On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

As a mid-level leader in Kaleva, Gray Wolf was practically untouchable in the Black Hole settlement. He had, of course, slept with quite a few beautiful women, but compared to the young girl who had just appeared, Gray Wolf instantly felt that all those he had slept with before were defective products.

This is certainly partly due to the young girl's fashionable attire.

But it wasn't that Grey Wolf couldn't afford these things. He had tried to dress his women in designer clothes, but some things can't be changed by clothing alone, such as fair and smooth skin, bright and expressive eyes, and a natural and harmonious aura.

such as

"Alright, old man, I think that guy with the messy hair is right. Get out of the way and move aside." An impatient voice came from behind Brian.

And that voice, that tone, and that familiar address.

At the Sand Bar, there's only one guy who can call him that.

Brian turned around in astonishment.

The bar owner's eyes widened.

"Hmph, I'll settle accounts with you later!"

Irene glared angrily at the middle-aged man who was in a daze, then nimbly stepped over Brian and finally stood in front of the man in black.

"Feeding me chicken coops? I heard you wanted to take me with you?"

Upon hearing Irene's impolite address, the Kareva members under Gray Wolf's command immediately became agitated, but the man in black raised his hand and took the initiative to stop his men.

It must be said that a woman's appearance is indeed a weapon that can increase a man's tolerance.

"I just think that someone as beautiful and elegant as you, Miss, shouldn't be living in a dirty, messy rat's nest, right?" Gray Wolf said, thinking himself very charming.

He was certainly not a fool blinded by lust. Not only did his appearance make him more convinced of Irene's fearlessness, but the girl's lack of fear made him even more convinced that Irene might actually have some kind of background.

Therefore, the gray wolf has become more patient and has even started introducing itself:

"Hamoud Mullen, the current branch leader of Kaleva in the Beljan district, and also the youngest boss in the gang's records. May I have the honor of knowing your name, Miss?"

"Want to know who I am? Come closer."

Irene beckoned to the man in black.

Perhaps seeing that Irene was a woman and that her attire didn't seem threatening, the man actually took a few steps closer to the girl.

And as he bent his head slightly, waiting for the girl's reply.

What he received was...

"I am your great-aunt!"

Following Irene's angry curses was the girl's fist, which was already as hard as it could possibly be.

Without a shred of pity, Irene followed Liao Ji's instructions perfectly, and with all her might, punched the man's face as he leaned in.

Bang!

The Kaleva gang members, who were blocking the lobby, only heard a muffled thud. In the previous scene, their boss was close to the rich girl, but in the next scene, he was like a kite with a broken string, flung at least seven or eight meters away, crashing into the bar with a loud crash. The crash was completely drowned out by the shards of bottles and the overturned tables and chairs, and then fell silent.

The whole process actually happened in an instant, and it was so sudden that neither side had time to react.

But the girl is different.

After landing her first blow, Irene showed no sign of stopping. Taking advantage of the opportunity, she rushed directly to the Kaleva gang members who were still in shock.

The stiletto heels on the girl's feet weren't actually Liao Ji's idea; the girl herself had chosen them in the clothing store. For an ordinary person, let alone fighting, they might be difficult to even walk in, but for Irene, who had become a Calamity-Transformed being...

The sharp heel, like a razor-sharp knife, precisely sliced ​​across the neck of the gangster in front of him the instant he swung his leg. His eyes widened, his face filled with shock and resentment as he clutched his bleeding neck before finally collapsing limply in front of the girl.

Chapter 20 Magnetic Pulse

Seeing their comrade killed right in front of them, even the slowest-reacting Kalewa members snapped out of their daze. Some of the closest ones didn't even have time to draw their guns before instinctively grabbing their machetes and slashing at the girl.

At this point, they didn't care which boss had taken a liking to this woman, since even their boss was still missing, his fate unknown.

However, the members of the Kaleva gang, the largest gang in the area, who were usually invincible and whose specialty was street fighting, were now just a backdrop for the girl.

Faced with a swarm of seven or eight gleaming machetes, Irene remained completely calm. A dark red light flowed in her eyes, and the enhanced senses throughout her body, amplified by the Chaos, allowed her to re-enter the "time-stop" state she had experienced when facing the kobolds of the underground.

Irene could clearly see the attack trajectory of each gang member, and while perfectly dodging them, she pulled out the dagger that had been hidden under her black dress and hanging on her thigh strap, and then precisely stabbed it into the vital points of each enemy.

Four gangs launched an attack from exactly four directions, especially the one behind her, whose machete was about to strike the girl's back. Brian instinctively shouted "Watch out!" to warn her.

But her enhanced senses allowed the girl to notice the whistling wind behind her much earlier.

Irene timed her move perfectly, crouching down so that the gangster's machete behind her would miss its target without a doubt. At that moment, the girl, now in her own circle, executed a 180-degree half-circle sweep kick, causing the gangsters from three directions to fall backward. Finally, the one facing her was left standing. Before the gangster could even swing his knife, Irene preemptively plunged her dagger into his heart.

