Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

"...Is it a difficult decision? You're right, after all, you haven't experienced those things..."

Lei Mingming sighed:

"Let me rephrase the question. You can answer based on pure objective logic—given equal strength, who is harder to deal with: human enemies or grotesque, evil beings?"

"Of course it's humans!"

This time, Qin Huanyu answered without hesitation:

"The actual combat power of an existence = strength x intelligence, and among all life forms on Earth, none possesses greater combat intelligence than humans. Doesn't the Bureau of Investigation's manual also state that the most dangerous existences are never the bizarre and evil creatures, but rather those cunning and wicked human superhumans?"

"Good! Very good! Hahahaha..."

Lei Mingming was clearly very satisfied with Qin Huanyu's answer and burst into laughter:

"You only need to understand this and remember this, and that will be enough."

Chapter 156 Gap

After recounting his experiences, Lei Mingming didn't say anything more. He arranged a room for Qin Huanyu in the cabin, telling her to rest there for the night and go to the palace tomorrow to meet the Empress and receive her reward.

Having just heard so much exciting news, Qin Huanyu couldn't possibly fall asleep. She tossed and turned in bed for a while before deciding to get dressed again and leave the cabin, intending to do some physical training to burn off her energy before going to sleep.

"What's wrong? Can't sleep because your girlfriend isn't around and you have nowhere to release your energy?"

Lei Mingming was still in the courtyard, gazing at the sky, seemingly lost in thought. He walked over when Qin Huanyu finished her third set of training exercises and beckoned with his finger:

"In that case, practice a few moves with me, and I can help you fall asleep quickly."

"what?"

Qin Huanyu stopped what she was doing and pointed to herself, speechless:

"Me? Practice a few moves with you? Really? I'll get instantly killed, won't I? Actually, if you're unhappy with me and want to beat me up, I can just say so..."

"You're underestimating yourself... I am indeed quite strong, but I'm not invincible. How can you know you'll definitely lose if you don't even try?"

Lei Mingming shook his head with amusement, then his expression turned serious again:

"Don't worry, I will definitely show mercy when necessary. You're also eager to know how far you are from the top experts, right? Take a few more beatings from me now, and you'll bleed less when you face a real formidable foe in the future."

"……OK then."

That made a lot of sense, and Qin Huanyu agreed. She stopped making excuses, and her lazy gaze quickly turned fierce as she entered battle mode.

Lei Mingming didn't even use his flight ability, nor did he show any intention of making the first move. He simply stood with his arms crossed in the moonlight, indicating to Qin Huanyu that she could do as she pleased.

With thunder rumbling, an arc rifle would be useless; in fact, the arc of electricity would most likely bounce back and shock the user.

Qin Huanyu took out the Kanglong Mace and held it tightly in her hand, lowering her body center and using her Mathematical Demon Eye to continuously observe and calculate Lei Mingming's weaknesses.

Then she felt somewhat helpless.

Under the observation of the Mathematical Eye, Lei Mingming was not as invincible as imagined; on the contrary, he seemed to have many fatal weaknesses. In an instant, Qin Huanyu devised more than 50 ways to kill Lei Mingming within three moves.

But this is clearly impossible; it's an illusion.

We can only try to attack first; it's just training anyway.

Thinking this, Qin Huanyu pushed off the ground with her calves and charged at Lei Mingming like a hunting leopard, wielding the Kanglong Mace in her hand with a buzzing resonance.

"Hmm, that's quite impressive... If this were during the war back then, you would be considered one of those elite soldiers who could command a logistics team of a hundred men all by yourself."

Lei Mingming paid no attention to Qin Huanyu's offensive, and even made a few comments. At the same time, she lightly dodged the blow of the Kanglong Mace. Then, she formed her five fingers into a claw and grabbed at Qin Huanyu's shoulder.

Qin Huanyu tried to dodge, but the Mathematical Eye's instantaneous calculations indicated that she absolutely could not avoid it. Her speed was already slower than Lei Mingming's, and now she was in a state of shock after the heavy blow.

Not wanting to be defeated in one move, Qin Huanyu unsealed the alloy tentacles on her lower back and slashed at Lei Mingming's outstretched hand from her side.

As a result, Lei Mingming abandoned his original goal and instead grabbed the alloy tentacle directly, sending the current through the internal circuitry of the tentacle into Qin Huanyu's body.

"Uh-huh~~"

The intense, tingling sensation shot straight up Qin Huanyu's spine to her brain, causing her eyes to roll back and her tongue to stick out halfway, instantly rendering her unable to fight.

