It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"It's that simple?"

Xu Shi was not very surprised. He knew from the tone of her voice that the old lady was just joking.

"It's that simple."

The white-haired loli nodded, "But it can only be the two of us, no one else is allowed."

"Go, go, go."

This was indeed not an excessive request, and Xu Shi certainly had no reason to refuse.

"Humph, that's pretty much it."

Xia Ke'an smiled even more happily, "Then help me clean up my things and make some room?"

"Are you sure it's okay? There won't be any problems or anything?"

This is the preparation before activating the ability, but Xu Shi suddenly called her and gave her an additional confirmation.

"If there is a problem, wouldn't the time and energy some people have spent on me be wasted?"

The old lady stopped smiling, but her tone became even more cheerful.

When Xu Shi asked "will there be any problem?", it was certainly not a doubt about her ability, but a concern about her physical condition.

It can be seen that even after such a long period of treatment, he still cannot be completely at ease.

You are so indecisive, little boy... Xia Ke'an smiled subconsciously, but she was more happy that the other party cared about her so much.

The fact is that she knew very well what Xu Shi was thinking, and the other party had never concealed it. "I want both people and abilities" was not just talk, he also did it.

So she was happy to be intimate with him, otherwise who would be so stupid as to call you brother and go to the amusement park? Go to the amusement park.

To be honest, the way they get along, with each other and bickering, is really like an old married couple in a sense...

Hearing her say this, Xu Shi finally had an idea in his mind. He tactfully stepped aside and watched her quietly activate her ability.

I saw Xia Ke'an closing his eyes and making a gesture of shortening his life, no, praying, and for a moment, I felt an indescribable sense of oppression.

Anyway, to Xu Shi, the scene was quite shocking - he saw the surrounding things moving without wind, and then gradually floating in the air. The old lady didn't even open her mouth, but suddenly an indescribable syllable sounded in his mind.

Even his body felt a little light... My goodness, did Xia Wuyou inherit his gravity control from you? He finally understood why the white-haired loli had to clear the field before using her ability. What if she hit the flowers and plants?

Damn, why didn’t you tell me earlier? Wouldn’t it be better to find a special place for you to perform?

Of course this is just a joke. It is obvious that this is the aftermath of foresight and it certainly cannot be used in combat. But even so, such a large scene is scary enough.

In a trance, Xia Ke'an himself was gradually suspended in the air, his tightly closed eyes slowly opened, but his pupils had already dilated, replaced by a deep white light that made him unable to look directly at it.

Soon, the syllables in my mind reached a climax, and the white light in the old aunt's eyes exploded instantly.

Xu Shi only felt a pain in his head. When he came to his senses, everything that had just happened was over. All the objects hanging in the air fell down, making clanging sounds.

Xia Ke'an herself was also on the verge of falling, but Xu Shi was quick to catch her before she fell to the ground.

"Is this the end?"

He just felt a bit like he was dreaming and asked subconsciously.

"……Yes."

After a while, Xia Ke'an answered, and the color in his eyes gradually gathered again.

His tone was filled with weakness and fatigue, and his complexion became somewhat pale.

It can be seen that the power, which only takes about ten minutes to activate, has a huge drain on her. No wonder she was injured before. It's a miracle that she didn't die.

However, she herself did not seem to have this awareness, and even asked proudly, "How is it, isn't it... quite handsome?"

"Is handsome used to describe girls? Especially since you are an old lady."

Xu Shi denied it, but nodded after thinking about it.

Sparrows eat crickets.

The grandeur and ethereal feeling made him wonder for a moment if he had walked into the wrong set. Damn, this was almost like a fantasy movie...

But on second thought, upgrading superpowers seems to be quite counterintuitive, right? Teleportation, anti-gravity, controlling people's minds, etc., none of them have anything to do with science... In a sense, everyone is a super silver.

The only difference is who has better ability - anyway, he has never seen anyone else make it as fancy as Xia Ke'an, and this special effect is far better than others.

Or maybe they are at SS level. Now he is really looking forward to what it would be like if he could reach this level.

What's more, the white-haired loli only has an auxiliary ability. If I remember correctly, my grandfather has an SS-level combat ability? No, I have to find an opportunity to observe it later...

But now was not the right time, so he collected his thoughts and asked, "Did you see anything?"

“…I saw quite a lot.”

Xia Ke'an was held in his arms and answered weakly.

From her narration, Xu Shi also gained a further understanding of her abilities.

The ability to "predict the future" is more terrifying than he thought - it is not simply "observing what will happen at a certain time in the future", a more accurate description is, "if the current situation remains, what kind of outcome will occur at a certain point in the future."

In other words, it is to select and find each if line, which feels a bit like Doctor Strange.

She can also choose the scope and candidates by herself. For example, if Xu Shi asks her to predict the future of the struggle between himself and Shen He, she can throw out other miscellaneous parts and only start from this angle, saving a lot of trouble.

After all, she was an experienced hand before, so it shouldn't be too easy for her to do this kind of thing.

As for the observed results...