Seeing the pain and resentment on the other person's face, the girl snorted coldly and then, without any mercy, raised her slender high heel and kicked the corpse to the ground.

The group of people inside the nearby Sand Bar, including the owner Brian, were completely stunned.

This pretty little girl in their eyes, a rich girl with a dim mind, is now like a black butterfly dancing among the crowd when facing the gang's encirclement, putting on a fighting spectacle for them.

However, the punch is powerful within seven steps, but beyond seven steps...

"Damn it!" Brian thought to himself. He was so engrossed in watching the girl's one-sided victory that he and many others in the Sea Sand Bar had their guns still in their holsters.

When Brian realized he needed to quickly draw his gun and join the fight...

The Kaleva gang members opposite them had already pulled the pins and loaded their guns. Those members who had fought Irene in close combat earlier hadn't died in vain; at least they had bought the girl time, giving the gang members behind them a chance to open fire.

"Go to hell!!"

With a roar filled with hatred and madness, the remaining five or six Kaleva members pointed their dark gun barrels at the girl, ready to pull the trigger.

In that instant, Brian had only one thought in his mind.

It’s over.

Even if the girl was incredibly skilled, she couldn't possibly outgun the guns. She was being mowed down by four or five handguns, and even a submachine gun. Aside from a pile of gangster corpses, there was absolutely no cover to offer her.

And most importantly

The young girl was actually facing away from the gangsters who were firing their guns, away from the gun barrels that were about to shoot her and turn her into a sieve.

At this critical moment, the girl actually turned her gaze to a place outside the battle?

Yes.

Because that was the direction Irene had come from.

there

A young man standing and watching the game.

Liao Ji deciphered the feeling conveyed in the girl's eyes as she looked at him at that moment—a feeling similar to...

"I'm done, it's your turn!" "Don't let me down now that you've been bragging so much!" "My life is in your hands!!" "Use your ultimate move now, or I'm going to die!!" "Hey hey!!!"

"dimple!!!"

Something like that.

It's clear that Irene chose the most aggressive fighting style, which shows that the girl trusted him from the beginning and believed that he was capable of at least protecting her when the gangsters behind her turned ruthless and started firing their guns.

That being the case.

I certainly can't let Irene down.

With a "buzzing" sound, leaping electric light began to condense at Liao Ji's fingertips, and the magnetic field centered on the youth underwent a dramatic change.

The tiny grains of sand on the ground at my feet began to vibrate at a high frequency.

A thin layer of dust hovered a few centimeters above the bar tables and chairs.

Liao Ji's hair also became fluffy, as if a stream of air was blowing from below. At that moment, all the lights flashing in the bar around him suddenly sparked from the ceiling lights and then went out completely.

The extinguished neon lights seemed to further accentuate the transparent halo, shimmering with the light of day, that the young man had gathered in his hands amidst the dim light.

The whole process seems long, but it actually only takes a moment.

As the Kaleva gang pulled the trigger, the ring crackling with electricity in Liao Ji's palm also erupted, expanding rapidly until it enveloped the entire Sea Sand Bar.

hum!

This is the second protagonist skill Liao Ji used after [Holy Healing], inherited from the previous playthrough. It comes from the Archer-type mechanical maid and is the S-rank control skill of the top-tier six-star Calamity-level Calamity-infected "Zero"—[Calamity Magnetic Pulse].

Of course, this is only the lowest level form at Lv1. As the level increases, it will become [Super Magnetic Pulse], etc.

A high-frequency pulsed halo swept across everything inside the bar.

Electromagnetic ripples don't violently shatter everything like a massive explosion; they're more like a giant tidal wave occurring at a microscopic level.

All the gang members in Kaleva felt an electric current run through their bodies, and then, as if someone had struck their minds with a heavy hammer.

Those with weaker physical fitness simply went black and fainted. Even those who managed to recover from the dazed state of the pulse were somewhat unsteady, feeling as if their vision had been turned upside down.

Forget aiming, even maintaining balance and standing still is difficult.

Everyone except Irene had no idea what had just happened.

Especially the members of Kaleva.

Where was the gunshot?

Where did their guns go?

My dazed mind instinctively tried to pull the trigger, but all I heard was a "click" sound, like a misfired cartridge. Nothing else was moving except the trigger.

How could this be!

It wasn't just ordinary firearms; even one of them, a submachine gun imported from the [Mechanical Alliance], was equipped with an intelligent chip to increase its power and accuracy. It had never had a misfire before, but now it seemed...

It's completely paralyzed!?

There was even a burnt smell coming from the area on the gun where the chip was installed.

Ordinary electromagnetic pulses only work on electronic components, but under the influence of the "Turbidity" ability, any weapon, regardless of its material, can be completely disarmed and destroyed if it is targeted by Liao Ji's "Turbidity Pulse" and falls within the skill's range.

Of course, that's not all.

Simply controlling the disarming ability is not enough for Liao Ji to use [Evil Magnetic Pulse] as a skill extracted and copied from "Zero".

In the game, Zero's [Electromagnetic Pulse] has another powerful effect.

While disarming and controlling the enemy, you also grant yourself a powerful attribute boost buff.

In short, that's it.