Then, everything spun around her. By the time Qin Huanyu came to her senses, Lei Mingming had already swung her around twice with one hand over the alloy tentacle and thrown her out, where she was accurately hung on a tree.

"This is really... terrible."

With a wry smile, Qin Huanyu slowly climbed down from the tree and regained her composure.

This exchange made her fully understand why Lei Mingming was a top-tier expert... and one who was almost unbeatable.

Because if we consider this world as a completely unbalanced competitive game, then Thunderclap is undoubtedly the only version of the answer.

Its innate lightning attribute is incredibly useful.

Electromagnetic effects can not only serve as a shield against most supernatural attacks, but are also a deadly weapon against technological equipment.

The more advanced the technology and equipment, the more inseparable it is from electricity. For example, Qin Huanyu's alloy tentacles, although the outside is made of a special alloy that is not affected by magnetic force and has an insulating layer, still require circuitry in their internal structure, otherwise they cannot be controlled.

Lei Mingming had seized on this point before, channeling the current into Qin Huanyu's body through the universal interface at the top of the alloy tentacle, sending it straight down her spine to her brain, killing her instantly.

Fortunately, Lei Mingming was just training with her and not a real enemy, otherwise Qin Huanyu's brain would probably be like a short-circuited CPU by now.

With just its innate lightning attribute, Lei Mingming rendered Qin Huanyu's two most important combat methods—the Arc Rifle and the Alloy Tentacles—useless. The only weapon unaffected by lightning effects was the Kanglong Mace.

As for the steel cable inside the left arm guard? That thing is also conductive, so using it to attack Lei Mingming would be a waste of time.

In other words, whether a warrior relies on superhuman strength or technological equipment, facing Thunderclap would instantly cripple at least half of their combat power... What's the point of fighting then?

Qin Huanyu really wanted to just give up and admit defeat, but her pride wouldn't allow it... Although this training session was destined to be unwinnable, she couldn't just give up after only one round, could she?

So Qin Huanyu, with his iron head, swung the Kanglong Mace again and charged forward once more.

This time, Qin Huanyu didn't use those fighting methods that would be countered; she relied purely on the combination of the Mathematical Eye and the Dragon-Slaying Mace for close combat.

Surprisingly, the effect was quite good; I managed to fight more than ten moves without losing.

Lei Mingming is fast and skilled in physical combat, while Qin Huanyu can accurately predict any movement that does not violate the laws of physics. As long as she is careful and does not easily use heavy blows to put herself in a brief state of stun, it will be difficult for Lei Mingming to defeat Qin Huanyu by relying solely on physical combat.

"You've made great progress...not bad."

Lei Mingming didn't hold back his praise. He first smiled and complimented Qin Huanyu, then became a little more serious:

"But you must remember, not every enemy can be led into your rhythm... You know how to play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, so why can't I?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Mingming flew up and hovered at a height of about 30 meters, a place that the Kanglong Mace could never reach.

Then, with a wave of his hand, a silver-blue arc of electricity shot towards Qin Huanyu.

Qin Huanyu's speed has indeed completely surpassed that of humans, but it is still far inferior to that of electric arcs. She simply cannot dodge electric arc attacks at this distance and can only use the Kanglong Mace and the plating spirit-repelling bracers to block them together.

This kind of blocking was somewhat useful, but not very effective. Qin Huanyu soon collapsed again, her eyes rolling back and tongue sticking out amidst the numbness and spasms throughout her body, unable to get up again.

"...I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore."

After this wave, even if Qin Huanyu had the pride to be an arrogant goddess, it would be useless, because arrogance is not stupidity, and it doesn't mean stubbornly fighting a battle that is bound to be lost.

Qin Huanyu immediately resealed the Dragon-Slaying Mace back into the tattoo, then lay down on the ground in a spread-eagle position, not wanting to move a single finger.

"Are you giving up already?"

Lei Mingming descended slightly, his tone tinged with disappointment.

"There's absolutely no way to fight. This isn't combat training at all; it's training to get beaten up."

Qin Huanyu rolled her eyes, panting:

"You're too strong, your lightning ability is too overpowered, I can't hit you at all... As you can see, all my fighting methods are completely ineffective against you."

"...Is that really the case?"

Lei Mingming flew to a position about 5 meters directly above Qin Huanyu and stared intently at her:

Are you sure you've used all your strength?

"Of course... huh?"

Qin Huanyu was about to answer casually when she suddenly looked enlightened.

She remembered; she did indeed have one power she hadn't used yet: the power of arrogance.