"It's similar to your hunch. There are indeed some things we haven't considered."

Xia Ke'an sighed and said, "And it's an angle that is hard for us to think of."

"Who would have thought that Shen He was trying to use the "God's presence" as a medium to have a large-scale spiritual influence on the ordinary people of the entire Night Sin City?"

"really."

Xu Shi did not comment. This was indeed one of the few things that he had not expected.

In the original novel, Shen He was only using this game to transmit information in a more covert way to a certain extent. He had never considered that there was such a way to play.

But this is actually a very feasible means - because the ability of "United as One" is essentially used to win people's hearts, and similar to the media, or "God's presence" and similar social applications, these are all means to influence the thoughts of others before the emergence of supernatural powers.

In addition, "God's Coming" is so popular. Looking across the entire Night Sin City, there seems to be no other social platform with such power. The "Forgotten" are all playing it... Not to mention various online media, under the jurisdiction of "Imaginary Numbers", the news information released by the Qi family father and son is sometimes not as influential as a piece of groundless news on the "God's Coming" public screen.

"But then again, can Shen He really do this?"

Xu Shi asked, it always sounded magical.

"At least in the future that I can see, he can."

Xia Ke'an nodded seriously. "I tried to ignore this matter and make future deductions. The result is that if the majority of the player group is incited and voluntarily mobilizes to resist the "Snake Ring", your previous deployment will indeed be greatly hindered."

"In the observable future, there is only about a 50% chance that you will be able to successfully quell him. In a 40% chance, both of you will be injured and he will escape. In the remaining 10% chance, he will take advantage of the chaos and succeed by shooting you in the head."

Damn it?

Hearing this result, Xu Shi's expression became a little strange.

After all he had done, Shen He still had a 10% chance of winning? Or in other words, he only had a 50% chance of annihilating him?

The ending is even completely in line with the original novel... I can only say that it is the best.

But it can be understood from another perspective. Among the millions of people in Night Sin City, there are only a small number of people standing at the top of the pyramid, and the majority are ordinary people.

If they could really work together, they would be a force that should not be underestimated.

As for the fact that Shen He used social platforms as a medium to exert his abilities, it does sound outrageous at first, but if you think about it carefully, it is actually true. In this era, this can be regarded as a manifestation of the combination of technology and supernatural powers. In the sequence of ability evolution, such factors should not be taken into consideration. Hitting people across the Internet is something that has been around for a long time, right?

But this is a higher level than the last time he confronted Shen He. It is obvious that he has secretly developed a lot during the time when the opponent disappeared.

"And there's one more thing we thought wrong."

Xia Ke'an cleared his throat and said, "It's not that 'those people' didn't participate, it's just that the methods they used were different from what we imagined."

"Oh? Who is it?" Xu Shi raised his eyebrows.

Xia Ke'an leaned close to his ear and whispered softly.

“…Is it really her?”

When Xu Shi heard this name, he was not particularly surprised. His reaction was not even as great as when he heard Shen He's plan.

This was obviously expected.

"Well, it seems that maintaining a sense of crisis is not a bad thing."

Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief. If he didn't know, this would be really fatal. He thought a 99% probability was too low. A 50% success rate was not as good as dying on the spot.

But if you know it, you will naturally find a way to deal with it.

At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh. No wonder Refraction was able to develop so rapidly back then. Isn't it pure cheating to have such an ability? It would be a problem if it couldn't rise...

Fortunately, the old aunt is on his side now. Apart from anything else, if it is really the same as in the original book, and the Xia family aunt and nephew join the "Xinghuo" side, it will definitely be a dimensionality reduction attack. They can't even win this kind of rich battle, so they might as well just open the window and jump headfirst.

This is really only true for her. For people like Gu Yi and Xia Wuyou, at least there are other people to deal with. Only Xia Ke'an is really irreplaceable in terms of ability, and she can't be suppressed. How can she be suppressed?

Of course, if you look at it from the white-haired loli's own perspective, she ultimately chose Xu Shi because of his behavior and personal charm. Now she can say without any burden that this was from her heart.

It can only be said that it is a two-way journey.

"Who says it's not?"

Xia Ke'an also smiled. It was obvious that being able to help Xu Shi made her very happy and fulfilled. At least she was able to repay him a favor...

"So what does Brother Xu Shi want to do now?"

She asked slyly, blinking.

"Brother Xu Shi wants you to have a good rest first."

Xu Shi changed the subject. The fact was that he needed some time to think about it... and Xia Ke'an was really exhausted and could hardly speak.

He lifted up the sofa beside him and temporarily placed the old lady on it. "I remember Xie Qingyan gave you some medicine before you were discharged from the hospital? Let me get it for you... By the way, do you want something to eat or drink?"

"Yes, yes, please trouble Brother Xu Shi."

The white-haired girl answered bluntly, and teased, "This is the first time you have taken such good care of me."

"That's what I mean. It's an honor to serve our great hero."

Xu Shi didn't bother with it, waved his hand and went to get the medicine for her.

But when he returned with the potion and food, something very strange happened.