Chapter 87: Battle of Wits

Chapter 87: Battle of Wits

Xiao Yu felt a twinge of fear.

If he hadn’t used his Psychological Expert ability to plant suggestions in advance,

he would have bitten his tongue every ten seconds, keeping a trick up his sleeve.

Under hypnosis, the sting in his tongue snapped him awake.

What fate awaited him?

He was doomed!

Did he really think that having a system ability and superior psychological insight

would let him recklessly trample over others?

Theory and practical skill are worlds apart—it’s too real!

By the way…

Can you believe it? I was just startled by a pair of shoes.

Xiao Yu’s expression turned peculiar as he eyed the retreating Ku Shi.

“No way!”

Ku Shi, frantically backing away, was shocked and terrified, his face full of disbelief: “How did you break the hypnosis?!”

“Why not?”

Taking determined steps, Xiao Yu sneered as he charged forward: “So you’re a Hypnosis Master, huh?”

Though he wouldn’t admit it aloud, inwardly he cursed: ‘MMP!’

It turned out his opponent wasn’t the so-called Hypnosis Expert listed in the files,

but an actual Hypnosis Master!

All the 02 case’s doubts were cleared up.

Ku Shi had controlled five victims using hypnosis and drugs.

Only a true Hypnosis Master could force someone to shatter their mental defenses and even self-harm!

“No!”

Retreating, Ku Shi suddenly lifted his leg and stomped.

“Damn!”

With his scalp tingling, Xiao Yu didn’t hesitate as he twisted his body off course to sidestep.

Bang!

Gunfire erupted.

A bullet whizzed past his side.

Startled into a cold sweat, Xiao Yu advanced again, his hand slamming toward the wildly contorted neck of Ku Shi.

A flash of cold light revealed a thin silver strike aimed at Xiao Yu’s abdomen.

Doesn’t that cursed skill come with any recovery time?

Cursing inwardly, Xiao Yu retracted his arm and dodged once more.

During the dodge, he caught sight of what that silver gleam really was.

A scalpel!

Ku Shi was a university professor of psychology in the medical department.

As a doctor, wielding a scalpel made perfect sense… the thought flashed through Xiao Yu’s mind as his raised leg delivered a whipping kick to his opponent’s head.

A shocking scene unfolded.

Thud!

Xiao Yu’s leg was blocked by a pair of arms.

Did they really block it?

After all, his opponent was a professor—a true man of culture.

A cultured person despises brute force, doesn’t he?

Xiao Yu’s worldview crumbled as he cursed, “Damn, he knows combat!”

Armed, highly intelligent, calculating, skilled in hypnosis, and a fighter…

In all his lives, Xiao Yu had never encountered such an insanely formidable criminal.

It all screamed that his entire perspective needed a major update!

“You think you can catch me?”

Wielding a scalpel, Ku Shi’s face twisted into a feral sneer: “Dream on!”

Instead of retreating, he lunged forward, slashing at Xiao Yu!

Damn it… In a heartbeat, Xiao Yu dodged and swung both arms.

He grabbed the knife-wielding wrist with one hand and punched Ku Shi in the face.

Smack! Thwack!

With his wrist caught, Ku Shi—despite his combat skills—had no chance against the unstoppable Xiao Yu.

Crunch!

His wrist bones dislocated, and the scalpel clattered to the ground.

Reeling from the punch, Ku Shi’s shattered nose gushed blood as he roared, “Drop dead!”

A surge of indescribable dread hit Xiao Yu, as if while washing his face he looked up to see a disheveled, ghostly woman in white in a mirror.

That terror chilled his spine and sent shivers down his scalp.

This wasn’t good—he had lured him in intentionally.

And remember, he had two shoes and two guns!

Bang!

A searing pain shot through his thigh, throwing Xiao Yu off balance.

In that collapse, his mind raced.

In his past life, aside from his lousy fighting skills, even taking a bullet was almost forgivable.

Now as a time-traveler with an extra edge, shouldn’t he learn his lesson?

Smack!

As his fallen body was propped up by an arm, a chilling glint flashed in Xiao Yu’s eyes.

With a powerful kick from his uninjured leg, he sent it soaring into Ku Shi’s embrace.

Thud—crack!

Xiao Yu’s elbow crashed into Ku Shi’s ribs.

“Ah!”

A pained howl escaped the bent-over Ku Shi.

It wasn’t over yet…

Bang!

A blood-drenched thigh lifted and its knee slammed into the bent-over Ku Shi’s face.

Amid splatters of blood, another knee strike jostled Ku Shi’s head upward.

And it still wasn’t over…

Smack!

Just as Ku Shi’s head began to rise, it was seized by a pair of hands.

He was propelled into a sprint.

Bang!

Xiao Yu’s other knee crashed once again into Ku Shi’s face.

Landing firmly, Xiao Yu glared coldly at the collapsing, mud-like figure of Ku Shi, the icy gleam in his eyes gradually fading.

But…

Then his gaze fixed on Ku Shi’s uninjured hand, his pupils contracting.

At some point, that hand had gripped an… MP5 Player.

Soothing music with a pleasant melody began to play.

The Sleeping Spirit!

Astonished, Xiao Yu felt a chill in his heart.

He never imagined someone could be so ruthless.

Even in his unconscious state, this man continued his scheming.

Two figures emerged behind Xiao Yu, charging like vengeful ghosts.

After forty minutes of pursuit, a battle against eight foes, and an intense war of wits with Ku Shi…

Xiao Yu’s endurance had reached its limit.

This… was Ku Shi’s final ploy!

Even as he slipped into unconsciousness, a faint smile lingered on his blood-soaked face.

Was that a smug grin?

“But haven’t you forgotten? I was stalling all along with my 800 too!”

Xiao Yu chuckled as he looked at the unconscious Ku Shi, muttering, “Idiot!”

Bang! Bang!

Two shots rang out.

The two figures about to pounce on Xiao Yu were struck in the thigh,

and they fell!

They were two students.

The very students Xiao Yu had initially subdued.

After being attacked, some lost consciousness but, thanks to their constitution, quickly regained it.

As a Hypnosis Master, Ku Shi excelled at using music to hypnotize and control others.

When the music played, the two awakened students were hypnotized once more.

Attacking the exhausted Xiao Yu, it was a do-or-die move!

In the end…

Wang Dong and National Security personnel finally arrived.

Ultimately, Xiao Yu emerged victorious!

Was he pleased?

No—Xiao Yu felt no triumph, only lingering apprehension.

Armed with his system, past-life experience, and a sharp mind,

he far outclassed ordinary people in every way.

Even so, he narrowly avoided defeat by Ku Shi.

The sheer terror of his opponent—especially his cunning and intellect—was unmistakable.

Xiao Yu recalled a famous internet saying from his past life:

“Even with a mortal body, slay a god and make them bleed—I’ll show you!”

This was Ku Shi.

A ruthless, maniacal criminal.

Case closed!