However, using this power can affect one's personality, even if it's only temporary. It can easily lead to irrational judgments in a short period of time. Qin Huanyu, who strives to think calmly at all times, dislikes this aspect. Therefore, she doesn't want to use this power, at least not until there's a way to mitigate the negative effects. She had previously overlooked this.

"What? Because the power has certain side effects, you don't want to use it?"

Lei Mingming clearly saw through Qin Huanyu's thoughts and lectured her:

"Will the side effects be harder for you to accept than defeat? The earliest humans also learned to use fire only after being burned countless times... You didn't even dare to try using that power when a reliable senior was watching, so how can you completely control it later? Rely on your technological equipment? But will technological equipment never malfunction? Will the program never have bugs? How will you deal with that then?"

"..."

Qin Huanyu puffed out her cheeks.

"You're right, I guess I was being a bit too cautious."

After struggling to get up from the ground, Qin Huanyu hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth:

"Alright... I'll try to use that power, but my personality will temporarily change when I use it, and I'm afraid it won't be very likable... If I say something I shouldn't have, please forgive me and don't hold it against me."

"rest assured."

Lei Mingming nodded, amused.

"I'm over 100 years old, why would I bother with a kid like you? While my arms and legs can still move, let me see your new power... Maybe I can even help you control it faster and better."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Qin Huanyu nodded, closed her eyes, and released the restriction on the power of arrogance, allowing this power to flow into her body through the soul network of the Church of Arrogance, permeating her limbs and strengthening her in every way.

It's a wonderful feeling, making you feel dazed, as if you have the whole world under your control.

Qin Huanyu opened her eyes. The color of her eyes had not changed, but a distinctly sinister aura had appeared in them.

Whoosh.

To Lei Mingming's slightly surprised look, Qin Huanyu also took off and flew up to a position slightly higher than Lei Mingming, looking down at her from above:

"Old woman, your era is over. Now I am the number one in the world!"

Whoosh, as soon as she finished speaking, Qin Huanyu's fist arrived, even arriving faster than she had... The speed of this punch had already broken the sound barrier.

Snapped!

Seemingly caught off guard, Lei Mingming took a solid punch to the face, spinning through the air for dozens of meters before regaining his balance.

Afterwards, Lei Mingming wiped his mouth, clearly surprised by the bloodstains on his palm, and his eyes blazed with anger.

“Interesting… This is the first time I’ve bled since that battle 28 years ago… Hahahaha, well done, little girl.”

"Hmph, I've already told you, I'm the best in the world now! Old Deng, you're no match for me!"

After being praised, Qin Huanyu became even more smug. Even the alloy tentacles couldn't help but automatically unseal themselves, spinning and swaying behind her like tails.

"Ha ha……"

Lei Mingming's eyelids twitched, realizing why Qin Huanyu had apologized beforehand... This arrogant and foul-mouthed guy really deserved a beating.

However, apologies are not a panacea, and most women are petty, even those who are over a hundred years old.

Lei Mingming's eyes were filled with silver-blue electric light, and his body was also surrounded by electricity.

She gave Qin Huanyu a seemingly kind smile:

"The best in the world? Very well... then let this old man seriously test your true level!"

Crack!

A flash of silver-blue lightning instantly illuminated the forest. Lei Mingming, like a ball of lightning, charged towards Qin Huanyu, who was still smugly wagging her tail in mid-air with her hands on her hips.

More than ten minutes later.

"I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry! I was wrong, I shouldn't have said those things... but I really couldn't control myself in that state~~"

Qin Huanyu, being held by Lei Mingming's alloy tentacles like a cat's tail, kept whining and apologizing.

After using the power of arrogance to fully enhance herself, Qin Huanyu is very strong, almost identical to the Arrogant Saintess in Sherry's memory. Except for not having laser eyes, she is a complete Homelander model.

However, compared to Lei Mingming when he is fully serious, there is still a certain gap. More importantly, the power of arrogance has too serious an impact on her personality... In that state, Qin Huanyu would be so arrogant and conceited that she would seem foolish in retrospect.

So... Qin Huanyu was just brutally beaten up, her body underwent multiple powerful electric shocks, and finally her arrogant power was forcibly dissipated, returning her to normal.

"Um……"

Seeing that Qin Huanyu had recovered, Lei Mingming stopped beating her, lifted her up, and landed on the ground, commenting at the same time:

"The power of arrogance is still quite strong, but the side effects are even greater... If you were on the battlefield like that, you would be more likely to be defeated and captured than you are now. If the enemy uses a little trickery to set a trap and lure you in, you would just stupidly rush straight in."