Chapter 11 [Fallacy] Distorted Thinking
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Lin Ruo slept soundly.
When Lin Ruo opened his eyes again, the horizon was tinged with the colors of dusk.
Still half-asleep, it took him three seconds to finally wake up. He stretched lazily, felt his extraordinary power within him was fully restored, and then went to the kitchen to whip up a simple dinner with the available ingredients. As he devoured it, he pondered his actions for tonight.
Naturally, he wouldn't rashly go hunting for Capim tonight. Instead, he planned to use the evening to gather information about Capim, to facilitate the formulation of a specific hunting plan—the information that appeared in the original work could be referenced, but considering that it wasn't the same time point as the original work, he still needed to confirm it first.
If suitable, Lin Ruo could also take advantage of gathering intelligence to hunt down a few scumbags as practice. This would not only help him master his Beyonder abilities but also allow him to play the hunter and digest the potion, a win-win situation.
Thinking about these things, Lin Ruo finished his dinner, washed the dishes, and finally stood in front of the full-length mirror that the original owner often used for disguise.
"I am not a Faceless of Sequence 6, that is a fallacy!"
Lin Ruo said softly. Almost the instant he spoke, he mastered the abilities of the Faceless, and it didn't conflict with his own Sequence 9 Hunter abilities.
Lin Ruo could guess why. After all, the Beyonder abilities he obtained through fallacy weren't truly gained after consuming a potion, but more like a simulation. Naturally, it wouldn't conflict with his own original Beyonder abilities.
As for the abilities of Sequence 6, Lin Ruo could simulate them for thirty minutes using fallacy.
However, Lin Ruo's purpose in simulating the Faceless's abilities was only to change his appearance, which naturally wouldn't take thirty minutes. In fact, in just a few seconds, Lin Ruo canceled the simulation of the Faceless's abilities, and his appearance reflected in the mirror, whether it was his figure or face, had already changed into a different person.
Ordinary, the kind of person you'd forget at a glance.
Lin Ruo couldn't help but smile at himself in the mirror.
… …
It was night, in the East Borough—
"Mom! Help!"
"Ugh—"
The girl's cry for help stopped abruptly. Obviously skilled in their trade, two human traffickers, one covering her mouth with his hand, the other holding her legs tightly, almost lifted her up together and rushed towards the outside of the alley.
Without a doubt, their target was the carriage parked outside the alley. As long as they put the girl on the carriage, this deal would be basically successful.
Just as the two traffickers were carrying the girl through the middle of the alley, an extremely light sound suddenly rang out:
"The end of this alley is closed off."
Because the voice was so light, the two human traffickers didn't actually hear anything. It was just that when they rushed to the end of the alley, about to plunge out, the trafficker in front directly crashed into what felt like an invisible wall, hitting his head so hard that he saw stars and even bled.
The trafficker behind, although he didn't hit the air wall because of the person in front, fell down as a result, causing the girl, who had been restrained by the two, to also fall to the ground.
This naturally hurt the girl, but she couldn't care less about the pain in her body. Almost instinctively, she crawled on all fours towards the distance, staggering as she tried to stand up after crawling a few meters.
The trafficker behind had also recovered at this time. Seeing the girl trying to escape, he pounced on her almost immediately, wanting to subdue her. But at this moment, a clear voice rang in his ear:
"You don't want to catch her."
The trafficker's movements stopped almost instantly. In that instant, he felt that what the person who spoke in his ear just now was the truth.
Of course, he didn't want to catch the girl. Why would he want to catch the girl?
—[Fallacy] Mind Distortion!
"What are you doing? You let her run away?" The trafficker in front, who had nearly broken his head from the collision, had also recovered a little at this time. Naturally, he saw the scene of the other trafficker letting the girl run away, and he was immediately anxious and angry, even forgetting to think about the strange situation he had just encountered.
It was also at this time that the voice just now rang out again, allowing both of them to hear it:
"You are all loyal to me!"
Along with this voice, Lin Ruo, who had changed his appearance, appeared beside them.
Instantly, an almost identical fanaticism appeared in the eyes of the two human traffickers, as if Lin Ruo was their only master.
Seeing this, Lin Ruo wasn't surprised. He said calmly, "Tell me everything you know about Capim, including the situation in his villa."
The Mind Distortion part of [Fallacy] might not work well on transcendents, making Lin Ruo lack head-on combat power against transcendents in his previous life, but it had always been very effective against ordinary people and weak-willed ability users.
Of course, this ability wasn't without flaws. Maintaining Mind Distortion also continuously consumed power. And unlike the Truth, which disregarded the strength of the arranged person, the Mind Distortion ability was affected by the strength and willpower of the person being distorted. The stronger and more determined the person was, the harder it was to distort their mind.
At the same time, [Fallacy]'s Mind Distortion had a distance limitation; one had to clearly hear his voice directly for it to take effect. This made it difficult for Lin Ruo's ability to work on those who already knew about his ability, as well as those who were naturally vigilant and would not listen to him finish speaking.
However, it was obviously enough to deal with the two human traffickers in front of him.
"Master, I cannot tell you what you want to know."
Hearing Lin Ruo's order, the two human traffickers immediately exchanged glances. One of them opened his mouth and said, and from his expression, it was clear that he didn't want to, but he really couldn't.
Lin Ruo raised his eyebrows, but he wasn't surprised. After all, he had long known that behind Capim was a Beyonder of the Black Emperor pathway. The Beyonders of this pathway were good at notarization and contracts. It was too easy to restrain an ordinary person.
If an ordinary person encountered this situation, they might be at a loss, but Lin Ruo could simulate the abilities of the Black Emperor pathway.
The Black Emperor pathway and the Arbitrator pathway were similar pathways. One focused on using rules, and the other focused on distorting rules.
"Your secrecy should only be directed at outsiders, and I don't belong to outsiders, do I?"
Lin Ruo, who had successfully simulated the demigod abilities of the Black Emperor pathway, said this. At this moment, he already understood how to get the human trafficker to say everything without alarming the person who issued the secrecy order to the human trafficker.
And all of this took him less than two seconds.
At this moment, the night was still young.
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